ok, sure. I agree but don't you have to admit that if you are forced into aggression, the passive sort makes the most sense?
energy/efficiency-wise, Part of MY teacher's teaching, was that peace is always better than war. But if it has to be war ... On 5/17/14, Ron Kulp <[email protected]> wrote: > Welllll being passive aggressive will get you that sometimes. > >> On May 17, 2014, at 5:50 PM, John Carl <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Ron, >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 6:57 AM, Ron Kulp <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> Jc in response to Ron's assertion that martial arts helped him with >>> being in the moment: >>> >>>> Lol. Yeah, every once in a while there's nothing like a karate chop >>>> upside the head, to help kids learn how to behave. >>>> >>>> I took San Soo Kung Fu, for a couple of years but it didn't influence >>>> my >>>> child rearing that much beyond taking a full horse stance when giving >>>> piggy-back rides. >>> >>> Ron: >>> Then you really missed the most fundamental part of martial arts. >>> Paying attention to the now of experience. It also sounds like >>> You were a pretty terrible student >>> ..you did nothing but hold a horse stance. >> >> >> Jc: I was surprised at how much better my posture was on the job too, >> using my skill saw, etc. Balance is everything, in martial arts and that >> part was of great use but since I never get in any fights, the "martial" >> part was largely useless to me. >> >> Ron: > Yea, if you come to Kung fu to learn how to fight then you will be > disappointed . It's not about fighting. > It's about redirection of energy. >> >>> Judging by that comment >>> The instructor probably didn't trust you with much else. >> >> Jc: San Soo was different than I expected. I expected belts and the >> ability to break boards and stuff but all that is garbage inherited from >> Japanese perversions of the art, at least according to my instructor, Dan >> Pastre, student of Jimmy Woo who brought the teaching over from China. >> > Ron: > Yes, the Chinese schools are like that > The Americanized sport is far from what they practice. >> >>> But what really made everything >>> Sync up with MOQ is how patience >>> Awareness and observation figured >>> Heavy in how when and where we act. >>> This applied to raising children also. >>> There is a certain amount of allowing them to grow and a certain art to >>> stepping in and guiding them at the >>> Appropriate moment. > > Jc: >> The proof of the pudding is in the eating. My kids are all doing well >> and >> we have a great relationship and I've never lost a fight. >> >> But somehow I guess I stepped on the wrong toes here and a rancorous >> dialogue is no fun at all. >> >> So I'll just shut up for a while. > > > Ron: > I'm not questioning your parenting skills, just clarifying what I meant. > You thought it seemed odd that I'd credit something like martial arts as > In helping me out with life lessons > In that it help me to realize to approach experience artfully. > > But... Ok > > It's probably best > > .. >> >> >> >>> Moq_Discuss mailing list >>> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >>> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >>> Archives: >>> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >>> http://moq.org/md/archives.html >> >> >> >> -- >> "finite players >> play within boundaries. >> Infinite players >> play *with* boundaries." >> Moq_Discuss mailing list >> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> Archives: >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> http://moq.org/md/archives.html > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html > -- "finite players play within boundaries. Infinite players play *with* boundaries." Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
