If you think that "martial art'' means to have opponents and enemies and to be strong and defeatthem, you are mistaken. The true spirit of the martial arts is to be one with the universe and have no enemies. The essence of the martial arts is the spirit of loving protection of all beings in the universe.

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Our techniques employ four qualities that reflect the nature of our world. Depending on the circumstance, you should be: hard as a diamond, flexible as a willow, smooth-flowing like water, or as empty as space.

 

A mind to serve for the peace of all human beings in the world is needed in Aikido, and not the mind of one who wishes to be strong or who practices only to defeat an opponent.

O'Sensei

Well boys and girls, we all knew it had to happen sometime.

I'm leaving tomorrow for college, and I have yet to have a nervous breakdown, so that's good. I'm finally all packed, but everyone keeps saying I have too much junk. I'm only taking the bare essentials for an artist to survive!! ....Which comes out to quit a lot, but that's not the point. Maybe if I had bigger boxes it wouldn't look like so much stuff. Ah well, what can ya do.

I'm really excited about all my classes, I've got 6 art/ theatre classes this semester (WHOOO!!!) so that's going to be AWESOME. I'll be rooming with my new friend Holly, and I get to see Dave too ^_^ so it'll be fun. I'm also doing the work-study at school to earn some money, so that should be interesting. Not sure when they're going to have me working, I'm in class either 10-5pm or 10-4pm everyday (except Saturday and Sunday). Ah well, I'll just have to see when I get there. Should be fun, eh?

   Dave and I are also goign to try and start a new Belegarth group up in Morgamtown, so wish us luck!!!

 
                           Wendy  (Switchblade)

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Until Dunharrow's Kill, Grill and Chill! A mini-event so epic, we give you a whole day to recover!

Saturday, August 25th 2007
Wing Park, in Elgin, IL
Click Here for Directions!

Dunharrow will be running our annual Realm Tournaments:
-Solo
-2 man
-4 man

Prizes will be rewarded to the winningteams in each tournament. 

 

Points will be rewarded to a realm when they win a Realm Battle. Different battle scenenarios will be put into effect throughout the day (These include; Bridge, Monarch, and Field battles. Along with a few twists thrown in). The realm with the most points at the end of the day will go home with a prize from Sai's own pocket.

King Sai has Spoken!

Come for the killing, stay for the grilling and chilling! After party to be held at Nemesis' folks' place. Pool Party! Directions will be given to all who attend.

Emo Cake will be present!

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Well nothing new to report today. I am going to Gencon tonight. I have contractors at my house re-doing my roof and siding the house while I am gone, so that will be interesting.

I have a new shield cover, that I am bring to practice before I leave for Gencon. It's pretty rad, I made it over the weekend while I was watching the browns game.

Something I would like to say, Their were private forums for the dumbest of speacial intrest groups, How could the populace not realize that the Officers had a private forum, I knew they did before I was an administrator on the old board. It would only make sense. I wasn't about to step on their toes then and now that I am acting as an officer it was designed to be a speacial place for the officers to talk about stuff before they addressed issues with war council. Their is an open forum for the Officers to talk to war council, it is called War Council. Their is an open forum for the War Council to talk to the Officers, it is called the War Council Forum. When the officers want to talk to each other about buisness they don't have a huge open meeting, they sit down and talk together about it so they can all be on the same page. 

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If you're a writer, or reader, this web site is a place where you can submit your books, poetry, songs, etc, for others to read. If you love to read you can also read what others have written. All is FREE! Link --> of pen & ink

The outlines for each of the training sessions is here:

http://belegarth.com/component/option,com_fireboard/Itemid,38/func,view/id,6099/catid,37/

I cared about you
I gave it my all
I put all my faith
In your beautiful little song
You turned your back on me
You lied and deceived
But I took you back
As Spring brought back the leaves

Time after time, the pain you brought built up inside
Time after time, I forgave and forgave
Time after time, I kept struggling forward
Time after time, it all seemed in vain

You did it again
You told me you cared
I didn't see it coming
My gift was the deceiver this time
I thought I reached redemption
And destroyed the demons inside
But now I know to embrace them
They are part of what I am

Time after time, the pain you brought built up inside
Time after time, I forgave and forgave
Time after time, I kept struggling forward
Time after time, it all seemed in vain

I'm done taking all your shit
I'm done listening to you say you're above me
No one is above anyone
Equality
You're not a god
Why'd I let you take over my life

I close my eyes
Another restless night
My fears are set aside for another attempt at rest
And I close myself to the world

Time after time, the pain you brought built up inside
Time after time, I forgave and forgave
Time after time, I kept struggling forward
And finally, I learned my mistake and fixed it

Time after time, you still treat me like shit
Time after time, you think you are still above me
Time after time, I pick myself up
My life is restored, I am whole again

I have my happiness back
No more false illusions that you created
And with the end of this song
You fade from my memory forever

Time after time, the pain you brought built up inside
Time after time, I forgave and forgave
Time after time, I kept struggling forward
Time after time, it was all in fucking vain
Just another harlot leashing another man

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The pain is getting to me...
It's becoming too much to bear...
And as the leaves begin to fall off the tree...
I begin to no longer care...

I feel the pain surging...
My body slowly beginning to break...
And as I fall, hoping for my purging...
I see the leaves being gathered by the rake...

I lose myself, in this sea of fear...
Bound to neverfind myself again...
I feel the demons inside, my body begins to sear...
As the flames engulf the world of men...

I stand alone in the world now...
No blade at my side...
I ask myself how?
Did I let my life be taken by the tide...

I see the people around me...
Their lives as pleasant as can be...
If I only knew how their lives would be...
If only they could see...
The darkness that had enveloped the tree...

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