Iron Arahat

A blonde Travolta...I guess I still don't see it, I'll have to find a 'travoltaish' pic to post. Your pictures a little blurry, but looks good. I think its time I moved back to Vancouver....need a blonde Travolta boy toy? I used to SFU... If things go through I may be fighting there in November....

How do I post here, or do I need to link elsewhere? It's funny the lady at the corner store always calls me "Travolta". Also some girl at the local clothing store told me I looked like Travolta. So who do you look like Kickbutt?

Has anyone ever used an EMS machine. Personally I have used for rehabilitation of injuries; however I see now that they are promoting lots of these machines on TV as an easy exercise program. I'm not sure how safe it is to pump electricity through your muscles on a daily basis, and wondering if there are any side effects that anyone knows of. Also I find it funny that they claim 15 minutes is like doing a thousand sit ups.

If your training for kickboxing and only have to loose 4lbs...there is a couple things you can do. 1) Change your diet - to a fighting diet. By this I mean no beer, no candy, no burgers, no fries. Just whole foods, lean meats no more than probably 1500 calories per day...divided into 5-6 meals. No eating after 6pm. Lots of water 8 to 10 glasses. A run before bed no less than 30 minutes, helps raise the metabolism and burn more while you sleep. 2) Shed water weight before weigh in. Warning here though this can be dangerous, so you need to do this under supervision of your trainer. Wrap yourself in garbage bags to create a sauna underneath your sweat pants and jacket. The gaol is to just make weight. Problem is that this is hard on your system, and will drain your energy..so if you weigh in a couple hours before forget this. After weigh in you must replace the fluids you have lost as well as the electrolites in your system. Drinks like Gatorade (not the best, but the easiest to get), will asssist in replacing these. Best of Luck in your fight.

Im not sure who LuBu is....is it a monk story, or a mythos, or from the Journey West?

Depends on who you ask....I've been called a blonde haired John Travolta, because of my dimples. I have also been told that I look like a guy of some soap called "Passions"...don't watch it so I don't know, and can't remeber his name. And finally I was told I looked like one of the Warriors off the movie "Heaven and Earth"...oh yeah that was me....

San Shou is my choice, Lei Tai, no ropes, throws...

I can see giving the guy a "honarary" belt, to display in his office. Maybe a framed belt. Having students bow as a sign of respect sure...he sponsored the school, and wjo knows without his sponsorship you may not even have a school. However, if he wants to participate in classes "honourary" belt or not he should start, and earn his belts through the ranks like any other student. Teaching class and yelling commands...simply a power trip.

Alot of wrestlers will make some big mistakes in a fight. By wrestlers I assume we are talking collegiate types ie. greco-roman etc. Alot of wrestling teaches you to stablize and expose the back (remember the objective is to expose the opponents back to the mats). Also the lack of striking skills, and how to deal with a striker is never taught. This is all based on pure wrestling vs. pure stand up. The truth of the matter is that it comes down to how good you are. Look at the old UFC the Polar Bear vs. Ruas, even though skilled on the ground Ruas knew how to keep distance and won. Same with Mo' Smith vs Conan. Then look at Mark Coleman when he first started. It all comes down to awareness, and understanding what your up against Erik Paulson can be used as an example as well in the World Combat Championship (NHB Event) he lost to James Warring a Boxer, and was unable to take Warring to the ground. Then Warring lost to Renzo Gracie...on the ground...

Many gun manufacturers offer tactical firearms course, while some are not available to the general public, others are. The will teach you everything from how to shoot better, to urban combat, as well as practicing 'weapon retention' techniques. These course are much more intense, and give you a better understanding of firearms, and dealing with situations involving firearms.

High sources of protien can be found in: - Turkey - Chicken - Tuna (no mayo with it too much fat) - Lean cuts of beef - if you can get it bison or buffalo (I know a bison farmer who exporting a lot of this to the UK as an alternate to beef - past problems with the british beef) - ostritch IF your a veggie guy take tofu...high protien, low fat, low carbs. Get your carbs from other sources such as fruits.

There is no moral obligation to tell anyone anything about your training. In fact if you tell them, it may encourage the fight. Also by announcing that you are a "black belt" takes away any element of surprize, and be more cautious than if they did not know the fact. I know the law is funny in some ways in that if the police become involved, usually charges will be laid against someone. In Canada it is legal to fight, as long as there is consent, and you do not break any other laws (i.e. disturb the peace). The issue comes though with consent in regards to the law. In a consentual fight you may also be charged with assault, if you "take it too far" or cause some damage like a broken nose or cheek bone (rational of the courts is that the individual consented to fight, but not get his nose broken). In cases of self-defense they use a model based on what the courts feel was a reasonable amount of force. Punching a mugger and restraining him may be reasonable, while breaking his arm may not be in the evey of the law. Just like here it is legal to carry OC as a civillian (for use on dogs), but using on another person is assault with a weapon.

I would have to say Kwan Dao...not that I can carry it anywhere on a regular basis. On a more practical basis, probably the whip chain....

Exactly what thaiboxerken wrote...palm down.

