Master Jules

Superleeds.....Thats the point......he makes training so insane that anything else really is like a "day off"......his philosophy is that since I have those jobs....he finds anything that I may be attacked with in that scenario and attacks me full force.....that way when it happens in "real life", which it does, Im so used to it that Im able to act and react without thought, and remain calm and focused.....yeah....it does hurt like hell though.....lol Many years ago, while going through Sanchin kata for one of my black belt tests, he cracked an escrima stick on my ribcage, along with two of my ribs......now I dont know about you, but Ive never seen an escrima stick break.......then, with two cracked ribs, he was generous enough to make me fight only 15- 3 minute rounds.....no pads, and FULL contact..... .......I think I slept for about 20 hrs or so afterwards

Youre lucky to have that kinda size....thats a pretty good visual deterent in itself Shorin Ryu Sensei...at 6'6" 240....youre a big boy brother....By bouncer standards Im relatively small..Im 6'1" 205ish......I have about 6% bodyfat, and most people think Im about 220, but thats still small by bouncer standards.....as a result of my "lack" of size, I get "tested" a lot......Ive never lost a streetfight ( not to say I didnt get my share of "scratches" though ) in the 19 years Ive been bouncing, but I had already been training for about 12 years when I started bouncing all those years ago.......I prefer to use my degree in Psycology to end the conflict before it starts, and my friends tell me that they are amazed at the level of patience that my training has given me when it comes to dealing with these drunk morons with beer muscles......As bouncers ( and you know this SSR ).... we cant really swing first.......we either have to break up fights between patrons, or, if the inevitable happens where we get "challenged" by a patron, we really have to wait on their first aggressive move to justify doing what we do.....whatever that might be.....in a one on one like that, my experience has shown me that most of these clowns give you the gift of throwing that hugely telegraphed right punch to the head kinda thing....like swingin for the fences......very predictable so somewhat expected and easily dealt with. Its the unexpected stuff, the huge all out brawls where you have multiple attackers, or the occasional weapon scenario (Knife, bottle, etc....) that have proven to me beyond any doubt that the arts I have trained have not only "worked".....they have literally saved my life. One of my masters, although like a second father to me, trained me in a horribly brutal way.....and in retrospect, I know that it was out of love and the deepest concern for my future safety that he did. Because of that training, I go out into the world knowing that 98% of whoever I "go up against" cannot possibly hit me as hard as Ive already been hit, and probably wont hurt me as bad as Ive already been hurt.....which means that Im never "shocked" or surprised or confused, and that keeps me calm and focused. I have also learned to completely turn off my emotions with respect to my opponent, because as I said, my master is like a second father to me and the emotional connection had to be separated from the "student-teacher" relationship. Im not saying that I become "cruel" to my opponent and INTENTIONALLY try to cause him some kind of devastating injury, but rather, I become void of all emotion and just act and react from a state of Mushin. However, this is only part of the reason why I know the arts I have trained have "worked" for me. Another way Im sure they have "worked" for me is not related to fighting at all, but the health aspects that are a result of a lifetime of training. Ill be 38 on October 12th.....just a few days away for all those of you who are sendin' presents .....Point is......Im told that I look like Im gonna be 28....ten years younger....Im in better shape than 90% of the "20 somethings" that go to the bars and clubs that I work at, I feel great......Im healthy......and I feel like Im 20 years old physically speaking......I attribute all that to training too. So.......yeah......my art has "worked" for me.

Isshin Ryu is the basics of Goju Ryu and Shorin Ryu......and the principles of the system "came to" Shimabuku in a dream he had.

I train every moment of every day...in one way or another.....there is always something that can be worked on or thought about.

Hey Superleeds....I just noticed that youre from Norway.......beautiful part of the world youre livin in.....I was in Stockholm in February......loved it over there......

I love Seisan and Sepai (Goju Ryu)

My master is a little eccentric.....we have pool stick training day.....bat day.....stuff like that......its more or less him just attacking me with anything he can get his hands on....lol

Ive been doing bar/niteclub security for 19 years, and bodyguard work for 10....Ive earned the nickname "The Sandman"......my a$$ is still in one piece after hundreds of street fights.....Im also still VERY handsome.. .....so yeah......Ive gotta say that the arts that Ive trained have definetely "worked"

Could it be Fu Jow Pai (Eagle Claw) ????? Also...VERY true what Hudson said about "flaunters".....its the people who DONT bark loudly that usually have the worst bite....lol

Very well said IG

Its just a flesh wound !.....come over here....Ill bite you to death !

The longer they brew....the nastier they get....LOL

Respond as you need to.

LOL......Ill be 38 years young Oct 12

My students tell me the scariest thing theyve ever seen is the fact that I dont look "at" them....but "through" them.

I am the most handsome man in the world.....equalled only by how humble I am

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Describe your ranking system.....IE...."double level 6 BB ?

WW.....he was "cha cha" champion....lol

Welcome to KF

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The longer it sits....the better it gets.

I always treat every opponent as if they are my superior.....never judge a book by its cover.....You NEVER know what kind of experience someone else has.....Whe my "switch" gets flipped....its all out baby.....and look out......The Sandman cometh full force.