YODA

"Ah well, er, looks good for the ladies?" Errrr...... I've been rumbled

Hi Brian Keep on shin kickin'

Hi Cory Welcome to the boards

I wish our forms had cool names - our first three are called forms 1,2 and errr....3. Do you see a pattern emerging? Guess what the 6th one's called

Awwww - did Pizzaboy not get a card & any choccies?

I have his "Anti-Grappling" Tape and honestly - I'd say anyone his size and with a purple belt or higher in BJJ would whoop ass on him if he tried any of THAT. As for taking on someone like Rickson - gimme a break!

Hey Jack Where abouts in England are you? Maybe I can hook you up with someone.

Aim to please I do - yes, mmmm....

Errrr...... I've been "in JKD" for the past dozen or so years & I've Never heard anyoen do "That Yell" - not seriously anyway

Yo Spininggumby What I said was "A good chunky set of visible abs" - not just visible

Yo KickKick - great advice there from you! I'd recommend trying the swiss ball too - core strength is vital. Try using machines too - ab cruncher, cable pulley etc. Works for me - I'm definately NOT genetically predisposed to having a 6 pack - I can put fat on just by walking past a pie shop LOL!, BUT - with training I too have become guardian of the sacred 6 Pack

I assume that by using the term "six pack" you mean a visible[b/] sixpack? Not just strong & conditioned but "there". A good chunky set of visible abs is the sign of the conditioned athlete - way too many lard arses in martial arts these days. For the visible bit, remember.... "A six pack is made in the kitchen, not in the gym." For the chunky bit - rememeber that the abs are muscles and respond to strength training in a similar way to other muscles - repping out 100's of crunches for endurance is fine and important - but if you want strong abs you must overload them - get in the gym & work on the ab machines, or add resistance by holding a weight plate on your chest for crunches. You can use a cable machine for crunches too!

I posted this on the TKD forum - and Sai asked me to postit here.... In Doce Pares Eskrima our forms are called "Sayaw". There are 17 of them and include forms for... Single stick Single sword Double stick Sword & dagger Staff Long sword (two handed) --- So waddya wanna know?

Hellooooo Mooooooo Welcome to the forums!

"The Man Code" This is it. So it has been written, so it shall be....The CODE: 1. Thou shall not rent the movie "Chocolat" 2. Under no circumstances may two men share an umbrella. 3. Any man who brings a camera to a bachelor party may be legally killed and eaten by his fellow partygoers. 4. When you are queried by a buddy's wife, girlfriend, mother, father,priest, shrink, dentist, accountant, or dog walker, you need not and should not provide any useful information whatsoever as to his whereabouts. You are permitted to deny his very existence. 5. Unless he murdered someone in your immediate family, you must bail a friend out of jail within 12 hours. 6. You may exaggerate any anecdote told in a bar by 50 percent without recrimination; beyond that, anyone within earshot is allowed to call BULLSH#T. (Exception: When trying to pick up a girl, the allowable exaggeration rate rises to 400 percent) 7. If you've known a guy for more than 24 hours, his sister is off-limits forever. 8. The minimum amount of time you have to wait for another guy who's running late is 5 minutes. For a woman, you are required to wait 10 minutes for every point of hotness she scores on the classic 1-10 scale. 9. *****ing about the brand of free beer in a buddies refrigerator is forbidden. You may gripe if the temperature is unsuitable. 10. No man is ever required to buy a birthday present for another man. In fact, even remembering a friends birthday is strictly optional and slightly gay. 11. Agreeing to distract the ugly friend of a hot babe your buddy is trying to hook up with is your legal duty. Should you get carried away with your good deed and end up having sex with the beast, your pal is forbidden to speak of it, even at your bachelor party. 12. Before dating a buddy's ex, you are required to ask his permission and he, in return is required to grant it. 13. Women who claim they "love to watch sports" must be treated as spies until they demonstrate knowledge of the game and the ability to pick a buffalo wing clean. 14. If a man's zipper is down, that's his problem --- you didn't see nothin'. 15. The universal compensation for buddies who help you move is beer. 16. A man must never own a cat or like his girlfriend's cat. 17. Your girlfriend must bond with your buddy's girlfriends within 30 minutes of meeting them. You are not required to make nice with her gal pal's significant dick-heads --- low-level sports bonding is all the law requires. 18. When stumbling upon other guys watching a sports event, you may always ask the score of the game in progress, but you may never ask who's playing. 19. When your girlfriend/wife expresses a desire to fix her whiney friend up with your pal, you may give her the go-ahead only if you'll be able to warn your buddy and give him time prepare excuses about joining the priesthood. 20. It is permissible to consume a fruity chick drink only when you're sunning on a tropical beach... and it's delivered by a topless supermodel... and it's free. 21. Unless you're in prison, never fight naked. 22. A man in the company of a hot, suggestively dressed woman must remain sober enough to fight. 23. If a buddy is outnumbered, out manned, or too drunk to fight, you must jump into the fight. Exception: If within the last 24 hours his actions have caused you to think, "What this guy needs is a good ass-whoopin", then you may sit back and enjoy. 24.Phrases that may NOT be uttered to another man while weight lifting: "Yeah, baby, push it!" "C'mon, give me one more! Harder!" "Another set and we can hit the showers." " Nice ass, are you a Sagittarius?" 25. Never hesitate to reach for the last beer or the last slice of pizza, but not both. That's just plain mean. 26. If you compliment a guy on his six-pack, you better be referring to his beer. 27. Never join your girlfriend/wife in dissing a buddy, except when she's withholding sex pending your response. 28. Never talk to a man in the bathroom unless you're on equal footing: either both urinating or both waiting in line. In all other situations, a nod is all the conversation you need. 29.If a buddy is already singing along to a song in the car, you may not join him...too gay. 30.Before allowing a drunken friend to cheat on his girl, you must attempt one intervention. If he is able to get on his feet, look you in the eye,and deliver a "F*%$ OFF!" You are absolved of your of responsibility. 31.The morning after you and a babe who was formerly "just friends" have carnal, drunken monkey sex, the fact that you're feeling weird and guilty is no reason not to nail her again before the discussion about what a big mistake it was.

