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Message no. 1
From: dbuehrer@******.carl.org dbuehrer@******.carl.org
Subject: [OT] Martial arts
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 12:22:42 -0600
Raveness Ravensbane wrote:
><snip>
> > I think clubs have some sort of fighting art as
> > well, because with a
> > baseball bat you have no chance of beating an ogre
> > unless you're real
> > practiced in knowing stuff like where to hit with
> > the club (places that
> > hurt, and I don't mean the groin, but joints, places
> > with not much skin on
> > them, etc.), how to dodge other hits and so on.
><snip>
> > (>) Nimster
>
>I don't know about that. I took a martial arts class,
>and the instructor was showing us how to hurt people
>if they try messing with you, just by grabbing a
>finger or twisting the hand a little. I had already
>learned these from personal experience when I fell,
>what hurt, or a bully picked on me and I dropped him
>to his knees just by pulling his thumb this way... No
>one had "taught" me before, but I was able to make my
>partner do the "tap out" in under 3 seconds each time.
>I did take him a little longer, maybe it's something
>inborn to women, we just know how to inflict pain or
>something. *shrug*
>To summarise: I knew what hurt before anyone had to
>tell me that it hurt.

IMHO one of the goals of any fighting style is to teach you to take
advantage of any opportunity that you are given if you are attacked.

And in response to Raveness, when I was taking Hapkido I wasn't as natural
as you, but after being demonstrated on by the instructor one learns very
quickly ;)

<hates being subject to a thumb or finger lock>


To Life,
-Graht
http://www.users.uswest.net/~abaker3
--
"All things are at all times, in motion. Take the time to watch the dance."
-John Caeser Leafston
Message no. 2
From: Michael R. Papas michaelp@****.com
Subject: [OT] Martial arts
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 03:24:55 -0700
:And in response to Raveness, when I was taking Hapkido I wasn't as natural
:as you, but after being demonstrated on by the instructor one learns very
:quickly ;)


I can imagine that, yes.

:<hates being subject to a thumb or finger lock>


Actually, I liked it. Then again, I shocked my instructor badly. Most of them did
not hurt, and those that did were
uncomfortable - not painful. Bothered him badly that. Must be something about the
nerves, I would think.

:To Life,
:-Graht


As myself,
- Michael R. Papas
Message no. 3
From: GuayII@***.com GuayII@***.com
Subject: [OT] Martial arts
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 09:27:23 EDT
In a message dated 9/2/00 3:39:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time, michaelp@****.com
writes:

> Most of them did not hurt, and those that did were
> uncomfortable - not painful. Bothered him badly that. Must be something
> about the nerves, I would think.

Heh-heh...my friend is pretty much double jointed and standard locks don't
work on him. One day the instructor picked him to demonstrate on.

Sifu::Ok, grab here and bend the thumb over. Your opponent will be on the
floor. *notices that my friend is still standing* In some cases, people will
be really flexible, so you do this...*friend drops to the floor*

Cash

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