Psychokinetic Warrior!

For half of my life I've been aware of the details of a an ability called Psychokinetics.

Psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, "psyche", meaning mind, soul, heart, or breath; and κίνησις, "kinesis", meaning motion, movement; literally "mind-movement"),^[1][2] also referred to as telekinesis^[3](Greek τῆλε + κίνησις, literally "distant-movement") with respect to strictly describing movement of matter, sometimes abbreviated PK and TK respectively, is a term coined by publisher Henry Holt^[4] to refer to the direct influence of mind on a physical system that cannot be entirely accounted for by the mediation of any known physical energy (i.e. moving objects with the mind).^[5] Examples of psychokinesis could include distorting or moving an object,^[6] and influencing the output of a random number generator.

I was heavily influenced at a young age by the story AKIRA by Katsuhiro Otomo. The plot fascinated me enough to consider how real it really could have been. After all, there was an excessive amount of references to complicated words in the comics that made me look up definitions. I quickly found that there was a science behind the story and thus it made me appreciate the plot even more.

"This is just for fun? Is there something to this?"

So why am I bringing this up?
Well many of us, who are in the martial arts, believe in energies that Science has not tried or has not successfully explained. One of which would be the Chakras and their significance. I have always found it troubling that when I talk to "unbelievers" of Ki energy that they are very quick to dismiss it as Athleticism. I don't even know how to respond to something like that.
So I got to thinking, especially since I've had moments in my training where I do things I can't repeat that is not as simple as forgetting a movement. I've always needed a deeper explanation to why I can cut into something deep or why I can break a piece of wood with such knife-like precision with my hand... And yet, not say it was a matter of instinct.

I am not claiming I'm a psychic of any kind, let alone a powerhouse to reckon with. I am trying to suggest that all people are capable of specific abilities, just as the concept of chakra. Furthermore, I believe that psychokinesis combined with martial arts training is practical.

"Get to the point! How do we do it?!"

The hardest thing to do is explain there is no absolute process to combine psychic abilities with martial arts training. It is a hit-or-miss type of concept that requires the understanding of personal limits. Moreover, the understanding of any kind of psychic training (There are tests and training methods established by reputable sources, if anyone is skeptical of such) requires as much time as any martial arts training. 

So who wants to triple up?
I'm not joking. You will have to double up just to learn an individual skill and then it becomes triple to combine the two. It is just like learning to handle a sword while writing. You can't do both at the same time with the same skill without learning them individually, then you'll have to learn to combine the two effectively. It may seem like all you have to do is write with a sword, but that is with the precept that you already know how to write without one. Furthermore, I have no idea how one learns to write using a sword while learning the art of the sword in combat, as it should (that doesn't mean it isn't possible).

"Great.. A skill that can't be mastered under twenty years.."

I can't say the required time to learn or to hone a psychic ability. I have a strong belief that it is like learning any skill, some get it faster than others and some don't get it at all. The beauty of psychic skills is that there are many facets in itself. Perhaps you can strengthen your premonition of events, perhaps you strengthen your kinetic influence, perhaps you learn telepathy in the process. The possibilities are bound by imagination and motivation. Sometimes it takes someone's crazy talk about their own experiences to spark recognition of personal experience of being more than just coincidence. 

For myself, I have found a strong kinetic influence through emotion; usually linked to memories or ideas that spark specific emotions. This influence has been best realized through Kenjutsu, as opposed to any other weapon handling or hand-to-hand training. I have also noticed slight differences in spatial awareness of energies. 

I am sure most would argue that this is entirely the process of Ki energy and Chakra training. I can't say I disagree, but I can say it makes no sense to ignore the powers of the mind with bias to ancient principles.

The saying, "Forget what you know" is a very important saying in this case. You must start with a clean slate. When the slate is clean, begin with contemplating past events that have eluded explanation. From there, analyze and research. If something can be explained, test. If there are results, research more and test more. 

I fail to see how any martial arts is not a science. 

We follow the same principles as a researcher does, the only difference is that we break our lab in the process (oops.. I forgot, many researchers are known to do this in the pursuit of Science).

