Deborah Klens-Bigman, Ph.D. ◆ August 2, 2016 Last week, I watched a student perform a finishing movement to a sword kata wherein he seemed to… Read More
Right and Left
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Play the reality of it
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Deborah Klens-Bigman, Ph.D. ◆ July 19, 2016 I had an acting teacher in college whom I’ll call by his initial – Dr. K. He was… Read More
What are we doing when we sit still?
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Deborah Klens-Bigman, Ph.D. ◆ June 29, 2016 Last week, one of the students came in to the swordsmanship class late. He did a fast bow… Read More
Body and brain
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Deborah Klens-Bigman, Ph.D. ◆ June 9, 2016 Last week during the swordsmanship class, I had students take part in a critique of each others’ kata. … Read More
Being a good partner
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Deborah Klens-Bigman, Ph.D. ◆ May 24, 2016 We practice jodo (stick fighting) as a workshop. I have permission from my instructors in Japan to teach… Read More
What is kata for?
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Deborah Klens-Bigman, Ph.D. ◆ May 9, 2016 It’s an old argument: kata vs. technique. Bruce Lee, action star, philosophy major and founder of the martial… Read More
