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“You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain” Miyamoto Musashi
Do you have stylistic prejudice? Everyone seems to have a personal preference to certain types of martial arts depending on their personality traits, or their physical makeup. Some people are more inclined to strike while others are more comfortable in grappling situations. Some people like to kick and keep their opponent at a distance while others prefer to punch. Even among the punchers there are individuals who like to keep the opponent at arm’s length. These individuals have a tendency to dart in and out of reach while pelting their opponents with blows as the opportunity arises. Other punchers like to get inside and stand toe to toe as they rain blows on their opponents from all angles while they bob and weave between their opponent's punches.
Well before mixed martial arts made its television debut the first martial art in modern times that combined eastern and western martial arts skills was Savate and it was followed shortly afterward by Bartitsu. Savate was brought back from the east supposedly by sailors and it combined boxing, wrestling, cane fighting with some of the kung fu that the men picked up from fighting on the docks. Bartitsu was invented by Edward William Barton Wright who had studied jujutsu in Japan. Bartitsu was primarily boxing, wrestling, and jujutsu combined. I first learned of it at the age of eleven when I read the adventures of Sherlock Holmes for the first time. In my mind these are the first modern mixed martial arts, but in reality all martial arts are mixed. The survivors of all combat situations learn from their mistakes, or else they wind up not surviving, eventually.
"A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence." Bruce Lee
Jace Lee The Shift (Book 4 of the Dream-Walker)
Jace Lee The Shift: We find a new apprentice, Adam, that is fighting for his life. He is struggling to understand the amazing skills of his mentor, Jace Lee; a younger man that has trained under Xander Davidson. All the while his mentor attempts to reconcile the fact that his skills do not match up with the other Dream Walkers.
Jace Lee No Agenda (Dream Walker Book 5)
Jace Lee No Agenda: Jace Lee attempts to find himself on a self-imposed vision quest of sorts. Instead he finds himself being stalked by the same group that had previously sought after his teacher, (Xander Davidson). Instead of mastering his odd Dream Walking skills he finds love and the potential loss of his powers.
Jace Lee and the Tutelage of Ming Wu: Dream Walker 6
Jace Lee The Tutelage of Ming Wu: Jace Lee rejoins his teacher Xander Davidson as they cope with a possible combined threat (the mysterious), Ming Wu and the Council that has continuously monitored the Dream Walkers.
Do you have stylistic prejudice? Everyone seems to have a personal preference to certain types of martial arts depending on their personality traits, or their physical makeup. Some people are more inclined to strike while others are more comfortable in grappling situations. Some people like to kick and keep their opponent at a distance while others prefer to punch. Even among the punchers there are individuals who like to keep the opponent at arm’s length. These individuals have a tendency to dart in and out of reach while pelting their opponents with blows as the opportunity arises. Other punchers like to get inside and stand toe to toe as they rain blows on their opponents from all angles while they bob and weave between their opponent's punches.
Well before mixed martial arts made its television debut the first martial art in modern times that combined eastern and western martial arts skills was Savate and it was followed shortly afterward by Bartitsu. Savate was brought back from the east supposedly by sailors and it combined boxing, wrestling, cane fighting with some of the kung fu that the men picked up from fighting on the docks. Bartitsu was invented by Edward William Barton Wright who had studied jujutsu in Japan. Bartitsu was primarily boxing, wrestling, and jujutsu combined. I first learned of it at the age of eleven when I read the adventures of Sherlock Holmes for the first time. In my mind these are the first modern mixed martial arts, but in reality all martial arts are mixed. The survivors of all combat situations learn from their mistakes, or else they wind up not surviving, eventually.
Generally speaking the first school of martial arts
that you begin with always holds a special place in your heart. However, there
are times when an individual joins a particular style because of availability.
