We do not rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level of our training
Black belts pick a cultural study and write a full report on it as part of your black belt test.
- Bushido - The traditional military code observed by the samurai warriors
- Chado - Chinese tea ceremony, Links, StashTea, Japanese tea ceremony Chaji, more about the Tea Ceremony
- Kodo - Incense ceremony, Nippon kodo Incense
- Bonsai - More links, miniature Trees, the bonsai web
- Bonkei - Miniature landscape on a tray
- Shodo - Calligraphy, more links
- Art of Sushi
- Yoga - Hindu art of stretching your muscles and your mind, link
- Ceramics/Pottery - Japanese pottery making
- Kabuki, Japanese drama and theater
- Mahjongg - History and how to play
- Feng Shui - The art of perfect placement and harmony
- Hiaku - 17-syllable poem's
- The History of Ikebana - The oldest anthology of Japanese poetry through flower arranging. From the fifth to the eighty century
- Kado - The way of flower arrangement
- Kagura - Shinto dance and music
- Sensu Logi - Fan Folding
- Ori-Gami - links - Paper cutting and folding Origami page.
- Sumi-e - Black and white painting drawn using India ink
- Art of war - By Sun Tzu
- Buddhanet - buddhist Information
- Seppuku - INFO 1, How and why it was done, and the differences in styles
- What is Zen
- Uses of Herbs their in health and medicine - Index of links, info
- What is Chi, Ki or Qi
- Mythology, Folklore and Legend
- Meditation - other than Zen...info
- Zen and the Gateless Gate - A dozen stories. There are myriad of fascinating Zen stories which recount actual experiences of Zen teachers over a period of five centuries.
- The Art of Breathing - The different styles, methods and techniques, info
- Go Rin Nosho (a book of five rings) by Miyamoto Musashi
- Yin-Yang - The original meaning of yin-yang was the sunny side-shady side of a slope. Yang is the sunny side of a slope and Yin is the shady side of a slope. The Chinese describe and explain everything in the world with Yin-Yang. The way it is related to life, how it is used in health and medicine