Go is a strategic board game for two players. It is known as wéiqí in Chinese (Traditional: 圍棋; Simplified: 围棋), igo (囲碁) or go (碁) in Japanese, and baduk in Korean (hangul: 바둑). Go is noted for being rich in strategic complexity despite its simple rules. Go originated in China, where it has been played for more than 2,500 years. It is most popular in East Asia, but has gained some popularity in other parts of the world in recent years. Go reached the West through Japan, which is why it is commonly known there by its Japanese name. Additionally, many Go concepts for ...
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Tabi (足袋) are traditional Japanese socks. Ankle high and with a separation between the big toe and other toes, they are worn by both men and women with zori, geta, and other traditional thonged footwear. Tabi are also essential with traditional clothing—kimono and other wafuku. The most common colour is white, and white tabi are worn in formal situations such as at tea ceremonies. Men sometimes wear blue or black tabi for travelling. Patterned and coloured tabi are also available and are worn most often by women, though they are gaining popularity among men as well. Construction workers, farmers and gardeners, rickshaw-pullers, and other ...
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The more you talk and think about it, The further astray you Wander from the truth. Stop talking and thinking, And there is nothing you Will not be able to know. To return to the root Is to find the meaning, But to pursue appearances Is to miss the source. At the moment of inner enlightenment There is a going beyond Appearance and emptiness. - Seng Ts'an (d. 606) Aikijutsu Academy of Indianapolis
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"One should not be envious of someone who has prospered by unjust deeds. Nor should he disdain someone who has fallen while adhering to the path of righteousness." --Imagawa Sadayo (1325-1420) Aikijujutsu Academy of Indianapolis
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"One should have insight into this world of dreams that passes in the twinkling of an eye."- Hojo Shigetoki (1198-1261) Aikijutsu Academy of Indianapolis
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