It is natural to be hungry for more kata.
This hunger must be resisted, I think.
This hunger represents our culturally influenced desire to have more, and more, and more.
We never seem satiated, satisfied, content with what is.
What is, is what one should dwell within.
The first kata should be a dwelling place for life.
Strive to dwell within the infinite possibilities inherent in one patterned form.
Strive to recognize those infinite possibilities within the confines of a life limited by space and time.
This recognition should help us gorge on one kata, or a handful. Our finitude should
help us to dwell within what is, rather than constantly seek more.
Anticipation flows within the structure of how we experience the world.
We always anticipate what is next. Turn this anticipation from volume to possibility within.
In this way, Iaido can be training for stillness within movement, for contentedness within the singular, or the few, for seeking more from what is.
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