Many martial arts divide practitioners into two groups. The basic or beginner kyu-ranks are often identified as those students wearing colored belts, e.g., white, gold, orange, blue, green, and brown. The dan-ranks are often identified by their black belts. For the most part, earning kyu-rank and lower dan-rank depends solely upon demonstrating proficiency, knowledge and [...]
One of my current readings is “A Way to Victory, The Annotated Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi’s Classic Guide to Strategy” Translation and Commentary by Hidy Ochiai. Hidy Ochiai provides a good description of two methods or types of perceptions when it comes to observing people and things. Perception that is “mechanical or physical” [...]
Ethically Yours is the official X-Phi Solutions blog. Here we will primarily focus on military and medical ethics, broadly construed. However, due to our varied interests and the multi-disciplinary aspect of our work, we will also cover issues or updates we find interesting in the worlds of philosophy, mathematics, and martial arts. Our audience ranges [...]