What is Worse Than Death?

What is Worse Than Death?

What is worse than death?  I would say what is worse than death is getting raped by another man.  You see a lot of these mass killers commit suicide right after they go on a killing spree.  They would rather be dead than to be raped in jail.  One of the main motivations of why people do not want to commit crime and end up being in jail is because they don’t want to be raped.  If there was a guarantee that you would not be raped in jail, I believe a lot more men would feel comfortable going to jail, they would have less fear.  There is more fear of being raped than there is in death.  Being raped by another man will destroy your psychology, will destroy your manhood. 

And that is what these cage fighters are acting out, they are playing out the rape scene for your entertainment.  When a man is grounding and pounding another man, he is brutally acting out what he would have to do in order to rape this man.  What this cage fighting is failing to educate the public on is retaliation on the streets.  On the streets, if you try to rape another man on the streets, expect to be killed.  And even if you do succeed on the rape of the man, you better kill him right after the rape, otherwise, expect for him to retaliate and kill you later.  For man to be raped by another man there is no forgiveness, you will be killed.  Just imagine the psychological damage that would be experienced after being raped, it would be worse than death. 

The main issue I have with this cage fighting, is it is encouraging the masses of people to rape.  It is promoting for men to rape each other.  This is not just a regular boxing match, this is crossing the line.  You are tackling this man, mounting this man, beating this man, right before you rape this man.  This is the worse violence that can be expressed against man, not only is it extremely violent, but it is also the most humiliating and disgusting act that can be done against man.  A man would rather die by the gun, to die like an honorable soldier then to be beaten and raped. 

Even mass murders on death row get killed in a more honorable way.  They are killed by lethal injection, they are killed by the electric chair, they are killed by being hanged, even Jesus was killed by being hanged by the cross.   But to rape a man is the worst act that can be done to a man.  Forcing a man to live after being raped is even worse than killing a man after raping him.  Then you force the man to go through the psychological damage and public humiliation of being a man that has been raped. 

The society should never promote men to rape each other, that is the worst thing society can promote.  Worse than promoting men to kill each other by the gun.    The mass promotion of ground fighting is the worst of the worst, right up there with being just as bad as promoting child pornography.  These cage fighters should be shunned by society like how these pedophiles should be shunned.  

Tae Kwon Do is Jeet Kune Do

Tae Kwon Do is Jeet Kune Do

Tae Kwon Do is Jeet Kune Do.  They even sound similar.  They both end in “Do”, Kwon and Kune both start with the letter K, and both are four letter words.  The pronunciation of Kwon and Kune sound very similar.  Tae Kwon Do means “The Way of the Fist and Foot.”  Jeet Kune Do means “The Way of the Intercepting Fist.”  The meaning is very similar, now if there was another label named “The Way of the Intercepting Fist and Foot”, that would even have greater significance than both labels. 

Bruce’s original idea was to open up a chain of Jeet Kune Do schools across the nation, like how McDonald’s is found all over the world.  Essentially what Bruce planned to achieve, Tae Kwon Do has achieved.  Tae Kwon Do has schools throughout the nation, everybody in America knows of Tae Kwon Do.  Tae Kwon Do was able to achieve in America what Bruce was unable to achieve during his lifetime.  Bruce opened up 3 schools but then his plans changed and he shut down all 3 of his schools and went into acting. 

Now why did Bruce shut down all of his 3 schools and trash the idea of creating chains of Jeet Kune Do schools across the nation?  Well if you look into Tae Kwon Do and it’s reputation in the Martial Arts world in America, it will tell you why.  The problems associated with Tae Kwon Do in America is that it is extremely watered down and corrupted in regards to living up to its original integrity and standards of which you may find in some of the real Tae Kwon Do schools in Korea.  If you see the real Tae Kwon Do schools in Korea, you will see Black Belts that are really Black Belts.  They are the real deal, right before your eyes, they are performing demonstrations that will put you in awe, they are like armies of Bruce Lee’s.  Like the Shaolin Monks in the Shaolin Temple.  But that type of intense training in the Martial Arts, does not exist in America. 

Come to America and one Bruce Lee is a big deal.  Go to China or Korea and some other countries where they practice the real Martial Arts, there are hundreds of Bruce Lee’s that are just as capable or even more capable but only difference is they don’t have the name, the reputation, the individuality, that America brings.  They are just seen as a nameless “Chinese” or “Korean” guys that are super talented.  The name “Bruce Lee” sells tickets, the random Chinese guy in China that is super talented does not sell tickets because people don’t know who he is. 

Mike Tyson used to sell tickets, but now no longer.  Mayweather sells tickets.  America knows how to build on a name to sell tickets.  But America doesn’t know how to build real talent and skill.  Real talent and skill comes from real genuine hard work.  Not like the American Lance Armstrong who wants to cheat his way to fame.   No, real Kung Fu is somebody who works extremely hard everyday till death for little to no pay, like these Chinese factory workers who are making 50 cents per hour making the products of which we enjoy. 