Sacred Geometry

I am not a Freemason. I do not agree with the ideology of the Freemasons in general. I have nothing against the individuals and I am not going to get into the conspiracies surrounding the Freemasons.
However, there is something I must get out of the way since most people will immediately think of them because of what I'm talking about.
The Freemasons believe there is a sacredness to Geometry, mathematics, certain sciences, and the use of Symbols. I am focusing on the Geometry, which does get into mathematics and certain sciences. However, I am only doing it from a practical point of view. I'll respectfully refrain from getting into the metaphysical side of any of it as well as ideologies stemming away from the Martial Arts, mostly for those who have a strong dislike for the Freemasons.. Just as much for those who don't want to hear conspiracies about them.

Something I had found very interesting that was said by Master IP of Wing Chun was that he wished he had known the complexities of Geometry when he was younger. The nature of him saying it was the importance of the Triangle within the Wing Chun system. What really caught my attention was that Master IP also stated he wish he had learned more in geometry at a younger age because of the profound importance it later had in his development of technique.
I heard this in the onset of my fascination with the system many years back. What caught my attention when Master IP said that particular statement about the triangle was the intricate nature of all Martial Arts systems coming down to a complex yet intuitive understanding of the Human Anatomy. Anyone who is training in Martial Arts comes to respect the weakness and strength of the Human body; if they don't, they haven't stepped away from the fanciful and foolish imagination of being Super Human.
I must admit that it was not a fascination with being a fighter that led me into any study of Martial Arts, it was the extremely docile outward demeanor of Masters coupled with their fierce aura within any situation which caught my attention. Growing up, I always found the real-life videos of Bruce Lee to be interesting, because he seemed so calm and so nice.. Yet he was nothing to be trifled with with fists or with brains.
That same fascination extended to many others caught on tape as well as ones I met face to face. Naturally, in those childhood years, I just couldn't help but wonder if there really was a deeper side to Martial Arts than a good ol' fashioned ass kicking (stupid Hollywood).

In my endeavors of enlightenment, I started to appreciate this understanding of mathematics. Even though I personally can care less about learning math concepts for scholarly purposes. In fact, I am very adverse to mathematics in all forms for some indescribable reason. It's not even that I have low confidence in my ability or just outright struggle with it.. I literally just don't like it. I am more quick to grab a calculator for the reason of not letting formulas go through my head than to speed up the process itself (No offense to those who find math to be fun, I have nothing against you guys).
Over time I started to realize that there was no need for me to get into mathematics in a linear fashion. My intuition could make sense of a lot of principles and I was resolved that the use of math is a matter of inevitability in one form or another even if complex formulas aren't. What became a matter of necessity in physical training, became a necessity in other forms of my life. Such as my visual creativity in the arts. Somehow.. That translated into my literary pursuits.

I noticed that there was a sort of beauty to certain aspects of mathematics as my curiosity for Quantum mechanics grew, though I also noticed a surreal nature to it all because of having to throw out my understanding of conventional physics. It's unfortunate to me that I couldn't throw out mathematics as well.
Fortunately, physics is a springboard to the understanding of many things and is nothing short of helpful in Martial Arts, as well as mathematical computation/analysis.

Since I'm getting deep into my personal enlightenment, I'll express what I learned from this whole idea of Sacred Geometry. I also believe that the triangle is a very useful concept when dealing with the basics of physical defense and offense. From stances, to combatives, and to energy flow.
For example: Something that most people will teach their students early on, never fully extend the forearm and elbow when punching; they'll also teach to quickly pull back. Some teach this purely as a way to increase reflex time to counterattack, while others purely teach it as a safety maneuver to keep from causing injury during an attack. Both are exceptionally true and both should be taught as a matter of safety. Also, some teach that excluding centrifugal motion (twisting) can yield faster motion even though it may not be as strong; such as the vertical punch (for someone like me, who doesn't have the size to use, I love vertical punches because they go well with my agility/speed and they have devastating potential when chained together).
It is worth noting the intuitive nature of bent knees in fighting stances, which is a matter of angles like a triangle. It may be understood that the spreading of the feet to shoulder length is also a matter of angles like a triangle as well. In fact, when you look at all the different positions that are taught for stances, you see triangles all over the place.. The geometry of them playing a big role in defense and offense capabilities, as well as proper placement to keep from being overpowered by a weak defense or having little power in a weak offense.

