
LET ME START OFF WITH…. THIS IS JUST MY VIEW BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE. MAYBER THE REST OF THE COUNTRY IS HELD TO A HIGHER STANDARD. HOWEVER, IF THIS OFFENDS YOU, THEN IT SHOULD. YOU ARE ONE OF THE WEAK.
THAT BEING SAID, THIS IS REALLY ABOUT SOCIETY AND NOT DOJOS IN PARTICULAR.
IT’S NOT QUANTITY BUT QUALITY. HOW MANY SPECIAL FORCES UNITS DO YOU HAVE TO BELONG TOO? SOUNDS PRETTY STUPID, IF YOU WERE ABLE TO MAKE JUST ONE, THAT IS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. WHY IS IT SO SPECIAL? ONE REASON THAT SOCIETY HAS LOST SIGHT OF,…..
IT’S ONLY SPECIAL BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE MAKES IT!!!!!!!
BACK IN THE DAYS OF THE BLACK AND WHITE TV AND NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, MARTIAL ARTS WAS QUITE DIFFERENT. I REMEMBER MANY TORTURE TESTS CALLED CLASS. I DIDN’T GET DROPPED OF IN MY UNIFORM AND PLAY GAMES. MY MOTHER OR FATHER HAD TO BE THERE. I WENT IN WITH A BAG AND CHANGED. THE BELT WAS REPSECTED, UNIFORM CLEAN, AND ALOT OF RESPECT WAS SHOWN FOR ADULTS. I SEE KIDS ALL OVER NOW, RUNNING AROUND WITH THIER BLACK BELTS ON. THEY BUMP YOU AT THE STORE AND SIT IN RESTAURANTS WHINING WITH THIER BELTS AND UNIFORMS ON. AND YET MOMMY AND DADDY IF THERE IS A DADDY, BRAG ABOUT THIS. “OH BILLY REALLY WORKS HARD ON HIS FORMS” HOW BOUT TEACHING BILLY ABOUT LIFE AND MAKING THE KID SIT THERE AND BEHAVE.
MARTIAL ARTS IS NOT FOR FIGHTING, IT’S FOR LIVING
NOW MAYBE THEY ARE THE MOST TALENTED KIDS ON THE PLANET, BUT…. WHO CAN THEY BEAT UP {FOR THE SCHOOLS THAT BOAST THIER 8 YEAR OLD CAN TAKE AN ADULT} AND WHO CAN THEY TEACH WHEN LITERACY HAS NOT EVEN PROVEN TO WORTHY OF A “C” IN ENGLISH CLASS?
NOW I’M NOT INSULTING EVERY CHILD AND SCHOOL. MERELY POINTING OUT THE FACT THAT KIDS HAVE ALOT OF BLACK BELTS ON THEM THESE DAYS. IT ONLY TAKES A COUPLE OF YEARS IN MOST SCHOOLS. I ONLY KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON IN MY NECK OF THE WOODS SO I CAN ONLY SPEAK FROM MY EXPERIENCE. MAYBE IT’S DIFFERENT IN OTHER AREAS.
WHAT DO THEY GET FOR THEIR RANK? THEY GET A BELT.
WHAT DID WE GET BACK IN THE DAY OF THE RABBIT EARS ANT.?
WE GOT DISCIPLINE. PLAIN AND SIMPLE. YOU GOT IT IN THE DOJO, NEVER DID I CALL AN INSTRUCTOR OR SENIOR BY NAME. YOU GOT IT AT HOME, YOU GOT IN SCHOOL, {NOTHING WORSE THAN AN OLD NUN WITH ALOT OF PENT UP SEXUAL FRUSTRATION BEATING YOU WITH A STICK- AND THEY WERE PRETTY UGLY TOO}
YOU GOT IT EVERYWHERE. WHY I COULDN’T EVEN GO ON THE NEIGHBORS LAWN- IF HE CAUGHT ME HE WOULD GIVE IT ME. THEN AGAIN WHEN MY PARENTS FOUND OUT.
WHAT DID DISCIPLINE OF THIS MAGNITUDE PRODUCE?
SUCCESS. WE DIDN’T HAVE TO “TELL”, WE TOOK A BEATING OR GAVE IT. WE STOOD UP FOR THE LITTLE GUY. WE LEARNED TO DO FOR OURSELVES AND SEE IT AS A WEAKNESS IF WE COULDN’T. MANY TIMES I WAS HUNGRY WITH NO MONEY IN MY POCKET. I JUST SAT THERE WITH FRIENDS WHILE THEY INDULGED ON A STEAK. HOW SHAMEFUL IF THEY HAD TO PAY FOR ME.
