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FU - is a prefix meaning 'non' or 'not'
DO - means movement, or moving.
SHIN - This character (Kokoro)
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soke tony ball - HISTORY
Soke Tony soon achieved black belt in Karate-Do and also his Weapons Master certificate. It was not long after that Ian McGarrity, another black belt in Fudoshin Karate-Do, approached him and asked whether or not he would be interested in being part of the British team to compete in Florida, USA at the World Championships. It was 1979 and an incredible opportunity. It ended up being one of 3 tours with the British team overseas. Tony demonstrated his skills with the twin swords but had to change his routine on the day because the officials would not allow the cutting of an apple on a person’s throat. Still, he came home with 3rd place. On the two following tours, he brought home another 3rd and a 2nd place where he was captain of the team.
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GROUP CLASSES
There are a number of schools around the country where you can train with a number of highly qualified Fudoshin Teachers. General classes are also conducted by Soke in Melbourne, whilst seminars are run around Australia.
PERSONAL TRAINING
Soke Tony takes a limited number of weekly Personal Training Classes for individuals and small groups. This is generally preserved for those people that already have a high level of martial arts training and want something specific to their personal needs.
seminars
Workshops / Seminars are available on multiple subjects and conducted around Australia. Remuneration for these are calculated by the distance from home base, the duration of each session and the number of people trained.
Fudoshin - the word
Fudoshin is a word first coined by Takuan Soho, a Japanese Zen monk who wrote a famous treatise on swordsmanship. Also known as 'Iwa no Mi', or 'Body of the Rock', the concept of Fudoshin was adopted and further developed by the legendary swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi. Fudoshin is best translated as the 'Immovable Spirit'.
Fudoshin Ryu (our system) is best translated as the School of the Immovable Spirit. Despite it's 'tough' sounding translation, Fudoshin refers to a state of mental and spiritual peace, a state of equanimity where the 'self' is not disturbed by external or internal things.
The term Fudoshin is used often in many Japanese Martial Arts systems. It is a state that many Bugeisha (practitioners of Martial Arts) train towards. Fudoshin is often used together with other states of mind including Shoshin (beginners mind), Zanshin (aware/remaining mind), Mushin (empty mind) and Heijoshin (normal mind).
In the context of Martial Arts, Fudoshin is the state where the Warrior can not be distracted or disturbed. The mind is said to be 'unfettered', even to the point that when an attack does come, the body-mind reacts without reservation or even conscious awareness/thought. Such a state is extremely hard to achieve, thus it's roles in the practice of Martial Arts.
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Fudoshin Martial Arts Instructors
A number of instructors with Soke Tony Ball.
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Fudoshin Martial Arts Seminar
Soke Tony is very much in demand for seminars many other schools from different styles.
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