Strength is a Choice
Neil Shea at National Geographic posted a powerful picture and description on Instagram this week. It succinctly describes how weapons make your enemy “think twice” before taking advantage of you.
As Tuhon Tom Kier has said: Strength is not something you are born with. Strength is a choice.
Many times we were victims and could only run into the bush or die. Now, we have rifles and our enemies think twice. Everyone thinks twice.
The man goes on to address critics who undervalue human life:
Today the hunters find far fewer animals, and a kind of silence waits in the bush. But I won’t say it’s bad. Fools and white men may miss the lion. Missionaries may talk of mercy. I can show you a place where bones still cover the ground, and that is the silence I remember.
Aloha, I took a two day class led by Tom Kier and one of the Sayoc brothers. This was a class brought in by my Lua Instructor Kumu Ramsey Taum. I remember three things from the class. The 3 of 9 strikes, never to go up the middle when surrounded and to think offense not defense. Thanks I really enjoyed the class. Steve
Awesome, Steve. Thanks for the note!
I remember that class Steve, it was a great time.