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01-10-2008, 03:32 AM
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So, if I have said anything to offend another, let it be know you have my apologies. But, don't assume that some are just talking about it. 
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01-10-2008, 03:52 AM
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Never actually in such a situation, no, but I have had instances where I thought someone was breaking into my home and I did run into the situation mentally prepared to cause bodily harm to someone. The danger was imagined, but nonetheless percieved and responded to with violent intent. No, the body is not a sheet of iron. I know this quite well from my Tae Kwon Do and Kenpo classes where we trained to target specific pressure points, weak points, joints, organs, and major blood vessels. Muscle won't stop a knife, and it'll only absorb so much impact from something blunt. Actually, I've been a martial artist for about five years. I started training in Tae Kwon Do in early 2002 and have studied and analyzed martial arts during the couple years between my TKD and Kenpo w/Escrima classes. If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; but if you actually make them think, they'll hate you. ~Don Marquis Quote:
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01-10-2008, 07:26 AM
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Hmm... I thought respect was something you earn. Pulling a gun on me doesn't earn you my respect. Nor does bashing on my people, for that matter -_-; . Quote:
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You... just repeated me... That's the second time, now. You did the same thing in the Gaijin get out thread.... My point, since you obviously didn't get it, is that every warrior confronts death, and every good warrior overcomes. All those kids that stormed Normandy or Iwo Jima or whatever, or the kids that run out of the trenches, all had to contend with the idea that as soon as they run out, they are very likely to die. And they did it anyway. And know what? None of them (except the Japanese soldiers in WW2) knew a thing about Bushido. None of them obsessed about death. None of them dwelled on death to get an "iron heart" or whatever it's called. Yet they overcame their fear of death ANYWAY. That's called bravery, and it is about the most honourable thing I can think of. Your view that you HAVE to follow Bushido or idolize death to be a "true warrior" is so incredibly narrow-minded I could shit myself laughing. It's asinine. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with Bushido. It's your apparent lack of acceptance of other possibilities that has me in wriles. Quote:
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My "local club" teaches all the shit that anyone who wants to be an effective and devestating fighting would want to know. Modern militaries the world over use cruise missiles because they can be launched from beyond the reach of the enemy. It's the same principle as parrying a strike to your opponent's inside so that you can strike but they can't. I'm not afraid for my life. I don't fear for my life. I fight for my life. If I lose it, I died trying to preserve it. I won't allow myself to be killed so easily. My life is precious. And I have a natural right to my own life. I won't let anyone interfere with it, I won't let anyone threaten it. My life, having it be the best it can for me, is my ultimate goal in life. I won't let anyone else get in my way. This is my philosophy (and that of many other people): Every man has his life and is entitled to live it how he sees fit. To live a great life is the ultimate achievement. Therefore, live every day how you want your whole life to be (not unlike Bushido, no?). No man has any right to the life of another man; he must live his OWN life for HIMSELF. He cannot demand that another man give over part or all of his life for His own personal gain. By the same reasoning, no other man has a right to the first man's life. No one may ask me to commit seppuku on their behalf. No one may threaten me or my existence; I will fight back. No one may infringe upon my rights without due consequence. For me, it's not about "staying alive". It's about protecting what is mine by right: my own life. Threatening my life is a threat against my rights, and I will NOT stand for it. If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; but if you actually make them think, they'll hate you. ~Don Marquis Quote:
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01-10-2008, 11:20 AM
I actually read all of those passages rather recently.
The symbol somewhat resembles the one used by Escrimadors to represent all possible ways to attack. You keep talking about the heart, compromising, etc. Having a heart of stone or of iron doesn't have to mean that it cannot move. If you apply force to a stone, does it not move? Does iron not vibrate upon impact? These things don't mean that the given materials lose their mettle or quality. Only that they do not go completely unaffected. Not every compromise is of the heart. The compromise of one child for an entire civilization isn't a compromise of the heart. It's a compromise of numbers. In this instance, a heart of stone would be able to look the child in the eyes and still give the word. Though, I suppose if you value death, the larger death toll might be desirable. Little sidenote: Quote:
The ancient Bushi evidently had no problem with killing children when it served their purpose. Power is such a subjective term.... To a warrior, power can be the ability to end a fight, or it can be to avoid a fight (Kenpo as opposed to Aikido, for example). Any number of things. But, since we're talking about the heart, I'm assuming that it's willpower, mostly, that we're talking about. Nothing can overcome a strong heart--where there's a will, there's a way--indominatable spirit. It's one's ability to take a severe hit and still keep going. One's ability to confront all that he fears most without so much as blinking. I agree, one can have no greater power than this. What I'm not understanding, though, is this: We all die. Time, disease, a traffic accident, war, whatever. Why is it a great revelation when one realizes this? Hmm, actually... I can see how the thought might be emboldening to someone who is about to face a lethal situation. Still. I wouldn't go into a battle thinking, "Well, I'm going to die someday, anyway." I would go in thinking, "I know what I'm fighting for and why, and it is worth my life--should it be necessary." Or at least I would rather think that... o_O hehe n_n;; . I always liked how General Patton put it: "Don't die for your country, make your enemy die for his!" Why should I die? I mean, if it happens, it happens. I'd rather it not, but hey. If it does happen, I will have taken at least a dozen of my enemies with me. Your devotion is admirable, if frustrating XD . I think I am starting to at least start to see what you're thinking, though :P . If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; but if you actually make them think, they'll hate you. ~Don Marquis Quote:
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01-10-2008, 04:39 PM
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Well Best of Luck Tenchu  
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01-10-2008, 04:48 PM
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 . Thinking about something is way easier than actually doing what you say your going to do.Like Amnell, she said she would defend herself but not kill the guy. So what if she drop kicks him and he hits his head against a counter or a table in her home. The brain is defencless and so he dies. When you guys actually grow up and start seeing things from another point of veiw then you will know there are many ways to go exsept from forward and back. I was only asking how long you guys have been practicing not competitively, I mean why be competitive on a computer? Hahahahahahahahaha thats just stupid Hahahahahahahaha.
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01-10-2008, 04:49 PM
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 are you going to have a sword made or are you going to make your own sword?.
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