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

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.

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A Question of Balance. Martial Art training has also gone to the extreme. SPORT is no long simply a part of the martial art, it is view as martial arts. However the results of this epic lie, the search for glory and fame, are PAIN, disabling body and brain injury. Out of balance thinking. Sport is about 1% of the martial arts training picture, The REAL THING, not the western culture lies of what it should be. And everything about the western culture is about FOR PROFIT, massive profit, not balanced profit. 

A Question of Balance

Martial Art training needs to be balanced. And this balance will result in a student who is able to defend themselves, while not living in a fantasy of glory. And the first thing a student should be learning when it comes to self defense is how to escape a bad situation. There is also NO GLORY in a street fight. Only a MORON willing participates in such activities. 

And if this offends, GOOD. You need to be offended. 

Yes I am very hard about this. And this because I know that the martial arts and its teaching will be gone within another decade. Unless things change and change very fast. I am trying, but I am only one person.

And today's instant gratification, a trophy for everyone, does not help. Plus the idea that everything educational should be FREE, but you will pay Starbucks $5 for a coffee. 

Everything is a A Question of Balance.

A Question of Balance in Conclusion

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What are Centers?: This is about 1% of what centers are all about. And it is far beyond any article on a blog to teach this concept.

Centers are an essential element in the study of Body Mechanics. There are centers for the self, for the opponent, as well as projected centers. Often times martial artists when they train are not aware at all of their centers. And this is reflects in their Kara and Self Defense also.

What Are Centers

Centers are a place on the body in which we focus our movement and balance. When we are out of our centers, then we are open to attack and counter attack much easier. 

When you are behind your center then there is control. Often times in the arts motion is not understood, which makes the defender vulnerable. Always remember, back in the day, the martial arts were not sports. Size at one time did not matter, and gender or sex also did not matter. It was only the knowledge, understanding of the knowledge and the training that mattered.

The martial arts world is very far away today from its roots. And if you study the history of the different martial arts you can see this. All the original martial art were not based on techniques, they were based on concepts.

Just like the book the Art of War is. Warfare is not based on a new tank or gun, but on strategies. I have even written a book on this called Kosho Ryu Street Strategies: The Art of Escape, But I have had people actually say to me there must be an easier way.

What are Centers? in Conclusion

If they moved on to learning I would be thrilled. But they rather retire to the local Pizza Hut or Facebook to discuss their glory days when they were champions. I did that tournament thing too. But I do not spend endless hours talking about it. 

Why?

I rebuilt a car engine once too and that does not matter either. What matters is learning all your life and sharing that knowledge with those who are heads up enough to want to learn more. 

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Most Important Value

If I had younger children they would be home schooled. Why? Because their teaching is based on ideologies not values. 

To me the most important value is to "do no harm." This is why back in the day when I operated a Dojo our slogan was a Jame Mitose quote, "In true self defense there is no body contact."

And in the Dojo that bears my name today children are first taught something not taught in 99% of Dojo's, this is the Art of Escape. The initial core teachings of Kosho Ryu are to do not harm, to escape.

Most Important Value

What stops people from wanting to learn this? There is no glory in it! Or at least they do not think there is. The highest form of any martial art is this. It is not championships or belt ranks. It is to be able to protect yourself if needed, but above all else DO NO HARM, unless there is no other choice. I do not see this anywhere in life today!

Checkout my Introduction to Kosho Ryu Course. And if you use the promotion code 'kosho' at the checkout you get $20 off the list price. Learn this, and teach it in your Dojo or to any and all students.

And if you prefer the written word over pictures I also have a book on the subject called Kosho Ryu Street Strategies: The Art of Escape, No one ever wins a fight, and there is no glory in victory. I have been there.

Most Important Value

Martial Art training is not about glory. it is not about Hall of Fame dinners and the recent attempts to create heroes out of martial artists. Why do we as humans feel the need for hero worship? On FB every week there are more pictures of black tie events where these people go to kiss each other asses.

