Jason Rainwater - ProfilesArchive

About Me

As expressive as you may find me to be here .., in person I am very quiet and reserved. My personality is very peaceful and reflective. I'm very patient in most cases, very easy-going. My friends consider me to be compassionate, gentle, and easy to talk to. I enjoy the company of good people, but also treasure my time alone. My personal philosophy in life is the cultivation of balance in all things.
The martial arts play a huge part in my life. To me, martial arts is another word for life. Martial arts is not merely about self-defense, or something I do just for fun. For me, it's much deeper. Martial arts is a way of life, a philosophy of self-betterment, self-knowledge, and honest self-expression. It's something I enjoy, but also something I take seriously. Every little thing I do in life relates to my path in the martial arts. It's not a path toward hurting others, but one of the avenues in which life opens it's secrets to us. It's simply taking everything you are, and actualizing your ultimate and true potential as a human being. Defeat does not exist for the true martial artist, for true victory comes from within. Expressing myself through martial arts, I feel complete and fulfilled.
I'm very influenced by eastern philosophy, and if you're familiar with it yourself then you'll probably recognize the influences in my writings. Writing is another love of mine. I love having time to myself because it allows me to hear my own thoughts, and sense my own spirit. I find I have so much I want to say, and since I'm not very talkitive in person it's gotta come out somewhere! Writing is an excellent vehicle for that.
A few other general tidbits about myself... I'm half asian (of Korean decent), half caucasian. I'm presently studying Yoshukai Karate under the World Yoshukai Karate Kobudo Organization (http://www.wykko.com), but I'm interested in all kinds of martial art styles. I enjoy the simple things in life, and take one day at a time. I'm very optimistic, positive, and love life!
Words limit and complicate reality, which is simple and boundless. No one's mouth is big enough to utter the whole thing. It takes more than a simple "About Me" piece to know someone. Even with blogs and such, words stand still while true understanding is a process, not a conclusion! Therefore, it's wise to remain open and unconclusive in observation in order to be within the process of cultivated understanding.
However, if you're curious about what's going on in my life and within myself, I'll be using my blog in the future to rant philosophically about this and that. Feel free to read & subscribe to the blog, and respond with your own comments & thoughts! This will allow me to learn from you as well! Oh, and if you leave a blog comment be sure to check back! I reply to all blog comments!
Thanks for reading and checking out my profile! You're welcome to come again anytime! ^_^
Take care!
~Jason Rainwater
Student of The Way
Last Updated: Sunday, April 6, 2008 - 4:17am CST
------------------
Below, I posted the theatrical trailer for The Forbidden Kingdom, starring, for the first time, both Jet Li and Jackie Chan! =) The movie opens in theaters everywhere April 18th!
The Forbidden Kingdom
Starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li
Coming to Theaters April 18!
The video below is the official and very cinematic trailer for the long-awaited season 3 of Avatar!
Avatar The Last Airbender - Book 3: Fire - High Quality Trailer
Volume 3 of Book 3 (Containing chapters 11 - 15 of Book 3) will be released May 6, 2008 on DVD!
Volumes 1 and 2 of Book 3 (sold seperately), each containing 5 chapters of Book 3: Fire, are NOW available!
The Complete DVD Collections for both Book 1: Water, and Book 2: Earth (sold seperately), are NOW available!
------------------
Thanks for the chat room MASS!
Get Your Own Chat Box! Go Large!
-------------------
Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do (Bruce Lee's Way of the Intercepting Fist). The Chinese characters surrounding the YinYang translate as, "Using no way as way. Having no limitation as limitation." A philosophy I strive to apply in my own life. Philosopher Alan Watts once said, "A bird in flight pays no attention to the lines of East and West," because these lines, like any other boundries, do not exist. Therefore, Bruce Lee's way of Jeet Kune Do is not a set style, but his personal expression of The Way. "It's just a name" he said, "please don't fuss over it."
World Yoshukai Karate Kobudo Organization. This is the style I officially study.
Liu Kang, shaolin champion of Mortal Kombat! WATAAAAAH!!!!
Kung Lao, shaolin monk from Mortal Kombat, demonstrates a proper side kick.
Himura Kenshin, protecting the innocent using his reverse blade sword and the Hiten Mitsurugi Style of swordsmanship. To atone for his past, he has taken an oath to protect the innocent and never kill again.
Rurouni Kenshin - Wandering Samurai
"I'm nothing but a wonderer. I'm merely a wondering swordsman, that I am!" ^_^x

