This video was taken a few months after I left Japan where I spent a year training under the direction of Yahara Shihan at the famous Shirogane Dojo in Tokyo!
It shows the atmosphere we experienced every day at the Dojo and it goes unsaid that to maintain this daily training regime without failing required a certain amount of courage and commitment (some would say madness?!?).
We always had to be at 200% so as not to undergo (too much) training and hope to hold on over time.
We practiced under the uncompromising (and scary!) guidance of Yahara Shihan,who always made sure to bring out the best in us, and whose teachings marked and transformed me for life.
His presence, his aura and the Kime he exudes are simply exceptional and seem just superhuman.
I especially remember Thursday evenings, when the university team was joining the regular Hombu Dojo training, and on that day, the pressure was rising up even more and the atmosphere of the Dojo was reaching another level.
This is the Karate I learned, I practice every day and I pass on, both in its technical and spiritual aspect.
Karate practiced as Budō, as an art of living and a way of fulfillment, not Karate practiced as a sport, game or mere hobby.
And for the record, this dojo is also the place where I first met my Sensei, Tamang Pemba Shihan, whom I've been following ever since those wonderful days.
Oss 🙏
Nicolas
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