Are you Prepared to Defend Yourself? What makes you think so?

* Are you Prepared to Defend Yourself?

Are you Prepared to Defend Yourself?

A new article from World Budo Alliance founder Grand Master Dave DeGrouchie. 

And in the world of martial arts, we train for various self defense scenarios.

What to do, how, what works best, etc. But what about dealing with a self defense situation? 

Getting attacked, dealing with aggression, and dealing with the amount of force you may have had to inflict on another, are huge areas of consideration.

Are you Prepared to Defend Yourself?

Most of all can you deal with that? It’s great to train deadly techniques in a dojo…but how about real life? Look at how you feel when people talk poorly about you, spread bullshit, and go out of their way to discredit you. These are emotional attacks. And they hurt. You care, and what people say about you, matters.

We want to train ourselves to a point where that isn’t so, but, in the interim, it is.

What about physical? What if an attacker chooses to come at you in public, in front of your children, etc. Traumatic? Of course! What part of your training have you dedicated to being a mental and emotional warrior, where that affect is diminished?

Are you Prepared to Defend Yourself?

Therefore have you taken the time to train yourself in the areas of dealing with stress, aggression, and it’s aftermath? You not only need to have the skills to deal with an attack in the moment, but also, the after effect.

This is an area so often overlooked. Once again, we learn, that self defense is a mental and emotional skill set, much more than physical.

And what about hurting another? Can you deal with that? When someone is bleeding, and in pain, and you have caused that….are you OK with that? Do you have the mental and emotional skills to deal with that? You might not.

In the most martial arts classes, we learn how to dish shit out. But, rarely how to deal with the after effect.
 
Even more importantly, do you have the mental and emotional expertise to not over react? Can you defend yourself legally, which is to only nullify the attack, and not go overboard?

I know how to kick someone in the throat” or “I am a BJJ warrior and can choke anyone out” is stupid. That’s not self defense. It’s "between-the-4-walls-of-the-dojo-games." There is a lot more to self defense, than the physical. Way more. Are you ready? Are you Prepared to Defend Yourself?

Are you Prepared to Defend Yourself? in Conclusion

Are you Prepared to Defend Yourself? in Conclusion

These are the items overlooked in the pursuit of what works best, for self defense.

I can answer that now, if you think self defense is just about effective physical technique: Bite ears, poke eyes, and twist fingers right off the F’n hand. 

Therefore no martial artist, MMA fighter, or steroid freak can do shit against that. But that does not matter. Are you trained mentally, and emotionally, to:

  1. Not get stupid in the face of a situation, and cause it to escalate.
  2. And if it escalates, still be in control of yourself?
  3. After the fact, have the mental and emotional strength to survive what you have been involved in? 50,000 reps of a job to the face in the dojo, will never teach you these things.

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Most of all this is a very important heads up article called Are you Prepared to Defend Yourself, from GM DeGrouchie. And I agree 100 percent with him. Therefore when it comes to self defense the majority of martial artists live in a fantasy!

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Life is Taking Risks, not being frozen in time.

* Life is Taking Risks

Life is Taking Risks The real tragedy in death is when the person never really lived.

Life is Taking Risks, not being frozen in time. In 2010 I went to Constanta Romania to teach a small seminar, and fell in love with the country, a woman and everything about the culture. 

Sadly this beautiful angel passed away shortly after my return to Canada. But I kept close to her sister and family. 

In many ways her sister is my best friend. I returned to visit again in 2010, 2011, 2012 and in 2013.

In 2013 while on a month long trip to Romania a huge issue happened in my Dojo. The building we operating in was sold out from under us and we had to move BEFORE I was scheduled to return. I had to cut my trip short and return again to Canada. But upon my feet touching the ground in Toronto I knew I no longer belonged there. 

Life is Taking Risks

At this point in time I was living with my elderly mother. I moved back in 2011 when her abilities to live alone ceased. And I would never allow her to be locked away in one these "homes." And I had promised her much also.

To pass in her home. So my son Scott and I lived there and took turns teaching classes, and seeing her needs were met. she passed on August 11th 2015 at 96.  I finalized my plans to leave and moved January 29th 2016.