My Interests

A few of my interests and hobbies are:

Martial Arts, Eastern Philosophy, Reading, Writing, Collecting & Watching Martial Art Movies, Nature, Peace & Quiet.

Tao/The Way

Yoshukai Karate

My Chinese Zodiac

Born under the element of Earth

I'd like to meet:

WHO I'D LIKE TO MEET:

Martial Artists, Philosophers, Thinkers, Writers, Poets, Artists of All Kinds, Good People, ect... Just about anyone I can learn something from, or share something with. If you're a good person, I'll accept your add. ^_^

I'm always open to making new friends, and I'm pretty open about who I accept. So don't be shy about sending a friend request. ^_^ I love hearing from people of all walks of life. However, I view all profiles before accepting an add. When I am busy I tend to leave friend requests hanging for a while because I haven't had time to view them. I apologize ahead of time if this is the case. If I'm taking too long to accept your request then please, just send a message my way and introduce yourself. ^_^ A message will get my attention much sooner than a request alone. I sometimes lose track of pending requests, and a friend request only lasts for a month before myspace automatically deletes them from your request box. So if I have not accepted your request within a month and am no longer in your sent requests box then please just send another request my way. And to anyone out there who's request I somehow missed I'm really sorry. Message me and send again please! Thanks!

To anyone who adds me, I will try to send a comment soon afterwards to thank you. I sometimes lose track though. If I don't, well, just send me one and I'll reply to it. ;)

If you're on my friends list, don't be shy! Please post whenever you want to say hello or comment about something! Be as random as you like! ^_^ Just don't over do it and flood me either, alright? Thanks, I appreciate it!

One more thing, please don't post anything inappropriate. I'd like to keep my page clean and suitable for everyone. Promotion is perfectly fine, as long as it isn't spam. Pictures, videos, I love them all, don't hesitate to share. I rarely delete comments, but anything offensive will be deleted.

If you have AIM, my screename is Wayfarer18. Feel free to IM me if you ever see me online! However, I rarely use it publicly these days. It's usually blocked to everyone except my girlfriend, close friends, and family. So if you really want to chat on AIM just send me a message or comment and let me know! I'll try my best to make time. But occasionally I'll randomly unblock myself, so if you spot me feel free to IM me. ^_^

Be good everyone!
---------------------------------

"To me, ultimately, martial arts means honestly expressing yourself... Now it is very difficult to do... I mean it is easy for me to put on a show and be cocky, and be flooded with a cocky feeling and feel like pretty cool and all that... or I can show you all kinds of phoney things, and be blinded by it, or I can show you some really fancy movement... but to express one's self honestly, not lying to one's self, and express myself to you honestly... now that, my friend, is very hard to do..."
--Bruce Lee

"One thing I have learned is to always be yourself. To express yourself, to have faith in yourself. Never go out and find a successful personality and duplicate them. That seems to be the prevailent thing happening... people always copying mannerisms... but they never start from the very root of their being and ask, 'how can I be me?'"
--Bruce Lee

"Self-actualization is the important thing. And my personal message to people is that I hope they will go toward self-actualization rather than self-image actualization. I hope they will search within themselves for honest self-expression."
--Bruce Lee

The video below is the full 30 min interview.

