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HarumitsuHida
byCassiopeiaThurs.,April308:13p.m.

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Posted:WedJune18th,20089:42am!HarumitsuHidaThisisamythicalcharacter
parexcellence,hislifeandhisapproachtothemartialartinitsfundamentalorigins
inspiredmanypractitionersofanydiscipline,althoughHarumitsuHidarefused
categoricallytofoundaschool,oreventohave.disciplesgoodreadittoucheson
improvingthehealthandwellbeing,themethodofHidaisdifferentfrommost
practiceqigongunlikethelatter,itdoesnotrelyonaparticularsensationitaims
directlystrengtheningtheabdomen(bodycenter)inrelationtodifferentmuscles.This
approach,basedonmuscleexercises,isveryconcreteandtangible.Thismethodis
oftenusedinmartialartsortosearchforwellbeingbutnoone,apartfromthefounder
himself,hasabletoacquiremanyskills.IsthatitisanoriginalcreationbymeHida.
Onecanthenaskwhetherthiseffectivenessislimitedtohisperson,orifitlackssome
elementsforittobeapplicable.Ithinkitisthissecondeventwhichprovestoberight.
Why?Becauseaverylargeasceticismisnecessarytoapplythismethodonecaneven
saythatcharacterizesit.Himselfclearlystates:"ThereisnoneedthatIteachthis
methodtopeoplewhodonotwantnofurther",thatistosay,whodonotwantto
engagetheirentireexistence.Theapplicationofthistotalmethodrequiresan
adjustmentofthewholelife,tothepointofviewofthepaceoflife,thefood,theway
ofseeingthings,etc.Partialapplicationdoesnotproduceresultscomparabletothose
ofMr.Hidaitself.AlthoughitwasdevelopedbymeHida,whowasinverypoorhealth,
itparadoxicallyrequiresagoodconditionphysically.Forthosewhodonothavea
progressivepractice,verybentpostureofthepelviscancauseproblems.Thisisafirst
pointthatneedstobeverycarefulaftereachoftheexercises,itwillbenecessaryto
ensurethepelvicposturetocompensatefortheextraeffort.Themethodinquestionis
notmagic.Thisisaglobalpracticethatencompassesalifestyle.Certainly,the
exercisespracticedtenminuteseverymorning,putthemotoronenergyfortheday,
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butthisisonlyiftheyliveinthemannerthatisappropriatetotheconceptofpath
impliedbythismethod.Thisisaproblemandamajordifficulty.Attheendofthetext
containedintheannex,afewdrawings,drawnfrompersonaldocuments,intendedto
encouragememorizationforstudentsfollowingmyteaching.Amongthesewefindten
katabaseshouldthereaderishiscommentsandhisownmemofromhispractice.
ThemethodofHida:howtostrengthenthebodyandmindToday,martialartsmethod
findsmuchofitssignificanceinthebalanceitbringstoourlives.Fromthispointof
view,Ifoundanimbalanceintheworkofmartialartsthatrequiresconstantlytheuse
ofothermethodsorspiritualenergytocompensateforcertaindeficienciesor
imbalances.Byfeelingthelackofkaratemethod,Ibeganasearchthatledmetothe
studyofdifferentschools,JapanandChina,practicingenergyworkandamongthem
themethodHida.WhowasHarumitsuHida?HidaHarumitsuwasveryfrail.
Teenager,hedecidedtoimprovehishealthandbegantostudyalone,anatomy,
physiology,togetherwiththedifferentmethodsoftraditionaleasternandwestern
physicalreinforcement.ItleadstoawarenessoftheessentialroleofTanden,keystone
orientalmartialartsanddeepensknowledge.Throughhislongsolitaryresearchanda
workofintrospectiondirectedmainlyonhisbody,heeventuallyestablishitsown
methodhecalled"Seichushindo"(thewayofthetruecenter).Withthismethod,he
acquiredphysicalandmentalabilitiesandrealizedexceptionalrepeatedly,exploits
surprising.IthinkyourinterestinH.Hidaandhisapproachwillincreaseifyouknow
whatkindofcapabilitiesithadreached,althoughatfirstsightsomedoubtsabouttheir
veracity.However,therearemanycorroboratingtestimonyonthesepoints.Quote
somesentenceswhichItranslatehisbook"Seichushindo"HidashikikykenjutsuEd
Sjinsha,Saitama1980."TheJune18,1922(hewas39yearsold),inthenight,Igot
inmydojoisasmallcabinof4msolidlybuiltonlargebranchesofahugetree...I
didtheexerciseofsuperiorobliquemuscle,whichisthefourthofmycoreexercises.It
isthatofbasicexerciseswhichIattachthegreatestimportance.Istartedstanding,
widelyspacedfeet,archingthepelvis,Iraisedmyhandsbythesidestoabovethe
head,whileinspiring.Atthispointthekneesaretautanditmustfeeltheweightof
thebodydowntothetoes.Icrossedhandsoverhisheadandloweredhisarms
outstretchedwhileexhaling.Atthesametime,Itookinthechest,dugtheplexus
solar,pushedthepelvisbackandgivenaroundshapeatthelowerpartofthe
stomach.Atthesametime,IbowedthekneeandIhaveloweredthecenterofgravity
byreducingtheweightontheheels.Iwasabsorbedintherepetitionofthisexercise,
ignoringwhatwasinfrontofme.J'Ifeltallofasuddenagreatpower,scary,which
sprangfromthecenterofmybodybetweenthepelvisandabdomen,asifIhearda
powerfulsound.Ifeltthisforcecrossedthefloor,penetratedintotheground,reached
thecenteroftheearth,andthenlefttotheinfinityoftheuniverse.Isaid:"Oh!Itis
aninfiniteforce!"Iwasconvinceditwasofinfiniteenergy,theenergyoftheuniverse,
thesourceoflife.Iwasfilledwithanimmensejoy,aconsistentandquietjoyatonce,
likeamountaininthedeepcalmofthecosmos...Filledwithjoy,Iperformedthe
exerciseobliquemusclesusingkiai.WhenIputmyrightfootpowerfullyonthe
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groundwithakiai,Iheardathud.Whathadhappened?Isawaholeintheshapeof
myfootintoasolidboard2.5cmthick.Asecondtime,then.athirdtime,Ididthe
sameexercise.Oneachtrial,myfootthroughtheboardthatofferednoresistance.In
thefourthtrial,acrosstheboard,myfootbrokethesupportwood12cmthickclearly
markingtheshapeoftheheel.TodayIkeepinmydojoboardandwoodbroken
supportcommemoratetheexperience.Whatdoesthismean?SubsequentlyIhave
carefullyexaminedthepositionandmovementofmybodywhensomuchenergyhas
gonethrough.Ihavecarefullylookedforwhysuchforcehadsprung.Igetit.Itisthe
center,likearedhotiron,emanatesapuresincerity.Ihadgonethroughandbeyond
theexerciseofbasickata,thatistosay,Ihadformedtwoforcesequalinthestomach
andinthebasinback,whichrequiresacurvedshapeofthebasin,buttocksare
pushedinback,lowerabdomenispusheddown,thesolarplexusisnotdugandthe
centerofgravitywasledabovethecenterofeachfoot.Thisistherightform.After
goingthroughmanydifficulties,Ihadreachedafinalvictory.Thereisthisprinciple
thatcanstrengthenthebodyandmindtothatdegree.Thatthissensationisniceand
clean.HowcanIcommunicatetootherstheexperience?."Thetransformation
methodContinuingthedevelopmentofhismethod,H.Hidathenattemptstodecrease
thetimerequiredfordailyexercisebecausehethinksheisnottopracticeforhours
everyday,buttopracticeasbrieflyaspossibletotriggerthebodytojustwalkingall
day.Hethinkstenminutesadayofexercisedailyshouldsufficetoimplementthe
method.Hethenwrites:"AsasIadvancedinmyresearchIbegantoshortenthe
time.Startingtenminutes,Iarrivedfiveminutes,twominutesandahalf.Finally,
todayIhaveneededonly40secondstotwentygesturesofmyexercisetobringouta
largebodyenergycenter.ButIneverimaginedthatsuchathingispossible...".In
itsapproachH.Hidaadoptsascientificattitude,butsincethenightofJune18,1922,
heseemstohaveacquiredthecapacityinexplicable.Itperformsinfrontofmany
people,differentsurprisingexperiences,saying,"Thesearetrivialthings,allquite
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Re:HarumitsuHida
byCassiopeiaThurs.,April308:14p.m.

on....Testimonyonexperience"Themasterdidcoverhisheadwithasteelcylinder
doublethicknesshedidcoveritwithacloth,soitwascovereduptohisshouldersitis
impossibletoseeanythingintheseconditions.Hetookthehandofapersonandread
thelinesofthehandandalsofoundtheslighteststainonhishands.Hecouldfindthe
hiddenpartoftheclothingandthecontentofaperson'spockets.Hewasalsoableto
fluentlyreadabookthattookapersonwhowasontheothersideofawall.Forthis,it
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didnotneedtolookinthedirectionofthepersoninquestion.Heputhimselfinthat
directiononlyfortheassistantscaneasilyhearhisvoiceinordertoseethecorrelation
betweenreadingandtextofthebook.Hecouldtelluswhatwasgoingonatthebus
station,fivetosixhundredmetersaway.Heknewtoseewhatwashappeningin
foreigncountriesandoftenknewtheeventsinadvance.Hetookasmallbowchild.I
placedmyselfatanyplace,takingapieceofwireinhishandhisheadwascovered
withthesteelcylinderand,therefore,couldnotIsee.However,witheachshot,the
arrowtouchingmywire.ItwasthesamewhenImoved.Iaskedhim:"Ofathousand
ortenthousandtests,youmaybeabletomisstime?".Themasterrepliedwitha
smile:"CanIfailbecauseIletthearrowaftertouchingthetarget."Themasterhas
figurestocalculateexperienceswithexpertsabacus.Theteachersaidthathedidnot
care,evenifitwerethirtysixthousandnumbers.Butthisisimpossiblewiththe
abacus,theysetthenumberofdigitstotwenty.Itwastomakemultiplication
calculations,division,subtractionandadditionwithnumberstwentyofnumbers.They
startedtogetherandtheteacherfoundtheanswereachtimeinlessthaneight
secondsandwaitedfortheresponseofexpertsabacus.Henevercheatedinthe
response.Someonewroteontheboardanumberconsistingofmorethantendigits.
Anotherpersonalsowroteanumberconsistingofmanydigits.Themasterisalways
placedinconditionswherehecannotseethetable.Hesaidtosomeone,"Youdivide
thefirstnumberintwoorthreeasyouwant."Itperformsrepeatedly,addition,
subtraction,multiplicationanddivision.Finallyhegetsthenumberwrittenbytheother
person.Hehadpreparedtwentytofiftydiceoneachside,wroteathreedigitnumber.
Thenumberswrittenonthefacesofallthedicearedifferent.Theteachersaidthat
thenumberofdicedoesnotmatter,butfortheconvenienceofcalculation,wehave
limitedthenumber.Weputallthediceonaboardanddiscardedintotheair.Thedice
fallonthemat,onthedesktop,onthechair.Themasterwritesimmediatelytwo
numbers,oneofwhichisthetotalsumofthenumberswrittenonthetopsurfaceofall
thedice,theothercorrespondstothehiddensurface.Sometimeshewrotetheanswer
beforesomedicerolledinheightwillstoprollingonthefloor.Themasterhadan
extraordinarymemory.hewouldremembereverythinghehadreadsincecomingto
college.Civilcodes,theSutra,theBible,literaryworksandscientificJapaneseor
foreign.Hehadtrainedtobeabletooutimmediatelywhilehehadmemorized.He
said:"Youtoo,youmemorizeallthatyouhaveseenandheard,butonlyyoudo
notknowclassify,orstore,orratheryoudonotmakeanyefforttoclassify,c'
Thereforeyoucannotfinditatyourleisure.".Iassumed,hearingthesewords,that
hismemoryisclassifiedasbooksinalibrary.Iregretnothavingaskedhimtoteach
methebasicexercisestoacquirethisabilitybecauseIwaseverytimetooexcited.
Youremovethebottomofacylindricalteabox.Themasterinsteadathinsheetof
paperinsteadofthebottomandfillwithwaterthatbox.Heliftstheboxbutnodropof
waterfalling.Itraisesanothersheetofpaperontheothersideandhetiesathread
aroundthemiddleandheldthiscylindricalcanbalancehorizontally.Heleavesthat
hungbox,nodropfalls,evenafterseveraldays.Youcutaplainpaperintostrips
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aboutthreecentimeterstwelve.YoufolditintwoplacestoformaU.Eachbentpart,
youhangaringofwireandyoutakeoneofthetworingswithyourfingerssothat
theotherringremainssuspendedontheotherplypaper.Sometimesthepapercan
notholdtheweightofthering.Nowthisring,youtieastoneblockthatyoucanlift
witheffort(20kg).Howcanwethinkoftheliftundertheseconditions?Itis
impossible.Yet,havingdetermineditspositionwithakiai,themasterwasraised.The
thingisincrediblethatthepaperfoldswereunchangedandheavystonewasraised.
Herepeatedseveraltimesthesametest.Therewasnofaking,weweresoclosethat
couldtouchtheobjects.Theteacherexplainedthisphenomenonaswell:hehadused
thecosmicforcewhich,throughobjectssuchaspaperandsonofiron,makingthem
morepowerful.Tomakeuseofthisforce,itformsakindofglobeplacingaforceequal
tothelowerabdomenandbehindthepool.Itplacesthecenteroftheglobeinthe
middleofthespacingofthefeet,thendirectsthesetwopointsexactlytothecenterof
theearthsothatthethreepointsformasinglealignment.Themastersaiditwasnota
strangepower,noramiracleandthatallcando,iftheytrainproperly.."Religionor
trainingmethod?ManysimilarexploitsofH.Hidaarereported.Theywereallmade

