Mankinds Exodus from Slavery {Don’t die wandering in the Desert}

Intro:
Below is a two hour video that has the potential to change your life.
Can you see past the symbols of the religions of the world to where they are pointing?
Do you understand the inner teachings of the prophets, from whichever religion you come from?

Introspection:
Look at your life…what does it show?
Not what do you think it shows…but if you are truly open – what do you see?
Is their pain, fear, doubt?

As Yoda said, “Fear Leads to Anger – Anger Leads to Hate – Hate Leads to Suffering”
Yes, the words of a green puppet sound as true as the most famous of prophets from any religion. But you have to be awake and honest to truly see the ‘fruit’ you bear…even if its rotten.

Expanding Consciousness
This video is quite long, and will make many of this A.D.D. society, doped up on its medications, doze in and out, or quit watching it altogether.

Its very easy to think you know where something is going…All I ask is that you watch it with an open mind, as the theme expands and grows…and unlike other videos showing the problem, it gives a pretty good hint at how to start to solve the problem.

In truth, a true revolution, a true exodus of the soul – even as they point out – can only happen in you…first and foremost.

A New Earth:
With this ideology they present, I would highly recommend to get a copy of Eckharts Tolle audio book, “A New Earth”, and listen to it until your mind becomes unwrapped by the hypnosis of this ‘world’…

…a world where poverty and war is the norm – a war in which we blindly follow those ‘above us’ – forgetting the ‘greatest’ will ‘serve’.

Without further ado…here is the video – Zeitgiest.

I hope you enjoyed the video.

For more information, visit: Zeitgeist Movement

As well as:
The Venus Project

Peace

dAlen

The Light of the Common Day

Nothing is new that hasn’t already been seen, for that which has been seen is already given to those who hear – do you see the paradox here?

You ask for freedom and I’ll hand you slavery, and for that you will crown me king.
You demand justice and I deliver, and for that I am crucified.

Riddles to questions that have no answer, because the light does not shine in the darkness.

For all the fools one would encounter, non is as foolish as the savior of the fool – for only the fool can reach in and cleanse himself from his own impurities…for which he has no need to be free of.

Oppression, possession, confession, the need to liberate and debilitate, its all in the eye of the beholder, for that which is upright is down – and that which is narrow is wide.

Followers and leaders, the wiser of the two will win – unless of course the follower is fooled by his own plight to servitude to a master that he knows not of.

One mans freedom is the rest of the nations hell, therefore they take Christ and crucify him daily as to secure their place in perpetual torment, less they feel the warmth of the light of love.

To whom do I speak and to whom is it spoken of.
It speaks to you as it is in me for the world to know itself before the final judgement day.

Whether one lies low or rises high, only the eagles on high know, nor can they yet fathom to the extent of fruitless labor and toil that man takes upon himself under the sun.

The searcher becomes the seeker, for which the former was mentioned, and matters not to the latter. Codes and riddles not to be found here, for all which needs to be known is in the heart of that which sought it to begin with.

See the mirror of reflection you revolutionary leader? See the winds of change? See the polar caps swish and swash and deny that which holds them together, from whence a traveler can move from point A to point B.

Over generosity to those who cry for help and yet do not need it is the downfall of each pious person who seeks within a room filled with idols…suffocating him to his very last breath – unless he lays dieing in the baptism of waters to the other side and sees clearly the message that is written with.

The insanity and ruthless nature of a question left unanswered, how easy to control that which is not satisfied. You drop one idol, one master, and take up yet another in the hopes of something that never existed or will exist.

Your story, the life of it all in on the stage that we now stand upon.
And for this not even one line can cry the sparrows song to the deaf ears that this fall upon.

Fare thee well then and know that on the other side the twins will meet, and in the fruit of their labor and in the single mindedness they have found that which all seek, yet do not believe to exist.

Key to know is to men found it, two men walked it, and two men will do it again. Lest you be as confused as to the nature of the form it takes then your perpetual blindness will guard you safe from this to.

