I was watching my ridiculous dog, a Shih Tzu, tear into his favorite chew toy, a stuffed duck damn near as big as he is. He pounces onto it, grabs it in his jaws, and growls and snarls viciously and shakes it furiously side to side, like a shark. At that instant, in his own little head, he's a fierce wolf brining down a caribou. He's the man... er... Dog! You know, the big Shih T. (if you catch my drift). Anyway, its totally hilarious.
Then, my wife comes in and says, "Look at that silly thing. It's just like you and your martial arts practice!" She was trying to be funny, but it really got me thinking. Now there are a lot of very serious, bad-*** dudes who train and actually have to use their martial arts in the real world. You LEOs, bouncers, security specialists and soldiers know what I mean. And there are plenty of others who really go full-out for sport... like UFC fighters and boxers for example. But, what about the rest of us? I mean, I train seriously, but not excessively. And I'm an average, middle aged guy. I'm not a cop or anything like that. I'm a high school teacher for godsake. I haven't been in a real fight for... geez, must be decades. And the longer I train, the less likely it seems that I will have to use this stuff. I just don't hang out in rough places and I don't make as many stupid choices as when I was young. So, is it all a fantasy? Am I really just like my goofy little dog? How about the rest of you?
How many of you are really just practicing "Shih Tzu Fu"???
Then, my wife comes in and says, "Look at that silly thing. It's just like you and your martial arts practice!" She was trying to be funny, but it really got me thinking. Now there are a lot of very serious, bad-*** dudes who train and actually have to use their martial arts in the real world. You LEOs, bouncers, security specialists and soldiers know what I mean. And there are plenty of others who really go full-out for sport... like UFC fighters and boxers for example. But, what about the rest of us? I mean, I train seriously, but not excessively. And I'm an average, middle aged guy. I'm not a cop or anything like that. I'm a high school teacher for godsake. I haven't been in a real fight for... geez, must be decades. And the longer I train, the less likely it seems that I will have to use this stuff. I just don't hang out in rough places and I don't make as many stupid choices as when I was young. So, is it all a fantasy? Am I really just like my goofy little dog? How about the rest of you?
How many of you are really just practicing "Shih Tzu Fu"???