between1920and1956,sothereisalargenumberofpublicationsreportingthem.We
cantakeaskepticalpositionaboutallthis.Personally,Ihavenoopportunityto
demonstratetheauthenticityoftheseexperiencesandIhavealsonowaytodisprove
them.Itremainsthesignificantnumberofconvergingpublicationsthatgointhesense
ofauthenticity.Ihavemetsofarfewpeoplewhoshowedmeunusualabilities,which
inclinesmetobelieveintheauthenticityoftheexperiencesofH.Hida.Myjudgmentis
shared:Icannotgiveaninterpretationofthesescientificexperiments,butshowme
thatmyobservationsofthisnaturephenomenamayexist.Itisalsotruethatmany
extraordinaryphenomenaareexplainedbythespecialeffectswhichweknowthe
refinementoftheartofthemagicians.Butitisadifferentdimension.Ihavedoneit
severalyearsago,aresearchontheformationofreligiousgroupsinJapanandIwas
surprisedtolearnthatmanyofthegroupsofficiallydeclaredexceedsonehundred
thousand.Thesegroupsaremostlyaconstellationarounda"sacred"character.Many
ofthemseemedtomedoubtful,butahundredgroupsappeartohaveformedaround
acharacterwithunusualabilities.Thecentralpersonoftenhasasignificantpowerand
someexperimentsarepubliclyconsidered"miracles."Bystudyingthereligionswith
somedistance,wecanseeanumberofinexplicablephenomenathatareconsidered
miraclesanddivinityofsigns.Forexample,WanisaburDeguchi,masterMorihei
Ueshiba,directedthereligiousgroupOmotokyowithlittlecapacityordinary.Notethat
thisgroupwasoneofthecriticaltargetsofH.Hidawhoconsidereditasadeceptionto
thepeople.Indeed,H.Hidahasalwaysvigorouslydeniedthathisgroupbecamea
religiousgroup.Histhesisisindeedthatanyonewhoisthoroughlyandproperlyinvest
inthemethodheputtheitemcouldreachcapabilitiesthatarehis.Afterthediscovery
ofhismethod,heperformedformanyyearsamanyconferencestoprovokethought
tobuildabettersocietyfromaglobalformationofman.Hisextraordinaryhealthhid
herrealage:at55,noonegavehimmorethan25yearsandhesaysitwasbecoming
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harderandhedidnotseethelimitsofhisprogress.However,withthesesame
capabilities,itenterspoliticalactiontopreventthatJapanenteredthewar,andbythe
beginningofthisone,itprovidesthetragicfateofJapanandseesthefutureofthe
blackhumanity.Hethendepartsfromthecompanyforlivinginnature.Especiallyafter
thewar,havingretiredtohiscountryresidence,hestubbornlyrefusedtoreceive
visitors.FromthebeginningofJuly1956,hestoppedeatinganddrinkingandturnsoff
byitselfafter49days.Whatdoesthisvoluntarydeath?Ipresentedveryquicklythe
personofHarumitsuHidais,forme,thegreatestmasterofourtimeinthepathofthe
bodyconceivedasahumandevelopmentresearch.Theformationofhismethodand
hisexperience,heteachesusapossibilityopentoeveryone'sefforts.Itgoesfar
beyondtheconcernofbeingeffectivemartialart.However,hereceivedseveraltimes
ofmartialartsexpertswhorecognizedimmediatelytheirdefeatbecausehisapproach
keyopenthequestionofeffectiveness.Weshallseeretracingitsroute.
_________________Swerwowofinasankfahasyenkyi"Lasteditedby
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Re:HarumitsuHida
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Posted:WedJune18th,20089:44am
Ithinkthebestelementofreflectionisreaddirectly
fromthefoundingtextsamethod.ThatiswhyIwillpresentthe
mainlinesoftheworksofH.Hidawithminimalfeedback.HarumitsuHidawasbornon
December25,1883.Hisfather,TatemitsuKawai,wasadoctor.Whenhewassix,his
motherandthreeofhisbrothersandsistersdiedofdiseaseand,himself,wasvery
fragileandsickly.Hereishowitappearsinhiswritings.Childhood"Iwasthe
eighthchildofonefamilyatafaintlife.Myfatherhad50yearstomybirthandmyold
mother,lackedmilk...Iwasverythin,withafaceandalsoanapproachdaughter.
Playing,theotherchildrenoftenworemeontheirbacksbecauseIwasverylight.The
guestsofthehouseoftenaskedmeifIwasagirl.Myboneswerethinandmyskin
waspale,dryandgrease.Thisiswhyweoftenputmeinoilonallthebody...Thisis
howdeathwasgoingtopickme,likemybrothersandsisters.WhenIwassix,Iwasill
withtyphus,whichcausedpneumoniaandasthmaaccompaniedbyviolentdiarrhea.
With40offever,Iwassoweakthatdoctorssaidmycasehopeless.Myfather,who
hadlostasonthesameyear,wasonthevergeofdespair.Thedayofthefestivalof
thedeadwasapproaching.Hesaid:"Iwouldliketosurvive,ifonlyforthreedays,to
spendthefestivalofthedeadwithhim.".I'mnotdead,butIwasliterallyskinand
bones...IwasconstantlysickthroughoutmychildhoodandIwasfamiliarwithall
kindsofdrugs.Mydigestivesystemwasfragile,Iconstantlyheadachesanddizziness,
Ienrhumaisanytime.Theareaofmylifewasasickbed.Theimageofmychildhood
isthatofaboywhohastheskinandbones,andbeginssadlystandingbynarrowing
itsmiserablebodyinthewindcold.Whatdarkchildhood!...Later,myfriends
nicknamedme"reedleaf",Iwasnotabletorebelagainstsuchahumiliating
nickname.Ijusthadtoacceptitand,whenitwastoopainful,Ileftwithoutbeing
noticed...Mybicepswerenotbiggerthanmywrists,Iwasashamedofmybody.I
sighed,thinkingthatmybodycouldnotbeartheslightesteffort.Iwasactuallya"reed
leaf"...."HedecidedtotransformAteighteenyearsold,theconsciousnessofhis
desperatefragilitywillsparkinhimthedecisiontotransformhisownbody."Istarted
onedaythinkingaboutmyfuture,mysocialdestiny,Igotscaredandstartedself
criticism.Isaid,"Hey!Harumitsu,whatwillyoudobybeingsobad!Alittlecoldand
you'realreadycold.Youeatalittleandyou'vealreadyhurtthestomachanddiarrhea.
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Youwalkabitandyou'retired.Insleep,you'reonlynightmares.Whatinteresthehas
tolivethisway?Whatasadlifeyoulead,theonlythingyou'regoodinnurturingthe
landofyourgrave."Thishorriblethoughtcrossedmyheartandagreatstormrosein
mychestsooppressedbyasenseofinferiority...Deepinmyself,Iwantedtoget
goodhealthandabodyrobust,likeathirstydesiresdrink.Ididnotgetagoodhealth
justfornotbeingsickbutIwantedtobestrong,reallystrong,inordertodo
somethingcourageousforothers.ThisdesirewasadeterminationinwhichImyself
wasinvestingallaround,whichultimatelyallowedmetotransformmybodyandmy
mind.ItwasinAprilof1900,Iwas17...Theplantsgrowlikeaflameinthesummer,
fallarrivesandwinter,theyretractunderthesnow.Yettheywillrejoiceinthe
sunshineonthearrivalofspring.Butifthesnowheavilycoveredforfourorfiveyears,
theseplantswoulddieall.Ismybodyisnotlikethoseplantscoveredwithsnowfor
toolongtostartthespring?Myvitalityisitwillnotcompletelywithered?If,under
theseconditions,Iexercise,Icandestroymecompletely.Howso?Well!Justletme
die...Inmystate,thereareonlytwosolutions:eitherIwinorIdie.Itisthehonorof
mantodietryingtoachievehisgoal.ItisandImade
thefirststep...Ithoughtitwas

astrongfoundationformyapproach.Ithereforehadtoknowthestructureofthe
humanbody.Forthis,Igatheredthebooksofanatomyandphysiologyofthelibrary
myfather.IplungedintoreadingthesebooksIreadwithrespect,asaChristianreads
theBible...becauseitwasofcrucialworksformyexistenceinthisworld...By
studyingthefunctionsInternalbody,organsandviscera,Iwasdeeplystruckbythe
mysteryoflifethatexistsinnature.Withasurpriseandadeepadmiration,Ihadto
recognizethedivineworkandIamconvincedthatitisacloserelationshipbetween
beliefandscience.Learnwhatthemetabolismandcellrenewalm'particularly
encouraged.Thehumanbodyisnotlikeastonestatueorrubber,heactivelyworks
andisabletorenewitself.IfIcoulddevelopproperlythisimmanentvitalcapacity,I
wassuretobeabletotransformcompletelythestateofmybody,sopoorandugly.If
thecellsofthosewhoarehealthyarerenewedafter7years,I'llput10yearstoget
outofmystateofweakness.Iput15yearstoreachthestatusofanordinarybody
andperseveringfor20yearsbyinvestingmylife,Ithoughttogobeyondtheordinary
level.Inspring,aplumtreeblossomevenmorefragranthewentthroughasevere
winter.Theemotionofthedecisionmade
metearstomyeyes...WhenIreadthe

