tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post677195940964584823..comments2023-10-22T16:13:55.130+01:00Comments on My journey to black belt: Martial arts and Christianity….Sue Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008609198511182782noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-50740821454276745882015-02-16T14:17:37.129+00:002015-02-16T14:17:37.129+00:00Thank you SarahThank you SarahSue Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008609198511182782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-82449638323223519072014-03-24T01:57:03.417+00:002014-03-24T01:57:03.417+00:00So happy to be given a privilege to post a comment...So happy to be given a privilege to post a comment here. Your page carries high-grade content. <br /><br />www.joeydavila.netjadehttp://www.joeydavila.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-80528828002065473752013-08-07T04:36:33.240+01:002013-08-07T04:36:33.240+01:00Factors pertaining to prolonged pregnancy and its ...Factors pertaining to <a href="http://www.gofastek.com/fhs/prolonged/" rel="nofollow">prolonged</a> pregnancy and its outcome. Click www.gofastek.com for more information.<br /><br />Cindy<br />www.gofastek.comCindyhttp://www.gofastek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-49245302330175037742012-12-21T10:17:04.006+00:002012-12-21T10:17:04.006+00:00I have more experience in martial arts and other d...I have more experience in martial arts and other different technique. Please contact with us. martial arts traininghttp://www.thenextbelt.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-39377296784059472162012-05-08T15:44:18.852+01:002012-05-08T15:44:18.852+01:00Brett, I agree with you. It's funny but when r...Brett, I agree with you. It's funny but when religious people are trying to spread their own beliefs its called Evangelism but when they see someone spreading a different belief system suddenly its called Indoctrination! <br /><br />Baby Boomer, I expect this person doesn't want to acheive martial zen or think that anyone else should do so either. His loss! Thanks for visiting my blog and commenting...Sue Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008609198511182782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-87148031082843601692012-05-04T04:45:59.737+01:002012-05-04T04:45:59.737+01:00Thoughts, interpretations and opinions. This pers...Thoughts, interpretations and opinions. This person will never achieve martial zen by limiting his potential. His tao, path, enlightened or not, is his choice. The truth in abundance there for the taking is not what he wants and will be his reason for an unfulfilled existence.Baby Boomer Senseihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430634888692039875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-58898069164712029102012-05-03T20:33:56.106+01:002012-05-03T20:33:56.106+01:00Your post here has sent me down the rabbit-hole, S...Your post here has sent me down the rabbit-hole, Sue. And I have come to something quite disturbing. <br /><br />http://www.karateforchrist.com/<br /><br />The second sentence on their own homepage says that their whole purpose of being is to target children.<br /><br />Having once been a child-target by people like this, and won my fight with them, I feel like this is a pretty......not "evil" but...sneaky(?) way to get their theological hooks in. <br /><br />It just strikes me as a wolf-in-sheep's-clothing kind of way to rope in young, innocent, and easily manipulated recruits. And the sad thing is that they are doing EXACTLY the same thing as what that crazy e-book author is demonizing: using the martial arts as a segue to religious indoctrination.<br /><br />I know I might sound to be coming down hard on Christians, but that is only because they are the example in my link. I would feel the same revulsion if the organization in question were Jewish, Muslim, Taoist, or otherwise.The Strongest Karatehttp://www.kyokushinblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-2207389460518448872012-05-03T05:07:51.528+01:002012-05-03T05:07:51.528+01:00No worries!
Yep. I was raised and baptized Luthe...No worries! <br /><br />Yep. I was raised and baptized Lutheran, (which is more or less Catholic light), and I have always been very interested in Eastern philosophy. Never really had a problem with those conflicting at all. I guess maybe if the school were teaching Buddhism, that would be one thing, but... <br /><br />anyway<br /><br />It just really irks me that people like that give Christians in general such a bad rap. A few bad apples ruin it for everyone. Grr.Fliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10063623552203994093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-27021826738281937332012-05-02T17:44:15.329+01:002012-05-02T17:44:15.329+01:00Samurai Girl, didn't mean to miss you out in m...Samurai Girl, didn't mean to miss you out in my last comment, sorry. I take it that you are also a Christian who does not find any incompatibility between martial arts and your faith...Sue Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008609198511182782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-70424424457912878152012-05-02T17:41:17.096+01:002012-05-02T17:41:17.096+01:00This is clearly a subject that resonates with a lo...This is clearly a subject that resonates with a lot of martial artists, I haven't had so many comments so quickly after posting so thank you to everybody for giving your responses. I'm glad this guy is NOT representative of most Christians...<br /><br />Rick, Marie and Michele, I'm so glad you guys have a more balanced view on the subject - your faith must be strong.<br /><br />Brett, perhaps we should blame your dark side on your obsession with Warhammer rather than martial arts? Just kidding!<br /><br />Charles, I always knew you had the devil in you....LOL<br /><br />Cath, It was definitely extreme and bizzare...<br /><br />Man of the West, I read your article, took a while but I read it! I found your common-sense approach very reassuring, definitely more balanced than this guy - you should have written the book!<br /><br />John, another thing about this guy was that he was very intolerant of people with mental illness, ascribing their illness to being possessed by demons. He cites a couple of examples of people who have developed psychosis following prolonged meditation and blamed it squarely on them allowing demons into themselves - he didn't seem to blame it on the marijuana they were taking!<br /><br />John V,...apparently he blamed the 'witch' for casting a love spell on him...and his wife believed him!<br /><br />James, great quote!Sue Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008609198511182782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-61042387217084362192012-05-02T15:14:09.594+01:002012-05-02T15:14:09.594+01:00I am a practicing Catholic. My daughter attends Ca...I am a practicing Catholic. My daughter attends Catholic school. Personally, I have not experienced a conflict between karate and my faith.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317845403611730397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-53355184416826546032012-05-01T12:12:26.696+01:002012-05-01T12:12:26.696+01:00I was raised Catholic. Both my children attend the...I was raised Catholic. Both my children attend the local Catholic school (and our karate club). I can't say that I've ever found a conflict between Christian ideals and the traditions and spiritualism I find at karate. On the contray - notions of respect for others, respect for oneself, observation of quite spiritual time are evident across both.<br /><br />Clearly this author has issues. Best leave him to them I would think. I would not say his views are representative of any Christian I've ever known.<br /><br />TTFN.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03272574764983174076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-9872082251469971142012-05-01T11:29:58.648+01:002012-05-01T11:29:58.648+01:00Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to a...Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.<br /><br />--YODA, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom MenaceJames.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00077476401907104205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-25442635775456312462012-05-01T06:26:32.067+01:002012-05-01T06:26:32.067+01:00Interesting find, Sue. I checked out that link. Th...Interesting find, Sue. I checked out that link. The author claims he once had an extra-marital affair with a witch -- the real kind, not a metaphor.John Vesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434740196022601040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-80975743597669435342012-05-01T05:59:18.029+01:002012-05-01T05:59:18.029+01:00Wow.
