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[I:http://anotherpeek.com/wp-content/uploads/AlCase14.jpg]At the heart of the martial arts, though I have never seen nor heard of it discussed, is the ability to make beams. I say beams, and I include tractor or pressor or any other kind of beam. A beam refers to a line, though it need not be a line, of energy that is exuded from the body of the martial artist.

It is a truth that a martial art is not a true martial art unless it helps a person to create a beam of energy at will. Most martial practices on planet earth are aimed towards the shabby excuse of energizing body parts, or just building muscle. We will discuss how to awaken the reader to the ability to create beams of energy In this article.

When you think about it, the body is nothing more than a machine. It is constructed of meat and bone and has various linking systems in it. Indeed, to the person unfamiliar with the techniques of how to use a body, though the body is actually very simple to use, it can resemble a Rubic’s cube.

One must practice classical forms, and understand the value inherent within classical stances, if he/she wishes to remake the body as a device that can beam energy. One is required to work in a specific manner when one trains in the classical stances, and this work will cause the creation of energy in the Tan Tien, which is the actual energy generator of the body, and which is located a couple of inches below the navel. One should contract and expand the body in harmony with the breathing cycle to help this process work.

To create a stance and work, to breath and concentrate awareness along the desired path of the limbs, and to imagine.We are set apart from the beasts by our ability to imagine, and you must cultivate imagination if you wish to create a beam of energy exuding from the body. But to imagine you must practice until the mind is calm.

The simplest way to test yourself, and to help in the direct growth of this ability to make beams, is to use the candle trick. Light a candle, breath to calm yourself and focus yourself, and when you punch stop your fist an inch from the flame. Work on a straight line, building your focus, and do not try to trick the flame by flicking the fist off the straight line, and keep the idea of the beam as straight as possible.

With success over time, stop your fist two inches from the flame, then further. increase distance until you can put out the flame from across the room. Eventually, with great patience and desire, you will be able to merely look at the flame and make it go out.

There are those who claim that such practices as detailed here are of little importance and they will deride through laughter, and there are those who will seek the instant gratification of simple fighting and not persist. Then there are those who will, through this simple exercise, discover the depths of their being. The difference between the two is measured by faith, belief in yourself, and the desire to awaken yourself to yourself, and to your true abilities.

Wham, crunch and whoosh! Plug the data directly into your brain, and now you can do any martial art better than Bruce! And you were under the impression that it only happened in the movies!

Of course, the mainframe hasn’t gone looking for Zion, yet, and we are not currently trapped in the matrix, so we’re going to have use other methods to accomplish the download. Let’s see, how about accupuncture to the phrenology, or maybe if you licked that USB port. Or, hmm, what’s this thing called Matrixing!

Everybody’s heard about Matrixing by now, and that people are using it to download whole martial arts into their skull, but how does it work? I mean, the mainframe really isn’t on line, so how do we do it? What’s the trick behind cranial downloads of the zip kind?

Logicis the source of this Matrixing thing. The martial arts have to be taken apart and put back together in some sort of logical pattern. Since the martial arts taught like a hyped up Chinese fire drill, this can be a difficult undertaking.

What you should understand, when taking your art apart for matrixing, is that the martial arts are taught by the slowest and most inefficient method of instruction on the planet, which is monkey see monkey do, which is. The techniques of the martial arts, you see, don’t have any relationship to one another, and are random strings of data, and it takes decades to memorize enough strings of data so that the whole thing can make sense. And when the mugger is at your door we all know that decades of instruction won’t cut it.

So to make the data stream you must take your basics and make lists of them, put them all in an order of simplest to most difficult order. The fact that the data is all mixed up isn’t going to help. It’s going to be necessary to work this concept over until we have a workable solution.

What we need is a method for separating the data and putting in order according to art. If we can do that, then we can not only resolve our individual art, but start to mix and match all the arts, and still retain sense of what it is all about. Really, it’s just a big software problem, which, unfortunately, hasn’t been done before.

