Pics of the New School

[EarthDragon]

Just got done painting, organizing and getting the school ready for the Octagon comming Monday. Very pumped and proud of the new location, thanks to all who helped.
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[hskwarrior]

DON'T LOOK NOW!!!!!!

http://divestfromdeath.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/fbi1.jpg?w=450&h=360

[mickey]

Greetings EarthDragon

1863 is long past. So will you please free that Brotha who is wrapped up in that vinyl? He has had enough already!

By the way, nice place. :)


mickey

[EarthDragon]

LOL thats my night watchmen.......

[MysteriousPower]

LOL thats my night watchmen.......

I am confused. Whose place is that and why would he need such a big place to do short hand mantis forms?

[TenTigers]

nice.
what'd ya do, rob a high school wrestling room?:D.

[teetsao]

very nice loking school.
so much potential. you should be very proud of your school.

[PalmStriker]

I am confused. Whose place is that and why would he need such a big place to do short hand mantis forms?

I'm sure people with short hands will enjoy the new gym as much as regular MA's. :D

[YouKnowWho]

I'm quite surprised this thread hasn't turned into a TCMA vs. MMA debating thread yet. Somehow I have a feeling it's moving toward that direction. :D

Nice school and nice throwing dummy. Is that 120 lbs dummy?

[David Jamieson]

That is a nice space!

get a couple of palattes of bleach. :)

[Violent Designs]

You're putting an octagon cage in your school?

Shame on you.

I hate cages. :(

[David Jamieson]

You're putting an octagon cage in your school?

Shame on you.

I hate cages. :(

just get back in there and quit complaining.

[Violent Designs]

Ring > Cage

cage is nice and conducive for h0mosexual wrestling.

cage a ring if you wanna train strikers.

[Hardwork108]

EarthDragon, great school and congratulations. :)

[TenTigers]

I am confused. Whose place is that and why would he need such a big place to do short hand mantis forms?
ya got something against thalidimide kung-fu guys?

[EarthDragon]

thanks guys for all the kind words and encouargement. Its took alot of moving up and up to work up to such a big facility. I started back in 96 renting floor time at the YMCA, so I am very fortunate and blessed to be able to provide a space for so many different people to train what they love to do.

youknowwho,
yes hes 120 lbs dummy but its dead weight so he feels much heavier. I have my student throw him about up and down the mat for shui Jiao class, its a great workout.

Octagon being built tomorrow. Chuck Anzelone Gracie BJJ, Billy Tompkins Holifields old boxing coach and myself are going to train our guys 3 days a week and by Jan we are going to be enterting raging wolf MMA fights here in Niagara Falls NY at the Seneca Falls Casino.

[bawang]

wow man you are badass. you train ufc. can u be the father i never had

[YouKnowWho]

yes hes 120 lbs dummy.
I have always want to see any Taiji master who can send that dummy flying 20 feet away even it's only 120 lb.

Be careful when you pick that dummy off the ground. Do it slow otherwise it may hurt your elbow joint.

[EarthDragon]

LOL, because its flexible and being full of sand it feels like lead.
You start to pick it up and the waist and legs bend and you swear its 300lbs, great for shuai jiao though, after tossing him for a half hour a person seems extremly light.

[Violent Designs]

anyhow JK about the octagon (although it is true i prefer the ring)

but your school looks awesome though.

good luck in future competitions.

represent CMA.

[bawang]

dont just represent kung fu. actually win something pls. tell ur students if they dont win you comit suicide out of honor. that motivate them many good.

seriously though, your students dont look like they juice. if they dont juice theyre not gonna make it that far, then people will blame that on kung fu. have them take something somethign man.

[EarthDragon]

thansk Milo,


bawang.......

dont just represent kung fu. actually win something pls. tell ur students if they dont win you comit suicide out of honor. that motivate them many good.

That would be the Japanese thign to do rigth HaraKeri....


seriously though, your students dont look like they juice. if they dont juice theyre not gonna make it that far, then people will blame that on kung fu. have them take something somethign man.
naw they are all natural I actaully have 12 fighters enrolled in the class but thats all that came to class last night, but none of them are roiding, after their conection with barry bonds dried up LOL but seriouslt too bulky and all that muscle slows you down.. chicks dig it though right....
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[taai gihk yahn]

seriouslt too bulky and all that muscle slows you down..
increased muscle size does not slow you down; I am still waiting for someone to provide a rational physiological reason for this claim though...

[hskwarrior]

increased muscle size does not slow you down; I am still waiting for someone to provide a rational physiological reason for this claim though...

YOU know you don't know what you're talking about. IT JUST IS! AND CLF DOESN'T SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mad: DON'T ask me why ....IT JUST DOESN'T......but.....:p:p:p

The GIANTS WON!!!!!!!! AND BROCK LESNAR GOT SPANKED MEXICAN STYLE LOL

[Hardwork108]

wow man you are badass. you train ufc. can u be the father i never had

I was under the impression that if anything, you had too many fathers....

[Knifefighter]

increased muscle size does not slow you down; I am still waiting for someone to provide a rational physiological reason for this claim though...

Increased muscle mass comes mostly in the form of FAST TWITCH muscle, which means it make one faster.

[EarthDragon]

Taai
I would say that the more muscle, more weight, slower you move. That combined with tention in the muscle fibers causes them to become constriced and sticky, thus friction is increased and your frame moves slower.

Its is obvious tht relaxed muscle moves faster, so contricted muscle moves slower, the more you lift the more contricted your msucles become loosing range of motion and speed.

[Violent Designs]

There is a line between TOO BULKY and "being muscular and strong."

A guy like Mariuz Pudzianowski - he has TOO MUCH MUSCLE.

Just look at his fight against Tim Sylvia.... it's not even a matter of whether he is fast or not.

The guy gassed - HORRIBLY - but it wasn't just "gassing," his ENTIRE BODY TURNED PURPLED.

That's "way too much."

Now someone like GSP is a muscular athlete, very explosive, strong, and conditioned.

THAT is what you should strive after.

[Yum Cha]

I hate cages. :(

Bring out the GIMP!

[Violent Designs]

bring out the gimp!

pride > ufc

ring > cage

k-1 > mma

[mooyingmantis]

Earthdragon,
Very nice setup there!

[Iron_Eagle_76]

ED,

Want to donate one of those wrestling mats?:D

Just kidding, nice looking school.

[EarthDragon]

Iron, I am actually looking to sell the red one, thats where the octagon is going TODAY, are you intertesed? i will let it go pretty cheap so I dont have to store it. its regulation 30x30x1"