Individual Thought Patterns 7/27/2014

Okay this is from the tao te ching ebook pg34 #34

The great Tao flows everywhere.
All things are born from it,
yet it doesn't create them.
It pours itself into its work,
yet it makes no claim.
It nourishes infinite worlds,
yet it doesn't hold on to them.
Since it is merged with all things
and hidden in their hearts,
it can be called humble.
Since all things vanish into it
and it alone endures,
it can be called great.
It isn't aware of its greatness;
thus it is truly great.

Well from when we are born tao or maybe energy flows within us until we die. "All things are born from it, but it doesn't create them" Could be talking about how all life is created the same yet from my knowledge of Tao an individual can use this and try to walk in their own natural existence maybe. I really like the line "It pours itself into its work, yet it makes no claim" I think this means no matter what you may know or think you know, don't be boastful this in my opinion makes one humble, because it doesn't matter if your a black belt in something for example there is always someone who knows more and it doesn't just end there. The last line could be about how again there is always more knowledge to gain. Don't act like a hot shot and flaunt your so called greatness. People that don't flaunt are more level headed

Sorta reminds me of this song by KRS-One where he says that real bad boys move in silence? This quote can def go towards the rap culture. Flaunting around in those music videos with fake money hoes when you know these new cats don't have any of that shit. oh yea it was this song. Oh real hip hop how I miss you

My car is like Jesus,,,,dead

Oh yes. My lovely car just keeps getting resErected just to die once again. The sound system is the only thing good about this piece of crap. Music like Fleshgod Apocalypse and Dillinger Escape Plan sound killer in it. But can't do shit without a car. No training, nada. Theres a nearby sushi place that I go to, to keep me not bored. But maybe its starting to get to me just a lil bit. Gonna wait a little bit to do a Individual Thought Patterns post. It's just my brain hurts. So thats whats on my mind in this moment.

Bit Frustrated Today

Yes I guess Saturdays are just going to be one of those days. School totally through me for a loop. I'm not gonna be used to using my brain to study acupuncture from 8 till 5. My mind wonders too much gonna definitely have to get used to that. I get winded cause I try to pay attention, when I focus too long, my anxiety kicks up and I get freaked out about every little thing. Now my mental state gets fried and I probably don't have the energy to drive and go to this event that I had planned for tonight. It doesn't help that I injured both of my knees this week. I don't wanna just rest but thats whats gonna happen. Yes I am bitching but it's my own damn blog, I can rant if I like. But hey I guess I can look on the bright side and prob use this time to catch up on some Naruto episodes, blah bleh blah fuck yourselves (yes very theraputic writing that to the world every now and then, highly recommended)

Shun Goku Satsu

Yesterday I finally conquered Odin Hill. It took me only one week to be able to run that whole thing without stopping. On saturdays I think I'm gonna sprint down the actually large hill section of it. See how many times I can do it. The only thing that is still giving me a hard time is waking up early. I was supposed to go to brazilian jiu jitsu this morning but I slept through the alarm. I'm still getting used to the training so I must remember that and not beat myself up over it. I think I should make a video on Odin Hill so you can see how hardcore it is.

Had my first qi gong class yesterday. It was quite fun and it must be something I incorporate into my training somehow. Apparently people that do qi gong regularly have better results with acupuncture. Interesting that my training in a way affects my studies. Interesting how things can come full circle. Maybe I picked the right profession after all. Only problem is I sorta forgot the forms. I am definitely not the person who picks up things immediately. But, I know im pretty good at it so practice makes perfect.

I remember this episode of Naruto where Team Guy had to fight clones of themselves. The only reason they were able to win was to become just a little bit better than what they were yesterday. No one is getting their black belt today. You learn about yourself everyday. It never ends.

Individual Thought Patterns 7/4/2014

Okay So this is from the Tao Te Ching ebook pg21 number 79

Failure is an opportunity.
If you blame someone else,
there is no end to the blame. Therefore the Master
fulfills her own obligations
and corrects her own mistakes.
She does what she needs to do
and demands nothing of others.

