karate

. . in Old Karate, you learned you Art through pain. You learned quickly that your techniques had to be fast or powerful or both. If you did not embrace pain and it's lessons adequately, you simply did not survive

On Ryukyu islands, the expert Kara-te practitioners, used their skills to subdue, control and generally teach bullies A lesson, rather than severely injure or kill their attackers. They knew full well the consequences of their actions and the trail of blood and retribution that would ensue

An exceptional Sensei has traits such as patience and integrity. Otherwise, natural fighting ability, cruelty and aggressive behavior may be observed in most animal predators.

. . and so it is that A Sensei may impart his knowledge of the martial Way and nurture your fighting abilities, but you must learn the wisdom of finding other ways than martial skills to solve your problems

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Though we are not together in body, know that I will always be with you in spirit. I will be in the whistling wind and in your dreams. Think of me in the joy of watching snow fall and know that I am thinking of you always.

God, you__e beautiful,_ he growled while his cock throbbed with need. __e keep telling me that and ye__l have me believing it,_ she said with the sexiest, most breathless voice he__ ever heard. His fingers sank into her supple flesh. Her breasts were so full, so pliable, he craved to have his mouth on them, craved to suckle her nipples and listen to every soft moan. __ou__ best believe me, because whenever you__e near, I feel like a caveman._ __ wild beast?_ He nearly roared. __he wildest imaginable.

My mum always taught that the truth will set you free._ __id she now?_ __m hmm,_ Lachlan brushed the pad of his pointer finger over her cheek__ silken skin. __ut she kept one truth hidden from me until very recently._ __hat was that?_ He gulped. __ou know the truth thing on the medallion? __ye._ __ell, if that__ my rallying cry, then it will mean the world to me if you trust that I__ not lying._ She let the disk drop back to his chest. __e can tell me anything, I__ reckon._ He needed to tell her the truth. __y father is _ was William Wallace.

Before Christina could stop herself, her gaze dipped lower. Holy saints, the outline of his manhood stretched the cloth taut. She__ never seen a man so well endowed. Taking a deep breath, she pressed her hand against her forehead and tried not to swoon while she forced herself to snap her gaze to his face. __hey__e braies, not box-ers._ She bent down, picked up his blue ones and held them up. __e ken?_ __ight, bra-ie-s,_ he said as if it were a new word for him. __ow do you keep them up?

He hadn__ landed on the battlefield to save Christina, at least not entirely. He__ landed there because it was meant to be _ because his destiny lay with a bonny woman who would capture his heart and show him honor and respect on a uniquely deep level that had been lost in the twenty-first century.

When she straightened, he leaned back in the chair, his eyelids heavy. __y God, woman, you know how to make a man melt.

Karate training will make you strong and confident, but restraint will make you respected

Aboriginal Okinawan Karate was traditionally taught in modest home Dojos, in small informal groups (sole purpose of teachings revolved around life preservation), in A closely tied supportive environment; unlike main island modern Japanese version with rivalry and competition, instructed in large groups belonging to even larger organizations with pseudo-militaristic hierarchy

Karate is not A religion, cult or dogma. It is incumbent on every generation of martial artists, to find the weaknesses of the previous generations, not to revere it . . .

. . . for any worthwhile martial arts skill to be pragmatic, it has to be done live, otherwise it is of limited or no use in actual combat

Be ye innocent as doves yet wise as serphants" new testament quoted by Elvis Presley and applied to karate

Karate is not about techniques and their execution, but about boldness, integrity and fight for justice and common good

A Martial Artist may become A professional fighter but not every Fighter is capable of becoming A martial artist. Martial Arts are about restoration of physical and spiritual balance and fluidity; they are about observing restraints and 'setting example'. Every practice session is A reminder of the play of opposites (yin and yang), . . . .