<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389807415544907055</id><updated>2026-03-11T17:05:14.847-07:00</updated><category term="Confidence"/><category term="Martial Arts"/><category term="Living and Wellness"/><category term="Thoughts on life"/><category term="Other Topics"/><title type='text'>Project Manliness</title><subtitle type='html'>Welcome to the market place for confidence, courage, strength, martial arts skills and magic bullets. They used to be $1.99/lb, now due to the change of inflation rate, mortgage interest rate, GDP index and S&amp;amp;P 500 index, the price has changed. Contact me with your information and I will find you the right size with the right quote</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>lonelystar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12210335832351876996</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TlFHGz5k84/SeYrF3kpA7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Nziqi02OLwY/S220/Ghost+Fire.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>41</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389807415544907055.post-2457171857219476949</id><published>2017-10-09T11:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2017-10-09T11:13:20.890-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Living and Wellness"/><title type='text'>Secret of losing weights</title><summary type="text">



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Lets talk about something a lot of people are struggling with, which is how to lose weight. You as well as I know there are all kinds of programs, workout regimes and diet </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/2457171857219476949'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/2457171857219476949'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/2017/10/secret-of-losing-weights.html' title='Secret of losing weights'/><author><name>lonelystar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12210335832351876996</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TlFHGz5k84/SeYrF3kpA7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Nziqi02OLwY/S220/Ghost+Fire.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CYMsqv_x-zgBhNgvOHZN2eyPpN9Z1s3Hz_dHHZ92-DefCwFRpFTsqvJ0BasZMpOQDjdENRYnhKSDXBLrSoYn9iSYnsgvhJmpRoKCqZqBezvzA0kr0MfZ5Q6S5iW5yqMS2M49ji0lVTM/s72-c/belly-body-clothes-diet-53528.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389807415544907055.post-2904651292969644010</id><published>2015-05-16T12:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2015-05-16T13:45:33.326-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Confidence"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Martial Arts"/><title type='text'>Breaking the self-limit through martial arts</title><summary type="text">




People often say that martial art is one of the best activities out there to develop self-confidence and self-discipline. A lot of parents send their children to the local dojo for the same reason. While it is true that martial art does teach you how to physically depend yourself from bullies, thus making you more confident around others. However, the real growth isn&#39;t about the fact that </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/2904651292969644010'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/2904651292969644010'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/2015/05/breaking-self-limit-through-martial-arts.html' title='Breaking the self-limit through martial arts'/><author><name>lonelystar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12210335832351876996</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TlFHGz5k84/SeYrF3kpA7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Nziqi02OLwY/S220/Ghost+Fire.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCC6hjGmQYNmUJTpbU2xD_MzxnHBFXGBwBnM1JpTGAL3sKCGF3NBQx3c4WDmzTPkvcym5-vTDTng6RnC2_039TLsPOBAbkUKSIx7MII3Q-9CMlLAPF0s0qiiscN18OJEj_vQukO0l4Jw/s72-c/warrior.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389807415544907055.post-4802208346060764180</id><published>2015-04-30T21:59:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2015-04-30T22:16:00.903-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Martial Arts"/><title type='text'>7 reasons why every martial artist should train boxing</title><summary type="text">



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Right before the Pacquiao - Mayweather fight, boxing has caught people&#39;s attention once again. This may be the mega fight of the century performed by the two athletes with</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/4802208346060764180'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/4802208346060764180'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/2015/04/6-reasons-why-every-martial-artist.html' title='7 reasons why every martial artist should train boxing'/><author><name>lonelystar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12210335832351876996</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TlFHGz5k84/SeYrF3kpA7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Nziqi02OLwY/S220/Ghost+Fire.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEzwH-J6Xo6isf-_YlS5sk15rsMO3CVOqlz9EMDLEAohUuBjT-7WRH1Z27agDypHoZMsG9KKAEUasErxmOngdrA7lWmJvjxhGOzi7e3C87J0QcP1FjAWInAZJodqSvByF-cUPgQ_8RY8/s72-c/boxing.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389807415544907055.post-8181017094584507206</id><published>2015-04-24T18:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2015-04-24T18:13:00.375-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Confidence"/><title type='text'>If you believe it will be done, it shall be done</title><summary type="text">Our human mind are unbelievably powerful. Therefore is nothing we can&#39;t achieve, there is only things we haven&#39;t thought of yet.&amp;nbsp;


If you look back 100 years, you will be amazed at how far our civilization has come along. The things that people deemed impossible or science fiction are now part of our daily lives. Can you imagine travelling back 20 years ago and tell people about smartphones</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/8181017094584507206'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/8181017094584507206'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/2015/04/if-you-believe-it-will-be-done-it-shall.html' title='If you believe it will be done, it shall be done'/><author><name>lonelystar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12210335832351876996</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TlFHGz5k84/SeYrF3kpA7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Nziqi02OLwY/S220/Ghost+Fire.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389807415544907055.post-6642176428855483690</id><published>2015-04-22T17:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2015-04-22T17:51:00.057-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Confidence"/><title type='text'>Do you take yourself seriously?</title><summary type="text">How do you know if you are taking yourself seriously? It is very simple, do you honor your words?



When you say you are going to pick up your son and daughter at 5pm, do you honor your word and show up at 5pm, or do you always arrive late?&amp;nbsp;



When you promise you will start working out everyday, do you keep that promise and train your butt off, or do you let yourself down by skipping the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/6642176428855483690'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/6642176428855483690'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/2015/04/do-you-take-yourself-seriously.html' title='Do you take yourself seriously?'/><author><name>lonelystar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12210335832351876996</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TlFHGz5k84/SeYrF3kpA7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Nziqi02OLwY/S220/Ghost+Fire.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389807415544907055.post-4872621543944971799</id><published>2015-04-20T17:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2015-04-20T17:40:05.406-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Confidence"/><title type='text'>Human are made of sets of believes</title><summary type="text">I have sure you have heard of this saying that we human are made of sets of believes. Do you know what it means? Does it make sense to you to think that you are made of set of believes?&amp;nbsp;


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  var googleSearchPath =</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/4872621543944971799'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/4872621543944971799'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/2015/04/human-are-made-of-sets-of-believes.html' title='Human are made of sets of believes'/><author><name>lonelystar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12210335832351876996</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TlFHGz5k84/SeYrF3kpA7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Nziqi02OLwY/S220/Ghost+Fire.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389807415544907055.post-2101747176193504710</id><published>2015-04-06T09:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2015-04-06T09:53:00.442-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Confidence"/><title type='text'>Seeing yourself in a different way changes your level of self-confidence</title><summary type="text">
Have you ever wondered why nobody seems to appreciate you the way you want to be appreciated? Do you even struggle to build self confidence so that others will respect you more? Are you always unsure of yourself in front of others and therefore you are looking for others to give you a greenlight in every step of the interaction?


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Although I believe that ultimately we need to base our confidence internally on who we are, I do think it is necessary to constantly remind ourselves about our self-worth base on things we perceive from the external world, especially when we are new in this journey of developing our self-confidence.


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Like I mentioned before, real self-confidence and false self-confidence feel the same but they are depended on different things. False confidence is entirely based on external things, while real confidence is based on internal qualities. So someone who&#39;s confidence is based on what he knows and what he can do, he will not be so confident when he runs into something he doesn&#39;t know or have never </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/3853358142970009575'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/3853358142970009575'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/2015/04/what-would-you-do-if-you-have-real-self.html' title='What would you do if you have real self-confidence?'/><author><name>lonelystar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12210335832351876996</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TlFHGz5k84/SeYrF3kpA7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Nziqi02OLwY/S220/Ghost+Fire.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389807415544907055.post-650106479098106482</id><published>2015-03-30T14:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2015-03-30T14:42:00.241-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Martial Arts"/><title type='text'>Unique Striking method of Internal Chinese Martial Art </title><summary type="text">
Earlier I wrote a article comparing striking and grappling&amp;nbsp;where I mentioned the Chinese internal style and how it can strike in close range and still cause internal damage. Today I am going to give some more details of how Baji&#39;s internal power works and how in theory it is going work.



