The Power & The Responsibility.

By Thomas Daw

The Power & The Responsibilty is the latest book written by Grand Master Daw, President of

the MFMA Society.

 

In the power, we learn all about Grand Master Daw and his opinions concerning martial arts,

learning different styles, how he came to be why and who he is today. As with all martial arts books by Grand Master

Daw, there is a great deal of knowledge and advice we can learn and benefit from within the power and the responsibility.

 

Grand Master Daw teaches us about who and what to avoid in the martial arts, how to start training and how to pick a good new Dojo to learn from.

Thousands of men will tell you what they think, based on little more than their own opinions. With the power and the responsibility, you are learning directly from a Grand Master who has students worldwide, and more martial arts courses than practically any other man in the UK.

 

A fantastic and easy-to-read classic. The Power & The Responsibility is a great read and a must for all fans of martial arts worldwide.

Funny, common sense but without being too patronizing, Grand Master Daw is what the martial arts world needs in this day and age: someone who

knows what they are talking about, yet is refreshingly human in the delivery of great knowledge.

 

The MFMA is a global martial arts club with members worldwide. Anyone can join us .

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas Daw
• Release date: Mar 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201705664

Book preview

Contents.

INTRODUCTION.

IT’S NOT AN ISSUE.

TOO MUCH BS.

WHAT IS THE POINT?

ALL THESE STYLES.

JUST THINK A BIT MORE.

THE SHEEP AND THE WOLVES.

SOMEBODY HAD TO SAY IT.

GET BACK UP.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR.

FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS.

THE POWER AND THE RESPONSIBILITY.

HOW THINGS HAPPENED.

CONCLUSION.

Introduction.

Thank you for buying this book. I am Grand Master Thomas Daw, I own and run the MFMA, the Snake Fist Karate Federation and the Global Shorinkenjitsu Academy.

This book is written for anyone who wants to learn martial arts, and whoever wants to know more about me and my views as a martial artist. I will say in advance that I am not teaching any fighting techniques in this book. If you would like to learn martial arts, my video courses are available on eBay, Gumroad and at the MFMA website.

Doing martial arts is a big part of my life, but it is a hobby. I am not competing with anybody in the martial arts. Those that wish to join me and learn are welcome to do so. This book is written in a way that you don’t have to read the previous books I have written, for it to make sense. Many of my books contain similar themes that overlap, so you don’t have to read them all to learn.

I don’t expect everyone to agree with what I have written in this book, but I will state that it’s all true. Writing is another hobby for me besides martial arts, so I thought why not combine the two? I have written many books, and some under false names for a bit of fun. Rather than try to portray myself as some kind of superior being, I write directly from experience. I am nearly 40 but I already have decades of experience in the martial arts. Considering the number of martial arts I have studied, and the thousands of hours trained, it isn’t outlandish to suggest that I am wise beyond my years.

What doesn’t kill you doesn’t always make you stronger, but it can make you wearier and more alert in future. I hope you enjoy the book.

Regards,

Grand Master Daw.

It’s Not an Issue.

In this chapter I want to cover some basic things to let people know how I operate with my martial arts schools.

Everyone already knows I run 3 martial arts clubs for a hobby- the MFMA, the SFKF and the GSA. Each of my clubs are global, in that I have and welcome students from all over the world.

I am not against any different races or types of people. I know some martial arts groups have hidden rules and regulations but that is not the case with me and my clubs.

Some people are afraid to join martial arts clubs, because they might be different from the perceived norm. There are those who are proud to be gay for example, and they fear prejudice in martial arts clubs. Personally, it’s not an issue for me whether someone is gay or not. I have worked with gay people and met many in my life, so it is not a bother. I teach with home study video courses, but if I had a Dojo, anyone would be welcome to join us.

As far as sexuality goes, I think people should never hide who they are. I am straight, and I have a thing for Japanese/ Chinese women as well. Who didn’t see that coming! We are all different. Yes, I have made fun of gay people and things when I was younger, we all did: nobody is whiter than white. I have a problem with the way that all this woke crap tries to persuade us that some people never said or did anything bad, ever. The woke brigade need to grow up and get a life, seriously. Everybody makes fun of everyone, that’s how life is.

If you are gay that’s fine with me, as someone else’s sexuality is not a threat to me. I only have a problem with those that take it too far. If a man is trying it on with me and I say no, they had better take it seriously, or I might not be so polite the next time. I have had men say they like me and it makes me laugh, but it’s no big deal. To be honest, now I am online there are probably many men and women who like me- it’s not a big deal. No matter whether you are gay or straight, a transvestite, whatever you are, your money and membership in any of my clubs is as good as anyone else’s.

