combat

Bullets do not discriminate. They are equal-opportunity projectiles.

Armon stared into the wild darkness of his opponent and saw a reflection of his own fall.

The devil depends on a dark secret chance, but God does it now before your own eyes.

I find it rude to laugh at a man with a sword.

. . . there are two types of fighters, the former strike all over the place hoping one would land, the latter, assured of their prowess and capabilities, hit once and destroy the opponent's desire to continue the fight

Many will argue that there is nothing remotely spiritual in combat. Consider this. Mystical or religious experiences have four common components: constant awareness of one's own inevitable death, total focus on the present moment, the valuing of other people's lives above one's own, and being part of a larger religious community such as the Sangha, ummah, or church. All four of these exist in combat. The big difference is that the mystic sees heaven and the warrior sees hell. Whether combat is the dark side of the same version, or only something equivalent in intensity, I simply don't know. I do know that at the age of fifteen I had a mystical experience that scared the hell out of me and both it and combat put me into a different relationship with ordinary life and eternity.Most of us, including me, would prefer to think of a sacred space as some light-filled wonderous place where we can feel good and find a way to shore up our psyches against death. We don't want to think that something as ugly and brutal as combat could be involved in any way with the spiritual. However, would any practicing Christian say that Calvary Hill was not a sacred space?

The purpose of Karate is to guide you out of trouble by any means necessary, both in actual combat and in life

Any self-defense situation has the potential to quickly become A 'life and death' situation, therefore your practice of martial arts should be undertaken, as if your very life depends on it . . .

They Served...reliving memoriesthat will not diegiving their allfor you and I -friends takenlives shaken...

. . . most martial artists want to know how A technique is done, A seasoned Sensei will demonstrate why

. . . the sole aim of Okinawa Karate is to teach A person to handle violence and violent individuals; whether it is tactile, mental or spiritual

The warrior guided by the spirit serves humanity, the warrior without, serves the ego

Fighting physically signifies spiritual weakness.

Isolation of catastrophic experiences. Dissociation may function to seal off overwhelming trauma into a compartmentalized area of conscious until the person is better able to integrate it into mainstream consciousness. The function of dissociation is particularly common in survivors of combat, political torture, or natural or transportation disasters.

An open mind, is the best weapon, in the fight between light and darkness

True Martial Arts is universal, simple and practical. Anything else is too complex to be used in combat.

The weakest ones are the wickedest cruel When the strongest ones in gentleness rule!

Karate without heart is just A corpse