JR 137
Grandmaster
For the record, meth users are tweakers; crack users are crackheads.The same way you can claim meth is bad without being a crack head.
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For the record, meth users are tweakers; crack users are crackheads.The same way you can claim meth is bad without being a crack head.
Pretty much what Tony says
The Bujinkan includes several arts that are relatively straightforward, well documented old styles of martial art
It also includes several styles that come from the Iga region which is famous for ninja
Until recently the transmission of these Iga styles was purely oral and thus unverifiable. Hence there’s a fair bit of conjecture and noise on the web about this
However, there has recently been some research into the stories and family ties around the Ira connection and there is now evidence that a) there is a direct family connection from the lord of a castle in Iga to the Bujinkan, b) the family were senior respected martial artists, c) they held positions in government traditionally associated with ninja, and d) they may have been tasked with some unusual jobs in times of trouble
Where as for me. I am just going to trust all those medical professionals. Even though they have never tried it for themselves.
Over those guys who have used it and tell me is totally cool.
Sorry but how can you claim what's useless and what's not when you don't train anything? Unless you've now started training
If you're talking about the stealth/espionage aspects of the historical art, those aren't really taught much anyway. 99+% of Bujinkan training is standard unarmed and weapon-based martial arts. Steve Hayes played up the esoteric "ninja" skills for marketing purposes in his early books, but those don't make up very much of the training and it's just as well. Most Bujinkan instructors don't really have significant skill or knowledge in those areas anyway unless they have it from some other part of their background (military training, etc).i focused namely on the "ninja" skills, to which no other thing in the "martial arts school" category can be used as a analog
If you're talking about the stealth/espionage aspects of the historical art, those aren't really taught much anyway. 99+% of Bujinkan training is standard unarmed and weapon-based martial arts.
Now you tell me.Just want to add a caveat. Neither I as a person, martial artist, nor moderator of martialtalk are recommending that people go and ask meth users about what meth is like. Please do not do this, it is a bad idea.
For the record, meth users are tweakers; crack users are crackheads.
Those people are messing up their drugsNot necessarily.
Outside the US (it exists!!) meth is sometimes called 'crack'. typically places with less cocaine.
And it's probably mutual!Those people are messing up their drugs
You sure about the world existing outside of the US? Just doesn’t seem logical to me.Not necessarily.
Outside the US (it exists!!) meth is sometimes called 'crack'. typically places with less cocaine.
Too bad I could only agree once.There's a lot in life that I don't understand.
But how anyone can see those before and after pics of meth heads and say, "yeah, I think I'll go try that drug right there" kind of baffles me.
With heroin- certain reasons for starting make sense to me. A lot of people ended up on heroin through other opiates, that were prescribed and they built up a tolerance, or lost their prescription or got addicted and discovered heroins cheaper on the streets. A couple girls i worked with in the past were victims of sex trafficking, who were forcibly made addicted to heroin as a means of control. Both of those i can understand. Even the people who started as a teen, as a result of peer pressure-not smart, but teenagers aren't known for making good, well thought out decisions. But I still don't get (and ive had it explained to me a ton of times) why people will just pick it up, never having taken opiates in their lives, knowing its effects, and decide to try it out.Too bad I could only agree once.
My brother has this problem with heroin. I could never understand how he’s seen what it’s done to other people, some of whom we know pretty well, and start doing it anyway. Then there’s the whole needle thing. How does anyone in their right mind think anything good can come from sticking a needle in your arm recreationally.
I guess I’m just not seeing something.
The last part that we both fail to understand is my brother. I’ve tried to figure it out, but at the end of the day it doesn’t change anything. He does what he does for his own reasons. I see him when someone gets married or dies, but beyond that I don’t have any interaction with him anymore. It really kills me, but too many things have happened that I don’t want to subject myself, or far worse, my wife and daughters to anything that could happen. You can only try to help and get burned so many times before you have to turn your back. We’re in a good place right now and no one’s going to change that. Unfortunate, but that’s the way it has to be. We both know it. Until he’s fully recovered, anyway. Then I’ll do everything I can.With heroin- certain reasons for starting make sense to me. A lot of people ended up on heroin through other opiates, that were prescribed and they built up a tolerance, or lost their prescription or got addicted and discovered heroins cheaper on the streets. A couple girls i worked with in the past were victims of sex trafficking, who were forcibly made addicted to heroin as a means of control. Both of those i can understand. Even the people who started as a teen, as a result of peer pressure-not smart, but teenagers aren't known for making good, well thought out decisions. But I still don't get (and ive had it explained to me a ton of times) why people will just pick it up, never having taken opiates in their lives, knowing its effects, and decide to try it out.
The everything is everyone else's fault is something I've been struggling to accept at work the last few weeks-seeing how much they're hurting themselves (not just with drugs, with everything...legal issues, jobs, housing, relationships), and continuously blaming everyone else/expecting someone else (read:me) to magically fix it.The last part that we both fail to understand is my brother. I’ve tried to figure it out, but at the end of the day it doesn’t change anything. He does what he does for his own reasons. I see him when someone gets married or dies, but beyond that I don’t have any interaction with him anymore. It really kills me, but too many things have happened that I don’t want to subject myself, or far worse, my wife and daughters to anything that could happen. You can only try to help and get burned so many times before you have to turn your back. We’re in a good place right now and no one’s going to change that. Unfortunate, but that’s the way it has to be. We both know it. Until he’s fully recovered, anyway. Then I’ll do everything I can.
He’s seen it enough times before he started. I guess it was that whole “it won’t happen to me” and “I can control it” mentality. Now everything is everyone else’s fault somehow. Typical addict mentality.
I was snooping around on the Internet, when I came across videos and articles about actual ninjutsu schools, like the Bunjinkan of Masaaki Hatsumi. I did some searches about what the shcool had to offer, and I was pretty excited to try my hand one day. But, I also found ton of videos or forum posts, who made harsh critics about ninjutsu teacher on the internet, mocking them and showing that they were fraud.
Now, I'm asking, are all the ninjutsu fraudulent like said in these videos or the reality is more shady?
Thanks a lot for your answer and have a good day!