YOU MUST BE FIT TO FIGHT

Here’s a quick thougt.   Everyone uses the same old quote, “it’s not about strength, it’s technique”.  Sure to a point.  However, techniques only take you so far.  The commercial dojo sells this.  Infact the whole country is selling this in one way or another.  What the whole country is selling is that you don’t have to work hard, be disciplined, or take years to realize a reward, you just have to have a positive attitude.   Keeping this large subject focused on martial arts and fitness,  I will talk about a personal experience first.  I just had a knee surgery.    I came thru it fine.   It hurt, the surgeon gave me some heavy pain killers.   He stated I wouldn’t be able to walk for atleast a week and then only with a crutch.   My thoughts are not ones of self pitty,  they are focused on combat.   What if I were attacked right after surgery, could I still defend myself?.     THE ANSWER IS YES.   BECAUSE OF MY TRAINING. I never took a pain pill thru all the pain.  I saw it as training.  How much could I endure.  What if I had to survive in the wild, no pain pills would be available.  Personally I would feel like a whimp if I had to rely on the pills.  

Technique that looks like no effort is put forth is something that takes many years to aquire.  What no one tells you is that during those years, you will become very strong and dense.   So it really does require strength after all.   YOu can’t eat the chips, not workout and rely solely on tech.

Here’s the difference.   In the commercial classes they teach self serving bullshit.  Ok so it looks good, but they do not teach anything for combat with injuries.   Long ago I started to focus on tech. that would last a lifetime.  These young rambos won’t accept that they will get old and their tech. won’t work in a few years.   Thru my training I was able to do most things for myself.  To get out of bed on my own, I used combatives techniques.  I used tactical rolls to get out of bed and balance to recover.   I used my training to modify my walk and use certain muscles and bone alignment to compensate my surgery.   I used independent movements and was able to keep my leg relaxed.   This is not taught in other places by the “grand masters”.  

On to fitness.   My workouts are hard.  I see these idiots at the gym using very light weight.  Many of these people are champions at local schools.  One guy tells me weekly about the competition he just won that week and the one he will win next week.   Yet they couldn’t keep up with me.   My leg was the problem so I will discuss my typical leg workout.

It starts with 100 squats.  Sets go from 8-10 reps until I reach 100.   I like to use 225 -275lbs.   Remember my knee was hurt and surgery was coming for over a year.   Then another 50 in a sanchin stance with lighter weight.   Then 10 sets of heavy leg curls and 10 sets of heavy extensions.   This takes about 2 hrs.  I like to finish off with some leg presses letting the sled go down so far that my knees are past my chest and to my lats.   I vary the width and hight of my feet.  Then 20 minutes of stretching and later that day alot of kicks.  

All of this if ok but it would be nothing without the conditioning.  I take leg kicks thru the week and beat my shins daily.   This strength and agility allowed me to compensate my injury.  

Now back to defense.  I teach cane fighting.   Not like you see in black belt magazine,  with the flashy tech.    Very real and affective.  I was on a cane because I needed it.  The flashy tech. are for someone who is not injured.  So really it’s just another kata like a staff.   What if you are shot and find a stick to lean on, can you still fight.?  SEe they don’t address real combat and real consequences.   I do.

I train my guys to fight with injury.   YOu can’t just give up if you are stabbed or shot up.  I know many of you say you do this,  but how real is your simulation?     Try to train hard next time you have a real injury.   If you pull some thing, don’t be a puzzy and take a break.  No , train harder and see how you do.   Try to fight with your tech. using only one hand or one leg.  Tie a large wieght around your waist and don’t rotate.   I bet Your great tech. are not so great now.  

Back to the gym.    Trainers praise thier clients for nothing.   Many are there for only 20 minutes and feel they got a great workout.  It all comes back to sacrifice.  There just isn’t enough time to workout, train to fight, and still go to the bars, beach, eat out, and all the other shit a truly disciplined person would give up for training.   YOu must train for your fight daily.   YOu can’t get in and out of the dojo or gym in an hr.    This short training is a hobby not a lifestyle. 

