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That bike race is insane...  

seriously.

Not that I agree with every single point or example here, but a great rant nonetheless:

It certainly is! I'm about 80/20 in agreement. 

Very impressive!  

Congrats bruddah!!! Best wishes from me and the family!!!

 

Sad news. RIP C-Desert Dog.

"Pass then through this little space of time conformably to nature,
and end thy journey in content, just as an olive falls off when it is ripe,
blessing nature who produced it, and thanking the tree on which it grew."
— Marcus Aurelius (Meditations)

On a most serious note, be very careful when fighting with chairs and ask those on the sidelines to watch when the chairs smash into wooden spikes capable of killing anyone.

Duly noted!

As an aside, my little guy (soon to be 2 years) hit one of our cats the other week with his kid sized chair. Perhaps he'll be a future candidate for the Yuppie/Bobo chair fights?
Oh yeah, luckily for the cat, the chair is made from plastic so no spikes. 

Thanks guys! Grateful to have good friends!

http://ferfal.blogspot.com/search/label/Self-Defense?updated-max=2009-03-12T10%3A25%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=20

on this link i am pointing out the two you tubes about a kiai master, the first shows him with his students in training, the second showing him fighting an mma guy, the video speaks a volume or two to me.

Wow, I actually feel bad in a way for the "master". I wonder if he actually believed in the cool-aid he's been pushing all these years?

RIP
 

 

I was just watching the same thing.
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7848006

Hope the guy is ok.

Damn, I'll actually be in NC in November just three weeks later. Bummer as I would love to learn from him!!!

Speaking of Sled Dog... I still don't think my shoulder is quite right after fighting Sled Dog at the 'Stickout at the OK Corral'. That was a heck of a fight which consisted mainly of me on the receiving end of some serious punishment. 

Ouch,
Scurvy

That thread went from cool to complete trash in no time. Funny how that happens...
It is interesting to see how the uninitiated truly view their arts and how they "work" in the real world although they are truly untested.

My favorite comments;
"Assaults typically aren't happening just out of nowhere..."
"If he is 10 feet away yelling at me I promise I will have plenty of time to draw on him." [in reference to use of concealed firearms]

My random thoughts on this video in no particular order:

1. I have less than 30 days left in Costa Rica and have been filling the days with teaching self defense classes for the local gringos. One of my opening lines is to the effect of violence can happen anywhere at any time and this video is clear evidence of that. I wish I knew the back story of why this happened. i.e., Revenge attack? Random psycho?

2. Dog Catcher anyone? Perfect time to utilize that technique to be sure. I only hope I can pull it off if I ever need to. Knowing how to do it and doing it are two different things however just like anything else. E.g. I just watched a video of myself getting destroyed with a shock knife on YouTube. In those quick couple seconds I didn’t do a damn thing right and I had just trained the DC the month prior with Guru Crafty and Poi Dog! Sobering to say the least…

3. If the shop owner wasn’t armed I’m not sure the guy in the dark grey or the shop owner would still be alive. On that note, if the guy in dark grey hadn’t attracted the attention of the knife wielder the shop owner would never have had a chance to access that firearm. 

** Note to self, if I ever find myself working in a convenience store keep my pistol on me. Not in a place I need to be directly adjacent to in order to grab it. Especially not in a place that my body is blocking while I’m trying to fend off a gnarly long blade!  That being said, not sure he would have had time to access it anyway. 21’ feet be damned!

4. Interesting to see the length of time it takes for the wounds to really begin to show. I wonder how much he really knew about the extent of his injuries until the blood started to really come.
 
5. Lucky he nailed the guy on the first shot with the ‘full homie gangsta’ grip. I don’t even think he had a sight picture period let alone just the front site on target. Considering the statistics on LEO misses at close range that was pretty lucky.

6. Lucky this wasn't Pizza Hut or he'd be fired! 

Grateful that recent decisions that felt wrong are starting to feel right. Looking forward to what new adventures life will bring me and my family. 

The various states do try to get some return from inmate labor, but most individuals housed in anything above minimum security are not the inmates you want out in public.

Very true. 'Tis a complicated mess to be sure. 

