- MasterSin
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Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien.
Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar.
tenn' Ambar-metta!
We are currently living in harsh times where we can't be safe anymore, where someone will be ready to take everything from you for no reason or cause and no matter the ammount of weapons we buy, they might not be with us at all times.
Is there something else we can do to increase your chances of survival?
I was a regular kid with a problematic young brother who got bullied for enjoying life and I was the powerless big brother who could not help him to defend himself.
One day my father got fed up of us being "not man enough" to stand our ground, so, he put us in a school of martial arts, I'm not gonna lie, it didn't turn us into Goku, nor a Jedi-like fighters but it did a great change in our lifes. It helped us to believe in ourselves, it teached us to face our fears and protect our loved ones if we could help them. We were trained in the arts of hand to hand combat, how to keep our cool and light head in moments of stress (it you lose control of yourself in moments of chaos, your chances of survival go really down) but when you're in control of yourself your chances of survival grow big time.
But we didn't learn only how to fight and keep it cool, we also learned humbleness, learn that when you're trained to fight you have the upper hand most of the times and you have not to abuse it, but use it to help others in need.
We finally stopped being fearful, we didn't came back to take revenge, we learned patience and we tried to avoid the bullies, until we were forced to defend ourselves. I gotta admit it, we kicked their ass real good and felt very good, but I personally felt how easy our places could be changed, we had the chance to be their bullies now, we know how to "kick ass" but we didn't, instead we decided to help our friends when they needed us the most. This actually helped us more times, from being mugged and from being attacked from drunk trouble makers.
Also it help us to stay in good health and in balance with our lives. This doesn't mean we are unbeatable or that we can be super heros, we are just as fragil as anyone else. Our teacher always taught us that there's always gonna be someone stronger than you, no matter how hard you train, the point is never stop training and not fight just to show people how strong you are.
Now I can tell I can walk fearless and I walk confident that I will know what to do if something bad happens, because I'm prepared to face the uncertainity of life and I have peace of mind my brother is ready too for the harsh ways of life.
Have you ever trained in martial arts? Do you like them? Do they worked for you, or do you think they are just an asian scam?
What kind of martial art did you trained?
I trained in the japanese martial art of Karate Do.
How about you?
P.S. Sorry for any typos. ;p
[Edited on 12.18.2012 10:53 PM PST]