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LOL, of course he is going to say he would win using it, lol, what else is a person like him going to say, he has a Huge Huge Ego, like many around here ..Looking at it objectively if he had learned the MMA methods, then for sure it would have made him more effective, but against who? If others are doing the same process as him, then it levels it all out, so it comes down to more personal attributes that are variables that know one can determine, it just comes out.. Ali was more than a graceful fighter than could slip punches and be fast as a heavyweight, he was tough as nails and had huge heart, he fought guys that hit like steam engines and still got up, had his jaw broken in 3rd round and went 15 rounds, so this is a variable for someone, it can't be taught, you either have it or don't...

Been involved with Martial Arts since late 80's, read all the magazines, seen so many videos on all sorts of styles/systems, participated in forums all over, never heard of Ralston until I came here, so what can I say lol... Even in Bruce Lees era, everyone always says he was the best, yes he was very very good and effective, but there were probably other guys at his level, maybe with different attributes and such, but I would say there were probably 10-20 other like him, different weight classes, and such, even my own 1st sifu was top level, trained like a bastard for years back in the 70's, so it not like today were everything is on the internet, there's greatness in all fields everywhere that are hidden, in Spirituality too!!!

No, the Gracies beat most everyone simply because their technique and strategy was unique (it wouldn't work today as well, as the fighters of today are ready for it) and because it is very hard to stop someone with grappling with You, if that is their intent, and most fighters of that day did not know about range control, perception ability, proper power and finese of movement, Bruce L really blew ppl away but his stuff was not main stream and it didn't sell because the main stream was making money and they stifled Bruce's stuff, he fought in street fights karate guys, kung fu guys, boxers and all sorts of fighters of all sizes and he blew them away quickly, he would enter in on them close range and blow them out as they didn't know what to do when he got that close to them...all the top level karate fighters (including Chuck Norris) came to him to learn...

High Levels of Consciousness have nothing really to do with Fighting, actually its a deterrent lol, Look at Bruce Lee, he had high level of "Understanding" of Consciousness, but he didn't achieve a high level within himself, but he could fight and react and learn like no one else, and he had a burning desire to prove it to all comers, its just his goal was not fighting in the ring, he knew it would give him brain damage (like Michael J White today, top level Martial Artist, could have competed but didn't want brain damage later on)... It looks like Ralston learned from high level teachers in China, I sort of recognize the teachers names, but all of these guys we relatively low level fighters compared to the Ali's, or MMA guys of today, they are pro's simply because they dedicate their lives to it, and they luv to fight, as Bruce L did...In my first organization that I was involved back in the 80's, they had a fighter that as well won the "World Title" in Kung fu, but its not really the World, its an association of sorts of different groups, there was no Money involved just status, then You have Frank Dux (the guy that inspired Blood Sport the Van Damme movie), he's a real guy and fighter/martial artist, he too says he fought in these underground Kumite tournaments, and they fought like 10-15 fights a day he says, I don't think that is possible, so its all Relative, yes Ralston has skills and for his day it may have been sort of high, but its not world class for sure...

When I saw the video of him challenging Sugar Ray and thinking arrogantly how he would do against him, I knew right then and there what sort of person he is and where he is on the path, not sure why ppl here give him creds really...

Isn't this an Oxymoron, if solipsism means only "I" exist, then what is there to do with this "most humans don't" stuff? Seem ridiculous to me, this whole adventure into solo existence seem narcissistic in a sense, just amplified egos on the rampage after too many trips to the moon...

Then the next 2 steps down would be to identify with being Human, then there will be no more problems with other Humans, you will know the difference btw Man and Woman, and what the roles are in play in whatever society/culture you live in, you play the game of Human Life, with no real attachments to outcomes (establish your Beingness first before any action in the world is taken, that means peace is my stable emotional base) as much as one that identifies too much with sex, race, religion, social status and wealth status, etc. A huge problem is ppl today have too many identities conflicting within, this causes huge problems and suffering within that person, they have no idea who or what they are on any significant level, so identify then with being Human, play the role You are in in a way that is fun like a game, I am a Man, I will play the Man role, caregiver, protector provider, can be very giving but strong minded and can love on a deep level, bla bla bla,.,

Who are You all Talking to if we are all imaginary, lol, this is the crazy that is present in the world, makes the world too chaotic, too much chaos leads to more suffering, and shit not working out, we need chaos to balance the stillness and silence, but this is out of control and even in place that is supposed to be Spiritual and Truth seeking lol... There is a You and I, no doubt, but we have individual inclusive experiences, all experience happens within us no where else, but others have this too, but we identify with our body or mind too much, it encapsulates us to believe that I am all that exists, when there is a full supporting system out there making our life possible as it is on this earth, which is only one possible realm of existence, we can experience life beyond this realm of existence, that is what it is, so life is many possibilities, not just Me and me creating imaginary dreamy ppl out there and discussing shit with lol, this is crazy beyond crazy...

