My Deliverance from Martial Arts

I have loved Martial Arts since i was old enough to through a side kick. I used to cut classes to see Bruce Lee movies when I was in High School in Richmond, Va.. I started taking Judo when I was 10 years old and I later took Shotokan while stationed at Dover, AFB in 1979, after being sent to Korea in 1980 I started taking Tang Soo Do, I achieved the rank of 1st Dan (Black Belt) and came back to the states and started to teach at the base (Andrews), now I always had a bad temper and it seemed like the discipline of Martial Arts was helping me, (Mind you I am a believer while doing this, I was saved at the age of 14), The way the Lord pulled me away from Martial Arts was NOT by some great revelation or exorcism, but God was very patient and deliberate with me. The first thing God did was show me in peices that my rage was actually worst after engaging in the Art, While in Korea I broke a guys jaw in a sparring match and when I did it it was almost as though I had super-human ability, the guy was much bigger than me and when I did it it seem effortless, I was a VERY good fighter, things came easy for me. But my rage even though seeming under control would manifest in deadly ways, one night a friend sneaked up on me in the mall and I nearly killed him with a spinning back fist, that scared me because I reacted as though something else was controling me....and it was.

I was on my second tour in Korea in 1983 and I was on track to get my 2nd Dan, at the same time while there I began to work harder in the ministry, I got filled with the Holy Spirit and I began to preach as well, well one night I was at a Revival and the sermon was "Lose weight and Gain Jesus", I felt as though the message was just for me, It was God telling me to walk away from Martial Arts, mind you this was the night before I had to test for my 2nd Dan, I did not sleep ALL NIGHT, I woke up and talked to a Pastor and he told me he couldn't make a decision for me but I had to search my heart do what was right....I did and I went to my Head Instructor and told him I had to walk away from the Art, it was then I saw a demonic look in his eyes I'll never forget, he cursed me in Korean and walked away.from me.

I will share part two later.......

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