But are they training weekends? Are the "top level" martial artists try to encourage the public to train or offer free seminars and workshops to teach self defense?  I was awarded on of these 13 year ago and did not attend because i felt it was a pay for play endeavor. There is NO HONOR in this. What is the most important value?

Most Important Value in Conclusion

This is sad, pathetic and childish. I wonder what she will do when Facebook goes bankrupt, which is coming soon. Their own corruption has caught up with them. And many will receive jail sentences for their crimes. 

What are the most important value of martial arts? They are many, like integrity, courtesy, self control. But the values come from TRAINING, not Halls of Fame or Trophies. They are distractions, shinny object that keep you from seeing what is really important. 

Time for the arts to act their age and show some dignity. Enough said.

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How Effective is your Training?

Do you really think a street attack is posturing between 2 people?? Sounds like a competition to me. Do you alternate unarmed vs weapons doing this? There are no rules on the street. 

When you train in self defense Waza when do you move? What motion of the attacker is your response based up? How far away are they? How did you decide what the response will be? Did they punch, right or left hand?? What if they kicked? It was predetermined?

How Effective is your Training?

• Techniques ONLY work when the opponent is NOT trying to hit you.
• Free Sparring ONLY works when the opponent is trying to make points, not KILL YOU.
• Kosho ONLY Works when the opponent is TRY to KNOCK YOUR HEAD OFF or KILL YOU.

Recently I had a comment on a Facebook post in regard to a pressure point article I have on my blog. The person making the comment stated that there are issues with getting the result you seek on the street unless you use this "special method" devised by a certain instructor. I will not name names here, because it is disrespectful to do so. However the man making the comment is incorrect. 

Why do I saw this? Because while this method is effective in a demonstration or Dojo setting they are not taking account for a moving target, a violent moving opponent in their training. There is nothing new under the sun. But martial artists like to focus on the new shinny object rather than the teachings of old that are proven by history.

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How Effective is your Training in Conclusion

No one has all the answers. But a big problem is that their EGO also blurs the questions.  Thank you for reading "How Effective is your Training?"

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But if you have attended seminars did you learn or was it a show?

Back in 2010 I had a seminar booked in Bucharest, and one in Lisbon Portugal. I had finished the one in Bucharest and inquired about my ticket to Lisbon. They decided to cancel in favor of a much higher profile instructor. OK fine, I stayed extra in Romania which I did not mind at all.

I Actually Teach Martial Arts, not SHOW Off

When I got back to Canada (note I do not called that home) I was contacted by the guy in Lisbon to tell me how great the seminar was!! I said "awesome! What did you learn??" "Well we saw...." was his reply. Yeah, all that money to "see."

Everything I do is about teaching, and all I do is study. I have no "job" as I am unemployable. Now I released a new book, and it is getting harder to release Kyusho Jitsu eBooks as I have covered everything. But this is on a special topic. One that is critical to study pressure points or not.

That is body mechanics. The book Kyusho Jitsu's Principle of Body Mechanics.

Martial Arts needs to be about training, and then sharing the learning, actually teaching. Often times instructors and I use the work instructors like to keep things from the students to make sure they are the best on the floor.

My job is to make my students BETTER then me. Otherwise I am a failure. I Actually Teach Martial Arts!

I Actually Teach Martial Arts in Conclusion

I believe we as martial art teachers, not instructors or professional counters have a sacred duty. That is to keep true to the core teaching and address martial arts as a way of life. Not an activity or pastime like hockey or football. And certainly NOT just an after school [indoctrination camps] activity for children.

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Modern Orwellian times are the same. It is a lesson of self control, and to survive requires indomitable spirit. Many succumb to the pressures of the times, give in and regret it. There is a saying in Kosho "to accept is to be enlightened." And this is true. This does not mean tolerate or given in however.

Everything is a Study

Important to note is stress for people is off the charts. Because they have been programmed by media. Rather they should accept that things have changed, and then focus on training to prepare for what may or may not be coming down the pipe. I do not watch social media, or certainly not legacy media. They have lied all my life. And I disassociate completely. No liars in my life PERIOD.