NOW YOU SEE THESE SPARRING CLASSES WITH MORE PADS THAN A THE FEMININE SECTION AT WALMART. SURE PADS ARE GREAT FOR PROTECTION, BUT DON’T CLAIM “REAL” TRAINING IF YOU TAKE MODERATE BLOWS ON HUGE PADS. CLAIM IT FOR WHAT IT IS.
YOU DON’T SEND TROOPS IN IF THEY NEVER SHOT THE GUNS THEY CARRY OR NEVER KNEW A COLD, WET, HUNGRY, SLEEPY PATROL. ARE THEY GOING TO YELL “TIME OUT’ AND HAVE A BREAK?
WHEN I WAS A KID THE ONLY PAD WE HEARD ABOUT WAS THE ONE SOMEONE MOVED INTO- FOR ALL YOU YOUNGER ONES, A PAD WAS THE APARTMENT/
SO WHAT ARE THESE KIDS AND ADULTS WHO FOLLOW THE SAME PATH LEARNING? THEY ARE LEARNING THAT THEY REALLY DON’T HAVE TO TRY TOO HARD TO SUCCEED. THEY ARE LEARNING THAT THEY ARE PART OF A GROUP THAT ACCEPTS THEM AND IS VERY POSITIVE ABOUT THIER ABILITIES. NO INSULTS, NO LET DOWNS, NO DISGRACE.
I’M SURE I JUST PISSED OF A MAJORITY OF THE READERS
WELL, IT’S ALL PERCEPTION. SOME PEOPLE GO TO THE GYM AND RIDE THE BIKE. THEY FEEL THEY ARE REALLY HITTING IT HARD. THAT’S THIER PERCEPTION.
SOME SPEND AN HOUR ON LIGHT WIEGHTS, THEY SAY THEY ARE REALLY DOIN’ IT OLD SCHOOL
THEY ALL PERCEIVE SOMETHING GREAT. THE KEY IS- WHAT IS THE REALITY. FOR ME IT’S ALMOST 4 HRS DAILY AND ALOT OF WIEGHT
FOR THE DOJO, MOST FEEL “DOING MARTIAL ARTS” IS THE HARD CORE PATH. I SUPPOSE WHEN YOU ARE USED TO EATING PRIME RIB, THE T-BONE ISN’T VERY GOOD, BUT YOU NEVER HAD PRIME RIB AND ARE USED TO EATING THE CHEAPEST ASS CUTS, MAN THAT T-BONE IS THE BEST.
SO THE QUOTE HERE, YOU CANNOT APPRECIATE THE GOOD UNLESS YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED THE VERY BAD.
HOW DO THEY KNOW WHAT HARD TRAINING IS WHEN THEY ONLY HAVE THIS LAZY STANDARD OF SOCIETY, YES SOCIETY, TO USE AS A GUAGE. ACCORDING TO MOST OF THEIR PEERS, THEY REALLY ARE PRETTY HARD CORE.
SURE IT’S EASY TO HAVE 5 OR 6 BLACKBELTS
NO ONE HAS TO SPEND 20 SOMETHING YEARS IN A SYSTEM ANYMORE TO ACHIEVE MENKYO KAIDEN {LICENSE TO TEACH}
EVERYONE IS OPENING MMA SCHOOLS AND TAE KWON DO BABYSITTING - WHEN YOU HAVE A BILL TO PAY, YOU TAKE ANYONE WITH MONEY.
BACK IN THE DAY, YOU GOT THROWN OUT IF YOU DIDN’T CUT IT- IT WAS NOT ABOUT MONEY AND EVERYONE BEING EQUAL
SO I RUN INTO PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THIER WAY TO THIER PROFESSIONAL FIGHTING CAREER. THEY TELL ME ABOUT THE BLACK BELT IN WHAT EVER. “I USE JIU JITSU FOR GROUD, THAI FOR STANDUP”, THIS FOR THAT AND SO ON.
AND WHEN DID JIU JISTU BECOME BRAZILLIAN ANYWAY? NOT KNOCKING THE STYLE, IT’S JUST THAT JIU JISTU IS JAPANESE AND THE BRAZILLIAN FOUNDER TOOK A SPECIALIZED AREA AND MADE IT HIS OWN. OK I GET THAT, BUT IT AMAZES ME THAT MANY PRACTIONERS OF THE ART DON’T KNOW WHERE IT COMES FROM OR HOW THE FOUNDER CAME TO STUDY JAPANESE JIU JITSU. MAYBE WE SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO STUDY AND ART, YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ITS HERITAGE, FOUNDERS, AND WHAT THEY DID TO GET THERE.
