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.

Time Zones (OODA Stuff)

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

In karate and other martial endeavors we learn how time effects our abilities to cope with a variety of situations, especially in regard to self-defense. We already know about such concepts, or principles, as perceptions, beliefs, biases and dissonances, etc., and how they influence and effect our minds thus our bodies and spirit.


In the Chinese arena we learned about how times throughout the day and night tend to effect us, our bodies and minds, resulting in changes of our spirit. The Chinese regard the connection between harmony in nature and its effects, both ways, to the time of the day. They regard said times to organs in one’s bodies. Example: Liver for 1am to 3am; stomach 7am to 9am; heart 11am to 1pm and so on. It isn’t just about the organs.


See: https://tinyurl.com/msxan9m4 for more information.


All humans exist on a hourly circadian clock, an internal clock if you will. We also already know about the Meridian’s and how they effect the mind, emotions, and body throughout the day and night. Now we have another aspect, principle, to consider as to its effects so when we encounter dangers that we need to address we can understand that our personal perceptions, our psychological sense, of time throughout the day, as we relate it to the circadian/meridian clock we can act accordingly. Here is some more information on this time zone/perception concept.


"People live in different time zones or perceptions, our psychological sense of time, our time perspective, plays a key role in virtually every decision we make. Our time perspectives come from our day- to-day experiences and these experiences determine our actions as well as what we have pre-determined the outcome will be." - see below link


I feel that the reference to time zones has layered meaning to it. The time zones we live in such as eastern vs. central. Then the time zone of each day be it morning, afternoon or night, etc. This may be the reasoning, or part of it anyway, why in combat that time just before the break of dawn is best for attacking as humans, in general, are at their weakest, for many reasons. 


Then we need to consider how our experiences, beliefs, biases and dissonances are created, changed or trained due to our perceptions from our time zones. Some of us are ‘morning persons’ and some ‘night owls’ and this also effects our perceptions not just of time zones or times but how time passes, what effects (think adrenal chemical dump) our time perceptions and how we can train and practice to take more control over the seemingly uncontrollable. 


If all our accumulated time experiences also effect our thinking and actions it seems reasonable to test, retest and train/practice in ways to gain more control over those principles. 


"A personal sense of psychological time influence all your decisions, little ones as well as major ones, without your awareness? It is a major paradox. Some of our decisions are impacted by the immediate situation we are in, what we are feeling, what others are doing and telling us to do, what the desirable thing looks like and smells like - Life in Present Hedonistic land. Other decisions ignore all the immediate stuff and focus on the past, on memories of similar situations whether positive or negative. Still others are all about future consequences of current actions, what do we gain, what might we lose or risk." - see below link


Decision making is critical to self-defense for the incorrect decision means the difference between avoidance, avoiding physical and legal, and grave harm. The encounter and how we perceive it means the difference between surprise and overwhelming adrenal effects or a calmer controled decision making process, i.e., think OODA or what we observe and how that is affected and how it effects the third stage; observe so we can determine normal vs. abnormal; and this all important stage or level of decision. The action stage will be driven in the decision state and all these principles or concepts will effect one way or another that decision followed immediately by action.


"These are the big three time perspectives that mentally guide our actions silently down totally different paths, sometimes for good fun, sometimes to avert disaster, and sometimes to chart a successful direction." - see below link


For additional information and clarification read: 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-time-cure/201607/the-importance-our-time-perspective


For reference and sources and professionals go here: Bibliography (Click the link)


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