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JKD >> Nothing ever changes?
| 1/15/10 3:15 PM | |
Joe Maffei
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Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 574 |
As I read the threads, still nothing changes. Stay away from dangerous places, where seat belts, don’t drink. It won’t matter!!! Carry weapons, sleep in Army suits and it still won’t matter. JKD, MMA, is all great when you pigeon hole it into a nice neat package. The problem is, it’s all a clusterfuck out there…BJJ guys will end up fighting 2 or 3 guys, the knife guy will end up getting shot at, the little Solder wannabe will be on alert for a fight that may never happens, and the MMA guy will end up getting hit on the head and gang rapped. Nothing goes as planned and the sooner folks wake up to this the sooner IMHO folks can put the bickering to bed and just do what they do and leave it at that. You can’t change any ones mind.. my 2 cents….:) see ya in a few months |
| 1/15/10 8:00 PM | |
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laqueus
Member Since: 11/29/08 Posts: 2034 |
Yeah, I stopped worrying years ago. I train what I like to train, and so far haven't had to use any of it. |
| 1/16/10 11:47 AM | |
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Paul Hopkins
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 2788 |
Right on Joe! I look forward to your Marchish return. With the economy is a shambles, H1N1 plaguing the world, and no jobs in sight I have turned my focus away from Jeet Kune Do towards hard core suvivalism. I have read everything I could get my hands on about investing in gold, building a fallout shelter, portable water filtration, the Mayan calender, global warming, crude oil prices, and tactical shotgun for home defense. Being a minimalist I decided to get a pair of high quality shoes and get ready to live on the Road. Nothing can stop the S from HTF at this point. So, I packed a Bug Out Bag with what I need to live:
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| 1/18/10 9:24 AM | |
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Scott Elliott
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 3886 |
LOL@Paul...That is a SERIOUS BOB!! You are truly prepared! Umm...what is your last "S" for on your SERE bag or was that a typo? |
| 1/18/10 10:47 AM | |
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twinkletoesCT
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Member Since: 12/26/02 Posts: 8663 Modern Self-Defense Center, Head Instructor |
Epicurus wrote that the good life is "freedom from pain in the body and disturbance of the mind." I don't agree 100%, but I think he's on the right track. |
| 1/18/10 3:19 PM | |
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OneScoup
Member Since: 4/18/02 Posts: 15271 |
Making intelligent choices to stay out of trouble is far superior to martial arts, combat sports, firearms, etc. Most intelligent people who make good choices will never have a problem, or only an isolated minor one. |
| 1/18/10 5:19 PM | |
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SidRon
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Edited: 01/18/10 5:20 PM Member Since: 2/5/06 Posts: 527 |
OneScoup - Making intelligent choices to stay out of trouble is far superior to martial arts, combat sports, firearms, etc. Most intelligent people who make good choices will never have a problem, or only an isolated minor one. Shooting guns and practicing martial arts is alot more fun than making healthy lifestyle choices. |
| 1/18/10 5:20 PM | |
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twinkletoesCT
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Member Since: 12/26/02 Posts: 8664 Modern Self-Defense Center, Head Instructor |
Says who? lol |
| 1/18/10 5:25 PM | |
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SidRon
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Edited: 01/18/10 5:28 PM Member Since: 2/5/06 Posts: 528 |
twinkletoesCT - Says who? lol I am just joking around. If you do martial arts just because you are worried about self defense then it is probably not worth the time that you invest doing it for the reasons mentioned above (Smart choices pretty much eliminate the need for self defense, unless you are a soldier, policeman, or ninja or something). I imagine most people here (at least myself) do martial arts because we enjoy the activity itself similar to how someone might enjoy playing basketball. To me it is an added benefit that the activity might have some real world benefit in the very remote chance that I might have to actually defend myself. |
| 1/18/10 7:05 PM | |
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WidespreadPanic
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Edited: 01/18/10 7:05 PM Member Since: 12/29/06 Posts: 3341 |
SidRon -twinkletoesCT - Says who? lolI am just joking around. If you do martial arts just because you are worried about self defense then it is probably not worth the time that you invest doing it for the reasons mentioned above (Smart choices pretty much eliminate the need for self defense, unless you are a soldier, policeman, or ninja or something). I imagine most people here (at least myself) do martial arts because we enjoy the activity itself similar to how someone might enjoy playing basketball. To me it is an added benefit that the activity might have some real world benefit in the very remote chance that I might have to actually defend myself. Good reply. I do think that carefully chosen MA training is very apropos for those who may need close combat knowledge for their jobs. LEOs in particular should have the kind of body control and maybe the 'confidence' you can get from a physical activity (though cardio or weight training might be similarly useful), even though they never need to use it. Typically if a LEO has to use MA stuff, it's baton stuff, or maybe some wrestling and ability to do takedowns and cuff someone. But more importantly you learn some body control. You might have a perp try to use half-assed MA against you and it's good to be familiar with people throwing kicks or trying various moves so it's not a surprise. If I had it to do over, I'd have skipped all the standup stuff and trained a sport like cycling, running and then done some grappling and some judo newaza and some wrestling takedown skills. (cherry picking from several grappling arts, maybe). Since FMA was fun I'd have done that, too. $0.02 |
| 1/19/10 8:58 PM | |
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laqueus
Member Since: 11/29/08 Posts: 2071 |
SidRon -OneScoup - Making intelligent choices to stay out of trouble is far superior to martial arts, combat sports, firearms, etc. Most intelligent people who make good choices will never have a problem, or only an isolated minor one. Daily sex is a healthy lifestyle choice. Not sure I agree with you. |
| 1/19/10 10:25 PM | |
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SidRon
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Member Since: 2/5/06 Posts: 530 |
laqueus -SidRon -OneScoup - Making intelligent choices to stay out of trouble is far superior to martial arts, combat sports, firearms, etc. Most intelligent people who make good choices will never have a problem, or only an isolated minor one. Are we talking single or multiple partners here. |
| 1/20/10 4:29 AM | |
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laqueus
Member Since: 11/29/08 Posts: 2072 |
Single. |
| 1/20/10 12:59 PM | |
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John Frankl
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Edited: 01/20/10 12:58 PM Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 1010 |
I'm a ninja. |
| 1/20/10 11:25 PM | |
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twinkletoesCT
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Member Since: 12/26/02 Posts: 8668 Modern Self-Defense Center, Head Instructor |
John Frankl - I'm a ninja. Sweet. |
| 1/23/10 11:06 AM | |
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Paul Hopkins
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 2791 |
Scott Elliott - was that a typo? Sorry, I was in a hurry. Should have been "SEARS Bag" after the great Richard Warren Sears. Here is a pic of mine fwiw:  What do you carry? |
| 1/25/10 4:39 AM | |
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John Frankl
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Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 1011 |
I have a camo Sears bag. |
| 1/25/10 12:07 PM | |
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WidespreadPanic
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Member Since: 12/29/06 Posts: 3371 |
John Frankl - I have a camo Sears bag. That way, if you drop it in the woods, no one can find it. Oh, wait... |
| 1/25/10 8:12 PM | |
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Paul Hopkins
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 2795 |
Great tip! Just off the top of my head: Camoflauged Sears bags could be hidden in plain sight! Fill a few of them up with some spam, fingernail file, snorkel, concertina wire, an 8 * 10 glossy of Toby Keith and a blowgun. Then, scatter them around your bug out rendevous points and you're good to go. |
| 1/26/10 11:51 PM | |
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John Frankl
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Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 1013 |
Paul, How much do you charge for privates? |
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