It is being wholly and quietly alive, aware and alert, ready for whatever may come style |
Obey the principle without being bound by it. |
Empty your mind and be like water, water into cup becomes a cup. |
Be formless and Shapeless. |
One does not accumulate but eliminate. |
A martial artist who drills exclusively to a set pattern of combat is losing his freedom. He is actually becoming a slave to a choice pattern and feels that the pattern is the real thing. |
The danger to training with the heavy bag is that it does not react to one’s attack and sometimes there is a tendency to thoughtlessness. |
Combat is never based on personal choice and fancies, but constantly changes from moment to moment. |
Remember the easy way is also the right way. |
Most classical martial arts training are a mere imitative repetition-a product- and individuality is lost. |
When one has reached maturity in the art, one will have a formless form. It is like ice dissolving in water. When one has no form, and no style, he or she can fit in with any style. |
It is not how much you train but how smart you train. |
There is nothing better than free-style sparring in the practice of any combative art. |
Try to liberate yourself more from one way to walk the pathless path. |
A style that has the totality without partiality can be called Style less Style. |