Monday, November 30, 2009
The Shepherd
So, we have sheep, wolves and sheepdogs. What about a shepherd? Well, as you may have guessed, the shepherd is the Good Shepherd who is Jesus. The sheepdog is merely a servant of him. While the sheepdog may fail, the Shepherd never will. The Shepherd cares about the safety of the flock. He will always look out for whats best. The Shepherd keeps away the wolves, guides the sheep to water, leads the sheep to pastures to graze. Wherever the flock goes, the sheepdog goes with them. The Shepherd is the one guiding however. The sheepdog, at times, might follow the herd. The Shepherd, however, guides the herd back. The wolves fear the Shepherd like nothing else. The Shepherd is always ready, always watching, and always looking out for the good of the sheep (and sheepdog).
Saturday, November 28, 2009
The Sheepdog
The Sheepdog never backs down from what he knows is right. His friends know they can count on him with anything. His goal is to help anyway he can. Bullies fear him, those in need run to him. Though he may not be seen, he is always there in a time of need.
The Sheepdog is a light in a world of darkness, guiding those who would otherwise stumble. He never looks down on anyone except to help them up. His step is sure, his hand steady. Those who turn to him will find a friend, faithful to the end. Those who rise against him will find an enemy to be reckoned with.
The Sheepdog is loyal to a fault. Stand next to him, you'll never stand alone. He will defend you to the death. Those he trusts are few, but those who call him friend will find a warrior bent on destroying any evil. Those the sheepdog trusts are those he knows will fight next to him. They are, in effect, true friends.
Friday, November 27, 2009
sigh
http://www.amazon.com/Smith-Wesson-CK32C-Extreme-Karambit/dp/B000UUR6HU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1259347434&sr=8-1
So pretty.
The hawk bill blades are very good for self defense. it allows a natural cutting motion, and uses the same shape God gave animals for clawing. The hole at the back provides better grip, and extended striking distance if use correctly. Takes some getting used to, but is over all an excellent design.
So pretty.
The hawk bill blades are very good for self defense. it allows a natural cutting motion, and uses the same shape God gave animals for clawing. The hole at the back provides better grip, and extended striking distance if use correctly. Takes some getting used to, but is over all an excellent design.
Dark arts for the good guys.
Theres another dark arts for the good guys out: Think Fast!
If you haven't read the others, here they are:
When No One Is Coming
Required reading for any Sheepdog
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Happy thanksgiving
Happy thanksgiving everyone. Hope you all have fun and stay safe.
If thanksgiving offends you, oh well. I aint changing it.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Rule number 6
Rule number 6 of Sheepdog's rules of life states: Know how to turn anything into a weapon.
Ok, great Sheepdog, now what. Now train with anything. It does you very little good to know how to turn it into a weapon of your not willing to use it as one, or haven't trained with it. A book is a great weapon, but it also opens up complications to use. If you do not understand these complications before hand, your first real life use of it as a weapon will be a rude awakening. You obviously cannot train with every possible weapon, because everything is a possible weapon. But, the more you train with, the better you are.
In a fight, you must improvise or die. Being able to think outside the box is a necessity. "But Sheepdog! What if there are some people who just can't do that?" Life aint fair, no one ever said it would be. You can't improvise? Your what we call the walking dead. I understand some people can't do whats necessary to live, but they have to help themselves, or be lucky enough to have a sheepdog around to defend them. In this society, we focus on everyone being equal. Thats a good thing, but some people take that to mean they are entitled. Problem is, nature doesn't see it that way. In nature, you either have it or you don't. If you don't, to bad, pick up your darwin awards on the way out. Same thing with a fight. It doesn't matter weather its fair or not, it just is. Sometimes you can have the greatest amount of training out there, but if you don't have whats necessary for the fight, your done. You could be Jason Bourne, but sometimes, its still not enough. The best you can do is get the training to give you the greatest chance of survival.