Peace

dAlen

Aikido – Works or Doesn’t Work {Martial Arts}

Updated: Best Summary

The debate can go on forever – which is fine, but…

“If you want to learn to swim jump into the water. On dry land no frame of mind is ever going to help you.” ~Bruce Lee

Below is a quote from Roy Dean that summarizes things nicely:
[A black belt in both Aikido, Judo, and BJJ]

Perhaps his prominence and ‘marked’ achievements will give more weight to this than what a ‘stranger’ in Hungary has to say.

Below Quote comes from:

http://www.slideyfoot.com/2011/05/dvd-review-white-belt-bible-roy-dean.html

“I generally take issue with the aikido I’ve learned, seen, and come in contact with being advertised as self-defense. Although there are aspects and techniques of aikido that I believe can be gleaned and added to your martial arsenal (i.e. footwork for getting off the line, blending with an overcommitted attack, etc.), I could never recommend it to somebody who wanted to learn self-defense. Not only is there too much silence about what works and what doesn’t, the non-competitive training method doesn’t put students in pressure situations similar enough to real confrontations, breeding a false sense of security in students through tacit affirmations such as:

1) It may take 20 years, but this stuff will work if you just keep practicing.

2) Don’t worry about strength, since physical conditioning isn’t that important.

3) These exercises we’re doing are how attacks really are.

4) If it’s not working, you’re not using your center.

5) Keep extending that ki to keep him at bay!

It’s not fair to your students to misrepresent what your art is capable of. If your average aikido student rolled with a judo or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu player, or got in the ring with a boxer or kickboxer, he wouldn’t know what to do with that kind of intensity. He’d simply be overwhelmed. I’ve seen this point debated through letters to the editor in Aikido Today Magazine, but there’s only one way to find out. Do it. To paraphrase Bruce Lee, you can’t learn to swim unless you get wet, so how can you learn how to fight without fighting?” – Roy Dean

OLD POST

Starting From Scratch
Its not often I go in and re-edit an article.
Even less often that I re-write an article. [this being the first]
[Though I have deleted one which seemed to get tons of hits but was completely misunderstood]

However seeing the number of searches that lead to this particular article, I have decided to update it based on my current understanding & experiences with Aikido.

Does Aikido Work?
I like Aikido.
Come May of this year I will have been at it for three years now.

It hasnt always been like this… fact is I didnt really want to start in Aikido, but I asked my wife to choose for me and she thought a gentler art would be good. [And at the time she was right.]

This proved to be a challenge in many ways as well as a great learning experience on a spiritual/emotional level as well. [Learning in a language you cannot speak, Hungarian, does give a challenge to the ego as well, as you cannot 'argue' or debate yourself out of something or defend a position.

Defending a position:
This desire to defend my position is what led me to wanting to take marital arts to begin with.

About 13 years ago I had been attacked, in an argument, by no other than my brother-in-law, and at the time there was someone else there so I just hung out while he had me in a single joint lock.
[The pain of which lasted over a year.]

Skip ahead into the future… [approx. 5 years ago]… I moved back to Hungary and my brother-in-law tried the same move again when we got in a heated argument over who was ‘right’, and this time I escaped his grips and we went at each other, and it ended by me kicking him in the face after being thrown down, and me getting up to pop him in the nose with my fist to make sure the bear would stay away.

Needless to say there had to be a better way, and there was….

The true way to self-defense:
In short, who cares who is ‘right’.
Let the person go their own way and that is that. This is a good step in staying out of trouble.

If your cleaned up on the inside, you will typically generate the situations you get into… even self-defense experts have said this.

But back to the burning question… ‘does Aikido work’?
Well, sure – it helped to teach me to just let go and that way not get into the fight to begin with.

I know, you are thinking about jumping in the MMA ring and going for it… well here is my assessment.

MMA:
I have taken about a months worth of ThaiBoxing/grappling lessons.
Not that much, but enough where I got to feel, [for a second time], the harder style of martial arts. I will say being hit in the face hurts more than I remember when I did my brief kickboxing lesson back in my teen years.

