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Comment on Short Fight Form and Mother Applications by Sierra

Sierra — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:15:23 +0000

Thank you Steven for such a great workshop! My body, mind, and spirit thank you too! I skated very well the following day and could feel the elevated qi resonating through me! Every class, and workshop especially, is so informative and I find my love for this practice grows. I look forward to the next! Thanks again!

Comment on Short Fight Form and Mother Applications by Jason Socci

Jason Socci — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:03:09 +0000

I liked the focus on shaking posed by the mother applications we practiced during this exclusive workshop. They posed some different issues than the mother applications we practiced during Eli’s workshop this past September. Just like the other WTBA methods, these dense drills drip with sophisticating nuances.

Violent shaking through deep relaxation. Calm and explosive. I think you did a great job helping us (the participants) find the interconnectiveness of violent shaking and deep, deep relaxation.

Thanks everyone for another great workshop of intense practice!

Comment on Three Reasons You Need Self-Defense Right Now by Steven Smith

Steven Smith — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:48:58 +0000

Great points on preparation, Steven P! As you know, the physical development of skills causes mental, emotional, spiritual developments too…or, at least, sets the stage for them. So sometimes just having enough guts to approach a conflict as if you will intervene is intervetion enough!

We can be the protectors.

Thanks for commenting.

Comment on Three Reasons You Need Self-Defense Right Now by Steven P

Steven P — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:06:17 +0000

Sweet! Ok, here is my take on these films and why I need to learn self-defense, NOW!

The first movie is just awesome! The rest tend to make you think about everyday life and how we are getting screwed over by the government. Yes, the third movie is from the-onion, but that in itself drives the point more home than watching the actually footage of bills being passed.

I love the-onion network for their quick wit and wonderful comedy about real world things and about not-so-real world things that they make up to amuse us so we can get through another day of work.

In my opinion, the government is all a big conspiracy racket that has molded itself over time to draw further and further away from the constitution and our bill of rights.

Why do I need self-defense? For one, when this recession gets worse and worse, I want to be able to fight my way into the grocery store and get me some chocolate milk before it’s all gone. Seriously though, everyday there could be a calling to have to use self-defense; either for yourself or a loved one or maybe just a stranger on a train or bus that is getting bugged, threatened or bullied by someone else. I work at a local community college so I run into a lot of weird individuals that walk the halls. There is always a chance that I might have to defend myself, a faculty member, a student or another staff before the highway patrol shows up. There have been fights. There have been suicides. There have been physical assaults on teachers. You never know what card life will deal you, we just have to be prepared.

We can be the protectors of this great land!

Comment on Three Reasons You Need Self-Defense Right Now by Steven Smith

Steven Smith — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:42:39 +0000

Ikigai, Good to hear from you. Thanks for the link and the look at the shows. Jeff,This link to TowardFreedom.com offers a number of cites and sources for real, live martial-law threats by the Bush Administration. Well, that's what the words say. I never met them.

Comment on Three Reasons You Need Self-Defense Right Now by Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:38:33 +0000

The first video made me laugh out loud! What a great move, and quick!

The Onion vid was great! Is there a news source that explains the reality of the mentality of the Bush years than this vid?

Comment on Three Reasons You Need Self-Defense Right Now by Ikigai

Ikigai — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:18:24 +0000

Steve,

Thanks for the comment over on my blog. Also, I wanted to let you know I posted up your link today.

Great videos btw - very much worth watching.

Comment on Three Reasons You Need Self-Defense Right Now by Steven Smith

Steven Smith — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:57:37 +0000

Mike, Please note the graphic in the lower right corner of the 3rd video! It's Onion-News. While the video may be exaggerating, it is based on factual documents. TowardFreedom.com offers some specific, bill related information.

Comment on Three Reasons You Need Self-Defense Right Now by Mike

Mike — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:38:07 +0000

Great article! That 1st video..oh man that’d be funny. The 2nd video..well thats messed up that any one can be (and are) put in camps like that. and the 3rd video just amazes me that they can have all those things left out of documents that are being presented to our “decission makers” and they still expect them to vote on it.

Comment on No More! by Steven Smith

Steven Smith — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:41:40 +0000

Josh, I’m glad for you’re ideas and thanks for email correspondence. I (so late) offer a last bit: Chen Man Ching videos speak for themselves and that’s why I say it. He sucks. And he gets credit for doing well in those shows.

If folks said something like: Yeah Yeah, it’s not his best work. I’d be more forgiving, but he’s deified so much that those are suppose to proclaim evidence of his greatness. If an older fella sent me those to correct his form, I’d start at the beginning.

It would take some time to correct.