Martial Arts
WE think you'll see the difference ;)
After the the Revolt in Shimabara in 1637,
Tokugawa Iemitsu , the thrid shogun,
decided to prohibited Christianity by all means.
In 1638, he ordered to close the country to all foreign countries
but China and the Holland.
This isolation policy was called sakoku .
The sakoku lasted until 1856,
when admiral Perry came from the United States with four steamships
to open the door of Japan in 1853.
Iemitsu also issued the order to drive away foreign ships
if they had been sighted in the sea near Japanese islands.
Meiji Restoration - End Of The Shogunate
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How many lessons, before you are consigned to Perdition?
Yeah, but what if they don't go to Constitution Class...
Can't we put one in their ear?
-- “Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense.”
– Ron Paul
“All initiation of force is a violation of someone else's rights, whether
initiated by an individual or the state, for the benefit of an individual
or group of individuals, even if it's supposed to be for the benefit of another
individual or group of individuals.”
– Ron Paul
Ardra
The USS Enterprise-D responds to a distress signal from a science station
at Ventax II, where the planet is in chaos over the return of a being that
claims to be the planet's "devil". She is in fact, a charlatan using
modern technology to bamboozle an ignorant people into serving her. When
the Enterprise shows up, the tables are turned.
May I recommend the Star Trek NG episode ;-)
“Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword
obviously never encountered automatic weapons.”
~ General MacArthur
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be
the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under
omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep,
his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for
our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval
of their consciences."
— C. S. Lewis
"In all affairs, it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark
on the things you have long taken for granted."
-- Bertrand Russell
There are many martial arts styles
There is only one
American Law
"Man is free if he needs to obey no person but solely the laws."
~ Immanuel Kant
"Indeed, the Rule Of Law, more than the rule of contract,
should probably be regarded as the true opposite of the rule of status.
It is the rule of Law, in the sense of the rule of formal law,
the absence of legal priviliges of particular people designated by authority,
which safeguards that equality before the law which is the opposite of arbitrary
government."
~ F.A. Hayek from his book The Road To Serfdom
-- Dictatorship of the majority is every bit as oppressive as the dictatorship
of the few. It is also more difficult to attack, since so many accept the
notion that the majority has the authority to redefine rights.
-- Congressman Ron Paul
The band Yes thinks, in the spirit of sport, if your start a game you should
really mean to finish it
especially if you are
"Going For The One" [VIDEO]
As Al Stewart and Alan Parsons say, it's just
"Time Passages"
I think some people are misusing karate lessons as a means of identification
in furtherance of a police state, and for base political purposes
In short, I think the true meaning of Black Belt is being trashed
If you want to know what I think about it...
Unless we want to abandon the principles of the Constitution, perhaps WE
need authorized
Martial Police (like MPs)
Martial Tribunals (like a Court Martial), patterened after US military police
& courts
That is, if the US Constitution and Bill of Rights (you know, little things
like habeas corpus and trials)
are to be abandoned if one has taken self-defense lessons?
A very good article on the concept of Liberty was written by Libertarian
Michael S. Rozeff. It is entitled:
On Extending Your
Liberty Rightfully
Here is an excerpt:
"Liberty even includes that you choose to become a State and use force on
others. A person who wishes to circumvent the State so as to enhance his liberty
to commit acts against others that they regard as wrongful is just as much
an enemy of the people he wrongs as is the State. He is basically out to
replace the State by his own State.
He wants to impose force and punishment
on others and/or he wants them to behave in accordance with his idea of what
is wrongful. He wants to impose his morality on others. (my emphasus)
That is what a State does via its laws."
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S 13 VIRTUES
1. Temperance - Eat not to dullness; drink not to
elevation.
2. Silence - Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid
trifling conversation.
3. Order - Let all your things have their places; let each part of
your business have its time.
4. Resolution - Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without
fail what you resolve.
5. Frugality - Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself;
i.e., waste nothing.
6. Industry - Lose no time; be always employed in something useful;
cut off all unnecessary actions.
7. Sincerity - Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly;
and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
8. Justice - Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits
that are your duty.
9. Moderation - Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much
as you think they deserve.
10. Cleanliness - Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or
habitation.
11. Tranquility - Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common
or unavoidable.
12. Chastity - Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never
to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation.
13. Humility - Imitate Jesus and Socrates.
The
Origin of the Concept of Black Belt - Wikipedia Reference
(sorry, but I could find no better reference with a Google search)
Having not attained the rank of Black Belt, I cannot speak from experience
of the meaning of the term. Is it simply a level of skill in a martial
art, or is it more? Does it have anything to do with the concept of
Gentleman or Lady? Does it confer a status above or below the rights
and privilages of an ordinary American Citizen?
How many self-defense lessons may you take before your life is relegated
to the control of non-authorized police (martial artists?, people who say
We?) Suppose I’ve had boxing training (English Pugilism). Are
there separate police for boxers? Separate courts? I would be
grateful if you would
post
your thoughts on the subject.
Please don't get me wrong. Tae Kwon Doists were the only people who
dained to teach me a little real physical self defense. That's not what
this is about. This about how martial arts study is being used and
perverted by some people as a way to subvert the American judicial process
and The Constitution. Different American rules for people who have
taken karate lessons? You want
Apartheid?
Do you want new rules for the United States?
WRITE THEM DOWN
Remember - verbal contracts and unwritten laws are worth the papers they're
written upon ;)
Sun Tzu -
"The Art
Of War"
A treatise on the subject which has been studied for centuries
The Brits traded opium for tea under the threat of a canon
Seikido - a combination of TaeKwonDo
and Aikido from London, Ontario, Canada
interesting concept eh...
Morehei Ueshiba -
"The
Art Of Peace"
The philosophy of Aikido
Forums
I've started a thread
in a Ron Paul forum expressing my concerns about what may be incompatibilities
between Asian Martial Arts culture and The Constitution and Bill Of Rights
of the United States. Please feel free to join in the discussion at:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?p=1596323&posted=1#post1596323
I simply hope to open a dialog...
Martial Arts Humor
A
man identified in China's Chongqing Evening News in November as Mr. Zhang,
32, admitted he is competitive with his wife and "never wants to lose an
argument," but inevitably his contentiousness leaves him with "bruises and
scars all over" because Mrs. Zhang is a kung fu master. After negotiations
led by Mrs. Zhang's parents, she agreed by contract to limit any beatings
to no more than once a week, with a parent-administered penalty for exceeding
that. [Daily Telegraph (London), 12-2-09]
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