From: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: eskrima-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V8 #2 Reply-To: eskrima@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: eskrima-digest-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest Tues, 2 Jan 2001 Vol 08 : Num 002 In this issue: eskrima: BJJ vids eskrima: Re: BJJ Videos eskrima: strength conditioning? eskrima: Maybe Not eskrima: . ========================================================================== Eskrima-Digest, serving the Internet since June 1994. 1200 members strong! Copyright 1994-2001: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource An open FMA discussion forum provided in memory of Mangisursuro Mike Inay, Founder of the Inayan System of 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 the online search engine for back issues of the Eskrima-Digest at http://www.MartialArtsResource.com Mabuhay ang eskrima! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Marc Denny" Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 11:59:17 -0800 Subject: eskrima: BJJ vids A Howl etc" Kevin wrote: > What are the best instructional videos for Tournament BJJ, for a student > with only basic skills? I appreciate your insights. I would consider the Rick Williams & Bob Bass videos from Straight Blast Gym Productions. Woof, Crafty Dog ------------------------------ From: "Jesse [IHF] Greenawalt" Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 14:57:01 -0500 Subject: eskrima: Re: BJJ Videos From: "Kevin Black" >What are the best instructional videos for Tournament BJJ, for a student >with only basic skills? I appreciate your insights. Pedro Carvalho's 1st and 2nd series have been recommended a lot, and I agree - very good. I haven't seen a Panther one yet that was nearly as good, although the Black Belt ones from Carlson Gracie are pretty cool - Conan & Marco play around & Carlson explains stuff. Not very organized, though, and not a good choice for a first set. Bob Bass has a new one from Straight Blast Gym, IIRC. Although I haven't seen them, Straight Blast's stuff is always well received, and I was REALLY impressed when I saw Bob at an Inosanto seminar a few years ago. jester ------------------------------ From: Raphael Chiu Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 14:44:34 -0800 (PST) Subject: eskrima: strength conditioning? How important is strength conditioning in your training regimen? In my younger years, I would train 6 to 8 hours a week on martial arts and another 3 on weight training. I experimented with all types of conditioning programs. Looking back on other things I’ve done, strength training was always at the bottom of the list. I would hit more balls, run more sprints, run longer distances, ride more trails, paddle more rivers, or climb more rocks and have results comparable to people that would also do strength conditioning. I had a wing chun sifu that argued against weight conditioning as a direct detractor of speed, acceleration and force. We did “springing pushups,” similar to military triangle pushups, to develop wing chun snappiness. In Shaolin KF we did exercises similar to those in Matt Furey’s “Combat Conditioning” book. In both cases we didn’t use weights but there was a level of strength conditioning. Nowadays, my job keeps my FMA training time to one class a week, leaving me training alone in the late hours for most nights of the week. I’ve been playing around with additional running and strength conditioning. But if I’m using conditioning as a supplement, shouldn’t I be doing more focus mitts, heavy bags, and hitting tires than the conditioning equivalent of push-ups, bench presses, tricep pull-downs, butterflies, etc. I hope this doesn’t seem too trivial a question, since we are all genetically different and require different things. Anybody have any thoughts or advice? With much respect, Raphael Chiu Filipino Kali-Eskrima Academy of Chicago Student of Guro Nathan Defensor __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ From: Ray Langley Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 14:46:51 -0800 Subject: eskrima: Maybe Not > Ray Langley wrote: > > > >In my opinion the Cane is the ideal weapon because it is legal to take > >> > with you on airlines, in casinos, courtrooms, sporting events, etc. > > Chris wrote: > > > While this is true if you look like you need a cane, it may raise a few > > > suspicions if you don't. In the latter case it might prove difficult to > > > convince a jury that you were not carrying it as a weapon if you end up > > > using it to defend yourself. > > > Respectfully, Chris H. > > Ray wrote: > > Hi Chris. My point is that the cane is "legal to carry" no matter > > whether or not you look like you need it! If you use *anything* to > > defend yourself (including your fists/feet), a whole new can of > > worms has been opened.... :-) A car is legal to drive, but some > > folks have been convicted of killing people with them. > Marc wrote: > I would put it like this: As a practical matter, in some/many > jurisdictions the cane carry may not PROactively be illegal, but > RETROactively after its use as a weapon become so. For example: 1) a > problem arises and you use a cane you found in the environment as a weapon. > The "can of worms arises". 2) The same as one, except that lacking a > medical reason the cane you use on the problem you brought with you. All > the same issues apply PLUS those that arise from CARRYING a weapon apply > (not to metion the practical matters of what a jury might infer). In other > words, the fullnes of time reveals that what you were doing by carrying the > cane was illegal. It is what events reveal your INTENT to have been that > provide the legal problem. > Woof, Crafty Hi Crafty. What you say is true. But, the same thing is true for any weapon that we choose to carry, right? I guess what I'm trying to say is that I am much more concerned about what might happen before the fact than what might happen after the fact. As a recognized fighter and teacher in the DBMA, what do you carry when you leave the house? - -- Ray Langley ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 18:50:17 PST Subject: eskrima: . ------------------------------ End of Inayan_Eskrima/FMA-Digest V8 #2 ************************************** 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. 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