ed ▁into ▁his ▁Paris ian ▁do jo ▁Japanese ▁master s , ▁including ▁I so y ama . ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Nor o ▁Mas am ichi ▁died . ▁ ▁An ▁ever ▁evol ving ▁creation ▁▁ ▁Since ▁its ▁creation , ▁Kin om ichi ® ▁has ▁known ▁ 3 ▁phases ▁and ▁Mas am ichi ▁Nor o ▁continues ▁to ▁tell ▁his ▁students ▁that ▁his ▁art ▁is ▁ever ▁evol ving . ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁were ▁character ized ▁by ▁foc using ▁the ▁work ▁on ▁sens itivity , ▁on ▁a ▁correct ▁and ▁relax ed ▁post ure , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁body ▁as ▁an ▁instrument ▁of ▁per ception ▁of ▁the ▁self , ▁others ▁and ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁ 9 0 s ▁acc ented ▁the ▁orientation ▁of ▁the ▁ki ▁and ▁organized ▁the ▁movement ▁to ▁initi ate ▁from ▁the ▁ground . ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁opened ▁onto ▁a ▁period ▁where ▁the ▁technical ▁rich ness ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁studied ▁in ▁different ▁degrees ▁of ▁speed , ▁difficulty ▁and ▁freedom . ▁Each ▁level ▁is ▁seen ▁not ▁as ▁inferior ▁to ▁the ▁one ▁that ▁follows ▁but ▁like ▁a ▁path way ▁to ▁that ▁which ▁comes ▁next , ▁like ▁a ▁call ▁to ▁advance . ▁Mas am ichi ▁Nor o ▁acc ents ▁the ▁heart , ▁sh in ▁ 心 , ▁in ▁particular . ▁To ▁date , ▁he ▁has ▁created ▁access ▁to ▁his ▁art ▁through ▁the ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁breath , ▁ki ▁ 気 . ▁He ▁dem ands , ▁at ▁the ▁highest ▁level , ▁that ▁the ▁ki ▁be