Fighting Culture - Be Inspired

[ElusiveFighter]

In memory of Sikh Warriors - Past and Present.

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Identity by Rory Miller

"I can't do that."

Most of the time, people are thinking cause and not effect, or motion rather than results. "I can't do that (hit hard, or knock someone down or pull a trigger) because I'm (too weak, too small, too...)" It's mostly horseshit. You can do it (get the effect) but you probably can't do it in that way.

Can't do some kind of force block against a stronger

man's kick? Congratulations, you're normal. But doing that particular defense against that particular attack isn't the point. The point is to not get hit. Not getting hit is much easier. And much more personal. Small people and large people do it differently, as do timid and aggressive people. It's not a one-size fits all.

Anyone, barring vegetative states or nearly complete paralysis, can take out anybody else. They just can't all do it the same way. You can't score on your sifu? He can't block a bullet. Competitor so tough he can take anything you dish out? Quit using your fists and use a car. This mindset ties back to cheating and a number of other things. The big idea to take away, though, is to understand when you are limiting your own options because you have either chosen or been brainwashed to look at a situation from only one point of view.

But that's not the point of this post.

"I can't do that," she said. It was a basic self-defense problem, a question that has been asked and answered a hundred times. And that's what I do professionally, so three different proven, workable options off the top of my head in ten seconds.

"Those don't work."

"You've tried them?"

"No, but you don't understand. I can't do that."

Oh. This was never about trying to find an answer. This was about preserving identity. Nick asked me once about students who just don't get it. There aren't a lot of people who can't get it. There are a fair number who refuse to get it. I walk away from those.

You can teach people who want to learn. Despite almost any psychological trauma or physical or mental disability, it is a matter of finding the words and the modality, a way to communicate and a way to practice. It's not that hard.

But you cannot teach people who refuse to learn. No matter how enthusiastic they seem or the certificates they have collected, if they are coming to you to get their world view confirmed instead of refined (or, preferably, rocked), you are wasting your time.

Understand this-- they are not wasting their own time. They carefully sift what you say, latch on to anything they like, completely forget anything they don't and walk away more ignorant and more confident than when they arrived. It is good value for them. That is what they want.

And when an inability "I can't" has become part of their identity, they will fight the truth with everything they have.

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I saw a thread on pics of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. This is also purported to be their painting...

[lsingh]

I like the painting of Hari Singh Nalwa

http://sikhiart.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/painting-hari-singh-nalwa.html

Photography only came to the Punjab after the British invasion in 1846 so Hari Singh Nalwa and Ranjit Singh could not be photographed as they died in 1836 and 1839 .

The only photograph of a leader of the Lahore Kingdom is of Dewan Mulraj the Govenor of Multan who rebelled against the British in 1848 which led to the 2nd Sikh War. The National Army museum hold this below.

http://prints.national-army-museum.ac.uk/image/429282/john-mccosh-mul-raj-diwan-of-multan-1849-c

There are also many photographs of Duleep Singh.

[ElusiveFighter]

Warfare is the Way of deception.

Therefore, if able, appear unable,

if active, appear not active,

if near, appear far,

if far, appear near.

If they have advantage, entice them;

if they are confused, take them,

if they are substantial, prepare for them,

if they are strong, avoid them,

if they are angry, disturb them,

if they are humble, make them haughty,

if they are relaxed, toil them,

if they are united, separate them.

Sun Tzu

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A Soldier Fights Not Because He Hates The One In front Of Him,

But…because he loves those People Behind ....

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Legacy of Bruce Lee - Tommy Carruthers, a great example of where training with a passion can get you.

[ElusiveFighter]

"How can we desist from fighting, as fighting is systemic in our Being"

Bhai Tara Singh Shaheed:

"Being ever ready for a fight (for a cause),

He never hesitated from sacrificing his life.

Being ready to pick up a fight on the slightest pretext,

Such was the stuff that he was made of."

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A life of hard work, simplicity and discipline.... real strength.