Please take a look at Articles on self-defense/conflict/violence for introductions to the references found in the bibliography page.

Please take a look at my bibliography if you do not see a proper reference to a post.

Please take a look at my Notable Quotes

Hey, Attention on Deck!

Hey, NOTHING here is PERSONAL, get over it - Teach Me and I will Learn!


When you begin to feel like you are a tough guy, a warrior, a master of the martial arts or that you have lived a tough life, just take a moment and get some perspective with the following:


I've stopped knives that were coming to disembowel me

I've clawed for my gun while bullets ripped past me

I've dodged as someone tried to put an ax in my skull

I've fought screaming steel and left rubber on the road to avoid death

I've clawed broken glass out of my body after their opening attack failed

I've spit blood and body parts and broke strangle holds before gouging eyes

I've charged into fires, fought through blizzards and run from tornados

I've survived being hunted by gangs, killers and contract killers

The streets were my home, I hunted in the night and was hunted in turn


Please don't brag to me that you're a survivor because someone hit you. And don't tell me how 'tough' you are because of your training. As much as I've been through I know people who have survived much, much worse. - Marc MacYoung

WARNING, CAVEAT AND NOTE

The postings on this blog are my interpretation of readings, studies and experiences therefore errors and omissions are mine and mine alone. The content surrounding the extracts of books, see bibliography on this blog site, are also mine and mine alone therefore errors and omissions are also mine and mine alone and therefore why I highly recommended one read, study, research and fact find the material for clarity. My effort here is self-clarity toward a fuller understanding of the subject matter. See the bibliography for information on the books. Please make note that this article/post is my personal analysis of the subject and the information used was chosen or picked by me. It is not an analysis piece because it lacks complete and comprehensive research, it was not adequately and completely investigated and it is not balanced, i.e., it is my personal view without the views of others including subject experts, etc. Look at this as “Infotainment rather then expert research.” This is an opinion/editorial article/post meant to persuade the reader to think, decide and accept or reject my premise. It is an attempt to cause change or reinforce attitudes, beliefs and values as they apply to martial arts and/or self-defense. It is merely a commentary on the subject in the particular article presented.


Note: I will endevor to provide a bibliography and italicize any direct quotes from the materials I use for this blog. If there are mistakes, errors, and/or omissions, I take full responsibility for them as they are mine and mine alone. If you find any mistakes, errors, and/or omissions please comment and let me know along with the correct information and/or sources.



“What you are reading right now is a blog. It’s written and posted by me, because I want to. I get no financial remuneration for writing it. I don’t have to meet anyone’s criteria in order to post it. Not only I don’t have an employer or publisher, but I’m not even constrained by having to please an audience. If people won’t like it, they won’t read it, but I won’t lose anything by it. Provided I don’t break any laws (libel, incitement to violence, etc.), I can post whatever I want. This means that I can write openly and honestly, however controversial my opinions may be. It also means that I could write total bullshit; there is no quality control. I could be biased. I could be insane. I could be trolling. … not all sources are equivalent, and all sources have their pros and cons. These needs to be taken into account when evaluating information, and all information should be evaluated.” - God’s Bastard, Sourcing Sources (this applies to this and other blogs by me as well; if you follow the idea's, advice or information you are on your own, don't come crying to me, it is all on you do do the work to make sure it works for you!)



“You should prepare yourself to dedicate at least five or six years to your training and practice to understand the philosophy and physiokinetics of martial arts and karate so that you can understand the true spirit of everything and dedicate your mind, body and spirit to the discipline of the art.” - cejames (note: you are on your own, make sure you get expert hands-on guidance in all things martial and self-defense)



“All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed.” - Montaigne


I am not a leading authority on any one discipline that I write about and teach, it is my hope and wish that with all the subjects I have studied it provides me an advantage point that I offer in as clear and cohesive writings as possible in introducing the matters in my materials. I hope to serve as one who inspires direction in the practitioner so they can go on to discover greater teachers and professionals that will build on this fundamental foundation. Find the authorities and synthesize a wholehearted and holistic concept, perception and belief that will not drive your practices but rather inspire them to evolve, grow and prosper. My efforts are born of those who are more experienced and knowledgable than I. I hope you find that path! See the bibliography I provide for an initial list of experts, professionals and masters of the subjects.

Resistance to Change

Blog Article/Post Caveat (Read First Please: Click the Link)

“Resistance to change is a survival characteristic, but in its extreme form, it is poisonous - and suicidal.” Zen Saying

Ahhh, the final piece of the puzzle falls into place (not really final but hey, attention getter) and it is about survival once again. Our human survival characteristics, i.e., in this case change, are those necessary characteristics that ensure our species survival in a chaotic, dangerous and challenging world in which we live. It explains why we resist change because instinctively our minds pull up what worked in the past in surviving so we tend to rely on that experience to continue to, “Survive!”

After all, any change could result in grave bodily harm or death, both very real obstacles to our survival. So, what is a body to do if circumstances require change to survive? We have to take a look at what we do from another perspective, one of modifications rather than full-fledged all out change. In short, change within the system rather than eliminating and creating a whole new system. 

Many times the required survival changes are not changes of the system but changes of certain out-dated characteristics of the system in order for it to evolve and remain effective regardless of strategies, tactics and goals. Dogmatic adherence to certain techniques over methodologies means certain death and destruction. 

Resistance is Futile, so said a fictional story and yet it still bears the fruit of reality in it when I use it today. We have to avoid resistance for such things lead to stresses and their effects all obstacles to positive relaxation that allows our energies to flow with minimal resistance. We must make s shift in our perceptions and perspectives in regard to change and simply allow for modifications, necessary survival oriented modifications.

Nature gave us certain survival characteristics we often incorrectly refer to as instincts. We don’t want to change that as we humans cannot understand their use and necessity to species survival but we can embrace our innate ability to modify and append certain characteristics and traits to those very instincts so they have meaning, efficiency and productive applications. To remove or change that which is a part of our very DNA is impossible and counter-productive but to make modifications layered on top of and append to such things is how our species survives and has survived since we crawled out of the muck and mire of early Earth. 

Evolution is about change through modifications of our instincts until they are adequate for survival in the times, environment and circumstances of human existence. 

Bibliography (Click the link)



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