clearsky

Well you can eat onions and Garlic that wil make you immune to the bites, and about everyone else as they walk away from you... No seriously if you eat food with a little onions, garlic and Kuri, once every two weeks, you will find that bugs will tend to leave you be. Try a shark steak with a little garlic butter and a touch of kuri on it, BBQ'ed. Its healthy and taste great..

I believe the blindfold technique is used for the 4 reasons 1. Balance (Your sense of balance is thrown off when blindfolded) 2. Self awareness (You are more aware of the sounds you hear smell and touch) 3. Grace (when your blindfolded you can not see your moves, so it is good to have someone there to help you.) 4. Low visibility combat (Navy SEAL's train blindfolder to assemble items to open locks, use weaponary, even grapling combat.) Blindfolding is centuries old technique used by many cultures. I am partly blind, meaning my eye sight is gone in my right eye. I had to relearn my balance and guage depth. Using the blindfold techinique helped me to regain my balance and sense of confidence again... I will never be able to fight like I use to but I dont let it limit me in anyway. Its like riding a bike, if you fall off get back up and ride it again.

Very nice read. I think many of us feel the same. I salute you with respect and honor.... Clearsky

scenario 1: Well the guy appears to have been drinking, but he has a buddy with him. I would ask him kindly to move away from the car so I may leave. If he refuses, I will attempt to push him away from the car, if he then tries to get physical, I will then proceed to drop him to the ground using a standard arm twistlock letting him feel the pressure of his arm about to break, if his buddy comes near I tell his buddy that his friend here is about to experience a broken arm if he come any closer. Give the person every chance to back out. If there is no other choice but to get in a physical altercation, then show him he is nothing more an a wet piece of paper that can be torn to shreds by dropping him to the ground with a arm twist applying the proper amount of pressure to his elbow. True story: When i was in high school a friend and I were jumped by a group of gang members it was 4 against me and him. Apperantly they didnt like my friend to much and offered for myself to leave. (At the time I was a red belt and new to the high school;) I was not about to leave my friend there by himself. So out of the group of 4 I picked the one who seemed to be the leader. I then told them to leave my friend be and to let us go about our way, I knew they would laugh but I had to clearly state my position that i was not leaving. out of the blue I get sucker punched from behind, this just set me off, the first person i got my hands on I broke his arm, the second person I made an example out of, after the fight and about a weak later I find out the guy I made an example out of could never walk normal again as I shattered his knee and the thing that gets me to this day is, I could have talked my way out of it, even if it meant a hit to my pride. So now I will walk away from fights, even if the person thinks I am weaker than him. Fight only to defend yourself and to protect those who are weaker than your self. Moral of the story is, just because you can hurt someone doesnt mean you should....

hmm I would say a compound fracture would work as devistating, but a dislocation is far more painful and less deadly.

I have been in martial arts for about 10 years now. In both tournament and street fighting, you have to look at this simple over looked fact: Adrenalin When your adrenalin starts to pump, you forget most of your moves and react with instinct. This is why you should hit as many tournaments as possible to get use to the rush. If you think in a fight your reaction is to slow. This is why it is important to practice 2 to 3 hours everyday, the moves will become natural almost instinctual in nature. Remember to calm yourself and just react to the moves of your opponent then aggress back at your opponent. The Tiger form: To strike with speed and strength The Dragon form: To strike with grace of speed and to have anticipated the next move. This philosophy may not be for everyone, and I have not mastered it fully yet myself, but I do work on it everyday… That is my best advice.

Hmm I would say no, since the ninja's are japan samurais', that would spy for warlords and samurai lords. Hmm what is missing from this riddle: Does the Ninja have karate training? if not then no it is not wise.

Regards to California Penal code; Yes it is correct everything is illegal if used in a fight or just having it in public view. As for learning the weapon, you may travel with it to and from your training class, as long as it is secured in a case. Most practice swords are not battle ready meaning sharpened. Competition blades are never sharpened.. I own a few blades, and yes once I was stopped, but the officer let me go because I could prove I was on my way to class. 90% of the penal code is there so if a sword was used in a crime they can prosecute for the use of it in that crime. Hope this answers your question.... Clearsky