For Me, Money jus represents Physical Freedom, no more working for someone else controlling my time, no more driving home from work being stuck in traffic and them controlling my time, no more rushing around on weekends getting chores done because there is no time during the week, so physical time is important for me... I've thought about this allot, if at first I won the lottery, Wifey and I would travel and just spoil ourselves for a little bit, see family in different places in the world, get this sort of thing out of the way, then settle down somewhere in a good solid house or condo and figure out some creativity and output of life, as I know I am no good just sitting around all day for days on end.. I would for sure restart my Sadhana and practices, more time at the gym too, and maybe start Teaching Kung Fu again... lots to do and explore when You don't have to worry about $$ and paying bills and work responsibilities... I worked full time hours during most all of covid, no break there for me:)

Another Spiritual Narcissist is born, they think and believe strongly that they are the 1st to realize anything significant, that is the problem with places like this or taking drugs that give so called grand experiences, it creates crazy all over, nothing based on stable grounds, too fluid and dissolving, not good...

This using the term "Dream" or "Imaginary" is all over this forum, its very simple we are Spiritual Beings having a Human Experience lol,, Spiritual means that aspect of Life that is beyond the physicality, so there are realms of non physical reality, what was there before the Big Bang or creation happened, its a sort of intelligence that is not memory based, it high level of organization and complexity that allows everything in creation to happen as it did at the moment of creation and now as creation is happening every millisecond, it didn't just happen billions of years ago and stop, its happened now all the time, how is this happening? So since we are nothing that we have accumulated, body and mind are accumulated things, we are Spiritual in nature, we can realize this as Human Beings, this is what Being means, to be intouch with it. Too be absolutely intouch with it then You have to Disembody, that means no more individuality is present, like the drop of the ocean going back into the ocean...

Well by Potential and Possibility that is synonyms for Spectrum I think, we can live and experience ourselves as absolute Savages, below Animal nature, totally cruel and disconnected with everything around Us, no concern for others only absolute concern for individual self, or we can be in the experience of God/Absolute and complete oneness of everything around us, via this experience a natural sort of expression of Love comes out, no attempt is being made to make it happen, it just happens, one is super kind and offering and of service to other as a natural consequence, so this is the spectrum, total none connectedness lead to narcissism, total connectedness leads to Natural Bliss within and Giving nature on the outside...

I would say in the end everything is Subjective Experience, everything happens within You, all experience only happens within You, in this yes Solipsism is True, but we are Embodied Life right now, we are not the Body/Mind complex, that is there for us to experience Basic Dual Life here on this planet via our 5 senses, but we can go beyond this, close Your eyes and dream that is not 5 senses in play in this moment, that is our brains recycling data and making a movie, but we can go beyond that too, and realize beyond our 5 senses and Body/Mind complex, to feel and experience complete Inclusiveness and Oneness that has nothing to do with our Body or Mind, that is the whole Sadhana of Eastern Methods, but its a stepping up process, don't think Absolute/God/Life realization when you can't even make Yourself Peaceful at will, its too big a step, baby steps first.. Hey the Guy just admitted he still Suffers in his last video, yes he has a high level of Awareness and such but I think its mostly Intellectual, he's like a jnana yogi "Jnana yoga, also known as the jnana marga, is one of the three classical paths for moksha in Hinduism, which emphasizes the "path of knowledge", he's on a Knowledge/Knowing hunt, that is part of the process but not the complete process imo, he's missing the Ananda/Bliss part which is the Inclusiveness/Oneness aspect, its not in his everyday experience for sure...

