"Any other suggestions?" Yes, while concern is important, we should be a little more calm and thoughtful, and exhibit a bit less of the sort of knee-jerk reactions which took place in December of 1941. (I did some research on the month after December 7, 1941, and there were "concerned...

"If it were illegal to sell guns, then one of the only remaining sources of purchasable guns would be corrupt individuals within the supply line from the manufacturers to the police. If police were the only legal owners of guns, it would be possible to closely monitor the fate of each gun manuf...

I suspect his "last act" would be to fall over and bleed.

Scaramouche

RickLiebespach, here is a list of teachers of the Filipino martial arts in Florida. If none are located in Tampa, you might contact the onbes on this list and ask them if they know of any that are... http://www.pekiti-tirsia.org:8080/msql/FMA/Instructors/search_result.msql "how do you keep from...

"In this light, discussions about the acceptance found in cities--like Los Angeles--misses the point. Gays are there because they don't feel accepted and welcome in this country--and they've forged a place for themselves." People -- all sorts of people, move to cities for many reasons, inc...

"The legal aspects of rank have nothing (yet) to do with law or criminality. It's the liability side of the coin. Remember that the L.A. criminal jury exonerated O.J., but a civil court took his fortune away from him." Well, actually its my understanding that the families of the murder vic...

"But the only reason that some gays think that their sexual orientation is a large part of their identity (relative to their handedness etc) is because heterosexuals make it such a big issue, assume they're straight, punish them for being otherwise, and categorize them as abnormal." So the...

"in order to teach, you need rank and certification because: 1) the public (and now the legal system) expects it..." Is it actually illegal for people who don't have a black belt to teach martial arts in your state? What happens to people who are highly skilled in styles that don't use bel...

Hello Dare, there are actually several JKD related sites out there. Tim Mousel has a very good forum that has been around for a long time. Progressive Fighting Systems has a good JKD related forum, and there are at least a couple of others I have links to. E-mail me if you want me to give you a few ...

I agree with David's main points. If there was ever a clear difference between arnis, escrima, and kali, there isn't one now. In addition, there are many other names used for the Filipino arts (pananadata is an example), depending on, for example, the language of the region the art is associated wit...

gjkhoury said...

"I...have to take sides against Scaramouche's thoughts on the subject.

Could you please clearly state the nature of your disagreement?

Scaramouche

Gene, I've heard you mention before something about martial arts in Japan having to use belt ranks, and I wonder where you get this. For example, I have never seen Sumo wrestlers wearing them, and I'm pretty sure that the Japanese consider sumo a legitimate martial art. I know a Japanese national wh...

Bill Glasheen,

thank you for the comparison between Uechi and Muay Thai. I found it quite interesting.

Scarmouche

Bill Glasheen, good points, though perhaps you misunderstood me to some degree. I never claimed that one method (at least as in "one style") was the most effective. I did say that in my limited viewing those who won matches tended to be trained in a combination of submission grappling and ...

dhoward66201 said... "You are right. Child care providers are licensed and there are still bad child care agencies. But you both neglect to take into account how many persons, both young and old, that martial arts affects." "A child care provider may only handle 20 people, lets say. H...