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  1. Thread: Training Weapons

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    dwid: true, but the assumption is that you're...

    dwid: true, but the assumption is that you're only going to pull the weapon in dire need. If you can pull out something bigger or nastier than what some thug has just pulled on you, then he might...
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    My former boss "let me go" last summer just when...

    My former boss "let me go" last summer just when I'd finished building him an online lumber trading system which was two years in the making. Gratifyingly however, the beaurocratic ass he hired to...
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    Who says I'm not becoming Superman? :D

    Who says I'm not becoming Superman? :D
  4. Thread: Training Weapons

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    Kinjit, whip chains are usually between 4 and 5...

    Kinjit, whip chains are usually between 4 and 5 feet long. I don't know how effective they are in a confined space like in a bar or up against a building... the ninja manriki chain (about 2 feet...
  5. Thread: Training Weapons

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    I've always thought whip chain would be a perfect...

    I've always thought whip chain would be a perfect self-defense weapon to train as an alternative to a knife: light and compact enough to carry on your person and with better range than a knife. But...
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    "Based upon simple scientific principles,soon 100...

    "Based upon simple scientific principles,soon 100 lbish women -with only a few minuets of Hikuta training under their belt-were able to smack their giant male coworkers (wearing specially made...
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    > since you guys are waiting so intently i will...

    > since you guys are waiting so intently i will start it off with temple kung fu is a fake evil scam. wheres ajax? he could get this rolling.

    I drift in and out. Everything there is to say about...
  8. You're right, static stretching is a really...

    You're right, static stretching is a really boring way to become flexible, just as running on a tread mill is a really boring way to get a cardio workout, and as lifing weights is a boring way to...
  9. Thread: Getting Angry

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    I feel more aggressive now than I did before I...

    I feel more aggressive now than I did before I started training, and I'm kinda wondering where that's going to lead. 10 months ago I would never have thought of throwing a punch at someone, now...
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    Neito -- you got it in one. I can't say the city...

    Neito -- you got it in one. I can't say the city -- THEY may be watching. They may flay me, or cancel my contract. It isn't all bad; at least there's a blackbelt here whose skills are first-rate,...
  11. Thread: breathing?

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    Well then, I've finally kicked the habit of...

    Well then, I've finally kicked the habit of holding my breath while striking. It does feel a lot more natural, and if it saves on just one little cerebral aneurism later on, then it'll have been...
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    1. university computer lab 2. that's personal...

    1. university computer lab
    2. that's personal
    3. Queens
    4. on another forum
    5. www.seizurebots.com
    6. mint chocolate chip
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    * 3-year contracts at exorbitant fees, and...

    * 3-year contracts at exorbitant fees, and knowing you were enough of a sucker to pay them
    * instructors who are younger in the art than you are (this is pretty lame when you're a first-year...
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    Any big empty room with a high ceiling which I...

    Any big empty room with a high ceiling which I can practice in any time I want (i.e. as opposed to spending an hour every day driving to the studio and back; that makes MA training strictly a...
  15. Thread: breathing?

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    Raises the stakes of what? Yeah I knew holding...

    Raises the stakes of what? Yeah I knew holding your breath was stupid, too bad I can't just trust that what I'm being taught is "real" kung fu. I'm still curious as to what to do with a long...
  16. Thread: breathing?

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    breathing?

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    Hi all. I wonder if any of you could give me some basic advice on proper breathing technique. The school I train with teaches us to hold our breath until after a strike, but I know that's...
  17. In a manner of speaking. I train at Temple Kung...

    In a manner of speaking. I train at Temple Kung Fu (yes I know it's a McDojo) which is actually kempo karate. Possibly with some kung fu thrown in, although I don't know how much, or what style it...
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