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Scottish Warrior Wins 5 Oscars

Do you know who I’m talking about?

You got it.

The Scottish warrior, William Wallace, depicted in the movie Braveheart.

In 1995, Mel Gibson’s epic/drama film, which he produced and directed as well as starred in, was nominated for a total of 10 Oscars.

The movie did pretty well and actually won 5 Academy Awards, including one for Best Picture and Best Director.

Mel Gibson plays William Wallace, a Scottish warrior, who became a force to reckon with,  during the First War of  Scottish Independence from England around 1300 by opposing King Edward I of England.

After Wallace’s execution, the Scots eventually gain independence in 1314. The movie did a rather good job of showing the long and yet determined struggle  to attain freedom all packed in 175 minutes.

At the end of this epic movie you too will be shouting, “F-R-E-E-E-E-E-D-O-M!”

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“They may take our lives, but they will never take our freedom!”

Is this what being a warrior is all about?

Let me know what you think.

 

 

 

 

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New Zealand’s Maori Haka Get Warriors Ready For Battle

Haka is considered the traditional dance form of New Zealand’s Maori.

Usually a group performs this posture dance which contains vigorous movements and stamping of the feet accompanied by shouting.

The All Blacks rugby union team has made a certain type of haka very popular.

However, this might have led to certain misconceptions.

I found out that haka are not exclusively war dances and they aren’t performed only by men. Sometimes they are performed by women, mixed groups, and some even by children.

In these cases, they are performed for amusement, as a hearty welcome to distinguished guests, or to acknowledge great achievements or occasions.

War haka (peruperu) were originally performed by warriors before a battle, proclaiming their strength and prowess in order to intimidate the opposition.

Haka has become an integral part of official welcome ceremonies for distinguished visitors such as foreign dignitaries.

According to reports the first New Zealand rugby team to tour overseas, namely in Australia in 1884, performed “a Maori war cry” or haka before each of its matches and it has been a tradition ever since.

Enjoy the video with the All Blacks and their version of haka:

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Peaceful Warrior Wisdom For Martial Artists (And Others, Too)

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This week’s quote for readers of TheMartialArtsReporter.com:

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but the number of moments that take our breath away. ” Unkown

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Peaceful Warrior Wisdom For Martial Artists (And Others, Too)

Most of us work and train towards goals, deadlines, targets, destinations etc.

The problem therein lies that we miss out on being in the moment.

And maybe we can just remind ourselves from time to time that we should enjoy the journey and not always be fixated on just the destination.

Enjoy this clip from The Peaceful Warrior!

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