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Leadership Institute
The purposes of the Leadership Institute are: first, to develop individual leadership skills through martial arts; second, to learn to motivate, teach and promote good martial arts; third, to learn and experience the management of a successful business and fourth, to discover and improve oneself. Leadership Institute consists of classroom, and practical experiences. Once these steps are completed individuals can continue on to becoming Instructors within the Shaolin system and the International Pai Certification Board. 'Pai' is an international board that specializes in certifying individuals to teach the Chinese Martial Arts. Here instructors can be certified from assistant instructors to master instructors levels.
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Spiritual Winning
By Kensho Furuyatual
A 17th century swordsman, once traveled to the old city of Nara to challenge the famous Hozoin priests, who were experts in the long spear. Once he arrived in the ancient city Musashi became lost. He entered through a back entrance that actually entered into another subsidiary ty ga “But I am just an old priest tending to my garden,” he said “How can I be such a threat to such a strong, young warrior as yourself? Indeed you are the famous Miyamoto Musashi no less!” “But I distinctly sensed your intention,” argued Musashi, now becoming quite flustered at all this talk. “I think not” said the priest quite calmly. “I had no intention to attack you. It is only that my hoe reflected your own
Today many of us are preoccupied with winning. We have to beat our opponent - and many want to do more than just beat him. We want to pin him to the mat; throw him across the room; break his bones. Although many may disagree, there is more to the martial arts than this. Some time ago I watched two martial artists spar. Believe me this was an interesting match. One fighter, who was quite skilled, was quite small. The other fighter, who did not have much training at all, was much bigger and much heavier. I have no idea how they could have matched these two together, but they did.
Anyway, the outcome was quite clear. Using his aggressiveness and weight, the larger , inexperienced fighter defeated the smaller skilled fighter. This really wasn’t much of a match. Prior to the bout, each fighter was confident he would win. Actually, it was disturbing to see how little each of these combatants studied his opponent or the situation at hand. The winner pushed and shoved. The loser never knew what hit him. I wasn’t very happy. I wanted to see some “real” martial arts.
If you listen closely, you will hear the old priest talking to anyone who will listen. To no one in particular, he repeatedly asks, “Who are we fighting?” Generally, we are fighting ourselves more than any opponent in the ring or some old priest in a vegetable garden. In reality, beating the other guy has no real meaning, that is until we win the spiritual contest as well.
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