phrase"Anexquisitespringplumsmellformspreciselybecauseitcrossedtheseverity
ofthewinterinsnow."Iwasmovedtotears.Ineedpatienceandsustainedeffort!My
pathiscertainlylonganddifficult.Ihavebecomelikeaplumblossom.Patienceand
effort!!".".Thesolitarystudy"Followingmyreadingsonanatomyandphysiology,I
collectedallkindsofbooksonexerciseandIalsoreadbooksonmedicine,hygiene,
physiologyofsports.EverytimeImetanewyear,Ipracticedimmediatelyand
thoughtaboutit.Theabundanceofpracticesimposedonmetheneedtochoose.I
mustsaythatIhaveneverlookedforapersonalmethod,Isoughtonlywaytosave
mefrommyphysicalmisery...SoItookasamodelaperfectbody:thebone
structure,muscles,shape,internalorgans,athleticability.Inaway,itwasridiculous
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forhimthatwasthemostpathetictaketomodeltheperfectbody...Idonotstop
myselftomundanemethods,whichaimatapaltryefficiency,suchasthesimple
gymnastics,breathingdeep,washingswithcoldwaterandafewmethodsofhygiene
toasmallwellbeing.Mygoalwastoincreasethequalityandeffectofallthese
exercisesmethodicaltogether...Isoughtamethodthatmeetsthefollowing
conditions:ThepracticeofthemethodmustnotbepassivebutactiveSINCEitis
gettingaruggedandpowerfulbodyExerciseshouldbeagoalinitselfandshouldnot
bepreparingatechnicalExercisedoesnotrequirespendingmoneyorto
instruments.HealthmustbecreatedbytheuniqueeffortofthebodyThemost
importantisthatyoushouldnotperformanexercisethatrequiresalotoftime.If
exerciseisprolonged,itbecomesdifficulttodoeverydayasitmaycauseunnecessary
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Ibuiltandmydecisiontocrossthat
bodytransformationpathandwhenIheardofa
personwhohasinvestedheavilytoachieveitsgoal,I
sincerelystudieditsapproach.HowmanytimeshaveIbeenencouragedby
others,whenIalmostgaveup?BecauseIhadno
certaintyofsuccessinmyapproach,butitshouldcontinue
regardlessofthepainoffailure...WhenIreadthetranslationofthenovel"Monte
Cristo"(AlexandreDumas),j'Iwasdeeplymovedthataprisonerwhodugatunnel
for7yearsandhavingthewrongdirectionwasprimedtostarthisattempt...Iwould
put10yearsforthebodythatisabletoescapefromillnessandafter15yearsIwould
getanormalbody.Iwillsucceed,Isucceed...Aprisoneristryingtosucceedin
prisonI,atleast,Iaminafreeworld.HowcouldInottry?EverytimeIaskedmy
fatheranewbook,ithasmeboughtwithoutaskingmygoal.Hewasjustgladtosee
mestudious.Inthehouse,inmyabdominalexercisesandstrengtheningdifferent
muscles,Ichutais,hittingthegroundwiththefeetandhands,abovethetatamiwas
torninseveralplaces,thesoilsofthematerialsweredisorderly,brokenslidingdoors
orholes,butmyfatherneverscoldedme.Rather,heseemedhappytoseeme,Iwho
hadalwaysbeensosickofseeingmemovetodaywithsuchviolence.Doeshelethim
lovedoubledmercytoachildwithoutamother?Myfather,likemyolderbrother,let
medoanythingIwanted.Despitemyfrailty,thankstotheirlovethatIcould
continuetobuildmyway.WheneverIremembermyfather,soloving,Ihavetearsin
myeyes...."Thefirstresult"Nothingissoextraordinarythatanactperformedwith
vitaldeterminationtheultimatesincerityisabletotouchthesky.Imanagedtoreach
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mygoal.Forthestateofmyhealthhasimprovedrapidly.Thecolorofmyskinhas
changed.Myarmswerethinasstickswereadornedwithtoweringmuscles,my
shouldershavebecomesquare.AsIfeltgoodaboutmyself!Myfacereflectedthe
vitality,myeyeswerealive,mynoseandmymouthtenseandfullofstrength.Where
wastheshadowofoldpatient?Yetonlytwoyearshadpassed,soIstartedthinking
putmorethantenyearstogetaregularbody...InApril1902,at19(twentyyearsin
theH.Hidatext),IwasabletoentercollegeinYamanashiPrefecture,whilemy
childhoodfriendswerealreadyoutinrecentyears.Proudofmyhealth,Imade
every

daywalkthelongwaytoschool.Inevermissedclassorbeenlate,nomatterwhat
wastheweather,rain,snowandwind,asIwasnolongerthe"reedleaf"...Ihadto
getupearlyinthemorningbecausehehadtowalk8kilometers.AssoonasIgotup,
Iwasacompletesetofmyexercisesinmyunlitroom.ThenIwaswashingincold
water,thenhadbreakfastandleftforschool.Inwinter,whenIcamehomefrom
schoolaftereightkilometersofwalking,thedayhadalreadydarkened.Iputmyself
out,shirtless,inshorts,exposedtothecoldwindcomingdownfromMountFujiand
wasdoingviolentacompletesetofmyexercisesbasedonstrengtheningthebody's
center.Theexercisescompletelyerasedthetirednessofmylegs.Ineverfailtofollow
thisprogram.SomyresultswereencouragingmeandIforcedmyselfeverydayof
strenuousexercise.Asarewardformyperseverance,Idiscoveredaprinciplethat
runsthroughphysicalactivities,whichledmetosomebeliefsaboutmethodology.
Duringthispassionatepractice,Ihappenedspontaneouslytransformsomemethodsby
findingtheirflaws.Forexample,duringacertainexercise,ithappenedafewtimes
thatmylegsandmyhandsrefusetofollowtheseriesofmovementsthatIhad
establishedtheformandtheyweremovingdifferently.Thinkingaboutitcarefully,I
foundthatoftenthenewmovementsofmybodyweremorerational.Thisisapersonal
discoverybutalso,Ithink,itmustbesaid,ofenlightenment.ForwhatIgotbythis
continualresearchisnotlimitedtothehappinessofhealth,butIcouldgetcloserto
thesubtlereasonforthecreationoflifebyNature.Iperseveredinmysearchsolitary
forovertenyearsandinApril1911(29years),whileIwasfinishingmystudies
university,Ipublishedmyfirstbook"Essayonthemethodofdirectphysicalbuilding."
However,Ihadneverspokentoanyone,notevenmyfamilyormyfriends,my
researchandmyplannedpublication.Howmanyyearsofeffortformethatwasso
fragile.Myfatherandmyolderbrother,whoraisedmesoaffectionately,weresatisfied
withtheonlyimprovementinmyhealthandhaveneverthoughtthatIwaspursuing
suchasearchroutine.Ithoughtthatthemouthwasthedoorofthemind.Ifone
monitorsnotopeningthemouth,werisklosingtheabilitytoreachthetruth.Ialways
conductedmyselfwiththislineofconductthatgavemecourageandhopewithwhichI
couldcontinuealoneinanenclosedspace,asceticexercises.Everythinginthe
beginning,whenmyarmswerestillsimilartorods,onceIwastryingtoforcemy
musclesbecamesore,mybonesnearlybroken.Thebodypartthatsufferingwas
inflamed,whichisasignofvitality.Isometimeshadthefeelingthatmybodywasthat
ofsomeoneelsebecauseitwasoftenparalyzedbyfatigueduetoexercise.ButI've
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neverstoppedbecauseIwasinvestingmylife.IfIhadtodiebecauseoftheseefforts,
IthoughtIdidnotcare.However,althoughthedifficultywasinpractice,Iwas
convincedthatmyapproachwassufficientlyscientific.."Thus,H.Hida,veryyoung,
determinedalineofresearchhefollowedwiththesameintensityasregardsthe
acquisitionofknowledgethanpractice._________________Swerwowofinasan
haskfa,yenkyi

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Re:HarumitsuHida
byCassiopeiaThurs.,April308:18p.m.

ProximusOscultor
TruthSeeker
Joined:28Aug2007
Posts:324
Gender:maleratherAlien
Posted:WedJune18th,20089:47am
Duringhislife,H.Hidahaswrittenseveralbooksonthemethod
thathehasworkedtostrengthenthebody,whichcomesforhimto
strengthenbothmind.Inhisearlierworks,herecountsin
detailhisjourneyandtheprocessofhisreflections.Ispecify
thatthereisnotranslationofhisworksandtoday,
eveninJapan,theyarepublishedonlyinsmallprintruns.Thatis
whyitseemsimportanttopublicizethismethod.Idiscoveredthismethodin1980,
duringmyresearchoninternalprocessesand,atthefirstreading,itinterestedmeas
moderately.Subsequently,Imetseveralteacherswhoapplieditpartlywhatprompted
metostudyagainand,withtheexperienceofqigongandbreathingmethods,I
enjoyedthewealth.Iamconvincedthatthismethodisdirectlyapplicabletomartial
arts,orratherithelpstofindakindofserenitywhichconvergeswiththeobjectiveof
Budo.H.Hidapracticedjudoandkendoandstudiedotherartsmartial.Martialarts
werenotforhimagoalbutameanstoadvanceinthesearchforamethodtorecreate
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hisbody.Amatureman,young.Irememberthereluctanceonthecredibilityof
someanecdotesaboutthatH.HidaIhavepreviouslymade.Havingfirstsoughta
methodtoimprovetheirhealthimpairedandbeingmanaged,H.Hidacomesto
developinga"pathofhealth"whichisactuallyawayoflife.Itdefinesthestarting
point:"ByusingthepowerofthestomachthatisthefoundationoftheartsJapanese
martial,IpracticedamethodthatIorganizedinrelyingontheknowledgegainedby
thestudyofWesternsciences.."Thirtysevenyearsafterthebeginningofhis
research,hewrote:"ThewayofthesacredcenterMethodHidatostrengthenbeing"
(Scidochushin:HidashikiKyokenjutsu)andpresentsthisassessment:"Inthisyear
1936,Iam53yearsold(54yearsinthetextofH.Hida).Butintermsofmuscles,
internalorgans,thebeautyoftheteethandphysicalstrength,howSwissIlessthan
whatIwas23or24yearsintheiryouth?Thereisnodifference.Onthecontrary,I
havetoacknowledge,withappreciation,thatallthepointsIammakingprogress.And
I'mthesameevidenceofthecorrectnessofthemethodwhosecontinualandrational
practicehasachievedandmaintainyouthfulenergy,givinghopetoothers.Notonly
mybodyisyoungbutmymindhassomuchemotionandsinceritythanwhenI
decidedtoturnmybodywhenIwas18.Asforthestrengthofwill,Ihavemore.I
mustsaythatIgotalltheseresultsthroughtheintegrationofmindandbodyintoa
singlecentralpointofthebody.Whichmayresultfromtheacquisitionoftherealbody
ofthecenterbeyondallimagination.Bydiscovering,Icannothelpbutletmecarried
awaybyemotion...InSeptember1931,IvisitedtheGeneralSuzukiMinistryImperial.
Generalgaveme30yearsandhiswifegaveme20whenIwas48(49inthetext)...
'.NotethatatthistimethelongevityoftheJapanesewasbelow50.Apersonaged50
thusappearedmoreoldtodaywherelongevityisaround80years.Hecontinues:"Itis
generallygivesmelessthanthirtyyears,whenIhavemorethan50...Whenina
hostel,Iwritemyage,youmesaysalways,"Pleaseenteryourtrueage"becauseno
onebelievesmeever.Butthekeyisnottheappearanceofyouth.Themostimportant
istheapparentyouthinthequalitiesofbody,mindandsoul.At54,myeyesightisnot
asgoodasinthedaysofmyyouth.Sheevenmuchimproved.Iamabletoread
clearlyallthelettersofthereviewpanel'svisionfromadistancetwicetheusual.To
writethisbook,Isometimesusedadictionarycontaining33,000wordsandissmaller
thanamatchbox(itisdesignedtobeusedwithamagnifyingglass).Ireadwiththe
nakedeye,evenatnight,inlowlight.Withregardtothevisualcapacity,itmustbe
recognizedthatIhadtoaskmyeyeshard.BecauseIstudiedatthesametimeinfour
differentuniversitiesandintheyearsthatIspentinthearmy,Iwasinchargeofthe
classificationofmanydocuments.Ialsowrotefarmorethanadozenbooks.Butnote
thatmyeyesightgrewhandinhandwiththatofallmybody.Italsoprovesthe
validityofastrengtheningoftherealcenterofthebody.Theforceofthegushingtrue
centerisneitherasimpleforcephysicalormechanicalforce.Itisalive,lightaccording
tothetrack,itissoftandhardatatime.Itisheavyandtoolightly.Thisisthe
ultimatestateofhumanstrength.Forsuchaforce,itmustacquireaperfectpostureof
thebody,whichisrealizedbyaperfectbalanceofpowerinbothpartsofthebody:the
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lowerabdomenandthebackofthepelvis.Toachievethisbalance,wemustbeableto
completelyemptyhismind.Itmustbesaidthatwhenyoumanagetoyoutofillina
fairstrength,youcancompletelystopthinking.Youcangetintoastatewhereyou
'vehuntedallridiculousthoughtandwhereyourmindisinaquiet,inabeautydeeply
sacred.HowcouldIexplainthisstateofmind?Itissimilartothecoloroftheflames
thatyouwillseearoundthesunduringaneclipse.Oritisbrightasthesevencolorsof
cloudsaroundMountFujiduringcertaintwilights.Itisnotasimplemechanicalforce
whichisnotdeep,butthespiritualforceproducedbythebody,thelifeforce.Itwas
whenImanagedtofocusthepowerofthemindoverthecentralpointofmybodymy
footcrossedtheplate2.5cmthickofthedojo,leavingtheimprintofherformand
breakinginadditionalargetimbersupportofmorethan30cmroundwhereremained
themarkofmyheel.ThemoreIexercisemyselfwithsuchforcebyfocusingallmy
energyvital,themoremymindclearsandmyeyesbecomepiercing.Mybreathing
becomesincreasinglycalm.Everythingelseissurprisedbecause,immediatelyafter
makingaseriesofveryviolentexercises,IspeakwithacalmbreathifIwaschatting
quietlyinalounge.Themethodincludesvariousexercisesonthefloorandstanding:
breathingexercise,strengtheningvisceralstrengtheningdifferentmuscles,exercise
withkiai,exerciseonachairexerciseofdrawingthesword.Justaftermakingallthese
exerciseswithaflamingintensity,Ihaveexactlythesameheartratebeforestarting.
ThisphenomenonhasbeenobservedbyDr.Hirano.Surprised,hewantedmeto
examineingreaterdepthinordertoprepareareportmedical.Inanycase,thisis
nothingstrangeformebecausewiththerightpostureofthebody,organsandviscera
ofmybodyareverywellprotected,asiftheywereinasteelbarrel...pastafter
readingmybook,Dr.TamiyaoftheUniversityofTokyo,cametoseeme.Itmade
me

