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06-20-2006, 08:02 PM
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Hello from Texas
Hello, my name is David Jackson, I am 18 years old and I am from Corpus Christi, Texas. My sensei is Hector Chavez and I have been training under him for several weeks now, currently we are covering the 31 jo kata movements and making the movements fluid. I am up to 14 correct. I look forward to meeting many interesting people on here. My interest in Aikido is for my love of the Katana, i have many other reasons, just cant think of them all at the moment. Anytime I am at the beach I head off into the dunes where I can enjoy the sound of nature and meditate, just clearing my mind.
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06-20-2006, 09:35 PM
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Re: Hello from Texas
Hi David,
Welcome to AikiWeb.
-- Jun
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06-21-2006, 04:07 AM
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Re: Hello from Texas
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David Jackson wrote:
Anytime I am at the beach I head off into the dunes where I can enjoy the sound of nature and meditate, just clearing my mind.
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David, try to do this every day, even when you are not at the beach. O'Sensei practiced meditational purification every day. And, welcome aboard.
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06-21-2006, 11:07 AM
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Dojo: Samurai Dojo
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Re: Hello from Texas
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Clark Bateman wrote:
O'Sensei practiced meditational purification every day.
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Well he lived in a peaceful place... try to meditate with the sound of traffic in your head... I know we should be capable, but it's just not easy.
Welcome to Aikiweb David, you've chosen the right place!!
Lucy
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06-21-2006, 11:42 AM
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Re: Hello from Texas
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Lucy Smith wrote:
Well he lived in a peaceful place... try to meditate with the sound of traffic in your head... I know we should be capable, but it's just not easy.
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it's not supposed to be Lucy
regards
Mark
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06-21-2006, 12:39 PM
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Location: Orlando, FL
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Re: Hello from Texas
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Lucy Smith wrote:
Well he lived in a peaceful place... try to meditate with the sound of traffic in your head... I know we should be capable, but it's just not easy.
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Most things worth having are not easy, Lucy, but if you really want it, you'll find the time and the place. I do much of my meditating in the shower...
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06-21-2006, 05:18 PM
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Re: Hello from Texas
I do meditate in my room or any place thats quiet because I really try to get as much silence and peacefullness out of my meditation, so I can concentrate on Aikido, clearing my mind easier. Hearing people honk and shout and car engines running of traffic is hard to concentrate in, but I meditate wherever I am usually, it just depends if I have the time to meditate where I am at. I look at pictures of Scotland and see those hills and cliffs, highlands, ruins, I would love to take 1 year of pure meditation in Scotland. Just pick a place and meditate, clear my mind, dont think about anyone or anything, just clearing my mind.
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06-22-2006, 04:28 PM
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Dojo: Samurai Dojo
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Re: Hello from Texas
That requires a LOT of patience...
I can meditate but just not anywhere and at any time... just for the record, I am NOT a patient person   
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