Xiao Long
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Post by Xiao Long on Mar 27, 2013 20:31:08 GMT -5
*The notion of self defense is a fallacy. If one wishes to learn self defense and self defense alone, they should instead master the ability to become invisible. The martial arts are many things. A path to enlightenment, a means with which to improve self but they are one thing above all else. A sophisticated tool, a weapon. The science of combat for all of its' other applications and usages is intended for the complete and utter incapacitation of an opponent.
Many who would call themselves fighters, and students of the martial arts have no true concept of what it is that they learn. I have witnessed the bastardization of the arts that I have dedicated my life to. I have mastered the chinese fist through my relentless will and training, yet there is still so much that I have to learn.
I am at a crossroads, because I do not know which path I should take. There are some who preach the value of mental serenity and that a genuine concern for one's opponent will lead to true victory. There are others who believe that fighting without mercy and tapping into the desire to win at all costs is the path to absolute victory. Both of my parents have differing views on the matter. I've felt the pull of the murderous intent, it is why I'm going to this school...I just do not know if this course of action is safe. I do not fear for my safety, but for those around me.*
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Xiao Long
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Post by Xiao Long on Mar 28, 2013 10:04:58 GMT -5
*Once upon a time, in a far off land. There were two sisters who were born to protect their village from bandits and soldiers. They were brutalized each day, forged into living weapons. The two sisters would leave their home to find their own way in the world one day. Their skills at the martial arts, and the bond that they shared as sisters, made it so their matches became a language of its own. Out of love, the more talented of the two held back during their matches until her sister was murdered one day.
The woman hunted for the man in her grief. She would encounter and see many things, but she'd never find that sense of fulfillment. She missed her sister greatly, but she discovered another love. An obsession even. She vowed to remake herself as something new. A creator and a destroyer.*
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Xiao Long
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Post by Xiao Long on Mar 28, 2013 22:13:49 GMT -5
* My parents are the heaven and earth. My home is my body. My power is my loyalty. My magic is my training. My life and death is breathing. My body is control. My eyes are the sun and the moon. My ears are sensitivity. My laws are self protection. My strength is adaptability. My ambition is taking every opportunity with fullness. My friend is my mind. My enemy is carelessness. My protection is right action. My weapons are everything that exists. My strategy is one foot in front of the other. My way is ninjutsu.*
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Xiao Long
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Post by Xiao Long on Mar 31, 2013 1:09:21 GMT -5
*When I missed a block, she would hit me harder. Most days her blows would stop short of breaking bone and ripping through muscle. Every form, every technique is silent and flawlessly delivered. I recall nights where no words were uttered as she hurt me. It was in silence that she would heal me as well. I needed to be strong and fit to repeat the routine the following day. This was my life, and it took time but eventually I was able to see the blows coming. I could feel them and eventually even sense them. It was a language of our own. Every form was taken to heart, and each technique passed down to me was the greatest gift she could bestow. The broken bones, fractures, and lacerations were nothing but obstacles for the mind to overcome. One does not simply stop fighting short of having their life taken. What I always take away from those years is that it was our world. Just the two of us...Despite everything that has happened, I miss her terribly.*
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Post by Xiao Long on Mar 31, 2013 19:53:30 GMT -5
* I do not know if father knows what I do when I go into the city. One could not just tell their father "Daddy, I go into the city to partake in street fights." He would not be happy with that news in the least. I have to get it out somehow. Everything builds up to me and I grow restless. There is something wrong with me, something is not right but I can't not fight...No, calling what I do fighting is a blatant lie. A fight implies that the possibility of losing is there. The men who I batter senseless are not fighters. They're certainly not warriors. The only real solace that I get is that the men I face are bad men, and that when they lose other bad men try to hurt me. It is not about keeping my skills honed. Monkey offers far more sport, and I can easily ask father, Mr. Rand or any number of true warriors to spar with me. When I hurt the men I face, I feel a weight lifted off of me. I feel lighter, my anxiousness disappears and it feels great. The fact that harming people feels as amazing as it does frightens me. The moral implications do set in, but that does not stop it from feeling natural. If I don't take the edge off, I feel like I'm trapped. It is confining, and the restlessness is horrid. The sickest part is that I want so badly to not have to hold back. To let loose with my full ability absent cause or worry. There's no coming back from that. It is one thing to take life absent choice, but I know how to hurt and I know how to kill. It takes effort to not kill my opponents when my hand instinctively goes to tear out their throat or to crush their skull. The number of ways that I've mastered to kill baffles me at times. I do not want to be a killer, there is more to me than that. There has to be. Still, I cannot help but wonder about my problem. If hurting my opponents leaves me feeling fulfilled, what would killing them feel like? I cannot even begin to think of how father would respond to that line of questioning.*
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Post by Xiao Long on Apr 3, 2013 18:26:48 GMT -5
*I was in the city, and everything was going according to plan. I came across some hoods, they believed me to be a helpless victim for whatever it is people like them do. The trap was all but sprung and then he showed up. I do not know why he felt the need to poke his nose where it didn't belong but he did, and he ran the men off and then asked me if I was alright. I felt a number of things at that moment, but I believe he was just trying to help. No man can resist a damsel in distress.
