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POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Saturday, April 22, 2006 05:09
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Ahh, wrong end of Massachusetts, heh. Best of luck to you though

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Originally posted by agirlyman:
I studied "Sang Yu", under Adley Nitska", and I would love to meet the real you.

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Drop and give me...infinity!

No mercy Chrisisall

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Originally posted by BrownCoat1:

I have not had to actually fight someone in years, and hope never to have to, but I keep training so I am ready if I ever need it.

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*bows*

Kindred spirit Chrisisall

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Originally posted by DesktopHippie:


Just looking for an interesting way to get fit, and get some defense skills too!

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Styles are just styles; the teacher is key. Observe a class of anything, and see if the teacher seems into it, and if most of the students seem to move well. A good Shotokan Karate class, or some sort of Kempo might work well for you. Judo might also be fun, if rolling doesn't bother ya.

360 Chrisisall

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Originally posted by Hardware:




I've just started taking formal lessons in Yang family Tai Chi. Very different and from prior experience I can see how it would be very effective in self defense.

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I have books on Tai Chi, and my best friend is a teacher. It works if ya work it (Damn, he's hard to tag!). The Kung Fu TV show was mostly Tai Chi (mixed with Shaolin Long Fist, I believe), first season fights in particular were actually very good (just not exciting in that Enter the Dragon-like way).

Chrisisall Caine

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Originally posted by Kaze:
Ahh, wrong end of Massachusetts, heh. Best of luck to you though

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Thanks, 'Jayne'.

Chrisisall

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Thanks for the info, Chrisisall. I'll definately take that advice.

As for real life fighting, I've discovered an advantage to carrying a very heavy book around with you. Turns out the entire Microsoft Office Specialist study guide in a shoulder bag is a surprisingly effective weapon when an angry drunk starts to get threatening.

I knew Microsoft had to be good for something

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Originally posted by DesktopHippie:

I knew Microsoft had to be good for something

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The world is your weapon; watch any good Jackie Chan flick.

Chan's the man Chrisisall

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Actually, I took my inspiration from a Buffy episode. Lessons, to be exact.

I have watched a lot of Jackie Chan though. You just can't beat curling up on the sofa with a bowl of popcorn while watching "Who am I?"

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Originally posted by DesktopHippie:

You just can't beat curling up on the sofa with a bowl of popcorn while watching "Who am I?"

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MY FAVOURITE JACKIE FILM!!!! Amazing final rooftop fight!

I could make a list of my other favourites, but a list of Chan's films that are not favourites would be shorter.

I even liked Tuxedo Chrisisall

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