This usually happens when the style they wanted to train in is not offered, and
it is better to 'light a match then curse the darkness' as the saying goes. If
you’re hungry you will eat whatever wholesome food is presented to you, and the
same is true for those who truly desire to learn the martial arts. This way
strikers and grapplers can at least look for parallels in the training that
they are receiving until they are able to make the transition to their personal
preference.
A good sensei will try to bridge the gap for the
students helping them to see the strikes that are hidden in grappling systems
and/or teaching the grappling applications hidden within the movements of striking
systems. In my point of view, there is only one teacher in a dojo, no matter how
many black belts there are in attendance. So we must learn the lessons that are
taught to us, if we join a Wing Chun school we should not expect to receive
instruction in jujitsu. Using a musical analogy even if you always wanted to
learn to play the drums, but only had the opportunity to learn the xylophone, take
the xylophone lessons. Learning how the play the xylophone. It will still be a
benefit to you when you get the opportunity for drumming lessons. There are
always parallels even in diverse systems of knowledge if you look deep enough.
"A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence." Bruce Lee
My stories are about martial arts adventures that are intertwined with paranormal or supernatural events. The following links are to the Kindle version books from the "Dream Walker” series. Our adventurers find themselves on a quest where they are confronted with both conspiracy and mystery. Their challenge is to unite their mind and body skills together utilizing what they have learned in the martial arts with the transcendental power of dream mediation. They attempt to do this while they are trying to make a life for themselves and elude those that seek to use and control them.
Conversations with a Sage (Book 1 of the Dream-Walker)
Conversations with a Sage: This explores Xander Davidson's early encounters with the mysterious fog like Dream Walking martial art sages. He ponders if they are real or if they are only remnants of his dreams. He mainly keeps this secret world to himself as he tries to copes with abuse, growing up without support or guidance and the mystery of his family's past.
Conversations with a Sage: This explores Xander Davidson's early encounters with the mysterious fog like Dream Walking martial art sages. He ponders if they are real or if they are only remnants of his dreams. He mainly keeps this secret world to himself as he tries to copes with abuse, growing up without support or guidance and the mystery of his family's past.
Xander and the Assassins Gift (Book 2 of the Dream-Walker)
The Assassins Gift: Xander Davidson struggles with the conspiracy of his family and the group that is actively trying to manipulate him to join them or die. The young Dream Walkers learns an early lesson to be careful about whom they let into their circle.
Warriors of Perception (Book 3 of the Dream-Walker)
Warriors of Perception: Xander Davidson and his band of friends embark on a mission to free themselves from their oppressors. They bravely face the challenge all the while vying for the right moment to turn the tables.
The Assassins Gift: Xander Davidson struggles with the conspiracy of his family and the group that is actively trying to manipulate him to join them or die. The young Dream Walkers learns an early lesson to be careful about whom they let into their circle.
Warriors of Perception (Book 3 of the Dream-Walker)
Warriors of Perception: Xander Davidson and his band of friends embark on a mission to free themselves from their oppressors. They bravely face the challenge all the while vying for the right moment to turn the tables.
Jace Lee The Shift (Book 4 of the Dream-Walker)
Jace Lee The Shift: We find a new apprentice, Adam, that is fighting for his life. He is struggling to understand the amazing skills of his mentor, Jace Lee; a younger man that has trained under Xander Davidson. All the while his mentor attempts to reconcile the fact that his skills do not match up with the other Dream Walkers.
Jace Lee No Agenda (Dream Walker Book 5)
Jace Lee No Agenda: Jace Lee attempts to find himself on a self-imposed vision quest of sorts. Instead he finds himself being stalked by the same group that had previously sought after his teacher, (Xander Davidson). Instead of mastering his odd Dream Walking skills he finds love and the potential loss of his powers.
Jace Lee The Tutelage of Ming Wu: Jace Lee rejoins his teacher Xander Davidson as they cope with a possible combined threat (the mysterious), Ming Wu and the Council that has continuously monitored the Dream Walkers.
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