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My son was fifteen when he finally asked me to teach him the martial arts. At the time I had twenty years experience. I had lots of arts under my belt, and I actually didnt know what to teach him.
We were living Los Angeles, and I thought that Karate would work best for him. I had knowledge of half a dozen karate systems, however. I really didnt know which one was the best.
As I analyzed each of the systems, I began to take from each what were the best techniques. After that I began going through the forms to select the ones that had those techniques in them. Finally, I made slight changes to the forms so that they would contain all the techniques.
That was the hardest class I ever taught, and it lasted a year. There were five other students, and the size and amount of bruises was amazing. Even after all this time, when I meet those fellows again I see them grinning like eagles.
Karate is designed for self defense. You dont ever want to use it. If you have to use it, however, youd better win, or why did you bother in the first place, eh?
So one day my son was walking to work. It was a bright, sunny Los Angeles Day. He walked down the sidewalk without a care in the world.
You got some change? My son said no to the bum and shook his head, and he saw that there was a second bum. The second bum was disappearing around the corner of the building that Aaron was passing.
I said I wanted money! The first bum walked menacingly towards my son who had his hands up as he backed away. Aaron suddenly felt a large bulk flying at him from the rear, and he realized that the second bum had circled the building and was rushing him.
Aaron spun and executed a kick to the chin of the second bum, and the bum fell backwards on the sidewalk. The first bum, meanwhile, had grabbed his shoulder, and he pulled Aaron around to hit him, so Aaron whirled underneath the attack, executed a block, then slammed the bums head between his elbow and knee. The bum Aaron had kicked had gotten to his feet, and he moved towards Aaron, who hit him in the chin again, and sent him sailing six feet through the air and into a meter pole, which pole bent over severely.
It was all over was over, and Aaron looked down at the two muggers in confusion. He looked around, shrugged his shoulders and went on to his work. He had been outweighed and outnumbered, but the art I had taught him, an art constructed of mean and nasty and down dirty techniques, had worked.
Its been years since that fight, and I never taught that system again. Since that time I learned more arts, and I have other things that I prefer to teach. Still, that breakthrough art, which I called Outlaw Karate, was really something.
We were living Los Angeles, and I thought that Karate would work best for him. I had knowledge of half a dozen karate systems, however. I really didnt know which one was the best.
As I analyzed each of the systems, I began to take from each what were the best techniques. After that I began going through the forms to select the ones that had those techniques in them. Finally, I made slight changes to the forms so that they would contain all the techniques.
That was the hardest class I ever taught, and it lasted a year. There were five other students, and the size and amount of bruises was amazing. Even after all this time, when I meet those fellows again I see them grinning like eagles.
Karate is designed for self defense. You dont ever want to use it. If you have to use it, however, youd better win, or why did you bother in the first place, eh?
So one day my son was walking to work. It was a bright, sunny Los Angeles Day. He walked down the sidewalk without a care in the world.
You got some change? My son said no to the bum and shook his head, and he saw that there was a second bum. The second bum was disappearing around the corner of the building that Aaron was passing.
I said I wanted money! The first bum walked menacingly towards my son who had his hands up as he backed away. Aaron suddenly felt a large bulk flying at him from the rear, and he realized that the second bum had circled the building and was rushing him.
Aaron spun and executed a kick to the chin of the second bum, and the bum fell backwards on the sidewalk. The first bum, meanwhile, had grabbed his shoulder, and he pulled Aaron around to hit him, so Aaron whirled underneath the attack, executed a block, then slammed the bums head between his elbow and knee. The bum Aaron had kicked had gotten to his feet, and he moved towards Aaron, who hit him in the chin again, and sent him sailing six feet through the air and into a meter pole, which pole bent over severely.
It was all over was over, and Aaron looked down at the two muggers in confusion. He looked around, shrugged his shoulders and went on to his work. He had been outweighed and outnumbered, but the art I had taught him, an art constructed of mean and nasty and down dirty techniques, had worked.
Its been years since that fight, and I never taught that system again. Since that time I learned more arts, and I have other things that I prefer to teach. Still, that breakthrough art, which I called Outlaw Karate, was really something.
About the Author:
Al Case has 40 years experience in the martial arts. You can find out about Outlaw Karate at Monster Martial Art. You can get a unique content version of this article from the Uber Article Directory.
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