America has little to no talent, that is why Bruce gave up on teaching Jeet Kune Do to Americans and decided to go into acting.  Bruce knew that if he continued on with opening more and more Jeet Kune Do schools, the less and less quality of each school would be the result and ultimately it would lead into the fate of what Tae Kwon Do has become in America.  Which is pretty much a style of Martial Art that has become a joke compared to the real Tae Kwon Do schools in Korea.  Selling Black Belts for profit, not because the student has earned it but because he has paid his dues on time.  Giving somebody a Black Belt and over inflating his ego when he has only trained for 1 year!  I can understand if a person gets a Black Belt in 20 years, but in 1 year, no way! 

Imagine if you had a Brain surgeon who only went to medical school for one year.  Imagine if you can become a lawyer in just one year of being in law school.  Imagine a couple who has only been together for one year.  Even if they spend every single day together, how well do they really know one another?  How strong is their relationship really?  There is a big difference between a couple who has been together for 1 year and a couple who has been together for 20 years. 

Imagine if all it took to raise your own child is just a 1 year commitment!  No, in order to raise a child the proper way, it is a life time commitment!  True Martial Arts is a lifetime commitment.  To replicate another Bruce Lee, it will take at least 32 years of training because Bruce Lee died at 32 years.  If Bruce Lee died at 65, then it would take 65 years of training to replicate Bruce Lee.  As a Martial Artist, every day you are living, you are learning or unlearning.  There is no end to your training, only death is the end. 

Bruce knew that if he continued to teach Jeet Kune Do in America, it would end up being poorly represented just as how these American Tae Kwon Do schools are poorly representing the real Tae Kwon Do in Korea.  You think Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James,   Mohammed Ali, and Floyd Mayweather can be duplicated in just one year of training!?  No way, it takes close to 30 years or more training to get to their level of perfection. 

America doesn’t have the patience to train in real Kung Fu or real Martial Arts.  The American mindset is too corrupted.  As a whole America will never be ready to develop into real Martial Artists, it goes completely against all the values of which they stand for. 

You tell American’s not to compete, but they are born and raised to compete.  You tell American’s to be patient, but they are born and raised to be impatient.  You tell American’s to not strive towards any goals but to just be in the present moment, but they are born and raised to strive towards endless goals.  You tell American’s not to fight even though you are training them how to fight, but they are born and raised to be violent. 

When you train an American to become a Martial Artist, you are essentially teaching the American to not be American.  Now this is something that will never happen on a mass scale, this goes against patriotism.  You are teaching the American to value the Chinese or Korean cultures and ways of life above the corrupted ways of America.  If the American does not realize that his own ways are corrupt , then he will not be open to learning.  If he is not open to learning, there is no hope.  And that is why, real Martial Arts will never exist on a mass scale in America, it will always stay underground as long as America is America.    

Jealousy, Anger, Revenge is NOT Love

Jealousy, Anger, Revenge is NOT Love

I am quite aggravated with mass media promoting death, revenge, lust, jealously, possessiveness, control, manipulation, anger, etc. in the name of love.    Love has nothing to do with any of these.  Mass media is teaching you, if your husband has an affair, you must seek revenge.  Infidelity is seen as such a criminal act!  Infidelity is judged to be as worse as murder.  Mass media is teaching you that infidelity deserves the death penalty!  Mass media is teaching you that if your husband or wife “cheats” on you, there is no forgiveness, ever!

Because you wish to be affectionate and loving towards another human being of whom you are attracted to, this is seen as a horrible crime, every movie teaches this mentality.  It is no wonder we live in a society that is mentally sick.  You wonder why that cop killer, shot his girlfriend, chances are its because she was “cheating.”  There was also a famous black couple where the husband killed his wife and then killed himself because she was suspected of “cheating” on him with other celebrities. 

There’s another news article of a man who killed 5 people and himself when his wife left him for a younger man.  This is what is being taught to us in mass media.  If someone “cheats” on you, seek revenge; the person who “cheats” deserves death.  This person of whom you are intimate with, simply is on the pursuit of happiness, this person has found happiness with someone else other than you, to me that is not a crime, that is something natural, it is an extension of positive energy, it is a spreading of love. 

Real love knows no past; real love is moment to moment.  Real love the person shares positive energy to all whom are willing to accept.  Real love is like a Jesus or a Buddha, love is open to all, this then develops into what we call compassion.  Mass media has been destroying the meaning of love for so many centuries that we now think that hatred, jealousy, possessiveness, and murder are love.  These things have nothing to do with love. 

