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Understanding the Effects of Anger
The Nitenki (二天記) describes how Sasaki Kojiro, a master swordsman, was consumed by anger. This anger, in turn led to his defeat by Miyamoto Musashi. While the story emphasizes the idea that anger led to Kojiro’s downfall, it’s more illustrative to understand how anger affects us and changes our approach…
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A Case for an Indominable Mind in Martial Arts: The Duel at Ganryujima
On April 13, 1612, a famed swordsman slept past the agreed upon time for his duel to the death. This match, one of the most famous in Japanese history, was fought on a small island in the southwest of Japan. On one side was Ganryu Sasaki Kojiro, the sword instructor…
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How I teach grammar: Pt 2 Using Commas
In the first part, we covered the basics of complex sentences: Independent and Dependent clauses. We learned that dependent clauses cannot stand on their own and must be attached to an independent clause to form a grammatically correct sentence. In this section, we will begin covering the use of punctuation…
