Smokey

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I have been smoking pot for 10 years and I am brown belt. I am fitter and better than all the others I train with. I just forget Kata's a bit to much

OLD HAT

A book on higher awareness Such as The power of now

I am sick of hearing "back leg straight" " dont bend the knee" over and over again. Why do we need to learn these stances when we will not use them in a fight situation ?

This is what is needed for Blackbelt in my particular MA. The grading lasts 8hrs You need to perform all of the kata's etc at least 15 times each. ( there are 20 kata's including kick kata's ) Usually around 4 -6 people would be going for black belt on any single day All kata's \ sparring are performed in front of at least 200 students ( lower and higher grades ) . You are required to perform all the kata's in front of the 200 students alone ( spotlight ) in the Hall/Dojo many times. 100 pressups and 150 situps This as well as plenty of sparring and other accociated routines. If you perform any kata wrong you fail. Well thats the kind of thing I have to do, I wondered what you had to do ?

Thanks for your comments. I have seen these martial artists that you cannot look at in the eye. If they choose for you to look away while you have eye contact with them, they can make you look away ( just by looking at you ) You may think I talking crap or this is in my head but i can assure you its not, I have seen it on several occasions and been party to it. The basis for martial arts in my experience is gaining a higher level of conciousness. The fact that you can defend yourself on the way to this goal is a bonus. Martial arts helps with gaining this state due to the fact that is Focuses the mind. Every time you focus the mind you create more chi everytime. Once you can remain Focused at all times ( years of practice ) you automatically have a greater awareness ( you mind is fully here at all times ) and you are able to see and absorb more out of life. I agree that if someone was to charge at you with a bottle prior to seeing or speaking to you then yes you would have no control over the outcome, BUT if you are in the higher state of awareness YOU KNOW that this would not happen. What I am saying is once you have reached this Higher State of conciousness that you have far more control over your life and what happens than you think. None of us no nothing really. We use what 20% of our brains ? Look into space how far does that go ? Remeber everything in this world is Energy, every single form you see is nothing more than energy. I am not here to argue, just to make a point on a path that I am following and confirm that Martial Arts is one of the best ways to do this. If you know you will do a perfect kick evertime, you will. Its easy to say " I know this kick will be great" but its hard to REALLY know that the kick will be great. If you have no concern about the outcome of the kick it will also be better. Flame away im only trying to help you understand that you can get a whole lot more out of MA than you think. MAD ? maybe I am

Martial Arts in the Western World Clearly demonstrated by your comments. Good luck with your FIGHTING. If only you knew what was possible, keep on closing that mind.

A good martial Art will power up your CHI ? Once you have very powerful CHI ( AURA ) simply looking at someone with intent will make them turn away or run. Anyone understand this ?

I have been training 4 years and would rate myself 0 In 30 years time I will still be 0 I know nothing.

http://www.bushido.me.uk/index.html Does anyone know if this is good ?