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    At what cost?

    Do you have an iota of persuasive argument to back that up?

    Or, more appropriately, how would it occur?

    I'd suggest that there'd be intense civil unrest (making now look like child's play)...
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    I enjoy training with cops

    They're always pretty savvy about how to give someone a beating while making it look like you're doing something else:

    1) yell, "stop fighting*" over and over while you're whaling on the guy
    ...
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    Okay

    I tried to look at the first clip. Mediaplayer downloaded and installed the codec and all I saw was some sort of pulsing sun nonsense. Is this the behavior when it thinks it has an mp3?
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    I'd say you've stumbled onto the most fascinating...

    I'd say you've stumbled onto the most fascinating part of this thread. You wrote a review of Ann Coulter's book and unwisely made an unflattering, passing reference to the master propagandist (MP). ...
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    That's a clever retort. As the article below...

    That's a clever retort. As the article below points out, he's smart enough never to state anything. It's all a matter of allusion.

    http://www.mekong.net/cambodia/chomsky.htm

    Having had this...
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    One of my favorite Amazon review quotes

    BTW: it's Zinn. Yeah, because everyone knows it's wise to read activist historians. I couldn't find the review, but somewhere in the 378 reviews someone summed up the crux of the issue (para. since...
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    It's interesting

    "half the book is devoted to trying to rehabilitate Joe McCarthy, who, she argues, was right about there being Communists in the U.S. government and so, anything else he did was just fine. In...
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    Get back to me.

    When the Cubans are allowed to see a ballot with more than one candidate on it.

    Terrorise Cuba? A show of hands, other than a few old men in charge, is there anyone who thinks Jose Sixpack is...
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    I almost forgot.

    For those interested in the Cuban missile crisis, I'd suggest Graham Allison's "Essence of Decision."
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    I actually enjoyed that book. Not that I...

    I actually enjoyed that book. Not that I remember it particularly well, but I remember it being reasonably cogent and persuasive.

    I particularly hated Hazlitt's "Economics in One Lesson." I made...
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    Re: fragbot

    Serak is a type of Indonesian (specifically, Javanese) silat. Bukti Negara is a derivative of serak that's stream-lined to be faster and easier to learn than the parent system. If you're...
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    Re: portland schools

    I'm guessing this is Steven Plinck. If so, he's got a terrific reputation.

    Does he teach serak or bukti negara (either one of which is probably okay for the majority of people)?
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    Welcome to the club

    Bar none, they are my favorite exercise (though power cleans are coming on strong lately).

    They're the 1-Day supplement for the whole body. They just make everything better.
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    Maybe I missed the hyper-sensitive gene

    But I never really found much to be offended with in his books. They're not useful from a technical standpoint, but he certainly writes in an entertaining manner. Hell, some of his stories might...
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    Not just in Chinese systems

    Judo schools are also pretty cheap. Likewise, there's an adult wrestling club in town that's essentially free.

    Likewise, while kendo's not my thing, good quality is available for almost free once...
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    Depends on the place

    While training is going on, you gotta get with the program.

    However, before or after, you should be able to work on whatever* as long as you're not incurring liability for the site. If this means...
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    Unruly housemates

    They lived in the same house* together in Tokyo. Along with Donn Draeger, Robert Smith and a few other people who're well-known and respected.

    *I don't know where they met. It's possible they...
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    Essentially true

    He hit a guy in the head, tore his ear off, and the guy died (IIRC, he hit his head when he fell). Bluming also chased down one of the other 2 attackers and beat him up (while the first guy was...
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    I'll buy that.

    Okay, with that stipulated, who would be good enough for you?

    Hell, it'd be the wing chun marketing opportunity of a lifetime.



    I'm pretty sure you missed my point. I would normally think I...
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    The ad for "graphite staffs"

    What a unique manner of advertising pencils!
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    Out of curiousity.

    Is there anyone who could adequately represent _ing __un at the top of this venue *and* who wouldn't get put down for "not sticking to the principles" if they lost*?

    Hell, is there a single person...
  22. Thread: Aikido?

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    I have a couple of on-topic questions

    Can anyone here tell me what it's like to have multiple personality disorder?

    Does anyone else love Jekyll and Hyde?
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    Would you mind?

    I'd like to use this as my signature. Would you mind if I did? I'd be sure and attribute it to you.
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    I quit reading when he got to Zhang Sen Feng.

    After reading that much of the article, I wondered if Tai Tzu is an actual style or if it's just something those two goofs made up for $$$.

    For an art that supposed to be a pre-cursor to other...
  25. Thread: Aikido?

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    Re-check your assumptions

    NOTE: aiki's not my thing, but I play with aiki guys occasionally.



    Aiki guys mostly use two hands to lock.



    Aiki guys mostly use both hands when throwing.
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