Training to win (Riggs EOD Promo #2)
Oct 22, 2020 23:42:43 GMT -5
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Post by Lio on Oct 22, 2020 23:42:43 GMT -5
The following morning finds Roger Riggs waking up from a great nights sleep. He had placed this Keris under his pillow, so this ascertained that it was still working, and was in tune with him as well. Dressing in a simple attire of a t-shirt, cotton pants, and and shoes, Riggs exits the hotel and makes the trek back to the chicken church on foot. Not that difficult a thing to do honestly, as the hotel was in close proximity. Once arriving there, he heads into the surrounding jungle proper to do some training before the match.
I mentioned the other day about how being in this area reminded me of the way I used to train when I had traveled the world. I've decided why not put that thought into action, and do a bit of that kind of training. Nothing special really, mostly of the physical variety. Punch trees, get in touch with nature, stretches. That sort of thing. There's also a world famous Buddhist Monument nearby as well, known as Borobudur temple, which I'd like to visit as well. I'm not a Buddhist myself by any means, but I'm not passing up a chance to enjoy local culture if I can help it. I also heard about a legendary waterfall, and that's something else very good for training too. You know the classic, meditating under a waterfall? Big Staple of old martial arts films. Well, let me tell you it's works! Very good for cleaning ones mind and not only attaining, but keeping focus. Something that DT could have probably used in his match eh? I mean seriously dude? You let being covered in insects snap your trance? That's a shame man. A true practitioner is able to keep his trance under any circumstances! And the best? They can put themselves into a trance so good they don't feel pain, because it prevents injury to their body!
Riggs eventually comes to a clearing that seems suitable for his needs. Looking around he closes his eyes and takes a deep breath drawing the air in slowly. As he does this he imagines the air filling up every part of his body, from the top of his head to the tips of his fingers and toes. Holding this breath, he moves his feet and slides his legs apart bending them slightly. The result of this looks as if he were sitting in a chair, though none is there. In this position, he moves his arms to his sides, and pushes them forwards in front, hands cupped in a classic tiger claw position. As he's pushing his arms in front slowly, but with effort, he slowly releases his breath. He then slowly brings his arms back to his sides, taking in air as he does this. He locks his arms at his side, fists clenched. Holds his breath for a good minute. Then suddenly, forcefully shoots his left arm out in front of himself, exhaling air as he does so. He can feel the air passing his fist as he snaps off the punch. He stands with his arm extended for another good minute, breathing normally, just taking his his surroundings, then opens his eyes.
Woo! Haven't done of those in forever! That's a karate punch by the way. The kind of punch you could snap a full grown tree in half with, if done properly as I demonstrated. Ah the problem though is that it takes too long to build up to it. What you need is the kind of instant SNAP energy in a punch. Bruce Lee was a practitioner of this, in his time. His famous one inch punch is the prime example of that. But it too has it's limitations. It relies more on inner strength, not necessarily outer strength, though that obviously helps as well. Uh let me see here....
Riggs walks over to a nearby tree. Good midsized tree, with a big wide trunk. Exactly what he needs. He places his fist near the middle of the tree, then slowly uncurls the fist until only the tips of his fingers are touching the tree, with his arm bent slightly. Suddenly with a concentrated effort, he straightens his arm snapping his hand into a fist. The effect is immediate, as his fist makes a large fist shaped indentation in the tree. This is enough the shake the tree itself slightly, sending a few leaves falling. Riggs brings his arm back, and admires his work.
