Teacher – Student?
Some days ago i read an article which said
"Researchers at the Durham University found that longer pregnancies and prolonged breast-feeding periods are directly related to brain development in offspring. The research included the study of 127 species of mammals, and scientists concluded that these findings were also applicable to human babies. This explains the long period of dependence of babies from their mothers between humans.
Specialists indicated that the result of their research constitutes proof that backs up the recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO) that infants should be fed only breast milk during the first six months of life, and combine it with other foods up to two years or more.
When analyzing the evolution of animal offspring, researchers at Durham University found that brain size in relation to body size, was directly related to the time the mother spent pregnant, and the length of time spent breastfeeding her offspring.
According to the investigators, the length of pregnancy influences the size of the brain of the offspring at birth and the time spent in breastfeeding directly affects the brain development of the child after birth. In the case of humans we have nine months of pregnancy and breastfeed our babies for up to three years, all this time is required to support the development of the brain that gets to have an average of 1.300 cubic centimeters (cc) in adults . Deer have a similar body weight than humans, but their pregnancy only last for seven months, followed by six months of breast feeding, the adult brain of a deer is 220 cc, or six times less than the human brain.
Robert Barton, main investigator, suggests that species with larger brains achieve a longer life, but until now this relationship is not very clear, "a theory is that larger brains enhance lifespan by making the animal more flexible in their behavioral responses to unpredictable challenges, allowing for slower life histories. However, our findings suggest that the slowdown in life stories are directly related to costs instead of the benefits of developing a larger brain. The profits necessary to offset these costs could come from other sources, such as improving specific perceptual and cognitive capacities, rather than through some generalized flexibility, "Barton stated"
This information opens the door for me to pose to the students, that many of them leave training before the right time and their "martial immune system" is not strong enough to face the obstacles of life in the most comfortable manner. To illustrate this important relationship in Martial Arts I share this letter from Hatsumi Sensei, published in the Bujinkan Sanmyaku Densho. " Enjoy.
Specialists indicated that the result of their research constitutes proof that backs up the recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO) that infants should be fed only breast milk during the first six months of life, and combine it with other foods up to two years or more.
When analyzing the evolution of animal offspring, researchers at Durham University found that brain size in relation to body size, was directly related to the time the mother spent pregnant, and the length of time spent breastfeeding her offspring.
According to the investigators, the length of pregnancy influences the size of the brain of the offspring at birth and the time spent in breastfeeding directly affects the brain development of the child after birth. In the case of humans we have nine months of pregnancy and breastfeed our babies for up to three years, all this time is required to support the development of the brain that gets to have an average of 1.300 cubic centimeters (cc) in adults . Deer have a similar body weight than humans, but their pregnancy only last for seven months, followed by six months of breast feeding, the adult brain of a deer is 220 cc, or six times less than the human brain.
Robert Barton, main investigator, suggests that species with larger brains achieve a longer life, but until now this relationship is not very clear, "a theory is that larger brains enhance lifespan by making the animal more flexible in their behavioral responses to unpredictable challenges, allowing for slower life histories. However, our findings suggest that the slowdown in life stories are directly related to costs instead of the benefits of developing a larger brain. The profits necessary to offset these costs could come from other sources, such as improving specific perceptual and cognitive capacities, rather than through some generalized flexibility, "Barton stated"
This information opens the door for me to pose to the students, that many of them leave training before the right time and their "martial immune system" is not strong enough to face the obstacles of life in the most comfortable manner. To illustrate this important relationship in Martial Arts I share this letter from Hatsumi Sensei, published in the Bujinkan Sanmyaku Densho. " Enjoy.
DESHI - IRI
Teachers are essential - and not just for warriors.
If you find a great mentor and train diligently, you will be able to become a great warrior, but if you go to a martial merchant, it’s very unlikely that you get the real enlightment of martial arts.
If you find a great mentor and train diligently, you will be able to become a great warrior, but if you go to a martial merchant, it’s very unlikely that you get the real enlightment of martial arts.
