•°o*Wisdom is a Woman, and Loves only a Warrior/ the Castle, vol.5
 

Welcome to the Castle!



Our Mission Statement:
"To be the most dedicated, loyal and fearsome warriors in battle. And to support our fellow warriors with encouragement, companionship and compassion in the face of all adversity. Our primary mission is to ensure peace, tranquility and harmony for all residents of the Castle."


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The Way of the Warrior at the Castle and Beyond
"the Castle's Bushido"



1. Sacred Combat and Respect: In Aikido and other Eastern martial arts, you always bow to your opponent, as a way of expressing what your soul would like to declare: “I honor and respect you as a worthy opponent, and value the opportunity to learn and grow through this combat with you.” Honor and respect your fellow warriors but honor and respect your opponents even more for the opportunity to learn and grow.

2. Uncompromising Integrity: A warrior’s character and his/her honor are steadfast. And his/her word is bond.

3. Serve: A true warrior serves with honor on and off the battlefield.

4. Excellence: Excel as warriors through discipline and relentless will.

5. Preparation: Constantly train for battle and fight to win. Failure is never an option for the warrior. Be ready to lead at a moment’s notice.

6. Reality: A warrior is always grounded in reality. A superficial warrior cannot see how things happen, even though the evidence is everywhere. But a warrior who is centered, conscious, and grounded in reality always has the deeper understanding. The ferocious dog bites the excited warrior. The conscious and centered warrior walks by unharmed. Being centered means having the ability to recover one’s balance. A centered warrior is simply not subject to passing whims or sudden excitements.

7. Kindness: It is a known fact that the greatest martial arts are also the gentlest. They allow an adversary to fall down gently. A great warrior also does not rush into every battle. A great warrior offers his adversaries the opportunity to make crucial self-defeating errors.

8. Live in the present: A warrior has reconciled the past, prepares for the future, but remains firmly entrenched in the present moment. A warrior does not see present experiences in the light of past experiences. Seeing the present through the eyes of the past is a way of remaining in the world of illusion. This is akin to viewing a sunset. Each one is different from the ones before it. Comparing the one being viewed now with past sunsets may detract from a warrior’s ability to fully experience it.

9. Reflection: A warrior has to be able to analyze him/herself objectively and to think in a rational manner when engaging in a discussion and be willing to admit his/her own mistakes.

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PWC Wimbledon - R2

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez(ESP) v. Roger Federer(SUI)[2]
Sam Querrey(USA) v. Marin Cilic(CRO)[11]
Simon Greul(GER) v. Novak Djokovic(SRB)[4]
Tommy Haas(GER)[24] v. Michael Llodra(FRA)
Mardy Fish(USA)[28] v. Janko Tipsarevic(SRB)
Robin Soderling(SWE)[13] v. Marcel Granollers(ESP)
Fernando Verdasco(ESP)[7] v. Kristof Vliegen(BEL)
Simone Bolelli(ITA) v. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga(FRA)[9]
Tommy Robredo(ESP)[15] v. Stefan Koubek(AUT)
Ivo Karlovic(CRO)[22] v. Steve Darcis(BEL)
Dudi Sela(ISR) v. Rainer Schuettler(GER)[18]
Nicolas Almagro(ESP) v. Karol Beck(SVK)
Philipp Kohlschreiber(GER)[27] v. Ivo Minar(CZE)
[b]Andreas Seppi(ITA) v. Marc Gicquel(FRA)
Guillermo Canas(ARG) v. Albert Montanes(ESP)[32]
Vincent Spadea(USA) v. Igor Andreev(RUS)[29]

winner takes 10,000 vcash :smoke:


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Prediction Warriors Contest (PWC) - Rules & Info

- please submit your prediction of the winner of each match in the daily OOP once it's posted in this thread, submissions are not accepted once the first match of the day has started.

- you are allowed to edit your post as long as the first match hasn't started yet.

- your participation will be nullified if your post has been edited after the start of the first match for any reason (even typo).

- post the full score of the matches chosen under the "tie-break matches" tag, these scores decide the winner in case two contestants were tied.

- the score is decided in the following manner (according to order of priority) :

* tie-break matches winners > sets won/lost > percentage of games won/lost > order of sets won/lost *

- if two or more contestants were still tied after the tie-break matches, the prize is divided between them and all are declared winners.

- everyone is welcome to participate and not just regular posters in the Castle.

- results are announced and vcash is given as soon as possible (usually on a daily basis).

- the judges of this contest are Clay Death and habibko.

good luck and have fun!


