Comments on: Hints on how to be an urban ninja http://www.gisoku-budo.com/2009/09/ints-on-how-to-be-an-urban-ninja/ Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:45:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Sean http://www.gisoku-budo.com/2009/09/ints-on-how-to-be-an-urban-ninja/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Sean Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:54:45 +0000 http://www.gisoku-budo.com/?p=420#comment-150 That's an awesome story, thanks for sharing :) I never thought of going all the way with the craziness, your instructor was definitely switched on to pull that off, but the principle you discussed remains the same - adapting!! ... oh, and my bad for the typo in the title for your site, I've fixed it up now ;) That’s an awesome story, thanks for sharing :) I never thought of going all the way with the craziness, your instructor was definitely switched on to pull that off, but the principle you discussed remains the same – adapting!!

… oh, and my bad for the typo in the title for your site, I’ve fixed it up now ;)

]]> By: Jesse Crouch http://www.gisoku-budo.com/2009/09/ints-on-how-to-be-an-urban-ninja/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Jesse Crouch Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:32:45 +0000 http://www.gisoku-budo.com/?p=420#comment-149 What a post! I was struck immediately by a memory when you mentioned limping with your leg. I remember one of my instructors telling me once that he has avoided fights before by acting a little 'off'. Some scary looking guys were coming by so he limped, bugged his eyes out, walked funny and started talking a little crazy and asked them for drugs. They were more scared of him at that point than he was of them. He acted his way into making them think he was a worthless target for whatever reason. It's an example of how it truly is ADAPTING and not just doing one thing or another. It's becoming one with your surroundings, no matter what they are. Also, you know I'm the 'martial explorer' and not the 'martial way', right? ;) Matt at Ikigaiway has 'martial way' in his title. What a post!

I was struck immediately by a memory when you mentioned limping with your leg.
I remember one of my instructors telling me once that he has avoided fights before by acting a little ‘off’. Some scary looking guys were coming by so he limped, bugged his eyes out, walked funny and started talking a little crazy and asked them for drugs. They were more scared of him at that point than he was of them. He acted his way into making them think he was a worthless target for whatever reason.

It’s an example of how it truly is ADAPTING and not just doing one thing or another. It’s becoming one with your surroundings, no matter what they are.

Also, you know I’m the ‘martial explorer’ and not the ‘martial way’, right? ;) Matt at Ikigaiway has ‘martial way’ in his title.

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