40 years

Thank you very much all of you who sent greetings, gifts and celebrations on my 40 year anneversary. I am very happy and most honoured to have so many great friends all over the world. I decided that I want to become 120 because then there will be 7 big parties more. I just can't wait to get 50, 60 and ............

There there many creative things people came up with and I'm amazed. See for yourself and again thank you!

Aging

People are far to concerned about their age and time gone. Probably because they don't use their time good enough. You should be aware but not concerned about the fact that time is passing consistenly and never stops, second after second and year after year. What's the reason to say "you/I'm getting old", it's know'n from the beginning to the end. Use your time and avoid to repeat your mistakes. Hurry up to make new ones instead and avoid to repeat them as well. And if you realize it wasn't a mistake then do it again and again and enyoj your life.

Take a stand

People should improve their courage and help others more. There is a fear of getting involved today that makes it to easy for "bad boys" and such. We often see, hear or read about bad things and even whorse, no one did anything to interfere.

Two of my friends stopped a violent "boyfriend" a week ago who really had frightened and humiliated the poor girl to the limit. They where of course told/threatened to stay out of it but they didn't. It turned into full action and ended up with police report and everything.
Of course it's easier to look the other way and stay out of trouble and be a coward but I'm proud they didn't.

I had another adventure earlier this summer when a lady been bag-robbed from here bicycle.
Me and one of the boys jumped into the car and started to search for them. We found them within 3 minutes behind the schoolyard in action with their plunder. We jumped out and throw them in the car and brought them back to the lady to apologize. They where reported as well and then I went to the policestation they told me these kind of actions are rare.

Thats to bad isn't it?

The lady was very grateful after the first shock. She wanted to reward us with money which we of course refused, but when her insurance company called the other day to send us some cinematickets it was okey.

June 2006

"Positive things happens to positive thinkers" from The Fan is a saying I like to use in everyday life. The reason is your thoughts is your life. If you search for problems you will find them and if you're looking for highlights you will find them as well.

As a young kid I cut myself while using a knife, I ran to my grandpa a shouted I,ve been cut. He just glimsed out of his book and said "That's good" and went back to his book. I instantly stopped, found some paper and water to stop the bleeding while thinking "what the f_ck" and it took me some years to understand why. Get out of reaktion and go into action with your mind and your actions and you will be in charge of your life. You can get rid of pain, tiredness and push yourself a lot more than you might think is possible by controling your thougts. This is something I,ve been using when competing to keep up the spirit.

He taught me many lessons but this is the one still very clear in my mind. That's why I like the saying "Positive things happens to positive thinkers"

Knifedefence

Knifefighting and knifedefence is almost like religion to some people. Some people strive for harmony with their true believes and some strive to contradict opposition and waste a lot of time and energy to convince people who don't wan't to change oppinion anyway.

I do prefer to challange myself with my training insted of challanging the world with my oppinions.

Kali Sikaran artickle in FMA Digest:
http://www.fmadigest.com/Issues/special-editions/2006/Special-Edition_Daga.pdf

Down under

I had the opportunity to train and work in Melbourne for a two weeks of april and may. It was a fantastic place and put a strong desire to return soon. The people and the atmosphere is special and made me understand why a lot of Swedish people like to go there.

The picture is taken from the roof of Backpacker hotel in the city. The 2006 Kombatan camp was special with the return og Grandmaster Presas in Australia. Old and new students participated at the camp and everybody had a good time.
I love my work................

Certificate for Nick, masters from right to left: Andy Elliot, GM Presas, Master Presas Jr and me.

Leave a positive mark

There is to many people of today who don't care about anything because they say they can't change things anyway. I strongly beleive that's wrong. You can affect many things in life and for sure you can leave a positive mark where you walk and when you talk.

The champion and me as the very proud coach

Positive things happens to positive thinkers "The Fan"

It's late and everything is calm

This week is good and hard. A lot of work with the organization and some good trainings with the advanced students and instructors. That's why I love this work the challange of creating something and also be a part of peoples progress physichally and mentally. To create and learn are some of the major drives in life.

LA Showdown June 2005 double bcc.
Todd and I

ABSOLUT ICE... a special moment in december 2005 at the Icebar in Gothenburg.
Special moments to remember at stressful days.
A cool place,friends and vodka do I need to say more.............

Wednesday night and all is good............

I'm still waiting for the big bang this week but faith never leaves... there is still time.

Everybody (including myself) is running around like crazy to accomplish an impossible amount of luggage in life before you can allow yourself all the things you will spend time on/with "later".

But what will you bring and whom will come along the day you die..............

Sleep tight and enjoy tomorrow

Life is hard to the soft people

After a nice last week in Hamburg with an interesting cold right away from the arrival and some great development work, it felt great to be back in Gothenburg 11.30 on friday and close work 23.30. Just to finish the week with a sparring seminar of 8 hour not to relax to far for recovery.

My consern is how to at least include a couple of challanges and trials into this week not to get bored. Why should anybody slow down until the fat lady sings anyway.

Hang in there and news will arrive soon.

Introduction

Welcome

My name is Johan Skålberg. This blogg has just been created and will very soon be completed with many historys from my past as well as everyday life stories and enlightnings of the day during my travelling around the world.