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“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind there few.” Shunryu Suzuki (above). Shoshin, or Beginner’s Mind, is a phrase from Zen Buddhism to describe the state of child-like eagerness, wonderment and playfulness that comes when the mind is not labeling things and events (especially ones we are familiar with) – when we are just experiencing them, as if for the first time. When I read the above quote from Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki, it struck ...Read More
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Being a massive Bruce Lee fan since I was 7, naturally I wanted epic, rippling forearms (especially the extensor bellies visible in the picture above!). Nothing says you mean business like big, rippling forearms…just what business, exactly, is up for mass debate. Forearm training seems to be quite the martial arts meme (somewhat independent of stylistic differences), perhaps because large, well-defined forearm muscles have a connotation of grip strength and power; hand dexterity (possibly subliminally extrapolated into skill with ...Read More
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Maaan; flying is not good for the tension levels in the physical body. Every time in the past, that I have had a flight over 3hrs in length, I have felt ill effects from it. There are many aspects to this, to name a few: the cramped, movement preventing, and hip flexor spasmin’, seats (in economy at least); the recycled, dehydrating air-conditioned air; the particles of other people’s illness floating around in the cabin. Having recently flown to Chicago (from ...Read More
