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Awen_Eldorath @Awen_Eldorath (107) • United States 22 Mar 11

Situational awareness is the most important tool in self defense. No matter what style you practice or how much or how little you know about martial arts/self defense, situational awareness can often help you avoid danger before...

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Awen_Eldorath Situational awareness is definitely an active practice that we can and (IMO) should make use of regularly, and as you said it's useful in all walks of life. Everyone could gain some benefit from being more aware of their environment and the people and things...

23 Mar 11

Awen_Eldorath @Awen_Eldorath (107) • United States 22 Mar 11

Situational awareness is the most important tool in self defense. No matter what style you practice or how much or how little you know about martial arts/self defense, situational awareness can often help you avoid danger before...

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Awen_Eldorath I can see how that could be intimidating! Ensuring that you're able to scream makes sense to get attention, and having your hand up could also prevent an assailant from getting a solid choke hold, thus providing you leverage to escape and/or counter-attack. I...

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Awen_Eldorath @Awen_Eldorath (107) • United States 23 Mar 09

Women who are interested in practical and effective self defense should seriously consider classes that teach joint locks and manipulations sometimes called compliance techniques. The reason for this is that such techniques focus...

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Awen_Eldorath You may a very good point. Having many techniques available gives one much more well-rounded tools for self-defense and tends to be much more realistic. Real life street fights never go the way they do in class; real fights are unpredictable, so having many...

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OneEyedGiant @OneEyedGiant (181) • Indonesia 8 Apr 09

How are we going to find out? are we going to accept somebody else's information? or try to see what God is? Are we going to accept what anybody say about it either buddha or jesus, it doesn't matter who i might be mistaken. The...

god

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Awen_Eldorath Absolutely. The Divine is like an Infinite Diamond; everyone percieves differant facets but it is all ultimately the same Diamond. I believe realization of this reality--that the Divine, the many facets of the Diamond, and all of Creation is One--leads to...

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OneEyedGiant @OneEyedGiant (181) • Indonesia 8 Apr 09

How are we going to find out? are we going to accept somebody else's information? or try to see what God is? Are we going to accept what anybody say about it either buddha or jesus, it doesn't matter who i might be mistaken. The...

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Awen_Eldorath Yes, like road signs that point the way. But "the map is not the territory". This seems to be where some people get confused or caught up in clinging to their fantasies/visions unquestioningly. However, this only creates another barrier between us and Truth,...

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JenInTN @JenInTN (27514) • United States 17 Apr 09

I've watched a couple of movies that are based on actual events and understand that the act of exorcism is an actual ritual. I have also read that most mental professionals claim that it's mental illness that causes the behaviors...

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Awen_Eldorath A commonly given response is that the purpose of the LBRP is to "cleanse oneself and one's environs". It is, by nature, a banishing ritual but it also has cleansing and even healing effects, especially when practiced regularly over time. It also acts as a form...

19 Apr 09

Anora_Eldorath @Anora_Eldorath (6028) • United States 23 Mar 09

Have you been around the "joiners"? You know these people, they are the ones that shout "Me too, Me too" each time a new idea, new fad, new group, or new belief comes around. It seems that these types are not quite sure of their...

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Awen_Eldorath It seems to me that there is a differance between adapting to whatever situation one finds oneself in, following the path of least resistance to the benefit of all involved and intentionally being outright deceptive, pretending to be interested or actively...

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Anora_Eldorath @Anora_Eldorath (6028) • United States 23 Mar 09

Have you been around the "joiners"? You know these people, they are the ones that shout "Me too, Me too" each time a new idea, new fad, new group, or new belief comes around. It seems that these types are not quite sure of their...

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Awen_Eldorath Journaling does seem to help cultivate observing one's thoughts, ideas, etc. in an objective manner that is conducive to critical thought and introspection. Meditation and other spiritual practices also seems to be beneficial to this end.

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Anora_Eldorath @Anora_Eldorath (6028) • United States 27 Mar 09

I was just watching a program on The History Channel called Warriors in which they were focusing on Willam Wallace. William apparently was an expert at Scottish Martial Arts. The following is a link that speaks about it as well as...

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Awen_Eldorath Yeah, I'm pretty surprized at how similar some of the techniques of the European and Medieval martial arts are to the Asian martial arts. The Asian martial arts still seem to include more complicated techniques in general, but on the other hand, the European...