I'm in the process of reading Beggars & Thieves, Lives of Urban Street Criminals by Mark S. Fleisher and am finding it insightful. (Published in 1995)
http://www.amazon.com/Beggars-Thieves-Lives-Street-Criminals/dp/0299147746/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1283820144&sr=8-1-spell

Here is the what the back cover says regarding the book:

"As the incidence of violent crime rises in the United States, so does the public demand for a solution. But what will work?

Mark S. Fleisher has spent years among inmates in jails and prisons and on the streets with thieves, gang members, addicts, and life-long criminals in Seattle and other cities across the country. In Beggars and Thieves, he writes about how and why they become and remain offenders, and about the actual role of jails and prisons in efforts to deter crime and rehabilitate criminals.

Fleisher shows, with wrenching firsthand accounts, that parents who are addicts, abusers, and criminals beget irreversibly damaged children who become addicts, abusers, and criminals. Further, Fleisher contends that many well-intentioned educational and vocational training programs are wasted because they are offered too late to help. And, he provides sobering evidence that many youthful and adult offenders find themselves better off in prisonwith work to do, medical care, a clean place to sleep, regular meals, and stable social tiesthan they are in Americas cities.

Fleisher calls for anti-crime policies that are bold, practical, and absolutely imperative. He prescribes life terms for violent offenders, but in prisons structured as work communities, where privileges are earned through work in expanded, productive industries that reduce the financial burden of incarceration on the public.

But most important, he argues that the only way to prevent street crime, cut prison growth, and reduce the waste of money and human lives is to permanently remove brutalized children from criminal, addicted, and violent parents."

The first hand account from Costa Rica scares me.  No one should have to face a gun in their face unless you are the perp.  A friends young daughter finishing college is traveling there a lot and wanting to move there.

Knowing your premises was invaded is not a property crime to me.  Someone could have been home or come home during the invasion and startled them.  I would never assume someone with that kind of nerve is not likely to be violent.

Unfortunately crime in CR is the black secret kept under the rug. Most gringos that live/work down here are involved in real estate, home building, tourism or retail so to talk about it or make it known "hurts business". Very short sighted IMHO.

There are some very scary things going on down here and of course the gov't has now taken away the rights of most expats to own and carry firearms with more laws to come.

My plan was to open a martial arts and yoga center where I live but we will now be resorting to Plan B which is going to Colorado instead. I will be teaching self defense and home defense here over the next two months just because people really need it.

As far as the firearm pointed at me yesterday I was appalled by the tactics I saw employed on the beach yesterday. Or should I say, the lack of technique and tactics. I know they are under trained but holy cow! If the officer had stopped three steps short or gone three steps more the Uzi with a capacity for 600 rounds p/m would have not been pointed at them and my family who were only 10' behind in the field of fire. Three rules of firearms violated in a single move and he had the drop on them.

I know it's easy to arm chair quarterback but the examples just kept on coming. At one point one of the criminals got up and casually walked over to his car and reached through the window into the glove box. AFter a few seconds one of the officers stopped him but this was before the vehicle had been searched! Why was he free to get up and walk around in the first place? Why were the officers laughing and joking with them only to get serious when the call finally came in confirming they were indeed the armed criminals who had just robbed some tourists up the road 30 minutes sooner?  SO much more...

The irony is, I was going to teach some stuff to the police as well but trying to figure out which ones are good and which ones are on the take and are criminals as well is daunting. I can't not teach the bad ones for fear of retribution but morally speaking I can't show bad guys how to improve their skills either. So, none of them gets any help and it's a shame because some of them a really good guys.

Sorry to hijack this thread... I just need to vent with like minded people for a bit. 

***Warning, this post may offend some***

Having dinner last night with some friends we discussed a new No Trespassing sign that we'd like to employ here in Costa Rica.
It would simply say, "No Trespassing or I'll Shoot Your D**k Off".

Although it was meant to be humorous, we were trying to make the best of the worsening crime condition here. Those reading this may be wondering how that particular statement would come up in conversation?

Well, four days ago some criminals were breaking into a gringos house down the hill from us even though he was yelling at them through the door to go away and that he was armed. They kept coming and fearing for his life and that of his wife he opened fire through the door.