We locked eyes for a moment, and then I punched him right between his eyes. It felt like the proper thing to do at that moment, robbing me of practice is unforgivable. Yet it was also thoughtful, heroic on his part and I can't help but admit that I did kind of like it just a little bit. He was also fairly attractive. I think I might be doomed when it comes to what I find attractive. The men that are in my life are just that, no boy is going to be able to hold a candle to Danny or Ted. Especially not Ted. Yet this boy was at the very least cute.
He grabbed his face and asked what I hit him for, and something came over me at that moment. I could feel it in the pit of my stomach, and my heart was beating fairly quickly. So I kissed him. Right on his lips, and then I fled. He must think I'm crazy, and he might not be wrong. At the very least, I took to the rooftops and I did follow him. I'll be seeing him again, I'm sure of it.*
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Xiao Long
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Post by Xiao Long on Apr 7, 2013 11:55:50 GMT -5
*Things I hate in my boys. 10. Overly sex driven. I do not have time for that, and I don't want to risk having someone's miscreant children. Not to mention that is disgusting. My body is a temple and it will not be desecrated by some overexcited little boy.
09. Bad tippers. Impressions are everything and this will leave a bad impression. 08. Not having a personality. Boring is as boring does.
07. Spineless. Please, please, please go run in front of a bus. That is all.
06. Creepers. This is the fastest way to get your ribs broken.
05. Dumb. I want a guy who is smarter than me, stupid guys just make me sad to look at and even sadder to listen to.
04. Lack of personal responsibility. As a friend of mine would say, "If you are the sort of person to always pass the buck, feel free to get the stepping."
03. Cockiness. Confidence is definitely something I like, but when it crosses into the realm of being pompous, it is a turn off. A big one. It very likely might be overcompensation for something.
02. Insecurities. We girls are able to hone in on inner turmoil in a boy, and if a boy is insecure, we can smell it. How does it smell? Not good I'm afraid.
01. Crying. Crying. CRYING! My goodness I hate crying! Boys like to think girls don't use the bathroom, so I like to think men don't cry short of at a funeral. It's hard to look at a crying boy with anything but disgust most times. I understand that boys can have emotions too, but yell at me or go punch something. Let me feel an emotion aside from pity which is possibly the grossest emotion in the world.*
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Xiao Long
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Post by Xiao Long on Apr 7, 2013 22:52:47 GMT -5
*Dear Idiot,
I wanted to write you because I will be going away for a time. I'll still be in New York but it will be a distance away. You've listened to me talk enough times to know that I desperately want to face her, and to get to know her. Well this is what I've been waiting for. I just do not really have a means of transportation which is unfortunate. It means I will not be able to hang out with you as much as I'm used to which will take some getting used to, and I won't be able to see the old man as much as I'd like either. I'm not going to actually send you this letter, I can't. There is no way I'm putting myself in that precarious of a situation. I could just picture your stupid face, and you saying something stupid along the lines of "I knew you were feeling me baby girl, it is about time you stopped fronting."
