In my personal experience, any essay that starts with a martial arts (or zen) analogy usually brings in a lot of touchy-feely arguments. And it seems this is no

In my personal experience, any essay that starts with a martial arts (or zen) analogy usually brings in a lot of touchy-feely arguments. And it seems this is no exception. (Considering the historical retconning the Japanese like to do, I wonder how valid that "ancient" distinction is anyway).