Now my mother was my mentor in life. I had a great childhood. We were poor, but happy. 

When I came back in 2013 my mother said to me she did not expect me to return. We talked, because I had decided to move to Romania. And my son Scott decided about a year later to do the same.

Life is Taking Risks

So what is the point to this article? To understanding that the mind must be open at all times to learning. And learning is NOT following some alleged 'expert' because he has letters behind his or her name. Do you know how many experts in "life" told me I was INSANE and I would fail?

And  I did not fail. Was the move challenging? One hundred percent! There is not much English in Transilvania, the region I live in, therefore I had to adapt quickly. But I had already experience this, and knew this. And Romanian is a very challenging language with Latin and Slavic roots. 

Life is Taking Risks in Conclusion

Life is Taking Risks in Conclusion

Once there, I for about 3 months at first had to deal with a life of chaos.

Working with a lawyer and accountant setting up a business, and praying I would have no issues with immigration. It went as sooth as glass. 

There is chaos on the streets of the west today. are you training for chaos? Or for a fight with rules? This is something for you to ponder. Thank you for reading Life is Taking Risks. I hope you got something from it.


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A Time of Great Change

* A Time of Great Change

A Time of Great Change. We are almost about to begin the 3rd month of 2023. Time is just flying buy. And I currently have 11 Kosho Ryu related courses on the table to release this year. I plan to get the recording for each done before summer arrives.

And these are my final works! I am planning to pursue other things next year including foremost the creation of the Wolf's Den Dog Rescue and the Wolf's Den Dojo. The dog rescue being the priority.

A Time of Great Change

Nothing will change for you, the follower of what I offer because it will remain in place, and it is fully supported and automated. I just won't be bugging you with very many emails any longer as soon as I scale this back. Which is slowly. I have installed a NEW Support Site to handle any issues. There are FAQ's there to help people with the most common recurring problems. I only get maybe one ticket submitted per month so this is a great system I could handled 100's per day, but that won't happen.

One of my reasons for change of direction is since 2019 my website [blog] views have gone from around 450 to 500 per day down to on average 50 or 60. And this is sad because it is the BEST free resource anywhere on the internet for Kyusho Jitsu. But the BS of 2020 to present has destroyed much of the martial arts industry. People are more interested in groups on FB then real life study. People do not want to learn, they want to tell everyone they KNOW because they saw it on FB. 

A Time of Great Change

I am hoping to eliminate myself from all Social media within the coming months. Personally, and it is only my opinion, social media has destroyed society. Right now my presence there is only for one reason, and that is not martial art related.

Last fall I announced ZOOM sessions for both Kyusho and Kosho. And while I am leaving the pages up, I am scrapping the idea, there is just no interest. And for the large investment of time and infrastructure I need numbers. 

This is a A Time of Great Change.

A Time of Great Change in Conclusion

A Time of Great Change in Conclusion

What does this mean for the WBA? It is basically going to sit here on hold for some time.  There is really just no that much interest.

And those who are interested only want FREE rank promotion, which is not going to happen, and to add this to their credentials.

That is not why I resurrected the World Budo Alliance. However the website will remain here for future usage. Thank you for taking time to read "A Time of Great Change."


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Let’s make a toast to our health!

Let's make a toast to our health!

Article from Master Muhammad Ali called Let's make a toast to our health! I am sure there is no more important subject today! So on with more from Master Ali!

Our bodies were created with perfection, by a most Magnificent Creator, God Almighty.  Our cells, skin, eyes, ears, and organs are fitted with, Bio Receptors.  Bio Receptors are biological transducers that convert energy from both external and internal environments into electrical impulses. 

Let's make a toast to our health!

They may be massed together to form a sense organ, such as the eye or ear, or they may be scattered, as are those of the skin and viscera.  To put it simply, these are antennae radar-like ‘technology’ that sends and receives signals.  

These signals are responsible for that invisible communication between people and allow us to pick up on other people’s signals.  This is truly fascinating stuff and I touched on this in my Beyond Healing with Brain, Stomach and Feet course.  But let’s get into it a little more, and to help you along in your understanding.

Let's make a toast to our health!

