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Originally posted by Mike BrewerI know you don't care what I think. I just find it funny that you can't think. You're apologizing for your behavior and then jumping right back into it with both feet! Do you not realize that these guys are just baiting you to see if you'll lose your head? Obviously, keeping your cool will need to be one of your first lessons - once you find that "cool looking art" to train in, that is...
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Originally posted by jason thompsonyeah ok i guess your right.
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Originally posted by MaxxJason, you wanna role with these guys you gotta do it with a little finesse. If you get mad and write out of anger no one will respect you. The older members like to test the newbies... if you get mad and write without thinking you'll never have their respect.
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Originally posted by Mike BrewerDo you not realize that these guys are just baiting you to see if you'll lose your head?
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Originally posted by MaxxTo hell with him, Mike. He knows that these guys are baiting him, but he doesn't feel like he needs to be respected. Might as well just sit back and enjoy the tantrums.
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Originally posted by jason thompsonall im trying to say is ive never been respected and i dont give a damn if i gain your respect or not.
Getting pissed off and writing foul mouthed crap is just gonna attract more attention. The sharks are circling because they smell blood. Learn to hide your wounds and think before you write.
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Originally posted by Mike BrewerVery telling indeed. Martial arts might be very good for you after all. It's possible (read: extremely likely) that the reason you've never been respected is because you snap and lose your cool every time someone tests you. You're a 14 year old kid who feels a need to try and impress with comments about fucking people's mothers. That's more than a little sad. Here's an experiment you can try over the next week or so at home. Consider it a free introduction to martial arts. And please, I'm being sincere with this, so don't get bent out of shape. As it turns out, this is the same lesson my Dad started me out with when I was 5 and told him I wanted to train. If you have the discipline to do this "homework assignment" you'll have a much, much better grasp on what Maxx and I have been trying to get across, and you'll be a far better martial artist and student than if you hadn't done it. It may be hard to tell, but this has very fundamental fighting applications, too. Just try it, and see what you think in a week.
Spend a week being very mindful of your own thoughts, reactions, words, and deeds. Force yourself to talk less and listen more in the next week. Take an interest in those around you - really pay attention to what they say in daily conversation, and emathize with their stories about their lives. Be helpful when you can be helpful, whether it's doing the dishes at home or opening a door for a lady at a restaurant. More, be helpful without expecting thanks or praise for it. Don't do it so people will think of you as polite, or so they'll thank you - do it because it will test your awareness and your comprehension of the world around you. If people say thanks, that's great, but the real victory is in the fact that you're paying enough attention to anticipate and "intercept" people's needs. That will carry over and translate into an ability to anticipate and intercept a person's attacks in fighting as well. If after a week you can't see a striking difference in the way people treat you, and the confidence with which you handle yourself, you can come back here and tell me to screw my mother. I don't think that will be the case, though. Every time I've had anyone do this little assignment, it's opened their eyes. So give it a shot. And at the end of the week, let me know how it went.
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