Podcast: Sensei Says - What is Mushin Do?

Mushin Do means “empty heart” or “empty mind.” When you suspend conscious thought and the mind is wide open you are in a state where everything is known. When you are confronted by an attacker in the state of mushin, you become relaxed.

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Sensei Preston Barrett
Shotokan Karate of Carbondale, IL
618-561-1111

Podcast: Sensei Says: Black Belt is Just the Beginning

What comes after attaining Black Belt? After the apprenticeship of the kyu ranks, you become an initiate to the higher skills within karate - an initiation into the mental skills of karate. In the end, if you can learn to use your mind correctly, you wouldn't need karate. Karate isn't really about fighting, it's about learning how NOT to fight.

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Sensei Preston Barrett
Shotokan Karate of Carbondale, IL
618-561-1111

Podcast: sensei Says: Other Ways to Develop Ki

Synchronizing the body, mind and breathing to develop ki.

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Sensei Preston Barrett
Shotokan Karate of Carbondale, IL
618-561-1111