One escaped into the jungle with a wounded leg and is still being apprehended and the other is currently in critical condition in the hospital missing his testicles. He is not expected to make it.

I'm sure adrenaline played a big part in the wounds to the lower regions and not the torso but thankfully they are alright none the less.

Of course, we won't be making those signs but a little laughter does help to soften uneasy minds. This place is getting nuts...

One of these days I could write a book!

Tim

Looks like good stuff. Thanks Kahuna Dog 

Any idea on the follow up material? Nice cameo by the way Guru... you looked very "mean"! 

If I'm not mistaken this clip continues and ends up showing the force exerted by Dan wielding the stick. I tried to find a continuation of this video but eventually gave up. I'm sure Guru Dan Inosanto has a copy of the video? They are for sale on the NG website as well...

 


Edit: Maybe not, I found a longer clip in French and didn't see it as I fast forwarded through.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x61wfg_la-science-des-armes-23-avec-dan-in_tech

Great fights today guys! It was an awesome event once again and congratulations goes out to all those who advanced within the Tribe!

My thoughts on this weekends Gathering:

The Tribe:
Much thanks to all involved in putting this on including Guru Crafty, Pretty Kitty, The Night Owl and his crew, the musicians, the guys whose names I forget but who helped us from hurting ourselves terribly on the “environment”, the cooks (Dog Randall, C-“What’s My Name?” Bitch and Dogzilla), the “bartenders” (Lonely, Red and Scotty w/ special guest KNOB Creek) and last but not least all the fighters themselves. It was an awesome thing to hang with such a great group of people sharing laughs, thoughts, philosophy, good conversation, food and spirits and of course… pain. (Thankfully no suffering though!)


Memorable Moments:
Porn Star and Lonely’s opening fight which scared the crap outa me.
The expressions on our faces when we first viewed the secret fighting location for days two and three. 
Pappy and Red Dog’s awesome stick and knife fight. Man that rocked!
Kahuna Dog and his fighting laugh. (We should call you Hyena Dog or maybe Hawaiieena Dog)
C-Tahiti Dog’s stick work… smooth like butta baby
Sleddog showing me the ropes on our Sunday morning “warmup” fight. Owwww… it was fun, but owwwww…
Lonely’s lesson on how to escape chokes



Special Thanks:
The NoHo crew for reminding me to breath and move. (Two things I somehow forget to do on my own).
Poidog for helping me push into the third day after my shoulder said NO.
C-Scotty Dog and his upbeat spirit even in the face of adversity. You’re the man and I still owe you a fight!
Dog Kase for not getting mad after the .38 incident. (But it was funny, you gotta admit)
C-“I Need a Name” Bitch for being cool as ever. You need a name though… seriously.
Dog Dean for the awesome demonstration
All the guys who fought me and let me live to tell the tale. Arrrrrrr…
To the pack for making Mrs. Scurvy feel right at home
To anyone I’m forgetting to thank!


As far as stick hickey photos, I’d post mine but considering where Lonely Dog hit me it’s best I don’t.  Doh!

Arrrr,
Scurvy


"We are the Knights of the Round Stable!"
Sleddog

Ho did you see it pray tell.......

He showed what was under his kilt and apparently it was enough to see the show.   

Ohhh man... I can only imagine the fighter he'll grow up to be! Big congrats to you. My wife and I are now trying as well. With any luck in 18 years we'll be watching the next generation fighting in Gatherings. 

Get into shape hippie! 

Nah, I hear ya. I'm in the same boat except for different reasons. We "downsized" our workforce but the workload remains the same and has even grown. After working M-F for 12 hours + a day and Saturday mornings I have found little to no time to train. What's worse is the self imposed depression of not training and the lack of stress relief that not only gets rid of my frustration but clears my head and keeps me invigorated. Hopefully soon the economy will start a turn around and allow me some actual free time again. Until then I guess being overworked is still working and keeps the bills paid so I'll stop ranting now...

Good to hear from you though. One of these days we gotta start training again as I think I owe you a brondo buzzsaw or two...