Last I will address mental fitness.   YOu must be willing to sacrifice and train your mind also.   I see adds all over promising the magic tech.   People are training in little shitholes and not in schools.   I love the shithole training.   That’s right get out of the commercial places.   The problem is,  the commercial gives rank and everyone stands on paper accomplishments.   The back yard guys don’t have the right training to begine with and feel they don’t need anyone.   So be careful who y0u train with.   I needed surgery because I had 2 guys fall on my knee.  I had a public class and this one guy was just there for fun.  Now I have a life long problem.   Be careful of the one who says he is offering the best training,  but he only has a few years under his belt and is the instructor.

Train in the darkest unappealing places you can,  as long as you are led by the right person.    It’s not where you train, it’s who train you.  

Work out hard and long.  Fighting requires durable muscles, quick bursts, longevity, and high tolerance for pain.   You must transform your body over years.   Daily ritual is the key, not once a week classes or steroid trainers.

I TOOK A SELF DEFENSE COURSE…I REALLY FEEL LIKE I CAN DEFEND MYSELF… IT GAVE ME CONFIDENCE

SO IN THAT ONE HOUR, IF THAT , YOU LEARNED

HOW TO TAKE ON ANY ONE WHO WOULD SEEK TO HURT YOU. I AM CONSIDERING GIVING UP PRIVATE SESSIONS. SURE IT’S GREAT MONEY, ON AVERAGE I MAKE MORE THAN MOST INSTRUCTORS, BUT THE KNOWLEDGE THAT CLIENTS WANT AND WHAT THEY WILL ACTUALLY LEARN IS SO FAR APART.

WHY DO MY CLIENTS PAY SO MUCH FOR A LESSON? SIMPLE. IT’S REAL. NO FLUFF, NO BULL, JUST VERY REAL TECH. WITH VERY REAL SCENARIOS. THESE ARE USUALLY PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCED. YET WITH ALL THE EXPERIENCE, THEY ARE LACKING THE FUNDIMENTAL EXPLERIENCE THAT IS PARAMOUNT TO TRAINING FOR THESE SITUATIONS.

CASE ONE:

THE WOMAN WHO IS AFRAID OF BEING RAPED, SHE WANTS TO LEARN HOW TO PREVENT THE RAPE, YET SHE IS NOT WILLING TO TALK ABOUT THE ACTUAL ACT ITSELF. SHE DOESNT’ WANT TO GET HURT TRAINING, SHE DOESN’T WANT ANY FOUL LANGUAGE, SHE IS NOT WILLING TO HAVE ANYONE BE ROUGH WITH HER AND ACTUALLY TRY TO TAKE HER CLOTHES OFF. MAYBE SHE EVEN HAS THE HUSBAND, WHO IS MOST LIKELY A DESK JOCKEY COME TO BE THE PARTNER AS HE CAN TOUCH HER ALL OVER. SO THIS FRUIT DOES HIS IMITATION OF THE RAPIST. THEY START LAUGHING AND CALL IT REALITY. SHE TRIES A COUPLE OF MOVES, SAYS THEY DON’T WORK, AND THEN, IN DESPERATION THEY BOTH RESOLVE THAT IT WILL PROBABLY NEVER HAPPEN AND IF IT DOES, SHE HAS SOME GOOD THINGS TO THINK ABOUT.

MY APPROACH IS TO FIRST EXPLAIN THAT THE PHYSICAL MOVES ARE NOT THAT IMPORTANT. IT’S THE MENTAL GAME. THEY HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THE VERY REAL WORDS AND ACTIONS SO THEY CAN BECOME FAMILIAR AND REALIZE THAT WORDS DON’T HURT YOU. SO MY VERY REAL APPROACH REQUIRES NOT ONLY PHYSICAL TRAINING BUT MENTAL FORTITUDE. OF COURSE THE FIRST TIME I USE ANY STRONG LANGUAGE, I KNOW THEY ARE OFFENDED. I HAVE READ A FEW REPORTS ON THIS ISSUE AND HAVE YET TO FIND THE GENTLEMAN RAPIST WHO USES PROPER ENGLISH.

