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Kempo Hakku; EIGHT POEMS OF THE FIST
Kempo Hakku; EIGHT POEMS OF THE FIST

A Chinese Kempo poem found in the BubiShi of which Gojuryu was named from the third line

  • Jin shin wa ten chi ni onaji
    The mind is one with Heaven and Earth.
  • Ketsumyaku wa nichigetsu ni nitari
    The circulatory rhythm of the body is similar in rythm to the cycle of the Sun and the Moon.
  • Ho wa Goju wo tondo su
    The way of breathing is hard and soft.
  • Mi wa toki ni shitagai hen ni ozu
    Act in inevitable accordance with time and change.
  • Te wa ku ni ai sunawa chi hairu
    Techniques will occur in the absence of conscious thought [a clear mind].
  • Shin tai wa hakarite riho su
    The feet advance and retreat, separate and meet.
  • Me wa shiho wo miru wo yosu
    The eyes do not miss even the slightest change.
  • Mimi wa yoku happo wo kiku
    The ears listen well in all eight directions.

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