THE SECRET OF MARTIAL ARTS ALSO MEANS UNLEARNING MARTIAL ARTS!

Some are so locked into styles, systems, masters, tournments, MMA, etc. that they cannot see b eyond the walls that comprise their mazes which they run in like rats and mice,scurrying for food and sex and water, etc. Some are totally fascinated by the glitz and glamour of martial arts and bedazzled by cinematic representations of such, they appear like zombies shuffling through life listening to the 'control commands' of others, su;h as parents, teachers, politicians, governments, instructors, etc. and do not know themselves always relying on promises of an immortal soul and a future heaven or paradise to solve everything for them.

THE SECRET TO LEARNING MARTIAL ARTS ALSO DEPENDS ON RELEARNING MARTIAL ARTS!

Sometimes, everyone thinks and strongly believes they have 'learned' martial arts of some kind or many kinds when in fact they have merely scratched the surface, despite al the hours spent in the dojo,kwoon, etc. and kneeling at the feet of'masters' and undergoing various rituals and trials and garnering a wide variety of medals and trophies at tournaments or studied a vast collection of DVDs and read magazine and books by the midnight oil,etc. All well and good, but sometimes all of this stuff merely clutters up your original intentions and understanding and basic experience which led you to martial arts in the first place. Again, you may be so crusted over with opinions and practices that you stumble through the 36 CHAMB ERS of actual martial arts initiation, if you know what this is, then you may know what I am talking about, or end up dying b efore you reach your goals. DEATH COMES AT ANY TIME and martial arts are simply put, another way of dealing with death, anticipating your death, preparing for death, and remembering youself because you may die at any given time, and if you die unaware of your death etc. that might be of great importance. How you die,whether like a dog or a man depends on you not so much when you die or where you die, though these are not to be ignored if possible. Too many try to escape the world, avoid suffering and pain, and settle for 'WE ALL HAVE TO DIE SOMETIME'! The way you die, how you die, are just as important. Martial Arts can prepare you for this in many ways.

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DO NOT MISTAKE THE TECHNIQUE FOR THE GOAL!

THE SECRET OF LEARNING MARTIAL ARTS

The secret to learning any kind of martial arts issimply this: 'ONE LEARNS MARTIAL ARTS BY LEARNING MARTIAL ARTS'! There is no other way! That is the 'secret'! Think about this carefully,deliberately, slowly and surely. You might be surprised at what you discover about yourself!

SOMETIMES ONE LESSON IS ALL THAT IS NEEDED

Over the years I have accumulated a number of brief,one-time, on- the- spot, occasional backyard, lessons in martial arts, where I have learned and retained the method(s),the technique(s),the ideas, the concepts if any, and other things either shown to me by various unknown(to the larger world) and whose names I have forgotten but not the place or the experience, little known, and some well-known martial artists or experts while others have been gleaned from being the recipient of many 'impromptu' matches,especially during childhood and some teenage days,no doubt. I have to say that many of these lessons were given to me by people not usually considered 'martial arts experts' per se or by those who might have thought they anything but, who still knew how to defend themselves in various ways,either 'approved' or 'unapproved'! I also learned a number of things about certain weapons and a lot of them from the movies, of course, like carrying a knife concealed in a shoulder holster that a good many of use began to do,although we never attempted to kill anyone. I also learned to carry a thing that could be described as 'a brass knuckle' a copper ring that was from some electrical area that I have either found or was given. I also carried a chain,old and rusty, that I have on the farm and which might have been taken from an old trap or something similar, and this was a good 'whip' to strike at 'bullies' who accosted me at times, for I was a sort of small,frail looking child for many years.