PARDON MY DEAR BUT I WISH TO ENGAGE IN A SESSION OF INTERCOURSE WITH YOU IN A PRIVATE LOCATION. I HOPE IT WON’T INCONVENIENCE YOU OR CAUSE YOU TOO MUCH STRESS, AND I ASSURE YOU I WILL USE A CONDOM. MAY I ESCORT YOU.

YEAH THAT’S IT. THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS. YET THEY DON’T WANT TO EVEN ADMIT TO THE BRUTALITY AND MENTAL DAMAGE THEY WILL BE VICTIMS OF.

CASE 2;

THINGS ARE GETTING BAD EVERYWHERE, SO THE CLIENT WANTS TO LEARN TO USE A KNIFE. HE CAN AFFORD LESSONS, AND BEING SOMEONE OF CULTURE AND MONEY, OF COURSE HE HAS TRAINED WITH THE BEST. USUALLY HAS SOME BLACK BELT IN SOMETHING. KNOWS THE KATA.

OK TIME FOR INTERVIEW. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF THIS. HE STATES HE JUST WANTS TO BE ABLE TO FINISH OFF SOMEONE QUICKLY IF HE HAS TO. WHAT A BULLSHIT STATEMENT. OK SHOW ME WHAT YOU KNOW. NOW HE PULLS OUT HIS $500 AUTOMATIC, CUSTOM ENGRAVED KNIFE THAT NEVER HIT FLESH BEFORE, EXCEPT FOR WHEN HE CUT HIMSELF OPEN THE MAIL, AND SHOWS SOME SLASHES AND POKES, OF COURSE WTIH A LOT OF YELLING. OH YEAH, GREAT.

SO THE FIRST QUESTIONS THAT ALWAYS GETS THEM IS “WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT” THEY ASK, “WHAT”? WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT, WHAT IS THE SLASHING AND POKING? THEY EXPLAIN IT IS PART OF A SORT OF TORNADO ATTACK, BLADE WURLING EVERYWHERE, CUTTING ARTERIES, SLASHING TENDONS. OH TOO BRUTAL. SO WE BREAK IT DOWN, I ASK TO SEE THE FIRST CUT. SEEMS ALL OF THEM LEARN TO BLOCK A VERY WIDE, ONLY HAPPENS IN THE DOJO, HOOK PUNCH, THEY STOP IT WITH SOME KIND OF WEAK BLOCK THAT WOULD NEVER STOP A GIRL, AND THEN DO A SLASH TO THE ARM. OK EXPLAIN THAT.

OK, THEY START, I BLOCK THE ATTACK AND CUT THE BICEPT AND CUT THE TENDONS SO YOU CAN;’T MOVE, THEN I COME BACK WITH THE KNIFE AND STAAABBBB YOU IN THE NECK. YOUR DEAD. VERY GOOD, BUT I ASK HOW CAN YOU CONTINUE THE CUTTING MOTION WHEN YOU SAY YOU HAVE STABBED ME IN THE NECK? IS NOT THE BLADE NOW STUCK IN MY NECK. IT WILL ONLY COME OUT LIKE IT WENT IN, YOU CAN’T JUST KEEP PULLING ON IT. I ASK IF THEY HAVE EVER DONE THIS, AND THEY LOOK PUZZLED. THEY ASK IF I HAVE. I SAY YES. I HAVE PRACTICED ON FLESH. OH THE LOOK OF HORROR. I EXPLAIN THAT WHEN SOMEONE I KNOW SHOOTS A PIG OR DEER OR THEY BUTCHER LIVE STOCK, I TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE CUTTING FLESH. IT’S MUCH DIFFERENT THAN IN THE DOJO. ALOT OF BLOOD AND THE BLADE STICKS. THE BLOOD IS SLIPPERY THAN STICKY. IMAGINE IF THE PERSON IS SQUIRTING. THEY STOP ME STATING SOMETHING TO THE AFFECT OF THEY ARE GETTING SICK. I ASK IF THEY CANNOT EVEN THINK ABOUT THIS HOW CAN THEY DO IT. AFTER ALL THEY WANTED TO LEARN THIS. I ALSO ASK HOW GOOD THIER TECH. IS IF THEY EXPECT THE HOOK PUNCH TO JUST STAY THERE SUSPENDED WHILE THEY CUT THE ARM UP. GUESS IT REALLY WOULDN’T HURT OR THE BAD GUY WOULD MOVE.

