Martial Arts & Life

Going to The Karate Wilderness


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Going to The Karate Wilderness can be great, good, or of little consequence. The absolutes of either or gets solved.



Absolutes of Fear



The absolutes of fear and seeking need addressing. Each orientation has its own quality and as a result, return experiences accordingly. You have a choice to retreat, running away. Or you can choose to walk toward something. Running is based on fear and few acts that taken in the throes of fear end well. You may choose to relocate, moving because, of safety issues, taxes, or better potential. These are only a few of the reasons we do what we do. Relocating because of yourself, well you take yourself with you.







The low emotional state of fear comes from the Lizard Brain. The Lizard, The Monkey, The Human Brain form a nice shorthand in seeing the mind. This shorthand is helpful. It aides us in establishing from where our emotions and resulting decision come. Running away is a fine resolution. Choosing to run away is used in nature at almost every level, from apes to rats.



Going to the karate wilderness can be undertaken by anybody at any level. How a person is using their angle and attacking that makes the difference.



Tropes in Our Lives



A literary tool a trope is used in media to convey an idea quickly in broad strokes. Tropes are being used so much they have become lampooned many times in many ways. My favorite Lampooning of this trope is Threat Level Midnight. Threat Level Midnight is an episode from The American version of the television show, The Office. It is a brilliant example of over-the-top mockery.



The ascendant leader is often lonely, as the fear-based leader can be. One is about anxiety and dreads the other, self-sacrifice.



Here are three stories to aid you in the dissection of your actions. Or seeing others’ actions in a new light.



Fr Lazarus Jump to 26:00



Br. Lazarus is a man who in heading for the mountains setting out to assemble himself. He has not returned but others have visited and recorded his thoughts.



The woods are always different because of your orientation. As the old saying goes, “Your mileage may vary.” Yet the metaphorical woods, the karate wilderness still exist.



The Dragon in the Karate Wilderness







The downside of a fear-based wilderness journey. The Dragon! Oh, the dragon is always present, the question is how will you meet it? You have three examples in this episode. The choice is, of course, to select one of them or, construct your own as you are going to the karate wilderness. An more importantly how you return.



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KRIS WILDER



Kris Wilder is a martial artist based in Seattle Washington. He has authored many martial art books, including the classic, The Way of Kata. Making no apologies for his obsession of Football he can be found telling any who will listen about the nuances of the Canadian Football League.
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