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I just realized I spelled 'business' wrong.

I have to essentiallty create a multimedia advertisement for a book. I can use any presentation method, from video to powerpoint to making a model. I'm looking for so good ideas to make my presentation unique and attention grabbing. Are there special presentation methods you have used with success? The book is about Vietnam, if that helps. Thanks, I know KF will come through!

From an outsider's perspective, yeah, I'm sure it would be cool.

Things like this are really a shame. Its very possible the creator of this system has some good ideas about MA. But by marketing as such, its just a big turn-off.

Actually, no they probably wouldn't. One of the things I mentioned - I stopped a paperboy from getting mugged - there was a cop across the street watching the whole thing. When it was done, I asked him if he saw everything, and he said yes. He said that as a cop, it wasn't his duty to help us - his job is to make sure everything AFTER the crime is handled properly. Reports are taken, arrests, if necessary, etc. he was not required to go prevent anything from happening. Good for you, elbows. Just goes to show that the security of a community is the responsibility of the individual. So often police have their hands bound with legalities and procedures that they are helpless to perform their primary duty: protecting and serving. Don't jump my case, I'm not supporting vigilantism, but law abiding citizens need to be strong and unwavering in the face of crime (But not to the point of foolishness).

No, I'm saying if you weigh the odds, decide you can defeat the aggressor but don't, at least you have the comfort of knowing you did the right thing. By doing nothing, you would indeed have been guilty of the aforementioned. I'm NOT saying you should throw your life away needlessly.

I'm with elbows all the way. I'm trained and fairly strong, but I know people with little or know training that would probably take me apart in a street fight. Oh, and all the other stuff he said was right on .

Obviously THINKING should come first and foremost. If you know your odds are slim, live to fight another day. No, I don't follow the Bushido code, but IMO, if you have the ability to make a positive impact on the world, do it. I'm not saying you should do something stupid. Know your limits, and know most gun and knife disarms are nearly useless. Perhaps I presented my scenario poorly. Like elbows said, I believe in "shutting down wrong doers." I'm not talking heroics or anything. I say this in opposition to those you say violence is only for one's own bodily protection. Many martial artists say "let the guy have your stuff, let him beat up some woman...its not your problem...don't get involved" IMO, thats Wrong.

I thought about this lately. Say your walking down a deserted, dark, street when someone approaches and demands your wallet. You sense that if you don't comply, violence is inevitable. Most self-defense texts I've read either: A. Say that you should give him your wallet, your life isn't worth the money. Violence should only be a last resort and you should do nothing to provoke it. B. Don't give up your wallet and fight to death. The guy is a criminal, irrational, and should not be trusted to be satisfied with your wallet. He may want your life. C. Run! I think there is something else that needs to be considered. As a trained martial artist, I believe I have a responsibilty to not only fight back but, if I can, take this creep into custody (citizen's arrest). Why? How would you feel if you did give him your wallet, and, encouraged by his success, continues robbing and assaulting law abiding people? You had the opputunity to end his criminal ways, but you didn't, and now other people suffer, and possibly die because of it. I am a strong believer in the "With Great Power comes Great Responsibilty" philosophy. As a martial artist with the power, I think we have a responsibilty to resist violent crime. A few more points: 1. I'm don't consider myself a traditionalist, but I do consider myself a warrior, and part of that is protecting those weaker than yourself. 2. I understand I risk getting hurt, but I have two points to add to that. A. If have have to die, I can't think of a better way to go than upholding the values I lived by. B. How could you live with yourself knowing someone else got hurt or killed because YOU didn;t act when you had the chance? I'm interested to hear what you have to say about this.

The ICHF hasn't given a decision yet, to my knowledge. Even after a decision is made, there will be rules and legal crap to do. If the ICHF gives its approval, I wouldn't expect it to be on the air any sooner than several months from now.

Sry to split posts... elbows, you really think judo is better after its Olympic acceptance?

What if the whole curriculum shifts and my instructors no longer teach me the art I love?

Because in an organization, what other members do can affect ME

I surprised how few people have actually posted on this thread. Does no one understand how HUGE this is? Apparently, this is something ESPN thinks will be bigger than the UFC!

