Muay Thai: The Greatest Martial Art

Hi there my fellow creatures of the night!

I'm a bit upset because of the hearbreaking loss the Cowboys suffered today... godamn Tony Romo, you can't make those mistakes! But I do have some good news, after writing the article about the love for one's pet I have crafted a loving relationship with my dog Ali. I took him on a walk yesterday and spent some time with him today in the garden. He's old, but he's still very strong, and I really enjoy spending time with him, and I'm sure he enjoys spending time with me.

Now, onto the subject at hand.

No one can deny the fact that these past few months have changed my life considerably. The action films I have watched at the Teka Film School have shaped this past semester entirely. From the one-liners, to my newlyfound physical fitness at the gym I feel I have become a much better person. Now I don't give into anyone, I have become a reasonably tough guy and a much healthy human being.

Aside from my food controlling habits and my daily weightlifting and powerlifting routine, I have now resurfaced my former Martial Arts likings and returned to these sports stronger than ever. I practiced Karate for 10 years, and every fight I have ever been a part of has been shaped by this philosophical Martial Art.

Now however, I have discovered a new Martial Art... a Martial Art that will see me become champion once again: Muay Thai, the Thai Martial art, or, as other people prefer to call it, Thailand Kick Boxing.

Unlike Karate, Kung Fu, Nijistu, Jujitsu and other Martial Arts and as vividly portrayed in Tony Ja's Onk Bak and Protector films and Van Damme's Bloodsport and Kickboxer, Muay Thai provides something no other Art of War (ethymological meaning of the word Martial Arts) does. While the former generally focus on hits with the hands (Karate and Boxing), Legs (Taekwando), physical strength (Aikido, Judo and Jujitsu) or mental prowess (Ninjitsu), Muay Thai focuses on 8 points (there can be more, but we will stick to 8 for now) of contact that are used regularly (it is generally referred to as the "Art of the 8 Limbs) to fight off oponents.

In Muay Thai one can strike with the shins, the forearms, the elbows, the knees, the head, the feet and the fists, and unlike some Martial Arts we can strike in short or long distance, with sufficient quickness to beat a Ninja's kick and sufficient force to break a Boxer's Guard.

Muay Thay hails from Thailand, and has been widely used as an attack and defense strategy by the royal thai guards for centuries, has morphed into kickboxing in the west, and is used extensively in Full Contact fights and UFC tournaments.

Thai is the ideal defense art. While the Israeli Krav Magga and the Soviet Sambo are focused on dissabling the enemy and are widely known as the ideal vehicles of self defense (other types of Martial Arts are more of a sport) Muay Thai is more of a complete defense method than any of the other two. In Muay Thai one can defend oneself from multiple agressors while at the same time having realistic chances of beating someone who is armed or in an advantage situation. The knees, shins, head and elbows provide excellent opportunities to strike the oponent, and no matter how much at a disadvantage we lie at any point during a fight, Muay Thai can help us win the dispute.

In addition, Muay Thai is an excellent exercise and prominent sport. In Thailand, Muay Thai is the national sport and champions are considered national celebrities who tour the country and the world showing off their multiple skills. Anyone in need of exercise should check out this Martial Art. Not only will you become more physically fit, but you will learn how to fight and win with great ease and skill.

Try it, I guarantee you won't regret it. And you'll get a chance to fight me on the road to my national championship.

That is all,

I'll see you in the future,

"I don't want to be a product of my environment, I want my environment to be a product of me."

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The WikiVampire

Saving the Water

Hi there my fellow creatures of the night!

This is not really a blog entry, just a warning for all of you. Due to the fact that one of my writings was published very recently in a pamphlet called the “Info-Pocket” (I would like to thank my friend Santiago for that) more and more people and going to start reading my blog (at least that’s my romantic idea), and with that, I could hopefully influence some people into doing the right thing about certain things.

One of my strongest concerns is without a doubt the whole water conservation issue. We are constantly told that water is running short every day and that possibly in a few years we will be waging wars to protect water. This is certainly possible, but there are still things we can do to evade such a situation; simple things we can do to stop water wasting and promote the green movement, which has characterized this century, even though I believe it is too late.

- So here’s a list of thing YOU can do to stop the waste of water… I know that you’re thinking that what you do won’t matter. But believe me, it does.

o Close the running water when you’re putting soap in your hands. You have no idea how much water is wasted by people who let the waste run while they put soap on their hands. (For those of you who really want to help close the shower water when you are putting soap on yourself as well).

o Use only a small class of water when you brush your teeth and no more than that. You have no idea how much water is wasted every time we brush out teeth (1 gallon in average). Believe me, 1 glass of water is more than enough, you will learn to save water and you will be satisfied with yourself.

o Finish each and every glass of water you order and make the people you are with do the same. – A lot of water is wasted by people who don’t finish their own glasses or bottles.

o Each and every time you see water running freely (as in a leakage, broken sewer) do what you can to stop it. Call someone who might work in the area to stop it, cover it yourself and turn it on yourself. – A lot of water is wasted by leaks and alike.

o If your shower takes a long time to warm up, use a bucket of water to handle the water that falls from the shower and then use it later to flush the toilet (just throw in the water and everything will go away as though you would flush it – every time we flush the toilet we waste water -), brushing your teeth, watering the plants, giving it to your pets or washing your hands.

o A lot of water is wasted when you flush the toilet. Don’t flush the toilet every time you go. I know it sounds disgusting but it is definitely worth it. If you can save a few flushes by urinating more than once in one flush, you are saving many gallons of water… gallons that would be worth a lot in case we do come into water conflicts.

