no longer dealing with a person with a name and surname. Here is where I find the very
heart of this practice. Seeking to grasp, through his example, what this man sees, and
trying to put myself in that position in order to see something that won’t be the same
but will, given my own experience, provide the key to my practice. I would even go as
far as to say that this clearly indicates to me that beyond the experience of each individual karateka karate does not exist.
There’s no doubt that the organisation can and must protect even the smallest aspects
of this treasure, but the gust of wind that moves our karategi is the “something” whose
presence can be perceived even though its form cannot be touched. Sensei Higaonna is
a true master in this sense, because to my eyes he is capable of disappearing into the
sweat of his exertion, without leaving a trace. This is also an enormous act of love towards his students, by ensuring that they can’t fall into the illusion of assuming that it
is enough to be able to call oneself a student of a great master. Because at that precise
moment, nothing would remain but the dust of a “great master that wasn’t there”.
JULY 28th
Aug 1st
2014
EUROPEAN
GASSHUKU
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