30/12/2022
𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗷𝗼 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝘆𝘂𝘇𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗲, 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝗻
🔵 Have no falsehood in mind.
Ruluctance or deceit are not conducive to the inner harmony required by Judo practice.
🔵 Do not lose self-confidence.
Learn to act wholeheartedly, without hesitation. Show reverance toward the practice of Judo, by keeping your mind in it.
🔵 Keep your balance.
The center of gravity follows the movement of the body. The center of gravity is the most important element in maintaining stablility. If it is lost, the body is naturally unbalanced. Thus, fix your mind so that your body is always in balance.
🔵 Utilize your strength efficiently.
Minimize the use of strength with the quickest movement of body. Acknowledge that what is called stillness and motion is nothing but an endlessly repeated process.
🔵 Don’t discontinue training.
Mastery of Judo cannot be accomplished in a short time. Since skills depend on mental and physical application, constant training is essential.
🔵 Keep yourself humble.
If you become self-centered, you will build a wall around yourself and lose your freedom. If you can humble yourself in preparation for an event you will surely be better able to judge and understand it. In a match, you will be able to detect the weak point of your opponent and easily put him/her under control.
𝑇𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑒, 𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡.
𝐴𝑐𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑎 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑙, 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑡, 𝑛𝑜𝑛-𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛, 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑.
𝐼𝑛 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑟 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑑𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑢𝑡𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠.
…..𝐾𝑦𝑢𝑧𝑜 𝑀𝑖𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑒
Picture: Mifune (left) in training with Kanō