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Love having you join in here!

You do know that this is the public forum and there is a separate forum for members of the Ass'n?  Just checking :-)


I understand Guro, I'll be back someday (soon) but until then Ill keep sharing info here. Much Aloha and Respect.

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OK, now I know this is the correct thread to share this info... Thanks PG Crafty.


Seattle security guard who disarmed two rioters speaks out
https://youtu.be/IXoGzJZw4Z4

Same guy different podcast/interview

Seattle Guard who Disarmed Rioter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrx-xG_vNBY

I like the way this guy present himself in the interview, just the facts doesnt try to embellish and I like the tips about the stippling and how he approached the Police with the firearms broken down, draped over his forearm, non-aggressive posture etc.

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Lameco at DBMA
« on: June 18, 2020, 01:01:29 PM »
Ive been interested in Lameco for some time know, probably because of what I learned of through Dog Brothers.  While it is taught at a school in Beaverton, OR I just dont have the time to get over there and train.  However Ray Floro has released some material for a rediculously good price and I just learned of some training opportunities w/ Roger Agbulos of Lameco Astig.  The adventure continues.

I'm not saying I'm great at the system, but by training with DogZilla and training vai Dog Brother videos it's really prepared me for some of the movements we've used within the last two sessions w/ Guro Roger of LAMECO Astig.  Hopefully the next time Im in LA for a gathering I can visit Guro Roger for some personal training. 

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Not sure if this fits in this thread or not but I think its worthy of watching.

Seattle security guard who disarmed two rioters speaks out
https://youtu.be/IXoGzJZw4Z4

Same guy different podcast/interview

Seattle Guard who Disarmed Rioter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrx-xG_vNBY

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Martial Arts Topics / Lameco Astig
« on: June 03, 2020, 04:54:25 PM »
Ive been interested in Lameco for some time know, probably because of what I learned of through Dog Brothers.  While it is taught at a school in Beaverton, OR I just dont have the time to get over there and train.  However Ray Floro has released some material for a rediculously good price and I just learned of some training opportunities w/ Roger Agbulos of Lameco Astig.  The adventure continues.

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The Role of Neck Musculature in Traumatic Brain Injuries in Older Adults: Implications From Sports Medicine
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2019.00053/full

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The effects of vision training, neck musculature strength, and reaction time on concussions in an athletic population
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6222152/

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: GT Leo Gaje at 81
« on: January 24, 2020, 09:41:13 PM »
Truly an inspiration to remain healthy and active in order to "Walk As A Warrior For All Your Days."

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Some good reading in this thread!

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Martial Arts Topics / 73 year old's workout
« on: June 14, 2014, 02:26:48 PM »
Pretty freakin' impressive.

The link should take you to a video of a 73 year "old" man working out.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=456053531164394

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: The Older Warrior
« on: June 12, 2014, 08:27:02 PM »
There is a video and slides at the link.

http://quantifiedself.com/2014/06/max-gotzler-testosterone-diet-experiment/

What did I do?
I explored how diet changes influenced my level of free testosterone. In addition, I observed how changes in testosterone related to my mood, sleep and energy level.

How did I do it?
Over the course of one year, I regularly checked my level of free (active) testosterone in saliva and correlated the results to other data I had collected using apps and tracking devices.

What did I learn?
I learned that eliminating carbs from my diet resulted in lower testosterone and adding carbs together with fat and protein increased testosterone. I also learned that sleep was closely tied to my level of testosterone. After good nights of sleep (usually more than 8 hours), my level was elevated the next morning.

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: The Art in its Homeland FMA Legends
« on: June 07, 2014, 07:45:42 PM »


K. Dumb question is that in Hawaii?  I'm guessing the people in the front row from Left to Right Mike Del Mar, Braulio Pedoy, Floro Villabrille and Josephine Del Mar.   
I could be totally wrong about the location but I know for sure that is Ben Largusa and Dan Inosanto, LOL.

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That was some serious fun!

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: 2013 Open Gathering info
« on: September 11, 2013, 02:29:05 PM »
Hi Lamont - love the moniker you've chosen  :wink:
Hee hee hee.....
Actually, Lamont, I have a great fight for you - Dog Clint, my training partner. You two would be an interesting match. He is good with any combination you care to try, including double stick or staff. I'll put you in touch that day. Trust me on this one.
Dr Dog

I'll 2nd that. Ive watched Clint at the spring Tribal and it was impressive.

