>To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net >Subject: Eskrima digest, Vol 10 #209 - 5 msgs >Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 03:01:51 -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. On statistical safety of doctors vs. gun owners (Deveyra, Tito A.) > 2. GM Cacoys Seminar Schedule (Integrated Martial Arts & Fitness) > 3. Incorporating multiple arts in your personal style & street > atitude (Jesse Manibusan) > 4. More fight scenes (Steve and Roberta) > >--__--__-- > >Message: 1 >Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 15:41:39 -0700 >From: "Deveyra, Tito A." >To: >Subject: [Eskrima] On statistical safety of doctors vs. gun owners >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. > > > >Ok. I don't get the logic here (nor the statistical analysis). Or even >the statistics. If gun owners are 9,000 times less dangerous than gun >owners then maybe you should go to a gun owner, instead of a doctor, the >next time you need medical care, or a heart attack, stroke, baby >delivery or an accident. > >Don't get me wrong. I'm a gun owner and grew up with guns. I'm for >ownership. I also worked in a hospital and will give credit to those >doctors that try to help people and save lives. Do you realize how >complicated their profession is compared to pulling (or not pulling) a >trigger? The complexity of the human body and the decisions they have to >make. Give them some credit. Common man! I'm also a mathematics major so >those statistics and conclusion really look funny. > >Tito > >p.s. I know the post was not serious either. So don't take my rebuttal >as such. I'm just KIDDING folks. > >--__--__-- > >Message: 2 >From: "Integrated Martial Arts & Fitness" >To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net >Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 01:28:41 +0000 >Subject: [Eskrima] GM Cacoys Seminar Schedule >Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net > >We are having GM Cacoy in NJ at Integrated Martial Arts & Fitness August >16th. Details will be posted on www.imafit.com when finalized, > >Thanks, > >Don Edwards > >_________________________________________________________________ >STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > >--__--__-- > >Message: 3 >Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 18:43:18 -0700 (PDT) >From: Jesse Manibusan >To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net >Subject: [Eskrima] Incorporating multiple arts in your personal style & >street > atitude >Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net > >What has been your experience with incorporating your >proficiency with numerous arts? Although I like a lot of >arts and have limited experience in other arts besides FMA, >I don't see myself doing anything in a real fight except >FMA because its the one most deeply burned into my >muscle-memory. Anyone have a more varied art embedded in >their muscle-memory? > >Next point: if Steven Segal can kick the crap out of a >whole bar full of Hell's Angel's, is your martial arts >superior to his if you walk out without so much as lifting >a finger and avoiding fighting altogether? Is the mental >maturity to avoid physical confrontation as important or >less important than the physical aspect? I recently >watched a documentary about Sun Tzu's Art of War and an >expert on Chinese strategy commented on how Americans >always "put their cards on the table" rather than hide >their advantage and first see their opponents intentions. >Americans seem to want to intimidate by showing their >advantage rather than destroying the uninformed adversary >by holding back vital information about their strengths. >Its like knife-fighting in the P.I. My grandfather told me >that they don't show the knife and when the overconfident >American commits, they pull the blade out of their back >pocket and stick him. But in America, the typical street >thug will show you the knife first. I often wonder just >how much of that bravado prevades American culture, and >more relevantly, our martial arts. > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). >http://calendar.yahoo.com > >--__--__-- > >Message: 4 >From: "Steve and Roberta" >To: "Eskrima Digest" >Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 22:08:14 -0400 >Subject: [Eskrima] More fight scenes >Reply-To: eskrima@martialartsresource.net > >At the risk of drawing this topic out, has anyone seen "Best of the Best 4" >starring Philip Rhee? The dojo fight against 7-8 with double sticks is not >too bad and the closest thing to our system I have seen. I always enjoy >watching Philip and Simon Rhee in anything they do and challenge myself to >spot Simon in his numerous bit player "thug" roles. (Always fun too look >for >Jeff Imada too.) >Does anyone know who the players are in the fight scene from BOTB 4 and >what >style/system? > >Steve Van Harn >Arnis Sikaran - Jornales System > > >--__--__-- > >_______________________________________________ >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