MasterPain

Best of the Best was the only action movie I can think of that made me tear up a little.

Some cardio, stretching and knife defense.

That made me think of Andy Kaufman.

Walked the dog, played fetch and swung a mace around a while. Nothing major, but better than being totally sedentary on an off day.

Man.... Intercepting Fist. Strong side lead, lots of trapping. Goju and kempo karate. Most of my kicks and some hard style blocks. Muay Thai. Chopping leg kicks. Krav Maga. I love their wedge concept. Northern Mantis Kung Fu. THE CLAW!!!!

OK. Good point.

Yep, I've had my butt handed to me by instructors who taught in a shed out in the back yard.

Let me point out that Krav Maga has developed and evolved since being invented in the late 40s. All arts were invented by someone at some point to meet some perceived need by the creator of the art. Most systems taught today are recently created in a historic sense. Kano combined Jujutsu, sumo and western wrestling to create judo just over 100 years ago. 40 years ago, Bruce Lee developed JKD. He meant it to evolve based on his principles, but now you will hear people talk about "traditional" JKD. When faced with Mongols attacking in formation, the samurai had to adapt to survive. i feel that the martial arts should be adaptable, alive, and scientific. I remember being an 11 year old kid seeing Royce Gracie win the first UFC and saying, we need to learn that. And we added what BJJ we could get to our system that was already part Goju Ryu, part JKD, part Judo and such. So while I mostly disagree, I will say that Rex Kwon Do is just awful.

And that's why i don't drink often.

Yep my sabbatical has come to an end.

Christmas Day Built a 10foot tall snowman.

I think you just gave me an idea to experiment with.

Ditto.

The end is nigh!!!

Haha, even when you feel like you're talking to a brick wall, it's a very POLITE brick wall.

Anyway... Anyone want to see more karate in the UFC?

"I got a lotta problems with you people..." "Festivus isn't over until George pins me!" Someone got it!!

We have a guy on a swat team if that counts.

Either one so long as it is trained enough to develop the skill set of the style. I say learn to do both.

I hope everyone enjoys their Airing of Grievances and Feats of Strength.

Hello and welcome. I think you'll like it here.

Grandchildren are awesome. Like nieces and nephews they can be spoiled and sent home to mom and dad. Have fun.

Considering that Greek Fire is lost to antiquity, VERY traditional.

You both have some valid arguments. But please consider that my county has a population of 10 thousand. I believe its roughly the same size as Chicago. Any bus here would likely have 2 people riding at any given time.Our poulation would not support public transport. I'm sure there are many places like this as agriculture takes up a lot of ground. Rather than blame cars, we should place blame on not following traffic law. Even after all precautions accidents do still happen. For that matter, consider Christopher Reeve, no car involved there.

We have mirrors everywhere. The downside to this is that it is hard to work fighting off of a wall.