Do you know that instant ‘rapport’ connection you have with people?  Well, that’s from these receptors too.  If this science was truly studied by the Medical Establishment and taught to us, instead of their virus and germ lies and propaganda, we would have known about them in more detail.  

The Prophet of Islam, Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said, “Do not place a sick patient with a healthy person.”  The Medical Establishment loved this saying because they could twist it for their purposes and promote their contagion agenda.

The truth behind His saying was that our bodies can pick up on the feelings of sick people and trigger responses in our bodies.   Now, something else that I must add is the Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) encouraged us to go visit the sick.  There are great rewards for us and them.  

There are many sayings from the Prophet about visiting the sick.  So there is no issue except for the Medical Establishment twisting the Prophet’s words for their own self gains.

Let's make a toast to our health!

So how do these Bio Receptors work?  When you see someone sick, these receptors pick up on it and want to trigger the healing system in your body.  And ‘Presto’ your Natural Body Detox has started.  It may have been that your cycle was a few weeks later but the sign of the sick person triggered your body to respond too.  

So can you see why the father gets sick and then the mother and then the children etc?  It has nothing to do with contagions but these Bio Receptors in our bodies are triggering the healing system to activate and respond.  This research falls under the category of Bio-Resonance and if we get to the heart of it?  It’s electricity!  

Let's make a toast to our health in Conclusion

Let's make a toast to our health! in Conclusion

Let's make a toast to our health!

Read more about the electrical nature of our bodies and how it relates to health in my eBook, available for free download at my website.  

And if you want to take a dive into healing your body from chronic sicknesses please check out my Beyond Healing courses available at Kyusho Online.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Thank you for reading Let's make a toast to our health today.

Thanks and wishing you all the best in your health.
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Aging is a Lie. Why people die too young.

* Aging is a Lie

Aging is a LIE. I got a very nice email today in response to one I had sent out. In this I was discussing how martial artists should become better with age, not become lesser.

And I think this gentleman misunderstood my meaning. He had stated that aging, muscle weakening, grey hair, loss of memory were all part of this process. He told me not be afraid. Afraid of what?

Therefore I must disagree. Aging is a Lie!

Why do people tend to die at age 72? Because they believe they are supposed too. That is just one of the endless lies of the failed and thank the Lord dying western culture. Let me tell you some stories, real ones.

Aging is a Lie

When I moved from the city of Brasov into the country the first winter was rather sever. One morning after another snow fall I had to go into the city. Now I no longer drive, and I do not miss it, therefore I had to walk down the mountain a few kilometers to catch a bus into Brasov. I went out on our 30 degree angle down-slope road and began to descend.

Well I was going a little too fast when suddenly my feet came out from under me. Crash! I was on my back! I laid there and laughed for a moment and began to get up. From up the road I heard a voice saying "Stai acolo te voi ajuta!" or "Stay there, I'll help you." I looked up and saw this old lady walking down towards me. Now I am 63, she was about 80. She was at my side in a few seconds. She asked me "Eşti în regulă? "or "are you ok?" I replied "Da, da.

Aging is a Lie

She then pulled me up by my hand like I was a child, not a 200 pound man. She showed me how to walk down the mountain road, in the snow safely. I never had another fall. At the bottom of the hill I thanked her, "Multumesc draga mea doamna." He kissed my cheek and we parted ways.

There was NOTHING old about this dear soul. She knows aging is a lie.

Life is a path

Before I moved to Romania in 2016 I saw a really good documentary on Romania called "Wild Carpathia." At one point the host and another man went up into the mountains to see an old lady who lived alone in exclusion with her animals. She was in her 80's. She had to walk down the mountain several times per day to a stream for her water. The 2 men went and filled up some jugs for trying to be nice. But they did not understand her. She was happy, yet these men pitied her.

I live currently in a compound in this mountain with a few other families. One lady, the mother or grand mother of a family here is also well into her 80's. I have gotten a lot of practice in Romanian as Elena does not "limba engliza."

Her and I would sit out on a bench and talk for hours. She helped me a lot. And she worked in the yard regardless of weather all day long. Plus she loves my dogs.

Aging is a Lie, unless you believe the lie. 

