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  1. Thread: Karate

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    Quite true, I couldn't hold a candle to those...

    Quite true, I couldn't hold a candle to those guys! LOL.

    I'm quite clear that what I do is a sport. It's a sport that makes me a somewhat more dangerous opponent than the average joe, but,...
  2. Thread: Karate

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    I guess that doesn't really clear the air any...

    I guess that doesn't really clear the air any about "higher and lower" level MA's.

    I personally think it's a useless, stupid categorization made by people who want to feel secure that they are the...
  3. Thread: Karate

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    So if the techniques are there anyway, what's the...

    So if the techniques are there anyway, what's the problem? They don't talk about it enough?
  4. Thread: Karate

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    Hmmm Naf, interesting. But it's here :) ...

    Hmmm Naf, interesting.

    But it's here :)

    http://www.musashi.nl/Bluming/3.gif


    Put your pointer in the lower right hand corner of the picture and you'll get a button that enlarges it so you...
  5. Thread: Karate

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    Well Asia, in that case, you know more than I do...

    Well Asia, in that case, you know more than I do by first hand experience. It doesn't interest me enough to research it, so I'll take your word for it.

    And I don't mean to knock Kyokushinkai...Or...
  6. Thread: Karate

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    Anton--it's fairly widely known that the "bulls,"...

    Anton--it's fairly widely known that the "bulls," were well past their prime, had been somewhat drugged up in a few cases, and the horns had been partially (MOSTLY) sawed through. I wish I could...
  7. Thread: Karate

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    'higher' concepts. I like that you put this in...

    'higher' concepts. I like that you put this in quotations because it's my firm belief that there is no such thing as a low-level technique/concepts; only low or high level application.

    People who...
  8. Thread: Karate

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    Appeal to authority. Just because he's a tenth...

    Appeal to authority.

    Just because he's a tenth dan doesn't mean he's right :)
  9. Thread: Karate

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    Courtesy of Roy Harris on the BJJ forum from...

    Courtesy of Roy Harris on the BJJ forum from mixedmartialarts.com
  10. Thread: Karate

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    Hey wow! You mean hard work is the key, more...

    Hey wow! You mean hard work is the key, more than the style? Who'd a thunk it.

    Not making fun of you Shaolin--I think you've hit on a point more people need to pay attention to.
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