listentoadevicelisteningtothesoundofmyarmmusclesoccursduringa
contraction.Thissoundlikethatproducedbysonduringelectricalstorms.".The
efficiencyineverydaylife"Oneday,Ishotabigtree,I'vesawnandsplitthewood
withthepropersizetoburn,thenIpackedallofthelogs.Ididallthisworkbetween3
o'clockintheafternoonandsunset.Thewoodcuttermesaythatitwasaworkofmore
thantwofulldays...Fortheruralwork,Idecidednottoworkwiththeworkers
becausemyworkeasilytwotothreetimesmoreefficientthanonthemandsawthat
thisbothersthem...Withtherightbodyposture,mydigestivecapacityhas
surprisinglyprogressed.IfIdonoteatmuchusual,it'sbecauseIdidnotneedmuch
room.Butwhenisafeastforfamilyorfriends,sometimesIcaneasilyeatlikethree
people,butIneverhaveaproblem.Furthermore,Idigestsowellthatafteranhour
alreadyIfeellikemystomachisempty.ItisasifamagicianhaderasedthefoodI
consumed.Itsurprisesalltheworld.Somedriedfishcookedinwateraresohardthat
alltheworldhasdifficultyinchewinga.ButIcaneatseveralplatesandIfeelsolight
theyseemtohavemeltedinthestomachandbeabsorbedimmediately.Withapotato
accompanimentslimy,Ieat12or13bowlsofriceonce.Butafteranhour,Idonot
feelanythinginmystomach.Thisisextremelysatisfyingforme.Butthisisnota
youthachievement,thisisnowwhereIhave54years.However,withsuchalarge
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capacitydigestion,Ionlyeatlittlepracticebecauselittlefoodenoughforme...IfI
wroteitalittlevulgar,thisisnottorecommendtothereaders,butonlytotellwhat
stateIam.".

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Re:HarumitsuHida
byCassiopeiaThurs.,April308:19
p.m.

more...Alreadyatthattime,H.Hidaleadsaretiredlifebycultivatingtheland.He
wrote:"Iamsurroundedbythebeautyofnature.Idressedinajudoholdsoiledwith
earth,withastrawbelt.WhatpleasureIhavetoliedowninthegrass!Evenwhenthe
dayfalls,Iwishtowithdrawmysuitofsweatywork...Whennightbeginstofall,I
washoffwithcoldwaterwindycoldnorth...."Thehealthandthesurprisingphysical
strengthH.Hidawenthandinhandwiththediethepracticedspontaneouslyandin
paralleltothepracticeofhismethod.Althoughexcellentdigestion,dietwassimple
andatelittle.Gradually,asheadvancedinitsmethodanditsphysicalcapacity
increased,spontaneouslyappliedadietconsistingmainlyvegetarianvegetablesand
brownriceorwheat.Hewrites:"Thereareabouttwentyyears,Ifeltlikeeveryone
worldthanagoodmealequalgoodfood.Butmytastesandmyneedswas
transformedasthechangeinthestateofmybody.When,attheageof18,Idecided
tothrowmyselfinthisway,asentencewasdeeplymarked."Toleadalifehealthy,itis
essentialtocontrolhisdesires.".Ihavealwaysappliedthisideatomydiet...By
readingstoriesonthepreparationofboxersinaction,Idecided,too,todeprivemeof
alcohol,tobacco,teaandcakes.Idrinkonlywatercool...Iadmitthatthedeprivation
ofthethingsthatIlovewaspainfulatfirst,butIdidittowinthebattleoflifeIwas
leading...Duringpractice,Irealizedwhatisnecessaryandwhatisharmfulforlife...I
startedtolikesimplefoods.Brownricemixedwithcorn,saladandcandiedmisosoup
isamealthatIlovethemost.Idonotlikegoodfood.Aboveall,Idonotlovethe
luxuriouswesterncuisines,heavy...Evenwhentraveling,whenIstayatthehotel,I
usuallygetupat3amandsometimes2hours.Ishower,Iwakeupwithbucketsofice
water,andIneverfailtomakeacompletesetofmyexercises.Iusuallyeatarice
bowlinthemorning,atnoonandthreebowlsontwoevenings.Meanwhile,I
sometimeseatfruit,notsomethingelse...Idonoteateggs,milk,fish,ormeat.This
dietfoodallowsmetohaveaclearmindandfillingforcemybody.Iknowfrommy
experience,itiswrongtothinkthatyoushouldeatfoodsrichandcomplextosupply
theenergyvital...Idonotallowthatweserveatmytablefoodsthatnegativelyaffect
lifesuchassake,whiskey,steakchops,cakes.."ThemethodofH.Hidathereforenot
limitedtoaseriesofexercisesphysical,italsoincludesadiet:mainlybrownriceand
vegetables.Towardstheendofhislife,heeveneattheuncookedbrownrice,soaking
itinwaterandabsolutelyrefusinganimalproteins.Wehavealsoseenthatexceptional
socialoccasions,heexperiencesitcannotdamageeatawidevarietyoffoods.Inthe
schemefollows,wecandistinguishtwophases.Anyfirstinthecontextofageneral
asceticattitude,hedepriveshimselfofcertainfoodsthatitdeemsdetrimentalto
health.Thenhetrustshistasteandfeelofabodyinwhichhetruststochoosetheir
food.Soitisspontaneouslyfollowsadietverystrict.Itisthedepthofthetasteof
eachfoodfromthisfrugalfoodwithoutitbeinghiddenbythecondimentsandexplains
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methodsresearchtogodeepexperience.Let'sgobacktoJune18,1922,thedayH.
Hidawastheexperiencethatchangeditsresearch.Letusreadhisstory:"Absorbedin
myexercises,Ifeltsuddenlyabigfrighteningpowerthatsprangfromthecenterof
thebodylocatedbetweenthepelvisandabdomen.Ihadtheimpressionthatthisforce
hascrossedthefloor,enteredtheearth,reachedthecenteroftheearth,thencrossed
toinfinityoftheuniverse...Filledwithjoy,Imadethefollowingyear.WhenIputmy
powerfulrightfootonthefloorwithakiai,Iheardathud.Whatwhathappened?Isaw
aholeintheshapeofmyfootinasolidpieceof2.5cmthick.Asecondtime,thena
thirdtime,Ididthesameexercise.Oneachtrial,myfootacrosstheboardthat
offerednoresistance.Inthefourthtrial,acrosstheboard,myfootbrokethesupport
wood12cmthickclearlymarkingtheshapeoftheheel.Whatdoesthatmean?
Afterwards,Ilookedcarefullyforwhatreasonsuchforcehadsprung...Iunderstood
thatwiththisapproach,crossingdifficulties,Ihadmanagedtowinthefinal.Ihad
foundawaytostrengthenthebodyandmind...."Thisexperiencemarkedaradical
changeanditprovesthecorrectnessofhisapproach.Fromthatday,hegoeswith
convictionsystematizeexperiencestoprovideamethod.Developingandimplementing
hismethod,hedevelopshisphysicalandmentalabilitiestoadegreequitesurprising.
ThekataintheHidamethodBuildingonitsachievements,H.Hidaconsistsofaseries
ofexercisesintheformofkata.Seekingtoreducethetimerequiredfordailyexercise,
hedevelopedacomprehensiveseriesofexerciseshethinksthattenminutescanbe
enoughtoachieveit.Tenyearslater,hewrote:"Idonotneedthat40secondsto
performthegesturesofmytwentyyeartobringouta.greatenergycenterofthe
body"Butitisnotnecessarytounderstandtheexpressionofthisperiodregardlessof
themanneroflivingIndeed,themeaningofthisexpressionisthatsomehowthefew
minutesd'exerciceenoughtoguidethewayoflifeduringthedaybecausethephysics
ofthebodyofthecenterwillbecorrectlysetstaterunning.Attentionisawakesothat
theactivitiesofthedayarephysicallytransformedintoreinforcingelementsand
participateindevelopmentofthebody.ThedietofH.Hidaspontaneouslyemerged
fromthatwayoflife.The"wayofthesacredcenter"ofH.Hidaimplieslearningtolive
withpostureandcorrectattitudeofthebodythatcausethecorrectnessofthemind.It
isverydifficulttopresentkatadevelopedbyH.Hidabywritingbecause,firstlythe
translationofhistextcontainscomplexexpressionsthatrequirealargenumberof
appendicesandnotesand,secondly,asyouknow,itisextremelydifficulttomakeit
understandablepostureandmovementsonlyinwords.Iwilljustpresenttheoutlineof
basicexercises.ThekataofHidamethodThefundamentalexerciseintwopartson
thetopandlowerbody.Itusesanironbar2.5kgand70cmlong.Theweightofthe
barmakesthebasisofsensation,butitcanjustaseasilybeexercisedemptyhand,
whencapturedsensationbase.Thisistostrengthenthemusclesandraisingportions
oftheupperandlowerbodystillrelatedtothelowerabdomen(Tanden)andwiththe
helpofbreathing.Inallexercises,H.Hidaemphasizesthepositionofthecenterlineof
thebodyandthestrengthofconcentrationatthemidpointofthebody.Thestrength
ofthecenterofthebodymustalwaysexceedthestrengthoftheotherparties:thatis
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tosaythatifyouexercisethemusclesofthelegsorarms,theforceyouusethere
shouldbe8or9,whilethecenteris10.Notethatthisisaprinciplethatappliestoany
kindofphysicalexercise.Whenexercising,youbreatheconcentratingtheforceinthe
Tandenandyouholdthebreathforthreeseconds.Thisformofbreathingcreatesthe
velocityineachyear...Hecomposedaseriesofbasickatathatstrengthenthe10
majormusclesfromthebottomofthebodyanddynamickatawhichusesa
concentratedbreathing,kiaitostrengthenthosemuscles.Healsocomposedkatais
carriedoutsittingonachairtofacilitatethepracticeofthosewhoworkinoffices.He
developedseveralbreathingexercisesthataimtostrengthenthebody.Hetrained
kataBattojutsu(drawingthesword)fromtheseprinciples...Inallthoseyears,I
discernthefollowingcharacteristics.Alargebodyrelaxationthatcanmakethebody
permeablegravitywhichisaattractiontowardsthecenteroftheearth.Thecenterline
ofthebodyshouldfacethecenteroftheEarthfromyourownbodycenter.Itisnot
enoughnottolocatetheTandenorcenterofthebody,butitisnecessarythatthe
centerlineofthebodyisactualizedthroughthecenter.Thekeyisthecorrectposition
ofthebodywithwhichyougalvanisezstrengthincentralzonebymeansofa
breathingconcentrated.Thisallowstoproduceanaccelerationofmovementand
increasedenergy.Thismethodisstrictlyphysicalatfirst,butyoucanactuallyachieve
itinyoubeinginacertainmentalstate.Bypracticing"pure"physically,youwillfind
thatyouhaveexercised"spiritually".ThiswasdemonstratedH.Hidahimself.Looking
forhealth,onthedayhemanagedtogetabeautifulbody,ithadacquiredanamazing
mentalcapacity.Theeffectivenessanddifficultyofthismethodarethere.Difficulty,for
bypracticingonconcreteelementsofyourbody,yourealizehowdifficultitisto
practice"pure"physically.Whichwasdefinedas"purelyphysical"becomes
synonymouswith"purelymental."Thiswillbecomeclearbyreadingtheappreciation
ofH.Hidaonthepracticeofzazen.Ihopethisexplanationwillhelpclosethe
guidelinesofthismethod.AnapplicationofthemethodtotheHidamartialart
ThestudyoftheHidamethodfirstintroducedme,orhasconfirmedtheelements
followingmartialartthatIpractice.Idonotmentionheretheenergysensations.A
principleofmovementGenerallytheabilitytomoveisassignedexclusivelytothe
strengthofthelowerbody.BycomparingthismethodofmartialartsthatIpractice,I
discoveredanotherprincipleofdisplacement.Themoststrikingshiftisthatofa
sprinter.Witheachstride,itgivesapowerfulblowtothegroundwithhislegtopropel
hisbodyforward.Thisisthemovementbythepropulsion.Inmodernkendo,thesame
typeofcapabilityisrequiredtomakeaquickstrikebyadvancingthebody.The
movementmade
followingthisprinciplehastheundeniablemeritofbeingeasyto