Aging is a Lie in Conclusion

Aging is a Lie. Why people die too young. in Conclusion

Aging is a Lie: It is sad that so many people I know in the west, and I am not close to many anymore, believe the media lies of fragile health and aging.

And this has become WHO THEY ARE. How they identify.

Myself I am trying to promote learning, continued education in the martial arts so that this LIE can die. When I ask someone here "Ce mai faci?" I do not get a list of aches and pains from most. Rather they talk of their day, or their families.

Age is of the MIND. And the MIND is all. Turn off the television, get off Facebook, stop complaining and seek self improvement. Perhaps more martial arts training.

Or perhaps learn a language, learn an musical instrument? Something other then bitching about life, yet not being willing to something about it. 

Stop living in FEAR and start living! The saddest part of death is that most people never really live.

I am ALIVE. Sunt in viata. A fi viu.

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Kosho Teaching a Life Lesson at a seminar in Toronto

Kosho Teaching a Life Lesson

Kosho Teaching a Life Lesson at a seminar in Toronto. 

As you may know I have been around for a long time.

And I have seen some really insane things in the martial arts world. 

The idea that there is glory in a fight. And it is a sad reflection on the industry that this could be true. 

Therefore in my view we should view the study as to do no harm unless their is no other choice. Hence I have a story for you below.

Kosho Teaching a Life Lesson

Back in 2000 I was involved with a seminar in Toronto presented by the World Budo Alliance. And at this day long seminar we had several session presenters. The grand finale was a man from the USA named Nimr Hassan. He made claim to be a student of James Mitose, which was true. Most important to note there was also a claim he was the only living student of Mitose, which is false. 

However his history was very interesting. But before I go into that I want to talk about his seminar.

Thus Hassan presented to the students at the seminar 2 very simple blocks. He asked everyone to do these blocks full power for about 5 minutes, to make sure we were comfortable with them. 

After this he had us made partners. So our partner would attack one punch, followed by a second punch. And we would then respond with the 2 blocks Hassan had taught us. After this was complete he then added. Now that you have successfully dealt with the two incoming punches do whatever technique you like from your own root system.

Kosho Teaching a Life Lesson

Therefore after this was done he assessed our techniques. And the techniques I did were devastating. I was trying to make a name for myself internationally and there were some high profile people there. Hassan commented on how very good my techniques were. I was thrilled!

In front of everyone he had me repeat the scenario. After he asked me what was the best case and worst case scenario for what I did to the attacker. Best case I broke the attackers neck, worse case I ended his life.

He the looked at me and said, “so he punched you twice and you killed him. Can you live with that?” I was speechless. “Because you can do harm does not give you the right too.” A great Kosho Teaching a Life Lesson.

Kosho Teaching a Life Lesson in Conclusion

Kosho Teaching a Life Lesson

True story….. A life lesson I never forgot. Consider Introduction to Kosho Ryu, and learn about escape.

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Escaping a Paranoid Schizophrenic. What you do not ever know.

* Escaping a Paranoid Schizophrenic

Escaping a Paranoid Schizophrenic. What you do not understand about the real world. Back in around the year 1995, It was Christmas time, I was planning a trip to Toronto the next day with my son Curt.

There was a guitar shop he wanted to visit. Turned out it was owned by Randy Bachman of Bachman Turner Overdrive fame.

Now this was before the internet was public and so the day before going I ventured to the main library in the city. 

They had Toronto phone books. Therefore I could find the address on Yonge Street for this shop.

Escaping a Paranoid Schizophrenic

I had parked out back in a city lot. After I got my information I was headed to my van. At this point I saw a very large man, tall, perhaps 6'6" harassing a young Asian woman. She was terrified as he grabbed at her. Then he saw me, and his attention changed immediately. I will be honest, this man scared the hell out of me. I had been training in Hapkido at this point for 11 years, and I was a 3rd Dan Black Belt. And NONE of that meant anything at this moment. 

When he saw me, he yelled "yeah you stay there!!" He then began to move towards me. Not fast, but not slow either. I had to walk towards him, then once I cleared the building cut across to my van. And I was on ICE. I knew my vast kicking skills were worthless. I could box, but this man was a monster. And something was wrong with him. Thank God I made it to my van and opened the door, got in and locked it before he reached then van and began to pound on the window.

