To all the dreamers and adventurers who dare to explore. This book is dedicated to you.
May you find courage and wisdom amid chaos, and hope during dark times.
Let the Mystery of the Green Menace and its theme resonate: " Stay unified and prevail."
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Bloomington Indiana will certainly be in full bloom as we approach Spring.
It is a College Town. Dining and some unique shops await town visitors.
Some of the handcarved wood furniture and musical instruments are unique
to the area. Lake Monroe provides boating opportunities during the season.
Bloomington is a College town. This means its a heaven as visitors are surrounded by
youthful innocence. One can address at another time why students complain of being
broke, yet every town bar is packed after hours?
Now the fun part. Blooming had a couple of Disruptors on it's Campus.
Coach Bobby Knight challenged authority by throwing chairs when
dissatisfied with his team's performance. How's that for disruption?
Somebody could have just had bleacher seating during the games
perhaps, not facilitating the chair temper tantrums?
H. Prentis Browning held position at the university.
His signature was on grad diplomas. He wrote his name in lower case.
Every school child knows to write their name starting in "Caps."
He featured his as "h.Prentis Browning." Both had long careers in
leadership still get attention as "Disruptors."
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Last time we saluted Jeanie. She was our Demo partner. Here is a snippet:
Jeanie toured India "Blowing out several Credit Cards." In her words,
"Yogi are a dime a dozen in India. They perform in Villages and on many streets
for tourists. The practice does not guarantee longevity to age 100. It only provides
a quality of living for now."
Jeanie would be surprised we can still quote her and reverently practice her
Salutation to the Sun Exercise each morning. But at the end of the day, the
Sunsets, "The House Always Wins."
Last week's mention of Yoga makes it deserve another look. Jeanie was a Yoga instructor. She
partnered with us for a demonstration. Imagine Martial Arts and Yoga on the same stage.
But this is about Jeanie (Not her real name). She had a plush Yoga Studio with a dedicated clientele.
What is interesting is one is never greeted but pounced on withe words "Shoes off." It was if
the studio was more important than the clientele only seeking stress relief and quality time.
But Jeanie had a secret. She had five kids and would take each one out to dinner each week she stated.
Furthermore her spacious studio and classes included her own family. The Yoga help contain some of
that energy that may have proven disruptive otherwise
Perhaps other Mom's might subscribe? A Soccer mom can only drop-off their child for practice.
Time can be saved by finding a family sport/art. Jeanie made her point: Parents bring the kids with you.
The studio etiquette and Yogi discipline will take care of the rest. Jeanie was a Yogi. The Pro knew
how to Pose.
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Miss Perfect
This week the highlight was the salute to Korea and it's memorial to The Hwarang Youth Activist
of the Silla Era (circa 600 AD).
The Mystery of the Green Menace Sc-Fi Saga features teen protagonist. One relatable character
is nicknamed Ms. Perfect:
The school class president
Does Cheerleading
Dates
Makes all A's
Incidental-Space Travler
Perfect Tina is a product of perfect parenting perhaps? At five years old
she was given the responsibility of which house or car the family should purchase.
It's related she would place a dinner boycott note under her parent's bedroom door when
ever she was displeased as a child.
Mystery of the Green Menace. Readers will decide which of the team, Rennie, Tina, Mack, or Hopi is
the most "perfect?"
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The names sound exotic: Baqua, GiGong.
They simply imply the Art of Breathing and the Art of Stillness.
They are of Eastern origin but are practiced worldwide.
Baqua is most interesting. The uninitiated would imply, "I breathe, so what?"
To the Baqua practicioner: Breath starts and breath ends the life cycle. With
its Baqua regime, the initiate simply re-charges daily.
Gi-Gong is the art of stillness. Practitioners may stand alone or in a group and
meditate. No tension nor stress just a cycle of energy release and absorption. There are no
postures either (Sorry Yogi).
Of course, any exercise should be met with a doctor's approval.
One can watch paired Swans swim on a lake together. They have beauty and elegance
on high-class properties worldwide.
Have you seen the elegance and grace of Tai Chi's: "The White Crane Spread his Wings?".
Hwarang is a Form early federations practiced in Korean Martial Arts,
What makes the form interesting is it was named after an uprising by youth. Scholars of
Korea will add an abundance of detail.
There was a successful movie made from Korea titled Hwarang (Circa1921). The plot was 8 males
found love and friendship while espousing a cause.
This was in the Tradition of Knights of the Round Table. But these were youths.
Hwarang is the eighth form taught in early Tang Soo Do. Students would start out practicing basic
forms while Hwarang was the pinnacle. To find a qualified sensei or Dojang (studio specializing in
Korean studies) was rarer than gold.
Hwarang were 8 youths dissenting during the Silla Period in Korea. Symbolically, Hwarang is
the highest Black Belt Form and was only taught and reviewed by highest rank masters.
Today, we got "Behind the Eight Ball."
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