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小澤博先生:我以外,皆我師。

底下是我於 2009 年 12 月時在雅虎奇摩部落格裡寫的文章,前兩天,透過臉書的回憶連結浮現出來,引起一些討論。 謝謝 文武堂陳泰成館長 當初引薦我與 小澤博先生 認識,並 獲得他「我以外,皆我師」的親筆簽名 。也謝謝陳館長在臉書上回應了這篇舊文。 最後還要謝謝遠在美國的 David Pan 將此文譯為英文,方便我與道館學生或其他外國劍友分享此文。我也很欣賞 David 提出「試劍者」與「練劍者」的差別,言簡意賅! * 小澤博 先生 :我以外,皆我師。 Wareigai Minagawashi 日本劍道老師強不強?  Is the kendo sensei from Japan “strong”? 每次,只要有日本的劍道老師來訪,總會引發「這些老師強不強?」的問題。 Every time we get a visiting sensei from Japan, we inevitably get the question, “Is the sensei strong?” 此次小澤老師來訪,自然也不例外。 Naturally, it was no different when Ozawa Sensei came to visit us this time. 對此,引發我一個簡單的想法希望分享:「老師」與「選手」不一樣。 There’s a simple perspective I would like to share regarding this matter: “sensei” and “senshu (active competitor)” are not the same thing. 與「選手」稽古,或許應該要比個輸贏、高下, When you practice with a “senshu” (someone who is actively training to compete), perhaps it makes sense to treat the practice like a shiai where you win or lose. 但與「老師」稽古,比較大的重心應該是放在稽古過程中或結束後,可以學到甚麼東西。 But when you practice with a sensei, the focus should really be o