I want to discuss the journey from beginner to master and back to beginner once again. 

Martial Arts Training - Beginner Level

The beginning stages of learning, or White Belt if you prefer is the stepping stone for all else. This is the place that a good teacher either reaches the student, or loses them right of the bat. And it is also a dangerous place. There is the risk that once a student learns a few strikes, kicks and block they believe they are enlightened. 

You see this especially in sport as the student wins some "fights" and think they are now tough guys and have arrived. Back in the day when my school did complete I used to deal with students who became arrogant very quickly. Eventually in the modern era I realized there was NO benefit to the student completing. In fact it was counter productive. So we stopped. 

Martial Arts Training - Jutsu Level

What is the Jutsu Level? This is basically at or near the Black Belt level. It will vary depending on the student. And if I am truthful most students never get past the Jutsu Level. And the reason is they cannot get their egos past the physical. They think hitting harder, kicking higher, moving faster is the goal. The student is now very proficient in Kata, Waza and Kumite, but are blind to the idea that there is more.

It is here that many students will leave the teacher and open their own school. Doing so with the idea that they can do a better job. I know, I was like this myself in 1999 at 4th Dan Black Belt. I was sure I knew everything. Soon I discovered I was just beginning. Business wise I was fine. Martial Art wise I was still only starting.

Some will be successful, some will fail. Most do not get past this Level of Martial Arts Training. And that is OK. Others at the Jutsu Level will stop training and retire to Pizza Hut to talk about their glory days. 

I have over the years had some outstanding Black Belt students. But very few got beyond this level. Some were close. But the last few years decided to fall back. Always sad to see someone stop training. Benefits of training stop when training stops. 

Martial Arts Training - Beyond

I have no name for this final level. And I do not want to use the word master here either. Master is rank related. And I know masters who are excellent martial artists have not progressed beyond Jutsu.

But lets' breakdown the journey. 

1) Beginners. This is the BODY level. Where the student learns movement, the foundation.

2) Jutsu Level or Mind to Body level. The student has developed the mind to control the body. Most end here. As the body ages they become frustrated that it will not perform as it once did. So living in the past becomes their refuge. I have seen high ranking Black Belt masters stuck here.

3) High Level. As I said I have no name for this level. But the student realizes they are always a student. And that this is not just a Mind to Body connection, but a mind to spirit connection. A state of calmness develops as the ego dies off. 

Movement is just movement. Winning is meaningless. Unconscious thoughts give birth to techniques which are discarded as quickly as they are born. Inner calm develops. 

Martial Arts Training in Conclusion

I believe in our trouble world this is a path back from the brink of destruction. No one person can change the world. But when one person changes themselves, and then inspires another to change, then the world becomes better. 

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Brain cycles can happen in either one of two ways:

1. Instinctively (most common, no training required)
2. Intentional (uncommon, must be trained)

As example, if someone posts derogatory information on social media about us for the entire world to see, it is instinctive that we are operating at the Gamma brain cycle. We are 100% engaged. Emotions run wild, etc. This is instinctive. We never had to be trained for this, but, it is the worst place to be.

Self Defense and the Brain

Now, if we see such a thing about us advertised to the world by some nut-tard who has an itch to scratch and has made us the focus of their life, we want to be operating at the Alpha brain cycle. This is where we are relaxed, not bothered, and in control to digest correctly.

The above in a nutshell, is that Gamma is where we mentally are in response to most situations, whereas Alpha is where we want to be. It makes no difference what type of attack we are dealing with. Be it physical, mental, or emotional, if we can train ourselves to instinctively be in an Alpha state, the attack simply can not land.

1. A punch does not hurt you if thrown. It hurts you, if you freeze and it lands
2. An insult does not affect you if it pleases the masses. It affects you if you care.

Self Defense and the Brain - How does this work?

In order to be able to “go-to” any brain cycle, there is one major first step. This is true for anything. I’ll use going to the corner store as an example. What is the first vital step, that has to have happened, in order for you to ever return to the corner store when needed? Many would say that you need to know where the corner store is, or know that you have to step in that direction, etc. 

Wrong. In order to ever get to, or return to the corner store or any location physical, mental, or emotional: You have to have been there at some point, so you know where “there” is. So, if you have never brought yourself from Gamma to Alpha, you won’t until you learn how to.

The ”switch” for changing brain cycles, is the most basic element of life: breath. Your breathing, determines your brain cycle. Faster shorter breaths, mean faster heartbeat, racing mind, tunnel vision, and no focus. Slow calm breaths, mean slower heartbeat, relaxed state, and vision from all sides and depths. So knowing this, we now know we need to learn and practice breath control.

