tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post7347001466795162918..comments2024-03-28T03:31:42.278-07:00Comments on Chiron: A Few Tired NotesRoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08483616030072739190noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-72955828537971705602010-11-24T04:36:07.574-08:002010-11-24T04:36:07.574-08:00Hi Rory, just finished Meditations On Violence and...Hi Rory, just finished Meditations On Violence and wanted to say thank you. My whole notion of training has been turned on its head a lot recently thanks to guys like you and Jack (I also attended one of his seminars not long ago), and I'm really grateful for that. Cheers mate, all the best.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07709476815367485987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-46769254058007067882010-10-20T11:17:01.896-07:002010-10-20T11:17:01.896-07:00Rory, after reading your post I went and checked o...Rory, after reading your post I went and checked out Jack Hoban online. Found an article called "Ten Values" by Robert L. Humphrey on his website, am making my way through it (it's long). I am beyond impressed. There's a moral compass here that I'm convinced isn't a fairy tale and it's not even that complicated (on paper, anyway).<br />-GwynnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-57282239212412174542010-10-20T07:52:52.205-07:002010-10-20T07:52:52.205-07:00Rory - I neglected to mention that while I had a c...Rory - I neglected to mention that while I had a critical brain before reading your MOA book, the book helped me apply to my training better. Or perhaps I should say it helped me turn my raw doubt/fear into something more scientific and useful. <br /><br />IIRC, you even tell your readers in the book not to hang on your own words. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-5124317473655835942010-10-20T07:38:50.343-07:002010-10-20T07:38:50.343-07:00No problem. I think I might do a post on how cert...No problem. I think I might do a post on how certain things trigger the tribal reflex and turn off the critical portion of the brain... it's something I've been playing with a lot for the last several months. And no apologies are necessary. Save those for when you hurt somebody. You don't hurt <i>me</i> by reading into stuff.Roryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483616030072739190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-53252447222426687332010-10-20T07:10:15.571-07:002010-10-20T07:10:15.571-07:008:26 anonymous to Rory - I can't speak for Jon...8:26 anonymous to Rory - I can't speak for Jonny, but I wasn't taking your comments on Jack as a Bujinkan endorsement at all, more of a "Jack's not bad from what little I saw." I acknowledge [what I see as] its imperfections in my post. <br /><br />I do appreciate the logic check, though. No offense meant, but even if you DID specifically endorse my art it's NOT going to turn my critical brain off. That thing won't quite even when I want it to sometimes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-68925927358543947752010-10-19T09:15:57.135-07:002010-10-19T09:15:57.135-07:00Apologies, I obviously misunderstood. But your ans...Apologies, I obviously misunderstood. But your answer was great so all good so I've only gained from it. Thanks and apologies.Jonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619262311921031110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-28342479693811952052010-10-19T08:28:18.342-07:002010-10-19T08:28:18.342-07:00Jonny and Anonymous-
I didn't say anything abo...Jonny and Anonymous-<br />I didn't say anything about the Bujnkan one way or the other. I gave my impressions of Jack. In the art I most admire I know instructor-level people who can neither fight nor teach. And the art that I consider tactically unsound I found two of my best teachers. I rarely write about styles because they are and should be different in the hands of different instructors.<br /><br />This goes for everybody: when you hear something that was never said, it's time to take a step back and check for koolaid poisoning. It's a really sure sign that your limbic system has kicked in and you are thinking tribally/emotionally and not with your neocortex. Keep an open heart and a critical brain. <br /><br />Kristin-<br />Thank you. I hope you never need to use any of that information.Roryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483616030072739190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-56557037797465424242010-10-19T05:07:59.999-07:002010-10-19T05:07:59.999-07:00It is refreshing that you rate the Bujinkan arts a...It is refreshing that you rate the Bujinkan arts as it seems to get a lot of flack from people. But with your jujutsu background that seems to make sense.Jonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619262311921031110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-72312091529865538092010-10-18T10:53:38.866-07:002010-10-18T10:53:38.866-07:00Thank you for Sunday, Rory. I really took a lot fr...Thank you for Sunday, Rory. I really took a lot from just one day. So much insight in regards to recognizing potentially dangerous situations and great insight on avoidance as well as de-escalation. It really helped me to re-evaluate other situations I've been in where things could have gone differently had I been able to recognize the signs. Your seminar REALLY opened my eyes. This knowledge is priceless and I look forward to reading and learning even more. Thank you again. It was an honour.Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-37410358757035451452010-10-18T08:26:14.202-07:002010-10-18T08:26:14.202-07:00As a student of things similar to what Hoban does,...As a student of things similar to what Hoban does, I'm also glad to see you like his stuff. When reading MOA I felt the Takamatsuden arts stood up well to the questions the book made me ask. Not perfectly, but better than I expected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-80574446056437048722010-10-18T06:49:24.956-07:002010-10-18T06:49:24.956-07:00Read your book from end to end and recommend it to...Read your book from end to end and recommend it to most people who are interested in self protection.. its been invaluable thank you for sharing.. I had no idea u checked out Jack Hoban or the Bujinkan until now...Glad to see we are all more or less on the same page... Thank you.<br />Raphaelangelheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620450181218142682noreply@blogger.com