Street fighting vs. Martial Arts....which is better.....By Daniel Lee Johnston. Part 1THE TOPIC AT HAND IS ONE THAT CAUSES A PERSON TO THINK. MOST PEOPLE HAVE KNOWN OR MET INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY CONSIDER TO BE TOUGH, OR FORMIDABLE AND EVEN DANGEROUS. INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE AND OR ARE BULLIES, GANG MEMBERS OR PEOPLE WITH STEEOTYPICAL TOUGH GUY JOBS; SUCH AS LOGGERS,LONGSHOREMAN, AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND OTHERS. NOT ALL OF THESE PEOPLE COME FROM THE SAME POOL OF MORALITY. SOME ARE WHAT YOU COULD… Continue

1. For the warrior, skill comes naturally and the ego is the only obstacle. 2. Overcoming the ego and not the opponent is the only obstacle. 3. The ego is nourished by the emotions; by relinquishing fear, anger, and aggression, the mind becomes clear. 4. When the mind is clear appropriate action- defensive or offensive- can be taken. 5. The peacfull warrior anticipates the outcome, not the process. 6. The skillfull warrior allows the opponents emotions to work against him. 7. The compassionate w… Continue

Streching as always I have had to stay really on top of . I will be posting 3 differnt series of strech routines soon. A long one. A short one. Also a mid-lengthed to. In a ideal world you would want to strech twice a day. So to accomadate that with our busy lifes I will will posting 3 differnt routines.There will be a discription with each listed strech. I hope all API students find this useful.

[ Draft ]Meditative points to cultivate will be posted soon. The skillful warrior and the peaceful warrior. Be sure to read.