Quote:
Onkochishin (Study the old to understand the new)
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Onkochishin (Study the old to understand the new): Examine things of the past, and obtain the new knowledge and the opinion from there.Taking a lesson from the past. Taking a lesson from the wisdom of the ancients. Follow the old ways.
Okinawan Proverb
I just wrote a quick ditty about the melding of old Tuide proverbs of Okinawa that were handed down and appear as a bridge between Okinawa's Martial philosophy and a bridge to Japanese karate via Funakoshi.
Here are a few quotes attributed to him such as this one above that were revised from Okinawan proverbs or writings of his teacher (Anko Itosu) Itosu's Lessons or others.
Example: Funakoshi's 20 Precepts [url]http://www.shotokankarate.ca/The%2020%20Precepts.htm%5b/url]
Itosu's Ten Lessons [url]http://www.msisshinryu.com/articles/itosu/tenlessons.shtml%5b/url]
Sokon "Bushi" Matsumura's Precepts
http://www.traditionalshotokankarate.co.uk/matsumura.html#precepts e.g.:
Funakoshi's
Quote:
It will take your entire life to learn karate, there is no limit.
Itosu:
Quote:
Karate cannot be adequately learned in a short period of time.
Matsumura:
Quote:
Through resolve and relentless training one will grasp the true essence of the fighting traditions.
Funakoshi:
Quote:
Do not forget to correctly apply: strength and weakness of power, stretching and contraction of
the body, and slowness and speed of techniques.
Itosu
Quote:
Therefore, the eyes should dispatch fierceness while lowering the shoulders and contracting the body when delivering a blow.
Matsumura:
Quote:
With the fierceness of a tiger and the swiftness of a bird, an indomitable calmness makes subjugating any adversary effortless.
These are but a few. I am sure that you can share a few others from the Uechi school of thought. If so, please share them.
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Thank you George. I am known for my ability to break thing but not usually in this way.