Meiji Jingu Shiseikan

Poznámky z knihy Path of Spiritual Refinement:

 
Even though we do nor carry swords around any longer,
we must not forget cultivating the Budo spirit.

The people must not forget martial training with a sense of urgency even in peaceful times.
Emperor Jinmu, the first emperor of Japan, fought with bow and arrow to found the state and create peace.

Make an effort to polish yourself. 
An unpolished diamond does not shine.
The same applies to human hearts.

Even after many years, you will not forget what you studied with a sincere heart.

If breathing and mind work together, the moment of setting Ki (energy) and mind into motion when wanting to do a technique, is realized. Grasping this, drive in...

(Master Masanori Ono, Kendo Shihan)

• Makoto-no-Michi = path of sincerity
• Yamatodamashii = Japanese spirit, spirit of Japan. Not giving up, no matter how difficult the situation, that is Yamatodamashii. 
• Shugyo = discipline for personal development of body and mind

Monthly changing poems in the Dojo

Shiseikan membership rules:

• Act with sincerity
• Value loyalty
• Observe good manners
• Aim at simplicity and frugality
• Set a high value on bravery 

 Zdroj: "The Tradition of Japan—Budo: Path of Spiritual Refinement", 2008