It is absolutely amazing how much training goes into understanding the application of stances and combatives because most people get the form yet they don't get the idea. That may sound like it is no big deal, but I'm expressing someone who knows the basics of how to make a fist to punch yet doesn't know to use their entire body and proper footing to make that fist into a good punch.
In my own pursuit, I have tried very hard to keep away from focusing on an idea before focusing on my form. The only reason is because I get carried away in creating variations because I have the idea, which keeps me away from every grasping good form. However, I eventually switch up when I have confidence in basic principle. This is because my body-memory serves my instincts well once I understand the capabilities of a form yet retain the idea. This is especially true with weapon handling, because it is a lot easier to recognize how much damage you can inflict and why you may have had a variation that yields weakness.
How anyone else learns may vary greatly, I am not trying to suggest my method is necessary or even to my own benefit over any other idea. What I've noticed remain constant is a respect for the complexities of the geometry of my form within the expression of an idea. It is simply how I process things, as I am a kinesthetic thinker and very intuitive.. So I'm better off making the mistakes of bad form to better grasp the idea as a whole.

Ok, so that bit is just what I've noticed in hand-to-hand combat. When we look at weapons, they are the greatest form of geometry and physics that I can think of in Martial Arts. You can say that the weapon itself is a testament to the power of geometry as well as the ambidexterity of the weapon itself.
The geometry of a weapon decides if and even how an edge of a blade cuts and it determines a weapon's weaknesses as well as special attributes against other weapons. To the laymen, there is no coincidence to the shape of a Katana, a shuriken, or the bo staff. A wonderfully malicious weapon that uses physics and shape is the morning star. I consider the Nunchaku to be very similar, just without the penetrating effect of a spike to pierce armor. Some weapons are developed to suit specific needs and many are very versatile in their uses. An Ax is a good example of something so formidable in combat, useful in everyday use, yet hard to understand just by looking at it.. However, the understanding of how any weapon (tool) can be used is the only practical way to successfully use them to your advantage while they are in the hands of your enemy. Just another reason why I value the pursuit of increasing my ambidexterity (for those who don't know, stances reveal a lot of what you are about to do or can't do. That is the reason why Hakama were made).

Now let's clear one thing up..
When we refer any shape as "Sacred Geometry", we are specifying certain attributes of specific shapes. The human anatomy doesn't have these specific shapes in their raw form, though the human anatomy easily conforms to these shapes in various ways. I have yet to see a weapon that functions extremely well that doesn't conform to these shapes. Moreover, the more simple the understanding of how these shapes interact with conventional physics then the better their versatility.

Eastern Philosophy focuses on Sacred Geometry in various ways. To my dismay, it is Western Civilization that keeps these things out of schools and doesn't allow it to take on different aspects of life. I am somewhat ashamed to see it perpetuated in Western Society when dealing with Eastern concepts..
Take a closer look at what you are taught in Martial Arts.. You might notice that the teachings are very much a "Hard Science". Meaning there is a consistency to it, can be tested with predictable results, and there's nearly no margin of error within these predictions. You may also notice that you can assimilate the basis of the knowledge to do many productive things around the house or labor jobs (which I'm sure many people can agree that they like studying Martial Arts because of how much it helps with everyday activities/chores).

If you didn't already know the significance of the role of Geometry in Martial Arts, I hope that opened your eyes a little bit. Maybe now you can look at your math test as a practice in a Dojo or even a matter of life and death.

Fakers, Takers, & Trouble Makers

Stack that pyre higher, black scat liar for hire.

Wait.. What??

That phrase may seem confusing for those who don't know the meaning of the words.
What I was getting at is that a liar, who does it for personal gain, stacks a destructive and volatile pile of crap. It may be questionable as to who will suffer at the hands of this destructive game, but we all like to think that only the reaper harvests what he sowed.
If only that were the only way it ends.

