THE WORLD OF MARTIAL ARTS
NPR October 23, 2009
Bruce Lee has left us, and Jackie Chan and Jet Li are slowing down, but the world of martial arts never sleeps. It's Tony Jaa who's keeping everyone awake these days. He's Thailand's biggest action hero, and he returns to inflict more damage in Ong Bak 2: The Beginning. The plot here is rudimentary at best. It begins with a teenage boy on the run in the year 1431. He ends up in a slave market, where he butts heads with tattooed evildoers and goes one-on-one with an enormous crocodile. This catches the eye of a bandit king, who decides to train the lad in martial arts.
Martial arts always invokes interest, awe and respect. Interest, because all of us want to know the physical moves which will save us from stronger assailants. Awe, because of each of us is happily stunned to see good people manouver smartly against brutish opponents. Respect, because everyone admires skills. Martial Arts also symbolizes a powerful combination between mindful purpose and physical agility, a combination which most of us can achieve through dedicated interest and training.
You may not have realized but achieving personal growth or Self building is also a learning process very similar to learning Judo, Karate of Tawkwando. It requires you to connect your purpose in life, that is thinking good, with the means to that end, that is doing good things. To those who want to achieve their goals the right way, it evokes interest; to those who want to win against odds, it is an awesome opportunity; to those who study success, it inspires respect. So here is the tip for today. Enjoy Ong Bak 2, but don't forget that you don't have to be Tony Jaa to make it to the top. You have that ability right within you. Find it for yourself through Self-building. You will find The Provocative Qur'an a great companion for such a unique Martial Art event.
Bruce Lee has left us, and Jackie Chan and Jet Li are slowing down, but the world of martial arts never sleeps. It's Tony Jaa who's keeping everyone awake these days. He's Thailand's biggest action hero, and he returns to inflict more damage in Ong Bak 2: The Beginning. The plot here is rudimentary at best. It begins with a teenage boy on the run in the year 1431. He ends up in a slave market, where he butts heads with tattooed evildoers and goes one-on-one with an enormous crocodile. This catches the eye of a bandit king, who decides to train the lad in martial arts.
Martial arts always invokes interest, awe and respect. Interest, because all of us want to know the physical moves which will save us from stronger assailants. Awe, because of each of us is happily stunned to see good people manouver smartly against brutish opponents. Respect, because everyone admires skills. Martial Arts also symbolizes a powerful combination between mindful purpose and physical agility, a combination which most of us can achieve through dedicated interest and training.
You may not have realized but achieving personal growth or Self building is also a learning process very similar to learning Judo, Karate of Tawkwando. It requires you to connect your purpose in life, that is thinking good, with the means to that end, that is doing good things. To those who want to achieve their goals the right way, it evokes interest; to those who want to win against odds, it is an awesome opportunity; to those who study success, it inspires respect. So here is the tip for today. Enjoy Ong Bak 2, but don't forget that you don't have to be Tony Jaa to make it to the top. You have that ability right within you. Find it for yourself through Self-building. You will find The Provocative Qur'an a great companion for such a unique Martial Art event.
Posted by Farooq Husayn at 10/24/2009 4:24 PM 
Categories: martial arts, Self-building
Tags: Ongbak Martial Quran Jaa Koran arts
Categories: martial arts, Self-building
Tags: Ongbak Martial Quran Jaa Koran arts
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