I want to share my Martial arts series with you, bored pandas! Martial arts are not only about technique but also about awareness and spirit, and I tried to capture this spirit in the paintings.
As. R. Shubert says, "Mastery is quite an achievement, but even masters still have room to grow further." Lots of them admitted discovering new things even after decades of experience and long after the point at which they became famous masters.
Even masters never think their knowledge is complete.
In other words, learning is a never-ending journey, be martial arts or any other area. This is the way to success.
"A Master embodies the concentration of knowledge. In fact, a Master exists through his knowledge. Knowledge is the Way. A real Master never stops striving to perfect himself."
A. R. Basov, Spirit of the Warrior
Scroll down the page and check out the masters!
Do you practice any of these martial arts?
What have they taught you?
More info: elitespirit.org
Aikido: Morihei Ueshiba Art.
"Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead."
Morihei Ueshiba
Morihei Ueshiba
Kyokushinkai Karate: Masutatsu Oyama Art
"One must try, everyday, to expand one's limits."
Mas Oyama
Mas Oyama
Enshin Kaikan Karate: Joko Ninomiya Art
"Early on I learned from the martial arts that achievement is a matter of setting goals."
"Dreams are like plants: they grow into reality when they're watered with sweat."
Joko Ninomiya
"Dreams are like plants: they grow into reality when they're watered with sweat."
Joko Ninomiya
Iaido Eishin-Ryu: Hayashizaki Jinsuke Minamoto-no Shigenobu
Iai is training the soul with the sword. Free your sword, not just unsheath it―this is the way to victory!
Miyamoto Musashi. THE Miyamoto Musashi, author of A Book of 5 Rings
"The true science of martial arts means practicing them in such a way that they will be useful at any time, and to teach them in such a way that they will be useful in all things."
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi