Nungali

... I dont get the beat on people thing . Especially kids ! I spent a bit of time with young lads, a lot of fathers seemed absent around here. They all come good ( or at least a little better) with the right energy. Some need a good 'wrassle' too, again , with the right energy. One kid here needed a 'good beating', so his father made him climb up the waterfall opposite with him. That's scary ! Apparently they had to sleep on a ledge overnight during a thunder and lightning storm. The he made him go fruit picking up north with him. Kid ended up with a car, money and a girl friend (and some self-esteem) when he came back . I, personally had it pretty good with my parents . so lucky, but had a big brother ... big brother .... here is a 'trick' ; stand on my toes so I cant move my feet and then push me backwards ... whump! ... then grab my ankles and ift me up in the air and up and down donking my head on the floor. ha ha har ..... yeah, mostly fun .... So, began the development of my sneaky and innovative methods of 'doing nasty shit to the bastards so they will think twice before doing it next time' and relying on psyche, wit and tactics. Ohhh , there are a few stories there ! (Like the one when I slipped a live octopus down the front his swimming trunks while he was helping to carry a large wooden surf life saving boat on hos shoulders ... flexing in front of all the beach bunnies . ( Nyuk nyuk nyuk ! ) .... yeah ..... he was 'one of these guys' ;

Turkey eats better than all off us - apparently . Average family , ! week , this one spent 93 pound on the weeks supply. http://www.zo.utexas.edu/courses/Thoc/foodsupplies.html

Poor old Aikido ... its so misunderstood ... ... by many of the people that teach it ! I even had one person go to demonstrate a throw on me and got pissed off when I didnt respond right ! They said Aikido consists of two parts; one does the technique, the other rolls (and this is in front of a class I am giving with my students ) . I said; thats not the way I was taught, you throw me, if you can, and I roll to avoid breaking my neck, you allow me to roll to be polite and avoid responsibility for making me a paraplegic ... I could easily keep hold of your arm or wrist and manipulate you into danger as you roll ... but I wouldnt do that in training or friendlies . . Horrified again . Same with sword work ... I feel I learnt some good techniques with Aiki sword ( especially years back ) , but still recently when I did it, it seemed very degraded. It lacked a lot of what I had learnt elsewhere (and visa versa ) ..... I easily 'killed' the sword instructor twice ( he was leaving the area and closing the school, last day, everyone else gone, he goes "Okay, let's see if you can kill me ?" and attacked , I just stepped forward off line at 45 and skewered him one handed, with the tip sideways between the rins right over the heart - stopped in time of course ... with a boken - he goes ' Ohhh .... that would have done it ! ... OK see if you can get me ." I kicked my rubber croc ( a shoe that is ... in case Apech is reading ) off into his face and cut up through both his arms . people dont often train using tactics, environment, etc. On the other side ... the non Aikido sword guys ... they get really freaked by Kiara Tsuki - cut to the face .... well, its supposed to be intimidating , but they never use it .... ? Some guys dont like it when you refuse to throw yourself ... like this guy (but you can see he is a total dickhead right from the start ) ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buYAxrwEcSk

Ummmm but the worst joke I ever heard is a mainland one about Tasmanians .... soooo bad .... no I cant write it here .

That is the Greater 'what did you just say about my mate ' Western Red , they have a distinctive expression.

Practices everyone should do ? Hmmmmm .... Sending donations to my paypal account (it will bring you good karma )

Come here you ... come on .... puss puss puss ... there ya go !

I checked it out last night .... WOW ! Burning up there in the night sky framed by the pine branches and needles ... V.Cool!

Not being used to getting hit can really go against you in a self defence situation ... thats where boxers can come good. Some I know, dont really get intio form until they are smacked around a bit. other MA s that arent used to that get quiet shocked and offended at a whack , even one that doesnt injure them. One club I attended said you were not supposed to hurt each other ??? I asked for clariifcation "Do you mean 'hurt' or injure' ... a lot of techniques 'hurt' .... my other club has a rule that we should not injure, or leave marks that last more than 3 days or do anything that effects the others ability to gain income, look after their family etc ... but you can hurt people in training ." The instructor looked rather horrified at me . ..... ( I later realised not everyone taps out because of pain or inability to escape or avoid unconsciousness ... some just tap out if they feel the other has the technique 'on right' ... which would lead to people getting pissed with me for not 'giving up' .... then the teacher would come over and do it properly and I would ' Arrrgh ! tap tap ! '

"I thought his kicks were pretty good, but his punching seemed weak ... he needs to train his upper body more and develop those punching muscles."

We got native animals kickboxing just out there in the street . (of course, with compulsory 'Martial arts sound track' included ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyqJX7bU0Ws

Master Mifune - old school Judo

Oh ... hang on, you said in Leo and not 'conjunct Regulus' .... sorry folks! false alarm .... go back to being arse holes to each other

The messiah is coming !

You dont always have to learn from your mistakes ... you can learn from others mistakes without repeating them.

Oh I left out the best one . This was years back. We would get to our nice grassy spot to train and it would be all dug uop and muddy by young hoons that had done wheelies and burnouts on the grass. It became really annoying. Then one day they decided to do it while we were there, they came in off the road at a ridiculous speed, in a stupid badly hotted up car, slid all over the place out of control ( and also kids on bikes and people walking dogs are about, as well as us ) and came to a big sliding grass tearing stop right near us Me; "You fuckin idiots! What the hell do you think you are doing?" They take a quick look at me (and nothing else apparently) and all 5 of them decide to jump out the car and go me then they realise they are in the middel of a bout six guys with staffs, sais, swords .... classic ! They pannicked and ran back to the car Me " Dont try to run off Mr WQV 467 , I have you number!" But they did, so later I gave it to the cops, they said 'Good, we have been waiting to catch those guys.' Next week, turn up to the park ... big tear up right through our spot - bastards! But then I noticed it was a rather big long one ... that went all the way to the river edge, I walked over and their was that same car upside down in the river ... Beautiful !

Well ... the delights of public training ! We train in town, by the river in the park, in full view of the main bridge linking north and south sides of town. Oooo you will get all sorts ; Car goes past, guys hang out and scream incomprehensable agro and something about 'Poofters are gay!" ... really ? a self evident statement I would have thought .... 'The Israeli' waves a kama in the air ( which we were practising with ) and abuses them back . I ask him " What would you do if they came over here ?" " Well, not just laugh, like you are ... I have this." and holds up the Karma "Hmmm ... dont you think if we start slashing up the public with martial arts weapons it might effect our allowance of training in this park by the local police ?" Another time a guy (total stranger) stands off to the side and starts doing his own really bad beginners 'karate kata' next to our training ( WTF ? ) - he was about late 30's - no silly kid there either. One out of it guy is eye balling us and eventually comes over to the teacher and starts raving and teacher invites him (who obviously has a hangover) to join in ... and why are you drink, are you looking yourself .... blah blah ,,, starts a whole on the spot re-manage your life course ... fuckin hell ! yeah right, the guy is obviously fucked up, lets teach him how to take out an eyeball followed by a neck break Then there was the old fat guy, that pulled up on a little step through motor scooter, set up a boom box, stripped of to undershorts and started dancing to some Elvis music. Once, even a guy I knew "he was going on about his KI master teacher, 'Put you on your arse without even touching you ! " And then he offers to show me 'deadly inescapable move. he tries to start with a punch, I slapped it away, cracked him on the elbow and did a little flick kick into his groin. he stood there looking horrified "You kicked me in the balls! " "But I didnt hurt you did I ?" "No ... but I felt it ... < looks confused> how come I felt it and it didnt hurt ." "because I stopped in time ... I didnt want to hurt you." No no no ... that was too much for him "Thats too full on man ! Thats it for me today " "Okay, well, you tell your Ki master he can try and fight me with untoucable key, and I will be going for elbows wrist knees eyes and throat ." " hey man ... why are you getting so heavy" "me ? you were the one that said, out of the blue, that some guy you knew, at your instigation, would come here and put me on my arse ! " people are funny My favourite, doesnt include me, its a story I was told by a guy that was pretty good at Kung Fu ... I asked him how he was lucky enough to find a good teacher. he said he saw this old Chinese guy in a park training and hid in the distance and started trying to copy his moves. Then when he looked up after a while old Chinese dude had disappeared. Then all of a sudden he gets a tap on the back, he was behind him. "Please do not copy without permission, it is rude. If you want to learn I will teach you properly . "

A 10 kilometre floodplain infested with 25,000 tarantulas. http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/field-of-screams-the-mystery-of-maningridas-25000-tarantulas-20150623-ghv2ip.html They are also a 'diving ' tarantular - the hairs hold a bubble around their body and they can live underwater .... so when you go swimming ....

Original Tarantula music Hi Lindsey ....

Nothing like a good 'cane' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyH0lmP4N7Y

That was pretty cool ! He can move that guy ! Aside from what most think, the original dance was bought about by having one go up your trouser leg !

Ah ... so he was not without a sword ... he fashioned one out of an oar . many dont train in terrain nowadays ... if you are holding your sword out towards your opponent , and its shadow is pointing at him, the sun will be at your back ... now, if you swiftly raise the sword above your head ... and your opponent is stupid enough to be looking at your sword .... ' psychologically unnerve ' ... ....

Interesting story ... using Mushashi in a thread like this . he was supposedly never without his sword. How did he come to be without a sword on this occasion , I wonder? It was even said he was not really a 'man' (in the dignified sense) as he didnt like to take a bath as he would not be 'on guard'. properly ( bathing and cleanliness was quiet important back then ) . 'Smoking' him in the noggin ? .... Nah ... come in with a blade tip of dirt flicked up to the face followed by a rising right blade strike to the lower ribs while kicking dirt into their face while switching hands / sides to a down blade chop on their right collarbone, draw back and ram the tip of the blade into their throat ... ... then smite them ... I mean smoke them on the noggin.