I had been studying the martial arts for over twenty years when this happened. I had studied Chinese Kenpo and Kwon Bop Korean Karate, Wing Chun and Aikido, and lots of other things. I was working in a door factory, and some of the fellows knew that I was a martial arts fanatic.
One lunchtime, one of my coworkers asked me to teach him something about the martial arts. We went into a room located at the rear of the factory. It was hard to see in the room, and quite noisy, and we had to really concentrate to hear each other speak. I was showing him suburito, which are basic Aikido sword exercises.
I was showing him how to stand a certain way and hold the sword straight up in a ready position. Suddenly, I felt a huge force grab a hold of me; it was like the hand of a 100 foot tall giant.
I couldn’t stop the sword, and it curved downward viciously. A guy named Eddie had been sneaking up behind me, and the sword cut through his chest. It was a ragged cut, blood all over the place, and he staggered back against a stack of pallets and grabbed at his chest.
It was time for first aid, and Eddie was going to have to go to the hospital and get his chest sewn back together. While we were standing there, trying to stop the blood, I asked Eddie, “What were you doing?” He looked up at me and said, “I was going to get you, man.
I was going to grab you. It was just a joke, I thought it would be funny.” Sensing something under his words, I asked him, “What were you thinking, right when it happened?”
He frowned, “I thought I was going to get you. Right when I was starting to leap on you I thought, ‘Aha…got him!’ And then your sword cut me open!”
The skin is a fence, and the eyes and ears are like searchlights watching what goes on beyond the fence. With the martial arts you start moving energy around inside the body, and you start to become more aware. Eventually you start to become aware outside the fence. You perceive without the eyes and ears.
And, you learn that you are more than just a body, you are a spiritual being more than 100 feet tall. What I am saying here is that whether you study tae kwon do or Aikido, Gung Fu like Wing Chun, or something else, the answers are there, the martial arts can help you find the real you. You just need to dedicate yourself to working out, and in an art that is logical and efficient.
This really happened, and the method Al used is called <a rel=”nofollow” onclick=”javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);” href=”http://www.monstermartialarts.com”>Matrix Martial Arts</a>. You can find out about it at <a rel=”nofollow” onclick=”javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);” href=”http://www.monstermartialarts.com”>Monster Martial Arts</a>. Al has forty plus years martial arts experience.