Also, never expect a fight to go the same way. Ever. Experience is learning from your mistakes, but you will never have two fights that go the same way. They will always be different, and always you will be surprised at some point in it. Your job is to recover faster than the attacker can recover from the surprises you throw at him.
Stay light on your feet, and get out there and train. Training breads some experience, the rest has to be earned. Its a cruel road, but one that makes you stronger.
Stay safe, and God bless.
Ok, great Sheepdog, now what. Now train with anything. It does you very little good to know how to turn it into a weapon of your not willing to use it as one, or haven't trained with it. A book is a great weapon, but it also opens up complications to use. If you do not understand these complications before hand, your first real life use of it as a weapon will be a rude awakening. You obviously cannot train with every possible weapon, because everything is a possible weapon. But, the more you train with, the better you are.
In a fight, you must improvise or die. Being able to think outside the box is a necessity. "But Sheepdog! What if there are some people who just can't do that?" Life aint fair, no one ever said it would be. You can't improvise? Your what we call the walking dead. I understand some people can't do whats necessary to live, but they have to help themselves, or be lucky enough to have a sheepdog around to defend them. In this society, we focus on everyone being equal. Thats a good thing, but some people take that to mean they are entitled. Problem is, nature doesn't see it that way. In nature, you either have it or you don't. If you don't, to bad, pick up your darwin awards on the way out. Same thing with a fight. It doesn't matter weather its fair or not, it just is. Sometimes you can have the greatest amount of training out there, but if you don't have whats necessary for the fight, your done. You could be Jason Bourne, but sometimes, its still not enough. The best you can do is get the training to give you the greatest chance of survival.
Also, never expect a fight to go the same way. Ever. Experience is learning from your mistakes, but you will never have two fights that go the same way. They will always be different, and always you will be surprised at some point in it. Your job is to recover faster than the attacker can recover from the surprises you throw at him.
Stay light on your feet, and get out there and train. Training breads some experience, the rest has to be earned. Its a cruel road, but one that makes you stronger.
Stay safe, and God bless.
Improvise under stress
When things go south, they go south fast. The question is not if, but when. No plan survives the enemy on first contact, so be ready to improvise. The simpler the plan the better, but remember, have a back up for the back up for the back up plan. And when all those plans fail, have another. Expect nothing to work ever. Never assume that your weapon of choice will work. Expect your glock to jam, your magazine to not feed, your back up magazine ( you do carry a back up right?) to fall apart, your knife to break, your pepper spray to be broken, and in effect everything you carry to not go the way its supposed to. What then? Are you willing to kill with your bare hands? Have you trained to fight on the ground? Can you break someones knees or hyper extend their arm? Are you willing to cause them the greatest pain imaginable to stay alive? Decide now, because finding out in a fight is to late. Train with medium range, to close for comfort, and ground fighting.
Train under stress. Yelling, time limits, low light, rapid engagement, these all cause stress. One drill that I like is have someone suddenly yell to start and then count off three seconds. From start through those three seconds, you must unholster your weapon, rack the slide, safety off, then fire 3 rounds through the target (preferably the size of a head). This provides stress.
Another way is to do hand to hand combat blind folded. This opens up your other senses so you can "sense" what the attacker will do before they do it. Start off with just grappling or judo, but when you get better, move on to blocking strikes while blind folded. Mind you, this requires several years of experience
There are 4 modes to travel at:
White: Not paying attention, totally oblivious to the world. Basically they are prey, and will be surprised by anything that goes wrong.
Yellow: Paying attention, constantly scanning to know whats around, very contentious of their surroundings. Waiting to step up to the next threat level.
Orange: People at orange are aware of a threat that has just emerged. They are on a heightened level of awareness, ready to be attacked. At this stage, they have a weapon ready, though not visible. This is when verbal confrontation is a good idea, but from a distance. example: "Thats close enough, what do you want."
Red: Threat to life and limb is imminent, at red your body starts pumping adrenalin through your system. The weapons come into play, and it is now a physical confrontation.
Rule 4: Travel at yellow.
