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TheF-Force&Richard Gere
April 30, 2014 by admin
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French Tourist Who Gave Food to ‘Hobo’ Richard Gere: ‘I Don’t Believe This’
By ABC News | ABC News Blogs – Mon, Apr 28, 2014 5:34 PM EDT
One French tourist’s kind-hearted gesture captured the world’s attention for a very unique reason.
“I gave my doggy bag to a homeless [man], and the homeless is Richard Gere,” Karine Gombeau, the woman whose action made headlines, told ABC News.
Gombeau, a Paris native, says she was visiting New York’s famous Little Italy neighborhood last week when she saw a man sifting through the garbage. Assuming he was homeless, she gave him her leftover pizza, having no idea that he’s actually Hollywood mega-star Richard Gere.
“He was going through a bin, I had food with me,” she explained. “I thought, ‘He should have my pizza instead of going through that bin.”
It turns out Gombeau had stumbled onto the set of Gere’s new movie, “Time Out of Mind,” in which Gere, 64, plays a homeless man.
“He was dressed in a way, with a cap, not shaved,” she said of the actor’s unbecoming appearance. “He looked like a man going through a rough time.”
In French, Gombeau told ABC News that Gere asked her what she was offering. When she replied it was barbeque chicken pizza, she says he thanked her and told her, “God bless you,” never revealing his A-list identity. In fact, she says she had no idea until she saw the picture of her encounter in the media the following morning while eating breakfast.
“Suddenly, I look up to see the news and there I see myself, a picture of myself on the news,” she recalled. “I was taking my breakfast with my family in the morning, and I see myself on the TV and think, ‘What did I do? I don’t believe this.’”
Gombeau, who says she is a fan of Gere’s 2002 movie, “Chicago,” believes her encounter with the undercover leading man proves he’s obviously in the right business.
“He is a good actor,” she said. “It’s an amazing experience. It’s crazy.”
And as for her first trip to New York City, “It is a great story,” Gombreau explained. “A memory of New York I will keep for a very long time. For a first time in New York, I could not have wished for better.”
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One day I made a nice homemade coffee cake. I took a big piece across the hall to my new apartment neighbor. She refused it. I consoled myself by telling myself…”she doesn’t know you have been a prize winning cook and baker”. Later I was out walking my dog in a small neighborhood park. A… More
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Hope those “punk kids” went to the juvenile detention center for a long while. You, on the other hand, were very kind and compassionate. Good job! 
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Last year, just a few weeks before Christmas, I was taking my children shopping, on the way to the local mall we saw an elderly man sitting on a bridge holding a sign (we live in a very small town, and had never seen him before); he looked rough, dirty, and tired. He was holding a cardboard sign… More
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all of these comments are nice and apparently from good kind hearted people but at a intersection 192 and ellis road in Melbourne fl . there are a group of professional freeloaders who claim to be disabled vets (and may be) who on a daily basic switch between leg braces and casts on the same guys… More
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Two weeks ago a man was holding up a sign that said, “Homeless, Need Dog Food”. He had 2 dogs with him. I stopped at the store and got him a sack of dog food, a few cans of wet dog food, bottles of water, then to Lil Caesars for a 1 ltr. soda and a large pepperoni pizza. He was still on the corner… More
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we as a nation should not have homeless with all we are blessed with. All homeless are not drug users drunks or crazy people. we as a nation should help them. I see it as the cost of living has gotten so out of hand and so high cost that a average person can not afford to feed and shelter… More
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I read each of these stories and it makes me feel good about everybody.. we all love to give and it is a humbling trait. I read no indignation here just heart warming stories. I remember knowing a family that had to live in a tent because they were evicted… I told some co-workers that I was… More
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I can’t believe Gere after the fact, didn’t invite her to lunch, or give her a photo autograph, something, just for her good deed towards him. You never know who might end up on the street even movie stars without jobs. Personally? I can’t stand the guy.
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What a beautiful story. It hit close to home. I grew up a neglected child on welfare. My mother was always high and spent whatever she ‘earned’ from her boyfriends on heroin. I remember searching for food in garbage cans. Halloween was my favorite. My little brother and I dressed as hobos (our… More
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ne French tourist’s kind-hearted gesture captured the world’s attention for a very unique reason.
