I remember art of samurai it was never that.

Like we would wake from sleep on an iron bed frame of nails. Sharp nails.

we would wake up covered in blood.

then have to do exercises covered in blood.

then have to walk 20 km to fetch water up a mountain side.

and then walk not run walk back before sunset.

and that was all we did every day for 1 year.

we drank pure water and ate food that was donated by nearby farmers. Like a loaf of bread for a few days and with it some fish.

or a rabbit and with it some like grains to make stuffing.

the 2nd year was fighting.

we would wake at dawn and on a towel on the floor. With a rolled up towel for our neck.

then we would have to stand crane. One foot the other foot tucked into our knee. With arms above.. resting hands above our head together fingers facing up.

all day..

if we fell over we lost. The fight.

First month.

then same for each pose for each month.

after 12 animals we began kicks.

we had to crane then kick if we were attacked without losing balance etc and so on.

this would last as long as it took to perfect it I did it straight away 3 years. I was 15.

then it was brutal fighting free form.

then swords.

then mace.

then stick.

stick was the hardest.

And then flying we were thrown off high places till we could land it unhurt and on our feet.

This continued until we were called nin ja.

nin ja meant cannot be destroyed.

then we were in charge of guarding homes.

of attacked we had to win or we were taken and our head removed.

i always won.

then after some time we were tested with the best.

the overall winner was called Samur ai.

the senior Artist.

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it was a long time ago I have been doctors teachers musicians actors film makers farmers shop keepers you name it..

if you think being a Great War lord once upon a time is dangerous it isn’t. It is just a skill. If I need it it might be there to protect myself sure. I do what I need to do out of necessity.

if someone threatened my life that skill could appear 100 miles away and neutralise the threat I wouldn’t even know. So just be good people my advice. You never know who or what or where people have been or where they come from.

just try save the planet from desolation and decimation plant some forests. I’ll be Santa before you know it I look forward to most!!!.

Ok to ease your mind a threat might be like a troop of army people have misread something about me judged me as dangerous sitting at home eating corn chips and come to get my jar of salsa so my ninja might go and say hey you can’t have his salsa and they have to leave but if they don’t after he says that he will give several warnings that it isn’t a crime eating chips and salsa but maybe they say yes but there’s no guacamole and he will say he can’t afford it not his fault and they have to go, one way or another because they are misinformed and might be judging an angel in heaven you can’t do that. Imagine you are in heaven and enjoying your Doritos and someone said you can’t eat those!!!

im in heaven on earth enjoying the fruits of my labour you can’t by law interrupt me or my god will defend me.

if you don’t know me and that thought bothers you there’s plenty of counsellors around go seek help.

You shouldn’t be interrupting my enjoyment of my internet service I have never committed a crime ever.