Within the manosphere, one problem that arises young men in the West today
the best known is the lack of genuine initiation rituals. In times past in
the Western world, the boys underwent various trials and sorrows which,
when completed, marked their transition from childhood to adulthood. Even
today, these initiation rituals still exist in other cultures. But in the
West, none of these rituals really are.
At present, there is no initiation set up the challenges that a Western boy
must complete before it is considered a man. After all, is a boy considered
a man the first time he has sex? Maybe, but even boys can have sex. So, is
this so when a boy gets his first job? Or when it first starts to drive? Is
it when it is finally going to college? Who knows, which is precisely what
the problem is!
Now while the above options are potential issues that could mark a boy's
transition to a man, all these options are actually quite unsatisfactory.
And they are not satisfactory because they fail to capture the unique
essence of manhood: namely, strength, hard physical aspect, a biting
intelligence, self-reliance, sacrifice, discipline, and a grain
imperishable that never leaves, even when your body can not move an inch.
Therefore, the appropriate initiation rituals, to the extent possible,
should focus on these traits to really mark the transition from childhood
to adulthood.
Not the kind of initiation ritual that Western boys need.
At present, there is no way that Western society will reintroduce some kind
of initiation ritual that all boys can experience. In fact, in our society
feminized, there is little doubt that any attempt to reintroduce an
initiation ritual formalized exclusively for boys would be met with howls
of protest and outrage feminists and their ilk, but this does not that
Western men, small groups can not create initiation rituals with their own
son to allow the boys to have a real initiation challenge.
To that end, let me offer five different initiation rites that men could
use today to mark the "childhood to adulthood" transition for their sixteen
to seventeen, the son and nephews. (And please note that since these
challenges are physically demanding, it is highly recommended that your
medical skills are updated prior to any of these tests.)
Initiation Challenge 1 & # 8211; Hundred Man Fight
Long before the UFC has ever existed, a karate master named Mas Oyama
Kyokushin karate invented. He also created what is probably the test of
martial arts the most brutal known to man: the 100-man kumite. Essentially
what this challenge is to beat 100 opponents in a series of two minutes
rounds without significant interruption between rounds. If you're hurt, but
you can continue while you do it. If you are so tired that you can not lift
my arms, too bad. Come hell or high water, the struggle continues or you
fail the test.
Now, as you can imagine, this is a type of challenge that only a human can
complete. So if your teen is in martial arts, and if at least 10
participants are available that can rotate in and out of the fighting,
kumite or a smaller version of 100 men of this-would be a test would really
show the boy that He is a man. After all, it is about himself in the ring
and should use all the strength, the will and the spirit to survive.
Also note that the goal of this challenge is for the boy to really fight
the opponents significantly; rather, the goal is that the boy is facing the
challenge and never closes, regardless of fatigue or pain it is.
Also, be aware that, if desired, such a test could be westernized by
changing the fights in boxing rather than karate. Or, again, this challenge
could be supplemented with rounds of grappling instead of fighting
stand-up. Anyway, however, survive such a test would show the boy that he
is a man.
Challenge 2 Introduction & # 8211; The 100 Km March
One of the best ways to test the soldiers is a backpack in March, and some
of the tests performed by the strictest special forces in the world has
forced marches. Therefore, 1 March forced 100 km would be another challenge
that would really show a boy he made the transition into being a man.
The plan for such a test is simple. The boy and you, of course, as long as
it should finish in March, but it can not stop sleeping. He must carry all
his supplies on him. He can rest at any time, but he can not leave. This is
the test.
Note that, if necessary, this test can also be reduced. But all would be
too easy to less than 50 km from counting as a transition to adulthood.
Initiation Challenge 3 & # 8211; Day hell
Just as some special forces use forced marches to test their candidates,
others use a challenge called Hell Week put their candidates to the test. ,
So you can put your son through hell one day as his initiation ritual.
Hell Day would be to various physical tests and exercises that will not
stop for 24 hours. All makeshift obstacle course runs 10 kilometers could
be part of this challenge. So might thousand burpees or puppets. Either
way, plan everything in advance, then get to it!
Also note that if you are already part of a group of men such as a sports
team or club martial arts then you probably already have the facilities to
use as a base camp for that day of hell. This will also allow you to
complete the challenge as a group, which would make it much more
interesting.
Challenge Initiation 4 & # 8211; The Lift million pounds
If your son is in weightlifting, as it should be once it hits seventeen or
eighteen, then another possible test is to challenge your son to a "million
pounds elevator. What this means is that you have before the test is
performed both spend a million pounds of total weight. You and your son get
into the weight room, and you don t leave until was displaced a million
pounds of iron by the strength of your muscles.
Now, such a challenge would take hours to complete and involve people whose
fatigue few men have ever known. But what a test it would be! Only a man
can withstand such a challenge. And that's the point.
Of course, as always, this test could also be modified as necessary for
your particular situation.
Challenge Initiation 5 & # 8211; Other
Finally, we must consider the initiation rites for boys, either because of
a disability or not, can not perform physical tests. For these boys, these
things as prolonged fasting for a week or more, or a contemplative retreat
in a monastery or mountains could be used to test their will and strength.
These boys could also be tested intellectually, perhaps such a challenge
the reading of a series of mass graves history that are clearly at an
adult, or by making them write a thesis length paper on a topic of their
interest.
Anyway, the point would be to ask them to fill an intellectual task that
should a well seasoned adult. And if they do it without complaining or
whining, it would mark their passage into the realm of men.
Conclusion
Ultimately, these are a few tests that could be used today to help a
teenager know that happened to be a boy to be a man. But regardless of the
type of test you choose, the point is to push teenagers in accomplishing
something that only a grown man could do, and that illustrates the
masculine virtues of strength, courage and will.
Indeed, the goal of any initiation ritual of manhood is to push beyond
their limits and adolescents to childhood accomplish them something they
like boys would never have thought possible. But once they realize that it
is possible, and once they realize that they, themselves, can endure more
pain and suffering they, like boys, ever thought possible they will realize
that they have now become truly men.
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