mrhnau
Senior Master
HUH? How so?
I was wondering that myself. I thought the discipled lacked teleport technology (well, under normal circumstances LOL).
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HUH? How so?
Must have been Scotty! Beam me up!
So, you aren't looking to control the confrontation? How do you intend to be "helped" by your art?... (respectfully)Maybe your Kenpo is for self improvement, but mine is too help me through an attack if need be.
Death is not the essence of anything.
Sean
To establish control over your natural fear of death would be the purpose of the Bushido code; you imagine the day of your death, and say things like, "This is a good day to die" to establish further domination of that fear. By mastering that fear and praying for that day, you become a more effective tool to your warlord, master, wife, or self. The idea is not to simply extinguish yourself, but to be as effective as possible. The best way to establish dominance and control is to use effective tools. Life wins!:angel:according to the hagakure, book of five rings and bubishi (for a start), a warrior lives with the thought of death at all times. this is not a morbid thing, but simply a reminder to live absolutely in the moment, always fulfill your responsibilities and to treat people with respect every time you interact with them. (for example, if you storm out of a tiff with your spouse, the thought that you may die before coming home will turn your butt around to go apologize toot sweet).
one could say that death is the essence of the warrior spirit. for many hear, that means death is the essence of everything.
As a christian Kenpo teacher, I am curious. Is your Kenpo school a Christ centered school? Where is it located? Mine is in Puyallup,Washington.
When ever I teach chess, I explain that the knights are your Samurai and every time one backs down from a fight, it must now go home and kill itself because none of the other peices will ever have anything to do with it.that's certainly a way to look at it, ya hippie. :angel:
god i'm glad a sense of humor is seeping back into this thread.
The best defense is a good offense; I always say. I really have no problem with you thinking the art is about death. God knows I've driven to Kenpo Blasting Danzig's "Bringer Of Death" more than a few times; however, going on the offensive is primarily defensive in nature. We can argue all day but the bottom line is that Kenpo is a defensive art. If you teach timing concepts, they too are defensive or why use them.I find it interesting that anyone could be so bold as to say what "THE" purpose of Kenpo is or is not. The same thing goes for the purpose of a gun, knife, club or a rock.
In themselves these weapons have no singular purpose - unto themselves.
It is you and I who give weapons (natural or man-made) their purpose.
To say the purpose of Kenpo, or a gun, is not to kill but to control, is like a catcher telling a pitcher that a baseball's purpose is not to be thrown, but to be caught.
If someone were to attempt me harm, I would defend myself as best I can.
If someone were to attempt my family harm, I would possibly hunt them down with the intent of killing them (maybe) with my 44 magnum, that I have used (to date) exclusively on tin cans and paper targets, then I would (likely) chop their head off with my machete, and mount it on a stake - the same machete that (to date) I have used only to trim bushes.
But surely if the guns purpose is only to control my opponent, and not kill him, it will not fire when I aim for the heart, nor will my machete be capable of cutting off a human head, as its purpose is only to cut vegetation.
One day, a potential student walked into my school and said she wanted to learn karate, but not the offensive kind. She only wanted to learn how to defend herself, so she had no need for offensive tactics.
I told her I could do this, but first I wanted her to go to a local gun shop and ask to purchase a defensive hand gun, as she didn't want to rob, or murder anyone, so all she needed was a gun that would work during defensive and not offensive situations.
She looked at me like I was crazy. Then I said, honestly; all I can do is teach you Kenpo and if you only use it to defend yourself, that's okay, but if you change your mind, go home and beat up your husband, well . . .
As for addressing the original question, yes, I am a Christian, and no I don't have a Christ centered school, nor do I think I'm smart enough to figure out how to manage the conflicting questions involved in turning the other cheek, just to have my opponent hit me on the other cheek . . . unless maybe I was to claim I did it in order to fulfill the requirements of category completion . . .
I fail to see the contradiction as well....this seeming contradiction, which truly is no contradiction at all.