Friday, October 06, 2006
The Hidden Blade
There's this really friendly black cat that a neighbor has. Quite pretty as well. I've always found black cats to be somewhat fearless and always quite friendly. I watched The Hidden Blade a few days ago. It's a very well done movie about a good and virtuous man who finds his world turning upside down. His way of life is dying due to progress and he is torn between friendship, duty and honor. He is a good man who treats the people around him with kindness and respect. Unfortunately, he gets little respect from his superiors. I watched the director's commentary about his film. I was so impressed, I just rented The Twilight Samurai. Yôji Yamada, the director, says that contary to popular belief, samurai seldom drew their swords and when they did, they found it a frightening experience. Kendo is the closest modern men come to samurai swordsmanship. He also said that people's lives were harsh up until recently. The concept of happiness was foreign to them.
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I heard or read somewhere that the first goal in learning any martial art is to resolve the situation without using it.
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