"We do not rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level of our training."
Black belts candidates will pick a cultural study topic to analyze and write a full report to accompany their testing.
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Bushido - The traditional military code observed by the samurai warriors.
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Chaji - Japanese tea ceremony, Chaji, all about the Tea Ceremony.
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Bonsai - miniature trees, the bonsai web.
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Bonkei - Miniature landscapes created trays.https://www.holymtn.com/tea/Japanesetea.htm
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Seppuku - INFO 1, How and why it was done, and the differences in styles.
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Meditation - Other than Zen... info.
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The Art of Breathing - The different styles, methods and techniques, info.
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Go Rin Nosho - 'The Book of Five Rings' by Miyamoto Musashi. AUDIOBOOK