Nea kaht’u mak’u meek’u, Nea t’zare tubuniti, Nea t’zare supikaahkat’u. Scratching your head at that? It’s OK, Comanche is a dying language and I’ll offer the translation in a moment; the video will provide the tonal qualities. Warrior cultures the world over, past and present, make much of living ready, being ready. It is not mere lip-service. Something to be scanned in an online article, nod assent to and then proceed to the next bit of trivia to scan and nod to. Awareness, presence, aliveness is something to aspire to. Something to strive for. Something that must be worked for. Warrior cultures have always recognized the easy temptation to make “eyes open, senses alive” go dead by distraction or being lost in one’s own thoughts. Remember, lost in thought is lost in the world. Sentries must be awake; you are the sentry of your own life. Scouts must see sign, you are the pathfinder of your own life. Warrior Cultures asked Warriors not fo...
Examining & Resurrecting Indigenous Skills and Frontier Rough & Tumble Combat