You can change Your identity via changing Your beliefs but that is just another trap, what You want to do is not do this via Your intellect or Belief systems, just raise Your Awareness and ability to Perceive Life, that You are just as much a part of Life as is a Tree, Plant or the Planet itself, all of it on some level is the same Life Energy or Essence, You are that too, so Identify with that. We are too Intellectually Based, Intellect Divides and Separates, Cuts things up like a knife, for us to understand basic things so we can survive another day better, so its basically a Survival Tool, if You want the Absolute/God/Life Experience to its top level of Realization, then Identify with the Cosmos, with Everything as You being a part of it, it being a Part of You, then You will be at Ease and utilizing Awareness as Your basis of Perception, its like another form of Intelligence...

The Spectrum is Potential and Possibility, so in some aspects our life is predetermined, that is what Karma is essentially, its the conditioning and residual effect of all the actions we took in previous "Lives" that is coming up for us now to deal with, and there is Karma for everything that is living including the planet, without Karma there is no physical existence, its duality and such all included to make this earth and us as bodies and minds possible, but we are not the Body and Mind, we are Life itself really, or what ppl around here call God or Absolute God/Absolute/Life are the Top level realm per say, there is no individuality there, no expression, no experience but it contains all Potentials and Possibilities, so that is why we are here, to explore this potential in some small way and to explore duality and choice and free Will, with Awareness as our basis, Awareness being a form of Intelligence that is not based on Memory, then we can Perceive with Clarity, with that we naturally feel safe and Peaceful within, with that comes rises in Energy/Kundalini and such and with that comes our ability to exert our Free Will, all of this leads to Moskha or Liberation in some way to full Enlightenment or Dissolution, no longer Individual or here in Physical form, now merged with God/Absolute/Life, so yes we have Free Will on the Spectrum if we have enough Awareness to Experience it, that is why we have Yoga and other forms of Sadhana and Spiritual practices to get there, some like the ppl here do it thru psychedelics but that is not the absolute way, they are just looking thru the window to see Absolute, they are not there yet, the more traditional paths get You there and you stay there, no going back down after the trip is over...

If Your Intouch with Truth, by product is Happiness, how could it be any other way? This is why in India they say Truth is Ananda or Bliss, you can't explain Truth/Reality, but if Your in it and experience it, then Bliss is what the baseline of Your Experience is. Intellect Identification destroys all of this, because Intellect divides and separates, not unites and brings together as one which is the Absolute isn't it? The base problem is that people today are brought up via their intellects as the primary form of Intelligence, which in reality it is just a tool, but its gotten us so much in the form of comforts & conveniences, scientific discovery and higher quality of life, so we think it is the be all end all, but it just the beginning of what our true Potential is...

The problem with Views is that they are always changing and mean nothing really, right now there are about 8.1 billion views of the reality, if there are that many who cares then, why get identified with Your view or anyone elses? When one uses these analogies of God and then sub gods or personalities, it indicates separation, level and division, which there are, if God Means Absolute, then there are plenty of divisions btwn that and Us, but we are it in essence, not in Body or Mind or POV, this is where the Maya of Illusion lies, in believing and identifying with something You are not, but this is not experienced or known via the intellect the way it is done here on this forum, you analyse and contemplate then experience via drugs, then come to conclusions and POV, then state them as facts of sorts, argue over it all, then the ego gets irritated, then the cycle goes on.. You cannot discuss or understand or contemplate Absolute, its beyond all that, but You can discuss, understand and contemplate Your own experience of it, however limited that may be, and as varied as it is btwn ppl...

Timing in Martial Arts/Fighting is secondary to Perception, especially from non contacted ranges, like punching or kicking range, if Your ability to not see what Your opponent is planning or setting up to do next, then timing won't work, in the video, Ralston has the advantage of perception, and then can time taking away the chair, the guy sitting has none of this, no perception as he can't see when its going to happen and therefore can't use any sort of timing.. When in contacted ranges, like close quarter striking or standing grappling etc, then timing is second too limb sensitivity and nervous system training and reflex, if those two are not established first then timing will not work again... As a long time Martial Artist, looking at Ralston, yes he has skills but not super high level imo... example of in close striking and contact reflexes, eye sight in this range and at speed would not work.. Adam Chan HIgh high Level Martial artist, mostly Chinese based Martial Art, but he learns fast and knows other stuff.. I would say he is moving at maybe half pace for him, he can move much faster and is very powerful for a small guy he's under 5'7' I believe.. He know the structure and mechanics of the body, how to gain tremendous power at 1"away and even closer, if he touches you your dead!! and can see what your doing at a distance to stop hit you before you complete your move...

