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The obstacles are opportuni- to hit and how to hit, there are
ties to reach higher spiritual points on the human body in
levels. This process prepares which the rotation of an im-
us for the next two levels pact is realized contrary to
where martial art should ex- the traditional form to have
cel, where the philosophy of major effectiveness.
the Budo and Bushido should
be the most important inte- The last phase from 56 years
gral part from the beginning on is the most gratifying of
of our teachings in martial all. Here is where we reap
arts. One of the primary ob- what we sow through our
jectives is to eliminate the fear life. From the point of view in
of death. All fear does is dom- martial arts our stance is com-
inate the soul, paralyzing the pletely relaxed and natural.
development of being human. Traditional karate positions
The Samurai left us a philos- are no longer necessary for
ophy that can be used in our attack or defense. The knowl-
everyday modern lives. The edge acquired is integrated in
Samurai lived everyday as if a whole, where the frontiers
it was their last, with no fear of different martial arts disap-
of death, in fact inviting death pear. The quest for perfection
“ there is no greater hon- ends in death.
or than to die in battle” this
was the Samurai’s purpose We should consider ourselves
to complete. For that reason everlasting students in order
they adopted the Sakura as a to not detain our spiritual
representative in the philos- growth. From a spiritual point
ophy of life. The flower from of view we achieve through
the Sakura never fades, it falls martial arts eternal peace.
from the tree when it fully de-
velops and is most beautiful. The majority of people in the
Once the fear of death ex- final walk into the sunset of
pires, an internal transforma- their lives march with their
tion which liberates us for the heads down, shoulders col-
rest of our lives so we can live lapsed carrying the weight of
happily. Happiness is a form past errors. The martial artist
of travel, not to a destination. that has made the bushido
Self happiness is an election their life’s philosophy march
one takes and is not depen- with their heads and shoul-
dent on our economic state ders erect with no fear, hum-
nor the pinnacles we reach. ming a happy song toward
the final transition.”
The second phase the martial
artist must concentrate in the
quest for perfection of martial
knowledge, to delve deep-
ly into studies of the human
body, its vital points where a
martial artist can apply differ-
ent technique from impact or
pressure. The techniques be-
come more fluent, precise and
swift. The positions become
higher to obtain maximum
speed and are more relaxed. It
is important to to know where

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