I made a little change to the blog. I decided that every monday, I'd post a video or story about something well, inspirational. I decided to call it, INSPIRATION MONDAY.
Yeah, it sounds a little corny, but hey, it's a working title.
Today, I'm posting a video called, "THERE ARE STILL GOOD PEOPLE IN THE WORLD".
It's a good title, but personally, I think every person on this earth is a good person... if you catch them at the right moment.
No one can find inner peace except by working,
not in a self-centered way, but for the whole human family.
- Peace Pilgrim
And now, as always, I'm gonna end this post with the most beautiful song in this whole, entire world.
Many times before, I posted about various martial arts that I'm interested in learning more about, but nothing about the martial art systems that I ACTUALLY practice... Well, that changes today.
And so, I'd like to introduce you guys to an amazing Martial Art.
This Martial Art is called PENCAK SILAT PUKULAN CIMANDE PUSAKA SANDERS (PCPS for short). It is a modern form of Pencak Silat which ia a variation of an old style of Pencak Silat named CIMANDE.
Cimande is a West Javanese style founded by one Embah Kahir in the late 18th century. Around 300 variations(more or less) of cimande exist today, and PUKULAN CIMANDE PUSAKA SANDERS is one of them.
PCPS Silat is a martial art that works in all ranges. It includes fighting while in a grounded position, grappling, fighting multiple opponents, and the use of several unique edged and impact weapons. This style of fighting is distinguished by beautiful flowing type movements, deceptive footwork, and various strategies to entrap an opponent. It is also characterized by fast continuous hitting. The strategy is to close in on the opponent such that it is possible to attack and possibly break the legs, put them on the ground in a quick and violent manner, then follow up with a finishing move. There is also heavy emphasis on attacking the limbs of the opponent (especially the legs), and delivering fast disorienting strikes to the face, followed by more substantial strikes to the head and body.
This is the first thing taught in this system. There are 13 of them, and they give the student the ability to prepare for the positions of the Sera Depok jurus, while working on the proper body mechanics and our unique delivery system. These include some combinations and even the start of the tonjok berang, or poison hand strikes.(I'll talk more about that in another post)
The Cimande Village Seated Jurus
These are Classical Cimande Seated Jurus from the lineage of PENDEKAR MAMA SUKARMA from West Java, Indonesia.
these jurus are trained in pairs whilst in a seated cross legged position. In this way, students practice alternately attacking and defending. (Traditionally, in these jurus contact is made on the forearms in order to condition them, but that is not done in Pukulan Cimande Pusaka).
From these jurus, the student learns the correct use of the arms and hands, how to make a fist and how to hit-parry. These Jurus develop speed, timing, and the use of the indirect vision while facing incoming blows.
There are 15 of these jurus. They teach space, off timing, off balancing, redirection and misdirection. They also strengthen the legs and develop the energy power of the body. Once understood they compose 15 equations that the practitioner has as a "play book" to be able to bait the opponent whenever they want.
The Animal Mannerisms
PCP style is organized around the use of five primary animal forms - Monkey, Tiger, Snake, Crane, Dragon. Here, the practitioner learns how each animal can be broken down and utilized for various ranges and styles of fighting.
The Monkey (Monyet, Kera) portion of the style uses slaps, grabs, punches and elbows, changing position from high to low. Arm movements are circular with open hand parries, and closed hand grabs with palms down. Defensive body movements are side-to-side and forwards and backwards, with dodging head movements and body rolls across the ground when needed.
The Tiger (Cimacan,Pamacan) utilizes a very low stance, and seeks to smash the opponents limbs and drag him down to continue the fight on the ground. The tiger also fights in a full supine (Harimau) position where the practitioner is lying fully on the ground.
The Snake (Ular) style comes in two types, cobra (Sendok) and python (Sawa). The cobra style uses half-fists to deliver fast strikes to the eyes and soft body tissues. Elbow-to-elbow distance is kept close to the body to protect the midsection from injury. By weaving the arms, body, and legs during retreats and attacks, the snake exponent appears to be giving in, but immediately redirects the fight to his advantage. The python attempts to strike then wrap the opponent's limbs and body to break, strangle and throw them to the ground.