That's the whole point. Combat Hapkido DOES NOT have competition. Yet.

elbows, I've agreed with just about everything you've ever said on KF, but I'm not sure here. I love BJJ and kickboxing. As you can see, I cross train in those. I also think they are very combat aplicable. But Muay Thai, boxing, kickboxing, and BJJ essentially began as ring sport, despite what there deeper lineage may be. Look at traditional karate, TKD, and post-olympic judo. Can you honestly say "sportifying" these martial arts helped them improve/maintain their fighting effectiveness? I still believe in all-out, full contact training, but that is a far cry from highly organized competition. This could really stink. L

The National Training Conference for Combat Hapkido was last weekend. Famous martial artists (Bill Wallace, Melegrito...) from all over teach seminars and such to International Combat Hapkido Federation members. Some huge news was unveiled aat this event. Apparently, ESPN really wants to Combat Hapkido competition regularly televised on their station. Wow. Not TKD, not TSD, not Karate, not Judo, but Combat Hapkido. We have something like 250 dojangs world wide. We're small, but apparently in demand. Thing is, we don't have ANY competitions right now. Combat Hapkido has always been a self-defense martial art ONLY. One of the core principals of my art is we train for the street, not tournaments. Compare to Krav Maga if you will. So after the ESPN rep finishes speaking, Grandmaster Pellegrini (the FOUNDER of COmbat Hapkido) comes up to the mike. Wow, he says. He's absolutely shocked. While Combat Hapkido was never meant to be a competitive martial art, he knows what PR and finacial benefits this could have for our art. So he gives no final answer. Rules are sketchy right now. From what I've heard, punching and kicking would be allowed, as well as any sort of throw or takedown. However, if the opponent is not taken down right into a submission, the fighters are stood back up. You can also win by ataining a control position, such as a standing escort lock. It seems ESPN wants to avoid the brutal and "boring" gorund combat I love so much. I have mixed feelings about this. + Great exposure for Combat Hapkido + Possible finacial benefits -Is it worth changing our art? -Is our art being misrepresented? - Will Combat Hapkido training fall the same way as so many martial arts, being diluted and blunted to conform to competition rules? Wow. What do y'all think?

What's at the top of your Christmas list this year?

guess not

Thanks, but the whole point is it has to be a PC game.

Yeah, I love splinter cell, already have it! When I say 'stealth' it doesn't have to be a total stealth game like splinter cell. Like in Halo, if you sneak up behind someone and club him with your gun, that's stealth enough for me.

Criterea Must have hand to hand combat component (Even if it is a less than focal point of the game; ie. A shooter where you can fight unarmed Have a stealth component/stealth kills Must be a year or so old.

Hate to resurrect this thread, but I have urgent news for midwestern BJJ guys! I have found a BJJ tournament in Michigan! I'm so mad because I cannot go becasue of a date conflict, but I wanted to help out because I know how hard tournaments are to find. PLEASE let me know if there any ANY upcoming BJJ tournaments that you know of in Michigan. Thanks. http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=q6kzdpbab.0.rtdky8n6.obf7dun6.1117&p=http%3A%2F%2Feastwestmartialarts.com

It IS the way I train, whenever possible. But I understand its not for everybody. There'll always be "flavor of the month" people. There'll always be "bash the 'flavor of the month people' people" I wouldn't worry about it, unless they're causing you some kind of personal problem (if you had one in your school, for example).

I think there is an important point people always miss: No, MMA does not totally reflect the nature of a real fight. Does it get as close as society allows? Yes. Is it the best testing ground available? Yes. Does it provide the best data we have for the realities of combat? Heck yes! While MMA is not the end-all for proving combat applicability of a technique/art/principle, it is an important test. You should seriously consider all of the lessons of the octagon. If you're not basing your ideas about fighting on MMA, what are you basing them on? MMA is not perfect, but it is undeniably the best test we have. I'm not advocating that MMA is THE WAY to train. All I ask is that you apprecaite it and accept the lessons it teaches. Many people who oppose MMA don't like it because it does not fit with their idea of what a fight "ought to" look like. My advice? Approach MMA with an open mind. Appreciate the incredible skill and conditioning of the fighters. Examine the techniques, strategy. Take it for what it's worth. Don't look for things you can question, look for lessons you can confirm.