No matter what, move. Advance. Unceasingly against whatever odds, internal or external, move towards the light. Find the path forward. Always make progress. This is the truth of our life and the sword duel.
Move the will forward.
Press the spirit unceasingly.
Stride properly with the sword raised towards the true enemy.
Fudanzenshin. Do not falter or lose your momentum. It will be difficult. When practice is easy our way provides no insight. Ceaselessly advance yourself.
©2020 S.F.Radzikowski
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館長Saneteru Radzikowski is the head sword instructor of Shinkan-ryū Kenpō. He lives and teaches Iaijutsu and Kenjutsu from Nara, Japan.
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Thank you Sensei
Thank you sensei! My wife has a saying; even falling on your face is moving forwards. I guess the idea is don’t be afraid to fail just keep moving forward
Thank you, Saneteru-sensei. ??
Thank you Sensei :)
Thank you very much Saneteru sensei :)
Thank you for the encouragement, sensei. Always we must press forward.
Thank you sensei. I needed to read this today :)
Many thanks for an inspiring post, Sensei.
Such words inspire me to steel my will and carry on despite the odds. I would imagine these words to reverberate through the mind of any swordsman even when they are at the disadvantage in a duel. Notably, this phrase also works in Chinese, which makes it slightly easier to ingrain in my mind as a self-improvement.
(In chinese it is read with the pinyin bû dùan qían jìn, but means the same thing, to never stop advancing forward)
Thank you. It is not always easy but we must try. Thank you for the Chinese pronunciation.
Thank you Sensei.
Thank you Saneteru-Sensei, powerful and meaningful.