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Prediction Warriors Contest (PWC) - Race


note: only the top 8 of the race will be allowed to participate in the World Tour Finals (WTF) PWC at the end of the season, do your best and climb up the rankings on your way to glory!


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Castle Contests Relief Fund (CCRF)

as members of the Castle know, we hold vcash prediction contests named Prediction Warriors Contest (PWC) for the big tournaments on a daily basis, and we give vcash awards to the winner(s) everyday, to allow the competitions to run smoothly we now announce that the Castle accepts donations for the cause, feel free to donate to me "habibko" and your name will be added in the donators list "Hall of Fame" in this post, thanks in advance, we appreciate your help :)


current total vcash in CCRF: 396,814.92 vcash

Last Donation:
icedevil0289 - 30,000 vcash

Hall of Fame:
in order of the amount of donations given

bad gambler
*Ljubica*
icedevil0289
JolánGagó
Sapeod
Clay Death
MrsFedex
..::Manon::...
gio
habibko
jonathancrane
TMJordan
infinityfed
Stupid Dream
miura
Arend
zeleni
HeretiC
biological

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in the Castle:

Arend: master of catch-phrases, funny as hell, Nole fan.
bad gambler: hugely generous donator, Fed fan(?)
Babolat - Dan: Dan from UK.
Betty: Betty from near Milan, Italy, all for Muzza (and her general Joh)
~*BGT*~: lover of Roddick and many Frenchies.
biological: Sophie from the UK, fan of Federer and Tipsarevic among others.
Certinfy: Jase from the UK, fan of Murray and Del Potro among others.
Clay Death: The Destroyer from Mississippi, Lord of the Castle, big fan of Clay Court tennis and Nadal the Clay Monster.
Cloudygirl:Tori from the UK, big fan of Gasquet and Rafa.
cobalt60: Doctor Sue.
Commander Data: Tom from Switzerland, Federer fan.
Corey Feldman (AKA Escude): Mikey from Scotland, big Fed and Muzza fan, future General in progress.
EnriqueIG8: Javier, Federer fan.
FedFan_2007: Alex from the US, long time fan of Federer and later on Nadal, big movies and anime tard.
finishingmove: Arsen the ever Noletard.
gio: Maja from the USA(?), Nole fan among others (including Rafa and Roger).
habibko: Habib from Jeddah, SA, big fan of Roger.
Harmless: Maya from Croatia, mistress of slash fandom, Federer and Muller rock her world.
Har-Tru: José from Spain, avid fan of Wawrinka and tennis of the good ol' days.
HeretiC: MTF official tennis match analyzer, Nalby fan.
icedevil0289: Usha, Federer fan.
infinityfed: Nadine from London, UK, in love with Federer and Roger's Beloved One.
JolánGagó: Alex from Spain, big fan of Rafa.
jonathancrane: Jonathan(?) no more description until he starts coming more often lol
LinkMage: Gonzalo from Argentina, in love with Fed and vcash.
*Ljubica*: Rose from London, the biggest Nole fangirl in MTF, and very proud of it too!
lurker: Vicki, fan of Nadal, Djokovic and Hewitt, also likes Ferrer, retired favs are Rafter and Kuerten.
MacTheKnife: Glen from the USA, avid McEnroe fan who still enjoys watching tennis.
mimi: Mimi(?) from Hong Kong, China, Rafa fan.
miura: Martin from Trondheim, Norway, Roger fan.
MrsFedex: Nat from Spain, proud Fedal supporter and leader of the THERE'S NO GOAT campaign.
Nathaliia: Nathalia from Wroclaw(?), Poland.
Pfloyd: Manuel from the US - Florida.
Sapeod: Daniel from Gress, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, fan of Muzza, Federer and Montanes among others.
Saxoner: Matt from Canada, Roger fan, in his own words: "The Newbie that knows nothing, yet", don't worry Matt you'll get the hang of this place really fast ;)
Stupid Dream: Karin from Utrecht, Netherlands, in love with Fedal.
tangerine_dream: Tangy the big Roddick fan.
wacked82: David from (?)
zeleni: Nole fan.

Re: •°o*Wisdom is a Woman, and Loves only a Warrior/ the Castle, vol.5
 

A true warrior is someone who strives to be the best they can be at all things (living life to its fullest) and not necessarily as someone who has prowess in the physical/martial arts of battle, but also in the arts of the psychological, mental and spiritual so that one may have the discipline to change our own behaviour to that of living honourable and in a sacred manner.

A person who lives with honour is noble.

A warrior is someone who lives to a strict code of honour AND lives life to the fullest in full awareness and without fear of the unpredictable nature of life and of the constant presence of death.