Hmmmm another individualistic quote. Basically you can view failure in many different ways. You could overanalyze what ya did and bitch about it or you can man the fuck and accept whatever that it is that you did and take responsibility for it. Hopefully it's all a learning experience. I'll use another quote from Chael Sonnen

"When doubt seeps in you got two roads you can take either road. You can go to the left or you can go to the right and believe me, they'll tell you failure is not an option. That is ridiculous. Failure is always an option. Failure is the most readily available option at all times, but it's a choice. You can choose to fail or you can choose to succeed. And if we can plant seeds and let him know, ‘Move your feet, keep your hands up, stay off the bottom.' That is the road to victory, or self-doubt and negative talk, and that is the road to failure. But failure is always there, and it's okay to recognize that. If I can leave you with anything today, in my long journey through this is, one, it's okay. Two, it's normal. And as athletes and especially as men, as male athletes we hate to admit weakness to ourselves, and when you're dealing with something and you got some kind of a hiccup, yeah, first thing is acknowledge it."

Fourth of July Workout

I finally did it, after months of waiting. I'm back to BJJ. I was a little outta shape but still managed. I was happy I actually passed my instructors guard to side control. But, I'm sure they will get used to my hectic sporadic style. Things I need to work on is everyone and their mama can pass my guard. I remember when I free sparred back in the day, people would pass me and I would just reverse anything afterwards. To make sure I don't even get in that position to begin with will be pretty hard. Practice makes perfect I guess. This makes me more motivated to keep eating right and get back my speed and cardio. 2 things that go well with my style.

As for the rest of my day I'm gonna hang with my mom (my dad works) and cook some homemade fried rice bitch



Im hungry just looking at that sucker. Gonna blast this as my official 4th of July Song


I keed I Keed

Individual Thought Patterns 7/2/14

The quote today is from the Book of the Five Rings ebook pg14. And the quote is as follows.

In strategy your spiritual bearing must not be any different from normal. Both in fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. Even when your spirit is calm do not let your body relax, and when your body is
relaxed do not let your spirit slacken. Do not let your spirit be influenced by your body, or your body
influenced by your spirit. Be neither insufficiently spirited nor over spirited. An elevated spirit is weak and
a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit.


Self explanatory really. I can relate to this because for me it says don't freak the fuck out. Even if you do don't show it on your face. Keep your energy level normal. Good one

70,000 Tons of Metal: Xentrix

Ok I was asked to write a review of a video from a band that I'm gonna see next year at the cruise, so I randomly picked "Ghostbusters" from the band Xentrix.

First thing I noticed in the upper right hand corner was the ol' MTV music logo. That station wouldn't dare to play music like this anymore. Shows you first how much the times have changed. Doesnt MTV not even stand for music television anymore? Yea I think they changed the name. Doesn't matter to me as I don't even watch empty-V. (Haven't had cable for years)

Another thing is I can't believe there is a thrash metal version of ghostbusters. For me that's just funny and silly. I liked the interpretation of the song tho. I loved that little breakdown near the end of it. As for the video you can tell it's old school. It doesn't really do anything out of the extraordinary. Just your typical clips of the band playing the music and some images of ghosts.

Also I've been browsing through some of their music. I can't believe they went from thrash metal to progressive, interesting.


So ya I might check them on the ship if time and circumstance allows it. Check out the ghostbusters video below.

Individual Thought Patterns 7/1/2014

Yes on this edition on Individual Thought Patterns I will be giving my intrepretation on the Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchell. The following is from ebook pg 2 #4

The Tao is like a well: used but never used up. It is like the eternal void: filled with infinite possibilities. It is hidden but always present. I don't know who gave birth to it.

Okay that was short enough. The google definition on what tao is the absolute principle underlying the universe, combining within itself the principles of yin and yang and signifying the way, or code of behavior, that is in harmony with the natural order. The interpretation of Tao in the Tao-te-Ching developed into the philosophical religion of Taoism. Okay so this in my opinion describes itself. Like a well you can take whatever you want from it within whatever feels natural to yourself. Maybe this is a silly example but maybe at this particular moment I want some strawberry ice cream. The universe is dictating to my brain stem at this moment to get it. It is in my natural state to move and get ice cream. Whether it is significant or not is up to the individual. But I am following my natural self. So in theory that would be an example of getting only a little bit from life's well. Me naturally decided to study acupuncture is me gaining a lot of information and this info is eternal. There will always be something to learn from it so I would in essence be using alot of information from the universe's infinite supply of water from the well.