ANYWAY….
BUT THEY NEVER TOOK THE FULL RIDE WITH ANY OF THEM. CROSS TRAINING IS GREAT ONCE YOU HAVE MASTERED SOMETHING, BUT IT REQUIRES MANY YEARS OF THE SAME SOMETHING.
NOW THESE “MASTERS” HAVE ALOT OF NUMBERS WITH THIER TITLE
EVERYONE IS IN SOMETHING
I LONG FOR THE OLD DAYS WHEN IT MEANT MORE THAN JUST FIGHTING.
SO FOR YOU OLD TIMERS WHO ONLY HAVE ONE BLACK BELT OR MAYBE JUST A A BROWN, I SALUTE YOU, I BET YOU PUT MORE INTO YOUR MIDDLE RANK THAN THESE NEW PLAYERS DO ON THIER BLACK BELTS.
SOCIETY HAS BECOME TOO SOFT. IT’S THE TREND. IT GOES BACK TO THEME OF THIS SITE,
WE FOUNDED THIS COUNTRY ON BEING INDEPENDANT, YET EVERYONE IS DEPENDANT ON SOMEONE ELSE FOR EVERYTHING. CALL THE PLUMBER FOR THE LEAK, GET THE LAWN CUT, HAVE SOMEONE DO THE CLEANING, IT JUST GOES ON AND ON. SURE THE OTHER COUNTRIES OWN US NOW, THEY WANT TO WORK. I WONDER HOW MANY ARE ON WELFARE OVER THERE…. WELL THAT’S ANOTHER POST
I DON’T WANT TO HAVE TO WEAR A SEAT BELT. I RIDE A HARLEY WITHOUT ONE , WHY CAN’T A RIDE IN A CAR WITHOUT ONE?
I UNDERSTAND THE POLITICS, BUT WHY DO WE HAVE TO PAY FOR OTHERS SHORTCOMINGS? I WOULD ACCEPT THAT MY CHOICE OF NOT HAVING SAFETY DEVICES WOULD EXCLUDE ME FROM BENEFITS. OTHER GROUPS SHOULD TOO.
I CAN’T GET MEDICAL HELP BECAUSE IT COSTS TOO MUCH. I KNOW THIS SO I WORK OUT , WATCH WHAT I EAT AND SO ON. WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LAZY TERD WHO WON’T SUPPORT THEMSELVES AND USE THE AMBULANCE AS A TAXI.
WEELLLLL THAT’S ANOTHER POST.
IN CONCLUSION, A BLACK BELT IS THE BEGINNING NOT THE END.
EVERYONE IS TOO WRAPPED UP IN THE RANK AND NOT THE PERSON
IT’S MORE ABOUT THE JOURNEY AND WHO YOU BECOME THAN THE BELT
IF YOU ARE IN A SPORT SCHOOL, CALL IT THAT, IF YOU ARE IN A SPRITUAL SCHOOL, CALL IT THAT TOO. IF YOU ARE IN A COMBAT SCHOOL, CALL IT THAT. BUT DON’T SPARR WITH A MATRESS ON YOU AND CALL IT TRUE COMBAT!
DON’T TRY TO KILL YOUR CLASS MATE AND AND CALL IT THE OLD CODE OF BUSHIDO
DON’T SPEND A COUPLE OF YEARS SOMEWHERE AND CALL IT A HARD PATH.
JUST MY VIEW FROM MY LITTLE TINY CORNER HERE, IF YOU HAVE BEEN OFFENDED, THEN THIS MUST APPLY TO YOU. PLEASE DON’T SEND A LECTURE DEFENDING YOUR POSITION. JUST DON’T READ MY VIEWS. PERFECT EXAMPLE. IF YOU HAVE THAT MUCH TIME THAT YOU WANT TO SET ME STRAIGHT, MAYBE YOU SHOULD BE AT THE GYM WORKING THOSE LITTLE STRING ARMS.
IF YOU AGREE AND LONG FOR THE OLD DAYS, WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
NOW OFF TO THE GYM AND INTO THE PUBLIC.
WHAT MAGNIFICENT BEING WILL I RUN INTO TODAY THAT WILL ENLIGHTEN ME WITH THE SECRET OF LIFE.