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by Thumper
Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:08 pm
Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
Topic: The State of the Martial Arts
Replies: 71
Views: 29964

Fad be dammed, I love to watch MMA. It’s amazing how much to can learn by watching two men/women beat the crap out of each other. I’ve learned: the importance of repeated kicks to the thigh; that the shortest distance to the face is up the middle; and that once you stun your opponent his/her initial ...
by Thumper
Sat Mar 17, 2007 12:30 pm
Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
Topic: 300 Spartans had the way! Frank milller: Were all spoiled.
Replies: 141
Views: 53730

From the comments posted, I guess I missed the whole point of the movie. I thought it was about a culture that was dedicated to producing the best citizen-soldiers of their time. About the sacrifices these soldiers were willing to make to protect their friends, family, and country in spite of ...
by Thumper
Sun Jan 23, 2005 10:57 pm
Forum: Women and the Martial Arts
Topic: How Not to be a Victim
Replies: 17
Views: 7678

Keep Moving

When my daughter was learning to drive, I told her to there were two rules. The first had to do with threatening crowds. That rules was to keep the car moving to force people out of the way and accelerate away from danger. DON'T STOP!

The second rule was not to stop for anything in an isolated area ...
by Thumper
Sun Jan 23, 2005 10:19 pm
Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
Topic: Shomen Hagiki
Replies: 16
Views: 7623

The grapes of wrath

I personally like using warm seedless grapes in the sockets of a plastic Halloween skull. The membrane of the grape is about as resistant as the human eye. The fingers are wrapped behind the jaw bone while the thumbs punctue the grapes. This technique can be applied by all most anyone and requires ...

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