THE VIDEO BARS ON THIS BLOG

I have placed these video bars on this blog as taken without viewing from U-TUBE and some of you may have seen them while most of you probably haven't....they also may be misunderstood by readers or ignored,etc. and while the content might be controversial they are indicative of things that can be 'esoteric' in martial arts...... HARING BAKAL,however, exists in the Philippines and has a number of 'initiates' some of whom I consider my friends and I shall not name them here as they may prefer to remain anonymous but if they wish I shall include them,etc. at some future time.......I do have actual footage of some of these things that are not on U_Tube, however..... AIKIDO, AIKI-JUTSU, NINJUTSU, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER MARTIAL ARTS from India, Persia(Iran), Iraq,and other Asian Countries, including China, Mongolia, Bhutan, Tibet,etc. have an 'esoteric' base or foundation plus a number of practices, rites, rituals, movements,etc. that I hope to basically discuss when I have time to do so, but actually doing your onw research into these areas is up to those of you who develop a deeper interest, which is what I hope this blog will do....I lay no claim to be an expert, teacher, or to have the usual things people claim when they discuss such for aims other than presenting knowledge and sharing interests......

इत्सुत्सू-नो-KATA

The ITSUTSU-NO-KATA has five forms that are meant to evoke the movements of the UNIVERSE or the natural motions of GREAT NATURE and it is likely that this s more 'esoteric' from of JUDO created by the late Dr. Jigoro Kano may well have been increased and expanded and also each form named by him, but his 1938 death prevented this and that is why only five are known-BUT-very few persons know them or do them, let along, understand them-THESE NATURAL & EFFICIENT MOTIONS can be seen in various martial arts systems and in occult rituals and rites and related things, if one observes carefully when possible or undertakes a study and practice. One can glimpse TIDAL & WATER MOTIONS somewhat in these techniques done by two persons,and I suspect that Dr. Kano developed these after learning about and seeing AIKIDO before he died(I am not sure, but I think he actually met OSENSEI UESHIBA and had some aikido taught at the Kodokan and sent one or two judoka to study Aikido(TOMIKI being one of them).

थे फिगुरे 'एइघ्त'(८) पत्तेर्ण इन मर्तिअल आर्ट्स

Martial Artists use many motions and patterns in their basics and in their forms, which are often grouped as 'kata' to use one Japanese word most familiar to practitioners now in vogue...and often described by the competitive minded as 'useless' or by those who demand 'practical self-defense' and street or military tactics....all well and good.....in some instances.....but on an esoteric level, THE FIGURE EIGHT or INFINITY SIGN(when on its side) is an example of a universal pattern found in GREAT NATURE & THE UNIVERSE and in several martial arts, such as ARNIS DI MANO,etc.... Many examples of this 'SACRED GEOMETRY' can be given and also demonstrated to some extent....The more effective blocks, parries, deflections, strikes,kicks,etc. tend to follow the more natural curves, motions, pathways,etc. which can be termed, 'FLOW'...... To discover and understand such, you have only to look at certain things to obtain an insight......many patterns and forms tend to repeat themselves, endlessly or make a particular direction.....which can be found in many esoteric symbols, which will not be discussed here beyond the 'figure-eight'... Here is an exercise that one can do and perhaps find out something, if only about themselves..... Go to a laundrymat or mart and watch the dryers spin around, especially if they are paired,up and down, ones across a wall and if nearly all of them are in motion.... what do you observe? Most of you will tend to find the motions very monotonous and repetitive and this is what GREAT NATURE often does: repeats endless patters and motions....on and on...etc.....unless something re-directs the 'force',the 'motion' etc....or the 'flow'... Endless chains of flow occur, called KADENA or CADENA...in some arnis systems..but this is not what I want bring up fully...instead....watch the clothes in these dryers spinning about and watch the patterns made by the various clothes, many colored, many white, many of all shades,etc...as they spin....CLOCKWISE....you will not find a 'machine' going counter clockwise, will you? So you can see how this 'wheel' applies to you and life in general...but you may, as you gaze intently at these dryers in motion, see patterns, and apparent variations in speeds, due to weight of the loads,etc..... Here, you can, if you know how, begin to see patterns of possible flow and use THE POWER OF IMAGINATION & THE POWER OF SUGGESTION for yourself ad you gaze...... Most persons ignore these spins for more 'practical' reasons: drying clothes or chit-chat and not for possible reference to martial arts or other phases of life...... More on this topic and the various figures that one might consider....another time.

