I guess I could be guilty of all those things. I will certainly place DEFENSE at the top of my martial arts list. I’ll talk about the UFC and NHB – thought I don’t know tons about them – they intrest me because they are considered a top forum for fighters, and I want to be a top fighter, excuse me, but kicker. I don;t want to fight, just beat these men badly.
OK, so where was I. The Chinese, love them. I would cosnider myself a Doaist is a Doaist would consider such a thing. I was introduced into Chinese philosophy early, I began studying Isshin-Ryu at four. I had the weapons, the books, the movies, the scrolls, the chopsticks – all of it. I was a ninja for Halloween howm many times as a kid? Dann, who could remember?
But knives? I love them. Love swords too. Wish I had a gun. It must be great to have a gun and feel all powerful the way God must feel when he’s holding a gun (Simpsons)
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But really, I do’t look so deeply into these things. It’s a forum, I’,m at work and killing some slow time. Actually going to be here late so getting some free time in.
As for anti-gov. I know I’ve been accused of this. It’s really not that I’m anti government, but pro freedom of independant thought. Here goes an example, get ready to write back all ****ed: “I would not call men who were willing to fly into a building killing themsleves cowards.” I wrote that. No one has to agree with me, I’m not representing a style or anything, just my own thoughts. I live this country but I’m wise enough to know that more than afew people around the world are hurting because of our actions – some would call them selfish, others maybe even gready. Is that anti-governemnt, or pro human being. I consider myself a man before an American. As a man I have certain principles: honesty, honor, and accountability. When one of our bombs go awry, I do not think collateral damage, I think, some one’s poor father, mother, sister, brother, just got killed by us. This happens a lot. It’s not good. I guess it could be called bad then.
Anyway, we are all people here, not personifications of a favorite kung fu movie monk. We are diverse, bring our own individual backgrounds.
What’s imoprtant is that we keep the MA discussios real. With said said, your spiritual development rests on your shoulders. not your sifus. As an adult, or I’d say anyone over 15, you should be thinking about your place in this thing we call life. What power do you have? Do you have a say over what happens to you? Or are we subject to the wind, vulnerable.
Me personally, I’d argue both. I believe we can shape our lives like we can shape our thoughts BUT soemtimes … well, sometimes things happen. My mother died young, lost lots of friends. In hind sight, I’m a better person for it .. but this is not the place or venue for that, that is personal, just like the other spiritual aspects. Fighting is something concrete that can be discussed.
Sun Tzu said War can be mastered because it can be analyzed, measured, calculated. I agree with him.
I for one do not like the idea of war or violence but because it is unavoidable, or at least has been the entire natural history of our planet all the way down to ants (they’ve been warring for millenia) I want to acquaint myself with it. I had a karate class mate murdered when I was a kid. He had his head opened by a pipe and then run over by a van. Violence is real, and like most real things that are not pretty people want to tuck them away. If its not there and we don’t talk about it maybe it will go away. Wrong. When you become aquainted with soemthing you become familiar with it, which removes the fear angle, and then you can be moved to proper action.
My two cents: ping ping
