[Part II]
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"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." - Mahatma Gandhi
Lets start this part off with a few questions that involve the very words we use in and around the dojo:
- What words are used in the dojo?
- What words are used by Sensei for teaching?
- What words are used between dojo-mates while practicing?
- What words are used to teach self-defense?
- What words are used…?
What words are used, used to motivate, inspire and if it comes to it, “explain to first responders why you did what you did?” This last is critical because all the rest are setting the stage for your articulation of things where what you use in normal everyday life, training and practices is going to rise to the top when under the effects and stressors of violence in self-protection.
The mind leads the body; the body teaches the mind; and words inform, create and effect what the mind learns, experiences and applies to everything. What words are used influence how we think and how we think influences the words that we use to articulate and communicate.
How does the dojo describe things especially in applying skills for self-protection. Do you use words like warrior, do you use descriptions of skills applied in ways that fit combat or fighting or…self-defense?
“Take him down then follow up by breaking his neck! That is self-defense.” Words like this or similar have be spouted out since martial disciplines were first migrated to the America’s and one of the greatest influences on that type of training is a fact that the migration occurred by and through the military. People and professionals know that the military have a complete different objective and methodology used to “kill or destroy the enemies ability and will to fight.” While, today, a civilian, not professional, has social and cultural beliefs, coping skills and laws, etc., that govern how, why and when civilians can apply aggression and violence in self-defense, defense (yes, as Marc MacYoung said when he made this quote, the defense double use is intentional).
Everything you think will come out, especially under adrenal pressures and effects, as you practice it daily, called neuro-linguistic programming or our language of the mind, will rise up and bite you when you begin to articulate and communicate to first responders, i.e., police, EMT’s, Fire Fighting personnel, etc. Let’s not forget the audience, witnesses, who are happily recording everything possible in their phones that later can and does become evidence.
Everything you think and the very self-talk you use in your mind will effect how you apply your skills. The words used in the dojo are going to program the language of your mind altering it to be triggered when you have to make use of your skills. Another quote by Mr. MM is, “When your skills work; when your skills don’t work” contribute to remaining or falling out of “the self-defense, defense square.”
When they work but fall out of the square your, legal term, self-defense turns into mutual fighting, fighting outside legally mandated disciplines such as sports, is “ILLEGAL!” Fighting is, as people know, illegal and makes a self-defense defense damn near impossible (here is where luck comes in, you just might get lucky).
“Action’s speak louder than words and words speak to understanding actions!”
“Words guide the application of our actions.”
“When talking, you’re repeating what you already know. If you listen, you will learn something new.” - Dalai Lama
“The word LISTEN contains the same letters as the word SILENT.” - Alfred Brendel
“If your talking, you’re NOT Listening!”
“The biggest obstacle to communications is people do not listen to understand. People listen to reply!” - unknown
"Defend and Protect Like You're Right, Listen Like You're Wrong!" - unknown
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