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Fixing the headgear
« on: August 13, 2013, 03:17:45 PM »
We may have to look into welding or soldering.  

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Son finds wife and dad fg on his son's bed
« on: August 07, 2013, 01:58:52 PM »
Tragic facts here.  What punishment for the son?

http://www.guns.com/2013/08/06/deputy-faces-assault-charges-after-catching-his-wife-in-bed-with-his-dad/

Wow, that is just beyond f'd up.  Would have to contemplate but stepping outside of myself; would have to look into the law and crimes of passion.  I mean its not like he secretly found and then put forth a plan. It was more of a passionate reaction.  A whole lot of powerful emotions invoked in that moment.  Dang.

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Juror: Zimmerman got away with murder
« on: July 25, 2013, 04:04:51 PM »
http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmerman-juror-murder/story?id=19770659

Every time I read something from the Pro-Trayvon crowd it seems their opinion on everything is based on feeling rather than facts that were presented.  

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That was \ is awesome.

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I know most of us know the difference but I consider it shareworthy on facebook and thought I would share it here in case others would like to share it as well.

http://www.guns.com/2013/01/02/assault-rifle-vs-sporting-rifle-some-common-sense-courtesy-of-youtube-video/

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Martial Arts Topics / Mother's kids use guns, not iPhones
« on: January 02, 2013, 11:45:14 AM »
This was posted by the same newspaper that published the names and addresses of registered owners.

http://www.lohud.com/article/20121220/COLUMNIST08/312200060/Phil-Reisman-Mother-s-kids-use-guns-not-iPhones?nclick_check=1
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Nicole Katz is a mother and one of 4.3 million Americans who pay annual dues to the National Rifle Association.

She owns two shotguns — one for home protection and the other to defend her place of business.

Each of her three daughters — ages 9, 11 and 15 — has been given gun-safety training. They have gone skeet shooting together. Target practice is fun for the whole Katz family.

However, there are no video games in Katz’s Yorktown home. The kids are not allowed to have televisions in their bedrooms. Or computers.

The middle daughter was denied an iPhone, something she badly wanted for Hanukkah.

“I’m not going to get my kids unlimited Internet access all day long, whenever they want,” Katz said the other day. “I just don’t think it’s a good thing.”

By any modern definition, Katz is a strict, no-nonsense mom.

But she does not believe in stricter gun laws. The hue and cry for legislative action in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings does not shake her resolve — even though the tragedy hit close to home.

Nearly a decade ago, she and her husband, Assemblyman Steve Katz, planned to move to Newtown, Conn.

“We had an accepted offer on a house that we loved and were about to sign off on the paperwork,” she recalled. “I changed my mind at the last minute because it would’ve added a lot of time to my commute.”

It was a fateful decision. Had they made the move, Katz said, “my kids would’ve been in the school on Friday.”

Nonetheless, gun ownership, Katz believes, is a sacred constitutional right.

“It’s unfortunate that when a horrendous tragedy like this happens, people tend to act out of emotion instead of thoughtfully considering all the facts,” she said. “It’s easy to blame guns, but that doesn’t address the root cause of the problem.”

She offered the oft-repeated argument that guns don’t kill people, people kill people — and most of the rampage killers are people with mental illnesses.

“Violence has to be treated holistically,” she said. “In the past 20 years, what we’ve seen with these mass shootings is a common thread — they’re all young male loners who were anti-social, disengaged from society. They kept to themselves. Very often, they spent hours alone in their rooms, playing violent video games.”



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These young males, she suggested, were stunted, angry and coiled to kill. What’s needed, she said, is raising the national consciousness so that the warning signs are spotted earlier.

“I know that in our own state, mental health services have been cut,” Katz said. “The parents of these children with psychiatric issues are overwhelmed. They’re not equipped to handle it. They can’t afford to get them the help they need, so it’s a big problem.”

By all accounts, Adam Lanza’s mother, a woman who owned six guns and was living on high alimony payments, certainly had enough financial wherewithal to get her troubled son the best professional care.

“She obviously was aware that her son had mental or behavioral issues and I question why she would not have those weapons secured,” Katz said. “I don’t understand it.”

We may never understand it.

Katz said she supports anyone who wants a gun to get one as long as they pass the required background check, were free of mental illness, broke no laws and passed a safety training test. In light of Sandy Hook, she conceded that a background check should include looking into the mental health history of family members.