So now you know some of the problems you need to handle if you wish to download the martial arts into your mind. The secret of learning the martial arts at vast speeds is to stream data, and not lose any due to confusion. And now you know the theory behind Matrixing, and downloading the martial arts in fast and usable fashion directly into your brain.

Wham, crunch and whoosh! Plug the data directly into your brain, and now you can do any martial art better than Bruce! And you were under the impression that it only happened in the movies!

Of course, since we don’t have the mainframe on line, and are not currently, cross your fingers, trapped in a matrix, we have to use other methods to accomplish the download. Let’s see, how about a magic potion, or maybe if you put the end of that firewire under your tongue. That didn’t seem to work, so let’s try this thing called Matrixing!

Most everybody know about Matrixing by now, and it seems liek everybody is using it to implant whole martial arts into their minds, but what’s the trick here? I mean, the mainframe really isn’t up and runninng line, so what’s the skinny on it all? how do we accomplish cranial downloads of the zip kind?

Logicis the source of this Matrixing thing. The martial arts have to be taken apart and put back together in some sort of logical pattern. Since the martial arts taught like a hyped up Chinese fire drill, this can be a difficult undertaking.

What you should understand, when taking your art apart for matrixing, is that the martial arts are taught by the slowest and most inefficient method of instruction on the planet, which is monkey see monkey do, which is. The techniques of the martial arts, you see, don’t have any relationship to one another, and are random strings of data, and it takes decades to memorize enough strings of data so that the whole thing can make sense. And when the mugger is at your door we all know that decades of instruction won’t cut it.

So, you make lists of your basics, put them all in order, simplest to most difficult, then the data is like a stream. Of course, the fact that the data is all mixed up, big, old conglomerations of multiple different arts all smushed together, doesn’t help. Obviously, we need a better solution.

What we need is a method for separating the data and putting in order according to art. If we can do that, then we can not only resolve our individual art, but start to mix and match all the arts, and still retain sense of what it is all about. Really, it’s just a big software problem, which, unfortunately, hasn’t been done before.

So, now you know what needs to be done if you wish to download data directly into your brain. To stream data, and not lose any due to confusion, that is the secret of learning the martial arts at vast speeds. And now you know the theory behind the Matrixing software that can download the martial arts, and a lot of other stuff besides, directly into your brain.

Zork, Pow and Shazaam! If you could download the martial arts into your brain like Neo, you would be better than Bruce! I hope you you don’t think that it only happens in the movies!

Of course, the mainframe hasn’t gone looking for Zion, yet, and we are not currently trapped in the matrix, so we’re going to have use other methods to accomplish the download. Let’s see, how about accupuncture to the phrenology, or maybe if you licked that USB port. Or, hmm, what’s this thing called Matrixing!

I know you’ve heard about Matrixing, and that it does allow people to download whole martial arts into their cranium, but what is the secret behind it? I mean, as I said, we don’t have the mainframe on line, so what’s the secret? How does this stuff work so fast?

Logicis the source of this Matrixing thing. The martial arts have to be taken apart and put back together in some sort of logical pattern. Since the martial arts taught like a hyped up Chinese fire drill, this can be a difficult undertaking.

What you should understand, when taking your art apart for matrixing, is that the martial arts are taught by the slowest and most inefficient method of instruction on the planet, which is monkey see monkey do, which is. The techniques of the martial arts, you see, don’t have any relationship to one another, and are random strings of data, and it takes decades to memorize enough strings of data so that the whole thing can make sense. And when the mugger is at your door we all know that decades of instruction won’t cut it.

So to make the data stream you must take your basics and make lists of them, put them all in an order of simplest to most difficult order. The fact that the data is all mixed up isn’t going to help. It’s going to be necessary to work this concept over until we have a workable solution.

What we need is a method for separating all the arts, not just the data of a single art, and then we can start to mix and match all the arts, and still retain sense of what it is all about. Although this hasn’t been done in the martial arts before,it’s still just a software problem, right?

So now you know some of the problems you need to handle if you wish to download the martial arts into your mind. The secret of learning the martial arts at vast speeds is to stream data, and not lose any due to confusion. And now you know the theory behind Matrixing, and downloading the martial arts in fast and usable fashion directly into your brain.