Sometimes I really want to punch you in your face again, for all the good it would do. It might annoy me, but I can't help the way I feel. You frustrate the ever living hell out of me, but I am going to miss seeing you as often as I'd like. I would never tell you this, but I kind of might like you a little more than I let on. You have such a good heart, and some people might find me to be difficult...Yet you make me feel like I'm perfect. I feel beautiful in large part because of you and you're tasteful about how you express the sentiment which I really appreciate. I'm sure you'll meet someone while I'm away at this school, and I won't be happy about it in the least. I just want you to know that I do think about you.
Sincerely yours, Mingyu.
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Post by Xiao Long on Apr 8, 2013 22:20:10 GMT -5
*The rest of the world knows him as Wildcat, or as former heavyweight champion Ted Grant. He's a big man with a long reach, seventy-seven inches to be exact. You can hear the air crack open around his fists and when they collide, lights out at that point. Still it isn't his years of experience, or the cannons he has attached to his wrists that make him the warrior he is. It is Ted Grant's heart. He will never give up, he will never kneel over, and he will fight to his last breath for what he knows in his heart is right. You'd have a better chance killing the man than you would beating him, and it was that heart that saved my life. Father took me to see him after everything happened. He gave me space, he gave me time and he understood. "This is your space, you're safe here. Nobody will hurt you, and I will not enter your space." I still hear those words frequently, and they touch me as much now as they did then. I don't know what I've done to deserve the love of such great men, but Ted loves me. With all his heart. He'll tell people I'm his little chinese niece, and I honestly love hearing his stories, or sparring with him. Before I left for school, he told me that if any boy tried to get fresh with me, he'd make sure they're in circulation. All of my teachers live on in my arts, and I take something from all of them. If I had to pick what I valued most however, it'd be Ted's spirit and his heart. Ted is a true hero, and any who show him anything other than the utmost respect experience the uppercut he taught me firsthand.*
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Post by Xiao Long on Apr 10, 2013 18:26:00 GMT -5
*MONKEY
Monkey is a beloved pet and friend. He is truly unique and not like other monkeys. We first met when father and I were on a walk in Chinatown and I saw Monkey attempting to steal food. He was just so cute, and furry and I wanted a monkey so I chased him and managed to catch him. Monkey attempted to struggle but quickly relented when I used my money to buy him food. Father initially was reluctant to let Monkey stay with us but after a solid ten minutes of crying, Monkey became mine.
Monkey is smart, very smart. Not just smart for a monkey, but just smart in general. He frequently talks about things that I don't understand, and he is refined. Monkey enjoys Mozart & Foie Gras. In addition he has also taken to his studies, I have been teaching Monkey Kung Fu and he is an admirable disciple.
Monkey will accompany me to this school, and he will share in my adventures. I will have to keep an eye on him however, I do not know if the world is ready for Monkey.
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Post by Xiao Long on Apr 18, 2013 12:45:13 GMT -5
*Training Schedule For The Week Sunday Morning: 30 Minute Jog 30 Minute Meditation 30 Minute Horse Stance 30 Minutes Flexibility Forms: Hung Gar
Evening: Clean and Jerk Lifts - 3 Reps/8 Sets. 250 lbs 5 sets metabolic conditioning: 1/4 mile run 20 kettlebell swings 20 pull-ups. 30 minutes flexibility 30 minutes footwork 30 minutes meditation 30 minutes sparring Weapons Training: Piercers, Nunchaku and Sai Forms: Tai Chi
Monday Morning: 30 Minute Jog 30 Minute Meditation 30 Minute Horse Stance 30 Minutes Flexibility Forms: Leopard
Evening: 5 sets 20 foot rope climb 30 Minutes gymnastic rings High box jumps-15 reps/8 sets Crunches-50 reps/5 sets 30 minutes heavy bag 30 minutes flexibility 30 minutes target practice 30 minutes meditation Weapons Training: Spears and staffs Forms: Tiger
Tuesday Morning: 30 Minute Jog 30 Minute Meditation 30 Minute Horse Stance 30 Minutes Flexibility 30 Minutes Yoga Forms: Bak Mei
