I decided before I stopped actually training in SD that I wouldn't progress past 1st black. Between what I've learned on the forum and in my own research and my own experience with the art, I'm...
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I decided before I stopped actually training in SD that I wouldn't progress past 1st black. Between what I've learned on the forum and in my own research and my own experience with the art, I'm...
True. This is part of the reason I've elected not to test beyond 1st black. I got 1st black almost four years ago now and have decided that I already have almost too much material to keep solid at...
I third this.
Depends on the ruleset. Pure grappling stances have different posture and weight distribution than does boxing, than does kickboxing, than does MMA. Even withing grappling, there's...
In his case, you missed "troll SD thread on KFM forum." So I fixed it for you.
Seriously, though, Frank, I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my father a number of years ago. It was tough and I...
I can't really disagree with you either. I was never a big form collector anyway. I just know that I've faired well against other stylists incorporating what I've learned in SD. I don't really see...
I misunderstood you then. I apologize.
Bawang, I can't totally disagree with this point because, if I was doing a form that was lifted from another lineage, there's a legitimate argument that one who wanted to truly learn that form should...
Truly horrible. Who the hell spinning back sweeps a guy who's already laying flat on his back....among other things?
Doesn't really matter what he calls it. I've only seen the man twice and he routinely tells stories about the monks' training at the temples and, since he's referring to the Shaolin temples and not...
Aren't the Soards down only to a few loyal schools now? How can they afford to pay Sin The so much?
No. I'm not a Mullins student, though a couple of people I know and respect are or were and speak highly of him. I'm fortunately fairly far removed from the fruckus in DC.
I'm actually curious...
Welcome to the forum, one post, joined yesterday, potential libeler!
This is why I only go to Wal Mart if I need ammo or am low on my quota of desperation.
You do want to get crouch low but not on-your-belly low. You want to be low enough that a shooter spraying a waist-up ton of bullets won't hit you but not so low that you get caught in the head by...
Since civil litigation moves as slow as mud, it is possible that legal actions began (or the precursor negotiations began) at the time and have only neared resolution now.
I agree. I'm working on certain assumptions; primarily the assertion that he chose to specifically mention the out west practitioners. Though this could be referring to SD, Texas, I took him to be...
Probably so, but Knoxville left over the false material claims and not the Soard issue specifically, no?
I think it is interesting that the apparent reason for the split, as is implied in the Asheville announcement, is that they can't support GMT when he continues to support the Soards after the sexual...
I'm no expert on the Lexington fall gathering because I've never actually gone. Still, this year, my sifu is having an informational meeting for everyone interested in going to talk about what will...
Their waiting until after the fall gathering to make whatever announcement there is (if there is an announcement). They're pitching the gathering in a strange way this year.
You guys are killing me.
What exactly happened?
I was being a bit hyperbolic. Sorry for that. It was a joking allusion to Rydberg's allegation that GMT required a certain number of testing/seminar fees per year from his schools.
Haven't left GMT; they just split from the Lexington Branch like the Soards did. In fact, most of the schools that split from the Soards are now managed/supervised/pay their mob kickbacks to...
So much of the negative reputation of SD (not all, but a lot) has come from them. The cultish behavior, the sex assaults, the worst fu in the system (on average; not that there aren't good...