Death is not to be seen as something to be feared but only another part of the journey and therefore as with all things it is to be faced with honour.

in the Castle we draw inspiration from the great King Leonidas who has achieved immortality by his true warrior spirit that he showed for his country and his people.



one of his inspiring quotes for all ages:

"In the end, a warrior's true strength is the warrior next to him. So give respect and honor to him, and it will be returned to you. First, you fight with your head."

here is a list of our great Castle's Warriors:

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Clay Death
the Destroyer
Lead Warrior, All Infantry Units

Residence:



General habibko
the Supreme Commander of the armies of the North.

Residence:



General jonathancrane
the Supreme Commander of the armies of the South.

Residence:



General JolánGagó
the Supreme Commander of the armies of the West.

Residence:



General miura
the Supreme Commander of the armies of the East.

Residence:



General Sapeod
the Supreme Air Force Commander of the Southern Skies.

Residence:



General infinityfed
the Supreme Air Force Commander of the Northern Skies.

Residence:



General Stupid Dream
the Supreme Air Force Commander of the Western Skies.

Residence:



General *Ljubica*
the Supreme Air Force Commander of the Eastern Skies.

Residence:



General MacTheKnife
Supreme Commander of the Marine Forces, Northern Front

Residence:



General Har-Tru
Supreme Commander of the Special Forces, Southern Front

Residence:



General Pfloyd
Supreme Commander of the Special Forces, Northern Front

Residence:



General icedevil0289
Supreme Commander of the Special Forces, Eastern Front

Residence:



General MrsFedex
Supreme Commander of the Special Forces, Western Front

Residence:



vice commander Betty
top military strategist of General jonathancrane of the South

Residence:



vice commander Harmless
top military strategist of General miura of the East

Residence:



Admiral FedFan_2007
Commander of Naval Forces, Western front

Residence:



Admiral Cloudygirl
Commander of Naval Forces, Northern front

Residence:




our official motto:

"Mercilessly we plow the dust of stars, blown about us by the swift desert wind as we drink the universe in a glass of rain. And we, the ultimate masters of the battlefield, take anything that we rest our eyes on."

memo to opposition: no retreat and no surrender, only pray for death.

Re: •°o*Wisdom is a Woman, and Loves only a Warrior/ the Castle, vol.5
 

our Castle vol.4 is fast approaching 5,000 posts, since I'm going to sleep soon please continue posting here once that one is closed.

mods please move this thread to chat threads, thanks!

Re: •°o*Wisdom is a Woman, and Loves only a Warrior/ the Castle, vol.5
 

first?

Re: •°o*Wisdom is a Woman, and Loves only a Warrior/ the Castle, vol.5
 

you reminded me of all that youtube madness about the "first" :rolls:

thumbs DOWN to you :( :rolleyes:

Re: •°o*Wisdom is a Woman, and Loves only a Warrior/ the Castle, vol.5
 

I could have been first, but unlike Jose, I read the line that sad "Post here once the other thread is closed" and since it is not closed yet, I didn't feel the need to post in this one. So Jose :ras:

Re: •°o*Wisdom is a Woman, and Loves only a Warrior/ the Castle, vol.5
 

exactly, but Jose just LOVES to cause us trouble doesn't he? :(

Re: •°o*Wisdom is a Woman, and Loves only a Warrior/ the Castle, vol.5
 

Haha, yes. He's quite the trouble maker.

Re: •°o*Wisdom is a Woman, and Loves only a Warrior/ the Castle, vol.5
 

I don't understand: why is it that you have to create a new thread after X amount of posts?

Re: •°o*Wisdom is a Woman, and Loves only a Warrior/ the Castle, vol.5
 

I love the way this thread is developing.

Re: •°o*Wisdom is a Woman, and Loves only a Warrior/ the Castle, vol.5
 

Nice new thread :D

Re: •°o*Wisdom is a Woman, and Loves only a Warrior/ the Castle, vol.5
 

Is this some sort of lesbian castle?

Re: •°o*Wisdom is a Woman, and Loves only a Warrior/ the Castle, vol.5
 

beautiful title and firt post habib:hug:

Jim do u want live in my castel:angel:;)

Re: •°o*Wisdom is a Woman, and Loves only a Warrior/ the Castle, vol.5
 

yo commander jose. you know how we roll bro. everything is top flight.

Re: •°o*Wisdom is a Woman, and Loves only a Warrior/ the Castle, vol.5
 

I love that you used a Nietzsche quote for the new title, Habib. :worship:
That one was always one of my favourites. :)

Btw, where is this castle you chose for your representative photo? The colouring is absolutely beautiful, almost looks photoshopped...