New gun restrictions?

“All the gun control legislation in the world is not going to stop a criminal from obtaining guns,” she said.

Katz is fighting against an inexorable tide. It is impossible to see how the massacre of 26 people — 20 of them small children — will pass without a serious review and overhaul of firearm regulations and without an examination of how the widespread availability of guns continues to fatally intersect with mental illness.

Give Katz some credit, though. She is nothing if not consistent. I asked for her opinion because I knew she wouldn’t shy away from the discussion, unlike NRA officials who have suddenly become scarce.

She’s been in the public eye before and fully backed her husband last summer when he held a controversial campaign fundraiser at a security training center where guests were invited to partake in target shooting. The event was held two weeks after the killings at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo.

On Wednesday, Katz went to Woodbury, outside of Newtown.

Word got out that members of the anti-gay, anti-Semitic Westboro Baptist Church were planning to picket the funeral of Dawn Hochsprung, the Sandy Hook principal. Presumably, Westboro’s venomous aim was to declare that the shootings were God’s retribution for the sins of gay marriage, or something like that.

It seems that only bilious fools can provide certain answers to the mystery of evil.

On her Facebook page, Katz offered to take anyone along who would help her provide a “human shield” to block the Westboro crackpots from the view of people attending the funeral.

At the end of the day, the picketers did not show up. Katz claimed on Facebook that they saw the crowd and backed down.

“We did our job and we did it peacefully,” she said.


These young males, she suggested, were stunted, angry and coiled to kill. What’s needed, she said, is raising the national consciousness so that the warning signs are spotted earlier.

“I know that in our own state, mental health services have been cut,” Katz said. “The parents of these children with psychiatric issues are overwhelmed. They’re not equipped to handle it. They can’t afford to get them the help they need, so it’s a big problem.”

By all accounts, Adam Lanza’s mother, a woman who owned six guns and was living on high alimony payments, certainly had enough financial wherewithal to get her troubled son the best professional care.

“She obviously was aware that her son had mental or behavioral issues and I question why she would not have those weapons secured,” Katz said. “I don’t understand it.”

We may never understand it.

Katz said she supports anyone who wants a gun to get one as long as they pass the required background check, were free of mental illness, broke no laws and passed a safety training test. In light of Sandy Hook, she conceded that a background check should include looking into the mental health history of family members.

New gun restrictions?

“All the gun control legislation in the world is not going to stop a criminal from obtaining guns,” she said.

Katz is fighting against an inexorable tide. It is impossible to see how the massacre of 26 people — 20 of them small children — will pass without a serious review and overhaul of firearm regulations and without an examination of how the widespread availability of guns continues to fatally intersect with mental illness.

Give Katz some credit, though. She is nothing if not consistent. I asked for her opinion because I knew she wouldn’t shy away from the discussion, unlike NRA officials who have suddenly become scarce.

She’s been in the public eye before and fully backed her husband last summer when he held a controversial campaign fundraiser at a security training center where guests were invited to partake in target shooting. The event was held two weeks after the killings at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo.

On Wednesday, Katz went to Woodbury, outside of Newtown.

Word got out that members of the anti-gay, anti-Semitic Westboro Baptist Church were planning to picket the funeral of Dawn Hochsprung, the Sandy Hook principal. Presumably, Westboro’s venomous aim was to declare that the shootings were God’s retribution for the sins of gay marriage, or something like that.

It seems that only bilious fools can provide certain answers to the mystery of evil.

On her Facebook page, Katz offered to take anyone along who would help her provide a “human shield” to block the Westboro crackpots from the view of people attending the funeral.

At the end of the day, the picketers did not show up. Katz claimed on Facebook that they saw the crowd and backed down.

“We did our job and we did it peacefully,” she said.


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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Keltec Shotgun
« on: December 15, 2012, 02:07:14 PM »
Much Aloha, Guro!

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Keltec Shotgun
« on: December 14, 2012, 11:05:07 PM »

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: 2013 Dog Brothers Tribal Gathering of the Pack
« on: October 16, 2012, 03:07:43 PM »
Aloha,

Has the tribe come come closer to agreeing upon a date?