See this? This is the kind of thing that can only be attained through perfect control. Too much force, and you wind up with a hole in the tree. Not enough, and nothing happens. That's actually both a blessing and a failing of Jeet Kun Do if you ask me. Everything takes concentration as far as it's concerned. Feeling. Whereas most normal martial arts instead rely more on rote memorization, and pure strength. Uh, Karate would be a good example of that. As the saying goes, you either train the same punch a hundred times, a thousand times, a million times, until it becomes second nature. Or you try and train in a little of everything. Honestly, there's both good and bad things to be had with both scenarios. Say you focus specifically on only one kind of punch in Karate. Then that's going to be one hell of a punch you got. But, it's only ONE punch. And what happens if you meet someone who can counter it? Or block it? Then you're screwed. On the other hand, if your knowledge is wider, maybe you don't have as much skill. But, you can make up for a lack of skill by being flexible as it were. If one technique doesn't work, you can shift to another that might. Or hell, combine techniques to form something entirely new, that your opponent won't expect! Like, imagine trying to fight a guy who knows the acrobatic side of something like Tae Kwan Do, but also knows the mental and physical side of Karate. So now, you've got a dude throwing roundhouse kicks at you with the force of a truck behind them! That's just one example anyway. See, that's what I tried to go for with my martial arts training as a young man. My intent was a wide focus, while still narrowed to a specific theme. Killing blows. Nearly every martial art has one. That's what I figured would make me deadly. Then, as I got older I realized that simply striking wasn't enough, especially as a police officer. So, I decided to retrain myself focusing specifically on learning and becoming an expert at Brazilian jujitsu, since that was popular at the time. And, you know what it's paid off! I mean look how I won my last match. A Kimura lock from out of nowhere! That's kind of situation was exactly why I learned jujitsu. Oh oh hey, wanna see something else cool before we take off?
Riggs gets this smirk on his face, and punches the tree, harder this time. Hard enough that a shower of leaves begins falling slowly towards the ground. Without missing a beat, Riggs unleashes a flurry of lightning fast jabs. His fists are clenched, and when he uncurls them, all the leaves that fell fall to the ground. He punched and caught every single leaf. With that, he turns and walks away back towards the church.
We rejoin Roger Riggs standing under a waterfall an hours drive away. The Sekar Langit waterfall to be precise. His eyes are closed, and his hands are cupped together in a manner conducive to a trance like state. He is standing still, breathing shallow. He is only wearing his pants, no shoes or shirt. He has been under this waterfall, in a trance like state for almost an hour by this point. Finally he opens his eyes and steps out from under the waterfall. He walks to shore, and grabs the towel he left there, toweling himself off. He sits down and gazes wistfully at the waterfall.
Nothing like training under a waterfall i'll tell you. Really is the best thing. It tests your endurance like few other things can, especially if you aren't able to enter a trance like state, which helps to withstand the sheer force of nature pushing down on your shoulders. Hey, Rob I gotta say when I came back to the hotel before heading out here I watched that promo you cut. And I wanted to thank you for a few things honestly. First of all, thanks for the free upgrade to the Phoenix title. Saved me the trouble of having to do it myself, after I win it from you. And also, hey an extra 20 pounds is nothing to me. It's a free workout if anything. And Second, I wanted to thank you for actually thinking I'm taller than I am, and that I weigh less than I do. I think you may be the first person who overestimated me that way. I'm actually 6'5 and 180 pounds. But you know, you were only off by like two inches so I'll give it to you. And anyway you probably got that bit of misinformation from Jeff. Either that, or you really are as dumb as you look. But then again, consider everything else you said. Let me break it down.
To start, I didn't "quit" the police force. Technically I was forced into an early retirement after what I did. But you might as well say that I was let go. The department was given no choice, they were leaned heavily on by the "family" of the guy I killed. The man tried to shoot me, I thought he was a normal perp. Had no idea the fuck was mafia. And as far as being an actor goes, I am an accomplished actor, not a failed actor. It just so happened that business has dried up at the moment. Finally, I freely admit I lost in the first round of fired up. You seem to forget though, that I was never pinned. I got counted out because I was trapped UNDER FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS OF FUCKING BEAR. You try dead lifting 500 pounds using only your chest and legs. My arms were pinned down, I couldn't get any leverage going. But hey, look. I certainly bounced back from that. And now, here I am. Your whole promo is exactly what I expected from a dumb ass dudebro such as yourself. Just a bunch of talk. Hell and I thought Carlos liked to talk. But at least he had meaning behind his words. Whereas yours are meaningless. I mean, you never even once mentioned how exactly you plan to beat me. While I already know exactly how I plan to beat you. Think on it. Imagine the gnawing feeling in the pit of your stomach after you hear AAAAAAAAAND NEW XHF PHOENIX CHAMPION! How are you gonna answer to Ol Neo James then? What's your excuse gonna be?
Riggs puts his shoes and shirt back on, and walks off back to his transportation. The camera fades out, and when it fades back in we see an aerial view of the aforementioned Buddhist moument Borodubur temple.
