15-lisa-newbie Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 I saw on regis and kelly live a little while ago, this 12 or 13 year old kid Jake Strickland was doing a weapons demonstration with the bo staff, he was amazing, check out his website... https://www.jakestrickland.com ...i wonder what he studys. "you wouldnt care what people thought of you, if you knew how seldom they really did."
15-lisa-newbie Posted February 22, 2005 Author Posted February 22, 2005 jake strickland will be making his debut in the next jackie chan movie. (thanks to regis and kelly) "you wouldnt care what people thought of you, if you knew how seldom they really did."
Jbone1 Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 Yeah, he's on Mike Chat's XMA team. "What's your style?""My style?""You can call it the art of fighting without fighting."
cathal Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 Had to close the browser, hated the constant music. .The best victory is when the opponent surrendersof its own accord before there are any actualhostilities...It is best to win without fighting.- Sun-tzu
Mu Ryuk Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 XMA must die, XMA must die, XMA must die, XMA must die, XMA must die. XMA must die. I don't like XMA, by the way. P.S. XMA must die. Passion transcends pain.
Mr. Mike Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 it looks neat, but... can he hold his own? I guess I'm more of a purist. yeah, I don't like the XMA either. makes guys like me look obsolete when doing forms in competition. When a man's fortunate time comes, he meets a good friend;When a man has lost his luck, he meets a beautiful woman.-anonymous
isshinryu5toforever Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 Flips and stuff are cool, but he could do that if he was in gymnastics. We have a guy from WI who does the exact same thing and he won a gold medal in the Olympics. His name is Paul Hamm. He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.- Tao Te Ching"Move as swift as a wind, stay as silent as forest, attack as fierce as fire, undefeatable defense like a mountain."- Sun Tzu, the Art of War
tommarker Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 I could totally kick his butt, and break his puny bo over my knee. But yeah, that's some pretty MA. Hope he can keep it up after puberty. I'm no longer posting here. Adios.
AngelaG Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 Am I the only one that thinks it so weird for his parents to put so much publicity of him on the 'Net? It seems like every photo they take of him is on there - seems to me to be a great place for some weirdo to start stalking him. I know I wouldn't have a site like that for one of my kids (if I had kids). Just had a look at his kata. He is a very skilled boy, but I wouldn't call most of the videos "martial arts" - they are really just showing off gymnastic skills. In addition the overly extended (and constant) kiais were really irritating. But hey I couldn't do what he was doing - but I probably could kick his butt! The only one I would take umbrage with is the "traditional" forms one - well that is nothing like and traditional kata I have ever seen. Does any one recognise the kata he was doing by the way? Tokonkai Karate-do Instructorhttp://www.karateresource.com Kata, Bunkai, Articles, Reviews, History, Uncovering the Myths, Discussion Forum
Jbone1 Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 Geez, too much hate. Martial Arts is broad and it's more than just what's in your dojo. "What's your style?""My style?""You can call it the art of fighting without fighting."
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