“I gave my doggy bag to a homeless [man], and the homeless is Richard Gere,” Karine Gombeau, the woman whose action made headlines, told ABC News.
Gombeau, a Paris native, says she was visiting New York’s famous Little Italy neighborhood last week when she saw a man sifting through the garbage. Assuming he was homeless, she gave him her leftover pizza, having no idea that he’s actually Hollywood mega-star Richard Gere.
“He was going through a bin, I had food with me,” she explained. “I thought, ‘He should have my pizza instead of going through that bin.”
It turns out Gombeau had stumbled onto the set of Gere’s new movie, “Time Out of Mind,” in which Gere, 64, plays a homeless man.
“He was dressed in a way, with a cap, not shaved,” she said of the actor’s unbecoming appearance. “He looked like a man going through a rough time.”
In French, Gombeau told ABC News that Gere asked her what she was offering. When she replied it was barbeque chicken pizza, she says he thanked her and told her, “God bless you,” never revealing his A-list identity. In fact, she says she had no idea until she saw the picture of her encounter in the media the following morning while eating breakfast.
“Suddenly, I look up to see the news and there I see myself, a picture of myself on the news,” she recalled. “I was taking my breakfast with my family in the morning, and I see myself on the TV and think, ‘What did I do? I don’t believe this.’”
Gombeau, who says she is a fan of Gere’s 2002 movie, “Chicago,” believes her encounter with the undercover leading man proves he’s obviously in the right business.
“He is a good actor,” she said. “It’s an amazing experience. It’s crazy.”
And as for her first trip to New York City, “It is a great story,” Gombreau explained. “A memory of New York I will keep for a very long time. For a first time in New York, I could not have wished for better.”
FightLikeaGirl:BroganWalker
April 13, 2014 by admin
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Gaining confidence: Elite Muay Thai School instructor Brogan Walker, center of back row, is shown with some of her students at the Chalan Pago community center, where classes are held. One of her students is Ysef Neth, who stands next to Walker on her right. Ralph T. Rivera/For Pacific Daily News
Gaining confidence: Elite Muay Thai School instructor Brogan Walker, center of back row, is shown with some of her students at the Chalan Pago community center, where classes are held. One of her students is Ysef Neth, who stands next to Walker on her right. Ralph T. Rivera/For Pacific Daily News
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With domestic violence grabbing headlines and bullying in school a constant concern for parents, it’s become somewhat of a challenge to seek out ways to combat these issues.
That changed for many individuals when Muay Thai practitioner and kru (instructor) Brogan Walker stepped foot on the island and set out to build a program that teaches students the many positive aspects of the martial art. Her pragmatic approach focuses on character building and physical fitness.
A native of California, Walker finds life on Guam very enjoyable. She began her martial arts career as a student of karate. She later began training in Muay Thai and has since added jiu-jitsu to her list of martial arts credentials. She opened the Elite Muay Thai School more than a year ago and by all indications has been highly successful in teaching the martial art to dozens of her young and adult students.
“I’ve been training in the martial arts for a very long time and can’t see myself doing anything else. Opening up my own school has always been a goal of mine. Martial arts is my passion and teaching kids the art of Muay Thai is very rewarding.
“Teaching kids can be very challenging because of many factors, but that only motivates me to work harder. I want them to learn the history of Muay Thai along with paying homage to the art. At the end of the day, they learn something valuable and that really is the goal of my program,” said Walker.
There’s a proverb that personifies kru Walker’s approach to helping her young students, “It takes a village to raise a child.”
The monthly fees at Elite Muay Thai School are relatively reasonable. Ysef Neth, 12, of Ordot, was highly interested in joining a class, however, his family lacks the resources to pay the fee. Enter good neighbor and family friend Eloise Sanchez. After hearing of the family’s dilemma, Sanchez took it upon herself to pay the fee for Neth.
When asked what motivated her do this, she responded: “I sensed his desire to join the class and from my personal experience, knew kru Walker’s program was a good fit for Ysef. I felt that he had the potential to do well in the class and that is why I wanted to help. He’s a very respectful young man and the benefits he is receiving from Muay Thai will be with him for the rest of his life, and it will help him to grow into a strong citizen, so to me, that was worth the investment.”
