MR. MIYAGI WINS A BIG ONE IN LAS VEGAS

Karate Kid 2 Mr Miyagi's philosophy

Last night I did something which I rarely do any more.  I watched a boxing match.  As I have grown older I have come to dislike boxing because it is really quite savage.  It is so savage that it is getting closer and closer to being almost as bad as American football.  In fact, these days there are many more "punch drunk" footballers, or ex-footballers than there are"punch drunk" ex-boxers.  Be that as it may, I was there watching the fight between Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino idol and Juan Manuel Marquez, the Mexican who in three previous tries could not find a way to get past the "Pacman."  When he did find a way, after 41 rounds of confrontation, my mind instantaneously flew back to the Miyagi-Karate Kid philosopy of hitting the agressor on the side that is open and vulnerable because his attacking side is busy trying to do you in.  The win by Marquez was a perfect picture of the philosophy in actuality.
For those of you who saw the "Karate Kid 2" film, the picture of the little toy drum in the upper left-hand corner is familiar.  Mr. Miayagi explains the success of the drum with the mantra that both sides hit at the same time, but from opposite positions.  Never can one striking ball hit both sides at the same time.  There is always an opposite blind side to every agressive action.  Putting that philosophy into reality last night, Marquez was able knock the Pacman senseless, not only from the power of his own right hand but aided by the force of the momentum generated by a right hand from Pacquiao that was dodged by Marquez who countered in a fraction of a second with a pile-driver of a right hook dead center to the face of the Pacman.  The force of the right handed attack by Pacquiao carried him into the right handed missile while his entire left side was completely useless to him as defense.  Score a big one for Miyagi.
You can see what I am talking about by clicking here below.  The graphic view of my description can be seen starting at about 22 seconds into the video and repeated twice more until about 34 seconds.  You'll see.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2DOiuuUe-A

I have to say that all the while being Miyagi oriented, I have also been thinking about the way that it is possible to do this in other areas of life. One of the people who is very adroit at doing this in politics is Carl Rove.  He requires his target to respond to an unsavory proposition so that during the time when the target is crafting the response, Carl does what he wants to do thereby requiring more crafting by the target thereby giving Carl more time to settle into the results of the initial proposition.  To get back to the toy drum analogy, by the time the target gets around to responding, the drum beat has gone on so many times that the rhythm has turned to Carl's side of the drum.  I suppose that there would be more examples that I could propose, but you get the idea.  If you've seen the film, "Karate Kids 2" and you see the 10 or 12 seconds worth of the attached video, you will see the truth of the philosophy.  If you're not careful, it may occupy a lot more of your time that you would normally be willing to devote to such things.

I therefore wish you a happy philosophical moment.