I like to make word play that truly resembles something true. I don't think it matters to make up an issue and try to give it weight just so I can pretend there is distress to an issue that doesn't exist.
Call me a realist who has a strong intuition for the surreal and the ideological. I call myself an artist who is trapped in a body that is subject to reality. Instead of trying to escape I pursue a method of describing my perception in a roundabout way. In the case of this outlet, which is one of many in my life, I choose to talk about things all people can relate to. That isn't to say that anyone will agree with how I feel or what I think should be done.

The irony of the title of this post is that we have all been in a position where we became one of those three things, two of the three, or even all three. Anyone who claims to never have taken advantage of a situation selfishly, caused some trouble for someone, or faked an attitude/persona is lying; at worse it's a lie to yourself if you are brainwashed into a perception of your self-proclaimed righteousness.
I don't want to focus on telling everyone that they have all rolled around in the dirt, that is a distraction from the real problem which is the fight to stand up and go so far as to help others out of the dirt.
Society in most countries enjoys portraying a civic duty to help the fellow man. We hear a lot about people giving to charities, people going to countries abroad just to lend financial and medical aid.. We even hear about the 'great' politicians whose ideology is the social well being for all of mankind.
Then as soon as we turn around.. More innocent people are dying.. Starvation is still rampant.. Young children are afflicted with disease.. Young girls are being kidnapped for the sex-slave business.. Racism and every other form of bigotry is practiced.. You name the atrocities and I guarantee we can find a place where it is out of control on this planet.
Does it bother me?
You're damn right it bothers me. I find it absolutely disturbing. What bothers me most is that I can't do much to stop it. I can't give enough of my time, money, or energy to stop it. The most I can do is not sit down for it or watch it happen right in front of me. Which is a whole lot better than sitting on the couch and shedding tears when the TV gives the cue to do so. Then again.. I look at that idiot box as a form of manipulation also.

One thing that really gets on my nerves when I think about this world is that people try to convince me that their situation is truly unique. So unique that no one could possibly understand what they are going through. I understand very well that no two situations are identical, based on what is under the surface of each individual; let alone the possibilities that rise from any given choice.
However, there is a line that turns any situation asinine.
Why? Because the power of the human mind is to be able to imagine things that aren't a part of reality, or never were, and be subjected to the imagination as if it literally happened. It is hard enough for myself to discern reality from the imagination when you aren't presented with something physical, it requires consistency and confirmation of some kind that exists outside of your own head. Even at that, the mind has a terribly bad habit of misconstruing information from the senses; hallucinogenics anyone?
Even bad communication, incorrectly taught principles, and cognitive dissonance are on the list of culprits that trick the mind to believe a reality that is false.
That is why people who manipulate things to intentionally trick a mind are the hardest people to fight.

Define the manipulation how you want, there's many flavors for the same act.
This world needs to wake up. We can cry all day about how we need to change the world, but the fact is that we need to work on ourselves first. The world can't change unless people stop being so lethargic, believing that problems can be solved with a phone call and a credit card number.
The least we can do is teach the next generation the true value of not succumbing to the behavior that spawns all the affliction the world suffers at human hands.

Calm Before the Storm

I am not quick to analyze the energy that I am projecting like I am quick to analyze the energies that I am sensing from my environment. The energy I detect comes in different ranges, such as people or weather. Sometimes, in the more rare case, it includes the influence of the stars.
When I am analyzing the energy around me it is for the purpose of preparing myself for whatever may be coming my way. Walking in the same direction the wind is blowing, avoiding an individual who is violently distressed, or determining the quality of a product. Usually the most important moment is when I have to make a quick decision of how to react to confrontation of malice.

There has been plenty of times when I am by myself on the streets and someone looks at me as some kind of prospect for victimization. The most frightening aspect is to be caught off guard, backed into a corner, and unsure if the assailant has backup.
More often than I want to admit, I am without any way to react without jeopardizing myself in the process. People with weapons is not nearly descriptive enough of these cases, I have to be specific to what kind of weapon they have or where I am being confronted. Firearms is a great example of a situation that can go from bad to horrible without being able to blink, especially when it's someone in uniform who has the wrong idea and a chip on their shoulder. If you want to tell me that sounds fanciful, then try fitting the description of someone else who committed a crime. However, my point has to do with non-uniformed personnel.