Neth enjoys the many aspects of Muay Thai. He especially likes how it teaches him to gain the confidence in avoiding trouble in school. He said that practicing the martial art was not a means of learning how to fight; rather, he looked at it as a way to build self-confidence and mental toughness, traits that help him to make wiser decisions in dealing with whatever difficulties he encounters.
“I like coming to class because kru Walker is a good instructor. Not only does she teach us how to kick and punch, but she also talks to us about the importance of staying in school and how to handle situations that happen in and outside of school. I learned that you don’t have to fight to prove you’re tough and that avoiding or walking away from a fight is the right thing to do,” said Neth. “In this class I’ve learned confidence as well as being humble. It’s also fun because kru Walker makes it a fun class, but also a disciplined class. I like it here and I hope to do this for a long time,” he added.
For women only
In addition to providing instructional classes to kids and adults, kru Walker also has a women-only class that she holds on Saturdays. These sessions are relatively new, and kru Walker encourages women from all walks of life to come out and participate in the sessions. It brings health and wellness benefits that are essential in living an active lifestyle. The instructional classes are predicated on the importance of helping women build self-assurance along with teaching basic self-defense skills.
“Part of the reason (for having a women-only class) was because of discussions I’ve had with family and friends about the domestic violence problem on the island.
“I think it’s time for the community to unite and put a stop to not only domestic violence but violence overall. My goals are to teach them to defend themselves as well as help them build self-confidence,” said Walker.
“By teaching them these skills, they can walk about with a sense of confidence that they will be able to handle any situation,” she added.
For more information on Elite Muay Thai School, contact kru Walker at 929-0993 or visit her website at www.facebook.com/EliteMuayThaiCamp.
Sinceeversince:PurebredJiujitsu
HEres a video interview were sharing from Sirena Mafnas. Its an interview on some good core questions with Stephen Roberto, the Head Instructor of PUREBRED JIUJITSU:Guam’s original,most qualified, and longest standing Jiujitsu Academy
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Fokai&XTerra
March 29, 2014 by admin
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Hafa Adai,
On belhalf of Fokai Industries, alocal effort for slef0emprovement and perseverance, 
Just bidding a sincere welcome and welcome back to our visitors from abroad. Thanks for taking the measures to come through our island for this event. Just dropping a good vibe and some respect to let you guys know that our island can appreciate the physical endurance, stamina, and mental strength and tenacity for an all terrain performance on our island.
Outside, inside, and in betweeen the lines of what you might have heard of Guam–our island pushes a big individual and collective effort into all forms of athletics and recreation. From Basketball to Surfing throughout alternative fitness training, and MixedMartial Arts, throughetc… our representatives continue to make a positive impact much larger than our tiny dot int he Pacific.
We hope you get a chance to connect with this positive energy on a land blessed geographically and spiritually.and hope you leave sincerely with a trip you’d be stoked to remember.
Exhaustthebody.proceedthemind.cultivatethespirit.
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XTERRA Guam 2014
2014 XTERRA Guam Championship – An exciting ‘endurance’ race on the beautiful island of Guam. 2014 marks our tenth anniversary of the event and third year as a full-fledged ‘championship’ race, complete with $15,000 pro prize purse and much sought after amateur slots to the World Championships held in Maui in late October.
The XTERRA Guam Championshp combines a 1.5km swim in the waters of Piti, followed by an 34km mountain bike up Nimitz Hill, into the technical terrain atop Mt. Alutom and then down to Mannengon Hills before returning to the transition point at Port Authority Beach. The race finishes with a memorable 8.2k trail run that has athletes navigating through jungle rivers and down slippery waterfalls. XTERRA Guam was also voted one of the “Top 5 O-Road Triathlons in the World” in the March 2010 issue of Triathlete Magazine.
