Iwama Uchideshi 2009: Morning TV

Morning TV

Yesterday morning a national TV crew came to Ibaraki Dojo and filmed a live piece about Aikido. It was strange to see it all going on knowing it was just up the road. The first 2 mins are us flicking through the channels as we didn't know which channel it was going to be on.

Last night there was a welcome party for two new arrivals, two more students from Myanmar have arrived. It went on quite late and was a lot of fun. Will post a clip or some photos to give you a taste shortly. Anyway getting to morning keiko became a challenge and there were a few fuzzy heads on the mat. There were in fact 34 people on the mat, which meant that it was very crowded. Compact ukemi training and awareness training. It was an interesting lesson, all techniques from Chudan Tsuki with sensei placing a lot of focus on how the technique can change according to the Maai.

Tonight will be my first training session with Robin training for his Shodan test. I am looking forward to going through all the techniques and should learn a lot.

The Heart Sutra
Maka hannya haramitta shingyo (The Heart Sutra) Kan ji zai bo satsu. Gyo jin han-nya ha ra mi ta ji. Sho ken go on kai ku. Do is-sai ku yaku. Sha ri shi. Shiki fu i ku. Ku fu i shiki. Shiki soku ze ku. Ku soku ze shiki. Ju so gyo shiki. Yaku bu nyo ze. Sha ri shi ze sho ho ku so. Fu sho fu metsu. Fu ku fu jo. Fu zo fu gen. Ze ko ku chu. Mu shiki mu ju so gyo shiki. Mu gen ni bi zes-shin ni. Mu shiki sho ko mi soku ho. Mu gen kai nai shi mu i shiki kai. Mu mu myo yaku mu mu myo jin. Nai shi mu ro shi. Yaku mu ro shi jin. Mu ku shu metsu do. Mu chi yaku mu toku. I mu sho tok-ko. Bo dai sat-ta. E han-nya ha ra mi ta. Ko shin mu ke ge. Mu ke ge ko. Mu u ku fu. On ri is-sai ten do mu so. Ku gyo ne han. San ze sho butsu. E han-nya ha ra mi ta ko. Toku a noku ta ran san myaku san bo dai. Ko chi han-nya ha ra mi ta. Ze dai jin shu. Ze dai myo shu. Ze mu jo shu. Ze mu to do shu. No jo is-sai ku. Shin jitsu fu ko. Ko setsu han-nya ha ra mi ta shu. Soku setsu shu watsu. Gya te gya te. Ha ra gya te. Hara so gya te. Bo ji sowa ka. Han-nya shin gyo.Thanks you for visiting my blog. Hope that it was enjoyable. Ja Mata The Heart Sutra (Maka hannya haramitta shingyo) Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, when deeply practicing prajna paramita, clearly saw that all five aggregates are empty and thus relieved all suffering. Shariputra, form does not differ from emptiness, emptiness does not differ from form. Form itself is emptiness, emptiness itself form. Sensations, perceptions, formations, and consciousness are also like this. Shariputra, all dharmas are marked by emptiness, they neither arise nor cease, are neither defiled nor pure, neither increase nor decrease. Therefore, given emptiness, there is no form, no sensation, no perception, no formation, no consciousness; no eyes, no ears, no nose, no tongue, no body, no mind; no sight, no sound, no smell, no taste, no touch, no object of mind; no realm of sight, no realm of mind consciousness. There is neither ignorance nor extinction of ignorance; neither old age and death, nor extinction of old age and death; no suffering, no cause, no cessation, no path; no knowledge and no attainment. With nothing to attain a bodhisattva relies on prajna paramita, and thus the mind is without hindrance. Without hindrance , there is no fear. Far beyond all inverted views, one realises nirvana. All buddhas of past, present and future rely on prajna paramita and thereby attain unsurpassed, complete, perfect enlightenment. Therefore, know the prajna paramita is the great miraculous mantra, the great bright mantra, the supreme mantra, the incomparable mantra, which removes all suffering and is true, not false. Therefore we proclaim the prajna paramita mantra, the mantra that says: Gate Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhi svaha!

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