Most of the time I have been in public and have had to fend for myself. There are plenty of places all around America that have these occurrences every day. What baffles me is the supposed heroism we hear about in the news yet hardly does the average person get lucky enough to attract the good deeds of a hero.
I certainly am not waiting for Superman to fly down to my rescue or a routine patrol of a COP in a convenient manner like Hollywood portrays often.
People who have been bullied in school (or the workplace for that matter) can attest to the awkwardness of being surrounded by would-be heroes yet is forsaken for some reason or another.
Though the answer seems to be as simple as proper preparation, there are always times when you are vulnerable to attack. In the more extreme case, you can't even properly avoid conflict because it breaks into your house. Though someone breaking into your house is more at a disadvantage to your steps of precaution than someone who confronts you in a parking lot or when you get off of a bus.

Given the nature of how a victim can be charged with some bogus crime for self-defense, the initial reaction to being confronted with the possibility of violence is not easy to conclude on. However, it doesn't mean there aren't options.
Generally speaking, I use the power of the tongue to give me a chance. Regardless of if it only means to buy me enough time to assess the situation I'm caught up into. Unfortunately, depending on the individual circumstances, time isn't guaranteed.

My primary mode is self defense. If there is enough time to think things through I will test my options. Some people just want money. Some people just want something you're carrying. Some people want much much more.. Any of these circumstances may involve a person who is willing to use excessive force, which desperation may be part of their arsenal.
I am not an advocate of sitting down during a crisis, but I am not an advocate of testing your luck. If there's anything people should understand, it is that life shouldn't be left to a gamble. If you're dealing with someone who is desperate, you may as well assume you will get hurt or killed if you make a mistake. So before you assume the threat level of the situation, be prudent to react to the situation instead of escalate the trouble.

I wish I could say that you can talk people out of their intent, it only works when a situation escalates from peace to malice. The rules of engagement are much different in criminal activity and the rules of engagement are even more wildly out of control when it's a crime of passion. So be smart enough not to get caught up into unnecessary strife with any individual, as they may be ready to go "all the way" to release their burning anger.
My motto is that it's better to lose your driver's license, some debit cards, and forty dollars than your life. Especially if you don't earn some hospital bills and permanent disfigurements while you're at it. I know this is hard for some people, as they think they are some super bad-ass that should be recognized as such just by physical appearance... However, no one cares how big you are or how skilled in any martial art when you are at the business end of a bullet; especially when the one pulling the trigger is damn willing to empty a whole clip into your chest just to make an escape.
None-the-less, in a case of total vulnerability in which you are caught off guard.. Your best ally is time. It gives you time to do a myriad of things.. Even if it is playing psychological games with the assailant long enough to get an advantage to run, attack, or get you to the window of opportunity for that passing hero who isn't going to sit during a crisis.
Women have it the worse, that much is undeniable. Not only are they more likely to be the prey that faces a surprise attack and is even more likely to be overpowered, they are more likely to be the victims of a crime where they can't just give up those items they can replace.

What I'm getting at may seem dismal at this point, but my intent is to give credit to the awareness of these openings and vulnerability. Sometimes your intuition is the best weapon you have to avoid the situation, even though there's no guarantee that it's enough in the end due to all sorts of factors.
What kind of person goes into a dark alley, provokes a posse of drunkards, or jumps in the front of a robber with a gun... All whilst having no plan when Plan A, Plan, B, and Plan C goes wrong? Assuming there's even a Plan A....
However, for those who like these kinds of situations... How about you guys give more effort to be like Batman? Or some other not-such-a-good-guy vigilante hiding in the dark alley like McFarlen's SPAWN.
For the rest of us.. How about a rule of thumb: Stay calm, stay alert, and be ready for the dark cloud over someone's head to turn into a raging hurricane.

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