A man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer. All of a sudden, he said out loud, Lord grant me one wish." Suddenly the sky clouded above his head and in a booming voice the Lord said, "Because you have TRIED to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish." The man said, "Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can drive over anytime I want." The Lord said, "Your request is very materialistic. Think of the enormous challenges for that kind of undertaking. The supports required to reach the bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and steel it would take! I can do it, but it is hard for me to justify your desire for worldly things. Take a little more time and think of another wish, a wish you think would honor and glorify me." The man thought about it for a long time. Finally he said, "Lord, I wish that I could understand women. I want to know how they feel inside, what they are thinking when they give me the silent treatment, why they cry, what they mean when they say 'nothing', and how I can make a woman truly happy." The Lord replied, "You want two lanes or four lanes on that bridge?"

Oooh - I Do like noisy music to train to "Modern(ish) stuff" Rage ATM System of a down KORN Anethema Metallica Nirvana Stuff I was THERE for Sabbath Rainbow (Joe Lynn Turner lineup) Motorhead Stuff I listen to but don't wanna train to Led Zep Tom Waits (I'm a BIG TW fan!) The Stranglers Pink Floyd Genesis Some more Led Zep Gary Moore Thin Lizzy Some Led Zep for good measure

Speaking of the length of Kata etc - what is the longest in your art. In Doce Pares Eskrima our longest form, using & stick & a dagger, has over 1500 strikes & takes about 7 minutes if done at a fast pace.

I'd say about Red - which is the 7th level in our structure from White to Black (There are 25 levels from white to black)

Yo AnonymouseOne What's your favourite Goju Kata? I used to realy enjoy Seiyunchin - Gave the legs a real killer workout. Mind you, my old Sensei did make me do it for 2 years before he let me move on to the next one (Shisochin).

I have a book written in the 1599 by an Englishman called George Silver that deals with sword, sword & buckler, sword & dagger, staff, battle axe, pike, forest bill etc etc.... It also covers "Closings, Gripes & Wrastlings". Here's a section (Very hard to read the Olde English - all the s's are f's etc...) "...... there is no manner of teaching comparable to the old ancient teaching, that is, first their quarters, then their wardes, blowes, thrusts, and breaking of thrusts, then their Closes and Gripes, striking with the hilts, Daggers, Bucklers, Wrastlings, striking with the foote or knee in the Coddes, and all these are safely defended by learning perfectly the of the Gripes." He also mentions ".... hitting with the knee in the Coddes, throwing down & stamping on the loins" Pretty good stuff considering that was 403 years ago! "

Yes - when we go on our annual camp we train in water - although this is more of a test for the mind than the body. Last November there were a dozen of us stood like nutters in the sea doing punches, kicks, pushups, crunches etc. Brrrrrr..... Very brrrrrr

Yo Beaker You didn't say what art you are training in! Welcoem to the boards - you'll find lots of support for your quest right here

I have just about every piece of footage available including private backyard stuff - and I've never head of that one. I seriously doubt it - besides which .... Bags don't hit back _________________ YODA 2nd Degree Black Belt : Doce Pares Eskrima Instructor : JKD Concepts http://www.jkdc.co.uk / http://www.docepares.co.uk [ This Message was edited by: YODA on 2002-02-14 10:27 ]

Hey Prodigy Child The headgear I wore for my fight mentioned above was a "Top Ten".