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"A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals." Larry BirdLast week we talked about how to evaluate you and your style too, so that you could make better use of your best traits. Once you have a percentage on things such as speed, strength, flexibility, endurance, and sensitivity, it is easier to match up a style that works closer to your natural talents. This can be taken one step further to determine how these mitigating factors work together with your over-all skill level to determine your effectiveness despite your rank or lack thereof.
As my base is built on a Japanese martial art foundation, the terms waza, jutsu and aiki are used to represent these three levels of achievement. The keys to mastery are found in perfect practice, understanding principle, and sensory awareness. I have also noticed that being able to transition between hard and soft motions is beneficial. Likewise having the knowledge of how to apply a technique from a positive or negative motion also comes in handy. Just as being able to apply a large circle or small circle movement to fit the circumstance greatly improves one's repertoire. At least that is my view at this point in time, the ability to adapt and refine are also highly profitable.
The working definition I have for the terms waza, jutsu and aiki are as follows: The term waza is associated with a mechanical copying of a technique that can be effective with the proper physical skill and/or strategy. While the term jutsu is likened to a craftsman that can duplicate functional variations on the fly, and rely on experienced based instinct to succeed. The term aiki is aimed at the practitioner that can utilize the attackers power with artistic variations based on simplicity to achieve the complex without thought or planning. As your mind and body develops, or changes, so should your techniques. The polishing of techniques never subsides, or the applications for them, at least not by artists that are trying to improve.
“Every artist was first an amateur.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
I am pleased to announce my newest release from my fantasy, fiction, and martial art adventure series. It is a standalone book, although knowledge of the earlier books can be beneficial. I hope it will be of interest to you. If you have never read one of my Kindle books, you will find the martial arts intertwined throughout the story line. The following are links to my Kindle version books from the "Dream Walker,” series. 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.
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.
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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