[I:http://anotherpeek.com/wp-content/uploads/AlCase10.jpg] Don’t ever try to eat anything that’s got bigger teeth than you. I know that’s not much when it comes to words of wisdom, but there is a certain undeniable truth here. Such as when a student starts to complain that he is tired.

“Al, I’m too tired to continue.” Observing the youngster I knew that he wasn’t really tired, he was just being a bit childish. The that he had chosen to do so right in the middle of my karate class was, however, a problem.

When my class is interrupted by one of these leaders of future society for such foolishness I always feel peculiarly irked. I am suddenly taken by the desire to pick up that large stick with a nail in it that I keep in the office of my school and…but I don’t. Instead, I relay the story of the tiger, which is quite well known in other societies, but not too well known in our own.

One day two monks were traveling through the jungle to distant temple. One monk was old and the other one was young. “I’m tired,” the younger whined, “can’t we stop?”

Let’s continue just a bit further,” said the older monk. The old monk started walking a little faster. He certainly didn’t want to hear the younger generation complain.

“I can’t go on. I’m too tired to walk. I’m stopping,” and the younger monk sat down at the side of the trail and began to fan himself.

“We’ll never get to the next temple if we stop and rest. Get on your feet now!” The older monk stared at the young man in exasperation.

“No way I can continue. I’m too exhausted to go on!” Fanning himself, the younger man refused to move.

The older monk, at that point, happened to see a tiger sleeping in the bamboo, and he picked up a rock and threw it at the tiger. The tiger jumped up and roared in rage and chased after the two monks. The monks sprinted down the trail like…well…like a tiger was chasing them.

The monks ran and ran and ran, and finally the tiger slowed down. When they were safely away the younger monk turned to the older monk. “Why’d you throw the rock at that tiger?”

The older monk chuckled, then began to laugh outright. “I thought you said you were too tired to walk?” The younger monk had no rejoinder in the face of such superior wisdom, and he began to laugh, too.

There is a moral after such a story as this. The monks were running for their lives. The tiger was only running for his dinner.

And here come my words of wisdom. Is every day like a run for your life? Or are you one of these fellows that believes everything has bigger teeth that you?

And the child in my class who complains about being tired? After I tell him the story about the tiger…if he still complains about being tired I get out the stick. And it really does a have a nail in it!

[I:http://anotherpeek.com/wp-content/uploads/AlCase0.jpg]It is an unfortunate fact that the martial arts are taught in the most inefficient manner possible. While the martial arts, done properly are a blessing and the most incredibly efficient method of combat on the planet, the method for their transmission is woefully inadequate. This incredibly slow method is called monkey see monkey do.

Your mind is a computer. When one feeds random data into the computer the result is corruption. Things you learn contradict other things you learn, and the result is slowed reaction times as you sort through the data, and inefficiency, and the extraction of actually incorrect data. And you thought that low block would protect your face?

One form of corruption is vested interest, simply, somebody stands to gain, and therefore messes up the data of the martial arts. For instance, there is a pro MMA fighter who, during the Ultimate Fighter TV show, gave the ludicrous advice of hitting somebody in the foot. The reason he gave this advice was because, and this he admitted later on the show, was because he might have to face one of these fighters some day, so he wasn’t going to tell them squat.

Corruption rears its ugly head in the matter of tournaments, the desire to win a trophy encourages one to follow rule that will inhibit ones ability to survive on the street. A fellow doesn’t bother learning to protect himself properly because the other fighter, according to the rules, isn’t supposed to be able to kick him there. When he is on the street however, that is the first place a lot of thugs will attack.

Tthe government telling you how to fight is one of the worst of the lot of corrupters. Korea tossed away the rather phenomenal Karate for this thing called Tae Kown Do, and China hired a bunch of physical education coaches to recreate kung fu, after they imprisoned and killed off its kung fu masters. At the heart of the martial arts in the United States are things like the AAU, Olympic committees, and so on, and what martial art do you think Obama is going to proscribe for you?

