"How Could You? A Sad Story" Copyright � 2001 Jim Willis

Excerpt: "They clung to my fur and pulled themselves up on wobbly legs, poked fingers in my eyes, investigated my ears, and gave me kisses on my nose. I loved everything about them and their touch � because your touch was now so infrequent � and I would�ve defended them with my life if need be."When I was a puppy, I entertained you with my antics and made you laugh. You called me your child, and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple of murdered throw pillows, I became your best friend. Whenever I was �bad,� you�d shake your finger at me and ask �How could you?� � but then you�d relent and roll me over for a belly rub. My housebreaking...

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The Travels and Trials of Old 18 - Her Story

"The truth is incontrovertible; malice may attack it, ignorance my deride it, but in the end, there it is." Winston Churchill"Nothing can prepare you for living or working with a sociopathic serial bully. It is the most devastating, draining, misunderstood, and ultimately futile experience imaginable." Tim Field, Bully on Sight". . .When close to being outwitted and exposed, the bully feigns victimhood and turns the focus on themselves - this is another example of manipulating people through their emotion of guilt, e.g. sympathy, feeling sorry, etc. Female serial bullies are especially partial to making themselves the center of attention by claiming...

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Bushido

The Way of the WarriorThe Essence of Bushido ~Its Seven VirtuesJusticeA compelling belief of bushido – if not the most cogent. Plainly stated, it is a knowledge of what is right and what is wrong. The talent and skills of the bushi in action could not be employed without a sense of justice.CourageThe tempering influence upon the precepts of justice. It is an integration of moral and physical courage – not simply bravery. Courage is based on serenity and experience.BenevolenceIt is a composite of magnanimity, affection, love, pity, and sympathy. Benevolence is seasoned with justice and tempered by right reason so as not to be taken as weakness.CourtesyA prime source of courage and its highest form approaches ‘love’ thus relating it to loyalty. Courtesy disciplines the soul and brings a refined...

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Over / Under Demonstration

In September 2007, we performed a demonstration on some of our favorite Over / Under Techniques taught to us by Shihan Rey Perez over the past seven years. Shihan Perez visits The Martial Arts Center each year for an Annual Seminar for both our children and adult students. We look forward to his visit this June 2008. For More Information on this Seminar and more, please visit http://www.tmacenter.com/....

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