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FokaiProductDevelopment:FokaiBroBag,etc…
March 28, 2014 by admin
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ONRA:GuamJiujitsuServesJapan
When Jiujitsu first started on Guam, the absence of a Jiujitsu Academy enticed us to learning the other grappling arts to enhance our very limited jiujitsu game. We had enrolled into Freestyle Wrestling and Judo training in hopes of not only learning their techniques but also for extra mat time after practice. Inconsistent combat philospohies with our Judo instructors often widened any gap that might have existed between Judo and Jiujitsu on Guam. The growth of Jiujitsu in effect, had worked completely independently and more than 15years later still–the best of Guam Jiujitsu is yet to gel with Guam’s highly resourced national Judo program. . Almost two decades worth later, Stephen Roberto travels to Japan to open an affiliate Jiujitsu academy in Sapporo when ironically…Guam Jiujitsu made larger moves in WorldJudo than it ever had before. Heres an article copied and pasted fromt eh Pacific Daily News on Roberto’s adventure in Japan
Roberto builds bridges: Rival martial arts open to learning from each other
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Taught judo black belts: Purebred Jiu-Jitsu Guam lead instructor Stephen Roberto demonstrates a crucifix armbar on Mark Pangelinan. The crucifix armbar is one of the moves Roberto showed Tokai University judo students during a clinic held recently in Japan. Grant Wieman/Pacific Daily News/gwieman@guampdn.com
Purebred Jiu-Jitsu Guam lead instructor Stephen Roberto, a black belt in his sport, recently was invited to a teach a ground-breaking clinic to the judo team at Tokai University in Japan.
The opportunity came about at the last minute, Roberto said, but it was too monumental to pass up.
“To be invited is unprecedented,” Roberto said. “I got Facebook messages from all over the world for doing that. I’m not a judo black belt. For me to get invited as a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt made waves in the sport.”
The invitation was part of a new wave in judo, Roberto said, where the traditionally conservative, strict sport has begun to open up to new possibilities. That includes trying to pick up tips from jiu-jitsu, a rival sport that has traveled a different historical course.
Jiu-jitsu was once a major martial art in Japan, Roberto said, used primarily for self-defense, but it became less important in the past few centuries and with that, judo started to grow.
National power
Judo, a martial art used almost exclusively in sporting competition, is now much more popular in Japan, and Tokai University is the national power. A number of world champions, including two-time champion Hitoshi Sugai, have honed their craft at Tokai.
“In my martial arts career, especially here on Guam, Tokai University is known as an elite judo — strictly judo — university,” Roberto said. “A lot of the guys that graduate and do well on the college circuit and at Tokai are more than likely going to get recruited for the Japanese national team.”
Roberto is no stranger to conducting jiu-jitsu clinics. He’s traveled to several countries, including Japan, Ireland and the Philippines, to do just that.
But his turn in judo class was a new one, and it came as a surprise.
In late February, Roberto was in Sapporo, Japan, visiting Yoon Sugawara, a friend and former student who is opening a Brazilian jiu-jitsu affiliate gym there. The two had planned to host coaches from the Tokai University judo team, but time conflicts forced a change of plans.
Because of the respect Roberto has in the martial arts world, Tokai decided it couldn’t pass up the opportunity to see what skills he could share with its judo team.
Invitation
Sugai, now the technical director for Tokai University judo, invited Roberto to team training the next day.
“I didn’t even know what they wanted me to show,” Roberto said. “They told me they’d show me the next day. … That was the first time that I ever taught in a non-Brazilian jiu-jitsu setting. And, of course, they’re all black belts. That was just super intimidating.”
Language barrier
Roberto admits that his ability to speak Japanese is “bad, at worst,” but he wasn’t concerned about trying to instruct in a language he was unfamiliar with.
He showed jiu-jitsu techniques, slightly modified to comply with judo rules, and said the students picked it up easily.
“Grappling on the mat is like communicating with each other. You can kind of get what they’re saying” Roberto said. “They were familiar with the position, but they took the new details that I showed them. They took it openly.”
Roberto spent the first four years of his martial arts career as a judo student, but he said he moved away from the sport because the strict rules and impracticality to everyday life made it unappealing to him.
He’s always respected the sport, though, even as he’s become a black belt in rival jiu-jitsu, but working with the students at Tokai gave him a new appreciation for where judo is heading.
“I want people to understand that it’s not a bad rivalry, it’s good, but just give jiu-jitsu the respect it’s deserved,” Roberto said. “That thinking inside the box and not being able to think outside the box in judo? Now that box is crushed. They’re open now. They’re opening their eyes, they’re opening their minds and that’s a good thing.”
Evolution
“That shows that they want the sport to evolve and they’re finally giving jiu-jitsu the credit it deserves. To me, that’s a very big achievement. I think that’s the biggest thing that could happen.”
