https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Dark_Heart9081/I have dedicated myself to the study of Shou Shu Kung Fu and the martial arts world since the beginning of 2006. Changes have been made inside of me through the study of the arts, and in this blog I hope to share some insights into the world of martial arts with you.hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Dark_Heart9081/529167Did you know? I didn't know! How could we? Did you know that 47 countries have reestablished their embassies in Iraq? Did you know that the Iraqi government currently employs 1.2 million Iraqi people? Did you know that 3100 schools have been renovated, 364 schools are under rehabilitation, 263...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Dark_Heart9081/528591How To Start A Fight! There I was on my way to work... getting into a fight was the farthest thing from my mind... wasn't even on the horizon... I was in a great mood... and then... I rear-ended a car. So there we are alongside the road and slowly the driver gets out of the car... (and you know...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Dark_Heart9081/525864A Texas cowboy appeared before St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. "Have you ever done anything of particular merit?" St. Peter asked. "Well, I can think of one thing," the cowboy offered. "Once, on a trip to the Black Hills out in South Dakota, I came upon a gang of bikers, who were threatening a...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Dark_Heart9081/525182Lets all have a banana!!! A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression "going bananas" is from the effects of bananas on the brain. Read on: Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!! This is interesting. After reading this, you'll...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Dark_Heart9081/520478This is an article written by Richard Littlejohn of the Daily Mail. What scares me the most is how easily I can see this happening, here as well as overseas. Something is going to have to be done about these out of control morons, because they are running wild with their idea that somehow life is...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Dark_Heart9081/518683I get asked a lot what people can do to support our troops over seas. A lot of people don't realize how limited our troops are on storage space and what they can carry with them so I always advise sending things lightweight and share-able. Best of all though, are letters and cards from people...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Dark_Heart9081/517420Here are a few more quotes I'd like to share. I've had a lot of people ask me why I decided to study martial arts, I feel these quotes might offer some understanding into the mind set... "Through the testing processes tat are inherent in the martial arts, you learn humility. Losing does that to...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Dark_Heart9081/515970I read a good article in Black Belt Magazine yesterday called "Lethal Lessons". Contrary to the name of the article it wasn't about how to kill people. It was quotes from masters in their chosen style, and it held some very good advice. I'd like to share a few of those quotes with you now... Know...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Dark_Heart9081/515750Keep this Going! If I get this 100 times, I will continue to forward it to others in the hopes that they will do the same. We must never forget who gets the credit for the freedoms we have, of which we should be eternally grateful. KEEP THIS GOING PLEASE I watched the flag pass by one day, It...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Dark_Heart9081/514107As a person goes through life, we encounter all types of individuals. Most are good people who are doing their best to make it through life happy and healthy, with a little put away in the bank for a rainy day. Then there are those I like to refer to as functioning psychotics. My last employers...