Escaping a Paranoid Schizophrenic

I drove down the alley and stopped to call the police on my cell. Back then I had a big old cell phone I got from Radio Shack because I was running a Dojo for my teacher. So I reported him to police, left my number and went home. Later that day I got a call from the police to thank me for the fast report. The man, who was a paranoid schizophrenic had walked out of the psych ward at Hotel Deau Hospital. He was dangerous. It took 3 police officers to subdue him.

I knew that moment my training was inadequate. Therefore I told my teacher of the incident and we did more Waza. But that was no solution. I wish I had knew then what I know now. Most of all I was trained in an incomplete reactionary martial art. Hapkido is a great art and style. But like all others is not complete.

Escaping a Paranoid Schizophrenic in Conclusion

They had Toronto phone books. Therefore I could find the address on Yonge Street for this shop. in Conclusion

Escaping a Paranoid Schizophrenic: Five years later I began my Kosho journey. Could I have defeated this man with Kosho?

Good question, but if he got closer I could have escaped even at less than 3 feet. 

Because even a man like this follows natural laws of motion. Once understood, everything changes. Start now, why wait? Thank you for reading Escaping a Paranoid Schizophrenic. 


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Real Life Encounters: Venezuela – Attacked at the International Airport

* Real Life Encounters: Venezuela

Real Life Encounters: Venezuela. In spring 2006 my then wife and I took a trip to her native land of Venezuela. She warned me before going about the off the scale crime in her country.

And just how dangerous it was for me being a "gringo" to be there.

Now I am going to state this very minute the REASONS for the issues like this in Venezuela. BAD GOVERNMENT. The people are wonderful. 

But they made the mistake of believing the never end bullshit about Socialism and voted in a communist who destroyed the country.

And this happens EVERY TIME. There has never been an exception.

Real Life Encounters: Venezuela

Real Life Encounters: Venezuela: I was in the country about 10 days and had a great time. But the poverty was earth staggering. And poverty creates desperation, and desperate people do desperate things.  

My then wife had not been home in years therefore she decided to stay longer. This meant that I had to get from Valencia to Caracas, which was a very dangerous trip. No one wanted to make the drive again so I was put on a plane.

There are 2 airports in Maiquetia, the Simon Bolivar International Airport and the National Airport. There is 500 meters between them, and this is and outside pathway. I had to walk this distance. 

I was told when I left the national airport to RUN not walk to the international airport. And to stop for no one, under any circumstance. Therefore this is what I did. But so did everyone else there that morning. Upon entering the terminal I was immediate approached by a young man wishing to help me.

My response was, "gracias no!" Always be polite. He was sizing me up. This was obvious and a part of my real life encounters in Venezuela

Real Life Encounters: Venezuela

I was early, it was 6:45 and I could not check in at Delta before 7:00. So I walked towards a board with some information on it. And I was not sure if I had to pay airport taxes or if Delta paid them.

As I was walking I was approached by another man stating he was "immigration." Yeah, no! He was not wearing a uniform, did not have ID on his body. He DEMANDED to see my passport immediately or I would be arrested.

Most importantly I then adjusted my angle to face 5 on the Octagon. But I did this with my lower base. I replied to him strongly, "let me see your ID NOW!" He reached down and grabbed my left arm with his right hand, extending it to reach me as I controlled the distance between us. He threated "you are under arrest! Come with me!"

Real Life Encounters: Venezuela

And I moved to the left, to 5 on the Octagon and pulled in at TW-11 with my right and dislocating the elbow. He screamed and ran out of the terminal. A police officer watched the entire incident and laughed walking away. I checked in and went to immigration.

They told me what I did was the smart. The man would have taken my passport and run from the terminal. If I pursued I would have been attacked by a gang, robbed and likely killed. If not they would sell my identity.

Add that is one of my Real Life Encounters in Venezuela

Real Life Encounters: Venezuela in Conclusion

Real Life Encounters: Venezuela in Conclusion

Again I am going to state, Venezuela is a beautiful country with wonderful people and culture. The reason for the issues are irrevocable!  They believed the lie of socialism.

