The Master's Kicking Guide, Ki Training For Speed Fighting

[Guest guest]

In my experience, bullies tend to be clever cowards. My daughter gets bullied and then gets into trouble at school for defending herself. My wife and I have told her to be clever about it next time.

 

I often see violence portrayed as OK (we must be sorry for the perpetrators because it wasn't their fault, they're victims of society, blah blah blah as Doc would say). But force, ah, that's bad (we mustn't use force to protect ourselves from the perpetrators, because it wasn't their fault, they're victims of society, blah blah blah).

 

I suspect that *all* successful politicians are clever cowards. IMO, they get their kicks from power games because their egos are so small, they need power to maintain their illusory self-esteem. Consider any politician (Zimbabwe's Mugabe, North Korea's Kim, etc) who has destroyed an entire country just to feed his power-lust.

 

Politicians love the middle-class, because they have too much to lose by stirring the pot, and too little to gain. They make good voters, good taxpayers, bad thinkers. They spend money on "stuff", get into debt, and depend on the politicians to give them illusory succour for their stupidity.

 

Watch children brought up with the ethic that they must be protected at any cost. I even know one mother that doesn't allow her daughter to go on swings and roundabouts in case she gets hurt. God knows what the poor thing will grow up into. I've allowed my children to climb, jump, run - and fall - in places and at ages where other parents have been aghast. When my children fall and cry, I teach them how to pick themselves up and brush themselves off. Other parents pick their kids up for them. My children have, well, a child-like confidence in their abilities and sometimes get frustrated with their wimpier friends. They also know that falling down is part of learning.

 

I agree with Doc that we grow stronger through adversity, though it has to be tempered with a sense of ethics and boundaries. I'll happily thump a thief who should know better, but I'll never take advantage of someone just because I can.

 

Blessings,

 

Paddy

[Guest guest]

--- docspeed2001 <docspeed2001 wrote:

> Some type of adversity is necessary for growth, for

> learning, for the evolution of the spirit.

 

" That which does not kill me makes me stronger. "

 

--Nietzsche

 

 

 

 

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What's interesting is that I grew up in a neighborhood full of the

worst predators and bullys. Boys girls, it didn't matter. I don't

know what the difference is between me and those who got bullied

because there were a lot who did get bullied and beat up and picked

on and the majority of us who didn't. I'm wondering if there is a

predator and a prey mindset at work here. I got along with most

people where I grew up....maybe has to do with the law of

attraction? How we project ourselves?

 

There was this one time...this boy came up to me in the fifth grade

and said that so and so said that I had said something nasty about

his brother. I said that's strange because I don't know your

brother, (someone had set us up). He ignored what I said then told

me he was going to kick my butt. He shoved me hard.

 

In defense I punched him in his stomach twice and watched him double

over and roll to the ground holding his stomach. End of fight. I

surprised him, and it probably looked pretty bad to all the

spectators that a skinny girl had beaten up a boy bigger than she

was. I give my thanks to my big brother who taught me how to fight

and fend for myself.

 

Anyway, the two of us got sent to the principal's office and while we

were waiting there we found ourselves siting there laughing our heads

off about the whole thing and we made up and were good friends after

that. How do you explain that? Strange but true....

 

Interesting discussion...

Lori

[Guest guest]

Last night, for the first time in a LONG time I asked for help using the

three vids method. Today, I felt the urge to finally open all the posts

from this group and come back out of the woodwork and into the foreground.

 

Depending on how I look at things, life is really shite and stressful at the

moment OR it is full of challenges and I just get to show what I am made

of.....am I a coward or otherwise?

 

Cris - the guy who is getting back to his feet after a summer spent with the

sofa cushion over his head/treading water or whichever other metaphor takes

your fancy.

-

" docspeed2001 " <docspeed2001

 

Friday, June 24, 2005 11:32 AM

" The Master's Kicking Guide " , " Ki

Training For Speed Fighting "

 

 

> , " James R.

> Knippenberg " <erommel@e...> wrote:

>

>> Basically, one side is saying that kids that bully Should be a

> part of a

>> childs education and no rules to stop bullying should be made.

> Why?

>> Because those who were bullied around, grew up mentally stronger.

> and

>> without such hard knox lessons....We would be a a Nations of

>> Wimps....and is explained in her book, A Nation Under Therapy.

>

> When I was in the 5th grade I antagonized another kid by being a

> smart mouth.

