From: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: eskrima-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #364 Reply-To: eskrima@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest Wed, 1 Sept 1999 Vol 06 : Num 364 In this issue: [none] eskrima: Re: Congratulations Guro Denny eskrima: congrats eskrima: Fronting it... eskrima: When it hits the fan... eskrima: street wise--stay alive eskrima: Congrats! eskrima: Attitude eskrima: . ========================================================================== Eskrima-Digest, serving the Internet since June 1994. ~1100 members strong! Copyright 1994-99: Ray Terry, Inayan Eskrima, and Martial Arts Resource Replying to this message will NOT unsubscribe you. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe eskrima-digest" (no quotes) in the body (top line, left justified) of a plain text e-mail addressed to majordomo@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com. To send e-mail to this list use eskrima@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com See the Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) FAQ and online search the last four years worth of digest issues at http://www.MartialArtsResource.com Mabuhay ang eskrima! Ray Terry, PO Box 110841, Campbell, CA 95011 FMA@MartialArtsResource.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "J" Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 18:54:49 -0400 Subject: [none] I am new to the digest I have been watching and reading silently I have learned and gained greatly from the past 2 weeks or so of being regesterd to get the news letter my name is Johnaleen I have not been learning Kali for long just a year now but it has helped me greatly in my life. I recently had to send the below to my instructor, sometimes even the wisest and the most trained need to learn things from others, sometimes we tend in life to forget that learning is a way of growing and what you teach is what others will get from you, that includes the attitude of yourself to your students as well as the training you give them. you must as well be there as an example He thanked me and said i should post it here as well so i have Thanks to all here for the insight and information i have obtained Johnaleen Castro Nature imitates herself. A grain thrown into good ground brings forth fruit: a principle thrown into a good mind brings forth fruit: Everything is created and conducted by the same Master....... the root, the branch. the fruits, .....the principles, the consequences. ------------------------------ From: Kel620@aol.com Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 19:27:37 EDT Subject: eskrima: Re: Congratulations Guro Denny Congratulations Guro Denny! Kelvin Williams ------------------------------ From: Michael Joshua Vagi Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 22:59:26 +1000 Subject: eskrima: congrats Crafty wrote: < Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 20:26:50 -0700 Subject: eskrima: Fronting it... Animal: >I know this sounds psycho, but remember it's not what you can do that will >determine if he attacks or not, but what he thinks you can do to him. > I just love this post. I think you are 100% spot on!. Care to expand on the cultural differences as applied to giving out signals? Or is it going to be in the next book? May I suggest a video with re-enactments? Or is there one out already? I have seen the concept on a comedy show (It was something along the lines of how different ethnic groups back out of a fight). Given current multicultural environment such education would be helpful and probably unique. Now I am off to the mirror to practice my psycho look. Being too clumsy and feeble to fight and too slow to run away this may be better time spent than practicing head butts :-) Mike Koblic, Quesnel BC ------------------------------ From: Michael Koblic Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 20:34:11 -0700 Subject: eskrima: When it hits the fan... >The article related to a spate of robberies in New York where two people >would rob men in toilets when the trousers were down. One assailant would >slip under the door and grab hold of the trousers. Immediately his partner >would pull him back causing the sitting person to crack their head off the >toilet whilst being dragged in a rather embarrassing state under the >doorway. Meanwhile the pockets would be emptied and if entry to the cubicle >can be gained then other valuables were liberated. Covered in ...well you >know what...the victim would hardly be in a state to give chase and often >needed hospital attention. Surely to a man from Aberdeen the answer is obvious! Wear a kilt! The skean dhu will take care of the rest. Sorry, could not resist:-) Mike Koblic, Quesnel BC ------------------------------ From: Bladewerks@aol.com Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 23:49:00 EDT Subject: eskrima: street wise--stay alive A hardy right on to the last list by Pattrick Davies.Situational Awarness is something Martial Artist often forget to "train", yes I said train.SA is one of the most street wise " tools "anyone includeing a Martial Artist can develop.Yes,absolutly,going to the bathroom/restroom/ watercloset can be a very opportune time for the Predator to launch his attack or ambush.Practicing the art of overcoming "inhibitions" (the inhibition of turning to fight while not zipped up for example) is something that is kinda hard to develop(actors do it).I know that as a MA I am guilty of thinking that "all that mental stuff" is for the intellectuals.But it really is a skill that takes training and every warrior should be constantly evaluating situations.Im not suggesting that the next time you are in a public restroom to turn around with your pants unzipped and start shadowboxing,but some serious mental checks the next time couldnt hurt.Questions like " what defensive blocks/pary's ect. could I execute from this position?"Something that might totaly through off your mugger/punk/bully/whatever is turning around and letting it go,all over him if you get my idea.Naturally this is one that is not for everybody! LOL But seriously, SA is PRIMARY in any streetwise system.Some systems excel at developing this.Tony Blaurer's system comes to mind as probably one of (if not the) best.Check out www.tonyblauer.com Im not affiliated at all with Tony. Its just my humble:) obbservation. Hey but even us "stickfighters" need to get "mental" sometime! Sweat More-Bleed Less ------------------------------ From: "BILL MCGRATH" Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 00:18:08 -0700 Subject: eskrima: Congrats! Hi Poppa Dog! Congratulations Marc & Cindy! 8lbs.1oz sounds like a nice healthy kid. Marc, try to wait a least a month or two before you start training him to swing a stick. Best wishes, Bill McGrath ------------------------------ From: "Mikal Keenan" Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 08:47:19 -0500 Subject: eskrima: Attitude Animal sez... "I know this sounds psycho, but remember it's not what you can do that will determine if he attacks or not, but what he thinks you can do to him." Not psycho IMHO amigo. Reminds me of a huge dog that I used to growl and glare at to halt his charge. I growled louder and probably looked uglier than he did! I agree with all of the lead into your last statement ... but the attitude that I was talking about is the one that has some people thinking that there are no consequences for their actions, like they can do whatever they want and life is about what they want and think. Example, the guy who said "Pedestrians have the right of way" so it was OK for him to jaywalk through rush hour traffic and flip the fig at me for trying to alert him to the danger he was causing for both himself and others (motorists). Similarly a guy who confronted my wife and I I one day just because his wife wanted to use a public dryer that became unavailable to her because we used it while their stuff was still washing. Here's this fella woofing at me, increasing his woof factor :-) while I was standing and taking AFCK in hand saying "Leave us alone." Man I was eventually bellowin', snarlin', glarin'and shakin' and he still continued woofin'. If he'd taken another step towards us I might have done a regretful thing but I was on auto to protect my wife. After he'd exercised his 'tude he walked away saying "Man, you looked like you were gonna jump on me or sumthin'." He was Out Of Touch Big Time wouldn't you say?:-) Whether it's flipping the finger or getting in someone's face and barking at the wrong time or for the wrong reasons, empty attitude-driven actions can cause more trouble than they're worth. That's what I was getting at friend ... but thanks for the advice. Be well, Mik ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 07:18:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: eskrima: . ------------------------------ End of Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V6 #364 **************************************** To unsubscribe from this digest, eskrima-digest, send the command: unsubscribe eskrima-digest -or- unsubscribe eskrima-digest your.old@address in the BODY of an email (top line, left justified) addressed to majordomo@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com. Old digest issues are available via ftp://ftp.martialartsresource.com in directory pub/eskrima/digests. All digest files have the suffix '.txt' Copyright 1994-99: Ray Terry, Inayan Eskrima, and Martial Arts Resource Standard disclaimers apply.