Self Defense and the Brain - Meditation

Ever wonder why meditation is such a big part of martial arts training? The above is why. We train the fist by hitting things that are hard, moving targets, etc. we train the brain, with breathing. Like anything trained, the more we do it, the more instinctive it becomes. But we must train basic first, then applied. What does that mean?

Well, basic, would be regular mediation practice. Teach your mind, to reach and recognize Alpha. Applied, would be applying to a situation. Next time something pisses you off, deep slow breaths. Feel yourself focusing, and being in control of your response. Welcome hardship, as a training tool. Now I don’t mean go out of your way to cause it. I simply mean when hardship comes (and it always will in some shape or form), look at the positive side, which is, here is a prime training opportunity.

The result? The result, will be in time, after manually altering your brain cycles in the face of hardship (attack), the more familiar the response will become. The more familiar the response becomes, the more natural (instinctive) it will be.

Now, your being knows calm mind. It’s been there, and knows how to get there. It knows, that is the response to physical, mental, and emotional attacks. Through time and training, you won’t even have to consciously slow your breath. Calm will be the instinctive response.

Self Defense and the Brain in Conclusion

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Martial Art History: And I am going to be honest my project for the Preservation of Styles and History has been met with the great APATHY I excepted from the west. Like my country of birth Canada, the most pathetically apathetic country in the world. I had 2 volunteers for the project but to date have seen nothing come my way. And that is OK, I will hold those arts for the time, and just get the project done myself. 

I have just published the beginnings of the History of Aikido.

Martial Art History - Importance of History

Martial Art History is no different than any other form of history. When I as young, in high school, I hated history class. But then the school system was pretty useless because in Canada little of real world use was taught. They focused on the war of 1812, when it should have been WWI and WWII. But I digress. 

Today as an old man in the mountains I love history. Most importantly for the sake of this article the History of Martial Arts. "If we do not now where we come from, then we will not know where we are going."  In today's modern martial art environment, with the focus on sport, this history is being lost. And that is very sad. We now risk losing a lot of great traditions and teachings. We have already lost so many.

Martial Art History - Masters of Old

My first "Grand Master" never talked with us about the history of Hapkido. I wrote an article on this called the Essence of Hapkido to discuss some of this history. And the reasons I created my own art form. I did not dishonor history by doing this. In fact I kept history by growing and developing.

The martial arts world is full of egos, and ego makes someone unteachable. In today's world people are more focused on being "right" than knowing the truth. 

And this is a vast majority of the population in the western cultures. In martial arts it is terrible.

No master of old created anything. Martial arts is simply movement. However they developed ideas and concepts of understanding movement and understanding why people do the things they do.

And I laugh when I see the in fighting within systems, saying "no professor did it this way" somehow thinking that the great grand master never learned and evolved himself. Then you look at the fact that each person arguing trained during a different period with "professor."

Martial Art History - History of Martial Arts

The death of these legendary masters left a huge hole to be filled. And aside from a few great martial artist this void has been filled with ego and self serving actions. An example is the teaching of Oyata.

I one night about 11 years ago got a phone call while driving home from the Dojo. It was someone claiming to be a direct decedent of Oyata. He went on and on about Dillman. I politely ended the conversation.

You are such an egotistical loser you worry about what someone else is doing? If someone is a liar it always comes out. But liars always try to hide the truth.

And very sadly today in the western cultures lying has become virtue.

Martial Art History. Why History is Important

Without the study of the history of the martial arts I am afraid many of the current systems will be gone within a few years. I am not going to name them, but I think many of you see this.

And this is not the fault of commercialization of the arts. You can commercialize and not sell out. It is an egotistical teacher trying to look important. Fact is on the grand scheme of things none of us are.

Today in my old Dojo in Canada, which I have no direct involvement in, my picture hangs. To me this is an honor for me. Because the teachers want their students to know where they come from. This way they can see where they are going.

Back in fall 2020 while I was in Canada a former student came to see me at the Dojo. He then preceded to point out everything the current teachers were doing wrong. I told him that I was not concerned and he did not need to be either.

But often he would try to correct me on the floor having no idea where I was going with the teaching. This is all just ego. And it means learning has stopped. Martial Art History must be honoured.

