Anybody Have any Hobbies?

[ketsugo]

TweetLets see- I have a few and I actually make part time salary with both- One I do landscape and garden design- specializing on Rose and perennials and I have spent 40 years of my life for several hours daily engaging in primitive fighting methods of Asia. I label them as combat or fighting, because I dont consider figthing on the battlefield or to save your life an artform. I dont practice to develop fitness or for asthetic reasons. Of course when I was a child I did practice the Martial Arts of karate,judo ,kung fu, tae kwon do- and yes they are artforms , not really geared for self protection- very contrary to popular belief. I consider Brazilian Jujutsu a form of Judo - because in reality it was developed in the Judo school and the suffix ,"jutsu" refers to battle or war - to me jujutsu was a method of war used to cripple and kill the enemy only- using impact ,edged ,flexible waepons and empty hands- it was considered the method used by the Bushi (soldiers) now called Samurai. Jujutsu is a method of Koryu Bujutsu NOT gendai budo ( arts developed after 1865 time of piece) I also practice Indonesian and filipino weapons and kali, silat , escrima. Oh its a long story- I practice gardening for the same reasons- Every Bushi (samurai) in order to balance the spirit was required to take up some form of aesthetic pursuit since the practice of learning to cripple and kill could lead to an unbalanced spirit LMAO - poetry, music- I chose horticulture ( flowers) he hee hee

[FUZO]

TweetPainting pottery it makes me relaxed and i'm in the zone .

[harleyc]

Tweetseeing my self get older everyday!! LOL

[IronpumpedLady]

TweetGosh I didn't know we were listing everything! LOL


Stay Strong~~!!!
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[rocco-x]

Tweetused to draw/paint since childhood and play guitar.even went to our local art museum for classes in studying Monet.actually did quite well .once i allowed my addiction to take over my life i lost feeling for it all.
sure,i'd get clean here and there,try it again and go back to the instant gratification.my ex-wife says she still has some of my work at her house.started getting back into it right when she left me after being clean for about a year.ever since then i've been...well dead inside.
the gym right now is the only thing i've got from eatin a .38+P(ran outta mags.). it's the only place where i have control.just God,me and the steel.it's my sanctuary,my solace and my humility at times when i get too cocky.
when i was in high school my art teacher always told me as i age how things would change and i'd laugh.how right he was.oh yeah,i was a huge WWII model freak.homemade paintbox and all.my thing was post war Soviet aircraft and WWII German armor.can't tell you how many of my built models ended up in shops as dioramas.perhaps one day.

[jaydub]

Tweetoh, and I gotta admit I've kinda gotten into Xbox live alot this past year or 2. CALL OF DUTY!!!

[baby1]

TweetCeramics abd I love to bake and decorate the goods!!!

[apollo]

TweetBig Dan- I wanna go! Man I bet fishing a stream IS relaxing! And partnerin up with one's lil guy is better'n anything for sure. I think I'd enjoy fly fishing. I'm gonna have to give that a try.

jaydub- XBox aint a hobby- it's an addiction! lol


Baby with my mind I just thought of baking and decorating(thinking sweets) until I re-read itlol. So do you also shape it/form it like on a wheel or is that different?

[baby1]

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jaydub- XBox aint a hobby- it's an addiction! lol


Baby with my mind I just thought of baking and decorating(thinking sweets) until I re-read itlol. So do you also shape it/form it like on a wheel or is that different?

I actually was talking sweets, lol!! I really enjoy baking and then decorating cakes, cookies, etc. So you were right!

[ketsugo]

TweetAPOLLO- good question LOL Ketsugo- very informative but why did you want to lear so much about fighting? And spend your life involved in it? What do you know of love and/or relationship without fear nor agression?

Well- I guess being in a war and watching my friends get killed, also being a Social Worker and having a bunch of criminals on my caseload- having my life threatened, being shot at, as a child I wanted to be Qwai Chai Caine and Batman LOL. I have pursued the clinical study of human relationships and behavior so I know generosity, culture, self reflection, how to protect what I love, stand up for what I believe without fear of death. I live and love every moment. To be alive is a priviledge. Even to suffer or feel pain is a blessing, I know character and empathy, but allow no one to use fear or intimidation against who and what I love. To not undestand what motivates another man, does not make the other man confused- ALthough I walk through the valley of death I fear no evil