yup fred: You are quite right. It appears from history that if a large numbers of Pilgrims or Mass bay colonist spoke local dialects, we don't know who they are. a point though, there were many Indian tribes of small to medium size in Massachusetts. All probably spoke different languages or dialects...

I had no doubt that you were decended or related to people who fought in the war. Hugh fuller, a former contributor, was related to a Fuller who was the Surgeon General for the Army that Plymouth colony fielded at many times during the bitter struggle. In "Mayfolwer" it describes Governor ...

I am John a long time cyber nay bore of yours.

I study quite a bit of TC and Basic Qiqongs and I will try and keep an eye out for where I may be actually able to answer or ask a question on the subject.

John

A highly dangerous "teakdowon." As Fred had laboriously done, much to his credit, is memorize at least 100 Judo Techniques. We tried to get a BJJ champ to the Dojo, but this is not LA, Vegas, Miami or New York. He loved the Dojo, but could not pay us one cent. As an 0-1 Visa holder, he and...

This throw and another dangerous takedown has now been added to OKK"S Sanseirui Bankai. I still prefer the one that follows the kata in a logical manner as Seisan Bunkai does. Osotogari as mentioned appears in Point ten of OKK's Yakusoku. I agree with your analysis of the use of Arm pounding as...

I didn't beleive it until I saw it. this is also the aircraft that dropped the MOAB (mother of all bombs) during Gulf War I. It is almost impossible to see how the air force and ground forces of the West could manage without this aircraft. It operates in, as you know, a gunship role as the AC-130. t...

the f-15 was the first and now the oldest of what have now come to ber called the "third generation" fighters. As it goes, it was the best of the Lot, but the Mig-29 and Su-27 were always nipping at its heels. Nonetheless, it has never been shot down in air to air combat, but it has not fa...

Against my own wishes I have to Post a link so that you may see actual videos of aircraft we may be discussing, The B-52 is our primary heavy ordinance lifter. Disadvantage: It is vulnerable to 1st rate air defence systems. Before they go out of service the majority of them will be 80 years old. htt...

I promise to startanother thread and analyze the two types of warriors. Would you please specify what version of the Greek Hoplite or Macedoniian Phalangite and approximately what version of Ninja Of Samurai You would like to compare. There is a comparison of a force of Samurai engaging a Mongol Arm...

Sorry i let this one slip by. A Spartan Hoplite against a ninja!!! The mind boggles. At the time of the battle at the Pillars of Fire, the Hoplite, Spartan or Phocian, would have been preety much armored with a "boiled Leather cuirass" Military kilts (that the romans called pteruges and al...

Quite truly a demonstration of parrallel evolution, the Roman Gladius and the Zulu 'Stabbing Asegai" were centered around "point" tactics. Rome stayed with the Shorter Gladius i would have to guess, abound the 3rd Century. The movie depictions of using the "Pilum" as a stabb...

In the latest edist on OKK's practice of Kontiktai, it appears to have stirred up a bit of a duststorm. Quite needlessly. if the individuals wish to practice it as a controlled condition drill, they will. If they wish to turn it into a brawl, they will. If they decide to inflist on each other the ma...

The Yakusoku Daiti Kumite is ok---but it is anyone guess how close the Sansei Rui Bunkai is to how they do it now.

J

A valid viewpoint to be sure. However the step back should provide the necessary protective distant, and if does not, then, by all means, "block that sucker". When the party to do the block/conditioning strike steps back he should block the incoming strike if the latter extends into "...

Hi: It is, or it should be no secret that Yakusoko OKK wise has three interesting points: 1. It respects Kyu Kumite to the point that at least one point was lifted intact into the new advanced Kumite. 2. It follows the theory that every point must "finish", ie: the Defender gets the last s...