§ Think about it… Australia is already having severe water problems. We don’t want water problems.
SAVE THE WATER

That is all,

I’ll see you in the future

“I don’t want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.”

Happy Hunting,

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A Small Apology

Hi there my fellow creatures of the night!

Considering the realization I have just come to I would like to draw a letter of apology to a few friends of mine whom I have treated like shit for the past months.

I am very sorry… I truly am… I was blinded and had been blinded for a very long time. As always, I eventually came to realize the error of my ways, but I fear that it is now too late. I really want to ask your forgiveness for everything I did. I didn’t realize how stupid I was. I turned around, I turned away and turned to other places, but I never realized that you were my real friends, and you were the people I should have gotten along with from the beginning. But it’s hard for me to completely regret it. At the time I made the decision I needed a change in my life. I needed to know what it was living in a different environment. And I did. I saw what it was like; I lived with its people, through its atmospheres and through its different spheres. And it was so intense and caused such an impact on my life that I actually wrote a book about it. Imagine that. The impact on my life was such and the impressions so intense that I had to write about it. And I did. Now the book looks like a distant memory, and because so much of me went into that writing I am obligated to complete it, but it is going to take a great deal of energy to complete it, not because I am unable to work, but because it has such a strong impact on me… but I am drifting to much from the original purpose of this writing.

What I want to do is apologize for what I did. I am really sorry; I am calling you all tomorrow and asking you to come to my house to watch a movie or to a bar to relax. I want to make amends with what I did. It is just as it happened once with my present friends. I drifted away but I eventually came back. You are truly great guys and great friends.
At least I realized I was mistaken. It maybe too late, but I realized the truth; and that’s what matters.

That is all,

I’ll see you in the future

“I don’t want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.”

Happy Hunting,

The WikiVampire

A Small Reflection on Pets

Hi there my fellow creatures of the night!

Today I took a walk around town and saw something that moved me deeply. I saw pamphlet created by an animal protection agency detailing the life of a dog adopted by a family as though the dog were narrating his own life. It made very sad, partly because I have treated my great dog Ali in the same manner and party because dogs and pets are such noble, well meaning and high spirited creatures that we, as senseless and selfish humans don’t deserve them, but yet are so warm hearted that they always find it in their heart to forgive us for everything we do. And that is something we must not only observe, but imitate.

The writing I read was extremely emotional. It narrated how a dog was born, was taken away from the kind eyes of his mother and taking to a loving family who treated him as though he were another child for the first few months, but then, for some strange reason, he was taken to the garden, where he seldom saw any humans and was eventually left there to die, alone and sad.

We as humans treat our pets as slaves, and that is extremely wrong. We don’t deserve them. Pets have no other purpose in their lives than us. And it’s a shame we can’t give them back at least a little of their love with a few minutes a day we can spend with them. It’s truly a shame. And at least, in my case, this is going to change.

As of tomorrow, me an Ali are becoming best friends. I hope the same happens with you.
That is all,

I’ll see you in the future (you mean in the past, and in this case it’s true)

“I don’t want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.”

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An Epiphany - Reflection on My Life

Hi there my fellow creatures of the night!

This time I don’t have any cultural exposition or explanation, but rather a reflection on my own personal situation. For some reason, every time I am climbing too deep into a hole of my own creation (I like to call them phases of existence) I eventually reach a point where, with the help of an epiphany, event, or simple realization, I realize the error of my ways and start from scratch. Well, this was one of those days.

Up until today I thought that something I have never had in my life was finally going to arrive (I am not going to tell you what it is, it’s up to you to guess), but just a few hours ago I came to realization that not only was that not going to happen, but that for the past six months I had been aspiring to become the wrong person (a person I was certainly not destined to be and whom I should have never yearned to be) and that I was doubting on making a trip and personal journey that was most certainly going to change my life. Now thankfully, I have come to these three realizations and have not only dispatched that “new me” to another universe, but have realized that I will never discover that “other part of me”, and have finally and ultimately decided to take that personal and life journey that will bring me to another level of karma.

Today, I shall start a new phase of my life. I am finally disappearing and will finally get to live another life. I don’t belong here, I have never belonged here, and thankfully I have finally realized it. I am moving away not only physically, but mentally, I am going back to my old roots, old friendships and forgetting about this stupid world I have been trying to be a part while drifting away from my own ways. It is over, it is over.
I am finally moving away. I’ll disappear for a bit but I’ll come back, I am going to a place where dreams have no end, to the most beautiful place in all creation. To my very own Yoko Garby, a place I should have never abandoned and a place I should have never drifted away from. And even though I might feel pain and depression at times, I must come to the realization that this, just like everything, is only temporary, and if I ever get the feeling of second guessing myself, just as I have done in the past, I must think to myself the great and famous words from the masterpiece film 300: “And then, as now, it is not fear that grips him, only restlessness… a heightened sense of things.”

That is all,

I’ll see you in the future,

“I don’t want to be a product of my environment; I want my environment to be a product of me.”

Happy Hunting,

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