However, I did get a chance to try out my Aikido once in a grappling situation and I pulled off a technique and had the guy asking how I did it, etc. This brings up various questions, but Ill summarize Aikidos relation to sport fighting like this:

First, Aikido by and large is not a sport… but if it were to be a sport, it would be a part of a larger body.

i.e.
ThaiBoxing for a certain range, [knees and elbows go a long way... kicks less so - I tend to catch them, though they do hurt while your in the actual drills... but to get that same pain in motion seems to be harder to achieve due to what was just mentioned - motion.]

Brazilian Jui Jitsu mixed with wrestling seems to be the game for ground, and somewhere in all of this fits Aikido.

Certainly the principles go a long way. Some would argue that Aikido has a better fit when it comes to weapons, which makes sense, as a lot of the attacks are based on weapon attacks/movements – which otherwise would not make sense or be logical if going against a Thai boxer for example.
[something many Aikidoka seem not to understand]

But, I do see Aikido more as being a finishing art.
[side note: Go ahead and mix Judo with your Aikido - though I find Judo a bit difficult with the throws, etc., it would be easier to just pop you in the head]

Finishing Art:
See, the guys that first took Aikido knew another martial art… Aikido was like an extra way to nicely finish off and play with their opponent before eating them for lunch, as it were.

Most people today seem to start off in Aikido, and that is that.
They speak of flow, etc., which is good – but in a real fight scenario, they would probably be wasted. [Again, Aikido is part of a larger body I will just call Jui Jitsu... I mean the real mother of them all, biting and all.]

There is nothing wrong with choosing not to be more ‘live’ with your Aikido, but it does help to look into other arts, and cross-training does help to gain a broader, more realistic perspective on what situations Aikido may be best suited for.

For many people its best suited for the bouncer type scenario, etc.
Lets admit it, in most fights – at least here in Hungary – you more than likely will have someone try to take your joint out before striking you. [though mileage may vary, this has been my experience.]

Conclusion:
Again, it works, but you have to decide what that means as it works on many different levels. Can you take it in a MMA fight and magically throw someone – of course not. The fact is strength and speed absolutely do factor into the equation, and you cannot leave that out.

Most people will keep with them what they think they can do with Aikido without ever really knowing. They are afraid they wasted 10+ years.
When nothing is ever really wasted – unless you decide to stop learning & growing.

Some may say Aikido has deadly techniques… in truth it cant be much worse than being punched square in the nose with a 10oz glove. [Most Aikidoka dont even know how to attack... you see it coming a mile away. The reason is partly due to the nature of Aikido being weapons based, albeit that has been lost for the most part.]

If you play your cards right, you can learn a lot from Aikido and really incorporate it into your ‘game’. [To what extent in a MMA environment varies, but as for self defense, I believe you can go a long way.]

As mentioned however, true defense is trying not to get involved to begin with – and despite what some people may like, this is something that Aikido can help with and its valid.

So, these are roughly randomized thoughts put down… this could probably use some editing. It may or may not fly over well with some Aikidoka – but like I said, I have been at this for 3 years and I enjoy it… so there shouldnt be any issues.

And for those who question Aikido, this article may help… until you go to one of the many dojos that cant really pin you down if you dont move with them, etc. [not there fault, this is just how training went, and without some aliveness and going out of the box, how can you get it?]

The jumping Uke:
Much has been talked about the jumping uke… [he is throwing himself.]
I will say this from experience, especially when your new, if you dont jump you will have a joint hurt… and as I mentioned I have had a joint in pain for over a year. [my wrist for over two weeks... heck, still not sure its fully recovered after an over applied nikkyo years back.]

So the guy who is doing the ‘fake’ jumps, isnt faking – its part of self-defense.

Also, “Who grabs wrist?”
To answer that: You have to start somewhere.
If you check out my next test we grab everything from:
- neck
- shoulders
- elbows
- wrist
- and a kick

So that is kind of a blind statement to make – though, once you learn some of these techniques and get good at it… you may see the benefit in just going straight to that hand to control and manipulate your opponent.
[joint locks do wonders... and in some sense are worse than a swift kick in the face... point is, be responsible cause it will come back to you in one form or another.]

The final lesson is to learn to fight so you dont have to fight… very true statement… the rest is for sport/fun, and as pointed out, make sure that is the case.

Peace

dAlen