I will be a resident of Ypsilanti in about 2 weeks. It might take me a month or so to get settled in, but then I would be interested in practicing in the Detroit area.

I suppose the question is, are they trying to teach us that:

a) Fighting is violent and crazy, so you need to embrace it, or

b) These eye "postures" have a useful purpose.

A lot of the Chinese styles I have studied use similar eyes. Widening your eyes drops your brain into a more primitive state that responds more to movement than other details.

  I've never met the man, only seen pics, & when he's training/teaching Pak Victor has that  "crazy man" look in his eyes  which at the very least must be distracting lol. In my neighborhood they
don't respect much ( most can't even spell respect ), but they do respect "crazy", I think that must be part of the reason they leave me alone lol
 Does opening your eyes like this reduce the tendency to go into " tunnel vision " ?

Not to talk out of turn, but I can remember several times when I thought Pak Vic was trying to tell me "I am crazy." In particular, he was swinging a shinai at me an I was blocking desperately with siku siku (sai). His eyes had glazed over as if he was having a flashback.

On the other hand, I am absolutely certain that his siku siku method works in the real world. Maybe it was a clever teaching method.

  Hi Art,
Are you talking about Pak Victors stare ?, his intimidation stare ?
Tom

  Hi Travis,
 My Shorinji Sensei, has some Okinawan Dit Dat Jow in a large jug that is over 25 years old
its for sale also
 Tom

What you are desrcibing is a kind of Jow. This is for internal consumption. There are literally hundreds upon hundreds of Jow recipes for various things. The one I am preparing for the AKTS people is stricktly external. You would not want to drink this!! Any good recipe could be used in 6 to 8 months but just like any fine wine, it only gets better with age.... and more expensive. Art I think there should be a level 8 now and we make room for this Drunken Monkey technique!!!

That sounds like a great companion for the "Drunken Monkey" training. 

If one were to start some brewing now, it would be ready by the time they finished the DLP course and was ready for the next level of training. 

Peace,
Art

The jow sounds like a good idea. I have some good herbal prescriptions for "Trauma Wine" if anyone would like to make some. The herbs are added to a rice wine, then resealed for a period of time. I have done it before and it takes at least 1 year before the wine is ready. 7 years is better but who wants to wait that long?  The finished wine in drunk nightly for a specific period of time depending on the severity of the injury. It does make a nice gift.

“Greetings All,

I’m Jason Hotchkiss and we will be having Distance learning classes in Erie, PA on Monday nights at {7PM until 8:30PM} at 6006 Tuscany Lane, Erie, Pa.

Everyone is cordially invited and will be welcomed.  Prior martial arts experience is not required, although such experience would be appreciated.  

We will be following the Distance Learning Course and progressing together as a group as well as having consideration for new comers what ever their skill level and experience may be.

Interested people can contact me directly by email at: "jason at kuntaosilat dot com."  If the time and place listed above does not work well for you, please let me know what your preferences are and maybe we will be able to accommodate your schedule as well.

Thank you all, and I’m looking forward to meeting all the local people soon and the rest of the AKTS Family over the course of time.

Selamat,

Jason Hotchkiss
Practice Leader for the Erie, PA area”