{"id":1954,"date":"2013-02-25T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T14:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/?p=1954"},"modified":"2023-04-11T15:16:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T19:16:47","slug":"the-eleven-proverbs-of-mas-oyama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/the-eleven-proverbs-of-mas-oyama\/","title":{"rendered":"The Eleven Proverbs of Mas Oyama"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. The Martial Way begins and ends with courtesy, therefore, be properly and genuinely courteous at all times.<\/li>\n
  2. Following the Martial Way is like scaling a cliff – continue upwards without rest. It demands absolute and\u00a0unfaltering devotion to the task at hand.\"hiji_oyama\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Strive\u00a0to seize the initiative in all things, all the time guarding against actions stemming from selfish animosity or thoughtlessness.<\/li>\n
  4. Even for the Martial Artist, the place of money cannot be ignored, yet one should be careful never to become attached to it.<\/li>\n
  5. The Martial Way is centred in posture.\u00a0 Strive to maintain correct posture at all times.<\/li>\n
  6. The Martial Way begins with one thousand days and is mastered after ten thousand days of training.<\/li>\n
  7. In the Martial Arts, introspection begets wisdom. Always see contemplation on your actions as an opportunity to improve.<\/li>\n
  8. The nature and purpose of the Martial Way is universal. All selfish desires should be roasted in the tempering fires of hard training.<\/li>\n
  9. The Martial Arts begins with a point and end in a circle. Straight lines stem from this principle.<\/li>\n
  10. The true essence of the Martial Way can only be realized through experience. Knowing this, learn never to fear its demands.<\/li>\n
  11. Always remember: In the Martial Arts the rewards of a confident and grateful heart are truly abundant.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Martial Way begins and ends with courtesy, therefore, be properly and genuinely courteous at all times. Following the Martial Way is like scaling a cliff – continue upwards without rest. It demands absolute and\u00a0unfaltering devotion to the task at hand. Strive\u00a0to seize the initiative in all things, all the time guarding against actions stemming Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123458,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,25,23],"tags":[167,119,120,20,173],"class_list":["post-1954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a-zen-thing","category-it-is-a-zen-thing","category-state-of-mind","tag-history","tag-kyokushin","tag-mas-oyama","tag-meditation","tag-it-is-a-zen-thing"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123458"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1954"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4762,"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954\/revisions\/4762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}