Yours Truly Walking the Walk |
Well, thanks to some final puzzle pieces from acquired
resources on our most recent desert research trip we are ready to present the
revised approach to Numur’u Tomahawk.
I guarantee it is as authentic and verifiable as I can
make it from the sources. [The curious may find the Post-Script regarding
the Comanche language of value.]
The February Black Box volume presents this single
aspect of tomahawk work termed Wupi’ta’pun’i Ta’i [Rendered sometimes as
Wupi’ta’pun’i Kahne Tubaana.
Wupi’ta’pun’i Kahne Tubaana
translates to “Tomahawk Wall” or “Tomahawk House.” In some iterations “Tomahawk
Cave” Wupi ta’pu’i Ta’i.
I find “Cave” a better representation as it refers to
a formidable fortress from which to fight and hold off aggressors.
Wupi ta’pun’i Ta’i can
be thought of as the blocking system for the tomahawk.
“System” is a bit too staid a word for how this approach
works.
Anyone who has been present for our live “Spirit Blade
or “Emotional Blade” presentation will have a clue into the ferocity I mean.
Trust me, this ain’t no re-shuffled Filipino number
systems or re-purposed overlay of European sword patterns.
We have gone deep into the historical weeds here.
[Again: See the Post-Script.]
I guarantee it is as authentic and verifiable as I can
make it from the sources.
This proud, pragmatic Warrior heritage had no need of what
Musashi called “Sword Flowers”, that is, needless ornamentation.
This is its own vicious beast that takes into account
the realities of an inertial top-weighted weapon.
On this volume we address the subtleties of grip, the “Balance”
the entirety of the “Cave” and “Natural” follows.
This is THE foundation upon which the remainder
is built.
In the future we will address…
·
Additional attack combinations.
·
Unusual tactics
·
Tomahawk “Dances”
[Solo Patterns to seat wild skills.]
·
Woods Runner Drills: Using the ‘Hawk
While on the Run. [Think of it as raiding or dropping multiple
opponents, think of it as being a frontier John Wick.]
·
‘Hawk & Blade Tactics: Twin
Weapon Wielding: The True Story
Again, this is THE foundation upon which all else is
built.
It is released today, February 1st, to the
Black Box Brotherhood at Brotherhood Premium.
All else may acquire it for a slender discount for the
month of February.
See here for details.
The
Comanche Language Post-Script
“Strive to be a person who is never absent from
an important act.”—Osage Proverb
One Instance of Not Knowing What is Important
• More than 7 years ago I began my study of the
Comanche language to facilitate my studies of Frontier Rough n Tumble Combat
and various Old School Ways.
• It was at one time the most wide-spread Native
language due to the aggressive wide-ranging territory of the Comanche Empire.
• The study of the language has been fruitful and
rewarding in bizarre ways I never expected.
• Am I fluent?
• By no means—but I aim to be. I work on this
difficult tongue daily.
• When I began—there were few Comanche speakers. At
the time there were less than 50 fluent speakers left in the world.
• As of 2024 there are 9 fluent speakers left.
• Of that original less than 50, many were elderly and
the Covid pandemic more than decimated this gorgeous population.
• UNESCO has now classed Comanche as a “Severely
Endangered World Language.”
• 9—that number saddens me.
• Such a glorious legacy disappearing.
• When I began the study, it was a lark.
• As I pursued my studies it became a passion.
• Now, with those numbers in mind, unwittingly I may
be involved in an important act.
“Strive to be a person who is never absent from an
important act.”—Osage Proverb
• The point is, we never know what is important, to
others, to a culture, to history, hell, likely not even to ourselves but…
• If we embody the Osage Wisdom we will behave as if
Every act, Every step, Every word is of import.
• The Wisdom is not advising us to seek out and winnow
down to only being present at the BIG things, it is urging us to bring our Best
game, our Best Soul to All things—so that ALL things become BIG things.
• So that ALL is important.
May we All Live Our Best In ALL Things.
Mabitsiar’u Hait’si! [Respect & Honor, My
Friends!]
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