when i wake up in the morning the world will have changed.
being home for the holidays makes my mind do a lot of weird reflexive thinking and reminds me of why i left in the first place.
but taking a break is nice.
happy newyears, children. lets all try to wake up tomorrow.
peace
being home for the holidays makes my mind do a lot of weird reflexive thinking and reminds me of why i left in the first place.
but taking a break is nice.
happy newyears, children. lets all try to wake up tomorrow.
peace
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I started my ninja training as a child when I would hang myself upsidedown by my ankles from a tree branch to test my endurance. And because it was fun.
My formal training began at age 14. This January will mark 21 years that I've been beaten, challenged, tested and tortured in the name of Budo training. My instructors over the years have all been old school, so my lessons have been adventurous to say the least. And despite this ongoing epic hardship of turning my mind, body and spirit into an invincible weapon of justice, I still have the unusual inclination to look like a walking muppet. Enh, better to fool the opponents, I guess.
Suprisingly, I realized when you asked, that I don't have hardly any pictures of myself fighting opponents. I guess it's just too hard to hold a camera while dodging kicks to the cranium. I'll work on that.
My true pride is not competitive duel fighting, but in the ability to vanquish opponents and situations without any noticable confrontation at all. The mastery is in yielding so effectively that the opponent never feels resistance. And the result is the ability to manipulate their body or action or thought into aligning itself with your goal. Mushashi said "Wait long enough by the river and the head of your enemy will float by." Yeah, it's kind of like that.
I'm a co-writer on a mag that's coming out soon called "Ninja80". (www.Ninja80.com) It's going to be 80 pages of Ninja, guaranteed. It's very exciting!
Thank you for your consideration.
TimTv