>

> We were playing baseball, and when I turned away from him, he hit me

> in the back of the head with a baseball bat.

>

> Unfortunately for him, he didn't commit himself to his strike, so I

> just turned around, knocked him to the ground...

>

> ...sat on his stomach with my knees on his arms pinning him there,

> while I proceeded to knock the holy snot out of him...

>

> ...at least until I was pulled off of him by a teacher...marched

> into the principle's office, and the principle promply told

> me, " John, don't be a bully! " ...

>

> This was also around the time that my father took me to kiwanis and

> got me into the boxing ring...

>

> ...a place, where if you didn't go in hitting hard, and with

> intention, you were looked down upon and considered a coward.

>

> So, on one hand, fighting was bad and if you did it, even in self-

> defense, you were a bad guy, a bully...

>

> ...on the other hand, a fighting spirit was good, and if you didn't

> have it, you were considered a coward, and you were just not worth

> much...

>

> And interesting complexity for a kid about 9 years old.

>

> My personal opinion is, that we are being brainwashed politically

> into becoming a nation of whimps and cowards...

>

> Some type of adversity is necessary for growth, for learning, for

> the evolution of the spirit.

>

> You cannot avoid trouble in any of life's arenas by walking away

> from them.

>

> We strive for peace, but it's our enemies that give us strength,

> motivation and maturation.

>

> And, if we had no enemies (please chunk up for the big picture here,

> okay?), we would have to invent them because our strength and growth

> only come from adversity.

>

> You only become tempered steel by going through the fire.

>

> Now, does that mean you need to fight?

>

> Nope.

>

> You can get a protector, like some people do, unfortunately they'll

> come to late to protect you...

>

> ...you can tuck tail and run, like some people do...

>

> ...you can bury your head in the sand and ignore any " situation "

> around you, hoping against hope that you don't become the target...

>

> Back in 1979 I and a friend were in a parking lot, late at night,

> going in to buy a case of bud for a bunch of my black belts...

>

> ...walking towards the store I noticed this skinny tramp walking

> towards us, and he had a knife in his hand, sort of concealed by his

> thigh...

>

> I stopped, POINTED MY FINGER AT HIM, laughed REAL LOUD, and said to

> my buddy (also a black belt), " hay, look at that ASSHOLE, I think he

> wants to rob us... "

>

> ...and the thug scampered away.

>

> People have been whomping on other people for millions of years.

> Using rocks, clubs, knives, guns, whatever...

>

> ...and those who prey on others are out there looking for the

> victims, the fearful, the ones that stick their heads in the sand...

>

> So I've taught over 37,391 people the Secrets of Self-defense...

>

> How to be careful...How to handle themselves and to handle weapons,

> because you can't defend against a knife unless you know how to use

> a knife...

>

> ...you can't defend against a boxer unless you now something about

> boxing, blab, blab, blab...

>

> ...you can't defend against a thinker unless you can think!

>

> The easiest way to stay out of fights is to learn how to see...

>

> ...and to learn how to guard your tongue. A person that ridicules

> another, or disses another will soon be in a fight, or will be

> running from a fight, or will live the life of a hermit.

>

> Of course, when you get in a fight, stop the talking and start the

> whomping.

>

> I've written 28 books and manuals on this, and produced another 362

> how-to videos on the combat aspects, but this is enough for now.

>

>

> Author, " Mental Training of a Warrior " , " Ninja Mind, Warrior

> Mentality for Street Combat " , " The Master's Kicking Guide " , " Ki

> Training For Speed Fighting " , blab, blab, blab...

>

 

[Guest guest]

healingenergies-

essentialskills , " hunter.cris " <hunter.cris@w...>

wrote:

> Last night, for the first time in a LONG time I asked for help

using the

> three vids method. Today, I felt the urge to finally open all the

posts

> from this group and come back out of the woodwork and into the

foreground.

>

> Depending on how I look at things, life is really shite and

stressful at the

> moment OR it is full of challenges and I just get to show what I

am made of.....am I a coward or otherwise?

> Cris - the guy who is getting back to his feet after a summer

spent with the sofa cushion over his head/treading water or

whichever other metaphor takes your fancy.

 

Nice seeing you " alive " again Chris.

Doing " anything " seems to be a Master Key of living good.

 

 

 

> > When I was in the 5th grade I antagonized another kid by being a

> > smart mouth.

> >

> > We were playing baseball, and when I turned away from him, he

hit me

> > in the back of the head with a baseball bat.

