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The Point: Combat Survival School

by Bill Handren

 “Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.”.....Bill Cosby

Fort Sill.  The rocky foothills of Oklahoma.  Geronimo was a prisoner of war here.  Home to rattlesnakes, scorpions, and the site for USAF Combat Survival School. It was the last two days of the course: SERE.  Survival, Escape, Resistance and Evasion.  Not a fun time.  The goal of SERE was to avoid capture, but the cards were stacked against the teams. We were given pre-determined checkpoints which we had to reach without being captured and we had to make the checkpoints by a certain time.  But, no one ever made it to all the checkpoints.  Our team did pretty well, being the last team captured.  Now, it was off to the concentration camp to be interrogated.

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An Excerpt From: The Character of Goju-Ryu

by Rich Stamper

The Character of Goju-Ryu
Kata Implications for Experienced Practitioners

Chapter 14: Age Uke

I suspect that the first karate movement you learned was age uke - rising block.  And if it was not the first technique, then one of the first group you learned.  You have most likely practiced it every class for many years.  You can most likely do an excellent rising block.  Good for you.

How often do you use rising block when sparring?  Seldom? Never?  How come boxers don't use rising block?  If it's a good block, seems like boxers would use it.  

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Vanishing Son: Show Quote
by John Henderson
     
Here is something I heard on a rerun of what I thought was a pretty good show, Vanishing Son:

Two monks, one old and one young were out walking and the younger monk noticed the older one occasionally pulling out a mirror and gazing into it. Realizing vanity was frowned upon by the monks in general, when this continued throughout the day he finally had to ask. "Master, I've seen you during the day gazing into that mirror, please explain this to me." "My young friend", the master replied. "Whenever I begin to feel overwhelmed by my troubles I look into this mirror to remind me not only of the source of my problems, but of the solution as well!"
 
December Training Event, Franklin, Kentucky
by Ken Maunz

We have picked a date and training times for our visit to Mr. Herman's club in Franklin Ky. It will be Fri. Dec. 2, 6pm to 9pm and Sat. Dec. 3, 9am to 4pm.   Anyone interested may contact Mr. Herman at the Nippon Dojo, 518 N. Main Street, Franklin, KY 42134, (270) 586-3566, or via e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
 
The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

by Author Unknown

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee .
     
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

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