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November 25th, 2015, 5:45 pm

Something for AV..What about kudo = 0.75 * karate + 0.25 * judokudo
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December 13th, 2015, 9:24 am

Conor McGregor knocks out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds to secure UFC featherweight title That's fast.
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December 14th, 2015, 5:41 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnConor McGregor knocks out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds to secure UFC featherweight title That's fast.short left hook connects on the button..another win for the Irish.
 
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December 14th, 2015, 7:27 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: AnalyticalVegaQuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnConor McGregor knocks out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds to secure UFC featherweight title That's fast.short left hook connects on the button..another win for the Irish."fighting Irish"
 
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December 23rd, 2015, 11:32 am

I did some judo with #6 last weekend with Tony Sweeney at Budokwai He is not as fast as he used to be :)
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December 25th, 2015, 2:10 am

Good question for you. Not a lot of people know this. What was the original PURPOSE of Kung Fu and the other martial arts? WHY were they developed?The answer is very interesting and not what one might expect: Buddhist monks in old China were very often traveling teachers (it was a side job). They tought reading and maths. Now, they had a (big) problem traveling from village to village down the long trails thru forests: They were often attacked by bandits.So, the monks had to defend themselves. Notice how this makes perfect sense if you think about the qualities of the martial arts:(1) Primarily defensive (you just want a bandet to GO AWAY, you DO NOT want to kill him usually. If he will just go away, you are happy.)(2) An individual skill (the martial arts are not about "Formation" or "Column" combat. They ar about YOU, one man)(3) Using only what one man has in physical ability and what small weapons he can carry (a staff, stars). After all, you were just one monk walking in the woods. You only had your hands, feet, a staff, and what you could carry in a bag. There are no TANKS and CANNONS in the martial arts. It's not about that.
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June 25th, 2017, 11:31 am

Any quants into "City Boy Fight Club?" wasn't outrun doing stuff like that? Looks scary...

Look at that guy's (ferocious) eyes!!

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February 8th, 2018, 5:58 pm

Martial arts for City gentlemen.
 
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February 8th, 2018, 7:49 pm

Ouch! You can hit someone on the jaw like that only once... Hit with the palm hill (shotei) - it's still painful, but at least doesn't break the knuckles.
 
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February 8th, 2018, 8:14 pm

Ouch! You can hit someone on the jaw like that only once... Hit with the palm hill (shotei) - it's still painful, but at least doesn't break the knuckles.
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