The Crane (Blekok) style uses high stances and leaps, together with open hand strikes. Kicks are delivered from high to low. The head rotates in all directions to watch for any oncoming attackers, providing a circle defense.
And Lastly, The King Snake Dragon (Raja Naga), is the synthesis of all the animals together, as well as the kicking jurus, the seated Jurus, and the Sera Depok Jurus.
Here in lies the Golden elixir. It is the key to how we move, and this special manner of movement congeals it all into something found nowhere else.
Pukulan Cimande Pusaka Sanders also has a system of meditation and metaphysical development which includes Tenaga Dallam, or internal energy development exercises(Kinda like QIGONG), and many spiritual techniques designed to draw the four elements (water, earth, fire, air) into the body for various combative and spiritual purposes. These help practitioners to unify mind, body and spirit. (I'll write more about this in a future article)
This style of silat was developed by PENDEKAR WILLIAM SANDERS.
Pendekar William Sanders began his training in the Indonesian martial arts in 1972 from Guru John Malterer, a top student of one of, if not THE first authenic Indonesian martial art teachers to teach in America, Guru Willy Wetzel.
After studying for many years with Guru Malterer, Pendekar Sanders began a quest to find and study with many top instructors in Pencak Silat, especially Cimande. This eventually led to a student, teacher, and friendship with Pendekar SURYADI "EDDIE" JAFRI, the then official representative to the USA from the Indonesian Martial Art Association(I.P.S.I)
Pendekar Jafri eventually invited Pendekar Sanders to Indonesia to have his art refined, and study with the best available physical and spiritual teachers of silat in the villages of West Java. Here, Pendekar Sanders art and skill were tested, examined, and refined to the ultimate recognition, an appointment by the highly respected PERSATUAN PENDEKAR PERSILATEN SENI BUDAYA BANTEN INDONESIA, as Pendekar.
Now some people, after gaining such a title, will just stop learning and progressing, thinking they now know everything, etc... But not William Sanders! Since he has recieved the title of Pendekar, he has been continuously developing, researching, and refining his art.
And He's never stopped being a student either, learning traditional Girang Cimande from Mushtaq Ali, Tarikolot Cimande, as well as the traditional silat styles of SERA, PAMACAN, And TRUMBU from Pendekar Mama Sukarma from West Java, and He's even found the original lineage of Mas Jud (more on him another time), and learned from his family and old students. And in addition to Pencak Silat, He's also learned traditional Irish stick fighting, and the art of San Michele Italian knife fighting from Don Vito Quattrocchi (more about that in another post).
If you want to know more about Pendekar William Sanders, click HERE, and check out his bio.
So, with all the many great martial arts out there, some of which I posted about on this blog, Why should someone become a student of Pukulan Cimande Pusaka Sanders?
Well, some years ago, there was a file on The PCPS web site, www.cimande.com, which had some pretty good answers to those questions, so I posted it below.
Why you should study this art (Pukulan Cimande Pusaka Sanders)
Everyone will tell you they have a great martial art. All martial arts appeal to certain people for certain reasons and some arts fit one person better than another. Those that dedicate themselves to this art will find that they never need to look any further.
1.) This is a naturalistic system, meaning that every body type and age can adapt the movements and principles as it fits and flows for their particular frame.
2.) because this art utilizes the entire structure of the human body as a living spring, able to twist and torque and use every vertebrae and muscle to impart speed and power, it is utterly devastating.
3.) For exactly the same reason, this art is without peer in artistic beauty and it once develops both a feeling of majesty and scary presence in the person watching or facing in combat.
4.) It is an art that requires one to get in touch with the inner mystical parts of existence and nature, and so either develops a compassionate, yet brutally devastating fighter or the person is expelled on their own by the very nature they possess which is not in this type of harmony. In other words, inwardly devious people can only pretend to do this art for so long until they are found out and leave, and so it either develops your character, or if you have none, it forces you to go.
5.) Every weapon that is taught in this art is in harmony with the body as was described above. The art is natural and has no numbering system. The body knows what to do, and when.
