I purchased Hoi An agarwood powder incense. I am in love with it! It smells like incense that I once smelled at a Buddhist temple. I see that they have Kalimantan And “Indo” Laoshan sandalwood. Which one would you recommend?
Would you also recommend Kalimantan Agarwood incense powder?
Many of you, including my teacher, have said that when we learn by copying from the works of master calligraphers, we have to copy as close as possible from the work we are learning from. My doubt is can we truly ever capture every nuance and detail from the works of a calligraphy master? Every attempt is going to differ somewhat from the previous attempt. Does our work have to be an exact 100% replica of what we see?
I used to light incense when I slept in a bigger room and had no problems. When I light incense in a smaller room, the incense would end smell like cigarettes after it was done burning. I tried opening the window to allow for some ventilation and it fixed the problem. I recently lit some jasmine scented incense from a Japanese brand, and now my room smells like a garden of flowers and fresh clean laundry! When I first used this incense with the window closed, I thought that it smelled bad when it was finished. However, I think this one might be my new favorite!
What’s going on here?
Are there any structural differences between Chinese calligraphy brushes and Japanese ones? I actually have both kinds. Some of the Japanese brushes that I have seem to be springy and immediately bounce back to a tip point. Some of them are even made with a mixture of sheep hair and synthetic fiber, which make them somewhat firmer. Japanese brushes seem to be pointier. I’m actually studying Chinese calligraphy. My teacher had me use a Chinese brush and I do ‘feel’ a difference, but I just don’t know if it is my own imagination. The Chinese pure sheep’s hair brush is appropriate for the style that my teacher is teaching me at the moment and I am loving it! When I first started lessons in Chinese calligraphy, my first brush was a Japanese one that was made of natural mixed-hairs (sheep/weasel or wolf). It proved to be a bit difficult to use for what my teacher was teaching me, so I eventually switched to a Chinese brush and it worked wonders!
In my case, Japanese calligraphy supplies are readily available and much easier to purchase than Chinese calligraphy materials when it comes to bottled ink, paper, inkstones, etc.
What do you think? Am I going crazy?
I began training Muay Thai and I loved it! Had to take a break because life. At that time, I was telling myself “if only I can combine this with grappling and explore the possibilities.” My wish came true and now, the Muay Thai gym will begin offering and MMA program and will include BJJ for MMA.
I have been told that BJJ for MMA is different compared to what is done in most BJJ gyms. How so? What do I need to watch out for? Any habits I might to let go of that I picked up from BJJ? For context, I have been doing BJJ for 8+ years now.
Edit: I don’t have wrestling experience. Am I doomed?