SO WHAT IS THE ANSWER. FOR MOST THEY ARE JUST CONCERNED WITH MONEY. FOR ME I AM CONCERNED WITH REPUTATIONS AND THE MORAL OBLIGATION TO TRAIN SOMEONE RIGHT AND NOT LET THEM HAVE A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY THAT MAY COST THEM THIER LIFE. I ASK THEM IF THEY EVER KNEW A MURDERER. THEY USUALLY SAY NO. I ASK WHAT THEY THINK A KILLER IS. :”SOMEONE WHO KILLS SOMEONE ELSE” YES BUT ISN’T SOMEONE WHO AIDS IN THE MURDER OF SOMEONE ALSO A KILLER? THEY ARE AT LEAST AN ACCESSORY. SURE THEY HEARD OF THAT. SO I SAY, : YOU DO KNOW A KILLER OR AT LEAST AN ACCESSORY TO THE MURDER. ” THEY DON’T GET IT. I TELL THEM THE INSRCUTOR WHO MADE YOU BELEIVE THAT YOUR TECH. WOULD MOST CERTAINLY WORK. THAT INSTRUCTOR WHO LET YOU LEAVE FEELING THAT YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO PRACTICE DAILY, NEVER GAVE YOU THE RIGHT INFO, NEVER ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED IT , NEVER USED IT, AND NEVER CARED ABOUT YOU, ONLY YOUR MONEY, THAT;’S A KILLER. YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN MARKED.

WHAT IS WRONG WTIH EVERYONE. YOU SEE IT IN THE SCHOOLS AND THE GYMS. A TRAINER TELLS SOME FAT LAZY SLOB THEY ARE DOING JUST FINE WITH THOSE 2 1/2 DUMBELLS. THERE IS A MORAL OBLIGATION TO BE HONEST AND REAL WITH PEOPLE. NO THOSE AREN’T HEAVY ENOUGH. BUT THEY WANT THE MONEY AND THE CLIENTS USUALLY JUST WANT SOMEONE TO TELL THEM IT’S OK TO FAIL. THEY KNOW THIS CRAP DOESN’T WORK, BUT IT’S EASIER TO HIDE AND BELIEVE YOU DID ALL YOU COULD. “THE GUY I TOOK LESSONS FROM WAS A GRAND MASTER= OH HE’S GOOD” I WANNA SEE SCARS NOT CERTIFICATES. THE PAPER DOESN’T MEAN CRAP, THE SCAR SAYS EXPERIENCE. IF YOU WANT TO LEARN KNIFE FIGHTING , YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE CUT. YOU HAVE TO AT LEAST BE ABLE TO HEAR IT FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS. IF YOU CAN’T PLAY BASEBALL WITHOUT HITTING THE BALL AND CATCHING IT, YOU CAN’T DRIVE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE WHEEL. AND SO ON, HOW CAN YOU KNIFE FIGHT IF YOU NEVER USE A REAL KNIFE. AND IF YOU DO, EVENTUALLY YOU WILL GET A NICK.

BETTER LEARN TO FIGHT WITH YOUR HANDS, THE END IS NEAR

LET’S NOT HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT GUN RIGHTS. PERSONALLY I THINK WE ARE ENTITLED TO OWN FIREARMS. THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH THE LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF THE GUNS, IT’S WITH THE OFFENDERS.

ARE THERE PEOPLE WHO HAVE GUNS THAT SHOULDN’T

ABSOLUTELY

ARE BAD THINGS DONE WITH GUNS

HELL YEAH

BUT GIVEN THE ALTERNATIVE OF THE LAW ABIDING CITIZEN

NOT BEING ABLE TO LEGALLY OWN A FIREARM, WILL I WOULD RATHER HAVE THINGS THE WAY THEY ARE

WHY ATTACK THE PROBLEMS BY TRYING TO GET THE GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO ARE NOT OFFENDERS.

