ZR440 Posted February 5, 2003 Posted February 5, 2003 I'd be more afraid of the ghost of Vlad the Impaler tapping on my shoulder at night. It's happy hour somewhere in the world.
ramymensa Posted February 6, 2003 Posted February 6, 2003 Vlad Tepes as we call him was one of the greatest men in Romanian history and his story was distorted in order to please the Hollywood guys. When he became the ruler of Romania (well it was only the 3rd part of actual Romania, nut it would be easier to call it this way ) he was confronted with coruption of the high class and with many betrayels. So he took an old habit of killing those guys by using big spears and putting them into them, like you would do with meat when going to camp He is not the first to have done it. Well it really worked. In his years of ruling it is said that you could lose a bag full of gold and find it later there, because no one would dare to pick it up and take it home He is legendary because of the discipline and order in his little country. The otomans (now inhabitants of Turky) had some problems with the guy, because he was quite brave and they could't do what they pleased in that place. He was HUMAN, ate like a man, and never consumed people. He just used that "nice" way to calm the bad guys and thus got his name The Impaler. He died and got buried and doesn't haunt any place One can visit his grave in a Romanian monastery and wouldn't have "surprises". The "real" dracula was considerred later a woman. She was called Elisabeth of Bathory and she did drink blood. She was also a normal ruler, human, but with great interest in her looks. One day one of her servants was combing her hair, and Elisabeth didn't like something. She slapped the poor woman and broke her nose. As the blood got on her hands she saw that the skin gets softer and looks better. So she started a new tratment. She used to have young girls taken into her castle, tortured them and killed them. Their blood got into a big pool and there she would bathe and get pretty She was discoverred and executed. Her castle is a ruin and can be found in Czech republic (I guess). I'm sorry I left the subject, but I think you should know the truth about one of the most noted and praised rulers in my country's history. Romania has managed to keep it's freedom most of its history, although it was and still is a very small country surrounded by great empires. People like Vlad, Stephen the Great (Stefan cel Mare), Michael the Great (Mihai Viteazul) and so on are important in our history Returning to our problem, I think it's important to see what a certain MA can do for you, if it answers to your questions and if you enjoy it. Once started go on. The benefits would show up. To do a MA or not to do? The answer should be to do World Shotokan Karate
SBN Doug Posted February 6, 2003 Posted February 6, 2003 You know the more I read the title of this thread "Fighting Ignorance" ... the more I think about it... is it truly possible??? As I read it, I wonder how in the world it could have digressed into a history behind the myth of vampires. Kuk Sool Won - 4th danEvil triumphs when good men do nothing.
ZR440 Posted February 6, 2003 Author Posted February 6, 2003 That Elisabeth was one sick individual. My grandfather was from Transylvania and I like to drink Bloody Mary's. It all makes sense now. It's happy hour somewhere in the world.
niel0092 Posted February 6, 2003 Posted February 6, 2003 ZR440 And thanks for the history ramyensa "Jita Kyoei" Mutual Benefit and Welfare
KickChick Posted February 6, 2003 Posted February 6, 2003 We here can make "digression" an 'art-form' ... ah "let's see" .... perhaps a new thread award for 2003??.... Anyway, I would maybe like to see this continue elsewhere (perhaps in General Chat) ... we can all "Fight Ignorance" between all of our countries ... and hopefully martial arts will follow Anyway, does it do any good if one is so close-minded .... I believe there first has to be an appreciation of both traditional and non-traditional/modern martial/fighting arts in order to begin to fight the ignorance that prevails.
SaiFightsMS Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 This has the potential to be a very interesting thread. Have fun everyone.
ramymensa Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 Abother myth to be dispelled ... Transylvania full of little monsters and vampires stalking you and being thirsty of your blood ... Unfortunatelly for those who'd like some "excitement" ... nope ... no vampires ... There are some castles, wonderful ones (Bran, Peles ...) and monasteries (although in Moldavia there are the most beautiful, because there was a man Stephen the Great who would make a monastery after every victory ... and he was quite succesful in battles. There is The Voronet monastery which has the walls painted with icons, and there is a shade of blue, unique in the whole world ...) Transilvania and Moldavia have beautiful mountains (the last part of the Carpathians) and there are some places ... heavenly. And no vampires Sad World Shotokan Karate
SaiFightsMS Posted February 8, 2003 Posted February 8, 2003 It does sound like an incredibly beautiful place.
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