Shelbelle wrote: "If ‘title belts are flying around out in Calgary’ (which can be interpreted as a negative statement. I might be stretching it to mean questioning the credibility of the title holders, if I am doing this, I am very sorry)" end quote I never said that the belts were flying around Calgary, nor am I questioning the credibility of Mile's fighters. I was pointing out that North America has numerous sanctioning bodies out there with more "world champions" than you'd think. A good show to watch Sharbelle is called the "Business of Boxing", it shares many truths with that of kickboxing (I believe it was A&E or Discovery). I have won titles myself in my younger days, but I don't put much value on them, they were made out to be more than they actually were. I know Miles has never stated that his guys are "untouchable", it was the following quote by Prodigy-Child that I was responding to: "mike miles has really shaped his fighters into the top contenders and for now they are untouchable!" I was trying to get across to Prodigy-Child (who appears to be from your camp), that you have to look at things in perspective, not just one fight, and that no-one is untouchable. Trevor is a very good and talented athlete, and is doing very well in his now pro-career, I also believe that before turning pro he had broken into the IAMTF top ten, very respectable. Trevor will bring a great deal of respect to the sport of Muay Thai, and will increase awareness as an embassador of the sport. We are all human, we all loose. I lost my fight in June, and as you can see from some of my other posts I question some days (i.e. Looking to Mo' Smith for inspiration) why I keep active in San Shou (probably to feel like I'm still in my twenties). I might actually change my name to ARAFAT--instead of ARAHAT for a while. Maintaining fight weight has become a challenge, my six-pack has lost a can or two I think. I have great repect for the Miles camp shelbelle, and have friends that train / trained with Miles. Colleen McDermott was what I considered "saved" by Miles, after what I would call a bad experience with another trainer in a different province (I believe McDermott has moved on -unfortunately- and is persuing her law enforcement career--she had potential). I still believe we have to look at Thailand (and for you San Shou guys China) to guage our performances. To make sure that we are moving in the right direction. Shelbella I think you may have read too deep into my short statement, but as I read it now I believe that I did not get my points across eliquaintly. No apoligy necessary for stretching the meaning, my poor choice of words, and one sentence paragraphs, are very much to blame. Some really good information, especially about Trevors IAMTF experience. I had only heard of his 1999??? fight (its hard to come by this info, as I'm sure you are well aware). The media doesn't like to talk about martial arts (or other sports) without top results, which is unfortunate. This Message was edited by: Iron Arahat on Aug 17, 2001 1:21pm

Damos has the right to his opinion,but the cheap shots should be left out.... Damos said: "i'd really like send it into a few people's heads on this forum" End quote

A good explanation, with illustrations can be found at: http://www.balazsboxing.com/thegym/boxingbasics_hook.htm

It's good to see that you do promote tradition Ken, and teach the Wai Kruu to respect your instructors. I agree with you on the Mongkon, and Praciat...that is an individual choice. Much like when I teach Shaolin, I don't ask anyone to practice the buddhist ways, unless the choose.

As I said Ken I'm sure you have a great deal of information that people can benefit from...

It is an ignorance towards others you have shown Ken that brings along this line of questioning... thaiboxerken wrote: "By virtue of the punishment dealt with Tae Pub Nok or Nai (outside and inside knee), I think you'd be in for a world of hurt... That might mean something to me, if I understood Korean. " end quote I was just being helpful...and gave the translation after the Thai name. If you had problem with my post, maybe you should have asked for an elaboration, instead of being ignorant, like so many of your other posts on this board... I'm sure you have alot of good information that people can benefit from...truthfully. This Message was edited by: Iron Arahat on Aug 16, 2001 8:37am

What do you guy think about martial art athletes taking steriods to give them that competative edge? I know for a fact that there are numerous competative fighters out there "juicing" up to give them the edge. There are also suppliments that are banned by the IOC like Androstenedione (the substance that help MLB player Mark Maguire set a home run record), that can be bought at your local drug or health food store. Sales on "andro" have gone up almost 300% since the baseball record. Many amatuer martial arts sports follow the IOC guidelines, but are they enforced?

Regulation doesn't take away choices... Some asian countries already regulate (and they are not communist), and it works.

You don't have to break tradition to think "outside the box". Your JKD attitude is showing "reject what is useless, adapt what is useful" or something like that. I think that is JKD concept (I think). Do you teach your fighters the Wai Khruu (the dance prior to the fight)? Or is this also "outdated" and "inconsiquential". Do you even know why it's done? Do your fighters wear a Mongkon (headband) or Praciat (armbands)? Do they know why? And if not and they wear them is it so what they can look cool? Ken I don't even train Muay Thai, and I have a foundation of knowledge. I don't teach it, and don't claim to. Yet I know, why because I think outside the box, and have fought Muay Thai bouts. I may not be a thai boxer but I respect the traditions of their art when we fight. I'd personally be embarrassed if I called the first pattern I teach "pattern 1" and have an outside instructor say to one of my students, "oh you learned Tan Tuy (Springing Legs)"

If you have problems with terminology, you should maybe call yourself something other than a muay thai instructor... I'll even be fair now Ken and give you a little Thai lesson, but I'm not sure if that will even help... Sok Hud in english levering elbow...what would you use this for? Kao Tone (the straight knee)...where is placement of the hands in this technique Ken? Sok Ku (double elbows) just to elaborte to be fair it's a defense against the clinch. I'm curious how long you have trained muay thai anyways, as well as taught.

It's easy to determine experience from inexperience if you know what to look for. Also most Legitimate systems have a structure of some sort already... Legitimacy comes from history and ties...anyone can say they are an instructor, most have a history and ties. Kokikwon for TKD, Judo has a large structure, same with Karate. It's easy to find.