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I have heard this before, I reflected. “When I started practicing martial arts there were no instructors here and no one else to practice with. I learned by reading books, and practicing on my own”. I first heard this I think in Mongolia from the current Chief Instructor and President of Kyokushin Karate, Mr. Chinzorig. I was hearing it again …

It is not by accident that this article is linked from the Aiki Shrine Yearly Festival (Aiki Jinja Tai Sai) report. Some of the observations and insights in this article feel a little bitter on reflection, which I wanted to balance with experiences I have had in Japan which reveal some of the magic that is true to the true …