Traveling at yellow allows you to be aware of whats around you, and not be surprised when things go south. Traveling at white is suicide as far as I'm concerned, but much happier for the sheep. Basically its sticking your head in the sand.
The less surprise, the less stress in a fight. Being aware of whats going on also allows you to make those plans. When you have a plan, you have confidence. When you have confidence, you react faster and better. When you react faster and better, the attacker has to react to you. When the attacker reacts to you, he loses confidence. When he loses confidence, he loses the will to fight. When he loses the will to fight, he loses.
In conclusion, train under stress, train like its the real thing, have a plan, have a back up for the back up for the back up plan, and travel at yellow.
God bless.
Train under stress. Yelling, time limits, low light, rapid engagement, these all cause stress. One drill that I like is have someone suddenly yell to start and then count off three seconds. From start through those three seconds, you must unholster your weapon, rack the slide, safety off, then fire 3 rounds through the target (preferably the size of a head). This provides stress.
Another way is to do hand to hand combat blind folded. This opens up your other senses so you can "sense" what the attacker will do before they do it. Start off with just grappling or judo, but when you get better, move on to blocking strikes while blind folded. Mind you, this requires several years of experience
There are 4 modes to travel at:
White: Not paying attention, totally oblivious to the world. Basically they are prey, and will be surprised by anything that goes wrong.
Yellow: Paying attention, constantly scanning to know whats around, very contentious of their surroundings. Waiting to step up to the next threat level.
Orange: People at orange are aware of a threat that has just emerged. They are on a heightened level of awareness, ready to be attacked. At this stage, they have a weapon ready, though not visible. This is when verbal confrontation is a good idea, but from a distance. example: "Thats close enough, what do you want."
Red: Threat to life and limb is imminent, at red your body starts pumping adrenalin through your system. The weapons come into play, and it is now a physical confrontation.
Rule 4: Travel at yellow.
Traveling at yellow allows you to be aware of whats around you, and not be surprised when things go south. Traveling at white is suicide as far as I'm concerned, but much happier for the sheep. Basically its sticking your head in the sand.
The less surprise, the less stress in a fight. Being aware of whats going on also allows you to make those plans. When you have a plan, you have confidence. When you have confidence, you react faster and better. When you react faster and better, the attacker has to react to you. When the attacker reacts to you, he loses confidence. When he loses confidence, he loses the will to fight. When he loses the will to fight, he loses.
In conclusion, train under stress, train like its the real thing, have a plan, have a back up for the back up for the back up plan, and travel at yellow.
God bless.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Gitmo!
Steven Crowder is a comedian who makes very humorous, but true, videos of political topics. He is right on with his views, and I highly recommend any sheepdog to subscribe to him.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Dating at a young age
Many young people these days want to get in a relationship as fast as possible. While theres nothing biblically wrong with this that I can see, I do not believe it is a good idea. In your high school and college years, I believe you should be focusing on God and developing a relationship with him. Sure, be making friendships, and be socializing with others, but not in the since of boy friend/girlfriend. Anytime you choose a boyfriend or girlfriend, it should be because they seem to be someone who loves God more than they love you, and who you believe you can get along with the rest of your life. And thats just boyfriend/girlfriend, not even fiance or marriage yet.
You see, school is a very unrealistic environment. You will most likely never be in such and environment again. When choosing someone to settle down with, get to know them in the field. On a missions trip, in a job setting, etc. Someplace you have to work together, and endure stress together. In everything pray about your choice.
Unfortunately, people tend to go into a relationship with the idea that if it gets bad, they'll dump them and find a new one. This carries over into marriage, and when they don't feel the warm fuzzys anymore, they divorce and move on. This is a very poor way to go about it, especially since the Bible is very clear on God's view of divorce. It is better to go into any relationship ready to plow through for better or worse till dooms day. If your not willing to, dont get into it.
In any relationship, you should be ready to give unconditionally and expect nothing in return. Now, does this mean you should find someone who's selfish? Absolutely not, but you should not give only so you can receive. You should expect nothing in return for what you give. Its like with loaning to a friend. When ever you loan something to a friend, don't expect to get it back. If they are your friend, they will bring it back when they're done using it. If not, maybe they can't afford it at the moment. At any rate, only loan what you can do without. Your mind set should be to help the other person, with no regard to yourself.