understand,sospontaneouslyapply.Ithasadefaultcapacitywilldecreasearound
thirtyasprinterrunsbestat25to35years.Thetechniqueofmotioninclassicalart
ofkenjutsuKaishinRyuisbasedonanotherprinciplewhichconvergeswiththatofthe
Hidamethod.Icalltheprincipleofimmersion.TheHidamethodaimstostrengthen
therealcenterofthebody.Wemustfirstlearntolocateandthentoraise.Take
properpostureontheprincipleofH.Hidaallowstoexperiencethesensationofhaving
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acenter.Thismethodstimulatesandthenstrengthenthecenterofthebodythrough
exercisesthataimtoconnectittoeachofthemajormuscles,buildingonabreath
invigorating.Thecontractionofthelowerabdomenshouldbebalancedwiththatofthe
correspondingdorsalpart.Eachoftheexercisesinthismethodencouragesusto
approachtheearthandnotusaway.Thisprincipleisperfectlyrealizedinthe
displacementtechniquecharacteristicoftheKaishinryuschoolcalled"methodwhere
oneusesnotthestrengthofthefeet"(No.musokuho).Thisisyoumoveleaving
guidedbyloweringthecenterofgravityaccordingtogravity.Insteadofpropellingthe
bodybygivingviolentkickonearth,youtakeawaythetensionofthelegs,which
takesyoubacktothelandandheadthisenergyinthedirectionyouwanttogowitha
particularattentiontothecenterlineofyourbody.Differentbodytechniques
accompanyingthedevelopmentofthismovementtoproducethespeedandstrength
oftheblazingsword.Inanotherswordschoolwecallthisprinciple"feetofwaterbird"
(mizudorinoashi).InShotokaikarateschool,amovementbasedonasimilarprinciple
wasfoundbyMr.Egamiwhocalledhim"thewaytoapproachtheearth"(shukuchi
ho).Inallthesemovements,insteadofgivingablowtotheground,youmovethe
bodybyrelaxingthemusclesofthelegsand,approachingyoufromtheground,which
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more...Clearthestartofthemovement

'sundeniablemeritofthistypeofdisplacementfromthestandpointart
martialinvolvesfirstlynotexpressthestartofthemovement,
whichisessentialinfightingtechnique.Althoughyoucanmove
withgreatspeed,ifyoupreviouslyexpressingagesture
startup,sosmallitis,yourmovementlosesitseffectiveness
technique.Bycons,evenifyourmovementisnotveryfast
appearance,ifthereisnopriortermstarted,itcan
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bequicktechnicalpointofview.Becausewhatwesee,orratherwhat
wefeelandwhatwereactatthetimeofthefight,it'snota
pureandsimplemovement,butagestureaccompaniedbythewillofthe
individual.Actafterseeingatechnicaltriggerisalready
fallingbehind,wemustactinrelationtothemovementofthewill
oftheopponenttoadvancehisactions.Thatiswhyinall
Japaneseswordschools,itseeks"strikenonthinking."
Inthetraditionallearningoffightingtechnique,
therefore,isessentialtofindawaytoerasetheexpressionof
thewill(KehaiKesuo)inthegesture.Whileitisimportanttolearn
tooverwhelmtheopponentorrepelanemanationofyourwill
(kiOffensive),itisequallyimportanttolearnhowtoactin
erasinganyexpressionofwillinthetechnicalimplementation.This
secondaspectofki'sworkisoftenoverlookedwhendiscussing
laborkimartialart.Thisistheobjectiveofthetechnical
musoku.speedConservationThethirdimportantaspectofthisprincipleistheability
tomaintainspeedinmovementinaging.Sincetheprincipleofnotusingforcelegsto
propelthebody,thistypeofmovementkeepsthespeedofexecutionandtechnical
basisforthepracticeofanartlongtermmartial.Thiscontrastssharplywiththe
modernkendowheretherearealargenumberofaccidentsruptureoftheAchilles
tendon,nicknamed"kendodisease"becauseofthemuscleforcerequiredforanattack
move.Wecanperceiveachangekendotechniquecomparedtothetraditionalformof
theswordofkenjutsuthatemploystechniqueswherethebodyofprincipleisdifferent.
Inalltraditionalschoolsofkenjutsutechniqueisalwaysconceivedinrelationtothe
centerlineofthebodyaswellinattackanddefensewithvariouspostures.Itisnotby
coincidencethatmostoftheartoftheswordistheHidamethod.BecauseH.Hida
studiedmartialarts,paralleltoWesternmedicine,tofoundhismethod.Initsbasic
kata,H.Hidaemphasizesexecutionspeedthatatoniceffect.Thespeedisachievedby
immersioningravityandbreathing.Inmartialarts,thisaspectislinkedtothepipeline
ofphysicalforce,asitistousegravitytomoveandtoexecuteatechnique.Byusing
theweightofyourbodyinthemostrationalwaytobeeffective,itisconcentratedin
everypunchandfoot.Thisisanaspectthatisoftensaid,buttherearequality
differences.Technicalefficiencyresultingfromthisprincipleisinseparablylinkedtothe
deletionofthestartofthemovement.TheTanden,hingebodyandmind.Correct
postureandtensionplacedinthisareastimulatethespinefromitsbottom.This
stimulationshehaseffectsonthebrain?WehaveseenthatH.Hidareachedacapacity
ofextraordinarymemory.Accordingtooneofhisstudents"herecitedflawlesslyall
thatwasasked,asifhetookoutabookfromhislibraryandreadit.".Aboutthis
capacityH.Hidasaid,"Youtoo,youstoreallyourexperiences,butonlyyoucannot
classifyandfindyourway...justselectadrawerinwhichIhavefiledmemory.".Ifa
physicalexercise,puttingtheemphasisonstrengtheningtheTandenorbodyofthe
center,apersonsucceedsinimprovingsurprisinglycertainmentalfunctions,this
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assumptionseemsnotmeaningless.NotethatH.Hidaindicatesthatstrengthenthe
Tandenisnotenough,althoughastrengthenedproperly.DocumentsonJapanese
swordschoolsIconsultedtowritemythesisonMiyamotoMusashi(2)allowedmeto
locateitsexactcontributiontotheartofJapanesesword.AtthesametimeIhave
seenaconvergencepointbetweenthemethodoftheSchoolofNenryuswordandthe
Hida.IhavebeenawareofthecharacteristicsoftheschoolNenryubysearchMonjr
Morita(18891978),masterofkendowhodevelopedahypothesisaboutthetechnical
trainingofMusashi.MonjrMorita,renownedmasterofkendo,involvesthepractice
ofkendowhenhehasreachedahighlevel,5thdan,andformedalargenumberof
kendoka.Itisinadeadlockanddiscoversthatoneofhismainchallengesisthe
sensationofimbalanceenergyhefeelswhenhewieldstheswordholdingitwithboth
hands.Accordingtohishypothesis,Musashi,wieldingaswordineachhand,had
solvedthisproblemveryyoungwemeetinkendowhichisgenerallywieldsasword
aloneholdingitwithbothhands.Aftergoingthroughadifficultperiod,itisbystudying
MusashiMr.Moritafinallyfoundasatisfactorywayinkendoandbegantofollowithe
wasthen60yearsold.AccordingtoMr.Morita,Musashiwasnotaselftaughtasis
thoughtgenerallyandreceivedhisfather'sstrictteachingtheartofthesword.His
schoolofthetwoswordsisdevelopment.TheMusashigrandfatherwould,hesaid,was
influencedbytheschoolNenryuandhaveincorporatedthisinfluenceintheartofthe
swordofthefamily,WhattheNenryuschool?ThefounderoftheNenryuschool
wastheJionBuddhistmonk,bornabout1350.Accordingtothedocumentssurvivedto
thepresentday,heenteredaBuddhisttempleattheageof7yearsand10years,in
hisintroductiontoBuddhistMountKuramainKyoto,hereceivedateachingsecretof
artthesword.At16,hestayedatJufukujitempleinKamakurawherehereceived
esotericteachingofEiymonk.Mr.MoritaintheNenryuschooltheultimate
techniquecalled"Mira",whichmeans"theswordsmanshipofthefuture."Thisrefers
tothestateoftheadeptreachedtheabilitytoguesscorrectlytheactofhisopponent
andpredictwhatwillhappeninthefuture.Mr.Moritawrote:"TheMiraki(Writtenon
theartoftheswordiscarriedbyknowingthefuture)waswrittenbyUjimun,the7th
JionsuccessorattheheadoftheNenryuschool.Thetechniqueof"Mira"allowsafan
offightingwithremarkableperceptualacuityandtobeparticularlyeffective,sinceitis
knowntoprovidetheactofhisopponent.Thisarthasbeenpracticedalsoby
MiyamotoMusashiandbyFutabayama(modernsumowrestlerwhoholdstherecordof
havingscored69consecutivewins).."Toprovethecapabilitiesacquiredthroughthe
practiceofNenryuschool,Mr.Montaquotesatextoftheeighteenthcenturyon
SadatakaHiguchi,23successorJion:"Sadatakaisaged91years.Herearehis
words:"Myarthaslongremainedpoor.Ididnotunderstandmostoftheschool.Itis
only70yearsoldthatIrealizedsomething.Continuingtraining,Irealizedanother
thingto90years.AndsincethenIknowwieldtheswordwitheaseandmysword
ceasedtobepoor..."."Mr.Moritawrote:"Thisistheacquisitionofabroader
perceptivecapacitythroughtrainingoftheschool.".Forthisability,youhaveto
practiceatechniqueparticularlystrikingatthisschool,whichisa"secret".
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Re:HarumitsuHida
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on....Whatisthesecret?Mr.Moritathissecretinonesentence:"tostrikewitharm
outstretchedleft."Usuallywhenstruckwithasword,isunfoldedhisarms,whilehe
muststrikekeepingarmsstraightfromthebeginningtotheend,especiallytheleft
arm.Thisrequiresawaytohitparticularbodytechniquewhereeachstrokeproduction
stimulatesanareaofthelowerabdomenandstronger.Mr.Moritaadvancethemost
audacioushypothesisthatthisstrengtheningandthesestimulipermanenttransmitted
throughthespinalcorddevelopanareaofthebrainwhichmanhaslosttheuse.
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Properlearningstroketechniqueenablesthisareathusincreasingtheforecasting
capabilities.ThisiswhythistechniqueisthemainsecretoftheNenryuschool.A
findingisconsistentwiththehypothesisofMr.Moritainthetextsonthe"secret"
transmissionofEsotericBuddhismisaneducationtodevelopvisualandauditory
memory.Thisteachinginvolvesspecialexercisesofthelowerpartofthebelly.The
comparisonisevenmoreinterestingthatthefounderoftheNenryuschoolisa
Buddhistmonk.InreadingthegenealogyofthesaberschoolsestablishedbyMr.
Morita,IlearnedthatKaishinRyuschoolj'havequotedabovealsocomesfromthe
Nenryuschool.Indeed,withoutthecall"secret",thisschooloffers,too,themajor
focusonthestrikingswordwithoutstretchedarms.Teachingcorrespondsperfectlyto
thatdescribedinthetransmissionofNenryu.Highaccuracyissoughtintheexercise
of"suburi"(swordstrikesinvacuum),whichisverydifficult.Istudytheswordofthis
schoolforonlysixyearsandmoreIadvance"suburi",themoreIfeellikeplunging
intoadeepabyss.Iwouldaddthatmovingthe"musoku"Ispokeabove,requiresthe
developmentofthesensationsofthelinecentralbodyandTanden.Bythatmovement
joinedtheexerciseof"suburi."Thuswecanfindpointsofconvergencebetweenthe
methodHida(pathofsacredcenter)andoneofthesecretsofthetransmissionofa
Japaneseswordschool._________________Swowerfinawosankfahasyenkyi

