19/07/2025
Wait...
You mean Buhari get a grown up son like Yusuf... And we didn't see or hear about him throughout Buhari's 8 years tenure.
Never showed up at the villa.
Never dragged position with our ministers.
Didn't involve in the politicking for the father.
Never involved in campaign shenanigans across the country.
He Never Br@g About His Father
Never meddled in the affairs of the NANS.
Didn't have a personal SAs paid by the government.
Never attended foreign conventions with the father.
Never involved in B!g0try.
Just a humble son, minding his business while his father did his job.
19/07/2025
(Approx 1 minute 55 second read)
The fear of an attack can make many of you want to fight back immediately. But in the real world, the best defense often lies not in fighting it out, but in cultivating other tactics.
Many people send me videos to comment on - usually it’s some guy slogging it out, trying to fight his way out of a scenario that could have been avoided.
Physical self-defense training is crucial, and that’s why most of us practice some form of martial art, right? But our training should also focus on skills that help prevent violence altogether.
However, if you have no option but to fight, you need to do what you have to and then get the heck out of there. What you don’t want to do is square up to the other guy toe-to-toe, wanting an exchange like you have in the dojo.
Escape strategies are equally as important as fighting. Practicing ways to remove yourself and others from danger is just as essential as honing your fighting skills.
As an example: whenever you practice bunkai applications, or any kind of realistic drill, once you have performed your neatly created application, instead of standing there waiting for another attack, practice getting out of there. Escape.
Move off, back away, a quick sprint, look for places that will give you cover - of course it may not be realistic in the sense that you have a vehicle to hide behind, but you can create the mindset of “I have to get out of here” not one which says “let’s fight some more.”
The issue arises when people adopt a fighter's mentality in a self-defense situation. I know several instructors who teach fighting and that’s it, yet label it as self-defense.
Your training should equip you with the skills and knowledge to navigate potentially dangerous situations. This means prioritizing your safety and well-being, not emerging victorious from a street fight.
We all learn, and some of us teach, many aspects of fighting, but understanding that it’s a last resort - that it’s not consensual as it is in the dojo - this is what many just don’t understand.
We analyze our kata, the bunkai, come up with applications, practice the two-person drills - what for? The answer is not to fight, but to escape, to get home safely.
It’s easy to look tough throwing punches and kicks. What’s harder is having the discipline to know when not to fight. If your training doesn’t end with you getting out safely, maybe you’re not training self-defense at all - you’re just fighting for the sake of fighting. And that’s not what real self-protection is about.
Written by Adam Carter - Shuri Dojo
*toryu
30/04/2025
(Approx 2 minute 40 second read)
A question for the instructors out there: what do most of the students who come into your dojo want?
I stopped and asked all my young and beginner students this question a while back. Without exception, they answered that they wanted some form of self-defense - something to protect themselves.
If that’s true for most dojos - and let’s assume it is - what are you actually giving them?
The traditional karate that many believe combines self-defense with a mix of other things - we all know it’s not real self-defense anymore. It’s wrapped up and advertised that way, but as instructors, we know better. Don’t we?
Yes, karate was originally built around combative principles. It was a method of self-protection. But it changed. When it moved to the Japanese mainland in the early part of the 20th century, it became the behemoth it is today - combining tradition, competition, ritual, aesthetics, and character development.
Many people tell me they train purely for fitness, fun, competition, or meditation, and that’s fine. But when that happens, karate is no longer functioning as it was originally designed.
The problem is when people do that and still claim it’s the same thing it always was - a method of self-protection. That’s where the confusion - and the dilution - comes in.
People can practice karate for whatever reasons they like. That’s never been the issue. What I often address in my articles is when people start redefining what karate is.
It’s a bit like buying a fire extinguisher and using it as a doorstop. That’s your choice - but let’s not pretend you’re using it for its intended purpose. And that’s okay too, as long as you understand what you’re doing.
If you’ve been practicing karate for some time, the truth is, most people do know that what they’re doing isn’t combative.
You can’t practice the same block-and-punch sequences for years and genuinely believe that’s how real violence unfolds - not if you’ve ever reflected on it.
So I don’t think they’re clueless. I think many simply accept it as their karate - and that’s fine.
But let’s be honest about what it is.
The real danger is when people believe that karate and its kata only contain unrealistic exchanges - that’s just misunderstanding.
Personally, I like the idea of calling karate what it is in practice: sport-karate, 3K-karate, children’s karate, karate-jutsu - whatever fits. I call mine ‘karate-jutsu’, for me, ‘Practical Karate’.
