The Hara

The hara is ‘the seat of the subconscious’, which deals with our survival instincts and procreative drives, and therefore some of our darker emotions.  Referred to variously as the ‘id’, the ‘reptile-mind’, or by the yogi’s as the ‘kundalini’ (a great black serpent that dwells at the base of the spine), this part of us can be super-aggressive, utterly ruthless, and …

Okinawan Te, Karate & ‘Te’; The confusion.

‘Udun-di’ (Palace-hand’).also known as’Te’ (var’ ‘ti’ or ‘di’), literal translation ‘hand’ or ‘martial skills’.   Okinawan Te started evolving somewhere after 600 ad. It was, and still is, the original, and premier, martial art of Okinawa, developed long before the Ryukyu Kingdoms (the Three Kingdoms) emerged, or the adoption of tode/karate.  It is the sister art of mainland Japan’s iai-jutsu …