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Photography : Ever since I saw a camera I wanted to take all the photos in a family get together rarely I was allowed to touch on a real camera and finally on one fine evening I took my first photo in Spencer plaza when I was 9, after the age of Digital Photo revolution my curiosity and the love to take portraits and pictures of my self grew more, during a Martial Art demo in Pollachi (Southern Tamil Nadu) in the 2002, I managed to get permission to take all the snaps for my club, no one knew that it was the first time I was given a camera, a normal film type camera model, as the show begin a very shocking incident took place it seems that the organizer was conducting a demo for the first time so he had very little idea of how to do a demo with some fire materials, the plan was a young girl doing her higher secondary schooling was about to break tiles which was set on fire but to everybody's surprise the whole stage started to ignited (no one was injured) I had the camera in my hand but I was in a dialema whether to take snaps of the moment or to help people get out, I was not in a hurry to run out of the hall because I was every sure that running out with the crowed will only make the matters worse and it was not such a big chaos too but at the same time I didn't have the courage to take snaps because I felt that every body would scold me later because that things settled down well and I completed my first photo shoot completely. I took snaps in which ever angels I felt without any one's interpreting. After a couple of weeks when the photos where take from the studio I was shocked to see that in one of the pics where my senior was jumping in the air after crossing 10 people lying down - - I was shocked that his head was out of the frame!@# apart from some minor mistakes like that :) everything was well lol, years later I meet a cinema photographer actually a cinematographer and wanted to learn Photography from him but since he was very frank with me he told me that Photography was a very expensive hobby and not to committed unless I can afford it completely initially I was interested but after looking at the price of the lens and camera which a professional had to have, I decided to be a freelance photographer taking pictures in mobile camera I love to take self portraits of myself and now taking snaps in non SLR digital cameras, I just love it! love every snap I take..

Palmistry, Palmist

I encountered palmistry in the 2002 book fair in Chennai, I bought a book on palmistry by Lakshmi Doss, it was my first step towards the occult, though I won't recommend any to learn Palmistry through Books and start predicting. if you are interested in anything the books and the e books will only help you to ignite your passion don't think you have learned completely by finishing the book, cause that is on of the big mistakes I did. After a long time (2009) I wanted to learn Palmistry and started searching for classes in Chennai, then finally I came across aN add " Bhuvana's collage of astrology and Palmistry" I spoke to the head Mr.Anu Venkat and enrolled into its 2 month course but the course went further and I was able to learn more about palmistry I was very happy that I was under the guidance of a man who was in this field since 1986 and he during all this years has challenged various traditional theories in palmistry and given his new theories which is completely different from the age old ones, he says that he is 94% different from a traditional palmist! thats kool.. today I am certified palmistry but I am not predicting anything, I am collecting various samples of people from different walks of life and trying to do a research of my own so that I will get a clear view of this ocean

Osho

OSHO experience: Anything which involved the Zen and religious teachings only surprised and stunned me, I was interested in occult thanks to Madras, during our city's annual book festival in the year 2002 I went their with a friend of mine, though I first visited a book exhibition in the early 90's (the same event) The book exhibition is a regular event in the city which takes place annually and I can see its only growing rapidly growing as every year passes and it happened once, on a Sunday evening as I was slowly browsing through the books shops, I entered a book store which was something very religious I saw various books by a saint and the books in the front row was that of " Autobiography of an Yogi" though I dint have enough money to buy the book and enjoy the evening I settled for a another which I don't remember the title now I am sorry for that I was very happy once I got the book into my hands I started to read it there itself but since I did not want to miss any books store further I had to keep the book in the cover and then I with no proper reason entered a book store it just had a four letter word and many books of a man with a large beard in various kinds of dresses after I had no clue of why I went in there a man came to us and asked "have you heard of Osho?" I said "no" are you interested in "philosophies" I said "yes" then told me something which I don't remember but he recommended to read books by "Osho" and he gave me a book and told me to take any page of my choice and start reading and I won't be feeling anything missed or reading as if I have missed the previous chapter and did what he said and as I was reading his discourse on Krishna, love and why people had the name Radhakrishana, from the moment go I was hooked on to it but since I couldn't afford the book he suggested me to buy Osho Time which was only 6 Rs or 5 because it was old issues I bought a book and left the store again I started reading on the way and I felt something good something very pleasing as though I have found all the answers in the world, or the strength to face anything under the sky I had jus started to read but I felt great, immediately I went back but lost the track of the store but then finally managed to get the book store number in the entrance and went back I browsed for some time and brought 5 to 6 issues of Osho Times and thanked the guy who explained me everything, from that day on Osho has been part of me, I searched of Osho times asia edition but couldn't find it anywhere but then I managed to get it and then the Osho world magazines after that I started hunting for Osho books in "moore" market which is famous for second hand books in Chennai and various things, later I brought Osho's VCD I was really excited to listen to the masters voice and things he would do, the sound in the introduction was splendid it had a different feel but I was only listening to the various things which the commune had to offer I thought I won't be listening to Osho at all so I lost my patience and forwarded the cd and then I was into his talks, seeing it for the first time, I was stunned on seeing the enlighten master for the first time after that I started to watch his videos in Youtube in Osho's channel and began to interact with the his followers and people who visited his commune, I will visiting his commune soon

