Thanks to the a book by Riccardo Gabarrini and Aki Kaku, (Capire i Kanji – Understanding Kanji), it is possible to discover the graphic evolution that, over the centuries, led to today’s kanji “心” which means “heart”.From a heart drawn in a way very similar to our modern symbol, Japanese culture elaborated on to a […]
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From kaiten to kaizen. The need of a heart that doesn’t get stiff
Recently, a kick boxing teacher told me that when he was a boy in the gym where he trained they had two bags. A “normal” one. The other filled with material so hard that training hitting that bag was reserved only for those who had a “conditioned” body. When we talk about training methodologies in […]