WHY NOT PUNISH THE OFFENDERS VERY SERVERELY

I SEE LIFE AS A JOURNEY OF CONSEQUENCES.

DO THE RIGHT THING AND GET THE RIGHT RESULTS

IF I HAVE A BROKEN PIPE SPILLING WATER I DON’T GET RID OF THE PIPES, I FIX THE LEAK

TOO MANY CRIMINALS JUST LAUGH IN THE COURTS AND SEE JAIL AS A BADGE.

THE GUY IN TEXAS HAS THE RIGHT IDEA

THOSE INMATES DON’T WANT TO GO BACK

SO HERE IT IS.

NO MATTER WHAT WE DO , IT SEEMS WE CAN’T FIGHT THE BLEEDING HEARTS THAT HATE GUNS, WHICH BY THE WAY ARE THE REASON WE HAVE OUR FREEDOMS,

GUNS NOT THE BLEEDING HEARTS

SO WHETHER YOU WANT A GUN OR NOT, IF YOU THINK WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO OWN THEM OR NOT,

ONE THING IS CLEAR. THE NUMBERS DON’T LIE

EVEN IF YOU WANT GUN CONTROL, YOU WILL BE A VICTIM

IT’S JUST A FACT. WHEN CITIZENS DON’T HAVE MEANS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES, CRIME GOES UP

THE JERKS ROBBING YOU REALLY DON’T CARE ABOUT HONOR, THEY WILL ATTACK THE EASIEST TARGET

RIGHT NOW THEY DON’T REALLY KNOW WHO WILL SHOOT THEM. SO EVEN IF YOU DON’T HAVE A GUN OR DON’T THINK

ANYONE ELSE SHOULD, YOU ARE STILL ENJOYING A CERTAIN

AMOUNT OF PROTECTION… THE CRIMINAL DOESN’T KNOW YOUR BELIEF AND THINKS YOU MAY SHOOT BACK

ONCE THEY ARE SURE WE, THE LAW ABIDING PEOPLE,

DON’T HAVE GUNS, WE ALL WILL BECOME PREY

IT’S A SHAME THAT THE CRIMES WITH GUNS ARE HAPPENING.

AGAIN THE POINT OF THIS SITE IS THE WEAKNESS OF THE COUNTRY

IF PEOPLE HAD TO WORK HARDER AND HAD MORE PRIDE IN SELF RELIANCE, ALOT OF THIS WOULDN’T BE HAPPENING.

THESE PEOPLE ARE WEAK

YOU DIDN’T SEE THIS YEARS AGO WHEN MORE POEPLE HAD FIREARMS. TIMES WERE HARDER AND PEOPLE HAD MORE PRIDE AND INTEGRITY. FAMILIES STOOD BY EACHOTHER

FACT – GUN BANS ARE COMING

FACT= CRIME WILL GO UP

JUST LOOK AT WASHINGTON, CRIME WENT DOWN INSTANTLY A

AS SOON AS THE GUN BAN WAS LIFTED.

CRIMINALS ARE COWARDS.

SO PREPARE NOW AND LEARN SOME HAND TO HADN

IT LITERALLY IS A LIFE AND DEATH DECISION

WHAT A SHAME

WHAT AN EMBARRASSSSMENT FOR THE COUNTRY

IF VIOLENCE IS NOT THE ANSWER, WHAT IS WHEN SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HURT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO LAZY TO WORK

TOO BAD THIS BAN WILL LIMIT SELF DEFENSE TO THOSE WHO ARE IN GOOD PHYSICAL SHAPE AND YOUNG.

WHEN AGE SETS IN, YOU CAN’T TAKE ON THOSE YOUNG PUNKS ANYMORE.

ATLEAST WITH A FIREARM, YOU COULD HAVE A CHANCE

NOW TOO BAD IF YOU HAVE ACHES AND DON’T MOVE TO FAST

MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST PUT A SIGN ON THE DOOR

DON’T RING OR KNOCK, VICTIM IS SLEEPING

PLEASE KILL ME QUICKLY, THE MONEY IS ON THE TAPBEL

HOW MANY BLACK BELTS DO YOU NEED?