But I think the west is seeing this now.

 I went back in December the same year, Spent Christmas and New Years with her family. Had no issues that time. But they never let me out of their sight again.

At this point I had been training in Kosho about 5 years. And because it is a preparatory first, reactionary second training I had the presence of mind to do what was needed. Not based on some fantasy I had from my training. But rather based on what the opponent was DOING and planning to do. 

Thank you for reading this article Real Life Encounters: Venezuela.

My question is, have you started yet? And if no, why not? Kosho Ryu is not a style but a study. And there is always more to learn.


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Self Defense Encounters. What happened with the Gypsy?

* Self Defense Encounters

Self Defense Encounters. What happened with the Gypsy? Back a few years ago, in about April 2020 I was a bus headed into town [Brasov] to do some shopping.

I ended up getting on a earlier bus, which is not to my advantage as this was 7:10 and the store did not open until 8:00. But I got on anyways.

This bus was crowded with about 25 or so men going from their village into the city to work. 

Self Defense Encounters

This is a group of people know in the west as "Gypsies", however correctly they are "Roma" people. But I will take a moment to teach some facts to overcome a false narrative in the west.

The Gypsies are originally from North India and migrated to Europe via the middle east. They are called Gypsies because it was first believed upon entering Europe they had come from Egypt. They entered Romania in the 1400's.

Romanians, and this is an ENGLISH term traces their ancestry back almost 2000 year to the native Dacians and the Romans who invaded the country. Romanians are perhaps the last direct decedents of the Romans, with the exception of naturally the Italians.

The Romanian language and Italian have many similarities, but are not the same language. Romanian has a Slavic influence to it. It is a beautiful language and a challenge to learn. I am fortunate to be immersed in it.

Self Defense Encounters

Now I point this out only because the Roma are only about 3.4 percent of the population, so no Romanians are not Gypsies as the incorrect stereo type states. And I do not suggest saying that to a Romanian either.

There is also slanderous statements going around that Romanian women are "easy".  And that is FAR from truth. To my mind they are the most beautiful women in the world, but easy NO. Stereotypes are simply another form of EGO.

The world today loves to make judgement based on 'feelings.' But the truth is FACTS do not care about your feelings. 

My world, the majority of friends, and MY PACK are Romanian.

Back to the story of Self Defense Encounters.

One gentleman on the bus for some reason took exception to me being there. I was standing sideways looking out the window. He came an punched me in the shoulder, then stepped back like he was egging me to engage.

I glanced around and saw all his friends holding their noses. I realized I had no allies here. I replied to him that I did not understand his words. He was speaking his language, I did not understand it. It was not Romanian.

A few minutes later he repeated his action. I positioned my self in such a way as to remain behind my chosen center, in this case my right shoulder, and use the 4 Wall Concept to restrict his motions. 

Self Defense Encounters

He got off the bus before me with his friends. It was funny because he slapped the window to try to intimidate me. I was not intimidated to begin with. My life was not in real danger, unless I did something stupid.

And this is because I ONLY fight if there is NO OTHER option. If he escalated on the bus it would go bad as half the bus was Romanians, and they would not have backed him. And they were watching.

If escalated the "Brasov politia" would have become involved and it would have gone bad for him. 

Self Defense Encounters

But i took the higher ground. Why? Because it is the right thing to do. Escape first, fight second. I did see him again a few months later in town. Our eyes locked and he turned and walked away. Perhaps he had a BIG fight with the Mrs's that day. Who knows, and it does not matter. 

This is a very uncommon story for me in Romania. I have had much more, many more BAD encounters in my former country of Communist Canada.

I can walk down the streets of even Bucuresti (Bucharest) at 2:00 am and be safe. Try that in Winnipeg. I love 3:00 am walks with the Huskies in the city. I am often stopped by people still out wishing to meet them.

Self Defense Encounters is part of many people lives. It is how we deal with them that matter most.  

Self Defense Encounters in Conclusion

Self Defense Encounters in Conclusion

Self Defense Encounters: So why the story? Because the martial art I study is Kosho Ryu, and it is a STUDY not a style. I have been in study of Kosho longer then anything else. 

