Hi guys,
Check out the video below:
This video is an introduction, and an advertisement for a 4 - hour (NOW 6 HOUR) instructional video for ATACX GYM CAPOEIRA.
Now I said before that in my humble opinion, EVERYBODY WHO IS INTERESTED IN CAPOEIRA, OR ANY FORM OF SELF DEFENSE, SHOULD BUY THIS INSTRUCTIONAL.
I meant it, and I still stand by it.
However, it seems that not too many share my views. Not yet, anyway.
It seems that this instructional hasn't sold as well as it should, due to the fact that Head Coach Ras, the creator of this instructional, has many detractors and haters messing with him and his work.
Also, there are certain people copying his work, trying to say that they ALWAYS did what he does, and trying to discredit him at the same time.
Well I was just gonna send this little message to Coach Ras, but I thought everyone should read this, so I'm making this into a blog.
This messasge is for anybody out there, Martial Artist or not, who are going for their goals, but see mountains of resistance blocking their chosen path.
So, here we go.
Hey Coach Ras,
I've been giving a great deal of thought over the last couple of weeks about the problems you've been having with these haters, and well, I'd like to tell you a little story about a few guys who had the same problems you're having now.
You see, around 20-30 years ago. there were some Martial Artists, you may have heard of them, Loren Christenson, Marc "The Animal" MacYoung, and Peyton Quinn (There were some others, but these 3 are the ones I remember off the top of my head).
These were guys who had to use the Martial Arts that they learned in real world conditions, and what they found was that the martial arts taught to them, and to many, many students like them all over this country... Well, that shit didn't work.
So, what did they do? They went out, studied, analyzed, and found out, DISCOVERED, if you will, things that DID work in the real world, and they wrote articles & books, made videos, etc. telling and educating the public about what actually WORKED for them, and why the stuff they learned previously, and the stuff that many others were learning CURRENTLY, didn't work.
And as you can imagine, haters came out in DROVES, dissing them and their work, and generally making them into renegades and pariahs... For a little while.
But theirs was a grassroot movement, however. Many beginning martial artists, who've not yet bought the party line concerning what worked in their martial art systems, bought their materials, and saw the value in what they were learning from them.
And, as they rose through the ranks in their respective martial arts, some of them became instructors themselves, and started hiring those renegades to do seminars in their schools, and slowly, but SURELY, they went from being pariahs to PIONEERS and TRAILBLAZERS, kicking off a new genre in the M.A. world called Reality Based Self-Defense.
And let's not forget the Gracie Brothers... When they first came here to the U.S. and started teaching their style of Jujutsu, the haters popped, popped, and POPPED out of the woodwork like Popcorn, doing everything they can do to shut them DOWN.
And this led the oldest brother, Rorion, to issue the now infamous GRACIE CHALLENGE, because he knew the haters couldn't shut them down on the MAT, where it counts.
Even though, some of them tried...
And after that, slowly but SURELY, they made haters into converts, (Especially since the 1st Ultimate Fighting Championship) and now, Gracie Jujtusu is a household name in the Martial Arts Industry.
And today, they're STILL KICKING ASS.
And, Do I even have to mention Bruce Lee, and the problems he faced when he came out with his JKD?
Or Mestre Bimba, and the problems he faced when he created CAPOEIRA REGIONAL?
ALL OF THEM had the same problems you're going through now, but they FOUGHT, and persevered, and now everybody knows them, and whether they like them or not, they respect them. Some even revere them.
And the same thing WILL happen to you. Do you know why?
Because Guys like me, total beginners from capoeira and other styles, are gonna buy your materials, and see the value in them, and the more guys like you, and mestre XAVIER GAUTIER get out there with your blogs, instructionals, etc., there will be more and more people interested in your work.
As for your haters...
Now Coach Ras, You know that whenever I talk about haters, I refer people to this video clip:
I do it not to make people feel better, I do it because it's the TRUTH.
And, let me say this to all you haters out there:
The more you hate on Coach Ras, or anybody else like him, the more you make him famous. The more you talk about how his stuff is crap and you shouldn't buy it or whatever, the more people will hear about him and his work.
And, some of those people WILL get interested, and they WILL BUY HIS MATERIALS. And pretty soon, no matter how much shit you talk about him, more and more people will see the true value of what he teaches, and while they ALL keep pushing, you will ALL BE LEFT IN THE DUST.
And, it will be all thanks to you motherfuckers, all because you couldn't keep his name out of your mouths.
Because how many people have heard of him, before you started opening your mouths, or started tapping on your little Keyboards?
Remember kids, THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS BAD PRESS.
So haters,
DO YOUR JOBS, BITCHES!!!
MAKE HIM FAMOUS!!!
O.K., now that I got that out of the way, let's talk about biters for a minute. By biters, I'm talking about the unoriginal, non-creative assholes stealing and copying your stuff, then trying to take credit for it.
ALL the other martial artists that I mentioned in this blog has had this problem, and some of them STILL DO.
But those types will always be quickly found out, because a paper trail exists, going back to when the real Mc Coy's so to speak, started teaching what they do, and when the fakes started copying it, and the fact that they didn't "Teach" these skills before.
And the stories as to why they teaching different things than what they used to teach will get more and more elaborate and unbelievable, until people call them on their bullshit(And it won't take too long, either).
While you, and the other real deal martial artists who not only learned, but EARNED these skills, will always have a wall full of "truth bricks", to bash them with.
You said it yourself, they won't be able to explain the inner workings... They can only copy, repackage, and regurgitate.
And, that's the advantage you will ALWAYS have over them.
So, Keep ya head up, bruh. It won't be today, it won't be tomorrow, but soon, You'll get the respect, and honor you deserve, and you will have earned your place in the M.A. community.
And trust me on this one,
It will be sooner than you think.
If anybody out there is STILL on the fence about buying Coach Ras, Instructional, check this out:
Published on Sep 13, 2013
https://sites.google.com/site/atacxgy... This video shows the difference between street warrior capoeira and noncontact, non self defense roda play which IS NOT what Capoeira originally was designed for. Head Coach Ras' blog CAPOEIRA THAT WORKS http://atacxgymcapoeira.blogspot.com/
my 4-1/2 hour video file is chock full of stuff you see in this video, sparring, weapons, self defense training, grappling, escape, elusiveness, drills, Capoeira's correct history, and much more.
Category
Howto & Style
License
Standard YouTube License
Note: After this video was made, the cost of the instructional went up to $45.00. However, with as much content as you get, even at this price, IT'S A STEAL.
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