There are so many different ways to live your life, infinite possiblities (self-explanatory) The possiblities of all you can do is always there whether it is just a passing thought in your brain or an action that you live, the universe is always there. As for the last line this might be a line that differs according to ones religious/spiritual beliefs. God coulda gave birth to the natural state of the universe. Or it coulda been the big bang theory etc. blah blah blah. As for what I think, who really cares, we are living in some kind of existance regardless of who gave "birth" to it

Neoprene Face Masks

I really don't know what it is, but I think I'm totally addicted to these things called neoprene face masks. I think they are used with motorcyclists but I dunno I love the design of these things. I'm somewhat of an avid sword collector. If you really want the hookup go to www.trueswords.com I've bought my inventory of sweet looking swords and weapons from this site for years! Ya I think I've almost purchased all of their masks. I think I've totally found a somewhat normal way to start wearing these. I'll let you know if it works. But, see look aren't all of these just so pretty.

Yes totally normal

Liv Kristine Appreciation

One of the coolest things that happened to me so far this year that I forgot to mention was I met one of my all time favorite singers, Liv Kristine of the bands Leaves' Eyes & Theatre of Tragedy.Its been a couple of years since I met a fellow musician. The first person I met was Jonny Santos when he was fronting Silent Civilian on that Ill Nino show. My dad was with me and the only thing I could muster up was "You guys are awesome!" Hahahaha. My dad was the one mainly talking to him and I remember Jonny saying he saw us representing and rockin' out in the front row.

The second time was when my dad, my friend Mark, and I went to this Demon Hunter/Living Sacrifice show. Both of them lovvvvved Demon Hunter more than I did. My dad was a huge fan of the Storm the Gates of hell CD. After the show we all met the lead singer of Demon Hunter and from what I can remember he was very standoffish. My dad straight up said he was a dick and to this day I don't think he's listened to Demon Hunter again. I remember becoming more of a fan of Living Sacrifice that night. Those mothafuckin' Christians were hard ;)

Those all happened quite a long time ago perhaps when I was in high school. This year I got to see Moonspell, Leaves' Eyes, & Atrocity tour the United States (What a line up) I knew I had to catch the Arizona date. I first heard of Liv and her bands back in I think 2004 when she was a featured artist on the Cradle of Filth song Nymphetamine. That was a popular song amongst some people I knew at my charter school. When I saw the music video the first thing that hit me was, who is this female singer? I was blown away by the pure angelic voice that I was hearing. She totally makes that song in my opinion. I remember the first thing that popped in my head was I gotta see if she was in any bands and the rest is history. I bought all of the Theatre of Tragedy albums and the Leaves' Eyes ones as they came out.

Okay so I brought my mom to that concert. Leaves' Eyes were amazing and I was happy to finally see them live for the first time. After the show Liv announced that she was going to come down and meet all the fans. I was excited but extremely nervous. I immediately thought of the Demon Hunter incident all those many years ago. Hmmm how would this go?

All of my anxiety disappeared as I saw her interactions with the people in front of me in line. I immediately noticed just how much of a sweetheart she is around all of her fans. You could tell she was very appreciative of all of the people that came out to see her band. She gave out a very positive and peaceful vibe. There were some well funny things I saw b4 my mom and I met her. These 2 guys were totally hound dogging her, cutting in front of everyone that wanted to meet her. Also there was a group of ladies that were telling her they liked the show but hated that they were having sound issues. ughhhh! She must have the patience of a saint I thought.

When it was our turn she gave both my mother and I hugs and thanked us for coming out :) Even though I am a HUGE fan I kept my conversation short and sweet so other people could meet her. I told her that the show was awesome, and that was a fan of hers even back from when she was in Theatre of Tragedy. She then signed their cover to their DVD that I purchased from the merch booth "We Came With the Northern Winds / En Saga I Belgia" and even got a cool looking picture with her that I still use as my facebook profile pic to this day.

(I've got the pic with me holding this dvd it's just on my phone will post later)

After this I bowed to her (happened naturally from all my years of being in martial arts lol) and told her to make sure they come back to Arizona. "Yes we will" she replied. I was so ecstatic for like a whole week after that. Leaves' Eyes were the second to last band to play so Liv definitely didn't have to come out. But, since she did she left me with quite a cool life experience. It's so cool when you listen to someone for years and they actually turn out being really nice people. This is how you treat your fans! Liv if you happen to read this, you are awesome \m/

For my friends who read this and you wanna hear some of her music check out some of my favs