Do your push-ups, karate-ka!

Here is an interesting article, describing the statistical study of a correlation between the capability of a person to do push-ups, and a risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Some quotes: “The findings suggest that higher baseline push-up capacity is associated with a lower incidence […]

Bushido virtues in Karate

In his famous book “Bushido. The soul of Japan”, Inazo Nitobe defined 8 virtues of Bushido : Justice, Courage, Kindness, Politeness, Sincerity, Honor, Loyalty, and Self-control. French Federation of Karate (F.F.Karaté) suggested to define the moral virtues of karate similar to 8 virtues of […]

Shotokan Dojo Kun

Here are 5 main principles of Shotokan Karate, known as Dojo Kun. Attributed to Gichin Funakoshi. 一、人格 完成に 努める こと / Hitotsu, jinkaku kensei ni tsutomeru koto 一、誠の道を守ること / Hitotsu, makoto no michi wo mamoru koto 一、努力の精神を養うこと/ Hitotsu, doryoku no seishin wo yashinau koto […]

My current OS

This is my current everyday drive: Manjaro OS, Gnome DE, Unity layout (built in Manjaro/Gnome) Manjaro has customized Gnome very nicely, so my customization is minor: Graphite-gtk theme, and some extensions for Gnome shell, such as system-monitor and notes. Beside this, I have changed […]