On Friday night, I was standing in front of Hombu talking to a visiting sempai about the disaster. My sempai asked me what I thought about the safety of people coming to train, and I outright said, “No, it’s not safe.” To my surprise, my sempai agreed with me, and went on to say that, before you come [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Going beyond your safe zone
Posted in budo, change on April 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Developments this week, mid April 2011
Posted in Uncategorized on April 17, 2011 |
This week, the cherry blossoms in the Kanto region were spectacular. Last Sunday night, some friends and I gathered on the porch of the Kannon-do temple at Ueno Park with the pink petals outdoing the vermilion of the facade. Nice. Many people are exercising 自粛jishuku, which means self-restraint. The park was mostly dark, and there [...]
Japan Tsunami documentary
Posted in Uncategorized on April 13, 2011 |
This documentary includes news video footage that we watched live, and much that was recorded by people and surveillance cameras all over Eastern Japan. The scientists explain the enormous tectonic forces that caused the earthquake and tsunamis, and the effects on the land and people. The earthquake that shook my house caused a deafening roar [...]
Effects of the disaster, how to help
Posted in change, Culture, education on April 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Damage and Nukes On the approach to Narita Airport on Monday afternoon, I thought I could see large irregular shapes in the ocean off Kyujukurihama, not whitecaps, and it looks like what I saw was wreckage. This morning, CBC reports that a large quantity of debris is headed for Hawaii and the west coast. The [...]
Watching from afar
Posted in Uncategorized on April 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I’m watching the MIT nuclear information hub blog. They are far away from the action, as am I. And I won’t be that close when I arrive at Narita on Sunday. I’m looking at Japan from the outside today. Sensei says we need 神眼 shingan, the eyes of god, to discern truth from falsehood, and [...]
