A Book Of Five Rings

[Trainer Monkey]

Ah, the Go Rin No Sho (A Book of Five Rings), the story of Miyamoto Musashi. One of my favorites from it was the Fire and Stones cut that he used to defeat the monk who utilized a spear. Then he stayed with the monks and trained with them for a time.

This and the Art Of War are religion to me
Its depressing<im a relatively peaceful dude,and one of the things Im most adept at,is creating havoc on the form of my fellow man

[Youngblood]

I've always fancied myself as a bit of a pirate/ninja.

[Sharla]

I've always fancied myself as a bit of a pirate/ninja.

[Formerly D@vid Leeder]

Ah, the Go Rin No Sho (A Book of Five Rings), the story of Miyamoto Musashi. One of my favorites from it was the Fire and Stones cut that he used to defeat the monk who utilized a spear. Then he stayed with the monks and trained with them for a time.

This and the Art Of War are religion to me
Its depressing<im a relatively peaceful dude,and one of the things Im most adept at,is creating havoc on the form of my fellow man

I don't see why it would be depressing: you don't have to actually DO it, but knowing how is a good tool to have in your skillset. The objective is usually peace, but the means are often not thusly based.

[Trainer Monkey]

Ah, the Go Rin No Sho (A Book of Five Rings), the story of Miyamoto Musashi. One of my favorites from it was the Fire and Stones cut that he used to defeat the monk who utilized a spear. Then he stayed with the monks and trained with them for a time.

This and the Art Of War are religion to me
Its depressing<im a relatively peaceful dude,and one of the things Im most adept at,is creating havoc on the form of my fellow man

I don't see why it would be depressing: you don't have to actually DO it, but knowing how is a good tool to have in your skillset. The objective is usually peace, but the means are often not thusly based.

Thankfully humans have a base survival instinct that tells them when that dog will bite. So I allmost never have to get in to a physical confrontation outside of a sparring situation. Something about the way I carry myself,says this dog will bite hard. I prefer it that way. I dont really like non-athletic physical confrontations,ignoring the fact that Im going to have to do some serious explaining when the cops show up,and may have to spend the evening rattling cell doors until it all gets sorted out by my lawyer,I allways have this feeling that,if we had calmed down and talked,it would have never reached a physical confrontation stage.
Sun-Tzu says that triumph in war is not so much a triumph as a failure in diplomacy.
In the ring,well lets dosey doe, outside of it,we reduce ourselves to base instincts.

[oscarfan77]

Thankfully humans have a base survival instinct that tells them when that dog will bite. So I allmost never have to get in to a physical confrontation outside of a sparring situation. Something about the way I carry myself,says this dog will bite hard. I prefer it that way. I dont really like non-athletic physical confrontations,ignoring the fact that Im going to have to do some serious explaining when the cops show up,and may have to spend the evening rattling cell doors until it all gets sorted out by my lawyer,I allways have this feeling that,if we had calmed down and talked,it would have never reached a physical confrontation stage.
Sun-Tzu says that triumph in war is not so much a triumph as a failure in diplomacy.
In the ring,well lets dosey doe, outside of it,we reduce ourselves to base instincts.[/QUOTE]



Actually, the whole "this dog will bite" philosophy can work hard AGAINST one as well. There are those who feel confidence is a test of their abilities, meaning if person A walks the walk, while most people respect that, there are type B people who will take it as a challenge.

Fight psychology is great, The Book of Five Rings has long been part of my life and I cherish it.

[Trainer Monkey]

Thankfully humans have a base survival instinct that tells them when that dog will bite. So I allmost never have to get in to a physical confrontation outside of a sparring situation. Something about the way I carry myself,says this dog will bite hard. I prefer it that way. I dont really like non-athletic physical confrontations,ignoring the fact that Im going to have to do some serious explaining when the cops show up,and may have to spend the evening rattling cell doors until it all gets sorted out by my lawyer,I allways have this feeling that,if we had calmed down and talked,it would have never reached a physical confrontation stage.
Sun-Tzu says that triumph in war is not so much a triumph as a failure in diplomacy.
In the ring,well lets dosey doe, outside of it,we reduce ourselves to base instincts.

Actually, the whole "this dog will bite" philosophy can work hard AGAINST one as well. There are those who feel confidence is a test of their abilities, meaning if person A walks the walk, while most people respect that, there are type B people who will take it as a challenge.

Fight psychology is great, The Book of Five Rings has long been part of my life and I cherish it. [/quote]
Yeah but usually thats a Chihauhau barking at a pit bull. We used to call that "small man big mouth" syndrome
I got in to it many a year ago with Nicky Scarfo's nephew,it took me awhile to realize the little SOB was serious. Guy was 5 nothing with a chest that looked like if you fought your way through the gold chains,you could use it as a toast rack. He starts telling me how he's going to kick my ass, and all I can do is laugh.
Mind you, one of the worst jobs I ever had was working for a guy like that. The little shite got off on the fact that he could push me around. I would have loved to drop that little munchkin just once. If I didnt have the responsibility of being married and the bills that come with that,I probably would have.