DEVON ZENE
P L A Y
Homo Sapien
"Those who are Wise"
Homo Luden
"Those who Play"
Homo Faber
"Those who Create"
PLAY IS OLDER THAN
CULTURE
ANIMALS HAVE NOT WAITED
FOR MAN TO TEACH THEM PLAYING
Johan Huizinga
PLAY must have five characteristics
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Play is free and is in fact freedom.
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Play is not “Ordinary” or “Real” life.
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Play is distinct from “Ordinary” life in both locality and duration.
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Play creates order and is order.
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Play demands order to be absolute and supreme.
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Play is connected with no material interest, no profit can be gained from it.
MAN ONLY PLAYS WHEN HE IS IN THE
FULLEST SENSE
OF THE WORD A
HUMAN BEING
AND HE IS ONLY FULLY A
HUMAN BEING WHEN HE
PLAYS
Friedrich Schiller
THE MESSAGE
Coined by Dutch historian and cultural theorist Johan Huizinga, in his book titled, “Homo Ludens”, “A study of the Play-Element in Culture”, suggests that “Play” is not only the primary vehicle for the generation of culture but is also Necessary for man in an existential sense.
Ludus Society is an organic platform for the “Homo Luden”.
The goal of Ludus Society is to create a diverse environment for individuals to persistently progressively push the limitations of the human experience physically, mentally, and spiritually while not forgetting to Play. We will achieve this by acquiring effective efficient and tried schools of thought from the bodies and minds of those who Play.
PLAY IS OLDER THAN
CULTURE
ANIMALS HAVE NOT WAITED
FOR MAN TO TEACH THEM PLAYING
Johan Huizinga
THE METHOD
//LUDUS_ALCHIMIA
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Access to a forum of Experimental Biohackers that will help you create a personalized Nootropic Stack
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Mandatory Reading Stack
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Open forum Discussions and Debates
//LUDUS_INVICTUS
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Combatives
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HEMA
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Self Defense
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Muay Thai
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Capoeira
//LUDUS_MOTUS
Movement Regimen
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Calisthenics
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Strength Training
//LUDUS_SALUTEM
Clinical / Rehabilitation
Wim Hof Method Training / Practice
Personalized Dietary Regimen
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Ketogenic
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Vegetarian
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Vegan
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Paleolithic
HE WHO WANTS
TO FIGHT US MUST
CONTRAST US
THE SWORDSMAN WHO HAS OUR VIRTUES WILL
TAKE THE COURAGE
AND WILL FIGHT
WITH HIS HEART AS THE ART OF SWORDSMANSHIP REQUIRES
Fiore de Liberi
THE WAY
The structure that will form these elements together will be based on the fighting treaties of the 14th century Italian Master of Self Defense Fiore de Liberi whose Avant-Garde esoteric style revolutionized the approach to not only the movement of the body in the context of armed and unarmed combat but also the examination of Metacognition.
With full and sincere consideration to Master Fiore’s original work, we will take the essence of his metaphors and abstractions and further explore the possibilities of dynamically approaching the human system in our own way while still taking the soul into account.
There are four creatures each with unique physical and cognitive abilities that will serve as foundations to help Luden better understand themselves and each other.
PLAY
IS OUR BRAIN'S
FAVORITE
WAY OF LEARNING
Johan Huizinga
THE PANTHER
THE GRYPHON
THE ELEPHANT
THE UNICORN
Shroud is the Panther
Shown when Prudence Revealed
Leaping with Mastery
Sharpness Discretion its Shield
Physical: Agility / Explosiveness
Mental: Discernment / Patience
Flight of Bird and Lion made Manifest
Who Watches all East and West
North and South it will Fly
Wings Ablaze into the Sky
Physical: Mobility
Mental: Boldness / Foresight
Soundness of Mind and Stature
With Balance Perfect, I do not Falter
Tower on my Back so Tall
I lose not Position and will not Fall
Physical: Balance / Structure
Mental: Soundness / Empathy
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Physical / Mental:
The Infinite / Transcendence
From Hideo Kojima
"From Sapiens Ludens
We are Homo Ludens (Those who play).
From the moment we enter this world,
We instinctively invent ways to have “fun”,
And share our inventions with those around us.
We are not asked to do this,
Nor do we need reasons to create. It is simply who we are.
We find one other and compete with one another.
We laugh together and cry together; all while playing together.
Our experiences bind us and liberate us.
To share our most valuable experiences,
We create stories, invent tools, and evolve the art of play.
Play has been our ally since dawn of civilization.
“Playing” is not simply a pastime,
It is the primordial basis of imagination and creation.
Truth be told, Homo Ludens (Those who Play) are
simultaneously Hom Faber (Those who Create).
Even if the earth were stripped
Of life and reduced to barren wasteland, our imagination and desire
To create would persevere beyond survival,
It would provide hope that flowers may one day bloom again.
Through the invention of play, our new evolution awaits."