If your partner has found happiness with someone else, either you need to rejoice and share this happiness with your partner or you can be happy for your partner that he or she has found happiness and that it may be the time for you two to separate.  Separate not with anger and hostility, but separate because it was just the right time to separate, separate out of love.  Like a child going off to college.  Like an adult graduating from college.  Like an adult receiving a promotion from another company that has presented greater opportunities of growth.  Like the death of a loved one.  It is a natural separation, a separation with love.

A partner who finds happiness and love with another is either choosing to share his or her positivity and loving energy with another or the partner simply feels it is the right time for you two to separate based on a love separation.  Neither of the two is a negative thing.  It is all positive, it is all filled with love and should be accepted with happiness. 

If I directed a movie, it would go as follows.  Man and woman are in love, having great sex every single day and night.  5 years goes by of blissfulness.  Man or woman ends up meeting someone at work of whom he or she is attracted to, man or woman ends up becoming intimate with this new person, other man or woman finds out, man or woman ends up joining in on the fun!  Or man or woman accepts the separation with love and then ends up finding another great man or woman to enjoy intimacy with until the cycle repeats itself all over again. 

Support for FMK

Hey guys, it's been a while since I've posted here. I see a lot of changes that had occurred in the meantime. The youtube channel is gone, but that not surprising when think about it. The YT is a huge corporation with its own agenda, and as soon as you step on their toes they will shut you down. The freedom of expressing yourself on youtube is an illusion, you have to play with their rules.

I have seen Ryan's videos talking bad things about Freddie, and I feel bad for him. I think he is on the wrong track. I guess the MMA virus has gotten a hold of him. Too bad...

Anyway, I wanted to share my support for Freddie's expression because I believe he stands for what is right in the martial arts. We need more of that. You don't see real representation of the martial arts in today's society. Everything is so corrupted.

Like Freddie, I used to play basketball and dream about playing in the NBA, and that's quite natural when you are bombarded with that kind of propaganda in your childhood. It's when I started reading Tao Te Ching I got a feeling of what the true way is. I got into MMA and combat sports like boxing, wrestling, bjj and muay thai because I wanted to learn martial arts and combat sports are the most accessible. I soon got disillusioned with all that. Also with all those so called traditional martial arts which I consider very corrupted.

I love martial arts, it changed my life greatly, but all the time I felt like I was alone when it comes about the vision of what martial arts ought to be. It's when I saw Freddie's videos on YT I realized that I'm not alone, that there are people who search for the real martial arts even though they are million miles away.

I don't agree on everything what Freddie says and does, but that's quite normal. People are all different and unique, and we can use that to better ourselves and others. When you debate on different subjects in a healthy way that can give you some insight on something that you may never had heard or experienced before. But in my view Freddie is telling the truth, and I also find that his ability to withstand criticism and censorship is also inspiring. So Freddie you have my support!

Also I've decided to dedicate myself to the martial arts even more, partly inspired by Freddie's courage to stand what he believes is right. I think the movies are the best form of expressing the martial arts because you can blend the physicality with the spirituality. There are not too many good martial arts films. Most of them are dumb action films. But when done right, it can be inspirational. Take Jet Li's ''Fearless'' for instance...
Anyway, I will be taking acting classes and I have started writing on my first screenplay. I hope that one day I would be able to express my vision of the martial arts in film. We'll see how it goes. I will work hard at it, that I can promise.

Freddie keep on your journey, and will try to post here when I get some free time.

Thanks guys,

Alex

Go Beyond Bruce Lee

What I see is that we need to let Bruce go and see how there are MANY who have gone beyond him.  I mean as far as spirit is concerned, Bruce's Master was J.Krishnamurti, if you really want to better yourself in that area, study J.Krishnamurti, Buddha, Lao-Tzu, Osho.  As far as combat is concerned, I mean Albert Einstein created the atom bomb!  The "secrets" that Bruce knew were small potatoes.  You can see it before your own eyes, many people have surpassed Bruce in kicking ability, flexibility, strength, etc.  Bruce pretty much only had a trump in speed, which is hard to gauge and that's why I think he focused so much energy in it.  

He wanted to own something that nobody else could compare to on a fixed scale.  But what cannot really be beaten, was his creativity and authenticity, that cannot be competed with, that is just something special that does not come by often.  Like a Jesus, a Buddha, a MLK, a Malcomm X, a 2pac.  Physically speaking, his level of athleticism can be passed with not much difficulty.  Scientifically, the art of unarmed combat, shoot even someone like Mayweather who can barely read has that perfected.  Realize, not to get stuck at Bruce, go beyond Bruce Lee, realize the potential within yourself.  We are all naturally born Buddha's, Bruce was a Buddha.  We are all equal to Bruce, we just have to realize it

Tae Kwon Do Dying in America

Tae Kwon Do Dying in America

So Tae Kwon Do is a Korean based Martial Art System, meaning “The Way of the Fist and Foot.”  There used to be 2 Tae Kwon Do schools near my home that had been established for over 20 years and another one that operated within the commercial gym that used to be Bally’s, now turned LA Fitness.  In 2014, both Tae Kwon Do schools near my home closed down as well as all the Tae Kwon Do schools that were in all of the Bally’s gyms.  Bally’s gym itself went out of business and along with them went down the Tae Kwon Do schools that were operating out of that gym. 

