c/alan-watts
The largest collection of talks by Alan Watts — the British-American philosopher who made Eastern wisdom accessible through witty and profound teachings.
…interesting to see this in a more practical demonstration than I can give by watching one of the great modern masters of judo, Mr Mikune, in contest with a number of pretty tough customers. A little old man of 70 years old. Here he's in contest with a…
…in contest with a husky young britisher by the name of palmer, who's been studying judo in Japan for about 10 years, and little Mr Mikune, who is 70 and very frail he only weighs just a little over 100 pounds. Watch him work with this tough guy no.…
…in the right place. That was one of the most astonishing throws I've ever seen, because there was practically no body contact. Mikune simply seemed to do it with his wrists. Again, notice how he goes below the point of balance with the knee underneath…
…by virtue of wearing a black belt that means that he's attained at least the rank of first dan. Again his efforts to put Mr Mikune off balance are absolutely to no avail. This man cannot be fazed. Again he goes down he stoops and that's the end of…