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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Tribal Gathering Spring 2013
« on: October 08, 2012, 01:18:54 AM »
Wow, I was just getting ready to post and ask about the possible dates for the Tribal Gathering?  Was just checking flights from Hawaii to LA and the prices are really good right now, LOL. 
I understand it takes some time to figure out.  Not sure what will be required of me, the last gathering I attended was the spring gathering at The Monster Garage with Kahuna Dog. Maybe I can get DogZilla to put in a good word for me.

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: BANDALAN ESKRIMA?
« on: September 27, 2012, 01:16:08 AM »
There is a Bandalan school here in Hawaii.  I do not have any personal experience with their system they kind of stick to their own, I know one of the guys from the Hawaii group is a WEKAF champ who participated in contests in the PI. I have some interaction with the student and they are good peeps. Sorry I couldn't provide any useful info.

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http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/wrestling/story/andre-metzger-52-us-olympic-trials-greco-roman-wrestling-john-e-du-pont-dies-in-prison-shot-at-dream-042012

There’s a long list of too-old athletes attempting an ill-fated comeback after retirement.


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Michael Jordan, who decided he could amaze again on the basketball court at age 38, saw his Washington Wizards miss the playoffs two years in a row. Jim Palmer, who finished his Hall of Fame career with the Baltimore Orioles in 1984, tried to come back seven years later at 45 and made it through two innings of a spring-training game before calling it quits. Brett Favre’s retire-then-unretire pathology finally ended at 41, after he ignominiously finished his career with a 5-8 record and a sexting scandal.

The story is often the same: a world-class talent trying to put off the inevitability of life after sport.

The story of Andre Metzger is very different.

When the 52-year-old from Michigan tries to make the US Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling team at this weekend’s trials in Iowa City, he’ll be chasing no small achievement. The oldest US wrestler to medal at an Olympics? Chris Campbell, who took bronze in 1992 at age 37 — 15 years younger than Metzger is today.

But what makes Metzger stand out even more than his age is the event that sparked his comeback: the death of a 72-year-old multimillionaire in a western Pennsylvania prison in 2010.

Anyone who follows wrestling knows the story of John E. du Pont. Not long ago he was the savior of USA Wrestling, the heir to the du Pont chemical fortune who made amateur sports, specifically wrestling, one of his main philanthropies. But in 1996, du Pont, who was schizophrenic, shot and killed Dave Schultz, a champion freestyle wrestler who had won gold in the 1984 Olympics and was one of du Pont’s closest friends. Du Pont was found guilty but mentally ill the following year and died in prison in December 2010.




And what, exactly, does du Pont’s death have to do with this 52-year-old trying to beat wrestlers half his age and make the Olympic team?

It’s because Metzger’s chance at Olympic glory was cut short in the 1980s and 1990s through a series of bizarre events involving du Pont.

Metzger had won medals in three senior world championships between 1979 and 1987, including silver in 1986. The man to whom he lost in that championship match, Arsen Fadzayev of the Soviet Union, went on to win Olympic gold in 1988 and 1992. Metzger seemed destined to get his opportunity at gold.

But Metzger didn’t have a chance to go to Seoul or Barcelona. He was a recipient of du Pont’s wrestling largesse; du Pont was helping out a financially struggling sport, so there was a feeling of being beholden to him, even as he tried to assert maniacal control over the wrestlers. Each time Metzger won nationals, du Pont gave him a $10,000 bonus. Du Pont also hired Metzger to be a wrestling coach at Villanova University, one of the biggest recipients of du Pont’s philanthropies, paying Metzger $75,000 a year plus a free house.

“It was a pretty sweet deal, too sweet to turn down,” Metzger told FOXSports.com. “But I didn’t know about him.”

 
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Accepting du Pont's money meant Metzger was also subjected to his erratic behavior, which Metzger said included sexual harassment (Metzger sued and they settled out of court), threats on Metzger’s life and one attempt to kill him.

When Metzger mounted a comeback attempt for the 1992 Olympics, du Pont threatened to kill his children, Metzger said.

“The bottom line is he was an evil guy, and he had a lot of money,” Metzger told FOXSports.com. “I just wasn’t going to risk my family’s life. There was no reason to stay in the sport. So I stepped away.”

“And once he died, I had an opportunity.”

So here Metzger is, after three knee surgeries and a hyperextended knee, trying to be America’s hope in the 74-kilo weight class in Greco-Roman wrestling. His body fat is about 5 percent. He does anywhere from two to seven workouts a day: swimming, lifting, sauna workouts, hot yoga, wrestling.