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Gaining self-confidence isn&#39;t an easy and quick process. The reason our self-confidence level is where it is has a lot to do with what we have been doing in our lives as well as what&#39;s been like around us all the time. A discriminating environment definitely contributing a lot to our own self-esteem. This is another great example of how environment shapes our conscious mind. &amp;nbsp;


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Since the raise of MMA, people have been focusing on its effectiveness on the street. There are basically two school of thoughts about whether MMA is indeed effective or not on the street. The MMA supporters think MMA is the closest to real life combat because of the rules and its usage of different styles of combat, therefore it should be the best style to practice if you want to get good at </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/6470097595415876125'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/6470097595415876125'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-best-martial-art-styles-for.html' title='The best martial art styles for realistic combat'/><author><name>lonelystar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12210335832351876996</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TlFHGz5k84/SeYrF3kpA7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Nziqi02OLwY/S220/Ghost+Fire.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389807415544907055.post-6626425823582070343</id><published>2015-03-20T13:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2015-03-20T13:04:00.804-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Confidence"/><title type='text'>Having self-limiting believes? We all do</title><summary type="text">
Having mentioned in previous posts about my understanding of confidence, it is a state of knowing who you are and what you are capable of. Often, mixed with this &#39;knowing&#39; comes &#39;unknowing&#39;, which is then referred to as self-limiting believes. This can be one of the biggest resistance in our life that holds us back from being completely free. We just don&#39;t think we are ready for it, we are not </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/6626425823582070343'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/6626425823582070343'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/2015/03/having-self-limiting-believes-we-all-do.html' title='Having self-limiting believes? We all do'/><author><name>lonelystar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12210335832351876996</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TlFHGz5k84/SeYrF3kpA7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Nziqi02OLwY/S220/Ghost+Fire.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389807415544907055.post-2562972545840581286</id><published>2015-03-16T11:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2015-03-16T11:51:00.245-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Confidence"/><title type='text'>Is your environment helping you to be confident? Or not?</title><summary type="text">
For a long time I was struggling to be more confident in general, but I just couldn&#39;t. I had a lot of reasons to feel good about myself, to not be insecure around people, but not. I even read a lot of self-help book trying to figure out why i just couldn&#39;t implement the exercises and principles in order to change my life. I was frustrated not seeing the result I wanted.&amp;nbsp;


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Have you ever wondered why you are not improving anymore after you have trained a specific style for a while? It is frustrating to see others catching up on you and even </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/3121511213904829117'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/3121511213904829117'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/2015/03/improve-your-martial-art-skills-quicker.html' title='Improve your martial art skills quicker by focusing on principles instead of techniques'/><author><name>lonelystar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12210335832351876996</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TlFHGz5k84/SeYrF3kpA7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Nziqi02OLwY/S220/Ghost+Fire.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389807415544907055.post-3128479345890678914</id><published>2015-03-10T21:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2015-03-10T21:09:00.181-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Martial Arts"/><title type='text'>What does your martial art style offer you?</title><summary type="text">There are so many fighting styles, people argue about which style will win in the fight against other styles over and over. It really comes down to the individual fighter because the style only gives you certain abilities and it&#39;s up to you to do something with it.&amp;nbsp;


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Last time I mentioned something about false confidence, which is something we see all the time. Even when a person may appear to be dominating or even abusive, it really is coming from the state of insecurity, because that person constantly needs external responses to feed to the state of &#39;knowing&#39; that he is secured, the harder he tries, the less secured he feels. If you still remember the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/feeds/63722532921415311/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/2015/03/i-dont-know-if-i-am-confident-but-i.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/63722532921415311'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/63722532921415311'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/2015/03/i-dont-know-if-i-am-confident-but-i.html' title='i don&#39;t know if I am confident, but I know I am the real deal'/><author><name>lonelystar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12210335832351876996</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TlFHGz5k84/SeYrF3kpA7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Nziqi02OLwY/S220/Ghost+Fire.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389807415544907055.post-3281253417460125393</id><published>2015-03-02T22:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2015-03-02T22:38:00.071-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Confidence"/><title type='text'>Real Confidence vs False Confidence</title><summary type="text">