Medicine slants data, unfortunately, and become another great corrupter. Students learn how to great damage with a touch to a nerve center, but the student needs the ability to actually punch and survive in combat before he can go looking for fine, little nerve centers. And every school woefully neglects training a student to be able to absorb the actual impact of being struck, and are sold the idea that they can stop the heart, damage the kidney, and so on.

Probably the worst of the lot of corrupters in commercialism. How many mommies take their little Johnnies down to a karate school to learn to protect himself, and then shriek if their little Johnnie gets a cut lip or black eye? And what if the little Johnnie was actually taught something that worked, and then knocked the whole crap out of the school bully, what would the lawyers have to say about that?

The martial arts have been corrupted, and that is a fact. The good news is that there is a solution to this situation, and it is a solution that actually fixes all of the martial arts on planet earth. Without this solution, you might just as well be a monkey, corrupted and unable to break into the true blessings of the True Art.

Back in the day we were tough! We pounded telephone poles until we had enormous calluses! We took hammers and beat our shins, and we supported our local dentist!

One fellow I knew went to a tournament. During the tournament his fingers were jammed so that the second knuckle was in back of and on top of the third bone. He laughed, pulled it out by himself to put it back in place, and kept going!

But my favorite happening was the time a friend of mine named Dave decided to go on a television show. He was opening a karate school and a little local programming could go a long way. His mistake was in asking Bruce to help him.

Yes, said Dave, we believe in virtue and sincerity. No, children who practice karate dont get in fights, they start avoiding them. Yes, hard is what the martial arts are all about.

He should have said humor. A short time later Dave and Bruce began to demonstrate their karate. They did kata, and self defense, and a little freestyle, then it was time for breaking.

And now, said Bruce to the television audience, Dave is going to break two boards with a punch. After the sounds of shattering wood had subsided: And now Dave is going to break three boards with a kick. Kiai and…smash!

All was going as planned. That was the last break and Dave figured on ending the demonstration, but right in the middle of his bow Bruce spoke into the microphone again. And now Dave will break two boards with a spear thrust.

Dave couldnt break two boards with a spear thrust! He had never even tried that break! But he was on TV with thousands and thousands of viewers watching!

KIAI! The boards were separated with apparent ease. So were the bones in Daves fingers.

Dave was a real trouper. He even took the time to shake hands with everybody on the way out of the studios. He didnt groan or grimace, and nobody knew he went straight to the local hospital.

Some time later, Dave asked Bruce why he had set him up like that. What Bruce said? I just had an idea that it was going to be really funny!

Back in the day we were tough! We pounded telephone poles until we had enormous calluses! We took hammers and beat our shins, and we supported our local dentist!

One fellow I knew went to a tournament. During the tournament his fingers were jammed so that the second knuckle was in back of and on top of the third bone. He laughed, pulled it out by himself to put it back in place, and kept going!

My favorite happening, however, was the time a friend of mine named Dave decided to go on a television show. He was starting a karate school and a little TV programming could go a long way. His mistake was in asking Bruce for help.

Yes, said Dave, we believe in sincerity and virtue. No, children who study karate dont start getting in fights, they start avoiding them. Yes, discipline is what the martial arts are all about.

It would have been appropriate if he had said humor. A short time later Dave and Bruce demonstrated karate. They did forms, and self defense techniques, and a little freestyle, then it was time for breaking.

And now, said Bruce, taking over the mike, Dave is going to break two boards with a punch. After the sounds of splintering wood had subsided: And now Dave is going to break three pieces of wood with a kick. Kiai–smash!

All was going well. That was the last break and Dave planned on ending the demonstration, but right in the middle of his bow Bruces voice came over the air again. And now Dave will break two boards with a spearhand.

Dave couldnt break two boards with a spearhand! He had never even tried! But he was actually on TV with thousands and thousands of people watching!

KIAI! The boards were separated with apparent ease. So were the bones in Daves fingers.

Dave was a trouper, however. He shook hands with everybody on the way out of the studios. He didnt even show a grimace or groan, and nobody had any idea that he went straight to the hospital.

Later, Dave asked Bruce why he had set him up like that. Bruces response? I just thought it was going to be really funny!