Martial Art History in Conclusion

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There are many martial art masters of old who did not like forms. James Mitose being one. But the reason they did not like them had nothing to do with the forms themselves, but rather the frustration of trying to get students to open their minds and see the deeper meaning.

And there is always deeper meaning. Unless you subscribe to the "woke" generation.

Kata Bunkai Waza

I have spend years with the concepts of Kata Bunkai Waza and realized recently I was also only seeing a small fragment of the information. I was taught that A+B=C, and too bad that is only a small fraction of the teachings.

Training in Kata for a true student of the arts leads to something called Bunkai. And Bunkai is a discussion about a topic, and with the case in point a Kata. And the issue with martial arts of the western culture is this discussion is for the purpose of "knowing" not learning. The reason for knowing is to move on to the next level. EGO based. When EGO flourishes learning stops.

Back years ago I had a Black Belt in my school who truly understood Bunkai. The reason was because he realized that Kata was a study, and a study without end. Roadblocks yes, but no end. He could talk for hours on a Kata with 6 movements. I hope Steve White is well, maybe he will see this!

Kata Bunkai Waza

And something very important about Bunkai, a discussion is not 3 sentences. The art of discussion is dead in the Western Culture today. It is about being RIGHT today, not a give and take of learning. Another reason the Western Culture is DEAD and needs to be buried. 

People once had discussion to learn. Now it is about being RIGHT. The funny think is there is no such thing. I did many things in life I thought were RIGHT, and they were at time. But today they are mistakes, and far from right. An understanding of Yin/Yang teaches this. 

Kata Bunkai Waza - Bunkai to Waza

Bunkai as part of Kata Bunkai Waza, leads to Waza. What is Waza? The definition is a trick. Or more understandably a technique.  Today techniques are created out of thin air rather then as part of a study. The problem is people make Gods out of Waza because they like them. A=B=C right? Yeah, no Waza or techniques are a one size fits all idea, and do not WORK. 

A+B=C is not real. This is a teaching point only, because there are the other 23 letters of the alphabet to consider and the endless combinations of them. You can take Kata Bunkai Waza, study them, but you must let go of the information, looking to learn more. 

And there is always more if your mind is open to learning above all else.  The White Belt Mindset, full circle of life.

Kata Bunkai Waza in Conclusion

When you think you know something that is the time you need to realize you know nothing.

"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing." Socrates.

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No one expected what happened during that time. I recall my teacher telling me he would come to the school on Monday for class and 60 people were lined up to join. But schools if they took the kids had to modify the programs.

Martial Art Teachings Of Old - Are there Secrets?

Certainly I have things I am reluctant to teach. So not everyone see these teachings. But his is not the norm, or why so much has been lost. It is because like the times when the Karate Kids happened many of the master modified what they did for many reasons. We must keep the Martial Art Teachings Of Old.

Here is a specific example from my book Energy Pathways of Life: Healing Arts of Kosho Ryu. This is the forward.

Martial Art Teachings Of Old In Conclusion

What is happening in the world today is a direct result of this. And because of this, martial art specific, I am going to be compiling history of as many martial arts as possible. 

And there is a page here called Preservation of Styles and History. Check it out and see if you are interested in getting involved.

It would be a tragedy to lose the Martial Art Teachings Of Old. And only together can wee see these teaching are preserved for all time.

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Martial Arts in Western Culture

Now I am very critical of the West today. When I was a kid growing up in Canada it meant something to be Canadian. Canada was a place of high moral values, and today these values in the mainstream are gone. And this is due to an agenda of the "political class" who want to own, control everything. "Gotta make billions doesn't matter who dies" is their mantra. And because Canadians have not really ever experienced hard times their apathy has allowed this to happen. And this is not just Canada but it has happened in every "western" country. 

So what does this have to do with martial arts? And Martial Arts in Western Culture?

Martial Arts in Western Culture - Values

When I began my training their were values that my teacher clearly spoke to me. These vales were:

1. God, 
2. family,
3. country
4. and school (dojo). 

Yes the Dojo and dedication to it were a big part of the training. You did things for YOUR DOJO. And these values were the above order too! The 4th was the Dojo.

Today the only value left in the west for the masses is the what about "ME" culture. Everything is ONLY about ME. You hurt MY feelings, I am ENTITLED TO THIS, that and the other thing. This not only does not fit the philosophy and values found in REAL martial art training, but is also death for society. Do you see "ME" in that list above?

Martial Arts in Western Culture

Now the culture will say that you need to put yourself first in order to be able to successfully function in society. And that is a half truth. The issue in the West is that me first is a mental illness called narcissism. It is no longer about working on the self, improving the self to be of service to others. 