Define what you’re doing, and don’t pretend it’s all the same. Because it’s not. But that kind of clarity is rare - too many want to be everything to everyone, yet understand nothing deeply.
Like the guy who messaged me yesterday about the person I mentioned in one of my articles.
The shodan I mentioned in the article had jumped styles, transferred his rank, and then left again to set up his own gym. The guy who messaged me claimed that because this particular shodan had done all that, he somehow knew more than someone who stayed and trained continuously in one system.
Personally, I don’t think so.
Again - nothing in depth, just superficial knowledge repackaged and sold as something spectacular.
That’s not karate as it should be. But I’m not trying to convert anyone. Most people won’t change their minds from reading an article - especially if they’ve already decided they know all there is to know.
And that’s fine.
I write for the ones who feel like something’s missing - for those who train hard, but quietly wonder if there’s more.
Karate’s surface is polished with tradition, sport, and ritual. But underneath that surface lies the core - the real method of survival it was originally built on.
It’s just up to you whether you stay on the surface, or dig deeper to find that core.
Written by Adam Carter
*toryu
11/02/2025
OMAAC- Moulding tomorrow's champs💪🥋👊🥊🏆🥉🥈🥇
03/07/2024
A certain person recently delivered a speech at a university alumni association on the topic of "Dilemma after middle-age".
The audience, consisting of about 700 people, couldn't help but burst into laughter throughout the speech.
Here is the full text:
Dear classmates,
There is a song that sings ...
"Tomorrow will be better" to give people confidence and encouragement.
In real life, however, we can't be certain if tomorrow will truly be better.
What we can be sure of is that tomorrow, we will be older.
As the years pass, we come to understand the harshness of time.
At a certain age, we have to admit the power of gravity.
Our organs are still there, but they seem to be drooping.
As the saying goes,
"Everything is drooping, only blood pressure is high."
Our bodies undergo significant changes after reaching middle age.
The once guitar-shaped figure now resembles a pear.
We fall asleep when sitting and struggle to sleep when lying down.
We can't remember what we want to remember and can't forget what we want to forget.
To make matters worse, we shed no tears when we cry and have to wipe away tears when we laugh.
And let's not forget the "white hair that can never be combed out, growing again with the spring breeze" on our heads.
Men's hairstyles, as described by the novelist Mo Yan, are like "the local supporting the central," with hair combed from both sides to the middle in an attempt to cover the sparse hair in the middle.
Our memory also gradually declines.
We find ourselves walking from one room to another, only to forget why we came in the first place.
We repeat ourselves, forgetting what we just said.
There was even an old man who once laughed halfway and forgot why he was laughing.
While young couples grow old together, what should middle-aged couples do?
It's not easy to change our bad habits. Life is like "saving the whole and paying the little," gradually passing away.
The young individuals who were once full of vigor and vitality have now become fragile old men in the blink of an eye.
Some people even mock the elderly, claiming that they are experiencing "knowledge degeneration, organ ageing, and rigid thinking, waiting for cremation."
But it is up to us to cultivate our minds. As someone said:
"Age does not matter as long as the matter does not age."
We may grow old, but our hearts should remain youthful.
Wrinkles may appear on our faces, but they should not reflect the state of our hearts.
Consider this:
some people don't have the privilege to grow old; they pass away at a young age.
We should also adjust our attitude towards life.
In the past, we traded our health for wealth, but now we must trade our wealth for health.
Life is said to consist of three stages:
(1) Young people strive for a good education,
(2) Success in middle age relies on experience, and
(3) As we grow older, we must pay attention to our medical history.
In any case, I wish all my dear friends good health, happiness, a heart as mischievous as a child, and a smile on their faces.
Let's ask for another 40 years from God, shall we?
Lastly, let's remember the four most fashionable truths of 2024:
① Don't show off your money;
it doesn't belong to you until you use it.
② Don't show off your work;
if you stumble, countless others will do better than you.
③ Don't show off your house;
once you're gone, it becomes someone else's nest.
④ Don't show off your car;
when you're no longer around, the car keys will be in someone else's hands.
The only thing worth showing off is... Your Health....!
When others are gone, you can still bask in the sun, sip tea, and enjoy a healthy life.
Please take good care of yourselves because replacement parts are hard to come by and extremely expensive!
They're not in stock yet...
This speech is filled with truth and humor.
It brings tears to our eyes and laughter to our hearts. 😊🤭😆😂
It's truly a rare and wonderful piece.🎯🎯
❤👏☕🙌🤝
Stay Healthy and Blessed...🙏🙏
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