This month, December 2017, I gave exams for the brown belt in Judo. The brown belt is the last belt before giving exams for the grade of 1st Dan black belt. The brown belt (1st kyu) in Judo is the most important belt in my opinion because as students we have seen by now the Gokyo no Waza which is the material of techniques learned in Kodokan since 1895. Teaching for five years Chapkoondo and Taekwondo, and heading for my third black belt at the age of 25 in Judo and also having passed time studying magic, I came to spot some similarities between magic and martial arts.
Ancient Hellenic Pronunciation vs Modern Hellenic Pronunciation
Some people support that the today pronunciation of the Greeks was dramatically different from the ancient. Let's see from where originates this theory and why this theory is not correct.
Guide to Pronounce Greek Words
This is a guide that will show you how to pronounce every greek/hellenic word with paradigms. We will see how sound the vowels (v), the consonants (c) and the double letters.
From Anger to Logic Thinking
The goal for anyone is to change the violent and fiery tendency of his towards anger and have it become gentle and submissive to logic.
Zenon and Epictetus on Piety
In the following article we will see how two main Stoic philosophers saw piety on Gods. From the blog we have also seen the opinions of Theophrastus and Plutarch on that subject.
Ancient Hellenic Language vs Modern Hellenic Language
Ancient and modern Hellenic: two different languages or not?
Some foreigners have claimed that the ancient Hellenic language is different from the modern Hellenic in such a way that they are not connected at all. Some others believe that when someone who has as mother language the Hellenic and claims that he also knows the ancient Hellenic, they believe that he speaks two different languages. Others believe that the modern and ancient have a very distant common root so that their connection is lost in the depths of time. Other claims that the modern language has taken some words from the ancient but they are still two different languages. Well the truth is not exactly like that and we will see why in a minute.
Platonic Axiochos on Death
Socrates explains that death is not an experience accompanied with the loss of someone's existence. The real human is the soul which is immortal.
Epictetus on the Importance of the Appropriate Priest in Ceremonies
The stoic philosopher Epictetus writes about those who want to become priests before they are ready and rightly trained and the importance of the correct priest during the ceremonies.
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