Jesse Enkamp once speculated about the ‘night fighting kata ninja move’. I hadn’t even known that such a thing like a ‘night fighting kata’ exists. Its ‘ninja move’ certainly isn’t especially suitable for fighting in the dark. If it would, then it already would have helped me out, so I must know this. The kata […]

Because this already is the third addendum to ‘The Piece of Magick Wrongly Depicted in most Anime’, so it’s time to explain how faith healing really is achieved. It’s very simple. You don’t need to learn any piece of magick beforehand, albeit experience with meditation is advantageous. You only have to make sure that your […]

On July, 17th the last French troops left Senegal and these also were the last French troops in West Africa. The president of Senegal, who was elected in 2024, had promised to free Senegal from French influence after French president Macron misbehaved too often. Already three other West African countries had French troops leave previous […]

Lǐ Sī (李 斯) from the state Chǔ (楚) and ‘Hán Fēi (traditional: 韓非 / simplified: 韩非)’ studied under Xǘnzǐ (荀子). Both students hence believed that humans are evil by nature and need to be educated. Lǐ Sī (李 斯) though from the state Chǔ (楚) became chancellor of the state Qín (秦). Both were […]

Russia outlawed Satanist ideology due to its hatred and hostility. I’m already curious what the West will make out of this policy. European journalists call it a crackdown on ideological dissent and see this in line with the Russian government also banning LGBT. Russia’s president Putin on the other hand stated in an interview that […]

In a previous article, I wondered about which Bible translation I should choose to quote from. I decided that it should be the ‘New International Version’ because as its name already says it is international and so facilitates discussions about Biblical topics between native speakers of different languages. Such a translation can’t be the best […]

I learnt about Hick’s law, also known as the Hick-Hyman law, from Jesse Enkamp’s karate blog. I not only disagree with Jesse Enkamp’s opinion that you’d better know fewer, instead of more, options to defend yourself, but also with Jesse Enkamp’s teacher’s opinion about the use of adjectives. What and how many adjectives an author […]

Jesse Enkamp ranted about a blue-belt karateka, who was so impudent to want to really wear his blue belt. Jesse Enkamp reasoned this with the ranks shown by belts are dynamic. They are meant to show what you’re capable of and not what you once achieved. I would agree with him if what the belts […]

The thirty-fourth of the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition states: War is good for business. An obvious interpretation of this rule is that the demand for weapons and other military equipment is at a peak during times of war. But a wartime economy is comprised of more than only this. What else wartime economy means can […]

Part of the discussion between the commentators on Jesse Enkamp’s article about ‘the night-fighting kata’ is the topic whether kata sequences have several or only one application. Good arguments exist for both opinions. The definition of kata as collections as sequences, which have a history of having successfully decided real fights, makes the idea of […]