Evening: 1 mile swim Heavy Dead Lift-5 reps/5 sets. 500 lbs Lighter dead lift-30 reps. 200 lbs 30 Minutes Sparring 30 Minutes Meditation Weapons Training: Swords, Chinese Forms: Bak Mei
Wednesday Morning: 20 mile run. 30 Minute Meditation 30 Minute Horse Stance 30 Minutes Flexibility Forms: Hung Gar & Leopard
Evening: 30 Minutes Target Practice 30 Minutes Flexibility 30 Minutes Upper body basics 30 Minutes Lower body basics 30 Minutes Observation 30 Minutes Meditation 30 Minutes holds and pressure points Weapons Training: Ninjitsu Weapons Forms: Ninjitsu & Shotokan
Thursday Morning: 30 Minute Jog 30 Minute Meditation 30 Minute Horse Stance 30 Minutes Flexibility 30 Minutes Yoga Forms: Dragon & Leopard
Evening: Squats 5 reps/10 sets 400 lbs 1 Hour bouldering 30 minutes flexibility Crunches-50 reps/5 sets 30 minutes target practice 30 minutes heavy bag 30 minutes meditation Dim Mak Studies Weapons Training: Swords, Japanese Forms: Tiger & Wing Chun
Friday Morning: 30 Minute Jog 30 Minute Meditation 30 Minute Horse Stance 30 Minutes Flexibility 30 Minutes Yoga 30 Minutes: Stick Man Forms: Wing Chun
Evening: Clean and Jerk Lifts - 3 Reps/8 Sets. 250 lbs 5 sets metabolic conditioning: 1/4 mile run 20 kettlebell swings 20 pull-ups. 30 minutes flexibility 30 minutes footwork 30 minutes meditation 30 minutes sparring Weapons Training: Sticks & Staffs Forms: Dragon & Tiger
Saturday Morning: 30 Minute Jog 30 Minute Meditation 30 Minute Horse Stance 30 Minutes Flexibility 30 Minutes Yoga Forms: Ninjitsu
Evening: Crunches 50 reps/5 sets Squats 5 reps/10 sets 400 lbs Push-Ups-50 Reps/5 Sets 30 minutes Monkey Bars 30 Minutes Pommel horse 30 Minutes Heavy Bag 1 Mile Swim Weapons Training: Rope Dart, Chain Whip & Chinese Swords Forms: Kyokushin & Shotokan*
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Xiao Long
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Post by Xiao Long on Apr 21, 2013 10:11:21 GMT -5
*I have dreams of many things. Some have happened, some have yet to happen, and others I am uncertain of. I dream of losing my will, of becoming a mindless, rampaging horror that my father must tearfully put down. I dream of drowning in the blood of everyone that I care about. I dream of putting my fist through the back of my mother's head for what she had done to me, yet I also dream about her holding me in her arms and singing to me. I have many dreams about him. I still dream of the sound of his voice, I dream of his stench, and I dream of when he branded me. In my dreams I recall all the terrible things that he did to me, and all the terrible things that awaited me. That I was a weapon, not even a real person. I was less than an animal. I dream of him calling me his sweet, deadly little doll. I do not like dreaming of him, I do not like thinking of him. He never dies, he never goes away, he makes it so I do not want to sleep. As of late however I've dreamt of things that I've done. I do not deserve to be loved. I do not deserve my father's devotion, I do not deserve Monkey's reverence and I do not deserve Ted's adoration. I deserve none of it. He made me my mother's daughter, but it was still my hands that acted. I would not wish myself on anyone. I am not that cruel, yet a certain idiot couldn't leave well enough alone. He had to waltz into my life, he had to call me beautiful, he had to show me affection and he had to make me feel these things. I would have been content being alone with my guilt. Yet he had to make me feel wanted. He doesn't know what this is like. He doesn't understand wanting to tear your hair out and sceam until it hurts. Everything used to be so much simpler when it was me and her in the mountains. Why did she have to ruin everything? Why couldn't it just be us two, why is she such a selfish, heartless monster?*
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Post by Xiao Long on Apr 22, 2013 11:37:30 GMT -5
*Chi or Qi as it is spelled in my native language is the life energy that governs all living things. Many different cultures and many different schools of martial arts have their own terms for this idea. The basic principle is always the same however. Chi permeates in everything and it links everything together. It is a unique energy that flows both around and inside of the body of things. We are born because of the accumulation of chi, when it dissipates only death follows.
