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Can that Thing Called The Force Really Be with You Always?

[I:http://www.uniquearticlewizard.com/extras/pics/bowzerimage8.jpg]Luke, Feel the Force. Close Your Eyes, Luke. May the Force be with you.

Wow, something really neat, like an invisible ocean that surrounds you. And everything in the universe was built out of this ocean stuff! And, heck, if you train at the Jedi Academy…you can control the Force!

Well, now that we?ve completed the introduction to basic Martial Arts, we can get down to the reality. Chi, or Ki, is an invisible ocean of subtle energy from which everything in the universe is made. And, oh yeah, you can learn to do what you want with it.

The difference, of course, between the cinematic timewaster and reality is that one you get fat over popcorn with, and the other one takes hard work. And, of course, the movie stuff, if you think about it, never seems to come true.

But, what the heck! You got to spend a sawbuck, and then rent it for a fiver, and then see it on cable for a buck, then, finally, see it for free, uh, with a few dozen advertisements to break it up and editing so you don?t see the good stuff, and so on! The question, however, is when are you going to start doing the work and make that stuff you see in the movie come true?

So, they have these things called instructional courses that you can get on DVDs. To get into a field of study, such as Kenpo or Krav Maga or Ninjitsu or, the list goes on, and a DVD will cost you about as much as a movie. The difference, of course, is that you are paying for the movie every time you want to get nothing done for a few hours, and once you have the martial arts DVD there is no more cost, it?s like the difference between renting a car and owning a car.

Now comes the fun, you actually get to do something. You are no longer a slovenly popcorn eating machine, you are able to hone your body into a sleek exotic car that runs good, drives the chicks (guys, if you?re a girl) wild, and that good conditioning is going to last you long into your lifetime. Slowly, a few minutes here or a half hour there, you copy the DVD, go along with the instructions, and, zingo bingo, you feel the changes.

Good health starts to seep through the ocean of your body, improving your hearing and vision, and you can work longer, harder, and more efficiently. Discipline starts to grab a hold of you, making you able to conquer new tasks, tasks which you previously thought daunting and difficult. And, here is the fun part, the world starts morphing to keep up with the new you…new friends, more money, the ability to make enough money to go to the best restaurants, maybe a real play, maybe a huge sporting event…and now the Force is truly with you.