I have encountered angry women who I turned down because I didn’t find them attractive. Don’t take it personally, even though it does hurt a bit when someone you like doesn’t like you back. Would you like to have sex with someone you don’t find attractive? Of course not. We all get turned down now and again, it’s just life; move on.

I know some men would bang holes in the wall if they knew where they were located. I am not perfect, and not every woman has to be perfection for me, but if I don’t like her face or I get a bad vibe, she can’t touch me. If a woman was trying it on and I said no a few times, if she gets angry and violent, she may get knocked out: an extreme example, but possibilities must be taken into consideration. Gender doesn’t matter, when it comes to protecting yourself. I like women to be feminine, not manly, laddish scum with manly voices; I find ladettes repulsive. I also find certain accents repulsive and a major turn-off, but that’s just me- nobody can help where they come from, can they?

As far as race goes, I am running 3 global clubs for a hobby. If I was racist, my clubs would not be open to anyone outside of England- or more accurately, Cornwall. I am Cornish after all. In Cornwall I encountered a lot of idiots and nonsense simply from having a friend who was half Nigerian. People I went to school with were attacking my old friend’s family, threatening to burn down his house and all kinds of stuff; it’s crazy looking back. No, I never stepped in and sorted out everything with my martial arts, as violence makes things worse, and we weren’t friends back then. But I learned of all the crap that went on, once we were friends. For those who knew me locally, this was one of many reasons I was never friends with Keith O Driscoll and his pals. A man who threatens people because of the colour of their skin is not someone who is my friend. It sounds ridiculous for anyone living in a busy city, but this was in Cornwall in the late 1990s, not medieval times.

Unfortunately, racism is always going to exist, as there will always be different races. The only way you can stop racism is if Hitler won the war and we are all identical, like clones. We should accept that there are good and bad among all people, no matter where they come from or the colour of their skin. For example, if I get into a fight with a Chinese man, it doesn’t mean I hate all Chinese people, does it?

You look at kids when they are small and they all play together, no matter what colour they are: when they get older, some of them learn hate from their relatives. I put it like this, if you were in a small group and you all had to work together to physically survive, the colour of your skin or where you are from would not be an issue, would it?

We all judge whether we like to admit it or not, it’s part of our in-built survival instincts. If someone gets too close and they look like a threat, we react, don’t we? And rightfully so. Unfortunately, you get terrorists and psychos who want the whole world to burn with them, for whatever pathetic reasons. If someone is in my zone and I think they pose a threat, they will have to start doing as I say very quickly, or I will put them down like a sick dog, you can bet your life on it. The thing is, it only takes one of these assholes to blow up a bus or some crap and many innocent lives are lost. If you have to kill one person to save a hundred lives, do it.

For example, if I was on a train or something and some dodgy-looking person comes on board and looks like a terrorist, I will challenge them. I might ask them to take their shirt off or show me what they have on underneath, or else they might get thrown out the fucking window. I don’t encourage that kind of behaviour, but if you all feel threatened by one suspicious-looking individual, get other passengers to back you up. You can do a citizen’s arrest, and simply apologise if they are innocent. There is a fine line between vigilante behaviour and being within the law, but if you feel threatened and people back you up, you should be okay in challenging anyone. Hopefully you may all get to laugh about it, and there’s no harm done.

I have read stories whereby a man had police pointing guns at him and he refused to co-operate, so naturally they shot him. And the idiots online were arguing that he didn’t know what was going on and similar. Don’t take the side of the enemies of peace who try to destroy our very way of life.

I pray that none of my students or relatives will ever have to kill another human being, even in self-defense. If it’s life and death, don’t get emotional, thinking about it, kill them and move to safety quickly. I would cut someone in half with a sword if it meant protecting myself, but it would give me no pleasure to do so. I will add not to try and be a hero in any situation. However, if you think you will probably be killed if you don’t act, take the chance to kill the enemy asap.

The problem with being woke and trying ridiculously hard to pretend that we never offended anyone or hurt a fly is that it’s not in tune with real, everyday life. Trying to pretend we live in some type of Disney cartoon, where nobody ever harms anyone and bad things don’t happen is living a lie, isn’t it? And most importantly for people smart enough to be reading this book, acting like we live in a fairy tale goes against our knowledge as martial artists and our self-defense principles.

I have met many people who have lived their entire lives like everyone is their friend, and as though the world