If it was people would not be lying about themselves, photoshopping pictures for Instagram.

Look how people today will lock their parents up in homes so they can have MORE, bigger homes, cars etc. This lack any value at all! 

But real martial arts training, training of Body Mind and Spirit have the value of self improvement for the benefit for others. That is found in the Buddhist value of meditation to reach enlightenment for the benefit of all living beings.

Martial Arts in Western Culture - Peaceful Warriors

Maybe people are still wanting these values? And it is time to remove ALL the political class and rebuild a real functioning society?  Well that is for smarter people than me.

While I was in Canada I visited a "dojo" and saw how the martial arts have degraded to be what the West has become. The "teacher" came outside as we watched through the window.

He knew the person I was with as she runs my former Dojo, Sensei Kara Borshuk. I introduced myself to be polite, and he acted as if he had no idea who I was. Then acknowledged he knew exactly who i was, what "rank" I held.

Then told me how important he was, he was the senior in the city and attacked other school owners. Funny younger then me, but 50 years in the arts. Interesting. 

Maybe I have forgotten how to do math?

Martial Arts in Western Culture - Conclusion

Demand change in the operation of all "governments" because I do not believe people need them in the capacity they exist. A president or prime minister is a civil servant, no better than the person cleaning snow from the streets of collecting garbage. And they are certainly NOT LEADERS, but managers who are not doing their jobs. 

Martial Art teachers are LEADERS as long as they teach, and train with humility, and by example, with a deeply rooted set of core values based on a better world and not just person gain. 

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Attackers Fill the Void and this truth has caused a lot of issue within the martial arts world. Sport has taken over, and these people believe they have the answers when they have none. That is dangerous! A champion believing he or she are self defense experts is like a teenager believing he understands warfare from playing a video game.

Attackers fill the void. An attacker, a real attacker wants something. They wish to fill a void. And they will succeed if the defender presents a void to be filled. There is a false belief that speed or strength training will fix this. Wrong!

Attackers Fill the Void

The reason this is true is because martial arts training has become about "style." And it was never intended to be a style. Rather martial arts training is a STUDY. A study is infinite, a style in finite. 

The example I am going to use in this article is one tenth of one percent of the equation. But we must begin somewhere. Let's look at Waza or technique training.

An attacker and defender (Uke) in training. The Uke steps forward and punches. At this point he stops. The defender steps back and performs a middle block, and then immediately counter punches the Uke's body. 

Attackers Fill the Void

I teach this to beginners in my art of Hapkido. But the issue is this is not evolved in most systems. I teach wrong on purpose, but I correct this once motion is understood.

What is the issues here? Nothing, as long as it is corrected. First understand this is a reactionary training.  What do I mean? Movement of the defender comes AFTER the attack, in this case a punch it seen coming in.  Stepping backwards is always problematic, however it can be done. The block to the arm will occur at the wrist, which will cause the attackers arm to be pushed violently to the right, if the punch was a right hand. 

This creates a VOID on the defender, and the motion of the attackers arm will cause the second attack to be launched with greater force. The left fist will fill the VOID, because natural laws are in play, and as the attacker fills the void the second strike will land with great force! The counter attack will not happen.

Attackers Fill the Void - Natural Laws.

Also, the attackers motion will NOT STOP. No one punches ONCE. And the action of stepping back will cause the Uke's brain to recalculate distance and therefore cover more ground during the attack.  In other words speed up.

Techniques like this are fine to teach beginners. But in the wild, in all "styles" I see this still in use at Black Belt levels. The techniques become more complex, but the concept is never evolved. 

In order to deal with real life, and this was understood deeply by the masters of old, but not taught, is to understand motion. What an attack is, how is happens, what controls movement, and with this knowledge how to counter. 

Martial Arts taught today for many, many reasons are very incomplete. But they do not have to stay that way. And sorry the free sparring 99% of Dojos do today is a game of tag. This training is worthless in real life. 

Attackers Fill the Void - How did this happen?

The reasons for the watering down of the arts are many.  For the purpose of this article I will look at one example. Today, the people of the western culture are relatively safe.  Most people do not face death on a day to day basic like many of the previous martial arts masters did. Men like Mitose and Ueshiba had hard violence lives.  This understanding of violence allowed them to evolve in their seniors years to great men of peace. 

