Semaj Davis
Mr. Riley
Martial Arts Class
                             

Zen

In Mr. Riley´s Martial Arts class we read a book called Zen in the Martial Arts. This book was related to martial arts by giving lessons and stories dealing with experiences in Martial Arts. Throughout this book, a few chapters really amazed me. However, the chapter, Know Your Limits was most impressive and basically says, "You will never learn anything new unless you are ready to accept yourself with your limitations." In other words, in order to become perfect at everything, be perfect at the things you know you can do first.

Also another good chapter, Anger Without Action, is basically about controlling your anger and the desire to fight back, and not reacting with violence.

Lastly, another chapter that I enjoyed was, Unthinking Pain. This chapter deals with ignoring physical pain by using thoughts unrelated to pain. 

I enjoyed these chapters because they inspired me to use the lessons in them in my life.