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darrianation · 10-04-2004, 11:53 PM

Nah haven’t left yet, I just have had a shit load of stuff to do, however I am getting ready to go visit family out of state for a few days to say goodbye. I worked my last shift today, and I taught my last SD class last Thursday, now I am going to say my goodbyes to my family and friends out of state before I leave. I’ll be going tomorrow, then I will be leaving for the Gulf.

I really don’t know what to say, so I’ll leave you all with some advice.

My thoughts on self-preservation:

First, last, and always self protection starts and ends with awareness and avoidance but if one finds himself in a violent confrontation then “Attack, attack, attack! Hit first, hit hard, and hit often! Aggressively close with the enemy and attack. Never give him time or distance to draw a weapon, keep him off balance so he cannot counter, keep driving him back so he cannot recover and of course always cheat, fight unfair, and use dirty tricks every chance you get. Remember “Keep it simple and keep it aggressive”.

A note on weapons “Weapons beat empty hands, weapons are an equalizer against the bigger stronger more capable opponent, and weapons should be used if at all possible against all armed assailants, and multiple attackers.

The number one important aspect when it comes to fighting for your life is the mental and psychological attributes:

1) Mindset (killer instincts/willingness to hurt or kill the other person, to do what ever it takes to survive).
2) Aggressiveness.
3) Will (willpower-to not give up no matter what, to continue fighting if you are hurt, tired, out numbered, or out classed).
4) Toughness.

You cannot train toughness you either have it or you don’t but you can train the rest and it should be a key element in your training.

Although I believe there to be many deficiencies in many martial systems claiming self-defense but in my book the number one deficiency is: “Fitting reality to the solution, instead of fitting the solution to the reality.

A wise ol’ salty Chief once told me: “Trying is the first step towards failure, we do not try we do, we accomplish, we finish, we adapt and we complete our mission”!

My favorite quote:

"STOP overcomplicating this shit! It's NOT brain surgery, it ain't rocket science. This is NO Sunday women's club coffee clatch. BUT THAT'S HOW IT's BEING PRESENTED! WAKE the F**K UP! A real FIGHT is like being dropped into a MEAT GRINDER! I don't give a rat's ass HOW GOOD you think you are or what a BADASS you think you are, when the shit goes south for REAL and I mean against REAL enemies with real intent and murder in their hearts, well, your SORRY ASS is in a world of deep SHIT! So if you think that bitch slapping some punk or knocking the local yokel drunk on his ass qualifies as being for REAL, well you don't know jack and I got a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn". Carl Cestari

I would like to leave you all with a quote that I say as a prayer before each and every class I teach:

“I will do whatever it takes to win the fight. I will fight fast, I will fight hard, I will fight smart and I will win. I may get hit, I may get cut, I may go down, I may feel pain, I may feel fear but I will turn fear into fire and I will turn pain into power. I will keep fighting as long as I have breath in my body and blood in my veins and I will win because I will do whatever it takes to win the fight. I will do whatever it takes to win the fight”. Dennis Martin- a combatives instructor in the UK.

Thanks for your support, good luck, stay safe, and train hard- “D”

10-04-2004, 11:53 PM	#29 (permalink)
darrianation Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,161 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Final farewell Nah haven’t left yet, I just have had a shit load of stuff to do, however I am getting ready to go visit family out of state for a few days to say goodbye. I worked my last shift today, and I taught my last SD class last Thursday, now I am going to say my goodbyes to my family and friends out of state before I leave. I’ll be going tomorrow, then I will be leaving for the Gulf. I really don’t know what to say, so I’ll leave you all with some advice. My thoughts on self-preservation: First, last, and always self protection starts and ends with awareness and avoidance but if one finds himself in a violent confrontation then “Attack, attack, attack! Hit first, hit hard, and hit often! Aggressively close with the enemy and attack. Never give him time or distance to draw a weapon, keep him off balance so he cannot counter, keep driving him back so he cannot recover and of course always cheat, fight unfair, and use dirty tricks every chance you get. Remember “Keep it simple and keep it aggressive”. A note on weapons “Weapons beat empty hands, weapons are an equalizer against the bigger stronger more capable opponent, and weapons should be used if at all possible against all armed assailants, and multiple attackers. The number one important aspect when it comes to fighting for your life is the mental and psychological attributes: 1) Mindset (killer instincts/willingness to hurt or kill the other person, to do what ever it takes to survive). 2) Aggressiveness. 3) Will (willpower-to not give up no matter what, to continue fighting if you are hurt, tired, out numbered, or out classed). 4) Toughness. You cannot train toughness you either have it or you don’t but you can train the rest and it should be a key element in your training. Although I believe there to be many deficiencies in many martial systems claiming self-defense but in my book the number one deficiency is: “Fitting reality to the solution, instead of fitting the solution to the reality. A wise ol’ salty Chief once told me: “Trying is the first step towards failure, we do not try we do, we accomplish, we finish, we adapt and we complete our mission”! My favorite quote: "STOP overcomplicating this shit! It's NOT brain surgery, it ain't rocket science. This is NO Sunday women's club coffee clatch. BUT THAT'S HOW IT's BEING PRESENTED! WAKE the F**K UP! A real FIGHT is like being dropped into a MEAT GRINDER! I don't give a rat's ass HOW GOOD you think you are or what a BADASS you think you are, when the shit goes south for REAL and I mean against REAL enemies with real intent and murder in their hearts, well, your SORRY ASS is in a world of deep SHIT! So if you think that bitch slapping some punk or knocking the local yokel drunk on his ass qualifies as being for REAL, well you don't know jack and I got a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn". Carl Cestari I would like to leave you all with a quote that I say as a prayer before each and every class I teach: “I will do whatever it takes to win the fight. I will fight fast, I will fight hard, I will fight smart and I will win. I may get hit, I may get cut, I may go down, I may feel pain, I may feel fear but I will turn fear into fire and I will turn pain into power. I will keep fighting as long as I have breath in my body and blood in my veins and I will win because I will do whatever it takes to win the fight. I will do whatever it takes to win the fight”. Dennis Martin- a combatives instructor in the UK. Thanks for your support, good luck, stay safe, and train hard- “D” __________________ The law of tyranny: 1. Any power that can be abused will be abused 2. Abuse always expands to fill the limits of resistance to it. 3. If people don't resist the abuses of others, they will have no one to resist the abuses of themselves, and tyranny will prevail. Welcome to the Socialist States of Amerika . Coming soon Jan 20th 2009!