Howdy folks! My name is Jeff Mann and I guess I qualify for this forum. When it comes to martial arts, I write primarily about the intersection...
Kurtka Jerker, I understand and can appreciate what you are saying. It was not my intent to communicate, "Hey, go to this site and buy my...
Again, I understand that sites can get filled up with junk pretty quickly. And maybe the way I phrased my initial post was not the greatest. My...
Fro, I understand the need to keep people from junking up the site with ads, but really? If a member of this site gets a book on martial arts...
Please forgive the shameless self-promotion, but I wanted to share this with everybody here: Sorry, MAP has a no free advertising policy. If you...
For those who missed it, here is the first in a series of 5 videos of a lecture at the University of Hawaii on the history of Okinawan karate. It...
In either case, I suspect all of us are overly concerned with rank. :)
A good point! Muslims have certainly not been paragons of tolerance and respect throughout the centuries. At times they have been more tolerant...
Zaad, I'm fine with you asking me for my sources. (Yes, I have read the entire Koran and an academic book or two on Islam.) But I suspect you...
Zaad: Neither. It's an account of Islamic beliefs in my own words. AikiMac: I had just wanted to make a point about people's differences...
AikiMac, Are you asking where I disagree with Muslims? If so, I do not believe that Allah communicated divine truth to Muhammad through the...
This is an interesting thing about Islam. Judaism groups the world into Jews and Gentiles. Christians have believers and unbelievers. For...
Mike, Thanks for your take on emptiness. It is certainly a very tricky thing to tackle, but what you wrote made good sense to me. I'm curious...
I would certainly enjoy seeing a conversation on that play out! But, if I may make a suggestion, we should probably do that on a separate...
Mushin?! Now you're getting into an area I really enjoy exploring. :cool: As I'm sure you know, mushin is not about turning off your mind,...
I was wondering who "OP" was, then figured out it must be me. You kids and your internet jargon. :dunno: Anyway, here's the quote: "How do...
Wandering through the Budokan from time to time can be rewarding, as you may stumble upon folks practicing or competing in all sorts of budo arts....
Double post. Sorry.
I hope ya'll don't mind if I shift the discussion a little bit here. I was recently asked about the origin of this idea that martial arts are...
Ahh. You're not too far away. If you're interested (and on Facebook), this might appeal to you:...
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