I always liked the explanation of Ki given by Fredrick Lovret in The Wat and the Power when he looks at what the word means and how it is used in the language and blows the BS right off of it.
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Ki Balls taste good with marinara sauce, little cheese--mmmmmm.Comment
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Dangerous attitude
Chances are that mugger as been in lots of fights. I am troubled about your assumption that if you come across some stupid fight or if a mugger attacks you he or she does not have skill or is easier to beat. These sort of assumptions are dangerous things to make. As I am find of saying, when it is time to play "I bet my ass" I am playing for the whole thing and I am going to fight my opponent, any opponent like he is skilled and dangerous. But I was a supervisor in a psych crisis center and I've seen my staff getting schooled because they didn't think that a suicidal 15 year old girl was a threat. I don't post here that often but this one needed saying.Comment
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I agree. Never assume an opponent is ever anything but a hardcore serious threat that knows how to hand you your ass it you go at it anything less than hardcore yourself. Take them out as rapidly and violently as possible.Chances are that mugger as been in lots of fights. I am troubled about your assumption that if you come across some stupid fight or if a mugger attacks you he or she does not have skill or is easier to beat. These sort of assumptions are dangerous things to make. As I am find of saying, when it is time to play "I bet my ass" I am playing for the whole thing and I am going to fight my opponent, any opponent like he is skilled and dangerous. But I was a supervisor in a psych crisis center and I've seen my staff getting schooled because they didn't think that a suicidal 15 year old girl was a threat. I don't post here that often but this one needed saying.Comment
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And dog-paddling "works" if you fall in the water, but it's not the best way to swim. Why not go with what works the best, rather than be a slave to a theory that doesn't? The answer, is wishful thinking.Last edited by Namor; 6/22/2010 10:37am, .Comment
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I think that the key word here was "satisfying" and that really is the thing. What does the person want from the art. Some people only want an effective system for fighting some people only want a philosophical system for exercise. If the person is satisfied with the art then he or she is doing the right one.
I personally find Spanish fencing and goju to be satisfying in many ways along with numerous weapons styles. But in a fight i find a combination of catch-as-catch-can and pugilism to be satisfying. Honestly ballet footwork has helped me in the streets before.
Depends on what the individual wants. We can project our own goals onto another and then judge what that person is doing based on our goals but that isn't reasonable.
Would I want to have an Aikido-ka at my back when it is time to play "I bet my ass" ???? Absolutely not. But I'm not going to say that Aikido sucks just that it isn't primarily for fighting, but it wasn't designed for fighting by it's founder anyway. Modern boxing isn't primarily for street fighting and has dropped a lot of the skills of the bare knuckle pugilists.Comment
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