May God bless you all.
Self defense
Brigid had her own encounter this weekend: http://mausersandmuffins.blogspot.com/2009/11/when-it-gets-close-to-home.html
Read it, learn it, do it.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Lets roll
So the self proclaimed architect of the 9/11 attacks is going to be tried in New York. Receiving the same rights and privileges of a US citizen. When he and his comrades are found guilty, I hope they are put to the worst punishment. We all lost a piece of ourselves during 9/11. I will never forget what happened, nor will I ever be the same. My country was subjected to unjust torture and death. Those who perpetrated these attacks should expect nothing more in return. We are not a "paper tiger" as Osama Bin Laden claimed in one of his videos. Every one of the soldiers in our military is willing to die for the defense of freedom, but they are also willing to end the lives of any who threaten it.
Remember 9/11, mourn those who were lost, and bring those responsible to justice. And for my fellow Americans who feel the same, LETS ROLL!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Your funny of the day
Found this on Cold Steel:
Are You a Republican, Democrat, or Southerner?
The answer can be found by answering the following question:
The answer can be found by answering the following question:
You're walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children.
Suddenly, an Islamic Terrorist with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, praises Allah, raises the knife, and charges at you. You are carrying a Glock .40 caliber, and you are an expert shot. You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family.
What do you do?
Democrat's Answer:
Well, that's not enough information to answer the question!
Does the man look poor or oppressed?
Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack?
Could we run away?
What does my wife think?
What about the kids?
Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock the knife out of his hand?
What does the law say about this situation?
Does the Glock have appropriate safety built into it?
Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway, and what kind of message does this send to society and to my children?
Is it possible he'd be happy with just killing me?
Does he definitely want to kill me, or would he be content just to wound me?
If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he was stabbing me?
Should I call 9-1-1?
Why is this street so deserted?
We need to raise taxes, have paint and weed day and make this happier, healthier street that would discourage such behavior.
This is all so confusing! I need to debate this with some friends for a few days and try to come to a consensus.
Republican's Answer:
BANG!
Southerner's Answer:
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! Click..... (Sounds of reloading)
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
BANG! Click "Damn! I'm out!"
Daughter: "Nice pattern Daddy! Were those the Silver Tips, black talons, or them new Hollow Points?"
Son: "Can I shoot the next one Daddy?"
Wife: "You ain't takin' THAT to no Taxidermist!"
'Oorah.
The Marine corps was formed on 10NOV1775. Since then they have faithfully served there country, and lived up to their modo of smeper fi. Now as tomorrow is their birthday, show your support by taking one out to lunch. Here are some pointers:
1. Do not make any sudden moves.
2. Do not make any loud noises.
3. Do not stare intently into the distance beyond the marine.
4. Remove all sharp objects from the table, this includes forks, steak knives, butter knives, butter, spoons, plates, cups, table.
5. Do not bare your teeth or bug your eyes out at him or her.
6. Do not have containers of broken glass and 10 penny nails. These are considered pre dinner snacks.
7. Make sure the meat is well done. Raw meat makes them aggressive.
8. Do not get meat juice on your arms for obvious reasons.
9. Make sure the Marine has had his or her tetanus shots or rabies shots if you did get meat juice on your arms.
10. Vegetables are what his food eats. Remember that.
11. Do not allow them around any pet birds. They treat birds like people treat chocolate bunnies during Easter.
12. Ladies, dump the Channel #5. If you really want his attention, apply some Outers gun cleaner behind the ears and a little gun oil on the wrists. If he is a redneck type, new tennis shoes (right out of the box) or gasoline (lead free) can do the trick. If a city boy, the smell of the inside of ping pong balls will work too.
