Uechi-Ryu adapts some Chinese styles and forms, including tiger, crane, and dragon. The stance isn't so wide and favors a more 50-50 weight distribution. My old school when I was a kid was a little different, labeled as "Okinawan karate" and was a little more diverse, including some kung fu, kenpo and tai chi, so I believe it was Uechi-Ryu.
I'm not sure about punching through armor? Something like that has never been discussed as far as I know.
Sure, but kobudo is not kendo. I had taken kendo/kenjutsu for some time in my younger years and still practice on occasion with my bokken.
I currently am an Uechi-Ryu student and have only practiced some with the weapons (mainly the bo and tonfa), but it is mainly on how to defend against them. Karate is, after all, open hand.
I'm a big nature lover, so I'm not only picking up trash when I go camping/hiking. When I see these stacks, I usually dismantle them manually, tossing stones in separate directions to blend in to the surroundings. I find them a lot near creek beds and streams, so it's obvious it was a photographic opportunity for some influencer.
If they are actual cairns (trail markers), I leave them be. They are more identifiable with obvious weathering and growth around them. They're usually constructed with larger rocks so that they are more visible and endure the tests of time.
Musashi Miyamoto: I first read Go Rin No Sho (Book of Five Rings) at 7 years old. It's always been a favorite of mine as I find his philosophy quite meaningful and practical in everyday life. I highly encourage the read.
Anime food looks amazing. I especially love Dragon Ball Super with all the food Bulma feeds to Goku and friends. Sitting next to Whis eating sushi would be top tier.
I do believe in reincarnation, in that we are all physical manifestations of what you could call "God". That means that everyone you meet, every dog you pet, every ant you accidentally squish, is synonymous with the divine. We are all constantly reincarnating throughout the universe, and this should be looked at no more acutely than the cells in your body constantly dying and being reborn.
I guess you could call it pantheism, though I tend to follow philosophies like Zen Buddhism and the Tao and it still seems to work.
Looking at existence in this way can form a new understanding, nay, a new reverence towards your life and the universe. Then you will understand who you really are and why you're here. The real power of God is in manifesting everywhere, all the time, all at once. After all...
And that is, of course, why the images of the Hindu gods are shown with many arms or many faces: because it is saying that all arms are the arms of the divinity, all faces are its masks.
Do you know what love is? A chemical. Electrons in your brain sending signals. Are you familiar with Ophiocordyceps unilateralis? It's a fungus that infects ants. It's amazing, really. The spores take over their central nervous systems and force them to climb to a high point, and then the fungus begins to grow up, bursting from the tops of their heads like a branch. And it kills them, of course. All so it can spray new spores over the jungle, infecting more ants. When people say love, that's what I think of.
I like to bow and namaste. Even with the worst things, I still give reverence to the universe, and despite my dislike for something or someone, these too have meaning, somehow, someway. It is not my position to know why, just that I recognize it and accept it.
Did I ever tell you what the definition of insanity is? Insanity is doing the exact... same fucking thing... over and over again expecting... shit to change... That. Is. Crazy.
I immediately "MRRRRP!" and drop my bow, then start to crawl on all fours while rubbing against the wizard's leg, looking up affectionately. Rolling persuasion.
Uechi-Ryu adapts some Chinese styles and forms, including tiger, crane, and dragon. The stance isn't so wide and favors a more 50-50 weight distribution. My old school when I was a kid was a little different, labeled as "Okinawan karate" and was a little more diverse, including some kung fu, kenpo and tai chi, so I believe it was Uechi-Ryu.
I'm not sure about punching through armor? Something like that has never been discussed as far as I know.