Music:

MUSIC:

Currently Playing: Himura Kenshin's theme from the series, Rurouni Kenshin. I'm feeling very nostalgic lately, but very good and peaceful as well. This theme just seems to fit right now =)

I listen to all kinds of music. I like songs with meaningful lyrics and a positive feel. Instrumental music and themes I like as well. Traditional asian music, sounds of nature, anything good for the spirit. If you're curious whether I like anything in particular, just ask. ^_^

The music (usually playing) on my profile is titled Miracle, and is one of my favorate tracks from a Chinese group called Twelve Girls Band. I like the track's powerful uplifting energy, like the spirit overcoming any adversity standing in it's way! This is the first track from their American cd: Eastern Energy.

There are actually 13 members in the group, but they always appear & perform as 12.

Movies:

MOVIES:
I love Bruce Lee's movies, he's my favorate martial arts actor. His films have the spirit that no other martial artist or actor for that matter has been able to duplicate. It's hard to explain, but when you watch his fight scenes, his actions are an honest expression of his philosophy. His fight scenes are true art in the sense that they're not just there for the wow-factor. The captivating choreography had meaning, and taught a few lessons to those observant enough to pick them up.
Bruce Lee had expressed how he'd want to make what he called "multi-level films," where you could just watch the surface story if you wanted, or you could look deeper into it if you choose. He did just that, at least with his later films where he had more control. So he's my favorate because he was a real artist when it came to film making.
Just to give you a general idea of what kind of movies I'm into, I'll name a few off the top of my head. Too many to list them all! In no particular order...
*Enter the Dragon
*Mortal Kombat
*Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon
*Shaolin Soccer
*Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
*Way of the Dragon
*Kung Fu Hustle
*Fist of Legend
*Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
*The Karate Kid II
*Best of the Best
*Bloodsport
*Balance of Power
*Sidekicks
*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
*Rumble in the Bronx
*Tai Chi Master
*Iron Monkey
*Big Trouble in Little China
*Mulan
*OngBak
*Unleashed
*Fearless
WoooWATAAAAAH!!!

Television:

TELEVISION:

I don't keep up with much on tv these days. However, one show I do keep up with and make sure I never miss is:

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Another series I really love is:

Rurouni Kenshin

Memories of Toonami 2000-2003, never could miss an episode of DBZ!

Dragon Ball Z

When I was 16, I remember this show fondly... I miss it a lot.

WMAC Masters

Music Video clip from episode 13.

Other favorates include:

*Kung Fu
*Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
*Mortal Kombat Conquest
*Dragon Ball
*Kim Possible
*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
*Jackie Chan Adventures
*Samurai Jack

Books:

BOOKS:

One of my favorate books.

So many good books out there. To name a just a few...

*Tao Te Ching
*Tao of Jeet Kune Do
*The Warrior Within
*Zen in the Martial Arts
*Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey

I also enjoy anything by Alan Watts.
Books about Bruce Lee.
The Rurouni Kenshin Manga.

My favorate subjects in reading are Martial Arts & Eastern Philosophy.

I don't read much fiction as you can see. If anyone knows of any good martial arts novels out there, let me know! :)

Oh yeah, my fav magazines are: Black Belt Magazine, Inside Kung Fu, and Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine!

Heroes:

HEROES:
Anyone who represents truth, and makes a difference for the better is a hero. Anyone I have pictured below are people who influence and inspire me in some way.
Harmonie
This person always bring happiness to my heart, and I think that's enough to save anyone ^_^
Bruce Lee
Since I was 16, this martial artist, philosopher, & actor has been a source of motivation in my personal goals as a martial artist, and as a human being in general. More than that though, he's been a helpful guide in my quest towards honestly expressing myself. The truth he represents, and the struggles he had to overcome has made him a legendary icon. A status well deserved.
Himura Kenshin
Himura Kenshin, a wondering samurai, is a character from the anime & manga series called, Rurouni Kenshin. Yes, a fictional character, but I put him on my heroes list for several reasons. For one, it's his awareness of the value of life. In most shows, you see the hero killing off the bad guys without much second thought. Kenshin is different. Kenshin, no matter how evil the villian he fights may seem, never takes the life of his adversaries. Kenshin would rather help his opponents see the light, the error of their ways, and uses a reverse-blade sword to prevent himself from killing. A lot of people see this as his weakness, but I think it's his strength. As a former man-slayer during the late 19th century, while trying to help create a more peaceful future for Japan, he realized the value of human life after a tragic event took place at his own hands. This is the event that gave him the cross-shaped scar on his left cheek. To atone for his past, he took an oath - To protect the innocent, and never kill again! He then became a wonderer, creating a better world without killing. He now holds all life sacred. If I were as skilled in the martial arts as he is with a sword, then I would want to protect the innocent as he does. I also admire his personality. He has a strong will, yet's he's very compassionate and gentle. Though highly skilled with a sword, he's not so good with little everyday things. ^_^x He deeply cares for his friends, and even has a way of turning deadly enemies into friends most of the time. He's just awesome! He's on my heroes list because I strive to be like Kenshin, that I do!