But people give power to this. And because they do not understand that what you give power to expands, they suffer and the power grows.

Everything is a study. An opportunity to learn. The time of the warrior is returning. But they hope they have programmed the fight out of you. I was in a conversation yesterday with a dear friend Lee Milteer. She is a world renown motivation speaker and author. Her new book was declined for advertising on Amazon because it contained the word "guidance."

Everything is a Study

They will not allow something spiritual in advertising. I refuse to support any of these "companies" personally. And I am sorry I ever put my work on Amazon, but I stopped when I discovered their crimes. Therefore I will not give it power. Yet people are addicted to a company doing the evil things they are doing. But their end is close.

To become numb to the times is not what I refer. I refer to acceptance, and then movement. To study and understand, and learn protect the self. Have you read the art of war? I not you should!

I am suggesting a book to help you deal with these ridiculous times. It is called Inner Budo: The Path to Healing Violence. And it was writing by a long time student and friend Master Philip Welch. Most of all Master Phil is also now part of the Wolf's Den Dojo Project.

Yes in martial arts Everything is a Study.

Everything is a Study in Conclusion

In Communist Canada they do not even teach their children to write any longer. Keyboarding is fine! If I was still Canadian, and had children they would never set foot in a school in that country. 

That is a travesty. It is up to us as martial artist to look at like as continuous learning. And then teach other this value to our students.

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Do you WANT More?

How do I know this? Because I ran a commercial Dojo first for my instructor, and then my own Dojo for about 25 years. I have seen many taught by 2nd Dan Black Belts good for about 18 months. 

But my Dojo had teachings for about 15 years. Today the coming Wolf's Den Dojo has an endless potential for study. Not 5 or even 20 years. There is no end to possible martial art study.

Recently I have had 2 different emails addressing this topic. Actually more but I want to reference 2. The first was a thank you for actually TEACHING things and not showing off and talking about them. The second was where to begin.

Do you WANT More from your Martial Art Training?

Let's discuss the first email. Yes I teach the martial arts. I am not interested in the BIG ego trips I see today.  But that is just par for the course of things in the Western Culture. And I have become very much against the culture in the last decade. 

Do you want more? Let's review what most martial artists are doing in their Dojo.

1. Performance of Kata. Is it done the same way each time?
2. Waza training. A specific set of waza for each belt level.
3. Kicking drills. 
4. Sparring drills. Usually some time of "free" sparring. I am not sure why it is called "free." Like the illusion the West if Free?
5. Rinse and repeat weakly

And then teachers struggle to keep students interested and training. Eventually all students quit and leave the teaching standing alone with a big lease payment. Does this sound familiar?

Do you WANT More - What else is there?

Now some school will do "Bunkai" which is actually just an interpretation of Kata done either by the teacher or passed on down the lineage. Real Bunkai would be a discussion, not another set of Waza.

What should be? Do you discuss or train:

• Concepts and Philosophy of the art?
• Real Bunkai on the Kata in the system?
• History of the system?
• Understanding the 32 different types of Kumite?
• What Body Mechanics is?
• The list is endless!

Do you WANT More in Conclusion

Also please understand I am in favor of the commercial school.  I will never have a Dojo again open to the general public, but that is me. I am building a private dojo however. 

But it is up to the teachers to never think "they have arrived." Or that their system is complete. They should be still learning, and doing this is "living and teaching by example!" I have not stopped learning in my almost 40 years in the arts. 

And because of this I can teach someone longer than I will live to complete the training. That is a deliberate paradox.

So, where do you start? I have a free course below. But do the course. 1 out of 3 never confirm their email and start. I hope to work with you soon! 

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Martial Arts Training Today

When did that tide turn? Do you believe it is because governments and rulers became softer? More civilized? No, it was during the advent of sport fighting because aside from entertainment for the powerful this made the arts impotent. And if you read the history, study it, these sports organizations were government controlled. You cannot fight in the Olympics in Tae Kwon Do without a Korean government certificate. Is this true for swimming? I was offered in the 80's a Kukkiwon Certificate. No thanks. I do not need any government to be in approval of what I do. 

