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"A Spirit like Water"

Three Rivers Budōkai: Classical Martial Arts of Japan

Mizu no Kokoro

水の心

“A Spirit like Water

A dark pool of water—calm, undisturbed, its surface like polished glass, so clear as to give no clue to its true depth.

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A stone is tossed; the water responds perfectly, no more—no less, and then settles back to its placid stillness.

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Mizu no Kokoro is one of the many intangible goals of training in a classical Japanese budō.

There is much, much more to these martial arts than you think there are.

Three Rivers Budōkai is currently accepting applications from serious adults interested in the life-long study of classical Japanese martial arts.

http://www.threeriversbudokai.com

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