At one time, not that many years ago, I would have engaged this man, but study calmed my mind. 

And I do not judge this man's culture, Roma, based on him. I have met MANY very kind Roma people in Brasov. 

Was he and his friends prejudice against me because I am a foreigner? Perhaps, but that is really not my business. Nor do I care. Others opinions and reaction to me are not my business, it belongs to them only.

So today you received a Kosho Ryu lesson. First you learned truth and facts, not narratives about my chosen country, the country I love.

About another resident culture within the country, and about conflict and how Kosho teaches preparatory arts and not reactionary art. I was prepared. But have you started the journey yet?

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Cycle of Life. From death, then Decay comes Rebirth

* Cycle of Life

Cycle of Life is something no one wishes to face because it is about change.

And while people want change, they do not want to much change because it can be painful. Yet without change nothing can grow.

As of today, a few days into 2023 we are hearing the death rattle of the Western Culture.

Cycle of Life

Many do not want to face this and hide their heads in the sand. But that apathy was the cause of the failure to begin with.  

When good men do nothing evil flourishes. And it is certainly flourishing today. In the form of lying mass media, corrupt governments, corrupt medical science and almost every corporation imaginable involved in horrible crimes.

But the Angel of Death is coming for all those mentioned as they implode under the weight of their own lies and corruption. You can only bend the natural laws of the world so long before she pushes back. Now I could name names, but why? If you are reading this you know the names. If you are on the "other" side you are part of the falling. And in my few no amnesty for idiots.

Cycle of Life

The economic system that these people have pushed and corrupted is failing. Because it is based on a LIE. Lies always reveal themselves.  And the Western Culture needs to die. Because then i can be replaced with something new, and something functional. Cycle of Life is painful, but new life will spring from the corpses of the old ways. 

The pain cannot be denied, it must be felt. Just like when a loved one dies you have to go through the process. There are many in this world who refuse to wake up. And thus the world coming will not be for them. "There are none so blind as those who "WILL" to not see."

And these for the most part are the people who have abdicated their health to those who make trillion off them remaining ill. Inject untold amounts of poison into their bodies because a corrupt and lying organization, looking only at their bottoms line demands it. These people will not survive long sadly. 

I was many years ago before I renounced their system told by a "doctor" that extraordinary good healht was a sign of serious illness and I should "concent" to massive tests. Thirty some years later I am in even better health. Yet, no one asks me why? 

History Repeats - Cycle of Life

And this Cycle of Life and death is once again just a repeat of history. Because rather then learn people are more interested in being right.  I have been waving this flag for 20 years. But I do not want to be right, I wish I was wrong. 

A new and better way awaits us all, but we must change the course of the ship and head in that direction.  We have been lied to and told we must swim upstream, work hard as a slave for little of no wage, yet what we want is all downstream. Time to change course.

A New Paradigm - Cycle of Life

I got some bad news yesterday from a dear friend, who was talking on the phone with a high end martial arts dojo operator. And I will not mention names here. But the martial arts industry in the USA has pretty much collapsed under the the corruption of the fraudulently governments who believe they are kings. But hey that was their plan, destroy the world.

Now when there is death new birth can begin. The industry can come back stronger in time, and teach things of value. I was in the commercial martial arts industry and during bad times people quit. Why? Because getting a coffee from Starbucks, in my case to Tim Horton's, has more value. But doing the recession of 2008 I lost few view and had one of my best years. 

When people quit during hard times, but the drive thru is full what does this tell you? You are an activity and not very important. I have had students with me for as much as 30 years. One is moving to Romania to join my team.

What does this tell you? Is it because I am a world champion? NO! Or I am the greatest teacher? NO! What I teach has VALUE

Cycle of Life in Conclusion

Cycle of Life in Conclusion

I pray that the martial arts industry will die, especially the obsession with the brutal sport aspects. Then we can change course and go back to complete teachings, based on values.

The cycle of life, from white belt to black belt and back to white belt again. 

I teach a complete martial art system. And it does not call for you to forget what you have learned thus far. I have men and women with over 40 years following me today. Below is an opportunity to begin the journey free.

I hope to work with you very soon! Thank you for reading the Cycle of Life.


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