>To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net >Subject: Eskrima digest, Vol 10 #203 - 3 msgs >Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 03:01:48 -0700 > >Send Eskrima mailing list submissions to > eskrima@martialartsresource.net > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/eskrima >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > eskrima-request@martialartsresource.net > >You can reach the person managing the list at > eskrima-admin@martialartsresource.net > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of Eskrima digest..." > > ><<---- The Sudlud-Inayan Eskrima/Kali/Arnis/FMA mailing list ---->> > >Serving the Internet since June 1994. >Copyright 1994-2003: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource > >The Internet's premier discussion forum devoted to Filipino Martial Arts. >1600 members. >Provided in memory of Mangisursuro Michael G. Inay (1944-2000). > >See the Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) FAQ and the online search engine >for back issues of the Eskrima/FMA list at http://MartialArtsResource.com > >Mabuhay ang eskrima! > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Challenges (Todd Ellner) > 2. Re: Movie fight scenes (MarkLugtu@aol.com) > 3. Equilibrium the movie (M McKenzie) > >--__--__-- > >Message: 1 >Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 15:54:08 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) >From: "Todd Ellner" >To: , , > >Subject: [Eskrima] Challenges >Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net > >Martial artists are famous for challenging each other to fights, >deathmatches >and whatnot. Especially when they are far enough away from each other that >there is no actual chance of having to back it up. I propose that we hold >ourselves to a higher standard. If we're going to make a challenge let them >be at least as good as this one :-) > >[A famous challenge to single combat from the early days of Islam copied >with permission from zulfakr.com. For the record, Mu'awiya did not >accept the invitation] > >Excerpted from a letter sent by Ali ibn Abu Talib to Mu'awiya the rebel. > >.......You have challenged me to a battle. I accept your challenge. But I >have > a proposal to make. Why have a war involving murder and bloodshed of >thousands of ignorant people? Why be a scourge to mankind? Let us have >mercy on them, whether they are sincere and God-fearing Muslims, or >ignorant > >unenlightened and greedy mercenaries misguided and fooled by you. Let there >be peace and tranquillity for all the creatures of Allah. > >Let us, you and I, have a single combat. Let it be a combat unto death. Let >the >soldiers of both armies stand aside and let two of us alone combat with >each > >other. Let the world see and realize who is the sinner and who has >forgotten >Allah >and the Day of Judgement. Will you accept this invitation of mine? Have you >the >courage for it? Are you a man to face death boldly and bravely or are you >merely >a vampire sucking the blood of others surreptitiously? > >Remember Mu'awiya! Though now old I am still Abu al-Hasan, the man who >killed your maternal grandfather, your uncle and your brother in single >combats >in the Battle of Badr. The same sword is still in my hand, the same blood >is >still >flowing in my veins, the same heart is still beating in my chest and with >the same >courage I still face my enemy. Will you come and face me alone? > >Remember that I have not introduced any innovation in religion, nor have I >insinuated >schism. Verily, I sincerely believe in the religion which you pretended to >embrace >hypocritically with mental reservations and pretensions, a religion which >you in your >heart of hearts actually hated and which you gave up quickly and >cheerfully............. > >--__--__-- > >Message: 2 >From: MarkLugtu@aol.com >Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 20:19:14 EDT >Subject: Re: [Eskrima] Movie fight scenes >To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net >Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net > >just to contribute on this topic, i would say one my favorite movie fight >scene is the onebetwwen bruce lee and chuck norris in way of the dragon. i >really think taht this is one of the best choreograph fights of all time. >it really >shows the contrasting style between bruce lee and chuck norris. it shows >and >promote each characters martial arts system. > another favoriteof mine is the fight seen between brandon lee and the >bodyguard of the asian mafia boss{sorry i forgot the name}. though you will >notice a >great similarity with his fathers fighting principle, brandons physical >shows >his individuality in expressing himself. >im not being a fanatic or anything and with due respect and honor to keanu >reeves, i think that he have a good part in the movie the matrix if he was >still >with us. > > >and lastly the mixing of old school kung fu and state of the art >thechnology >of the matrix. it is very well thought greatly performed. hands up to all >the people behind those fight scenes for giving the viewing public great >entertainment. having said this, if i may share my personal view, i feel >that >because of the lenght of some of the fight scene matrix reloaded, >specally the >one with neo and agent smiths in the park, it some how lessened my >excitement. >i think that the way the fight was going neo would never be defeated in >that >particular scene hence hecould have ended the fight a little bit earlier or >he >could have left earlier onsidering the urgency of their mission. > >--__--__-- > >Message: 3 >From: "M McKenzie" >To: >Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 18:07:58 -0700 >Subject: [Eskrima] Equilibrium the movie >Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net > >Has anyone had a chance to see the movie Equilibrium ? The last scene they >have a close range gun fight that I really enjoyed- it was like "controlled >sparring" but with guns! I enjoyed it. > >Anyway if you get a chance to rent the DVD check it out -the fights scenes >are >worth the price of renting it. > > > >-Mike > > >--__--__-- > >_______________________________________________ >Eskrima mailing list >Eskrima@martialartsresource.net >http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/eskrima >http://eskrima-fma.net >Old digest issues available @ ftp://ftp.martialartsresource.com. > >Copyright 1994-2003: Ray Terry, MartialArtsResource.com, Sudlud.com >Standard disclaimers apply. >Remember 9-11! > >End of Eskrima Digest