“I said, ‘OK, this guy is crazy,’ ” US national Greco-Roman coach Steve Fraser told the Detroit Free Press. “I hadn’t heard from Andre in years. He was the real deal, a great competitor. The guy has been a real pleasure to have in our training room. He’s training early in the morning and late at night; he’s definitely a breath of fresh air.”

Think he doesn’t have a chance? Logic says of course not. But Metzger says he’s learning the new rules, he’s honed a strategy to beat the youngsters, and he’s beating the top US wrestlers in practice.

“I’ve got potential to do this,” Metzger said. “I wish I’d never been forced to retire early. But there was nothing I could do about that. Now I’m just (trying) to see if I can get it done.”

The chance of him getting it done this weekend in Iowa City is remote. But if he does, you’ll be hearing the name Andre Metzger a lot in the months leading to the Olympics — this time as a story of inspiration.

You can follow Reid Forgrave on Twitter @reidforgrave, become a fan on Facebook or email him at reidforgrave@gmail.com.

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Security, Surveillance issues
« on: April 10, 2012, 01:07:19 AM »
Mistakes People Make that Lead to Security Breaches

The Five Worst Security Mistakes End Users Make

Failing to install anti-virus, keep its signatures up to date, and apply it to all files.

Opening unsolicited e-mail attachments without verifying their source and checking their content first, or executing games or screen savers or other programs from untrusted sources.

Failing to install security patches-especially for Microsoft Office, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Netscape.

Not making and testing backups.


Being connected to more than one network such as wireless and a physical Ethernet or using a modem while connected through a local area network.

http://www.sans.org/security-resources/mistakes.php?ref=3816

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Emergency Tips and Emergency Medicine
« on: September 02, 2011, 08:52:46 PM »
Done Guro!

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Emergency Tips and Emergency Medicine
« on: September 02, 2011, 06:24:29 PM »
I like this idea:

http://offgridsurvival.com/shtfsurvivalmanual/

Electronic storage is great, for years I have recommended things like survival laptops and tablets. With a good solar charger these devices can last for years in an off the grid environment.
If your anything like most of the survival minded people that come to this site, you probably bookmark and save a ton of good survival articles. While I love electronic devices, when the SHTF you need to have backups of all your valuable survival information.
You need your own SHTF Proof Survival Manual.
Lately I have been saving a ton of how to articles to my NOOK but I don’t stop there. The nook is great for storing survival books and articles but I also started laminating the most important articles and putting them into my own personal survival manual.
For under $40 bucks you can make yourself a good SHTF proof survival binder.
First, you need to buy a good laminator and a pack of lamination sheets.
You can get a Good Laminator on Amazon and a pack of 50 lamination sheets for around $40. This will allow you to put about 400 articles in your personal survival manual.
Second, I condense the articles down so I can fit at least 4 to a page (8 double sided) this gives you roughly 400 articles with only 50 pieces of paper. Remember the lamination adds some weight so you don’t want to go crazy here. Print only those articles that you think you will really need post SHTF.
I usually condense articles down in Microsoft word, or I shrink down specific pages from books so I can fit them into my 4up format. I then 3 ring punch the laminated pages and put them in a good zippered binder to protect them from the elements.
What kinds of articles do I add to my personal survival manual?
My NOOK can pretty much hold everything I need so I fill that up with as much information as I can get. For my Binder I take only the things that I think I will need in a post SHTF world.
Maps, Evacuation Routes and Bug Out Locations
Medical information and first aid instructions
How To articles
Pictures of edible plants
Communication frequency charts, notes and antenna diagrams / formulas
Primitive Skills & instructional materials
Trapping Diagrams
And anything that you may have a hard time remembering

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: VIDEO CLIPS OF INTEREST
« on: December 17, 2010, 07:36:35 AM »
Surprised this hasn't been posted yet, I know there has been some cool stuff pulled off by Gints at the Gatherings but this is pretty darn cool too.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn_z9NhBons[/youtube]

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: VIDEO CLIPS OF INTEREST
« on: March 26, 2010, 09:55:38 PM »
Funny clip about a guy acting like an ass to some bouncers - no violence but strong language.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWfetF1jCO4&feature=player_embedded

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Seminar with Guro Maija Soderholm
« on: March 17, 2010, 11:05:54 PM »
Dang, I dont think I have any friends that live in that area anymore but I will share the word on Facebook.  Im actually from the Belleville \ St. Louis area.

