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Category: Alex’s Musings

Post Categories Alex's Musings
Post dateJuly 31, 2023Post last updated dateUpdated July 12, 2024

What Sources We Use

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What source(s) to use are almost always the first question someone setting up their...
Post Categories Alex's Musings
Post dateJuly 3, 2023Post last updated dateUpdated July 12, 2024

Grappling with Rule Sets

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I want to have a chat (well, it’s not really a chat. It’s me...
Post Categories Alex's Musings
Post dateJune 1, 2023Post last updated dateUpdated July 12, 2024

Be Water My Friend

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Watch the famous interview here: https://youtu.be/NN0gSXWysMo Perhaps one of the most famous quotes about...
Post Categories Alex's Musings
Post dateApril 30, 2023Post last updated dateUpdated July 12, 2024

Overarching Virtues

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Most authors of martial arts treatises and books at least touch upon the idea...
Post Categories Alex's Musings Wylde
Post dateApril 5, 2023Post last updated dateUpdated July 12, 2024

Questioning the Masters

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“All right young sir, I meant no offence. ‘Tis my job to ask question...
Post Categories Alex's Musings
Post dateMarch 1, 2023Post last updated dateUpdated July 12, 2024

Combining Wylde & Mendoza

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One of my goals with High Desert Armizare is to be able to provide...
Post Categories Alex's Musings
Post dateFebruary 1, 2023Post last updated dateUpdated July 12, 2024

Universals Across 300 Years

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On the heels of my post last month on the trials of multi-disciplinary study...
Post Categories Alex's Musings
Post dateJanuary 6, 2023Post last updated dateUpdated July 12, 2024

The Trouble With Tribbles

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Don’t mind the title. I won’t actually be talking about tribbles. My brain just...
Post Categories Alex's Musings
Post dateNovember 7, 2022Post last updated dateUpdated July 12, 2024

Everyday Moments

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Yesterday my family and I were helping a family member with some yard work....
Post Categories Alex's Musings
Post dateMay 8, 2021Post last updated dateUpdated July 12, 2024

Universals and Principles

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*Huge thanks to Jim Emmons for adding the images to this post* The first...

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