Many have criticized Tae Kwon Do including myself upon the inevitable flaws of the system that has become so commercialized, but seeing these schools shut down is not a positive impact in the overall Martial Arts community.  The community is getting smaller and smaller.  Although Tae Kwon Do has it’s flaws, in my opinion it is much less flawed than what combat sport has to offer to this society.  The biggest detriment to the people is the lack of teachings on eastern spirituality.  These teachings go against what sport stands for and promotes, which is competition. 

The East promotes meditation, the West promotes competition, the teachings of Meditation began in India, then it spread to China, Japan, Korea and throughout the countries in the East.  The teachings of Meditation is the key, and Tae Kwon Do is supposed to teach that.  But when Tae Kwon Do goes out of business and there is nothing to replace it or if it is replaced with just another sport, such as soccer, wrestling, basketball, or football; the biggest detriment is that lack of Eastern spirituality that is needed to create the proper balance. 

Although Tae Kwon Do is not a Jeet Kune Do, it is still representing something much more beneficial to this society than just sport or fitness.  The way of life of which the training is supposed to lead towards is the greatest benefit to this society.  Korea has promoted Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido to America to try to show this way.  India has promoted Yoga to try to show this way.  China has promoted Tai Chi, Gung Fu, Wushu to try to show this way.  Japan has promoted Aikido and Judo to try to show this Way.  When the Way is lost, when the Way goes out of business, the people lose out.  These styles and systems will never be perfect, but what they have to offer is a benefit to the people, when these places go out of business it is damaging for society. 

But the Way needs to be taught properly.  If the business is still up and running but they are not teaching the proper way, if they are not upholding the values of the True Way, then going out of business may be a benefit for the people.  If a Tae Kwon Do school is teaching combat sport under the name of Tae Kwon Do, then it may be best for the school to go out of business.  If you are a restaurant owner who is to represent health and wellness but you end up serving poison to the public, your business is better off going out of business. 

Not every Tae Kwon Do school deserves to be in business, but I do stand up for what the label is supposed to represent, which is “The Way” of the Martial Arts.  Basically I promote for people to follow “The Way”, to follow Tao, to follow “Do”, to practice Zen.  If people do this, it will be a great benefit to this society.  It is like the difference between true Religion and corrupted Religion.  If people practice true Religion, it will be a great benefit to the society.  If corrupted religion is being operated under the name of true Religion, then it is better for it to not exist at all. 

Reflecting on 2014, Looking Forwards to 2015!

First of all, happy new year for 2015 to all involved in Freddie's Modern Kung Fu. I look forwards to whatever may come to contribute to the growth of FMK. 2014 was a difficult year. A Malaysian passenger airliner went missing without a trace and another was shot down over Ukraine. A gunman tried to assassinate members of Canada's parliament, and another man claiming Islam and armed with a rifle held people inside a cafe in Sydney hostage for 16 hours before being shot by the police, who were unable to prevent the deaths of 2 of the hostages. A more personal blow was the passing of my beloved dog Grace.

The Freddie's Modern Kung Fu YouTube channel was wrongfully shut down. On the bright side however, Freddie has made a strong new start on Vimeo and some of the videos he has been bringing out lately make me wish I live closer to the Northern hemisphere!

2014 was not the best year. Maybe this is partially why I feel very enthusiastic about 2015. This year I will be doing my last year in secondary school. I predict that it will be very hectic and thus I may not be able to bring out blogs as regally as I did in 2014. I will try to produce good quality in what I do bring out. I might even acquire new knowledge wether it be theoretical or/and practical as I will be starting Tai Chi classes. I have wanted to start Tai Chi for over a year now as I feel it's important to study the Yin in-depth, but I wasn't able to fit it into my weekly timetable. My solution to this is to cut down my Taekwondo hours and substitute it for Tai Chi. I also really like the teacher. He currently has 2 students as he likes to keep classes small for better quality instruction. You can read more about him here: http://freddiesmodernkungfu.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/local-tai-chi-teacher.html.

A big highlight of 2014 for me was meeting Freddie Lee and Steve Caissy on Skype, as well as becoming involved and communicating with everyone on the FMK blog. I joined this blog in June 2014 and have since contributed 47 blogs to this community. It was also a great contribution to myself as my writing ability improved, greatly helping me out in other areas in life (ie school).

This year will hopefully be a great year of physical, mental and spiritual growth for us all. Bring on 2015!!!

Thank you for reading.