bushido_man96

I think I wouldn't go that route. I'd rather be in control myself, rather than putting a pretender out there.

I beg to differ on sai, they've saved my rear before... I'd be interested to hear how they were deployed and used.

The club is a very efficient and reliable tool when it comes time to do some damage.

I would reason that this is the case because there are really only so many ways that the weapon can be used in a realistic fashion.

I have a book on stick fighting that references various lengths of stick. A mid ranged stick is covered, as well. One thing that grabs me about weapons work, especially when seeing a new one, is the "need to find a kata so I can practice it." I'm not sure if it comes from the vast majority of Eastern MAs being kata-based systems or what, but I personally think that there are more efficient ways to learn weapons usage than through kata practice.

I agree with the nuchuku thoughts. Its an eyebrow raiser, to be sure. With all this in mind, how would you feel if your friend had a liscence to conceal and carry, and did so? Personally, I like this scenario better.

Hey, if you've got to be late to anything, it just as well be your own funeral!!

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I agree. But, I think that most of the time, criminals are looking for victims, not a retaliator, like this guy. So I'm sure it shocked the criminal to see that he was going to have to work a bit harder to accomplish his goal. Another thought is that the criminal may not have had any intention on using the knife; it may have been soley for intimidation. If thats the case, then the clerk ultimately called his bluff. It won't always happen that way, but it worked out well for him. I also noticed that when the clerk was talking, he did a good job of "talking with his hands," keeping them up and out in front of him, where he could use them better. Like from an interview position. If he did that during the encounter, it helped him out, as well.

The best way to figure this out would be for you to get a hold of copies of your local city ordinances, county and state statutes, and go over and through them with a fine-toothed comb. Then, once you are clearly confused by the layout of the legal mumbo-jumbo, you should ask these questions of the local law enforcement agencies, and even a judge or two. Then, ask a lawyer as well. Since every local is different, you really have to dig it up on a local level. That said, "reasonable" is a term you will hear a lot of from these various agencies, so its important to really figure out what that means, and how you would articulate your actions as "reasonable."

9-28-09 Back to the gym today. Chest/ab superset Bench press: 185x8, 5, 5 Push-ups: 15, 10, 10 Crunches: 3x30 all continuous. Assisted pull-ups: 3x10 Leg press: 225x15x3

Probably lots of crunches and other ab work is what you would need to do.

Normally, I'd say no, as well. However, there are a lot of times when I do wish I was taller. At $18,000 a year, its a bit too steep for any budget I'll ever have.

I've heard Kwanjangnim in reference to just grand masters in general; not soley Hwang Kee.

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It would depend, I guess, on what each was capapble of with his/her weapon. I think that the knife is more practical, and probably less likely to cause problems if seen.

It will depend on prior experience, physical ability, and each school's policy on such actions.

That is true, JusticeZero. It's always the wrong guy or sleazey guy that has the good lawyer. If they are someone who is already known to be a regular patron to the local detention facilities, then it is likely that most of the local law enforcement are aware of this, as well. And law enforcement investigators do have ways of seeing through the lies.

Good usage of a flying kick, and even better usage of the camera on the cell phone. Great quick thinking.

I'm not sure how often occurences like seen in the movie ConAir actually happen...

Well, he was under the weight for the weight class involved. They just happened to agree to fight at a specific weight, because the opponent hadn't fought at anything heavier. So, the actual weight class requirement was met, but just not the specifics agreed to for this fight.

Getting it as a sport in a school would be tough. I think it could be done, but you'd have to get enough interest to field the team, and then get other schools to participate.

These are all good thoughts and ideas to consider so far, guys and gals.

Yikes, man. What a leg-killer! 9-25-09 Aikido: 4:20 - 5:00. One-on-one time with the sempai, and it was good time, too. We worked on only two techniques: Katatetori Shihonage (same side wrist grab, 4 directions throw) and Shomenuchi Iriminage (downward strike to head, entering throw). We did shihonage first, and spent a bulk of the time on it, and then iriminage second. We slowed down both of them, and I really focused on the "hookup" of the techniques; the very beginning of each, making the connection and setting everything else up. It was great work, and I came away with some things to consider. It also happens that these were 1) two of the techniques we covered at the seminar, and 2) both are required techniques for my next testing. 9-27-09 Sit-ups: 10, 20 Crunches: 10 Did some running today, too. Not much, but some.