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metis

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« on: April 09, 2005, 03:56:51 PM »
well, don't know if i'll ever have the opportunity to train with the DB's, but let me say thanks for 'doing what you do'.

i've done SCA stickfighting for the last 13 years, but my main focus is warrior culture in general, amatuer hoplologist? i hold a Master rank in the SCA, but i don't try to tell people that it's -real- fighting, just a dangerous contact sport.

i admire your commitment to realistic contact and 'combat comeraderie'. i'm 35 right now and i wish i'd found the DB's earlier. before SCA, my background is in judo and balintawak, with the occasional knife semiar thrown in.

your organization was mentioned on a medieval armor/combat forum recently. most poo-pooed the sample videos as 'sloppy' martial arts and 'dick swinging'. but a couple of us who knew what was up jumped in and let them know how wrong they were. my biggest comment was " take off the armor and see how brave you are. otherwise, you don't know what you're talking about.". ah well, lots of elitism in that group anyway.

keep it up, swing for the trees,

Metis

PS:  now that i've de-lurked, anyone in upstate NY, feel free to let me know if you need a sparring partner ('stick only' anyway....)

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« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2005, 08:32:18 AM »
metis,
  Welcome to the forum!  Where in NY are ya?


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« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2005, 11:14:07 AM »
just outside Utica, in Whitesboro

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« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2005, 07:01:33 PM »
Sweet!
  Sifu Kevin Seaman is out of Cortland; the reason I ask.

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« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2005, 07:16:36 PM »
cool. if i remember my map correctly that would be a good halfway point b/t the two of us. had any get togethers down there?

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« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2005, 08:20:04 PM »
Sifu Kevin has a lot of great seminars in Cortland.  I have not recently attended any of them but plan to this year.  He usually holds a one FMA and one JKD seminar per year which are always great.  

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« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2005, 03:53:44 AM »
great. are those posted anywhere?

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« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2005, 05:45:08 AM »
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« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2005, 08:58:18 AM »
and....of course.....i missed the FMA seminar in Feb. .......bah!