| Every Morning You Wake Up, Life Stares You | | | | arts for many years so I know what works and |
| Smack in the Face. And it Say's TODAY - You | | | | what does not. |
| Gonna Live or You Gonna Die? The question is | | | | But, I will be the first to admit that a lot of the |
| who survives on the street and who does not? | | | | techniques you'll learn will not work in a street |
| It's Not the Fastest, | | | | altercation.Even worse, should you try to use |
| Not the Smartest, | | | | some of them in such a situation (especially some |
| Not the Strongest. | | | | disarming techniques) get it wrong and you will die. |
| The species that survives is the most able to | | | | It's as simple as that. Why do I say die? Well I |
| ADAPT! | | | | don't want to shock you or be overly dramatic |
| What that means is - as a martial artist you going | | | | but here's why? You see, if you don't adapt to |
| to do the same things you've been doing in the | | | | the changing types of violence that is happening |
| dojo but don't work on today's mean streets? Or | | | | on our streets as we speak, then you are one |
| are you going to ADAPT and change? Or are you | | | | step closer to Non-Survival on the street. |
| going to die or get seriously injured the first time | | | | Remember, complicated techniques don't work |
| you try to use one of the watered down sports | | | | they never have. So keep it simple and win. |
| techniques you've learned in the controlled | | | | YOU ADAPT! Or you DON'T survive. So what's it |
| atmosphere of the dojo. | | | | going to be? You going to change? You going |
| Look we now, live in the 21st century not the | | | | ADAPT? OR are you going to Die? It's your |
| feudal times of ancient Japan or China. Don't get | | | | responsibility to learn how to protect yourself in |
| me wrong, I firmly believe that traditional martial | | | | any way you can. Now you know all the facts, |
| arts has a lot to offer all those who take up the | | | | are you going to 'ADAPT' or You going to? |
| challenge. After all, I have trained in those same | | | | It's up to you. |