White Warlock Posted October 9, 2004 Posted October 9, 2004 No, that was Bela Lugosi. "When you are able to take the keys from my hand, you will be ready to drive." - Shaolin DMV TestIntro
Northren Ogre Posted October 9, 2004 Posted October 9, 2004 Synaesthesia stated - "Professional western soliders who have never been in a gun battle can annihilate hardened gurrillas who have been raised on bloodshed. Colonol Grossman calls this something to the effect of "de-facto vetrans". Is this why the French and American soldiers did so well in Vietnam?? Simulation can only take you so far, experience counts for a lot. http://prkickboxing.tripod.com
White Warlock Posted October 9, 2004 Posted October 9, 2004 Is this why the French and American soldiers did so well in Vietnam?? Actually, French and American soldiers did very well in Vietnam, with a kill ratio exceeding 10:1. It was politics governing the actions of our generals that eventually caused the U.S. to exit in defeat, not the performance or training level of the soldiers. "When you are able to take the keys from my hand, you will be ready to drive." - Shaolin DMV TestIntro
47MartialMan Posted October 10, 2004 Posted October 10, 2004 Random jumping drills (a la the Pink Panther movies) are fine. So are other awareness drills. But, the real chaos starts when combat is engaged, whether a surprise or not. The way to train for this is to pad up, glove up, get in close and mix it up. None of this 'tag sparing', or hold him off with a few kicks. Get in close,where things happen fast, and hit hard. Learn to take the hits and still function. AND, for a real dose of chaos and awareness, NOW is when the instructor should jump in and thump you! Enjoy! Funny you shall mention this. One sysyem that I had studied, a instructor candiate would be "set-up" for a surreal conmfrontation. It wasn't done all of the tome, just to practitioners at a certain level.
47MartialMan Posted October 10, 2004 Posted October 10, 2004 I have to agree with delta on will, intent, and skill. But aren't there those that can do this naturally, without much "formal" training?
White Warlock Posted October 10, 2004 Posted October 10, 2004 Naturally? Regardless of whether it is formal, or informal, training is training. If someone can fight well, it is due to practice... not genetic predisposition. "When you are able to take the keys from my hand, you will be ready to drive." - Shaolin DMV TestIntro
47MartialMan Posted October 10, 2004 Posted October 10, 2004 Practice, like training practice? I knew a few guys that have none, in this term, sort to speak. These guys don't practice, they fight/brawl. I mean naturally or non-formal, no MA training. Perhaps, at this moment, I can't find the right words to convey.
White Warlock Posted October 10, 2004 Posted October 10, 2004 No, i mean everytime you do something... you are practicing. Even right now, while typing here in these forums, i am practicing my writing skills. Applied is practice, regardless of whether it is live... or Memorex. "When you are able to take the keys from my hand, you will be ready to drive." - Shaolin DMV TestIntro
47MartialMan Posted October 10, 2004 Posted October 10, 2004 Practice or experience from eruditon? What if practcing something is bad-incorrect-blind, and no skill is ever achieved?
White Warlock Posted October 10, 2004 Posted October 10, 2004 Okay, i'm done responding. 47mm... you're annoying me again. If you have a thousand questions, how about putting them all in one post, rather than riddling me with one-liners? "When you are able to take the keys from my hand, you will be ready to drive." - Shaolin DMV TestIntro
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