Roberto said he hopes he can continue the relationship and build bridges, not just between the two arts, but between Guam and the rest of the martial arts community worldwide.
That’s a two-way street, and while he shared techniques, he also took lessons away from Tokai.
Most notably, he said, is the work ethic and dedication to their craft the students there have.
Mutual respect
The mutual respect he shares with his Japanese judo counterparts will now have a base to grow from.
“In Japan, the way they train is very tough. They’re elite-level athletes,” Roberto said. “I’m blessed and grateful. Everything happens for a reason. I’m that kind of thinker.
“It says (Guam) is recognized for its martial arts athletes. People recognize my gym brand. More importantly, all that stuff is connected back to Guam.”
Asian Open 2013
Professor Stephen Roberto tells of seminar in Japan
Mar 05, 2014
Today was a a special day in my jiu jitsu career. I was invited by the head coaches of Tokai University to conduct a seminar on ground techniques. I was so honored and humbled by this. The rivalry between judo and jiu jitsu has been ongoing. To be invited by the powerhouse university in Japan to share technique is an incredible opportunity. I shared my turtle guard attacks and guard passing systems to a grateful and eager squad who I later found out are their “A” team. 2 hours of technique followed by one hour of intense sparring. They were impressed by my teaching and even more impressed as I held my own with high level black belts and then to find out that I’m 39yrs old! I was invited back at the end of training and look forward to helping bridge the gap between bjj and judo. And its not every day were I get to teach a room full of black belts! Full room so I couldn’t fit everybody in the pic. #bjj #judo #jiujitsu #tokaiuniversity #newaza #grappling #japan #blackbelt #technique #tatame #bjjunitedtacteam #nsbjj #purebredbjjguam #yamatodamashii
UsetheForce:Pashtunwali
March 18, 2014 by admin
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all is fair in love and war….
as shown in the movie Lone Survivor
Blindly, LONG LIVE THE FORCE..
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Pashtunwali (Pashto: ??????????) or Pakhtunwali is a non-written ethical code and traditional lifestyle which the indigenous Pashtun people follow.[1][2] It could be said that it is simply a system of law and governance from the prehistoric times when humanity was completely illiterate or unable to use written instruments such as books, and is preserved and used up until modern times but mostly in the rural tribal areas. Some in the Indian subcontinent refer to it as “Pathanwali“.[3] Its meaning may also be interpreted as “the way of the Pashtuns” or “the code of life”.[4] Pashtunwali dates back to ancient pre-Islamic times and is widely practiced among Pashtuns,[5] especially among the non-urbanized Pashtuns in the countryside. In addition to being practiced by members of the Pashtun diaspora, it has been adopted by some non-Pashtun Afghans and Pakistanis that live in the Pashtun regions or close to the Pashtuns, who have gradually become Pashtunized over time.[4]
Overview
The native Pashtun tribes, often described as fiercely independent people,[6] have inhabited the Pashtunistan region (Afghanistan) since at least the 1st millennium BC.[7][8][9] During that period, much of their mountainous territory has remained outside government rule or control. This is perhaps the main reason why indigenous Pashtuns still follow Pashtunwali, which is a basic common law of the land or “code of life”.
Pashtunwali rules are accepted in Afghanistan and Pakistan (mainly in and around the Pashtunistan region), and also in some Pashtun communities around the world. Some non-Pashtun Afghans and others have also adopted its ideology or practices for their own benefit. Conversely, many urbanized Pashtuns tend to ignore the rules of Pashtunwali. Passed on from generation to generation, Pashtunwali guides both individual and communal conduct. It is practiced by the majority of Pashtuns and helps to promote Pashtunization.[4]
Ideal Pukhtun behaviour approximates the features Pukhtunwali, the code of the Pukhtuns, which includes the following traditional features: courage (tora), revenge (badal), hospitality (melmestia), generosity to a defeated…[10]
—Maliha Zulfacar, 1999
Pashtuns embrace an ancient traditional, spiritual, and communal identity tied to a set of moral codes and rules of behaviour, as well as to a record of history spanning some seventeen hundred years.[11]
Pashtunwali promotes self-respect, independence, justice, hospitality, love, forgiveness, revenge and tolerance toward all (especially to strangers or guests).[12] It is considered to be the personal responsibility of every Pashtun to discover and rediscover Pashtunwali’s essence and meaning.