In today's world we lie to ourselves of our experiences and knowledge. Pacifism is a great example. This is a lie of man, and men who do not understand violence. I have known 2 pacifists in my life. Both we angry violent men pretending to be peaceful. Train and understand how Attackers Fill the Void.

Attackers Fill the Void in Conclusion

And I genuinely wish to share this with the right people. That is of itself a task. Real students are hard to find today! 

And when learning continues age becomes irrelevant. Natural Laws when learned make the arts timeless. Today the martial arts are a "game" for the young. It was never meant to be this way. The average life expediency for a student today is less than a year. 

Martial Art training should be a lifetime Journey. And knowing that attackers fill the void.  And knowledge is a void, once filled will defeat any attacker. 

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Buddhism is a study and philosophy, not a religion. Buddhism in the last decade has kinda gone off the rail, toward woke-ism, Sanity is a Razors Edge.

Balance in all aspects of life is the goal. These are the same principle taught in many religions and other philosophies as well. Taoism as an example with the Yin/Yang symbol.

Therefore sanity is a Razors Edge in which we walk the path or edge of. One foot in the Yin and the other in the Yang. We train in violence so we will know peace. However insanity sets in when we go to one extreme or another.  To remain sane we must keep the middle ground, balanced. 

Sanity is a Razors Edge

As an example someone who is obsessed with their looks. This is not a healthy state. Self care is very important, narcissism is dangerous. Look at how people misrepresent themselves on social media today.

Sport in the martial arts. That is fine as a small part of the whole. But today it is a focus. So, how is this dangerous? The drive to WIN at all cost takes over, and then things are taken, done to enhance performance. That is a dead end street. It always end up bad. 

Others LOVE the posturing and violence of the situation. Humility dies and the person becomes unfit in a normal society.  Behavior of many professional athletes as an example.

And I will not even talk about the current obsession people have with politics. No matter where you look you see it. And this is true insanity. The world has a lot of problems. And NONE of these problems can be fixed with the minds that created them to begin with. And no, a "new" politician is not the answer, that is also insane.

Sanity is a Razors Edge - The Way Back

There is only one way back for the world. And it lies with each and every one of us. Taking our lives back to a balance. The middle way. If you look at the Yin Yang symbol this means walking the snake shaped line in the center, with one foot in order (Yang) and one foot in chaos (Yin).

And this can be done by training in the arts. But most importantly not just going to the Dojo and training in Kata, and other aspects, but expanding this with more information. Not being bound by a "way" but seeing the different paths, different branches along the way. 

Sanity is a Razors Edge

Very important this is becoming a lifelong student, and not a master. I have titles, but I am a student first.  Learning is about self improvement, teaching is sharing the knowledge for anyone interested in the topic. And teaching makes us understand what we do better.

Most of all this helps us find a purpose in life, and a purpose that lasts a lifetime. In the current world, the current paradigm people are programmed to get an education, get a job, get married, have kids, work hard, retire and die. For some that is OK,  but I am not convinced personally is is enough or even good. 

Sanity is a Razors Edge in Conclusion

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Because as a culture we have allowed violence to be normalized. And in fact it is often times considered to be humorous. The reason is the never ended apathy of the population and their misguided desire to consume all they see.

I am very much in favor of a FREE market, and I am 100 percent against socialism. That has proven beyond any doubt to be nothing more than an excuse for control and ultimately genocide. And it happens every time.

Zen Story on Healing - Why did you begin training?

So, why did you begin your martial art training? Today because of, in my opinion, the disease of MMA it is largely to become a touch guy.  MMA is not a martial art, it is a fight club mentality with zero values.  It has serious damaged the reputation and public opinion of the arts.

And I know many people in this world who now regret the decision to get involved as they live with chronic daily pain, that was unnecessary, except to fill there narcissistic need to be a touch guy.

What about me?

As a teenager I loved to fight. I boxed, I wrestled and I view martial arts as a way to continue.  But I had a child, and I knew my days of "touch guy" were past me. I had to be responsible. But it took until Black Belt until I realized that perhaps healing was more important than fighting. And the Zen Story on healing was something I first heard around 1987. 

But it really made me think!

Zen Story On Healing

Today I know how important healing is.  And understand this is NOT just physical healing, but mental as well. Why? Because of the 100 percent LIE of the last 2 years, the dystopian restrictions placed on people lives purely for a power grab for money, and control.  People now are seriously suffering.

And there is ZERO evidence this was real. Most of all someone afraid for their job or life lying on behalf of this does not make it real. And this comes for ten of thousands of doctors whistle blowing about the truth. 