[I:http://anotherpeek.com/wp-content/uploads/AlCase7.jpg] There are three interesting definitions for the word crazy. One definition that is stated is mentally unbalanced. If I knew anybody that was mentally balanced I would have them tell me about this.

Another definition in the dictionary is…immoderately fond of something. I have been immoderately fond of the martial arts since Noah went skinny dipping. Don’t tell anybody, but I actually went to karate class on the night of my wedding!

And the third definition is one of the more interesting…extremely impractical. Try telling that one to the guy who makes out my paychecks! Or, if you want to get a little tearful, just look at our government.

So what the heck does crazy mean? Obviously, we could have a crazy argument concerning this. So let me give you a few samples and hone in on what, beyond all the words, it really is.

Crazy is sitting around talking about dismembering the human body. What normal, well balanced person would ever do that? Why, nobody, especially a guy in a karate class, would..uh, never mind.

Crazy is the motorcycle maniac who practiced the martial arts and who told me the purpose of a single finger strike to the eye is not merely to pop the eyeball but, by inserting the finger correctly, to angle the finger and pop out the eyeball. He said one is then supposed to chase the rolling eyeball across the floor and step on it in full view of the victim. I didn’t bother to ask him how a person without an eyeball could be considered to have a full view of things.

Crazy are the movies where the hero decides to kill himself and delivers a karate strike to his own body and expires. I mean, I understand committing seppuku (stomach cutting), as done by a failed samurai, but hitting yourself? This guy has added a new dimension to getting up on the wrong side of the bed.

My favorite example of crazy, however, is the fellow who came in to observe one of my classes. After class he came up to me and complimented me, but said he knew something that was a better than the karate I taught. I asked him what, and I expected him to pull out some kind of toy pistol…this was a while ago, now they pull out real pistols!

The fellow dropped down to his hands and knees and started barking like a rabid dog. Getting to his feet, the fellow told me that when he did that people thought he was crazy and didn’t mess with him. Now that I think about it, that’s about the sanest thing I ever heard!

[I:http://anotherpeek.com/wp-content/uploads/AlCase5.jpg]I’m totally addicted to Gung Fu. I’ve studied Wing Chun and Tai Chi, Pa Kua and Northern Shaolin, Southern Shaolin and…there is no way I can stop this addiction. This is not a bad thing, of course, for the clarity of mind and the health benefits are absolutely fantastic. There is one problem, however, that has always confounded me concerning the martial arts.

It can take several years to become proficient in a system of Kung Fu. It can take over a dozen years to master a style of Kung Fu. This is obviously way too long.

My solution to this problem was to isolate the main concept–and motion–behind a system of kung fu, and concentrate upon just that concept. I didn’t want to train by memorizing tricks, you see, I wanted to go for the gold. I wanted to find out what secret was behind any system I studied.

The problem was that every system I studied seemed to have a different concept. The Mantis hooked and pulled and Wing Chun slipped and struck. Tai Chi absorbed and guided and pa kua circled and deflected.

None of the systems I was studying seemed related! But, I knew, fighting is, at the heart of it all, fighting! There had to be a simple and obvious concept that tied them all together.

There had to be some simple thing that was common to each fighting system, no matter how different the fighting system seemed to be! There had to be an underlying principle that I was missing. And, in the end, I found it.

No matter what type of Kung Fu you are studying, the body is the common denominator. Kung fu, flower arranging, dance, taking a walk…they all need a body. And the body is constructed the same, for the most part, from person to person.

Thus, I dissected and analyzed all the systems of Gung fu I could, and I found that there is a concept of body motion, relating to and coming from the body, that is the same for virtually all types of Gung Fu. And all the styles of Gung Fu I was studying suddenly made sense, and I could see how they were connected. I had found the underlying secret to it all!

Eventually, I formed my own system of Kung Fu, and it is based on this common principle of body structure, and the only potentials of motion that a body is capable of. I call this system of Kung fu the Shaolin Butterfly, and the true glory of it is that is includes virtually all potentials of body motion from all other systems of Kung Fu. Oh, and one other thing about this system–it can be learned in a couple of months.