13. Dogs are safe around Marines.
14. Children and loaded weapons are safe around Marines.
15. Do not let a Marine see an unattended loaded weapon around a child. You will get into trouble.
16. In all seriousness though, thank your Marine and all other soldiers and sailors for their sacrifice that allows you the freedom to do what you are doing right now.
17. Now get off of the computer and do something useful.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Loyalty
Loyalty is obeying rule number 29. "Forsake not, your country, your mission, your comrades your duty." It seems we have fallen away from loyalty in the past few years of this country. I for one am opposite the mindset of "look out for number one" or "worry about yourself first, then help others." My friends mean to much to let them fall. Evil is to great to let it succeed.
Hope and pray that you never need me, but rest assured I will not let you down. Its like the saying goes, "plan for the worst, pray for the best." It is in the worst times that the wolves, the sheep and the sheepdogs are most apparent. But as I stated before, the sheep forget that they will need the sheepdogs. They view the wolves and sheepdogs as the same, so they regulate. But I tell you, the sheepdogs will save the sheep weather they want saving or not.
If I die in the process of fighting evil, so be it. I am not afraid of death, I know where I'm going. When evil comes, I will rise to the occasion gladly. Ready to lay down my life for my country, mission, comrades, and duty.
If death don't bring you fear I swear, you'll fear these marching feet.
From Straight Forward in a Crooked World comes this.
This is the mind set I have had for many years. I do not fear death, but I am sure going to put up a fight if you try and kill me. Its like in the warrior song, "Come to the nightmare, come to me." If you bring me the fight, I will make sure I am your worst nightmare. "Chin in the air with my head held high, I'll stand in the path of the enemy lines" No matter how big and bad you are, I am bigger and badder. "Put a grin on my chin when you come to me cause I'll win" I will win.
When they come, they will find a killing machine intent on stopping them. If that means killing, I aim to do just that. You come in looking for a victim? Thats the biggest mistake you'll ever make. This sheep is a sheepdog, and this sheepdog is willing and ready.
Thats my mindset, and thats stopping power.
Bring it!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Prayers needed.
12 dead 31 wounded. Shot by their fellow soldier. Very sad. Pray for them and their families.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Malls
Alrighty, were heading into the holiday shopping spree season, so lets talk about one of the things I loath most: indoor malls. Especially around the holidays.
Malls are already some of the most unsecured, highest profile targets. They attract large crowds, are enclosed, have pretty much everything certain religious extremist groups stand against, and have very few exits. Add to that little kids lined up for Santa Claus, even larger crowds, and you've got a very graphic, very horrific, terrorists dream.
Lets think of this environment. Large crowds where its difficult to maneuver, difficult to control, and difficult to find people in. Large crowds where its easy to get massive casualties very quickly, easy to panic, and easy to get trampled in. And thats before you add in the stress of the holidays, the extra large crowds, etc.
Do you see why I hate malls period, and indoor malls in particular? I don't go to them unless I absolutely need to get something from them. And even then, its a commando operation. In out, quick as possible.
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
I've been reading up on Google Wave for some time, and am very impressed so far. I have sent in an application to use google wave since it is by invite only. Reading the wiki article on it, it appears wave is named after the 2002 series, Firefly. Being a Firefly nut, this only added to my liking of google. Check out the wiki article, and maybe sign up if your interested. While your at it, check out Firefly on hulu. And if you like it, watch the motion picture that wraps up Firefly. Its called Serenity.
Think outside the box
In training, we were constantly being told, "Think outside the box. Think outside the box." We were trained our mind is the best weapon. Everything else was just a tool for the weapon to use. No matter how stupid it looks, if it works, it isn't stupid. Like wise, if your in a situation, it doesn't matter how stupid what your doing seems if it works. No matter what you did, if it got you through, you did everything the right way. You'll always have regrets about what you did, and how you would change it, but the fact you got through means you did everything right.
Always, think outside the box. Its amazing what you'll find. In combat, fast, decisive, outside the box thinking keeps you alive. Like wise, when you run into a particularly messy situation, fast decisive, outside the box thinking will save yours, and others, lives.
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