6.) Every position that exists in the realm of possibility that a human being can get in and every height, from flat on the floor to staright up becomes defensible. There is no need to learn 57 different arts. As a matter of fact, it completely destroys the spontaneous reaction one is developing if one cross -- trains in other arts. One becomes so in tune with the inner person that the other things in your life can be dealt with in a more efficient and confident manner. Death itself becomes less scary as one will know what is possible without the body prior to this last experience on this earth.
These are the things a great art should accomplish, and this art does this supremely well.
Those reasons you just read above are great reasons, and I practice this art for those reasons, but there's one reason above all others why I practice this art: LONGEVITY.
Look at the video of Pendekar Sanders below:
In that video, he's 62 years old, and he has NO health issues, AND IS AS FAST, AGILE, AND AS STRONG AS SOMEONE HALF HIS AGE. Hell, I'll even go on to say that he's STRONGER than the average man half his age. Well, that's how I want to be. With most martial arts, you get weaker, and your skills decline as you age. But with correct training of PCP, the older you get, the more skilled you get. PCP is a martial art you can practice your entire life, and there's always something more to learn.
CONFESSIONS OF A BAD STUDENT
So, why did I write this article now, after writing about many other martial arts?
Well the truth is, I haven't exactly been the perfect student. Learning long - distance tends to allow for a lot of leeway, and I admit I made a lot of mistakes. And besides, most times, I practice on my own since I can't seem to find a training partner, and frankly, it can get to be very boring training by yourself. And even though Pendekar Sanders has ALWAYS made himself available for training questions, for some reason, I haven't been asking as many as I could have. And, I was never able to afford to go to one of Pendekar Sander's seminars, which means I NEVER met him in person. So, I almost felt like I was alone. So because of all this, there were times that I learned and practiced only sporadically, or not at all.
It was all due to my laziness.
Well, not any more.
My New Year resolution is to get more involved, to save up money to buy more DVD's and weapons, to practice more, to write about my practice, to make videos of my practice (Well, after I save up to buy a camcorder first), to ask questions, and to fully take advantage of what the PCP DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM has to offer.
And there is a lot.
In the distance learning program, there is a huge amount of information available: Books, DVD's Authentic Weapons, etc. not to mention a discussion forum, and 2 Facebook pages where you can go to ask questions, discuss the art, etc.
Anyway, I'm writing this article because over the past year, there have been a few of my fellow distance students who HAVE been stepping up to the plate, like TED WALLS and MAX from Russia, PETERSON MENEZES from Brazil, and others. They've been getting the material, asking questions, putting in their practice time, and making videos.
I made a video playlist showing Pendekar Sanders, and some of my fellow distance students showing various aspects of PCP, along with some other things.
I hope you enjoy it.
The people in the playlist above are living proof that all the information in the PCP distance learning program is like pure gold inside a mountain.
By that I mean, in order to get any of that gold, you have work and sweat to dig into that mountain for it. And when you put in the time to learn from the material, then eventually, the finished product within you will shine like gold (And, just as you'll only get as much gold as you can dig out, you only get as much from the material as you put in the time learning and training in it).
Everytime I watch these guys, I feel so inspired, it motivates me to get off my ass and practice, because I want to be like them (I know that sounds corny, but it is what it is).
Now this article doesn't even scratch the surface of the full art of PUKULAN CIMANDE PUSAKA, but in the future, I'll be posting more articles about PCP, and my own practice.
Now, like I said before on this blog, I love the martial arts, and I have an interest in many styles, and maybe sometime in the distant future, I might learn one of them (and in fact, there is another style of Pencak Silat that I practice other than this one).
But this is the MAIN martial art I practice, because with it's fluidity and power, the animal styles, the exotic yet practical weapons, the internal side, as well as the ability to adapt to almost any situation or circumstance, it has everything anyone would want in a martial art. And also... It just feels right for me. And when you're exposed to something that feels right... well, you just gotta go with it.
I don't know how far I'm gonna get in this art, but I'll never stop learning and practicing Pukulan Cimande Pusaka.
If any of you out there like what I just typed, and you want to know more about Pencak Silat Pukulan Cimande Pusaka Sanders, and the distance learning program, then by all means, please go to their web site at www.cimande.com.