WOW.
No, not all Christians feel that wa...Wow. <br /><br /><br />WOW.<br /><br /><br />No, not all Christians feel that way. <br /><br />Ugh.Fliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10063623552203994093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-63542738147182403982012-05-01T02:28:47.271+01:002012-05-01T02:28:47.271+01:00It is disturbing. As disturbing as those who find ...It is disturbing. As disturbing as those who find Islamic extremists disturbing. It is disturbing that anyone continues to find any religious perspective credible. Respect someone's beliefs, but you don't have to respect the beliefs themselves. If you did not ascribe a religious element to that perspective, the individual espousing their views would be institutionalised. And what is ironic is that the religiously inclined would subscribe to that outcome.John Coleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14634192254115557179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-62277177252152623232012-05-01T02:12:15.021+01:002012-05-01T02:12:15.021+01:00Had to get on here and comment as quick as I could...Had to get on here and comment as quick as I could. This one actually happens to be something I know something about.<br /><br />If you don't mind, we'll get to the literal existence of demons some other time. Argument on the subject revolves around Scripture and whether to take some passages at face value or whether to interpret them metaphorically. One thing is for sure: if you don't accept Scripture as authoritative, discussing that particular subject is something of a dead end.<br /><br />Christians, in at least one respect, are like anyone else in the universe: some are more well-informed on given topics than others. In my personal opinion, it might be a mistake to think that this gentleman's views are <i>representative.</i> <br /><br />I believe you're acquainted, blogospherically speaking, with some Christian martial artists--me, for one; you probably have run into Dr. Patrick Parker, cardiac rehab guy and aikido and judo teacher; I am fairly sure that Black Belt Mama is a Christian.<br /><br />Might I suggest that the very existence of these individuals and many, many others suggests strongly that, as you pointed out, the author mentioned is somewhat "out there"?<br /><br />I once wrote a massive post on this subject, and though it was written as an <i>apologia</i> for martial arts <i>to</i> Christians, you might <a href="http://fearaniarthair.blogspot.com/2009/06/christianity-and-martial-arts-sorting.html" rel="nofollow">still find it interesting</a>.<br /><br />If questions come up, by all means ask; it might take me a day or two to get back to you, though.Man of the Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691063580228409415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-32821444575448922212012-05-01T00:11:36.798+01:002012-05-01T00:11:36.798+01:00It certainly sounds very extreme and quite bizarre...It certainly sounds very extreme and quite bizarre! Then again some people think my beliefs and practices are weird. I do feel sorry for their kids though.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01788880694796009146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-78304232806808888972012-04-30T23:54:27.110+01:002012-04-30T23:54:27.110+01:00I must be "Satan" himself for my ramblin...I must be "Satan" himself for my ramblings on the ken-po goku-i and philosophical writings..... uh-ohCharles Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812618556413423872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-21071995036213094412012-04-30T21:04:41.415+01:002012-04-30T21:04:41.415+01:00Sue, Sue, Sue...you're so naieve. Martial arts...Sue, Sue, Sue...you're so naieve. Martial arts, especially internal arts, ARE about demonically increasing our power. I am shocked and amazed that you don't already know this. <br /><br />This man is one of the few outsiders who has managed to see through the looking glass and his book is a serious threat to our Dark Plans. <br /><br />He must be stopped.The Strongest Karatehttp://www.kyokushinblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-34689847768102590762012-04-30T17:52:33.721+01:002012-04-30T17:52:33.721+01:00I am a practicing Catholic. I have also been deepl...I am a practicing Catholic. I have also been deeply interested in Zen and Daoism since I was a teenager and indeed, have been practicing Daoist based martial arts for quite some time.<br /><br />I have discovered no conflicts between Zen, Daoism and my faith. <br /><br />The author of the book is entitled to his opinions. I for one, certainly don't share them.Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.com