Many of the supposedly supernatural acts attributed to masters of the martial arts are made possible through the usage of one's chi, or through careful manipulation of an opponent's chi. The Dim Mak is one such example, as is the iron body technique. It is through chi, that anything becomes possible.*
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Post by Xiao Long on Apr 25, 2013 21:03:01 GMT -5
*Once upon a time, an evil and immortal man of great power desired to have an heir who would be the perfect warrior. He found a genetically suitable mother for the child and had him schooled by many of the finest fighters in all the land. The crime lord made his son believe that the boy's training and purpose were towards improving the planet for all mankind. When the boy's skill had reached an advanced level, he was sent on his first mission. His father tasked him to kill a supposedly evil man.
The boy had known no other goal in life but to honor his father, it was a ruse however and the boy ceased to be a boy that day. He became a man, one who dedicated his life to fighting against the evil that his father stood for.
Despite his beginnings, the man became sought after and respected by many of the land's heroes. He was the foremost master of his craft, and while he would empart lessons and the odd technique here and there. The man never took on a disciple, his knowledge would die with him, and it would be lost to the world.*
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Post by Xiao Long on May 7, 2013 13:32:35 GMT -5
*Mingyu's Top 50 Most Played Songs
50. Michael Jackson "Sweet Criminal" 49. Young Jeezy feat Kanye West "Put On" 48. Soulja Boy Tell'em "Crank That" 47. Kevin Rudolph feat Lil Wayne "Let It Rock" 46. Alicia Keys "No One" 45. M.I.A "Paper Planes" 44. T.I feat kanye West, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne "Swagga Like Us" 43. Kanye West "Can't Tell Me Nothing" 42. Rihanna "Don't Stop The Music" 41. Lady Gaga "Just Dance" 40. 50 Cent "I Get Money" 39. Fergie feat Will.I.Am "Fergalicious" 38. Young Jeezy feat R.Kelly "Go Getta" 37. Beyonce "Irreplaceable" 36. DJ Khaled feat Trick Daddy, Plies, Rick Ross & T-Pain "I'm So Hood" 35. Robin Thicke "Lost Without U" 34. Fabolous feat Ne-Yo "Make Me Better" 33. Plies feat T-Pain "Shawty" 32. Kanye West "Stronger" 31. Timbaland feat Keri Hilson and D.O.E "The Way I Are" 30. Mims "This is Why I'm Hot" 29. Rich Boy feat Polow Da Don "Throw Some D's" 28. Chris Brown "With You" 27. Mariah Carey "It's Like That" 26. Gwen Stefani "Hollaback Girl" 25. Nelly Furtado feat Timbaland "Promiscuous" 24. Lady Gaga "Beautiful Dirty Rich" 23. Rick Ross "Push It" 22. Shawty Lo "Dey Know" 21. 50 Cent feat Justin Timberlake "Ayo Technology" 20. Kanye West "Can't Tell Me Nothing" 19. Rick Ross feat T-Pain "The Boss" 18. Young Dro "Shoulder Lean" 17. Ciara feat Chamillionaire "Get Up" 16. Amy Winehouse "You Know I'm No Good" 15. Rihanna feat Jay-Z "Umbrella" 14. Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" 13. Lil Wayne "Lollipop" 12. Beyonce "Deja Vu" 11. Michael Jackson "P.Y.T" 10. Amy Winehouse "Back To Black" 09. Chris Brown "Forever" 08. Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana" 07. Estelle feat Kanye West "American Boy" 06. T.I feat Rihanna "Live Your Life" 05. Lady Gaga "Poker Face" 04. Lil Wayne "A Milli" 03. Rihanna "Shut Up & Drive" 02. Kanye West feat Dwele "Flashing Lights" 01. Rihanna "Disturbia"
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