Chances.

I always believed in faith and had faith in life.

I met with my brother here in Kyoto and he asked me,"Are you still doing it?!" meaning are you still doing what I believe to be true. I said of course, adding that if we are not pursuing it he wouldn't be running a dojo with a Kyokushin banner(￣▽￣) lol.

Intuition tries to stop us from failing. It is in our instinct but conversely, it is a barometer for feeling the opposite. If we don't pursue what makes us happy we will regret it rest of our lives. I may change courses but generally I don't give up. Now, doing anything Kyokushin related like I do now, almost as a full time job with hardly any monetary benefits does not sound like happiness. When I started to help and take after my mother and my sister's, that alone gave me a sense of purpose. Especially for my mother because when my father passed away, too many things were taken away from her. Including what students meant to her. The most active one' s that led Kyokushin to break up, quit in middle of the feud they started ! Amazing really. And they still have the gall to make their students call them shihans and make them buy and wear Kyokushin Kai Gi when the karate is called something else!! Funnily no one is suing his "bleep". Which makes me think, maybe that is my job?(~_~;)

A story I recounted on this trip to the media was about not giving up. They asked what makes me continue. And I thought of this young man who is with
Midori now but came to Honbu almost everyday while he was in Japan for their tournament last year. He was like five years old when the whole break up happened and even then, he was begging to train where "Sosai walked and trained". It sheds a different light on where my focus should be.

Finding your authenticity....

Find your authentic self. It generally means not fitting into every social casts but it is so liberating when the criticism is taken in stride.

Kyoto (^O^)／

I'm in Kyoto now, partially for a business that is going to be launched this year!

This is the large incense pot placed in front of the main temple. 

Kyo- veggies. Streamed and lightly salted with buck wheat noodle at the bottom. 

Plum Blossoms at the ToDera. 

Soba Tofu! It was so delicious...

This is Soba Dumpling. This was my favorite.... (^^)

Gojo tower. 

Kyoto Gion street Starbucks. Talk about the comfort of known brand!!!

February 29th and snow.

Hello !

Yessssss finally exam is over and we both passed! Yaaaa!

And also February 29th comes once every four years too!

This is what we all ingested to prepare for the finals and exam.....(^^)Hehehe

Confusion or perception...

Most people who train seems to confuse the ability or the length of training (such as dans) equates character and integrity.

Many people seems to overlook Sosai lost most of his titled black belts when they went independent from Kyokushin in the early days.

Some did the way with no regrets and some did it in a way that left some regrets. I know the ones that had regrets actually came to Mother after Sosai had passed, to put a closure in their... relationship to Sosai. One can never know what it is like until you get there but I know they all had unfinished
conversation with Sosai that they closed it by speaking out to Mother.

Even when they were "legends" they still had things to work on- and they readily admitted them. Perhaps that is why they were able to go independent without using the name Kyokuhin.

WOMPT ....(sorry I forgot the number!)

My mantra nowadays....

"I can heal anything by healing my beliefs first." Wayne Dyer

I believe in myself and abilities. I have unlimited potential when I trust in the universe and believe in me.

Smile!