To relax the mind is to see with the spirit, and all that comes to do no harm will be embraced, while all which desires to harm is destroyed in order to preserve.
Just a quick post today... I saw this somewhere, and I would like to share it with you, because I think thet're great words to live by. Sorry I haven't been posting regularly lately, but I will be soon.
'if' by rudyard kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master,
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
And now, as always, I'm gonna end this post with the most beautiful song in this whole, entire world.
Now, I have a special little message for everybody on this planet(or at least, the tens of you who read this blog).
PEOPLES OF THE WORLD: IT'S TIME.
IT'S TIME FOR US TO WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS.
FOR THE SAKE OF OUR CHILDREN AND ALL FUTURE GENERATIONS, IT'S TIME FOR US TO PUT PAST DIFFERENCES ASIDE AND WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE A WORLD THAT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY.
IN SHORT, IT'S TIME FOR A REVOLUTION...
AND, MOST OF ALL...
IT TIME FOR ALL OF US TO WAKE THE FUCK UP!!!
O.K., now that I got that off my chest, let's atart off the new year with the most beautiful song in this whole, entire world.
Well, here we are... TODAY IS THE LAST SATURDAY OF THIS YEAR!!! And I'm making this quick little blog, posting up another amazing episode of ASK TEAL with Teal Scott.
It is SATURDAY, after all.
Teal Scott is an extrasensory, esoteric who writes and teaches about spirituality, the meaning of life, and the road to health and happiness. You can find out more about her at her website: www.thespiritualcatalyst.com
We live in a universe that is all one. This "united consciousness" merely expresses itself in different ways. You are an expression of united consciousness, the same way that your boyfriend or girlfriend is an expression of that unified consciousness, the same way that the living room couch is an expression of that united consciousness. Saying that one expression of this unified consciousness is more special or important than any other, is a misunderstanding. At the highest level of spiritual awareness, it is truth that everything and everyone in existence is therefore your soul mate or twin flame because in a universe that is all one, all there is, is you.
However, many of us did intend to have the experience of uniting ourselves with another aspect of our soul before coming into our physical lives. We always chose our gender based off of what will best serve our expansion and intentions for our specific life. But often, part of the experience we want to have for the benefit of our expansion is the experience of oneness within a physical form. And the way many of us accomplish this is to incarnate into two beings (quite often a male and female aspect) and come into life separate from them, in order to experience the contrast of loneliness and separation. This contrast gives rise to the desire for unity and coming home, which when we line up with it vibrationally, is satisfied through meeting that other male or other female aspect of ourselves and pair bonding with them. These pair bonding, monogamous relationships are often agreed upon and planned before a birth. And often, when we meet that person, we can feel fate in the relationship because of it.
In this Episode of Ask Teal, TEAL explains what a twin flame actually is. She then explains how to recognize your twin flame and even more importantly, how to attract them into your life.
Kuan Yin's Mantra (c) 2002 Lisa Thiel - used by permission http://www.sacreddream.com
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Yes, NSA spying is real. Please take action to end it now: http://bit.ly/nsaiscomingtotown The Lyrics:
You better watch out,
You better not Skype,
You better log out,
Yeah you better not type,
The NSA is coming to town.
You're making a list,
They're checking it twice;
They're watching almost every electronic device,
The NSA is coming to town.
They see you when you're sleeping
They hear while you're awake
They know who you call and who you write
So encrypt for goodness' sake!
With Congress in the dark and a cloak-and-dagger court
We're lookin' for answers, they're comin' up short
The NSA is coming to town.
They're making a list,
Checking it twice;
They're watching almost every electronic device,
NSA is coming to town
The NSA is coming to town,
The NSA is coming to town.
I was gonna put this real long and elaborate post today, but I decided to only put up my all time FAVORITE thing to watch when I was a kid, "HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS" the cartoon from 1966.
And this is my favorite song from that Cartoon. "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" is a Christmas song that was originally written and composed for the 1966 cartoon special How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The lyrics were written by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, the music was composed by Albert Hague, and the song was performed by Thurl Ravenscroft.