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: DB in the media
« on: December 09, 2009, 10:06:20 AM »
Google has a translator, you can enter the URL of websites and it will translate for you.


Google Translator
http://translate.google.com/#

Japanese Website
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http://www.fnlweb.com/blog/2009/10/fightlife1023.php&sl=ja&tl=en

The article is  " Stock - anything with a weapon what is a DOG BROTHERS & Toudo Cali?"

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: VIDEO CLIPS OF INTEREST
« on: December 08, 2009, 09:11:25 PM »
This cracks me up..

Meet me here to fight!
http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:mvideo:cmt.com:40319

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: VIDEO CLIPS OF INTEREST
« on: October 22, 2009, 04:54:50 PM »
Steven Seagal reality show..

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHIvI7wG8oA[/youtube]

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: VIDEO CLIPS OF INTEREST
« on: October 17, 2009, 10:38:04 PM »
An old news clip I just put up, its a news clip on Derobio Eskrima.  A friend gave me a copy of a celebration from a couple of years ago and I finally got around to putting it up on youtube.

P1
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dM53QffWiY[/youtube]


P2
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMK2fCCIBAc[/youtube]


P3
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i1wAYicleA&feature=player_profilepage[/youtube]

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: home made equipment
« on: September 24, 2009, 10:53:11 PM »
Home made mace with Quickcrete

http://maxwellsc.blogspot.com/2008/10/gitchy-gitchy-gada-ya-ya.html

and

homemade club bells

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nux8nu2Jaks[/youtube]

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Happy Birthday Marc!
« on: August 25, 2009, 08:09:36 PM »
A belated happy birthday - Happy Birthday Guro Crafty!

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: DBMA Lacrosse Staff
« on: July 29, 2009, 09:45:20 AM »
That is some interesting moves \ checks in the game.  Ive never really watched a Lacrosse game.

I think there is a Lacrosse league here in Hawaii Adults and Children.  I think Ill check into that!

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: VIDEO CLIPS OF INTEREST
« on: July 28, 2009, 02:22:31 PM »
New show on Discovery called The Colony.

http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/the-colony-the-experiment-begins.html

A new program on The Discovery Channel, The Colony is a reality TV show that puts several people in a simulated post-apocalyptic environment. The official website describes the show this way:

What would you do in the wake of a global catastrophe? How would you find food? Water? Shelter?

The Colony is a controlled experiment to see exactly what it would take to survive and rebuild under these circumstances. For 10 weeks, a group of 10 volunteers, whose backgrounds and expertise represent a cross-section of modern society, are isolated in an urban environment outside Los Angeles and tasked with creating a livable society.

With no electricity from the grid, no running water and no communication with the outside world, all the volunteers have to work with are their skills and whatever tools and supplies they can scavenge from their surroundings.

Episode One focused on establishing the setting, as well as introducing the cast. The "survivors" include a martial artist, a doctor, and a computer engineer, among others. So far, they've had to scavenge for supplies at a destroyed shopping mall, defend their stash from marauders, find shelter, and find water. As we all know, water is one of the most important things any living creature needs to survive, and the nearby L.A. river's water wasn't at all safe to drink. Not until computer engineer John Cohn rigged a filtration system using alternating layers of sand and charcoal in a plastic trash can. From there, the survivors were able to boil the filtered water, making it potable.

When the show was in production, Paladin Press provided the producers with a good supply of books dealing with survival topics. One, Ragnar's Urban Survival: A Hard-Times Guide to Staying Alive in the City by Ragnar Benson, has a chapter specifically about finding, collecting, storing, and purifying water in an urban environment once society has collapsed. It includes a diagram of a sand filter that anyone can make, not at all unlike John's construction, as well as how to purify water with bleach. Being prepared doesn't mean waiting until a disaster has already happened to act: it's about having a plan, supplies, and the knowledge to get yourself and your family out of a jam.

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: DBMA Lacrosse Staff
« on: July 27, 2009, 08:43:26 PM »
That is an awesome clip!  It would be sweet if you can get some footage of the team using it in a game.

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Daily Expression of Gratitude
« on: July 09, 2009, 10:19:33 PM »
Grateful for an awesome weekend with family.

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Daily Expression of Gratitude
« on: July 02, 2009, 09:15:51 PM »
Grateful to be putting the ring on my sweetie's finger this weekend and that family is here to witness the event.

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