Category: Blog

  • Elegance

    Elegance

     “Elegance is achieved when everything superfluous has been discarded, and the archer discovers simplicity and concentration; the simpler and more sober the posture, the more beautiful. The snow is lovely […]

  • Try your opportunities

    Try your opportunities

    “Remember how long you have been putting off these things, and how often you have received an opportunity from the gods, and yet did not use it. You must now […]

  • Not everything that seems a failure, is a failure

    Not everything that seems a failure, is a failure
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    When I was in 10th grade, I joined a military program called MCJROTC (Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps). They provided us with uniforms and taught us how to […]

  • You can even drown fearlessly

    You can even drown fearlessly

     “It’s something like going on an ocean voyage, what can i do? pick the captain, the boat, the date, and the best time to sail. But then a storm hits. […]

  • You can always choose how you take on circumstances

    You can always choose how you take on circumstances

    “I may wish to be free from torture, but if the time comes for me to endure it, I’ll wish to bear it courageously with bravery and honor. Wouldn’t I […]

  • The target

    The target
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     “The target is the objective to be reached. It was chosen by the archer and though it is a long way off, we cannot blame it when we fail to […]

  • Strict with yourself, tolerant with others

    Strict with yourself, tolerant with others
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     “How much trouble he avoids who does not look to see what his Neighbour says or does or thinks, but only to what he does himself, that it may be […]

  • Tetsuya on Allies

    Tetsuya on Allies
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    “The archer who does not share with others the joy of the bow and the arrow will never know his own qualities and defects. Therefore, before you begin anything, seek […]

  • Study Like a PRO! (Smart, not hard)

    Study Like a PRO! (Smart, not hard)

    Studying……Studying…..(after 3 hours)…….You’re still studying! Often as we study, we get the feeling that we’re wasting time, and feel tempted to just GIVE UP. Wrong! Your efforts aren’t wrong, it’s […]

  • Marcus Aurelius quote for when you fall off your track

    Marcus Aurelius quote for when you fall off your track

     “When you have been compelled by circumstances to be disturbed in a manner, quickly return to yourself and do not continue out of tune longer than the compulsion lasts; for […]

  • Do not let the fear of making mistakes paralyze you

    Do not let the fear of making mistakes paralyze you

    “But never hold back from firing the arrow if all that paralyzes you is fear of making a mistake. If you have made the right movements, open your hand and […]

  • 17/05 Use your good moments and bad moments

    17/05 Use your good moments and bad moments
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    “On a day when you are out of love with life, your aim will be confused, difficult. You will find that you lack the strength to draw the string back […]