Here's the Lyrics:
You're a mean one Mr Grinch
You really are a heel
You're as cuddly as a cactus
You're as charming as an eel
Mr. Grinch
You're a bad banana with a greasy black peel
You're a monster Mr. Grinch
Your Hearts an empty hole
Your brain is full of spiders
You've got garlic in your soul Mr. Grinch
I wouldn't touch you with a
39 and a half Foot pole
You're a vile one Mr. Grinch
You have termites in your smile
You have all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile
Mr. Grinch
Given the choice between the two of you
I'd take the a seasick crocodile
You're a foul one Mr. Grinch
You're a nasty wasty skunk
Your heart is full of unwashed socks,
Your soul is full of gunk
Mr. Grinch ,br>
The 3 words that best describe you, are as follows, and I quote
Stink, Stank, Stonk
You're a rotter Mr. Grinch
You're the king of sinful sots
Your hearts a dead tomato splotched with moldy purple spots
Mr. Grinch
Your sole is an appalling dump heap
Overflowing with the most disgraceful
Assortment of deplorable rubbish
Imaginable, mangled up in tangled up knots
You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch
With a nauseous super naus
You're a crooked jerky jockey and,
you drive a crooked horse
Mr. Grinch
You're a 3 Decker sour kraut and toad stool sandwich
With arsenic sauce!
And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more. - Dr. Seuss
O.K., I'm also gonna post AMY MAY's video vlog of her performing that timeless classic, SILENT NIGHT.
Amy May is an amazing singer/songwriter from the UK. She regularly performs at the 3rd street promenade in Santa Monica. I go down to the Santa monica/Venice Beach area every so often to see the sights, or visit some friends who live in that area, etc. I don't go too often, because it takes me almost 3 hours on the bus and the train to get there... But when I do go, I ALWAYS go on the promenade to see certain performers. And out of all of them, Amy May is in my opinion one of the best. In fact, if I don't see her perform, I don't consider it a good trip to Santa Monica.
So, if any of you out there happen to be out at the Santa Monica 3rd st. Promenade, be sure to check her out, and buy her awesome CD's.
If you want to know more about Amy May annd her music, check out her website, www.amymaymusic.com
O.K., here's my response to what Megyn Kelly says...
Is Santa White? Of course. Why? BECAUSE EUROPEANS HAVE MADE HIM THAT WAY!!!
Now, as for whether Jesus Christ was white or not,allow me to ask my readers a couple of questions.
1. Was Jesus greek. THE ANSWER IS NO. 2. Was Jesus a Roman? THE ANSWER IS NO.
Well, since the greeks and the romans were the only eurpoeans in that part of the world during jesus's life, then if jesus was neither greek nor roman, then he had to have come from one of the other peoples in the area, and ALL OF THE OTHER PEOPLES IN THE AREA WERE NON-EUROPEAN, AND NON-WHITE.
So, what is Winter Solstice? Click HERE to find out.
Well, TODAY IS SATURDAY, which means it's time for another amazing episode of ASK TEAL with Teal Scott.
Teal Scott is an extrasensory, esoteric who writes and teaches about spirituality, the meaning of life, and the road to health and happiness. You can find out more about her at her website: www.thespiritualcatalyst.com
Productivity has become an addiction. We use productivity to fill the void where self worth aught to be. Most of us in the western world are pumped full of the societal message that we are not loved for who we are, we are only loved for what we do. When what we do matters that much, we try to do as much as we can to earn approval. We wake up every day convinced that we have to prove ourselves and justify the fact that we are alive with work.
In truth, productivity can only be the result of inspiration. When one is inspired, the productivity takes no effort. Manifestation and fruition is the quick and natural byproduct of being in the flow of creation. Creation is the result of inspiration. Inspiration ensures that any action we take, is backed by universal energy, the same energy that creates worlds. So the real question is not how do I become more productive, it is how do I become more inspired?
In this episode, TEAL offers tips to help boost your productivity and she introduces us to living our lives according to the "highest and best use of our time".
License Standard YouTube License You can shift your awareness from your reasoning mind to the reality of light and love itself. With just this simple shift of perception, any dream you can dream becomes possible. ~don Miguel Ruiz
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