Sunday with Sensei's Journal, Volume Five: Preserve and Improve

Traditional Asian martial arts seem to have secured a permanent place in Western culture, but seldom are they taken as seriously as, in my opinion, they should be. Too often they are taught as fun activities to exercise or to entertain. They are more than that.
As with any activity that is taught, the teacher determines the quality of the student, but the sincere student, at some stage, self-educates. The teacher preserves the teachings while the student, at least the sincere student, impro...