Zen Story on Healing

So much damage has been done. People are actually so damaged they believe without any evidence that the humane race is diseased and pestilent. And I can prove all I say but I will NOT. I do not believe in silver spooning in a day and age where apathy and laziness has destroyed a culture. Research it yourself, but not from those who have lied to you all your life. One lie from ANY authority or a public person of influence discredits EVERYTHING THEY CAN EVER SAY AGAIN. Like everyone at BBC. 

And I do believe martial art training is a way BACK for the world. Provided it is values based, not violence, posturing, lying and virtue signally based like I see so often. 

Zen Story on Healing - White Belt Forever

I will be a white belt forever! I love to learn and discover new things. So what does white belt have to do with the Zen story on healing? The purpose for what the master said was to remove the EGO from the prospective student, make him teachable if he wised to learn. Another example is teaching a coward to be a good coward before he learns to fight.

I have taught thousands of people over the years. But there have been few real students. Eventually they begin to think they know it all. But that is culturally based also.

Zen Story on Healing

What do I mean? Tell me, what do we do with the elderly in the failed western culture? Do we sit and talk with them, to learn from their vast experience? Do we take care of them? No, we lock them away is a home so that we can work, have a "career", buy a bigger house, a faster car, and die younger and younger of stress as we eat ourselves into oblivion.

Am I wrong?

I took care of my mother into her late 90's so she could pass away at home, without the unnecessary aid of a medical system based on profit not health. What does with have to do with being a student? The focus! Martial Arts training creates better people because of values. And if I work to be a good student of life, be a better person I have more to offer to society. 

Zen Story on Healing in Conclusion

And it cannot be delivered politically correctly. Life sometimes requires a punch in the month. You might agree with me, you might disagree with me. I am not looking for debate or conversation. I am only hoping you will do something people never do today. Contemplate the words.

Did you fall from the path? Get back on it. Become a student again. This does not mean you have to go find a Dojo, but you can train. Train in your driveway. Meditate, work on the self.

Contemplate the Zen story on healing. 

A society based on values thrives. A society based on greed, lying and consumption always fails.

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Serious lying to the public for these people should get them 20 year hard labor. And these ridiculous masks that DO NOTHING but deprive the brain of oxygen. And yes I know for a FACT this is true, as it in the Ministry of Labour's workplace safety guides and laws.

When i worked at Chrysler in the paint shop I got extra time off the job because of this! 

Peace of mind is hard when people are killing brain cells, and some of the did not have any to spare! I never wear these masks! 

Samurai and the Fly

Let's look at the video!

At the end of the video the Samurai realizes HE has allowed his mind to become polluted with pointless JUNK. Very much the way people do today wasting time on Facebook talking with, fighting with, people they do not know IN REALITY. And then ignore the people around them. 

Samurai and the Fly

Consuming CRAP AND LIES from the media that kicks in the adrenal functions of the body, will assure a premature death. Emotions are supposed to be a passing state, not a FOCUS of life. Why is depression epidemic? Think on this for a few minutes. 

And for what reason? Destroying family over LIES?? And people it is all a LIE. 99.9% of what you are seeing today everywhere are lies! Why? TO MAKE BILLIONS. 

How do you know? Quiet your mind and look deep inside! The quieter the mind is the clearer the vision. After time you begin to wonder how anyone could believe this stuff. Fear goes away. 

Samurai and the Fly - Meditation and Critical Thinking

In my opinion, not that I am right, to calm the mind requires some form of meditation. I meditate several times per day in order to keep my mind in check. Here is a LINK to a website with a FREE meditation video. 

A walk in nature also does wonders. Living in the mountains has truly kept my sanity during these last few years.  And there is nothing like the loyalty of a great dog. And I have 4 of them.

But do not forget your training.

Study not only the physical aspects of the martial arts, but follow the path of Budo and learn the history, Philosophies and Concepts of the arts. If the system you study is newer then look into other arts. Believe me, to expand the mind is always worth your time!

A true student of the arts is also a student of life. The the Samurai and the Fly.

Samurai and the Fly in Conclusion

And the western education system is ONLY indoctrination. 

Thank GOD I dropped out of school! Everything I have learned in life is self taught and by listening to WISE people. Today there are many problems, but ONLY those will a quiet, calm mind with find solutions.

Remember a problem cannot be solved with the same mind that created it.

 When you change your mind you change your world.

Thank you for taking time to read this article Samurai and the Fly.

Thank you for your time and have a wonderful day! Keep Learning!

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