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Never heard of "WLS." Who is that? William Lancelot Smythe? Walther Latham Sheraton?



I doubt it... Your post simply reinforces my point, above - that good...

I've been to a good many schools in more countries than most (less than others), and what I've seen is that the US isn't alone in having some underqualified instructors passing off their hokey...

I just met a guy that claims a 3rd degree black belt under Villari's system. I haven't seen him do anything, and he claims the last time he practiced actively was nearly 10 years ago.

He seems...

Unfortunately, I'd have to agree.

MMA - simpler skill set; experience using skill set in competitive, resistant environment; effectiveness of techniques based on actual use, not belief.

Typical...

The primary difference, though, is that you're talking about someone who may have been in proper condition, and physically capable, prior to the injury (something they can no longer do anything...

Hope you didn't pay too much for it... You can use homegrown herbs, straight out of the garden, to do the same thing very cheaply or for free.



Different recipes, different methods, different...

I must respectfully disagree...

Though there are similar movements contained in forms and drills, they are not the same. Were they the same, the argument would be nonexistant... Those movements...

At first, I thought grappling/groundfighting/BJJ-style jujutsu was total crap, easily defended against, etc. All the standard arguments. Then I trained with a friend, a judo 3rd dan who also has...

The requirement of kilts to be fashioned from clan tartans is the result of bad history and cultural urban legend.

First, kilts aren't the historical garment of Highland Scots. There's no real...

Is this the same Japanese guy that got his ass kicked by the MMA dude on YouTube?

First, who is sanctioning this "hall of fame?" I know that the magazines have held their own little nominations (my teacher was in the IKF hall of fame thingie years ago), and that's all well and...

In your sporran, or your wife's purse.



That's also what your sporran is for! :D



Both serious answers...

Some people study martial arts because they're into culture.

Some people study martial arts because they want to show others how rough and tough they are.

Some people are just rough and tough...

Though I only have one, I wear a kilt as well. I'm firmly convinced that I need to replace all my bifurcated garments with properly designed and male-intended clothing...

Only real men wear...

Nah... A couple of qi blasters if ever I saw them... :D



My take on it is this -

We practice for perfect technique because in the "heat of battle" a combination of blood pressure and...

I should make doing no less than 20 snatches with my 53lb kettlebell a prerequisite to training...

Ten push ups... please! :rolleyes:

Sure! You stand in front of me projecting your qi, and I'll be sure to take you to the ground and RNC you while you channel the energy of the planet... :rolleyes:



Some folks don't put a lot...

Every "point" tournament I've ever attended in Omaha, from 1985 on, emphasized "jacket contact," i.e. making contact solely with the surface of the uniform, with minimal penetration. That was the...

Ain't that the truth... At the first 3 AAU National Tournaments, there were several big name people (names withheld - their identities aren't important, and folks who were there know what happened)...

Granted. But it's a **** fine way to weed out the wannabes that talk smack about how tough they are, and how willing they are to go the distance, when in reality they couldn't take the risk... ...

His name is Phillip Starr, certainly, but he goes by the nickname "Pete." Not your fault for not knowing that. Living in Omaha, it's likely that Shadow Skill reasonably would have...



I...

Who's your teacher, Shadow Skill? I'm curious...

My teacher is Pete Starr...


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Perhaps you ought to contact Sifu Starr directly and ask what his motivations were, rather than...

None were good when I was there... They were self-promoting, deluded folks with ongoing "suspension of common sense" issues.



With luck, the guy I mentioned finally packed up his trailer and...

Conservatives can also make their points through common sense and a sense of history.



Liberals can also make their points through over-sensitivity and misplaced idealism.

Liberal does not equal "enlightened."

Conservative does not equal "ignorant."

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