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Have you ever wonder why you are confident sometimes and not so confident sometimes? The answer to this question will make sense to you when you realize that confidence is </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/3281253417460125393'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/3281253417460125393'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/2015/03/real-confidence-vs-false-confidence.html' title='Real Confidence vs False Confidence'/><author><name>lonelystar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12210335832351876996</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TlFHGz5k84/SeYrF3kpA7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Nziqi02OLwY/S220/Ghost+Fire.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389807415544907055.post-2479257656630775546</id><published>2015-02-28T19:36:00.002-08:00</published><updated>2015-02-28T19:36:30.766-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Martial Arts"/><title type='text'>Ultimate martial art style comparison between striker and grappler</title><summary type="text">Ever since the dawn of time, human have developed two main ways of fighting. First form of fighting is striking, which is the most natural things for anybody to do when in physical conflicts. Striking comes in the forms of slapping, punching, kicking and other types of hitting by using the harder parts of your body to make strong and sudden impact on your opponent&#39;s body, causing direct physical </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/2479257656630775546'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/2479257656630775546'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/2015/02/ultimate-martial-art-style-comparison.html' title='Ultimate martial art style comparison between striker and grappler'/><author><name>lonelystar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12210335832351876996</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TlFHGz5k84/SeYrF3kpA7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Nziqi02OLwY/S220/Ghost+Fire.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389807415544907055.post-4507760309081897310</id><published>2015-02-27T21:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2015-02-28T15:18:22.279-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Confidence"/><title type='text'>Is your confidence real? I didn&#39;t think so.</title><summary type="text">
As I mention previously, confidence is a state of knowing who you are, what you can and can&#39;t do, when you are about to undertake certain tasks. My realization of confidence being always within me came when I let go of my desire to be accepted and approved by the company, when I let go of trying to cling on to that job for secure income in the expense of personal happiness. So what exactly is </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/4507760309081897310'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/4507760309081897310'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/2015/02/is-your-confidence-real-i-didnt-think-so.html' title='Is your confidence real? I didn&#39;t think so.'/><author><name>lonelystar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12210335832351876996</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TlFHGz5k84/SeYrF3kpA7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Nziqi02OLwY/S220/Ghost+Fire.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389807415544907055.post-6960653967123121689</id><published>2015-02-23T21:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2015-02-23T21:07:00.598-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Confidence"/><title type='text'>You don&#39;t need self-confidence because you can&#39;t get it anyways</title><summary type="text">







So you don&#39;t think you are a confident person. How can you tell? Are you:



fidgeting around people you just met?



afraid of certain people or individual?



doubting yourself in all aspect of your life?



holding yourself back from getting what you want in life?



thinking that certain opportunities are way out of league?



the list goes on and on.&amp;nbsp;



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Insecure and not confident characteristics aren&#39;t always obvious and should not be confused with simply being nervous. Nervousness is nothing more than an emotion and we all get that, insecurity and lack of self-confidence however, is a mindset that will manifest in every aspect of your life. Here are some typical characteristic of insecurity.


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Having talked about self-confidence previously, you would wonder that how can you become confident in very situation? How can you be a confident person and how come it is so </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/8714385409204684113'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/8714385409204684113'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-source-of-confidence.html' title='The source of confidence'/><author><name>lonelystar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12210335832351876996</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TlFHGz5k84/SeYrF3kpA7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Nziqi02OLwY/S220/Ghost+Fire.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389807415544907055.post-7718902996308495481</id><published>2015-02-15T15:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2015-03-08T18:48:17.389-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Confidence"/><title type='text'>The truth about self confidence</title><summary type="text">
Ever wonder how you can be more confident in yourself? Ever wonder how come some people just have rock solid confidence while you don&#39;t? Do you ever doubt yourself, criticize yourself or beat yourself down because you think you are not good enough? Trust me, I have been there. I have been very insecure, shy and judgmental when I was a child and I always wonder how come things happened to me the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/7718902996308495481'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3389807415544907055/posts/default/7718902996308495481'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deathserenade.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-truth-about-self-confidence.html' title='The truth about self confidence'/><author><name>lonelystar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12210335832351876996</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5TlFHGz5k84/SeYrF3kpA7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Nziqi02OLwY/S220/Ghost+Fire.JPG'/></author></entry></feed>