My Blog

Autograph Pic of Avatar Co-Creator Mike DiMartino

October 28, 2006 at PMX. Avatar creators Brian Konietzko and Mike DiMartino, along with Avatar martial arts consultant, Sifu Kisu, attended PMX to meet the fans! Unfortunately, I could not go. However...
Posted by Jason Rainwater on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:53:00 PST

Black Belt Test

Ok, I've put this blog off long enough. October 7th, 2006 is the day I tested for my black belt in the style of Yoshukai Karate. For those who don't know, Yoshukai is a traditional style of karate. I...
Posted by Jason Rainwater on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:33:00 PST

Yoshukai Superfights Tournament 2006

Yoshukai Superfights 2006 A good idea before a tournament... get plenty of sleep the night before if possible! lol The tournament this year started at 10am, but my division didn't start fighting until...
Posted by Jason Rainwater on Sun, 30 Jul 2006 03:22:00 PST

Long Overdue Blog Entry

Long Time No Blog Hi Everyone! ^_^ It's been a while since I've written anything here. My last blog entry was way back in December of last year. I certainly haven't kept up with it the way I in...
Posted by Jason Rainwater on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:17:00 PST

The Tao of Jason Rainwater - Part 4: The Truth of Martial Arts

The Tao of Jason Rainwater Part 4: The Truth of Martial Arts "So, what got you into martial arts?" That's one of my favorate questions to ask other martial artists when I meet them. I've heard many di...
Posted by Jason Rainwater on Wed, 14 Dec 2005 02:37:00 PST

I'm Now Done With My Profile, For the Most Part

Profile is Now Completed (More or Less)! My brother, "Jeet Kune Gung Fu Dragon," resized my background again, so now the entire Yin Yang shows up. Thanks bro! As I said, I took some pictures this past...
Posted by Jason Rainwater on Tue, 13 Dec 2005 07:27:00 PST

Yoshukai Christmas Party, & STILL Updating My Profile...

Profile Updates & Dojo Party I'm still working on my profile. As you can see, I have an awesome new background up now! Special Thanks go to my good friend "Jeet Kune Gung Fu Dragon" for...
Posted by Jason Rainwater on Sat, 10 Dec 2005 03:09:00 PST

Jason Rainwater Updates His Profile Some More ^_^

More Profile Updates! Nothing major I suppose, but I added some pics above the "About Me" section, along with discriptions. I was hoping to kinda give a feel of who I am by displaying some things I'm...
Posted by Jason Rainwater on Tue, 06 Dec 2005 07:11:00 PST

Jason Rainwater's Profile Has Been Updated!

Updated My Profile!!! I kinda rushed into myspace once I decided to actually use my account here a few weeks ago. A lot of the info I had on my profile was slapped down pretty quickly. The "About...
Posted by Jason Rainwater on Fri, 02 Dec 2005 03:09:00 PST

The Tao of Jason Rainwater - Part 3: What is Tao???

The Tao of Jason Rainwater Part 3: What Is Tao "Tao" is a word you may see a lot of while reading through my site. For me, it's a common word which I use without much thought. How...
Posted by Jason Rainwater on Thu, 01 Dec 2005 02:23:00 PST