29 Mar 09

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Awen_Eldorath @Awen_Eldorath (107) • United States 23 Mar 09

Women who are interested in practical and effective self defense should seriously consider classes that teach joint locks and manipulations sometimes called compliance techniques. The reason for this is that such techniques focus...

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Awen_Eldorath Yes, that's an excellant point! Some self-defense scenarios may make one anxious during practice, but focusing on practicing correct technique as well as controlling one's breathing will help to remain more calm and level-headed. As you said, this...

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Awen_Eldorath @Awen_Eldorath (107) • United States 26 Mar 09

A country which finds itself on the verge of total economic collapse, with astronomical unemployment rates, a major health care crisis, a damaged infrastructor, and people losing their homes and jobs seemingly en masse as a result...

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Awen_Eldorath I hope and pray that people everywhere every day will choose to give sway to Love in all ways, always. If we will allow all of our actions to be guided by love, someday there will be no more need for fear, or hatred, or war. Namaste.

29 Mar 09

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Awen_Eldorath @Awen_Eldorath (107) • United States 26 Mar 09

A country which finds itself on the verge of total economic collapse, with astronomical unemployment rates, a major health care crisis, a damaged infrastructor, and people losing their homes and jobs seemingly en masse as a result...

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Awen_Eldorath I hope that you are correct, and that we will be mindful of the mistakes of the past so that we do not repeat them. As a Buddhist saying goes, "Hatred is never ended by hatred; by love alone it is healed. This is an ancient and eternal law." Liber AL vel Legis...

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Awen_Eldorath @Awen_Eldorath (107) • United States 17 Feb 09

Do you perform katas/forms in your martial art style/tradition? If you are an instructor, do you teach others to do so? Are katas/forms necessary and/or relevant? Why or why not? I think kata can be a very useful tool for...

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Awen_Eldorath Absolutely! Performing the movements of kata requires mindfulness and one-pointed concentration that is not adversely effected by external circumstances, and thus acts as a sort of "moving meditation" in many ways.

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Awen_Eldorath @Awen_Eldorath (107) • United States 23 Mar 09

Women who are interested in practical and effective self defense should seriously consider classes that teach joint locks and manipulations sometimes called compliance techniques. The reason for this is that such techniques focus...

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Awen_Eldorath Good points. Compliance techniques definately seem easier to learn and execute effectively. Some thing to keep in mind while training with your partner or instructor are not to go with the moves too easily or without any resistance; this is unrealistic. A...

24 Mar 09

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Awen_Eldorath @Awen_Eldorath (107) • United States 15 Feb 09

As a martial artist and Student of Life, I've asked myself this question from time to time. I believe that one should do everything possible to avoid fighting whenever possible. If/when one must fight, I believe that one should...

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Awen_Eldorath It is true that by definition the martial arts are intended for combat and can indeed be deadly. Certain "hard" styles don't allow their students to enter competition because their art is so lethal. In my opinion, however, a true master has enough self control...

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Anora_Eldorath @Anora_Eldorath (6028) • United States 8 Mar 09

If your friend told you something about another person would you take it at face value, or would you investigate on your own? Yes, you remember those days on the school yard where Mary said she didn't like Jane anymore, so you...

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Awen_Eldorath I can not think of a more appropriate response than to quote William Blake, who wrote, "Those weak in courage are strong in cunning" and, "The fox condemns the trap, not himself." Blake's poem "The Poison Tree" is especially suited to this situation; you might...

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alexs90210 @alexs90210 (49) • United States 23 Feb 09

I just recently read an article that said in the next ten to twenty years they believe that scientists will be able to stop and even reverse the aging process. This really moved me in a way that i cant really put into words. The...

extended life

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Awen_Eldorath Anora- Precisely my point. Immortality is over-rated if we can't solve the other problems of life first.

26 Feb 09

Awen_Eldorath @Awen_Eldorath (107) • United States 17 Feb 09

Do you perform katas/forms in your martial art style/tradition? If you are an instructor, do you teach others to do so? Are katas/forms necessary and/or relevant? Why or why not? I think kata can be a very useful tool for...

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Awen_Eldorath Very true. I think forms/kata could also be good for demonstrating control and precision of movements, as well as being a sort of mnemonic for remembering techniques. Thanks for the response!

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