गो विथ थे FLOW

Over the years, I have criticized those who who say or advocate,'GO WITH THE FLOW' when the directions of the FLOW are not specified or understood and THE PATH has to be accepted before anyone can do anything or know the aims or goals or where one will end up.....a great risk....without knowledge but only belief as a guide.... When it comes to martial arts, you cannot expect 'enlightenment' to occur in BUSHIDO, for example, or any particular martial arts, such as aikido, karate,etc. without practicing the essential movements and basics.........as many frequently attempt to do.... 'GO WITH THE FLOW' might just as well be stated as 'GO WITH THE GLOW'! No amount of concepts and diagrams will make you an ice skater, a gymnast, an acrobat or a martial artist because techniques must be learned first....and these are sometimes rudimentary basics...which can and do evolve into patters and forms...which are often neglected and disdained for 'FREE STYLE' or anything goes....but free style is something that one achieves only after an intense discipline and not from haphazard attempts and efforts....usually with a guide or mentor or teacher...etc. whatever title one chooses to select for this....but one can, from one's varied experiences over the years discern some things, especially from GREAT NATURE.....certain patterns and 'flows & glows' and motions that exist.........these can be used to perfect martial arts and other things....

THE SENSE OF SMELL

Few martial artists understand or utilize the SENSE OF SMELL except in certain instances and occasions,yet this important sense is not to be neglected if you wish to be a martial artist and know the 'esoteric' foundations of such. Unfortunately, few contemporary persons in 'civilization' as it exists today know what this entails because more persons tend to dull this important sense and have had absolutely no real training in it, despite the prevalence of various perfumes, incenses, aroma therapy items and the like because many only mask and remove their specific odors and scents and those of the natural world around them in various ways. Let us take what might be a 'socially important' odor: BAD BREATH. Bad breath can be an important weapon if developed but few will do this in an age of innumerable mouth washes, gargles, 'breath-savers', etc. and we tend to avoid the clues that anyone's oral breath could or can give use, such as, what they just ate. The same would be true if one was in the forest and came upon a pile of excrement. Some might know the difference between rabbit manure, dog manure, bird droppings,etc. and possibly human waste in woodland/forest areas if they should come upon it, but would they know other things about it, possibly derived, depending on how long it was on the ground, what the creature, whether man or beast or bird, had eaten? I think not. Most of us would tend to rely merely on the sense of sight. NOW CONSIDER THIS, suppose you are in a forest or a city and there is not light and it is dark, pitch-dark, and you cannot see and you do not hear anything around you but suppose a strange scent, a bad odor,etc. aroused you, what would you know from this? Could you detect the smell of a an animal, a snake, a man or a woman, or whatever? NOW, believe it or not, but every person has his own unique smell, some of it cultural to be sure. For example, people who chew and eat garlic and some types of herbs and spices will have such a scent around them which is detectable. Smokers, of course, heavy ones, exude a strong tobacco odor that non-smokers can sense immediately in their presence and they reek to high heaven as their clothes tend to become saturated with the odor. Alcoholics and drunks have a certain small about them-of alcohol and beer,etc. BUT there is more, US Citizens,socalled 'Americans" smell like MILK to many Asians, that is, as if they were made of milk. ASIANS usually don't use or drink much milk except incertain exceptions, like ice cream. Dairy products like cheese may be imited. Yak butter and carabao cheese,etc, are items not in the usual American diet, of course. Nevertheless, when you embrace people try to 'breathe in' their specific scent, even if they stink. You might be surprised at what you really learn about them and yourself.