This is why I always bring a Glock to a martial arts > fight. Make mine a 9mm with a 17 round clip.
I posted a great fight from the last Pride 33. There are many good fights on Youtube from the show. Youtube is saving me lots of money on PPV shows! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > ""There is a principle in the martial arts, that > > whoever strikes first > > loses. Because to strike at another takes you off > > your center, re- > > your imbalance, and opens you up." > > > > What kind of rookie martial artist stikes while off > > balance? The new > > guy. Sounds like advice from Mr Miyagi from the > > Karate Kd movies, > > don't believe it. > > This is why I always bring a Glock to a martial arts > fight. > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "peterklutz" > > <peterklutz@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > > <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > [snip] > > > > Classic projection. When confronted with one's > > own > > > > doubts about one's spiritual practice, teacher, > > or > > > > tradition, EXTERNALIZE them and project all the > > > > anger that one feels towards ones self for feel- > > > > ing these doubts onto those who are open about > > > > having them, or worse, onto those who LAUGH at > > the > > > > doubts and at those who feel threatened about > > > > having them. > > > > > > > > And the deeper the doubts that the seeker of > > this > > > > type has, the worse they portray the > > externalized > > > > "enemy" to be. > > > > > > Reflections: > > > > > > (1) Like everything else in the non-absolute > > reality of life, your > > > argument works both ways - and may just as equally > > be applied to you > > > and Vaj. In my view more appropriately so because > > you and Vaj usually > > > strike first. > > > > > > What is meant by "strike first?" > > > > > > "There is a principle in the martial arts, that > > whoever strikes first > > > loses. Because to strike at another takes you off > > your center, re- > > > your imbalance, and opens you up. The impulse that > > pushes you > > > to take action, to strike out at another, takes > > you down the path of > > > a specific energy, a specific possibility - and > > takes you out of the > > > place of all possibilities. A master warrior knows > > that as soon as > > > you feel that desire come up, and then yield to it > > and let it turn > > > into action, you've already lost." > > > > > > Found at: > > > > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/108709 > > > > > > (2) The only way to truly externalize this dance > > between object, > > > subject and the process of their mutual > > cognition/interaction (during > > > which they tint and transform each other, which > > you may have noticed) > > > is to step outside their field of interaction - > > i.e. to transcend. > > > > > > You may view the rationales for the occasional > > reactions your constant > > > whining about MMY and his spiritual techniques > > results in as: > > > > > > (A) Nature's way of, in one short burst, > > re-balancing a flow of > > > negativity that has built up > > > > > > (B) The personal views of individuals with good > > and solid experiences > > > of *externalizing* the relative and who therefore > > may have an inkling > > > of just how great Maharishi's gift to them is, and > > just how selfless > > > his actions are as he gave up a life in blissed > > solitude to spend > > > fifty+ years walking in the mud of the world in > > order to help his > > > fellowmen. > > > > > > Before the adrenaline-surge hits your brain this > > time, and your hands > > > attack your keyboard, do yourself a favor and > > presuppose that this > > > post is written in earnest and then internalize > > it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > --------------------~--> > > Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See > > the new email design. > > > http://us.click.yahoo.com/lOt0.A/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Or go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Need Mail bonding? > Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396546091 >