From: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: eskrima-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #198 Reply-To: eskrima@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest Thur, 27 April 2000 Vol 07 : Num 198 In this issue: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #197 eskrima: Weapons and Disrespect eskrima: RE: Your lucky to be my instructor eskrima: First names, respect etc. eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #197 eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #195 [none] ========================================================================== Eskrima-Digest, serving the Internet since June 1994. 1100 members strong! Copyright 1994-2000: Ray Terry, the Martial Arts Resource, Inayan Eskrima 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 five years worth of digest issues at http://www.MartialArtsResource.com Mabuhay ang eskrima! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Fritz Schneider Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 14:28:22 -0700 (PDT) Subject: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #197 > Why do the Filipino Martial Artists use the Japanese term > 'dojo'? I don't think that they do, in general. That was my mistake in nomenclature; these days its such a generic term that it just slipped out. In any case, the end result was that I received a tremendous amount amount of help from a variety of people. Thanks again to everyone. -- fritz ------------------------------ From: Chad Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 14:54:54 -0700 (PDT) Subject: eskrima: Weapons and Disrespect Actually different sized weapons are ideal for different people. People are different and have different ways of fighting and look to learn the "way" or "style" that someone else fights because they either admire or agree with the way that peson fights. Hence, there is no better style, just people. Re: Disrespect in schools I think that there has always been a smell of disrespect to teachers somewhere. It seems like there is alot more of it now because there are alot more participants in the MA, using percentile rates of course. Can we change it? Hopefully, by being good examples. ===== "Draw me not without reason, sheath me not without honor" Chad Hawaii __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: "Gerry Gasca" Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 23:16:03 GMT Subject: eskrima: RE: Your lucky to be my instructor Rocky Said >>Along time ago Remy told me I was born at the wrong time. He said that >>more and more you don't give the >>student what he needs, rather you give him what he >>wants, its the price you pay for capitalism ( still the greatest system in >>the world ). He also said >>something that more and more people have told me >>over the years, and that is not to give away your instruction for free, >>because this is America and we are a society that relies on commerce, if a >>person doesn't pay for it they don't appreciate it. More >>and more I am starting to believe this. I agree with everything you have said except this. Although I was always interested in MA I just saw it as something I didn't have time for or couldn't afford at the time. Then one day about 7 years ago a friend of mine entered an open TKD tournament and placed first in forms. This encouraged him to reignite his MA studies and while training he started instruction for a few of his friends. It started out as just four of us and he didn't charge for his instruuction. Because he was instructing for free and we were there of our own choice he was harder on us than most schools. I have always respected and admired his method of instruction and don't believe it is possible in a commercial atmosphere. We were in the Air Force back then and he received an assignment to Pope AFB after instructing us for two years. Anyone who knows TKD knows that's enough time to attain rank in a commercial system. I was still a green belt. I tested for blue and received it but school was out. I took two years off from MA after this because other schools just didn't quite measure up. That's when I found a TKD/FMA instructor that was able to reignite my love of MA and now FMA in particular. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: "Michael Koblic" Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 20:39:20 -0700 Subject: eskrima: First names, respect etc. "The American culture has become very informal. When was the last time you can remember calling some one by Mr. Smith or Mr. Schneider? When was the last time some one called you Mr. Pasiwk? Everyone tends to feel that it is OK to call everyone by their given name, i.e. Hi Rocky versus Hi Mr. Pasiwk." I think therein lies some of the problem. Familiarity breeds contempt. I get ticked if I hear staff calling their charges, usually three times their age, "Mabel" instead "Mrs. So-and-so". Whether you like it or not, it leads to a subtle (or not so subtle) erosion of respect which then often demonstrates itself in other ways. On the other hand, there is nothing wrong with respect that is earned rather than assumed. I recall a "master" who demanded (and got) plenty of respect until he left the country with the club's cash box... Yet I have had the good fortune to meet others more recently who teach in a fairly relaxed manner, some for free, yet get plenty of respect naturally. I guess it is the person rather than the title... Mike Koblic, Quesnel BC ------------------------------ From: "arlan and angel sanford" Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 21:33:23 -0600 Subject: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #197 I know stick length is a matter of personal preference, but I know for me, longer is better. If I'm fighting somebody who is using a shorter stick, I really feel they are at a disadvantage. I certainly have more respect for a bigger stick, the shorter the stick, the less concerned I am. I hear that the shorter stick works closer in, but that hasn't been a problem for me with a longer stick and that range seems so short lived before grappling comes in. A blade would, of course, be a different story and I would want to feel comfortable with whatever was available, short or long, but all other things the same I think a longer stick will have the advantage. Arlan ------------------------------ From: "Carlton H. Fung, D.D.S." Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 21:04:48 -0700 Subject: eskrima: Re: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #195 > A Howl etc: > > The Gathering approaches and I won't be fighting. This feels very weird > > Woof, > Crafty Dog of the drooping tail , , , Hmm... Crafty doing too much ConradFu...no time anymore. regards, carl ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 21:30:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [none] ------------------------------ End of Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V7 #198 **************************************** To unsubscribe from the 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. Copyright 1994-2000: Ray Terry and the Martial Arts Resource Standard disclaimers apply.