Comments on: 7 Guidelines To Live More Like A Modern Day Samurai

By: Diet and fitness first, then tackle the meds | markcolless.com

Diet and fitness first, then tackle the meds | markcolless.com — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:55:17 +0000

[...] not beating myself over it — far from it, I’ve used another Samurai guideline: Learn from mistakes Learn from [...]

By: The ignorance that isn’t bliss and my unstoppable attitude | markcolless.com

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:41:02 +0000

[...] not hunting bioengineered robots), I think back to a post I read on alexshalman.com 7 Guidelines To Live More Like A Modern Day Samurai (Perera 2008). This article has essentially become my ‘blueprint’ for better [...]

By: Jarrod - Warrior Development

Jarrod - Warrior Development — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:04:58 +0000

At the risk of getting slightly off topic. Kenjutsu is the battlefield martial art of fighting with japanese swords.

By: Caleb

Caleb — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:36:32 +0000

I too was intrigued by The Last Samaurai. My favorite lines were when Katsumoto asked if a man could change his destiny. Tom said “I believe a man does what he can until his destiny’s revealed to him.” Also,Katsumoto told him that the way of the samurai was no longer neccesary…Tom remarked “what could be more neccesary?”

Hey Gozales: I’ve heard of ninjuitsu and kenpo….but what’s kenjitsu?

By: Art Gonzalez

Art Gonzalez — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:52:17 +0000

Being a student of kenjutsu I really enjoy this post. And @Chis, thanks for the resource on Miyamoto Musashi. Many blessings, Art Gonzalez Check my Squidoo Lens at: Quantum Knights

By: Alex Shalman

Alex Shalman — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:46:18 +0000

Wow, and I thought my Taekwondo instructor was tough when he had me in a choke hold that one time. Your instructor just kills if you don’t kill him!

By: Jarrod - WarriorDevelopment

Jarrod - WarriorDevelopment — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:18:34 +0000

It was the way they lived that made them fearless.

I was talking to my teacher’s teacher who was telling us about his training with his teacher some 50 years ago. They trained with real swords, the difference between life and death was only an inch. If you thought about the distinction of life and death, or fear, you just lost that inch and you died.

It’s amazing to see these people alive.

By: Alex Shalman

Alex Shalman — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:01:16 +0000

They actually perform a ritual before battle that prepares them for death. They go into battle fearless!

By: Alex Shalman

Alex Shalman — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:00:13 +0000

The way of the Ninja! =)

By: Chris | Martial Development

Chris | Martial Development — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:39:10 +0000

Miyamoto Musashi, the world's most famous samurai, composed a list of 21 bullet points for his students to follow: Musashi's Personal Development Tips

By: Jarrod - WarriorDevelopment

Jarrod - WarriorDevelopment — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:40:12 +0000

Seems I’ve spent the best part of 12 hours training in Iaido (traditional japanese martial art involving the katana) today (similar to yesterday and tomorrow) I figure it would be inappropriate for me not to comment

We currently have a very experienced sensei down from japan. He is probably in his 70′s and has been practicing martial arts all his life.

What amazes me about him is his incredible calmness and confidence in himself, absolutely unshakable.

A little off topic, but just wanted to let you all know how the traditional martial arts still generate incredible people.

By: Shamelle

Shamelle — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:08:21 +0000

Thanks Alex, for including my post on your blog.

By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:27:12 +0000

Something I recently learned about the samurai is that their courage came partly from their belief in Buddhism. Believing that there wasn’t such a big distinction between life and death, they had little to fear in combat.