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Post by MMX on Sept 21, 2012 11:13:06 GMT -5
Right. I find the more I train, the better I am at avoiding confrontation and situations where I would have to use it.
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Post by italiantank on Sept 21, 2012 12:43:46 GMT -5
While Lloyd Irvin makes some good points in that video, I believe he is using it to market his brand. It's what he and his people do to make money. I'm not taking anything away from what he did for his family but the guy is good at selling his brand. I've been in these Fight or Flight situations and have done both. Its something you have to constantly train for, to be mentally prepared for, to have that muscle memory kick in, when those situations occur.
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Post by GJEC on Apr 10, 2014 5:14:37 GMT -5
And here we go again ...
If I had a pound for every 'highly experienced street fighter' (in reality a pot bellied internet warrior who never leaves his bedroom) who bemoans the lack of reality in combat sport I'd be typing this by my pool.
It's not meant to be real.
It's a discipline, a sport, a challenge, a fitness workout, a hobby etc etc, not the SAS 'oh-shit-I'm-out-of-ammo-I'd-better-kill-them-with-my-kevlar-gloved-hands' stuff.
It's funny that warrior skills that worked for 1000's of years - archery and swords - are now practiced as sports and no-one to my knowledge has ever bemoaned that they 'don't work in da street'.
So I just put the above - It's not meant to be real - in my responses then quietly move their emails to the 'junk' folder.
Gary
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Post by meguro on Apr 11, 2014 2:37:47 GMT -5
It could be that such critics never really took a shine to discipline, sports, and fitness, etc. If I only ever have to fight an expanding waistline, receding hairline and boredom, I am a lucky guy.  |
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Post by GJEC on Apr 12, 2014 4:57:25 GMT -5
As an add on to my previous comments it's helpful to sub divide the huge and all encompassing term 'sport'.
I usually describe knockdown as an 'unsympathetic' sport because if you lose you get bust up. It's not like soccer where injuries are an accident or tennis where a sore leg gets a bit of sympathy.
So 'unsympathetic' sports that toughen you up might be more useful than some approaches. Just saying ...
Gary
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Post by Ros on Apr 14, 2014 1:47:28 GMT -5
If I only ever have to fight an expanding waistline, receding hairline and boredom, I am a lucky guy. Well, you say that but the majority of people lose the fight against an expanding waistline and there's no way to combat a receding hairline, so maybe the sport and discipline is actually the easier option?  |
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Post by senshido on Apr 14, 2014 4:26:32 GMT -5
As an add on to my previous comments it's helpful to sub divide the huge and all encompassing term 'sport'. I usually describe knockdown as an 'unsympathetic' sport because if you lose you get bust up. It's not like soccer where injuries are an accident or tennis where a sore leg gets a bit of sympathy. So 'unsympathetic' sports that toughen you up might be more useful than some approaches. Just saying ... Gary I like that description |
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Post by meguro on Apr 14, 2014 5:47:47 GMT -5
If I only ever have to fight an expanding waistline, receding hairline and boredom, I am a lucky guy. Well, you say that but the majority of people lose the fight against an expanding waistline and there's no way to combat a receding hairline, so maybe the sport and discipline is actually the easier option? We try, even if it's a losing fight. I try not to think of the alternative. |
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