In ancient times there were two forms of Deshi-iri: those who entered the martial arts in search of a good teacher (The "Seeker" type) and those that were discovered by a teacher while they trained unaware in the mountains (The "sudden" type). In each case, the teacher judged whether that person was qualified to be a martial artist or not.
Those who asked for Deshi-iri in the past had to do at first tasks such as chopping wood or cleaning. They should cut firewood and seriously clean fromdawn to dusk for several years.
The teacher then examined the student's potential as a martial artist during this period, distinguishing if he had a direct nature and enough guts to be able to stick with martial arts.Then, in that moment, the next step began: "Come to the dojo I will give you some training."
Those who asked for Deshi-iri in the past had to do at first tasks such as chopping wood or cleaning. They should cut firewood and seriously clean fromdawn to dusk for several years.
The teacher then examined the student's potential as a martial artist during this period, distinguishing if he had a direct nature and enough guts to be able to stick with martial arts.Then, in that moment, the next step began: "Come to the dojo I will give you some training."
With continued training, day to day, students learned to value their teacher, learning the depth of his affection and maturing as a true student.
Today, the kind of people that come to me and ask me to accept them as students is very varied. Some are of the fragile type, weak, both of body and mind, and wishing to be strong. Some are intellectual, wishing to strengthen the spirit, some are fighters who just want to be strong in the martial arts, but all are part of a group of "geniuses" who are eager to study budo. I want to tell all these people without reserve:
"If you want to forge your spirit, train in religion or something similar – in martial arts you will learn superior techniques from murderers. Do you want to strengthen your body? Go for a walk, lift weights and eat plenty of vegetables. What do you expect to achieve being strong in martial arts? You cannot win a trophy, and you cannot create any wealth! "
When I tell them these, I observe their reactions. The reason is that few people who have been allowed to pass through the door will be really able to persevere in training. There are very few people stupid enough to continue to the end, continuing with their intentions without caring what is said about or to them.
Takamatsu Sensei accepted an idiot - me - as a student reciting the following poem:
"In Ten'ei Gannen (1110), martial winds blew
There was a follower of Kopp-jutsu,
Fearless and gallant, defeating wild beasts with a blow
As normally peaceful as a flower or bamboo
Brave in confrontation against countless enemies,
Is there anyone who knows where this warrior went?
No more waiting for he has finally arrived
from the land of the gods he is the chosen one "
"In Ten'ei Gannen (1110), martial winds blew
There was a follower of Kopp-jutsu,
Fearless and gallant, defeating wild beasts with a blow
As normally peaceful as a flower or bamboo
Brave in confrontation against countless enemies,
Is there anyone who knows where this warrior went?
No more waiting for he has finally arrived
from the land of the gods he is the chosen one "
This is not pride, I am not boasting. Persons who do not turn crazy will succumb in anything that they do (CF: Edward Phelps: "The man who makes no mistakes usually doesn’t do anything!"). They are, precisely, stylish people who don’t seek anything more than to "appear as good," leaving everything halfway and carrying horrible lives.
What about the relationship between teachers and students?
Both should have a sense of respect for each other. At first, when Takamatsu Sensei addressed me as “Hatsumi Sensei", I found it irritating and incomprehensible. Now, finally, I am aware of this mutual respect, and again I lowered my head for the lesson.
On the other hand, the teacher is the teacher and the student is only the student. One should not deny your own ways and attitudes; Takamatsu Sensei taught me how to live a nice life. From him I learned life itself.
Both should have a sense of respect for each other. At first, when Takamatsu Sensei addressed me as “Hatsumi Sensei", I found it irritating and incomprehensible. Now, finally, I am aware of this mutual respect, and again I lowered my head for the lesson.
On the other hand, the teacher is the teacher and the student is only the student. One should not deny your own ways and attitudes; Takamatsu Sensei taught me how to live a nice life. From him I learned life itself.
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