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The goal of The Kaizen Center for Strategic and Integrative Arts is to provide training, services and products to better prepare the individual to deal with the realities of the 21st century. In circulating our complimentary Newsletter it is my hope that it provides interest, if not insight, into topics that should be meaningful to us all.
The Kaizen Center for Strategic and Integrative Arts is born of a holistic vision of what it means to be human. This encompassing view is in actuality a direct manifestation of the MAMBA-Ryu paradigm of Five Spheres in which each sphere refers to an aspect of the human being to be developed: the Earth Sphere is the domain of physical existence while the Water Sphere is the environmental or contextual realm in which we find ourselves; the Fire Sphere represents the conscious/cognitive mind while the Wind Sphere addresses the non-conscious/emotive mind; and finally the Void Sphere is the Tao of MAMBA, the philosophical/spiritual underpinnings that "hold it all together." Thus, in simple terms the human being is seen as having a physical body to develop, a conscious mind to discipline, a non-conscious mind to explore and cultivate, an environment to which to adapt, to overcome and perhaps at times to exploit, and a philosophical/spiritual facet with which to harmonize all of the above. Each of these spheres is contained in the rest, none being completely independent of the rest.
This paradigm of integration runs contrary to the dominant Western trend of increasing specialization and reductionism, thus opposing the conventional `wisdom' expressed by the popular adage, "jack of all trades: master of none." In nature, however, the most successful species are quite often the most adaptable and the price of over-specialization is frequently extinction; thus nature responds to the previous expression with its own wisdom: "master of one makes for none." Nevertheless, it is my view that the tide is slowly turning in Western civilization as a whole and we are returning to the ideal of the "Renaissance Man" – the master of many trades. We need breadth but not at the expense of depth, something we emphasize at The Kaizen Center. The secret to obtaining breadth and depth comes from integration across conventionally defined fields and disciplines, from breaking free of culturally conditioned molds, divisions, and stereotypes, of having the courage and the creativity to see things as they are rather than as we want them to be.
With this Newsletter I want to reach out to a broad community of people, martial artists and non-martial artists alike, and share with them a vision for self-development and liberation within the spirit of "we might be different, we might not agree, but in the end we share in something ineffable and undeniable: being human."
The Kaizen Center is about questions such as: "Who and what would I be should I transcend my greatest fears?" and "Where am I? Where do I want to be? How do I get there?" Please join us in pondering the answers and in coming up with newer and more challenging questions.
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'Kaizen' means "constant improvement," a Japanese term usually applied to the realms of manufacturing and technology. Kaizen refers to a persevering spirit dedicated to excellence and innovation. At The Kaizen Center for Strategic and Integrative Arts we apply the kaizen principle to all aspects (physical, psychological, spiritual, or emotional) of our personal development programs.
'Dojo' in Japanese means "the place where you practice the 'way'," that is, the 'way' to personal perfection, to spiritual development, harmony, inner peace, and bliss. Our motto "Where the world is our dojo" refers to the emphasis which we place on ensuring that our instruction, training, and teachings are not limited to a given location in time and space, but rather applicable in all walks of life.
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WHAT IS THE KAIZEN CENTER?
THE KAIZEN CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTEGRATIVE ARTS is a `virtual/mobile center' operating in Southern California (from its San Diego, USA headquarters) as well as in northern Baja California (from its Tijuana, Mexico location). A revolutionary concept dedicated to the integral development of the overall human being, THE KAIZEN CENTER offers customized training and development for individuals, couples, children, families, or executive groups in a variety of mental (psychological, philosophical), physical (martial, personal-protection), and integrated (e.g., MAMBA-Ryu) programs. Our private and semi-private training programs, as well as seminar/workshops can take place at the client's site, at different outdoor locations (beaches, parks, mountains, etc.) throughout southern California and northern Baja, or any place in the world. Our programs can be roughly divided into PHYSICAL, MENTAL, and INTEGRATIVE:
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PHYSICAL PROGRAMS:
Weapons, Black MambaTM Personal Protection (including Black MambaTM Situational Combat), Kai-JutsuTM and Urban/Outdoor Survival. |
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MENTAL PROGRAMS:
Including individual or group sessions in: MAMBA MindfulnessTM (Basic, Dynamic and Strategic Mindfulness Training), Imaginoceptive Meta-ProgrammingTM (Hypno-ShamanismTM), Hypnotherapy, Self-Hypnosis, and Existential StrategyTM. |
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INTEGRATIVE PROGRAMS:
Based on the integrative MAMBA-RyuTM paradigm and including the Distance Training and the Instructor Development Programs. |
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WHAT IS OUR NEWSLETTER?
As a NEWSLETTER, it provides articles, updates, special offers and notices pertaining to the operation of THE KAIZEN CENTER and to related subjects of interest. In addition you will find world-class articles and opinions on topics that reflect the broad and integrative scope of THE KAIZEN CENTER: from the abstract and philosophical (such as the intricacies of the imagination and its effects on mind and body, or the existential nature of the human condition), to the concrete and physical as in issues concerning personal protection and urban survival.
As an INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, you will find a safe (moderated) environment in which to:
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SUBMIT COMMENTS to NEWSLETTER material or to other published comments, and find cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary comments on your own ideas and perspectives. |
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SUBMIT EMAILS to the COMMUNITY for discussion, or solicit personal communication. |
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ESTABLISH INDIVIDUAL CONTACTS with other members from around the world with interests related to your own. |
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To SUBSCRIBE to our INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER simply send us an email at subscriptions@... and include the word 'SUBSCRIBE' somewhere in the SUBJECT line!
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