And why in our overwhelmingly authoritarian world is martial arts allowed today? BECAUSE THE MARTIAL ARTS HAVE BECOME TOTALLY IMPOTENT, not a threat to any powers that be. If they were still effective we would be underground.

How did they succeed in making it this way? The promise of greatness in sport. Attacking man's weakness. Their EGO. Dividing us by style, when it all has the same roots. And while a "fighter" may win in a bar fight, they are NEVER an issue otherwise. In the martial arts world the WARRIOR class is gone. All martial arts taught today are a shadow of what they once were. But it does not have to be that way.

Martial Arts Training Today

And when it comes to the defense of MY PACK, I train and study the OLD ways. I cannot change the evil in this world, but I can make my world safer. What I have to offer will fit in ANY martial art style or system. And it will bring the effectiveness of old back to the training.

And it keeps the promise of old that age does not matter, size does not matter and sex does not matter. You get better with age. You do not retire to posting pictures on FAKEbook of the glory days.

Those continue as long as you are breathing. Look at men like Morihei Ueshiba. He trained until his death. And there are reasons why. Martial Arts Training Today. Why is it Reason it is ALLOWED?

Martial Arts Training Today in Conclusion

Together we can take the martial arts world back to what it was meant to be. Martial Arts training today needs to back to the old ways. Because they worked. What is happening in the western cultures today is an EPIC FAIL. 

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If he believes this he is a fool.

This technique, while perhaps worth practicing in a Dojo has zero value in the real world. Self Defense for Fools, and only a fool would believe him.  There is no such thing as knife defense. Because the knife that cuts you is the knife you do not see.

Self Defense for Fools

Self Defense should not be a product. Because there are no guarantees. Plus, and this is important, if you have a knife pressed up against your abdominal a lot has gone wrong that day! You have made many mistakes.

Yet a martial artist can have a BIG enough EGO to think after all this has gone wrong they get to move and decide the outcome. This is Self Defense for Fools!

Techniques, like the one I am talking about are reactionary. And do you know WHY, if a man holds a knife to you, why you are not DEAD? Because he has not decided to kill you YET. He leads the dance, period.

Only an egotistical fool would believe they have any control. And while I am saying this, where was your head when someone got this close to begin with? 

So, what if ANY is the solution?

Self Defense for Fools - Training

You have to train differently. Self Defense is NOT and CANNOT be about what you want to do. You do not have that privilege! Martial artist train to react to one punch and then the Uke stands there.

This is fine for beginners. Worse they train with an Uke who puts a wooden or plastic knife to their body and does not move again. Or they make some ridiculous stabbing motion like a Halloween sequel.

That is NOT what happens in the real world, and never will be. 

You study offensive scenarios and what attacker really do!  Since we are discussing knives here is a link to an article called the 13 Misconceptions of knife Attacks written by someone who knows, and has been cut!

And if you think because you are an MMA guy you can handle this, well get a good insurance party for your family because they will miss you. 

You must learn to be prepared for what is happening, not reactionary. And to ESCAPE first, engage second. 

Self Defense for Fools

Do not get me wrong, there is a training path. And there is no one size fits all. And anyone telling you they have guaranteed techniques are liars.

Perhaps they should consider becoming politicians because lying is the way of life for those clowns. I have no respect for politicians, sorry. I have seen too much in my half century plus of life. 

This clip above is very wise. Martial artist tend to think they know everything and have arrived. They walk down the middle of the road. And eventually Karma will catch up to their ego and they are going to take on hell of a beating. 

Self Defense for Fools, don't be fooled.

Self Defense for Fools in Conclusion

Because I know this is an endless study. And I study the NATURAL LAWS that govern motion, so I know by observation of the attacker what they are planning to do. 

I strongly urge every reader to continue to learn. Don't get caught in a trap that your teachers knows everything or that you do. Learn, train hard, and expand your horizons.

That is what life on the path of budo is all about. 

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