Stav wisdom for the Ranger Path
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 2:29 pm
Many of you know I have been an interested participant in the Runic martial art called "Stav" I wanted to pass along some of the wisdom that had been sent to me this week as it is in my opinion pertinant to our endeavors. This comes from Graham Butcher in the UK.
This weeks' quote is the verse below from the Methodist Hymn
book and my comment below that. I chose it as one of the hymns for
the service I took on Sunday. No one in the congregation
remembered singing it before apart from one elderly lady who said
she had sung it at school, which must have been before or during
the last war. Shame really because it has a nice tune and it has
to be the most appropriate hymn for European martial arts that I am
aware of in the Hymn book and I know the Hymn book pretty well.
I think I will have a quote from Bruce Lee next week.
"My faith it is an oaken staff,
The traveler's well loved aid;
My faith it is a weapon stout,
The soldier's trusty blade.
I'll travel on and still be stirred
To action at my master's word;
By all my perils undeterred,
A soldier unafraid."
Methodist Hymns and Psalms 682 v 1 by Thomas Toke Lynch
Stav martial training is based on the staff. The best staffs are
made of oak, it has just the right weight, strength, density and
resonance. Training with weapons develops coordination,
strengthens the body and focusses the mind much more effectively
than training unarmed from the beginning. The feedback from staff
training makes you aware of your body and how to use it more
effectively than any other system of training.
Beginners learn and practice a series of staff exercises based on
the stances. This prepares the body for more advanced training,
teaches the stances and provides the basis for safe and effective
two person training. You will be amazed at the degree of accuracy
and control you can develop in a few weeks of Stav training with
the staff.
regards
Graham
Whether you are into Stav or not, the verse reminds me of the things I think to myself to stay in the "Ranger" frame of mind, and though not particularly an oath, it made me reflect on our recent conversations, that our "self talk" helps us remain on the path, just as our oath begins the journey.
This weeks' quote is the verse below from the Methodist Hymn
book and my comment below that. I chose it as one of the hymns for
the service I took on Sunday. No one in the congregation
remembered singing it before apart from one elderly lady who said
she had sung it at school, which must have been before or during
the last war. Shame really because it has a nice tune and it has
to be the most appropriate hymn for European martial arts that I am
aware of in the Hymn book and I know the Hymn book pretty well.
I think I will have a quote from Bruce Lee next week.
"My faith it is an oaken staff,
The traveler's well loved aid;
My faith it is a weapon stout,
The soldier's trusty blade.
I'll travel on and still be stirred
To action at my master's word;
By all my perils undeterred,
A soldier unafraid."
Methodist Hymns and Psalms 682 v 1 by Thomas Toke Lynch
Stav martial training is based on the staff. The best staffs are
made of oak, it has just the right weight, strength, density and
resonance. Training with weapons develops coordination,
strengthens the body and focusses the mind much more effectively
than training unarmed from the beginning. The feedback from staff
training makes you aware of your body and how to use it more
effectively than any other system of training.
Beginners learn and practice a series of staff exercises based on
the stances. This prepares the body for more advanced training,
teaches the stances and provides the basis for safe and effective
two person training. You will be amazed at the degree of accuracy
and control you can develop in a few weeks of Stav training with
the staff.
regards
Graham
Whether you are into Stav or not, the verse reminds me of the things I think to myself to stay in the "Ranger" frame of mind, and though not particularly an oath, it made me reflect on our recent conversations, that our "self talk" helps us remain on the path, just as our oath begins the journey.