thread: 2005-05-16 : Violence
On 2005-05-17, xenopulse wrote:
Christopher,
That sentence was mostly in response to this one:
It's because I'm hanging out with men who are comfortable with their masculinity—their strength, their aggressive engergy.
I.e., equating strength and aggressive energy with being masculine. It's good to see that you didn't mean it exclusively that way, and I did notice that you mentioned women in that training as well.
I myself have been learning mixed martial arts for the past 6 or 7 years, starting with Wun Hop Kuen Do (for 2 years under its founder Al Dacascos (actor Mark Dacascos' father)), and now mostly Kajukenbo. So I am very familiar with practical approaches to martial arts and self-defense. It's empowered me as well. I've become more assertive.
However, more importantly than that, it's been my wife Lisa who has helped me become a stronger person. Not by teaching me how to fight, nor by being aggressive, but by giving me confidence and being an outstanding example of a strong person.
And hi Mark. You're right, it is :) Important enough that we're all getting fired up about it...
- Christian
