June Magazines 2014

Words

WORDS

 

The written word is one of the most powerful tools the human race as ever known. A few simple words can make a person jump for joy or make a strong man cry and yet the written word is no more than ink lines on a sheet of paper. It as no emotion and it makes no sound.

 

 

So how can just a few ink shapes make people react in such a dramatic way?

 

One of the reasons why a simple word is so powerful is due to the readers own mind. How many times have you read something and in your own mind you can hear the writer shouting with an angry voice? And yet the writing makes no sound, it as no emotion.

 

Words are subject to the readers own mind and often this creates problems when there are non. The writer could write words of love even if they have no love in their heart or mind. The writer could write words of hate or anger even though they write such words with a soft and gentle mind.

 

The simple written word is the most powerful tool the human race as ever known.

Are You Enhanced?

ARE YOU ENHANCED?

 

In the case of big sporting events, like the Olympics for example, competitors taking drugs to enhance their performance has now become more highlighted over the years and drug testing is now a standard routine in most sporting events, but of course, this is not the case when it comes to practitioners of the martial arts attending, not a competition event, but a normal regular training session.

 

 

Clearly if someone turned up to a training session under the effects of alcohol, for example, and it was more than noticeable then refusing them to take part in the class would be understandable of course but what if they had taken a drug of some kind to help them get through the lesson?

A Day Can Be A Lifetime

A DAY CAN BE A LIFETIME

 

When you are young a day can be a lifetime and a year can be an eternity as many people will know themselves until they become older, and then time will become just a fleeting moment, and the years will pass by faster and faster.

 

 

Often you will find the more older student of the martial arts more readily excepting the fact that the study and practice of the martial arts is something of a life-long endeavour but for the more younger student and child learning the martial arts 'a single year' will feel like a lifetime. For this reason in the main many martial art schools will face the problem of motivating the younger members of the class.

Looking For Signs

LOOKING FOR SIGNS

 

Anyone involved in the fighting arts, regardless of the nature of combat involved, will know that looking at your opponents body actions can often be of great value. The clenching of the fist or moving in a certain way can often indicate a persons specific intention and direction of attack.

 

 

Over a period of time a person trained in the martial arts will come to recognise certain body actions as being a sign of attack which can be a vital edge before a full on fight starts but this ability can and often does have a negative effect when it comes to how a person looks.

 

As the old saying goes when it comes to selecting a book to read 'never judge a book by its cover' is also very true when it comes to judging a persons skills in combat, or their level of intellect, based solely on a persons looks or mannerisms.

 

The typical blonde bimbo image that some women are labelled with or the thick, not very bright, image that a man may have due to his muscle bound body and the way he speaks or behaves is often very misleading and could cost you dear when it comes to a fight.

 

The bravado and boastful actions of some individuals are often nothing compared to the jest-full and comic actions of those who conceal a dangerous and violent mind. Therefore it is always wise to look beyond the look and image of a person before assuming that you are facing a soft target.