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bigdog,
  I'm sure guro is still hashing out ALL the details(exact location,times,etc.). When he's done finalizing those specifics I'm sure he'll, or pretty kitty will, give us a link for payment.

                                  Francisco

very much looking forward to this!

 Francisco

Guro, do you know the day in Sept. the open gathering will be?

i was REALLY rooting for Cro Cop and Shogun in their respective bouts. Cro Cop looks to be a shadow of the fighter he once was(i'm hesitant to say he looked ''old''. i think he just has not advanced technically or tactically), and Shogun was just overmatched. Jon Jones is G O O D.

congrats poi. well deserved.


      Francisco

''Just putting this out there. Does anyone think that last Fedor fight was a work?''


 do you seem to think it was?

 i really think he just made a mistake. if you watch all his other fight, especially with antonio rodrigo nogueira, he had this uncanny ablity to just ''shuck'' nogueira's legs, pass, then smash him. he's dominated so thoroughly in all his fights i'm sure his learning curve stopped, b/c it didn't need to grow. i'm not saying he'd win a rematch w/ werdum, but i'd bet he wouldn't make that mistake again.

 guys like dana white, and all these others saying he 's not/ was nver that good are just buying into the ufc machine(of which,obviously, i'm a huge fan).

  Francisco

I think I heard Joe Rogan say something about how some commisioner saw an ice break with that elbow strike and decided that if it could shatter a big block of ice like that then it was too much for MMA.

 i've seen poi destroy a coconut on t.v., so i deem it illegal for poi to hit ANYTHING/ONE with his stick(s)!

 Francisco

i'd pick roy nelson to win the whole thing from the beginning. besides nelson i'm only familiar with scott junk, kimbo, and wes sims(besides readiing about a few of the others in various MA mags), but to me roy had the best technical skills and fighting ability compared to all the rest, especially with the fights i've seen him in compared to the rest. when i did see the show that shaub guy seemed impressive, but i figured nelson would at least make it to the finals. i still think nelson wins it all. we'll see what happens tonite.

 Francisco

I spent some time last year working for FEMA in Jefferson Parish LA.  I remember seeing a cop that resembled Segal.  I wonder?  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jnzrc0Wjog

 really? thats the part of louisiana i lived for most of my life. for those of you who dont know jefferson parish is literally across the river from new orleans. if any of you have watched spike lee's documentary on hurricane katrina theres a part when various people were talking about walking across the mississppi bridge to get the westbank where things were more calm/safe. they were summarily told to turn around or they would be shot. this is the place i grew up.

 anyhow, id seen the commercial for this ''reality t.v.'' series but had no idea it was in LA much less jefferson parish. ill be sure to watch!


  Francisco

http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/mma.cfm?go=forum_framed.frame&page=1

 hope that work, but thats the link guro c.


  Francisco

''Is Mother's Day really a problem? Though, if it weren't in hot June, Father's Day would be an appropriate choice for a masculine event such as the Gathering.''


 i would say so. i have not made a tribal gathering yet, but if i had to choose between hitting/being hit with a stick or spending time with my own mother i'd certainly choose the latter.

  also father's day is a day i'd also be sure to make a day with my kids(i'll take EVERY excuse to have have them with me) rather than fighting.

Francisco

happy birthday guro c.!


Francisco

 what airport/airports should i be looking at?

 Francisco

 guro c.,

 that guy james wilks IS british. he has lived here for some time though. he has a school in the O.C. with another guy who i'm assuming has fought in some gatherings- Danny Saurez.


 Francisco

 grateful for easter because it brings spring break which = a couple of xtra full weekdays i get to spend with my son and daughter. there may be no better feeling than being able to just be with your children.


 Francisco

i'd also like to congratulate all who ascended within the dog bros tribe.  2 days of tribal fighting is no easy task by ANY stretch of imagination.

 Francisco

 this is a really good idea dan. if anyone's out there in southern CA area even thinking about this i'd get in contact with dan. guro marc's empty hand/mma material would open up a lot of the standard mma ideas out there. there are things guro marc does/teaches that are ''unorthodox'' yet sound and effective. the way lyoto machida has had people looking at his strategies is the way,i feel, guro marc could have people thinking with his kali tudo stuff. not really in the actual techniques, but in the thinking outside the box (although there is a lot of footwork & sweeping that lyoto does that guro marc has been impressing on me for years now).

 Francisco

 i LOVE mma.

 i am (was) a BIG bj penn fan, but i hope he gets this GSP rematch just so GSP can dominate him again! i dont think that vaseline had much if ANY impact on that fight at all.


  Francisco

 i think the biggest drawback to the actionflex is its limitations for grappling. besides that, i think, it's an invaluable to tool for your FMA/DBMA training. you can spar HARD and not have to worry about an injury(ies) sidelining your training.

 whatever type of ''soft'' training stick you use, eye/face protection is a must. fencing mask, WEKAF helmet, doesn't matter. if you're going to have face/head contact protect your eyes.

 Francisco   

i don't usually purchase the inside kung-fu these days, but bought this one because of the Sonny Umpad article.


 Francisco

  i'd also like to see  stickgrappling on DVD or DVDs as it would pertain to gatherings and street; i know you hold this close to your heart guro c.(much like dos triques), but this would be a good one. also kali tudo material, for the ring, class sparrring, self defense,etc.

   maybe even a seminar or few on these very subjects.


  Francisco

 Dan! you back in town?? call me can so we meet up, or better yet meet with guro C.

  Francisco

       i REALLY like griffin, but i don't think he took that belt from jackson. it was close, MAYBE he did out point jackson, but i don't think he took  that belt. one of the judges didn't even have jackson winning the 1st round & i believe 1, if not 2, judges gave griffin a 10-8 for the 2nd round-i just don't see it. he DID have a DOMINANT position in that 2nd round, but he did nothing with it.. there are a lot of fights when a ref has stood fighters up in similar sitiuations. again i didn't see griffin with ANY effort to finish(which is supposed to be huge in judging criteria) even in that 2nd round. jackson did alot of damage to forrest in ea. exchange they had trying desperately to finish him. the only damage i see that griffin did to jackson was the leg kick that hurt rampage in the 2nd(though it did affect him for the rest of the fight), while i saw griffin repeatedly rocked throughout the rounds from rampage. again his sticking and moving MAY have outpionted jackson but with jackson being a damaged fighter i never felt like griffin really took that fight over and dominate rampage or try to stop quinton jackson much less taking the belt from the champion. while rampage was a LIMP fighter i saw more damage he'd do to griffin and more effort to try and fininsh the fight.

  Francisco

 i have off the wrong sunday  . it's gonna be a son of b@#ch to get someone to work for me on father's day! hardest days to get coverage at work are new year's eve, mother's day, and father's day! i guess i'll be hanging out with sweaty dudes after all.

 Francisco

 that was an awesome intro. i really hope guro marc will have a camp this year, and if he does i hope you'll be there as one of the guest instructors.


     Francisco