The Jedi are the spiritual successors to many esoteric martial traditions. The most obvious of these being the Samurai of Japan, and the Warrior Monks of the Shaolin Temple in China. Neither of these traditions are gone from this world, but they exist more as time capsules into the past. The Jedi Way sprang forth from these traditions, among others, to evolve to the new day. While we are no longer mere conglomerations of these smaller parts, many of their traditions hold great value, and so live on in the Jedi Budo Arts, Zenryoku-kai.
The first of these comes from the practices of the Japanese dojo. This site, it is a dojo of a sort, a Hall of the Way. This practice is called the Dojo Kun. These are a set of guidelines for the student to develop along their training, so that they may become more than just a person trained in combat. I have lived by these guidelines for the greatest part of my life. I have refined them over that time, and find them to be a perfect fit for the Jedi Budo Arts.
To practice respect, of self and others, at all times.
To train hard and never give up.
To know myself, so that I might overcome my weakness.
To seek violence only as a last resort.
To be humble in achieving my goals.
To keep a beginner’s mind: open, and willing to learn.
To compete with no one but myself.
To never give into fear.
To seek a stillness of my mind.
To always carry myself with honor.