As artificial intelligence becomes more integrated into daily life, a subtle but profound shift is occurring: the average person is thinking less. Not because people have become less capable, but because the digital world increasingly rewards passivity. Convenience has become the new currency, and in the name of efficiency, we are outsourcing more and more […]
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Research is never a straight line; my experience with AP Research showed me just how winding the path toward progress can be. It all began one fateful day during a conversation with my father. I remarked that it feels as if people are actively opposing fights for equality. This baffled me, I couldn’t understand why
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Alright it’s not a blog but I’ve finally put together my reading list for koryu folks, or folks just interested in the koryu take on martial arts. What is koryu? In general, Koryu literally means “old flow” and is used in Japanese to refer to old styles, schools, or traditions (not necessarily only in the martial
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Think about the last time you had to slam on your brakes when a car in front of you suddenly stopped. Have you ever walked around a corner, only to come face to face with a ferocious dog growling at you? Maybe its 2 o’clock in the morning and a loud noise wakes you from your
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The way stars move around the Milky Way galaxy in long spiral arms is a beautiful display of orbital dynamics. The interstellar traffic jams speed up and slow down on their orbit around the center of a large, dense mass. It is impossible to explain, given humanity’s current understanding of gravity, unless there’s a heck
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Why do women have to be right? It’s a matter of life or death. End of blog. That would be too simple. I have had a thought for some time that was shared with the Dojo. When discussed, there is the approving look which indicates my thought could be correct. Many suggest our behavior, thinking
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When we consider the parallels between language and martial arts we can extend the comparison to a fun new area. If techniques are words and combos are sentences, then forms (kata) are songs. Kihon is a repeated sequence of (usually basic) moves. Adding to the sequence makes the repetition more difficult. To the point that a sequence of