"I am the center of the cyclone, so whatever happens around me makes no difference to me" Osho

The other side of Kids Karate, Black Belt and more

This blog is also related to Martial arts, you might be wondering why most of my blogs are related to martial arts that is because I have not immersed completely into anything as much as Martial Arts and even if I am to direct a movie that would have something related to Martial Arts :), now coming back to the subject, ever since I started learning Karate I have always seen groups of Kids flocking the dojo (Martial Arts class room) even I started at the young age of 10, I felt that I would be able to kick a man out but I don't know why I never felt it realistic when I see a young guy kicking a man's life out in demonstrations or for a photo shoots. The "kids karate" band wagon now is more louder than it was ever before. To be frank I can never imagine a kid defending himself in the street fight simply because of the mind set of an young soul and shear size of an adult, there are various benefits a kid gains during a martial art session no one can deny that, for example its a nice place to have fun with the other kids, the exercise which he does along with the senior students improves is confidence level, Actually I am not at against "Kids Karate" if he has to fight with his class mate there are chance that he would easily over power him but unfortunately the same cannot be done when he is fighting with an adult. Never come to a conclusion by seeing demonstration of a kid taking on 4 to 6 guys which you would have easily seen in a Karate Demonstrations or demonstrations of other Martial Art, the reason why I use Karate as an example is there is no Martial Art in this whole world which is as popular as Karate. Karate has the maximum number students when it comes to learning self defense. I have seen some kids with amazing abilities to kick and some who can generate a natural flair of power in their kicks and punches but they are not that common, these abilities are in born and the master should insure that the talent is not wasted. the ratio of those kids may be one in a thousand or the ratio may be even wider

The black belts Kids: I think some of you are seeing this as an "anti kids karate" blog, no its not but I see a little kid with a Black Belt I jus go Omg!!!! this is something which is completely out of proposition, I think the kid is given a wrong signal, to start with I don't think its fair to give away black belts to kids unless they are extremely talented, I have seen clubs which gives away Black Belt to kids every year simply because he or she is a member in the club for 2 and a half years and cause he/she has learned all the Katas (moving meditation, forms in Karate) by heart (though its no little achievement) which is ridicules, a black belt should always be given based on the performance of a candidate, the primary and the most important thing to insure is if he able to defend himself when his life or his belongings are in threat. There should be no compromise in issuing a black belt, no one should be issued a black belt in different standards, I personally feel that giving Belts Belts to kids is a very sensitive issue and it should be handled with care
The better side of Kids learning Karate: Its no secret that what a normal kid has to undergo in the name of Education, a kid today should indulge in some kinds of activities other than Education but once again it should not be forced onto him, if he is in peace with the just playing some thing with his friends in his apartments it should be accepted, If a kid is in my class I won't be expecting perfection in his work its not because I don't care or because I can easily milk his parents, its because I don't have the heart to dictate a kid after his tiresome schooling periods but at the same time I would never under estimate the degree of a black belt and grand him it with love, there should be a different set of syllabus for a kids sessions and it should be filled with fun and some learning tips on self defense, giving a Belt Belt to a normal kid simply because because he has completed the kata's will only give their parents a false sense of security. I will surely do justice to both, my art and to my student, I respect my art and my students so there is no question of issuing of Black Belts unless he is a "super kid" who can take on an adult on any given day

My Romance with Martial Arts

The Martial Art way: I started practicing Karate in the late 90's and and later I was into practicing serious Kickboxing, though I tried out some other forms of Martial Arts I decided to stick with Kickboxing since I felt it very realistic compared to other arts which I was into. I practiced Kickboxing for nearly 7 years out of which I attended 2 years continuously that is almost 730 days non-stop kicking, punching and horning , receiving a black belt in Kickboxing was a major boost to my confidence level but black belt is a double edged sword cause it was tough to retain your position as a Kickboxing practitioner because you slowly sense that you have mastered the art and now its time to teach your juniors. Though teaching juniors only does improve your skill its equally important to keep on practicing, a zen story says that once the that the dust settles on the glass and it stop reflecting, it only by practice we can keep the dust at bay, practice is a never ending process and no one can run away from it, its much like an up rowing boat, once you stop rowing you don't stay there, you will hit the floor, your idea should be to go as much as possible because in a art only sky is the limit, late I decided to practice Muaythai, actually getting into muaythai was a pleasant surprise because it was not pre planned. One of my senior members in the club went to Thailand to learn Muaythai and I was supposed to practice with him, to be frank Muaythai is its too tough and so raw, I couldn't practice it on a regular basis in the initial stages, as far as I am concerned Muaythai is the best in stand up fighting, other than jumping to your favorite song nothing drains you and refreshes you as much as a muaythai session so I am very happy and eager to learn some lessons in muaythai, the things which you practice is so real that there is no need to switch gears one you are into a real life fighting situation even today I practice Kickboxing which has tuned by flexibility and my confidence to great extend and I am also looking forward to learn Taichi, Taichi is more of a martial art to the soul than to defend one self and I also looking forward to learn Kobudo but after nearing my 10th year in Martial arts which I am so proud of I think should be firmly rooted before trying out anything different. One of the things which I am really concerned about is the fakes in Kickboxing