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.

techniques vs. mindset

all the techniques in the world will be useless when needed if you don’t train your mind.

you train 3 days weekly. someone throws a punch and you block it. you deliver a screaming punch to their mid section. you are deadly

bull, you are in a very controlled environment. you know your partner is not going to hurt you. as much as you practice, you are not training your mind.

you go to class and expect certain things to happen. you will not be ready when someone sucker puches you. you train to block not to recieve.

as part of your “real” training, do you ever take the hit to get used to what it will feel like? do you ever have someone attack you like Kato when you are tired and not expecting it.? if you are training for reality, you must train in reality. you must train the fear you will experience. you must really think about the consequences of your actions if you fail

why do so many dojos teach the one step defenses. watch the police tapes on tv. attacks are very violent, non stopping, brutal, and surprising. no thought for collateral damage.

unless you are studying an art for the sake of the art, lets take lessons from the military. you must be able to deliver when the need is there, you won’t have time to stretch, warm up, or do it over. no matter how much skill you have, you will fail if you can’t take the hits.

practice more on taking the hits and continuing than on blocking.

it’s not reality that you will block the hits and just deliver your strikes with killing power

make sure you train your body for strength. go to a gym- don’t be lazy

riding your bike isn’t a fight

hit , hit , hit. if you pull your punches you are training to pull them in a fight. you must let your brain know what it is like to hit with power

hit moving targets

if you are too tender to take hits. don’t fight

remember that at ther very least, you will get a shove punch

at the very most you will die

you must be willing to accept that if you stick your finger up or say anything to escalate the mood, a coward may shoot you or stab you,

maybe, it is a real possibility,….

but…

on thing is for sure,

no one will bow to you, touch gloves, or stop hitting, stabbing, or shooting you when you tap out

you will just be entertainment for the bystanders

….. unless your have a personal ref. you keep handy and the criminal knows the rules

if violence is not the answer than why to we call the law?

So many times people say that violence is not the answer. No , many times it is not. However in the few cases where you have exhausted reason and someone wants to harm you, violence is the only answer.

Scenario: you are in line at the movies, the group of punks start insulting your wife. You ignore them and finally after many taunts you ask them to stop. They reply with warnings of your impending “ass kicking”. Seeing that you are taking the approach of “violence is not the answer” they quickly capitalize on this moment and start to grab your wife. of course no one else will get involved. If you maintain your view you will just have to wait for someone else to help you. If you engage them, what training to you have to ensure your survival.?

So, taking your passive approach you call the manager who probably has never seen a gym before. If he cannot control them, he calls the law.

Though someone may say they feel violence is never right, when they are in danger and feel threatened, they wait for someone else to respond with the same violence they absolutely see no need for.

When the law arrives, these same punks will either comply or not. if they do, it is only out of the threat of violence from the officer. If they do not, violence will be dispensed until the threat has be neutralized.

So why is violence the answer for only a few select people?

TRAINING, TRAINING, TRAINING

If you are not trained you will make things worse. The officer has more power than the rest of us to enforce civility. But if that officer is not there, what will you do if you are not trained?

Everyone waits for someone else to solve thier problems, from a leaky faucet to saving thier lives. This country was founded on self reliance and it looks like we are losing it. At least be able to defend yourself, if you can’t fix a leaky faucet.

Taking a self defense class cannot prepare you for the reality of what the criminal has in store for you.

you must understand the mindset of those who want to hurt you, or at the very least take advantage of you. If you deny that humans are in fact evil beings, you will not be able to prepare yourself for your own survival.

you must first admit that you can be a victim before you can train to prevent it. You must understand what others will do to you without hesitation, if you are to defend against it.

if you don’t agree, please don’t reply with lectures

thanks

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this site is for a frank discussion about staying safe and the reality of criminals. what works in the dojo isn’t fool proof on the street.

this is just my point of view.  if you don’t agree, please don’t send lectures for replies. just don’t read any more.

reality is not easy to accept.  the less people know the safer they feel

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