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Re:HarumitsuHida
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Posted:WedJune18th,20089:48amTheconvergenceoftheswordofthe
principleandmethodHidaWiththesecomparisons,wecanhypothesizethatif,in
thetraditionoftheartoftheswordisemphasizedthestrengthofthestomach,itis
notonlyforgreatstrength,butalsotogetnewopportunitiesperceptualacuity,by
cervicalstimulation,andhowtoproperlyperformthesestimuliwasanimportantpart
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ofthesecretofsomeschools.Butthishypothesisremainstobetestedscientifically.In
saberschools,thetransmissionwasveiled,havingtobothtransmittothechosen
successorsandhidefromtheeyesofcompetitors.Theauthorizationtotransmitthe
teachingoftheschoolNenryuwas,accordingtothetimeofuse,limitedtooneperson
inaprovince.Ifanotherpersonwasreceiving,shehadtomovetoanotherprovince.
Thedoublegameoftransmittingatthesametimetohidespawnedmanyhoaxes.IfI
hadnotreadtheworkofM.Morita,Ishallnothavethoughtthattheexerciseof
"suburi"Idoregularlycouldhaveapurposeotherthantogainspeed,accuracyand
force,andthatthisobjectiveistostimulateandstrengthenthecenterofthebodyand
mayalsoimprovetheperception.AssoonasIstartedtodothisexerciseinthe
knowledge,qualityofworkhaschangedandIfounditgreatsimilaritywiththeHida
methodIpracticeinparallel.ItisthroughreadingMr.MoritaIcouldopenmyselfto
thissensitivity,becausethetransmissionissometimesmade
sothatthepractitioner

turnsawayfromthemainlongasitdoesnotreceivethenecessaryinformation,
usuallygivenorally.Iadmitthatthisdiscoverygavemesatisfactionbecauseitraalso
clarifiedsomeobscurepointsofthemethodofdachengchuan.Notingthatthe
differentmethodsthatIstudyconverge,Ihavethestrongfeelingthattheworkallows
onetomoveintheotherandIhavethefeelingthattheyrefertothesameprinciple.
H.Hidatriedtopresentclearlyinhisworksadiscovery,andittouchedinsomewayby
secretcontentsofthesaberschools.Butevenifhehadexplainedinhisworks,the
methodtoassimilateisnoteasy,that'swhathesaysemphatically.Becausesome
conditionsarerequiredtomasterhismethod:rigor,sincerity,diligence,purityofmind
(inhiswords)...Tostrengthenthebody'scenterofHidamethod,itisnecessaryto
reachageneralrelaxationofthebodyand,againstthisbackground,toshowa
particularmuscletensioninthelowerabdomenandinthepartcorrespondingridge.
WealsounderstandwhythestudyoftheartsmartialH.Hidahelpedtoformhis
method.Hecaughttheessenceoftheprincipleofthebodywantedinbudo,buthis
concernwasnottobecomestrongbyfightingagainstopponents,buttoovercomehis
physicalweaknesswhichimpliedaweakmind.Personally,Iammoreattractedbythis
methodanditsmindsetthatbythemethodsthatseektoachieveefficiencyby
deliberatelylyinginastateofmadness.Thisisprobablyduealsotothesocialand
historicaltime.ThecriticismofthesportbyH.HidaGoingbacktothewritingsof
H.Hida:"Thesportstopathletesarenotalwaysingoodhealthandsometimesthey
dieveryyoung.Whatthisisitdue?Iamnotspeakingofthosewhoneglecttheir
lifestyle.Ithappensthateventhosewhotrainseriouslyandleadhealthyliveshave
healthproblems.Thisismainlybecausetheylacktrainingmethodofstrengtheningthe
body'scenterandthecentrallineisnotpresentintheirbodies.Whichproduceshome
animbalancebetweentheinternalorgansandalsoadisproportionbetweenthe
componentforcesandthestrengthofcenterbodyandsubjectedtoexcessiveshocks.
Inotherwords,inmanycases,thetrainingmethoddoesnotreinforcethemost
important,thestrengthofthebodyofthecenter,whichcausesenergyimbalances.It
seekstostrengthenthepaltryneglectingthebasics.Ifoneisseekingamajoreffortin
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thisstate,organs,visceraandbrainalsosuffernegativeeffects.Theposturecorrectly
formedbytheforcesofthelowerabdomenandthoseofthebackofthepelvishelps
protectthenervoussystemandallorgans.Myinternalorgansandmygutsare
protectednegativevibrationsasiftheywereprotectedbyasteelbarrelsacred.
Therefore,regardlessoftheviolencewithwhichItraininthedojo,mybreathingis
calmlikeIcouldnotbreatheandmyvisionremainsclearandwide.Itisinterestingto
notethatwithoutachangeinmyheartbeat.Overall,usingtherealstrengthplant,the
notionsofexcessandoverworkdisappear...SinceIunderstoodclearly,Iapplied
violenceandspeedtheexecutionofmymethodandIrecordednetdevelopmentof
musclestrengthandthus,themindandactionshavegainedspeed,whichallowedme
toshortenthedurationoftheexercise...Excessandoverworkarenotmattersof
degreeandamountofforceused,butaquestionofbalancebetweenthecenterand
therestofthebody.Ifthecentralforceisgreaterthanthatofothers,thereisno
problem...."ThedifficultiesofHidamethodproblemsanddifficultiesofthis
methodincludethattheresultsandH.exploitsHidaexceedtherangeoftheordinary
and'difficulttoexplainaffectafield,althoughitisexplainedinlogicalandscientific
terms.DuringthelifetimeofH.Hida,hismethodhasattractedmuchattentionand
manyphysicians,scientistsandseniorofficialsoftheGovernmentvouchedforthe
authenticityandvalueofhismethod.However,thishasnotinitiatedascientificstudy
systematically.Ithinkhetouchedakindoftabooofscience.Otherwise,whyishehas
notbeenfollowedupbyscientistsofthecaseofH.HidainJapan?Thisisdueprobably
toJapan'scommitmenttoapolicyofwarandalsotothefactthattheapplicationof
thismethodreachedanareawherespiritualsciencehasnotsomuchexplorationtools.
Thescientistssometimesseemtoprefertobesafeinexcludingexceptionalcasesas
nonexistentorfalse.Infact,thepassageoftime,H.Hidaexperiencesarenot
verifiablewecansaythattheyneverexisted.Mr.Morita'sresearchisinteresting,but
fewkendokasstudying.Why?Ifkendokatakesseriouslyitshypothesisandscientific
works,itwillforcehimtoputaquestioningofmodernkendotechniques.Whodares
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ZenandtheHidamethod

H.Hidawrotethatfromthemomenthemanagestocontrolthe
centerofhisbody,thestateofhisbodyandhismindis
theonesoughtinZen.Hemeetsandfollowers
ofZenmaster.Here'swhathesaid:"Oneday,throughmyfriendthemonkAsaka,a
scoreofZenmonkscametoseeme.Attheirrequest,Igaveanexplanationofthe
relationshipbetweenthestrengthofthecenterandZen.Theywereallmovedbymy
speech...Iaskedmyturn:"Canyoushowmeyourzazen?".Theyimmediately
acceptedmyrequestandtookthemeditationpostureinzazen.Inthelooking,Iwas
surprisedbecausenonesatrestingonitstruecenter.Itoldthem:"Withthiswayof
doingthiszazen,youdonothaveanemptychestorlightheaded.Youcannotenter
thestateofemptinessandnonthought,isnotit?".Iposedthesamequestiontoeach
monk.Alltoldmehonestlythattheycouldnot.Ithoughtthattoachievethestatusof
truecenterbyZen,youhadtopracticeitintotallyinvestingfor20or30years.SoI
wantedtoknowhowatruemasterpracticezazen...MyolderbrothertoldmelidaZen
master.Ipaidhimavisitandaskedtoinstructmeinzazen...Hetookthepositionof
zazen,andIsatinfrontofhim,lookingathimwiththeintentionofgoingtotheback
ofhismind.Slightly,thebustofthemasterismoveduptothemomentwhenthe
centerofgravityandsupportcenterofhisbodyaresuperimposed.Justthen,hisbody
cametorestlikeamountain.Therewasnoflawinhisposture.Itwasreallyamazing!
Iwasdeeplymovedtoseebeforemetheresultof40yearsofZen...Iwelcomed
deeplybowedhisheadandsaid:"Iverywellunderstand,thankyou.Iwanttoshow
yousomeexercisesofmymethodthataimstostrengthenthebody.".Themaster
wenttogethisdisciples,saying:"Itwouldbeashametobetheonetolookatyou.."
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IsatinmywayandthemomentIhitmyknees,hesaid,"Thisislikeaswordthatcan
slaywithoutdepartingfromitsscabbard,heclingsonskyanditsbladeiscold.".Then
Itookmypostureandquietlyfillingforcethesacredcenter,withpiercingeyes.The
teacherlookedatmewithaseriousexpressionleaningthebodyforwardandhas
pushedseveraltimesanexclamation.WhenIfinished,hesaid:"Thisisexactlythe
mergerwiththetrack.Thelivingwaywhichneverdie.Itisnotamethodofgood
health,becausehealthisfatal,whileyoursisthewayeverlasting.Thetruemobilezen,
zenthroughexercise...Itisnecessaryabsolutelythatyousendyourwrittenmethod.
Itisatreasureforhumanity...It'sashamethatyouarealwaysinseason.."Itold
him:"Idonotintendtotransmit.IdonotwanttobethemasterofpersonIwantto
havenodisciple.SoIhavenodojoteachingorassociation.Today,Ihardlydomore
conferences.Iaminthislineofresearchforover30yearsandduringthattime,I
taughttwoyearsonlyontherequestofDr.Kato...".Wetalkedasifwewerewalking
inavalleyalongthecourseofastream,aswellaswhitecloudsmovinginthesky.Our
conversationwesometimesgavetheimpressiontogoonthehugewhiteexpanseof
theNorthPole.IdeeplylovedtheoldMasterandIalsoknewthathelovedme...On
departure,theMasteraccompaniedmetowalkthelongwaytothebusstation.He
said:"Thankyouforyourvisit,Ilearnedalot.Hellotoyourbrother.AndespeciallyI
awaityournextvisit.".Ianswered,"Master,weshallnevermeetagainever.Iwish
yougoodhealth."."Toyou,then.."ThedifficultyoftransmissionforH.Hida,
practicinghismethodhasbecomethesearchfortruthinhislife.Thatiswhyhe
recommendedittoanyone,andherefusedmoreoftentoteachtothosewhoaskhim.
Heseemstohavewrittenhisworksinordertoleavetracesofhisresearchandto
testifytothefactsthatotherscanpossiblybenefitfromhisdiscoveries.Hehadagap
withrespecttothedirecttransmission.Hewrites:"Ihaveneverrecommendedthe
practiceofmyselfmethod,orevenanymemberofmyfamily.Ipracticeeverymorning
inacornerofthehouseandnooneinmyfamilypracticemymethod...Whyisitthat
Idonotrecommendittoanyone,whyisitthatIdonotteachsuchacourseof
Happiness?Becauseinthisway,noonecanreachthegoal,ifitdoesnotbeginwitha
burningpassionthatspringsfromitself.Idonotwanttoteachittothosewhodonot
evengohalfway.Iknowwecancriticizemyattitude.Ialsoknowthatitisregrettable
nottoapplythiswelltodifferentpositivegoals,butwhenIunderstoodthedifficulty
anddepththatwillbeopenedbyunderstandingthesacredcenter,Ilostalldesireto
communicateittoothers.Eachpersonhasinitauniversearoundthebodycenter.
Howeveritshouldbethequalitiesandeffortspreciselyheadedapproachtoquicken
thetreasureoflife.Evenifonehastalent,nostressthistreasurewillnotshine.Sothe
mostimportantisonething:isthereornotcapableofdrivingthespirittocontinue
thiseffortinarightdirection?Withoutthisnothingisvalid(...)ColonelXisaclose
friend.Heaskedmetoteachhimmymethod.Ireplied,"No,thisisnotpossible,
becauseyoudonothaveprovisionsforthismethod.".Whatmade
uslaugh...The

staffreportandthecommunicationofthemethodaretwoseparatethings.Therefore,
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requiredprovisions...ThusIenteredaloneinthepathofthesacredcentertocontinue
thisresearch,Irefusedanyotherpublicorprivateprofession,andIhavenevertrained
group...It'sheavenismymasterandIstudythroughnature,Iwalkonthepathof
sacredcentermypleasureisthejoboftheearthandfrugalfood."Fromthediethe
designedspontaneouslyinthepracticeofhismethod,H.Hidaestablishesahealing
methoddietarycalled"TenshinRyoho".Itconsistsmainlymakesimplemealsbrown
riceorwheatwithvegetablesandfreshwater,sunbathingandperformexercises
strengthenthesacredcenter.ThestrengtheningandtreatmentHewrites:"All
kindsdiseasesstemfromthefactofgoingagainstthenaturalway.That'swhywhen
yougetsick,itisnecessarytorestwithrigorandaccumulateenergythatactivatesthe
naturalhealingabilitiesofman.Forthis,wemustavoidunnaturaleffortofhealingand
applyanaturaldiet.Inotherwords,eatlightvegetablesandliedownquietly.Thisis
enoughtotriggercapabilitiesnaturalhealing...Althoughalllivingbeingshave
receivedfromheavenaselfhealingcapabilitiesandtheanimalsandplantsbenefit
fully,man,thekingofcreationonlydonotknowbenefitbecauseofdevicestowhichit
isaccustomedtouse.Whatirony!Thekeyistoenhancetheabilityofselfhealingthat
Godhasalreadygivenus..."However,themethod"TenshinRyoho"isdifficulttobe
appliedbyeveryone,sinceitrequiresacertainstrengthofmindtoeliminatethe
techniquesandremediestowhichwearesoaccustomed.Forexample,H.Hidasaid
"paininitselfisnotdangerous.Itisasignthatcatchesyoureyetoguideyoutoward
healing.Itisthereforenotstifleit.".Butthereareunbearablepain.Canclaimtobe
abletocopewiththepainregardlessofthedegree?Insomecases,morphineisitnot
asolution?YetH.Hidarefusessolutionsartificial.Aspartwherethepatientsaccepthis
approach,theHidamethodhadirrefutablesuccess.Anothermoredifficultfundamental
totheapplicationofhismethodisthatitcomesfinallytothepracticeofaphilosophy
thataffectsthewaytoliveinitsentirety.Everyoneisnotwilling.Asinhiscase,this
methodismoreeasilyacceptedbythosewhoareinadesperatesituation,withno
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byCassiopeiaThurs.,April308:22p.m.

H.Hidawrote:"AmongthepatientsIcaredfor,hereisacasethatIwasdeeply
moved.ThisisayoungdoctorwhowaseducatedattheUniversityofTokyowherehe
firstcameout.Becauseofoverwork,hewassufferingfromtuberculosisagainstthis
background,aregraftedtomanydiseases:valvularinsufficiency,neuralgia,liver
disease,beriberiinaddition,ithasahookworm.Heexperiencedashockviolent
psychologicaldeathofhisonlysonandlosthearingtheleftandtotherighteye.His
digestivesystemisveryweak...Itweighs30kg,hisbodytheappearanceoftheskin
stretchedoveraskeleton.Ithinktherearefewpeoplealsocrushedbythedisease...
Duringourinterview,hevowedtoobserveallmyinformationwiththeweightofhis
death...Hisconditionimprovedand,Aftersixmonths,hebecameabletositonthe
bedHewalkedinlessthanayear.Aftertwoyears,hecouldwalkaroundthehouse
andthethirdyearhebecameabletomakeasmallexcursion.Althoughhelostthe
entirerightlungandtheleftlungwaspartiallyachieved,itsappearancehasbecome
normal...Soonheopenedamedicalpracticebutapplyingmymethod,itdoesnot
prescribemoredrugsandrecommendsdietaryregimen.Helostpatients...Isitalsoa
business,medicine?Isthisnotaway(d)foraman?...".Thosewho,afteralmost
died,havebeencuredbytheapplicationofsuchamethodhavelearnedtoliveagain.
Aprofoundquestioningoflifeispresentinthisprocess,asdidH.Hida,thefight
againstthediseasecangivethemauniqueopportunitytobuildtheirlivesthroughthe
applicationofamethod.Fromthispointofview,thoseforwhomgoodhealthisa
normalstate,haveprobablystruggledtofullyacceptsuchanapproach.Forexample,
ifyou'veneverhaddigestiveproblemswithyourusualfood,howandwhydoyouneed
tochangeyourhabits?IfH.Hidahadnormalhealthsincechildhood,itwouldperhaps
notgonethatfarbecauseitwouldnothavebeennecessary.Theconsciousnessof
beingsick,tobeneardeath,andtheprecariousnessofexistenceexperiencedbyH.
Hidasincechildhooddidtheynot,tosomeextent,aguaranteeofperseveranceand
theausteritymade
toapplyhismethodandrebuildhislife?Inanycase,themethodof

treatmentofH.Hidaseemstohavebeenbeneficialmainlyforthosewhohave
experiencedthedespair.Thisissomethingtheyhaveincommonwiththeexperience
byH.Hidaduringhischildhood.AloneActionAftertheageof50years,H.Hida
oftenlivesawayfromsociety.Hewrites:"InthemountainswhereIlive,noonevisits
me.Onlyinthesilence,Ifacethesky,walkingonthecenterlanesacred.Noonecan
accompanymeinthislonelyjourneythroughtheuniverse,Icannotfaceanybutthe
JapanesecompanywasadvancingtowardstheSecondWarWorld.H.Hida,passionate
manwithasenseofjusticeverydeveloped,couldaffordtoliveasahermit.Hebegan
toagreetogivelecturesanddemonstrationsofhismethod.Forhim,strengtheningthe
bodybythesearchforthesacredcenterhadtomakeasocialdimension.Hebeganto
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turnforJapanavoidsgoingtowaragainsttheUnitedStatesfromthestartofthewar,
withitsexceptionalsharpness,H.HidapredicteddefeatinevitableJapan.Hecouldnot
feelalonebecauseitalsoprovidedthatthiswarwouldimposeenormoussacrificesin
theentireJapanesepopulation.Hecouldnotfindmeaningfulpositivelookingtowards
thesacredcenter."Whathelpsmetoachieveextraordinaryhealthandanexceptional
abilitytoliveinaworldapart?".Thisconsciousnesswassostrongthathegaveupthe
practiceofhismethodhehadneverfailedin43years.Shortlyafterhefellfromacliff
nearhishomeandreceivedaviolentblowtothechest,whichnailedhimtoasickbed
forthefirsttimesincethedaysofhisyouth._________________Swofiwernawo
sankfahasyenkyi

