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Some previous posts related to Warriorship:
Defining Terms: what I think this is all about.
where the way is found: The ultimate fact about what it is the warrior does.
thoughts on the phenomena: Some opinion about “warriorship” and why some people feel drawn to it.
discerning a brave man from a coward: the bushidoshoshinshu’s opinion on how you can discern the measure of a man.
becoming a man: much of the drive to become a “warrior” is based in manhood rites.
OODA: the modern “Art of War”
the warriors quest: “I can teach you no more grasshopper”.
the martial arts theory of everything: there is more to this than just shooting, punching and kicking.
your mortality: “you wanna live forever?”
Podvig: what is your quest?
embrace the suck: you don’t have to like it you just have to do it.
awareness and preparation: the key to survival is being prepared and alert.
do you want to be or just say you are?:what separates the warrior from the hobbyist.
seeking good companions: you are the average of the people you associate with.
the suburban warrior syndrome: an excellent article about the rise of “hobby warriorship”.
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August 6, 2009 at 10:11 pm
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August 30, 2009 at 3:46 am
This is fascinating. It reminds me of the time my father stayed up all night with a flash light and net,killing mosquitos while his bunkmates all played cards. Then he had to bring in 15 planes by himself (traffic control) because the others all had malaria.
September 10, 2010 at 2:47 pm
I remember a discussion a little back about warriors/warriorship.
I remember saying I didn’t fully agree (oh brother..here we go again, lol) that a civ. can’t be called a warrior.
I agree the civ. isn’t a professional, ex. police officer or soldier. Also, I agree a martial arts school/instructor shouldn’t make claims of teaching students to be warriors.
I had a bb student (still friends) who was a retired Master Sgt. in the army. He’s a Vietnam veteran, too. He received the bronze star under combat conditions. Master Sgt. William R. Fix (ret.)
I asked him how he felt about me calling non professional warriors, “everyday warriors”, ex. someone battling a serious diesease. His response was to chuckle and say, “Hell, I call them that too.”
Does a comment like that, from a retired warrior change/soften your opinion?
BTW, this may be of interest to you. Bill meets for coffee with former soldiers every Wed. at Alton’s. I believe it’s around lunch time.
September 10, 2010 at 10:10 pm
“Does a comment like that, from a retired warrior change/soften your opinion?”
Nope. Does my opinion change his?
September 11, 2010 at 12:21 pm
OK, if I understand your response correctly, you go by a strict definition. You adhere to the “letter of the law/definition” instead of the “spirit of the law/definintion”.
September 11, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Not really. I adhere to the belief that the meaning of the word has been expanded into a “new age” definition; and that definition has been preempted by people who haven’t paid a price for admission into the club in order to make themselves feel special.
If there was a word called “SEALship”…I could buy the uniforms, weapons, training and condition myself to be the “physical equal” of a SEAL. But I wouldn’t be a SEAL. I guess I could say I was trying to live the “Way of the SEAL”.
I see this “I’m a Warrior” junk to be similar.
“Living a Warrior Lifestyle”? Maybe.
“A Warrior”? doubtful.
September 11, 2010 at 4:54 pm
When you put it that way, I can see your point.