> >

> > Unfortunately for him, he didn't commit himself to his strike,

so I

> > just turned around, knocked him to the ground...

> >

> > ...sat on his stomach with my knees on his arms pinning him

there,

> > while I proceeded to knock the holy snot out of him...

> >

> > ...at least until I was pulled off of him by a teacher...marched

> > into the principle's office, and the principle promply told

> > me, " John, don't be a bully! " ...

> >

> > This was also around the time that my father took me to kiwanis

and

> > got me into the boxing ring...

> >

> > ...a place, where if you didn't go in hitting hard, and with

> > intention, you were looked down upon and considered a coward.

> >

> > So, on one hand, fighting was bad and if you did it, even in

self-

> > defense, you were a bad guy, a bully...

> >

> > ...on the other hand, a fighting spirit was good, and if you

didn't

> > have it, you were considered a coward, and you were just not

worth

> > much...

> >

> > And interesting complexity for a kid about 9 years old.

> >

> > My personal opinion is, that we are being brainwashed politically

> > into becoming a nation of whimps and cowards...

> >

> > Some type of adversity is necessary for growth, for learning, for

> > the evolution of the spirit.

> >

> > You cannot avoid trouble in any of life's arenas by walking away

> > from them.

> >

> > We strive for peace, but it's our enemies that give us strength,

> > motivation and maturation.

> >

> > And, if we had no enemies (please chunk up for the big picture

here,

> > okay?), we would have to invent them because our strength and

growth

> > only come from adversity.

> >

> > You only become tempered steel by going through the fire.

> >

> > Now, does that mean you need to fight?

> >

> > Nope.

> >

> > You can get a protector, like some people do, unfortunately

they'll

> > come to late to protect you...

> >

> > ...you can tuck tail and run, like some people do...

> >

> > ...you can bury your head in the sand and ignore any " situation "

> > around you, hoping against hope that you don't become the

target...

> >

> > Back in 1979 I and a friend were in a parking lot, late at night,

> > going in to buy a case of bud for a bunch of my black belts...

> >

> > ...walking towards the store I noticed this skinny tramp walking

> > towards us, and he had a knife in his hand, sort of concealed by

his

> > thigh...

> >

> > I stopped, POINTED MY FINGER AT HIM, laughed REAL LOUD, and said

to

> > my buddy (also a black belt), " hay, look at that ASSHOLE, I

think he

> > wants to rob us... "

> >

> > ...and the thug scampered away.

> >

> > People have been whomping on other people for millions of years.

> > Using rocks, clubs, knives, guns, whatever...

> >

> > ...and those who prey on others are out there looking for the

> > victims, the fearful, the ones that stick their heads in the

sand...

> >

> > So I've taught over 37,391 people the Secrets of Self-defense...

> >

> > How to be careful...How to handle themselves and to handle

weapons,

> > because you can't defend against a knife unless you know how to

use

> > a knife...

> >

> > ...you can't defend against a boxer unless you now something

about

> > boxing, blab, blab, blab...

> >

> > ...you can't defend against a thinker unless you can think!

> >

> > The easiest way to stay out of fights is to learn how to see...

> >

> > ...and to learn how to guard your tongue. A person that ridicules

> > another, or disses another will soon be in a fight, or will be

> > running from a fight, or will live the life of a hermit.

> >

> > Of course, when you get in a fight, stop the talking and start

the

> > whomping.

> >

> > I've written 28 books and manuals on this, and produced another

362

> > how-to videos on the combat aspects, but this is enough for now.

> >

> >

> > Author, " Mental Training of a Warrior " , " Ninja Mind, Warrior

> > Mentality for Street Combat " , " The Master's Kicking Guide " , " Ki

> > Training For Speed Fighting " , blab, blab, blab...

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Cris,

Glad you're back :-)))

Lori

 

 

, " hunter.cris "

<hunter.cris@w...> wrote:

> Last night, for the first time in a LONG time I asked for help

using the

> three vids method. Today, I felt the urge to finally open all the

posts

> from this group and come back out of the woodwork and into the

foreground.

>

> Depending on how I look at things, life is really shite and

stressful at the

> moment OR it is full of challenges and I just get to show what I am

made

> of.....am I a coward or otherwise?

>

> Cris - the guy who is getting back to his feet after a summer spent

with the

> sofa cushion over his head/treading water or whichever other

metaphor takes

> your fancy.