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Blade 96 I feel that I can relate to your background. Training gave me back my confidence and giving what was given to me through teaching others gave me back my sense of self worth. I think the martial arts can be the first step in a direction that mends what was broken. Once you start down that path pay attention. Take in as much of what is happening around you as you can. Use your past to change your future and with the experience you have reach out to others. That connection you find with other people could be a great source of happiness.

MasterPain if there was a like button I would CLICK!

The goals were set and were implied. That goes without saying. Goal setting was not the point of the post.

I have accomplished many things that I originally had never set out to do. Or did I? For example this is not to be taken in the sense of did I accomplish things. I did. The real question was did my heart have those goals set all the while. I suppose it's up to the reader to interpret. I don't believe either CONTROLS the other but rather they influence each other. One more than the other at times.

http://clifffonseca.blogspot.com/2011/09/dont-go-around-chasing-your-dreams.html

I took a knee to the head while someone was attempting pass my guard. They tried to jump through knee first i guess. I heard a loud church bell then woke up with everyone standing around me. Concussion, took me out of training for 4 months.

What the video doesn't show is the sportsmanship displayed after each match by going over and showing respect to the other coach. that same attitude is displayed by many athletes in sports while they are ON. And they are usually very respectful when off. Some of my kids do this as well. I call it getting into the head of your opponent. It is written about in the Art of War. As long as when the match is over they show respect to there opponent and his/her coach then it was used properly. This is an intense sport and an intense attitude is one often seen. That little guy is a shark.

I'd like to hear various thoughts on this. I think the statement hits pretty close to home. Fighting really isn't anything I want to be a part of on the street. Too many variable, and too many things can go wrong, especially for something triggering pride or ego. It absolutely should be a last resort. Thoughts and opinions? I think this goes back to the natural order of things B. In the wild, animals go through all types of theatrics in an attempt to discourage a fight. The fact is, a physical conflict often means death for them. So they will exhaust all options before going head on. Sometimes they get into short scuffles over females and territory before one decides they can't win and walks away. This is not exclusive to the animal kingdom. I feel that if you are having to de-escalate the situation, you have already made too many mistakes. I feel everything starts with the way you carry and present yourself to the world. I had a friend for many years, who has more than 20 years martial arts experience. He was forever getting into something with someone. Always in some verbal confrontation. He would blame it on the type of people he was "running into". He simply never could see how he brought it on himself. He was always looking, judging and in defense mode himself. And even though he may have never said anything to begin the confrontation, he never understood that it was his own physiology that invited trouble. Over half of communication is physiology. It breaks down basically like this: Only 7 percent of communication is what is actually coming out of your mouth. 38 percent is tonality and 55 percent is body language. What is your body language saying to the rest of the world? Is it a deterrent or big red neon sign that says pick me pick me. Knuckle heads want an easy target.

This is awesome! How's that for a highlight in your twilight!

assuming of course you are talking about a REAL hummer and not the one sold baring it's name. Lincoln has the largest cabin, hummer has zero space and cadillac has more giddy up.

There should be lots of transportation as it won't be stealing. Dead battery take one from another car. Out of gas syphon! You could just keep taking cars but i would prefer awd/4wd luxury suv. Blood wipes off leather seats easier. Cadillac and Lincoln are like tanks. However the Range Rover will perform.

People are gonna go where they are comfortable and where they find the company around them agreeable, over all else. The majority anyway. It generally has little to do with style.

I would of course second that!

Most of my training partners have always been smaller than me. I have always gotten just as much out of training with skilled light weights as I have my own weight class. The reason being is that the smaller fighters are always the most technical as they have no strength or size holding them back. My goal has always been to be 220 and fight like i'm 155. I do however feel you on the fact that when people don't show up it puts a damper on the mood. More people creates more energy in the room and more tends to get done. I get my training done in the mornings and it's usually with 2 or 3 people other than myself.

I did this with many a technique in the beginning because I had poor hip movement, only to pick those same techniques up later and be effective with them. Good stuff