It is the way of the Pathans. We have melmestia, being a good host, nanawatai, giving asylum, and badal, vengeance. Pashtuns live by these things.[13]
—Abdur, A character in Morgen’s War
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- The Pathan tribes are always engaged in private or public war. Every man is a warrior, a politician and a theologian. Every large house is a real feudal fortress….Every family cultivates its vendetta; every clan, its feud…. Nothing is ever forgotten and very few debts are left unpaid.
- Winston Churchill (My Early Life – Chapter 11: The Mahmund Valley)
- The Pathan tribes are always engaged in private or public war. Every man is a warrior, a politician and a theologian. Every large house is a real feudal fortress….Every family cultivates its vendetta; every clan, its feud…. Nothing is ever forgotten and very few debts are left unpaid.
Main principles
From left to right: Jamaluddin Badar, Nuristan governor, Fazlullah Wahidi, Kunar governor, Gul Agha Sherzai, Nangarhar governor, and Lutfullah Mashal, Langhman governor, listen to speakers during the first regional Jirga to talk about peace, prosperity and the rehabilitation of Afghanistan.
Hamid Karzai appointed as President of the Afghan Transitional Administration at the July 2002 Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Although not exclusive, the following ten principles form the major components of Pashtunwali. They are headed with the words of the Pashto language that signify individual or collective Pashtun tribal functions.
- Melmastia (hospitality) – Showing hospitality and profound respect to all visitors, regardless of race, religion, national affiliation or economic status and doing so without any hope of remuneration or favour. Pashtuns will go to great lengths to show their hospitality.[4][14][15]
- Nanawatai (asylum) – Derived from the verb meaning to go in, this refers to the protection given to a person against his or her enemies. People are protected at all costs; even those running from the law must be given refuge until the situation can be clarified.[4] Nanawatai can also be used when the vanquished party in a dispute is prepared to go in to the house of the victors and ask for their forgiveness. (It is a peculiar form of “chivalrous” surrender, in which an enemy seeks “sanctuary” at his enemy’s house). A notable example is that of Navy Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of a US Navy SEAL team ambushed by Taliban fighters. Wounded, he evaded the enemy and was aided by members of the Sabray tribe who took him to their village. The tribal chief protected him, fending off attacking tribes until word was sent to nearby US forces.
- Badal (justice) – To seek justice or take revenge against the wrongdoer. There is considered to be no time limit to the period in which revenge can be taken. Justice in Pashtun lore needs elaborating: even a mere taunt (or “Paighor”) is regarded as an insult which usually can only be redressed by shedding the taunter’s blood. If he is out of reach, his closest male relation must suffer the penalty instead. Badal may lead to a blood feud that can last generations and involve whole tribes with the loss of hundreds of lives. Normally blood feuds in this male-dominated society are settled in a number of ways.[4]
- Turah (bravery) – A Pashtun must defend his land, property, family and women from incursions. He should always stand bravely against tyranny and be able to defend the honour of his name. Death can follow if anyone offends this principle.[4]
- Sabat (loyalty) – Loyalty must be paid to one’s family, friends and tribe members. Pashtuns can never become disloyal as this would be a matter of shame for their families and themselves.
- Imandari (righteousness) – A Pashtun must always strive for good in thought, word and deed. Pashtuns must behave respectfully to people, animals and the environment around them. Pollution of the environment or its destruction is against the Pashtunwali.[4]
- Isteqamat – Trust in God (known as “Allah” in Arabic and “Khudai” in Pashto).[4] The notion of trusting in the one Creator generally comports to Islamic idea of belief in only one God (tawheed).
- Ghayrat (respect, honour and courage) – Pashtuns must demonstrate courage. Their honour, or pride, has great importance in Pashtun society and must be preserved. They must respect themselves and others in order to be able to do so, especially those they do not know. Respect begins at home, among family members and relatives. If one does not have “Ghayrat” they are not classed as a Pashtun.[4]
- Naamus (protection of women) – A Pashtun must defend the honour of women at all costs and must protect them from vocal and physical harm.[4]
- Nang (Honour) – a Pashtun must defend the weak around him.
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