This morning, while shaving in the shower, I started to think about the application of a particular movement of a kata. I was jerked back to reality by a sharp pain in my cheek. I had cut myself with the razor! The razor had three blades and two had dug in. Blood was runing down my cheek!
Don't think about bunkai while shaving or driving!
Respectfully,
Charles C. Goodin
"Karate Jutsu" means "China Hand art". Karate came to Okinawa from China. Only in the 1930s or so, was the term "Karate" changed to mean "Empty Hand". "China Hand" was used in Hawaii until after World War II, and is still used in some dojo.
For more information, please visit the Hawaii Karate Seinenkai website.
The spirit of Karate is the Aloha spirit.
