Senshin (先心) means the purified spirit and enlightened mind. It is the fifth element of the karate and budo spirit every karateka should cultivate and strive for. In his monthly column Shotokan EssenceThomas D. McKinnon examines how Senshin is related to the other four budo spirit and how one can achieve it.
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