Riggs can be seen walking the path to the top. It's quite a long trek. As he walks slowly towards the top, he takes in all the sights. Eventually he reaches the top and gazes out at the surrounding area. In all honesty he feels at peace here. Why this is, he wouldn't be able to tell you. Getting a look of inspiration, he pulls out his cellphone and opens the Youtube app. He motions for the camera to get a closeup of his phone, where he starts to play a video.
Afterwards, the camera then pans back over to Riggs who has this funny smile on his face as we fade to black for a final time.
I mentioned the other day about how being in this area reminded me of the way I used to train when I had traveled the world. I've decided why not put that thought into action, and do a bit of that kind of training. Nothing special really, mostly of the physical variety. Punch trees, get in touch with nature, stretches. That sort of thing. There's also a world famous Buddhist Monument nearby as well, known as Borobudur temple, which I'd like to visit as well. I'm not a Buddhist myself by any means, but I'm not passing up a chance to enjoy local culture if I can help it. I also heard about a legendary waterfall, and that's something else very good for training too. You know the classic, meditating under a waterfall? Big Staple of old martial arts films. Well, let me tell you it's works! Very good for cleaning ones mind and not only attaining, but keeping focus. Something that DT could have probably used in his match eh? I mean seriously dude? You let being covered in insects snap your trance? That's a shame man. A true practitioner is able to keep his trance under any circumstances! And the best? They can put themselves into a trance so good they don't feel pain, because it prevents injury to their body!
Riggs eventually comes to a clearing that seems suitable for his needs. Looking around he closes his eyes and takes a deep breath drawing the air in slowly. As he does this he imagines the air filling up every part of his body, from the top of his head to the tips of his fingers and toes. Holding this breath, he moves his feet and slides his legs apart bending them slightly. The result of this looks as if he were sitting in a chair, though none is there. In this position, he moves his arms to his sides, and pushes them forwards in front, hands cupped in a classic tiger claw position. As he's pushing his arms in front slowly, but with effort, he slowly releases his breath. He then slowly brings his arms back to his sides, taking in air as he does this. He locks his arms at his side, fists clenched. Holds his breath for a good minute. Then suddenly, forcefully shoots his left arm out in front of himself, exhaling air as he does so. He can feel the air passing his fist as he snaps off the punch. He stands with his arm extended for another good minute, breathing normally, just taking his his surroundings, then opens his eyes.
Woo! Haven't done of those in forever! That's a karate punch by the way. The kind of punch you could snap a full grown tree in half with, if done properly as I demonstrated. Ah the problem though is that it takes too long to build up to it. What you need is the kind of instant SNAP energy in a punch. Bruce Lee was a practitioner of this, in his time. His famous one inch punch is the prime example of that. But it too has it's limitations. It relies more on inner strength, not necessarily outer strength, though that obviously helps as well. Uh let me see here....
Riggs walks over to a nearby tree. Good midsized tree, with a big wide trunk. Exactly what he needs. He places his fist near the middle of the tree, then slowly uncurls the fist until only the tips of his fingers are touching the tree, with his arm bent slightly. Suddenly with a concentrated effort, he straightens his arm snapping his hand into a fist. The effect is immediate, as his fist makes a large fist shaped indentation in the tree. This is enough the shake the tree itself slightly, sending a few leaves falling. Riggs brings his arm back, and admires his work.
See this? This is the kind of thing that can only be attained through perfect control. Too much force, and you wind up with a hole in the tree. Not enough, and nothing happens. That's actually both a blessing and a failing of Jeet Kun Do if you ask me. Everything takes concentration as far as it's concerned. Feeling. Whereas most normal martial arts instead rely more on rote memorization, and pure strength. Uh, Karate would be a good example of that. As the saying goes, you either train the same punch a hundred times, a thousand times, a million times, until it becomes second nature. Or you try and train in a little of everything. Honestly, there's both good and bad things to be had with both scenarios. Say you focus specifically on only one kind of punch in Karate. Then that's going to be one hell of a punch you got. But, it's only ONE punch. And what happens if you meet someone who can counter it? Or block it? Then you're screwed. On the other hand, if your knowledge is wider, maybe you don't have as much skill. But, you can make up for a lack of skill by being flexible as it were. If one technique doesn't work, you can shift to another that might. Or hell, combine techniques to form something entirely new, that your opponent won't expect! Like, imagine trying to fight a guy who knows the acrobatic side of something like Tae Kwan Do, but also knows the mental and physical side of Karate. So now, you've got a dude throwing roundhouse kicks at you with the force of a truck behind them! That's just one example anyway. See, that's what I tried to go for with my martial arts training as a young man. My intent was a wide focus, while still narrowed to a specific theme. Killing blows. Nearly every martial art has one. That's what I figured would make me deadly. Then, as I got older I realized that simply striking wasn't enough, especially as a police officer. So, I decided to retrain myself focusing specifically on learning and becoming an expert at Brazilian jujitsu, since that was popular at the time. And, you know what it's paid off! I mean look how I won my last match. A Kimura lock from out of nowhere! That's kind of situation was exactly why I learned jujitsu. Oh oh hey, wanna see something else cool before we take off?
