The Dangers of Extreme Yoga – the Joshua Maddux Story! (17.3.2023)

All this misdirection impressed Joshua Maddux and he became susceptible to the suggestions of Andrew – who had the bizarre idea of Joshua Maddux assuming Yogic postures hanging upside down (like a ‘bat’) whilst secreting himself in a nearby chimney-stack! The idea of this was activity was to link an aggressive internet advertising campaign associated with Meatloaf’s ‘Bat Out of Hell’ – whilst dressed in a ‘Batman’ outfit! 

According to rumours, Andrew administered a ‘relaxing’ injection to Joshua – who could then fit easily up the desired chimney-stack – but Andrew gat the dose incorrect and the although Joshua had assumed the right position – he had not yet doned the ‘Batman’ outfit and Andrew had not yet set-up the camera and sound system designed to blast-out Meatloaf’s masterpiece! Joshua’s body re-assumed its natural muscular tension too early and despite his best efforts – Andrew could not pull his friend from the Chimney! Andrew quickly placed the breakfast bar over the entrance of the fire-place as a means to ‘stop the cold wind’ blowing through the passage – and disappeard into the night!

Email: Socialist Martial Arts – ‘Systema’ (система)! (8.6.2022)

The cultural and religious baggage within Asian cultures generally means that it takes decades to finally arrive at the ability that Systema teaches from the first day of training (and only then, if the practitioner of the Asian arts has found a competent Master). This signifies the ‘Socialist’ egalitarian nature of ‘Systema’ where there were no coloured belts representing a fascistic and hierarchical grading system – as is common within Japanese culture. In the original Soviet – (and now ‘Russian’) – martial system (Systema), the highest form of inner and outer awareness, body-alignment, organisation and movement, as well as advanced technical manifestation – is taught first without any hesitation, whilst an individual’s psychological and emotional (spiritual) understanding of what a practitioner is physically experiencing has to catch-up over the many years of training.