"In search of wellbeing, we have done all kinds of insane things on this planet, but wellbeing has not happened. If wellbeing is what you seek, In is the only way out." - Sadhguru

This is an Identification and Intellect Problem, both lead You further away from Truth and Reality which are basically one and the same... Identification with something You are not, leads You to insanity, because deep down somewhere you always know this is not what/who You are. Intellect is a sort of Survival Level of Intelligence, it calculates, remembers, utilizes both and allows You to develop strategy, tools, and such to live better another day, but its all on the level of Survival or Accumulation of more, remember anything that You Accumulate or Gather its Yours but Not what You are, if Your in search of Truth and Reality You have to drop both of these things, Your various Identities and Intellect, both will divide You from within, lead You in so many wrong directions and confuse the hell of You, making you stop start, left right, zig zag all the way to not knowing a thing or being intouch with Reality and Truth... Just Breath, relate to Reality on the level of where You are right now, because NOW is all there is in Reality, past is your memory, future is Your imagination, these tools and high capabilities allow us to rule this world as Humans, but they won't get You closer to Truth...Once You slow down, create or become Aware of what is You and what is not You, this will allow Peace to be Your natural State no matter what, when that happens Life opens up, things rise up naturally and You get more Clarity of what Reality and Truth is, since You are it, and it is all around You...Use Awareness as another form of Intelligence, not based on memory or Intellect...

The Bliss from Sat Chit Ananda saying, is the Bliss You experience when You touch the Truth of what You are and what Reality is, Reality is Now, so if Your Intouch with it You Experience Bliss, don't make it more complicated than that, if You do then Your Trapped in Intellect which will try to dissect it more, than ask more questions, get maybe an answer then come up with follow up questions, it becomes a never ending loop...

There is only One Second! Your looking at it like a continuity of time, linear time, like how to do this over and over again which is from the Mind, Mind is trapped in past and future, so Your looking and understanding this from that POV, what Javfly33 said your thinking, now how do I keep this going, that is Mind thinking about a non existent Future, it doesn't have to be this way, its just about Now, Life is one big Now if You get out of Your Mind:)

You can't say absolutely what Life is, if You do then You have limited it, and Life is not Limited. Life is all Potential and Possibility, so that is whatever it is, things You and I have not dreamt of or thought of, so its Infinite, but we are here in Limited Bodies and Minds, but You are neither of those things, You are Life, so it comes down to Experience, You will never "Understand" totally what Life is, or be able to use any words to explain it, as once You explain it you limit it again, but You can Experience it, maybe not in an Infinite way but a more larger way than trying to Understand it, they say once You are intouch with it, Your In Great Bliss, this means You have no need for family, surviving, posting on forums and things of this nature, basic Human life nature...

All the Potential and Possibility to live Your Life to its Hightest Possibility, God Realization, Enlightenment, Moksha, Nirvana, etc,, is already within You, its a matter of Awareness, but we are born with Karma in play, lots of conditioning and still more conditioning going on daily and You are identified very strongly with it, because You believe You are this Body and Mind, both of which are accumulations, so You have to strive to Realize what You really are, just like You strived to learn ABC, 123 and to form sentences and make paragraphs, now it is very natural for You to do all these things, because You strived for it earlier in life, its the same situation here, You have to Strive to go beyond Survival Instinct and Intellectual Identification...

By God we are meaning the very Essence of what created all of this creation, and what is non creation or un-manifestations like other dimensions and levels of existence different from what is here on this planet.. So yes You are God/Life, not Your Body or Mind/Thought process full of ideologies and conditions, in that context You are Limitless, but this is via Experience only, you can experience this as Oneness, Completeness and such, but you are not limitless in what You can do via certain powers of creation like that, you can't just normally think I want to create this object and it appears, because You are here captured within a Body/Mind complex, once You have a True Real Experience of "I am not this Body and Mind", which we label as Enlightenment, most ppl will physically die, the Life/God aspect that is within them will leave this Body/Mind complex, on the way to that sort of Realization you may pick up some Siddhis, or Spiritual Gifts or Powers, ability to read minds, be in two different places, know the future events and such...but for most, other than Guru's and Mystics of sorts, most ppl will not have any individuality once they reach Enlightenment state of Experience, it merges with that realm of Existence...from my research on this sort of stuff...