Riggs gets this smirk on his face, and punches the tree, harder this time. Hard enough that a shower of leaves begins falling slowly towards the ground. Without missing a beat, Riggs unleashes a flurry of lightning fast jabs. His fists are clenched, and when he uncurls them, all the leaves that fell fall to the ground. He punched and caught every single leaf. With that, he turns and walks away back towards the church.
We rejoin Roger Riggs standing under a waterfall an hours drive away. The Sekar Langit waterfall to be precise. His eyes are closed, and his hands are cupped together in a manner conducive to a trance like state. He is standing still, breathing shallow. He is only wearing his pants, no shoes or shirt. He has been under this waterfall, in a trance like state for almost an hour by this point. Finally he opens his eyes and steps out from under the waterfall. He walks to shore, and grabs the towel he left there, toweling himself off. He sits down and gazes wistfully at the waterfall.
Nothing like training under a waterfall i'll tell you. Really is the best thing. It tests your endurance like few other things can, especially if you aren't able to enter a trance like state, which helps to withstand the sheer force of nature pushing down on your shoulders. Hey, Rob I gotta say when I came back to the hotel before heading out here I watched that promo you cut. And I wanted to thank you for a few things honestly. First of all, thanks for the free upgrade to the Phoenix title. Saved me the trouble of having to do it myself, after I win it from you. And also, hey an extra 20 pounds is nothing to me. It's a free workout if anything. And Second, I wanted to thank you for actually thinking I'm taller than I am, and that I weigh less than I do. I think you may be the first person who overestimated me that way. I'm actually 6'5 and 180 pounds. But you know, you were only off by like two inches so I'll give it to you. And anyway you probably got that bit of misinformation from Jeff. Either that, or you really are as dumb as you look. But then again, consider everything else you said. Let me break it down.
To start, I didn't "quit" the police force. Technically I was forced into an early retirement after what I did. But you might as well say that I was let go. The department was given no choice, they were leaned heavily on by the "family" of the guy I killed. The man tried to shoot me, I thought he was a normal perp. Had no idea the fuck was mafia. And as far as being an actor goes, I am an accomplished actor, not a failed actor. It just so happened that business has dried up at the moment. Finally, I freely admit I lost in the first round of fired up. You seem to forget though, that I was never pinned. I got counted out because I was trapped UNDER FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS OF FUCKING BEAR. You try dead lifting 500 pounds using only your chest and legs. My arms were pinned down, I couldn't get any leverage going. But hey, look. I certainly bounced back from that. And now, here I am. Your whole promo is exactly what I expected from a dumb ass dudebro such as yourself. Just a bunch of talk. Hell and I thought Carlos liked to talk. But at least he had meaning behind his words. Whereas yours are meaningless. I mean, you never even once mentioned how exactly you plan to beat me. While I already know exactly how I plan to beat you. Think on it. Imagine the gnawing feeling in the pit of your stomach after you hear AAAAAAAAAND NEW XHF PHOENIX CHAMPION! How are you gonna answer to Ol Neo James then? What's your excuse gonna be?
Riggs puts his shoes and shirt back on, and walks off back to his transportation. The camera fades out, and when it fades back in we see an aerial view of the aforementioned Buddhist moument Borodubur temple.
Riggs can be seen walking the path to the top. It's quite a long trek. As he walks slowly towards the top, he takes in all the sights. Eventually he reaches the top and gazes out at the surrounding area. In all honesty he feels at peace here. Why this is, he wouldn't be able to tell you. Getting a look of inspiration, he pulls out his cellphone and opens the Youtube app. He motions for the camera to get a closeup of his phone, where he starts to play a video.
Afterwards, the camera then pans back over to Riggs who has this funny smile on his face as we fade to black for a final time.