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Posted:WedJune18th,20089:50amAfallinlifewehaveseen,H.Hidaprovides
earlyfatetragedythatawaitsthepeopleofJapanafterWorldWarII.Thefeelingof
beingunabletoacttopreventthisnationaldestinyledhimtoadeepdepressionand
hesaid:"HowmuchdoeshetouseamethodthatIgiveahealthandexceptional
strength,whiletheentirepopulationwillsuffersuchgreatmisfortunes?"Itfeels
powerlessvisvisthatitprovidesandwesawthathefinallyabandonthepracticeof
hismethodthataccompaniedfor43years.Soonafter,hefellfromacliffandreceives
thechestaviolentshock,whichconfinedhimtobedforthefirsttimesincehisteens.
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Hewrites:"Lyingonyourback,IlookattheceilingwhereIcanclearlyseethefateof
Japan.Iwastormenteddayandnight...Ibecameneurotic.Iusuallyweighed70kg
andnowIweighlessthan50kg.Accordingtotherequestofayoungsoldier,whenI
startedwritingasentence,Iwrotehardlyaword,whileIhadpainintheheart,which
keptmewriting...IfeltatthebeginningmyfeetlikethoseofastrangerevenwhenI
waswalking.Thisparalysisbegantoriseupandwhenitreachesthestomachand
breasts,mypaceheartbecameveryirregular.ShepulleduptotheheadwhichIfeelI
feelapermanentvibration.Butthinkingabilityhasnotdiminished.Shewasso
delicatelyactive,butIknewshewasgoinginthewrongdirectionandcouldreachan
extravagance...EvenifIdonotdie,forwhatisitforthelifeofawhack?Iespecially
wantedtoseewithmyowneyesthedestructionofJapanandthatoftheEmperor."H.
HidadecidestokillhimselfbywritingalettertorecommendtostopthewartoPrime
MinisterHidekiTojo.Hewrites:"OnthenightofFebruary11,1944,Itookoutmy
swordIhadhiddeninthecloset.IwrotealetterTojoonwhichIwateredmyblood.
JustwhenIwasabouttoplanttheswordinthebelly,imagestoppedmeinmy
gesture.IfIdiehereinthisway,thispieceisfullofblood,whichwillinterferewithmy
familyterribly...Istoppedtakingthissolution.".TherevivalGraduallyhishealth
improvesandthewarendswiththeconsequenceshadforeseenH.Hida.Inthis
condition,hedecidestostartthepracticeofhismethod.Hewrites:"Ihadwrittenthus
farseveralbooksinwhichIpresentedtherationalmethod,whichwereallhighly
appreciatedbyscientists.However,IamsufferingfromaseriousillnessandIjustsaw
thebodyoftheskintothebone.IsthisoccurredonlybecauseIreceivedaviolent
blowonthechestandIwasdeeplytormented?Isitthattherewasnotaseriousflaw
inthemethodIestablished?...Indeed,whenparalysishasreachedmetowardsthe
belly,Ihadpainthatstifledbreathingduetoacontractionoftheabdominalmuscles
anddiaphragmIhadreinforcedespeciallybymymethod.Ifthereisanegative
relationshipinmymethod,itisessentialthat...WhenIpublishedmyconditionhas
improved,Istartedagainpracticingmymethodforthisreason.."ThusH.Hidafinda
reasontoputintopracticehismethodinsocietyafterthewar.Hewrote:"Icould
provethecorrectnessofmymethodofthecenterlanesacred...AujourdayIhave72
yearsandmyphysicalconditiongoesbeyondthatofayoungguy.Ihaveseenmyfair
valuemethod.OnSeptember4,1955,IreceivedavisitfromtheformerConteIchijo
andthesonofformerGeneralYamamotoIshowedsomekata.Iprojectedmybody
onthefloorandrollingontheground,Iunsheathedalongsword...Attherelaxed
state,myarmissimilartothemeltedbutterandwhenIcontracts,itbecomessimilar
tosteeltouchinginMr.Ichijogasped.Thisisthestateofthebodyto72years...For
someyearsIfinallyunderstoodtheessenceofthewayofthesacredcenter.."
MethodandbeliefcontinuereadingthetextofH.Hida:"Musashiwrote:"Arrivedat
fifty,Ifoundmyselfnaturallyinthewayofstrategy.Sincethatday,Isawnoneedto
seekthepathfurther.WhenIapplytheresultofthestrategyinthewayofvarious
artsandcrafts,Ihavenoneedtomasterinanyfield.".Thisisastateattainedby
Musashiinthewayofthesword.Ireached,too,attheageof66,astatethatis
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identifiedwithauniversalprinciple.Thiswasafterathousanddaysofpracticein
searchofadeepemptiness...Duringthosethousanddays,Ihavealmostnosleep,
yetIfeltnofatigue.Thisabilitywasinitiateddailybytensecondsofexercisetofill
forcecentersacred.Itasteeverydayafreshvitalityoftheiryouth,withmusclesfullof
energy,beforethis,Ihaveonlymyselftocongratulatetheeffectivenessofthis
method.OnecansaythatI'mpretentious,orthatI'mjustawareofmycondition.But
infact,inthedeepvoid,nothingmattersnow...Ihavenothingtolookforinlife
becauseIhavereachedadeepemptinesswhereIstandinfrontofGod...SoIam
certaintohavereachedthefinalstageofthesearchforthecenterchannel.Thevery
existenceisthatoftheGodbeforewhomallvalues
socialandhumandisappear.."

Startingfromthephysicalpractice,thethoughtofH.Hidabecomesabelief.In1953,
H.Hidafoundedthe"Circleofteachingtheuniversalethicway"thatisdeclaredas
religiousgroup.

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Hewrites:"Iplacethebeliefafterascientificresearch.Atruebeliefmustbebasedon
amathematicalrigor.Iseetherigorintheorderofphysicalsciencebyreaching
directlythesubtletyoftheuniversalprinciplewithmymind.Ifoundthatinthe
physicalandspirituallifeisalawrigorously,whichseemstobemanagedbytherigor
ofdivinefigures.Icallit"theethicalcourseoftheuniverse."."Itwasduringthe
demonstrationsthatcircleH.Hidaperformsvariousdemonstrationsthatgobeyondthe
ordinary.RecallthetestimonyofB.KuriyamaIpresentedabove(page2).Boastingan
unrivaledhealthandphysical,H.Hidareceivesvariousfollowersofbudoandsumo
wrestlerswhorecognizetheirdefeat.Butwedonotknowexactlyinwhatformthe
clashestookplace.Inallcasesthefightwasnothisconcern.Thevoluntarydeatha
bookwrittenbyoneofhiscloserecountsthelifeofH.Hida.Towardstheendofhis
life,itbeginstohaveapremonitionofthefutureofhumanityandprovidesadesperate
degradationoftheworld.Whathefeltwasnotspecified,butthisvisionissufficiently
decisivetorenouncelife.FromthebeginningofJuly1956HarumitsuHidacompletely
stopsfeeding.HisdaughterKazukoHidawrote:"Fatherstoppedeatingforamonth
andahalf.Fortendayshetakesafewdropsofwater.Singlemotherforpermissionto
enterherroomandtheyconverseinwriting...."H.Hidahimselfwrote:"OnJuly22,
mymothercrieddesperatelyintheroomnextdoor,"Ibegyou,donotdiebeforeme!
".Thisvoiceshookmydecisiontowalkthepaththatleadsdirectlytodeath.Iam
tormentedbyasenseofdespair...Mydiseasemayseemsillytosome.Theymust
thinkaboutwhethertheyreallypassionatesenseofjusticeandloveforhumanity.."
OnAugust24,after49daysoffasting,heceasestolive.Hewasthen72yearsand8
months.IhopeIhavebeenabletocommunicateafragmentofthepassionatelifeofa
manwhowentveryfarinthesearchforlife.Hismethodgoesfarbeyondthesearch
forefficiencyincombat.Itseemstometotouchthenodalpointofthemartialarts
methodandrequiresfurtherstudy.Ihopetohavetheopportunitytoprovidemore
detailHidamethod.ThinkingaboutHidamethodMostofthosewhopracticea
martialartorcombatsporthaveinitialmotivation"tobecomestrong."Ifsomewantto
learnhowtofight,otherswanttobetterdefendthemselvesorfeelsafe.Advancingin
practicemotivationchangesastheydiscoverthevariousfieldstheydidnotseeatfirst,
asinclimbingamountain,weseethelandscapeandperspectivechangeaccordingto
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thelevelwhereyouare.Accordingpersonalityandhisachievements,developmentsin
thelongmartialwayvaries.Somepersevereinthephysicalpractice,othersare
turningtomethodsknownas"internal"orqigong.Happyarethosewhofindlasting
satisfaction.Withmylimitedexperience,Icansaythattherearealotofmethods,the
valueofsomeofthemisquestionable,andmanytendtobemysticalpractice.The
Hidamethodisbasedpurelyonthephysicalexercise.Bygoingtothe"purely"
physical,itreachesa"psychic"fieldor"spiritual."H.Hidaeventuallymelthismethod
inabelief.Whenpracticingaphysicalmethodbecomeshowtolivewithaperson,it
oftenseemstobeconfusedwithbelief.Mr.Ueshibalyricsonaikidoisnot
comprehensibleifwedonotourselvesinthedimensionofhisreligiouspractice.G.
Funakoshisaidhemustgotothepointwherekaratebecomesyourreligion.Youcould
sayinawaythattheirapproachstartingfromaphysicalmethodhascometoinclude
thespiritualrealm.Butitisnecessarytoseethatsuchaclassificationisduetoan
interpretationthatfacilitatesCartesianrankingmethods.InthemindofH.Hida
physicalpracticeimpliesthatofthemind.HeenrolledthereintheJapanesetradition,
whenaphysicalpracticereachedacertainlevelofdepth,itinvolvesaspiritual
content.Inthisperspective,isitpossibletoseparateaprojectionofthemindofa
religiousbelief?Thisseemstobeanobjectiveofthedevelopmentofmodernplantand
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Afterword

Ipresentedtwomethods.ThedchengchuanandHidamethod
theyhaveincommonthefactthattheirapplicationis,insome
way,torecreateyourself.Eachformsduringits
development.Practicingmartialartsmethodinvolvesa
moreorlessradicalevolutionoftheperson.Withthesetwo
methods,itwouldbeuselesstotrytolearnonlytheaspect
ofpracticalutilitybecauseitinvolvesselfchange.Youcanexaminethemethod
scientificallyasanobserver.Inthiscase,youcannotapplyittoyourbodybecause
thistypeofphysicalpracticeinvolvesapracticewholepersonThisisshownsoclearly
H.Hida.Ifyousay,"Iammyself,IwillnotchangeandIstudyitpleasesme,"Ithink
you'rewrongfromthestart.Forityouthinkstudyingandlearningisonlytheempty
shellofamethod.ItisasifyoudidnotunderstandafterreadingthatsaysH.Hida.I
saythisbecausethisseemseasierincultureJapanesethaninEuropeancultures.Itis
preciselyaproblemIamhavingwithmyFrenchstudents.Itseemssometimesthey
practicemartialartswithoutwantingtochangetheirwayofbeing.Iftheychanged
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theiregowoulditupset?Istheegosorigidlyconstructedsofragilethatitcannot
undergoachange?Implicitly,forthemitisoutsidethatmustchange,notthemselves.
However,IamconvincedthattheBudoisthewayofselfchange.Notes:1Inthe
JapanesetextH.Hidawrote18yearsaccordingtothesystemoftraditionalcalculation
oftheageinwhichthereareoneyearofbirth.OntheuseofnonJapanesestyle,I
translatethistextaccordingtothesystemusualtoday.2"MiyamotoMusashiJapanese
swordmasteroftheseventeenthcentury,themythandreality"PhDinlanguageand
Easterncivilization,UniversityParisVIIinJune1993.Thethesisisavailableatthe
librarywowowerfinasankfahasyenkyi

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Re:HarumitsuHida
byCassiopeiaThurs.,April308:25p.m.

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Excellent!!!Yes,that'sexactlywhatIdidnotreadallbutthelittleI'vereadseemsto
meenough.archedbasinsaid,Kaisho(open)inJapanese.itisaverypowerfulform.
Therearethreepositionsofthebasin,itisthefirst.I'llreadlatersoon.

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