The parallels of life and ninjutsu

Posted by on Feb 8, 2012 | 0 comments

Recently in my life there have been some really big challenges, life altering challenges representing life altering changes.  I woke up the other morning with a curious sense of calm.  I realized that despite all the challenges life throws at me, I can only deal with them one at a time, and only those which I have control over.  I can’t do anything about...

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The color of interaction…

Posted by on Jan 30, 2012 | 0 comments

A couple of years ago, my employer brought in a company named Insights to help us understand our interactions with one another in order to try to foster better communication across our team.   Before the training we had to answer a slew of questions, the results of which were compiled into our personal profiles.  The profiles we received were like...

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When ownership is taken away…

Posted by on Jan 14, 2012 | 0 comments

I’ve owned a lot of stuff thus far in my relatively short life.  I’ve also had a ton of stuff lost or taken away in all aspects of my life from the physical, to the mental and spiritual.  Sometimes those losses have found their way back to me or I to them, like in rediscovery of lost friendships or the return of stolen property.  Sometimes...

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Training is a very personal thing

Posted by on Jan 13, 2012 | 0 comments

It has recently struck me just how personal training is.  Not that I didn’t realize it before, I just don’t think I realized just how personal it can be.  With ninjutsu, every person’s training path is different.  Sure we learn the same techniques and katas, but each technique and kata is different for each person.  Because of who we are and how our...

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Ignorance and disbelief can be bliss…

Posted by on Jan 10, 2012 | 1 comment

I suppose it had to happen sooner or later, but this wasn’t quite what I was expecting.  You see last week, in my first level three class, I discovered that I do believe in myself.  You’d think that that would be a wonderful, monumental moment.  It would be something to celebrate and cheer about.  Nope.  I was, instead, stunned,...

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Blinded by the fight…

Posted by on Dec 17, 2011 | 2 comments

I know, I know, just last week I was talking about seeing and here I am talking about it again.  You are probably starting to think that I’m visually obsessed.  That’s okay, maybe I am.  You see, I’m a highly visual person particularly when it comes to learning something new.  When watching a technique being demonstrated, I typically...

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