>To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net >Subject: Eskrima digest, Vol 10 #205 - 7 msgs >Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 03:01:49 -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. Re: Fight scenes (Gints Klimanis) > 2. fight flavored scenes (Dale) > 3. Weapons & Safety (Khalkee@netscape.net) > 4. RE: Weapons & Safety (Joey Marana) > 5. Heroes This Weekend Only! (Dexter Labonog) > 6. movie fight stuff (gordon walker) > 7. Re: Weapons & Safety (Ray Terry) > >--__--__-- > >Message: 1 >Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 03:02:09 -0700 >From: Gints Klimanis >Organization: none >To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net >Subject: [Eskrima] Re: Fight scenes >Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net > > >I like watching Jackie Chan fights. I am in no way an authority but they >are > >entertaining and creative for the audience. > >I'm hoping you've seen the castle fight between Jackie Chan and >Benny Urquidez. You can see this fight in "Wheels on Meals (1984) " >and the compilation >"Deadliest Art: The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1990) " > >Also, one of my personal favorites is the collection of female >fighters: Top Fighter 2: Deadly China Dolls (1999) > >--__--__-- > >Message: 2 >From: "Dale" >To: >Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 09:18:00 -0500 >Subject: [Eskrima] fight flavored scenes >Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net > >The Rock Said: beating's, and not even >bleed.> > >I totally agree. Its kind of like action hero movies where the star can >run >through automatic gun fire from a dozen people and take out everyone with a >pistol. My pet peve comes from the old Kung-Fu movies where two battle it >out for 30 minutes. One guy takes a blow to the mouth, then gets pissed >and >remembers he has two sais down his pants and whips them out now that he's >really mad. I equate movie fight scenes to juice marketing. Companies >used >to sell juice. Now they sell juice "flavored" drinks. That's kind of >analagous to this fantasy fighting. Check your American slices. Cheese >flavored food? > >See you in the sticks, Dale >www.kalieskrima.com > >--__--__-- > >Message: 3 >Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 10:57:06 -0400 >From: Khalkee@netscape.net >To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net >Subject: [Eskrima] Weapons & Safety >Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net > >Some interesting statistics . . . > > > > 1. The number of physicians in the US is 700,000. > > > 2. Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are 120,000. > > > 3. Accidental deaths per physician are 0.171. (US Dept. of > > > Health and Human Services) > > > > > > Then - think about this: > > > 1. The number of gun owners in the US is 80,000,000. > > > 2. The number of accidental gun deaths per year is 1,500. > > > 3. The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .0000188. > > > > > > Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more > > > dangerous than gun owners. > > > > > > FACT: Not Everyone Has A Gun, But Almost Everyone Has At Least One > > > Doctor. > >__________________________________________________________________ >McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. >Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial >today! >http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 > >Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! >http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455 > >--__--__-- > >Message: 4 >From: "Joey Marana" >To: >Subject: RE: [Eskrima] Weapons & Safety >Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 12:27:04 -0400 >Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net > >Interesting indeed, however you might want to look at the statistics for >physicians performing potentially life risking procedures versus gun owners >whose accidental deaths were caused in life risking situations (in the >home, >misuse or neglect, etc). Or you could look at physicians performing high >risk procedures on high risk patients versus gun owners who had pointed >their guns at a human target. While I'm sure it happens, I doubt that not >too many deaths occur in annual medical exams or on target ranges. > >Statistics can be great, but they can also be misleading. Statistically, >more people die in car accidents every year that people who die in airplane >crashes or by lighting strikes. That doesn't mean that cars are more >dangerous. Percentage of people who survive car crashes is much higher >than >people who survive airplane crashes or lightning strikes. Or maybe not, I >didn't do the research. I guess what I'm saying is that not everyone gets >struck by lightning, but almost everyone has ridden in a car. > > > >Joseph Marana >Career Counselor/Internship Coordinator >Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Career Development >1300 Mount Royal Avenue >Baltimore, MD 21217 >410.225.2420 phone >410.225.2528 fax > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Khalkee@netscape.net [mailto:Khalkee@netscape.net] >Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 10:57 AM >To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net >Subject: [Eskrima] Weapons & Safety > > >Some interesting statistics . . . > > > > 1. The number of physicians in the US is 700,000. > > > 2. Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are 120,000. > > > 3. Accidental deaths per physician are 0.171. (US Dept. of > > > Health and Human Services) > > > > > > Then - think about this: > > > 1. The number of gun owners in the US is 80,000,000. > > > 2. The number of accidental gun deaths per year is 1,500. > > > 3. The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .0000188. > > > > > > Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more > > > dangerous than gun owners. > > > > > > FACT: Not Everyone Has A Gun, But Almost Everyone Has At Least One > > > Doctor. > >__________________________________________________________________ >McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. >Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial >today! >http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 > >Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! >http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455 >_______________________________________________ >Eskrima mailing list, 1600 members >Eskrima@martialartsresource.net >Copyright 1994-2003: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource >http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/eskrima > >--__--__-- > >Message: 5 >Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 10:04:57 -0700 >From: Dexter Labonog >To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net >Subject: [Eskrima] Heroes This Weekend Only! >Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net > >Some Eskrima entertainment for those of you in the SF Bay area. A >dedication to those early Filipino immigrants and their contribution to >this >land we call United States of America. > >http://www.kularts.org/kularts_presents/events.html > > >When: Friday & Saturday May 30-31, 2003, 8pm. >Where: SomArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street, >between 8th & 9th Streets, in San Francisco > >Tickets: $12 advance/$15 at the door; call 415/864-4126 or e-mail >info@apiculturalcenter.org > >On Saturday only, there will be a special appearance by the San Jose-based >traditional Pilipino string music ensemble, >Fil Am Vets Rondalla. > >During World War II, thousands of other immigrant >American-Pilipino farm workers, were "allowed" to enlist in Pilipino >Regiment Infantry of the U.S. Army. This new work explores courage, >brutality of war, romance and victory of W.W.II Pilipino American soldiers >who fought in the >Philippines. > >Featuring: >Fides Enriquez, Rona Fernandez, Tom Flores, June Gotico, Gene Inis, Jesse >Joven, Terry >Joven, Lisa Juachon, Joel Juanitas, Sam Juanitas, Dexter Labonog, Tricia >Ong, Tisay Opaon, Marcus Quilenderino, Carolina San Juan, >Daryll Santuray, Jose 'Flipchild' Saenz and Edward Talisayan > > >HEROES is dedicated to Leovigildo Giron. 1911-2002. > >--__--__-- > >Message: 6 >Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 14:46:22 -0400 (EDT) >From: gordon walker >To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net >Subject: [Eskrima] movie fight stuff >Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net > >Re: Movie Scenes > >Who was it that taught Matt Damon the "pen" stuff in Bourne Identity? Jeff >Imada? >That is by far the most realistic stuff I have seen, despite the super >assassin stuff. No super flashy kicks, just tight, in close fighting. >Gord >P.S. I can't kick. Working on it though. > > > >--------------------------------- >Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals > >--__--__-- > >Message: 7 >From: Ray Terry >Subject: Re: [Eskrima] Weapons & Safety >To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net >Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 09:46:17 -0700 (PDT) >Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net > > > Statistics can be great, but they can also be misleading. > >Not sure if statistics are great or not... but the rather large anal >portion of me (can I get an amen on that?) must point out that destriptive >statistics can be misleading (the median of this set of data points >differs from the median of this other set of data points) when we attempt >to make too much of it. However properly employed inferential statistical >methods (inferential statistics) are not misleading. A point probably not >lost on the math and stats folks in the crowd. > >But, Ray, what did that have to do with FMA??? :) > >Ray Terry >rterry@idiom.com > > >--__--__-- > >_______________________________________________ >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