Respect and discernment — 1 to 7
1. Make respect the framework of the meeting.
2. Do not seek provocation.
3. Link technical ability to right conduct.
4. Recognize your limits before judging others.
5. Develop discernment as well as gesture.
6. Keep an available mind.
7. Understand the consequences of inattention.
A lasting study — 8 to 12
8. Apply mindfulness outside the dojo.
9. Continue learning over time.
10. Find opportunities to learn in ordinary actions.
11. Regularly maintain acquired knowledge.
12. Prioritize solid conduct over obsessing about beating someone.
Adaptation — 13 to 20
13. Adapt your response to the context.
14. Examine the tactical choices that move an exchange forward.
15. Employ members with responsibility.
16. Remain attentive outside the known framework without cultivating fear.
17. Use study positions to develop natural mobility.
18. Distinguish the form and variable situation of an application.
19. Modulate energy, relaxation and rhythm.
20. Continue to seek intelligent use of what you have learned.
Choose a principle and a situation
The scope of a principle appears better in a concrete case than in a recitation. To study respect, look at how to ask for a change in intensity. To work on availability, examine your reaction to an unexpected correction. To think about adaptation, compare two instructions that vary the distance. The question is not only to understand the sentence, but to see what it changes in your behavior. A principle can guide a discussion without providing a technical answer for every exchange on its own.
A reading that avoids slogans
The comments presented here are educational reformulations. They do not constitute a verbatim quotation nor a new official translation of the precepts. A formula taken out of context can seem to justify opposing behaviors. Link it to practice, respect for the partner and the educational intention of the study. Reflecting on attention outside the dojo does not require living in constant fear. A reflection on perseverance does not require continuing an exercise that requires adaptation. Interpretation remains an opportunity for dialogue.