Please plan to attend Camp '99:

Date: July 30 - Aug 1, 1999

Where: Mass Maritime Academy, Bourne, MA

Watch this forum for details

Dear Martial Artist, We have developed a totally new concept, dynamic integration training that incorporates: The effortless power of Kyusho-Jitsu! The trapping and blinding speed of Modern Arnis! The flow and control of Small Circle Jujitsu! It is the First Integrated Training Program ever for the ...

Regarding my post pertaining to one of Mr. Mooney's tests, involving lining up people: I should have looked up the reference so my comment would be more accurate. In fact, the message I read stated. . . <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote Rich walked in, faced ...

Interesting you should ask. I was in the audience sitting with Tomoyose sensei and Kanei Uechi sensei during another demonstration where this gentleman was performing his kata as Sensei Toyoma does his. The gentleman was from Japan and would attend and demonstrate at many Okinawa festivities and dem...

Perhaps we can convince Mr. Mooney to join us at camp '99 where we can all participate in demonstrations and discussions. If it is not feasible to do it earlier, can you guys pass along my invitation? After reading moving 3 posts, I get the feeling that what Mr. Mooney is doing may be closely relate...

Having perpetrated a few unintentional mysterious feats upon students and laypeople over the years, I can understand how these newly discovered, ancient tricks can evolve. I remember how someone "taught" me a "chi" feat of lowering one's center so one or multiple people, all lift...

I also find some of the "new age" martial arts displays unbelievable although I'll continue to maintain an open mind. Back in the 50s - 60s I also impressed audiences by breaking boards with my bare hands. I soon stopped doing demonstrations that played on the audience's lack of knowledge ...

Please note: Tony has been testing the limits of this forum and in the process discovered that we can post video clips and sound bites. Check out the test Tai chi clip he has linked to. In looking at this clip a couple times, I noticed that the instructor barely touches his partner and in most cases...

I was not clear David. Please use your own name as the poster, but if you wish to discuss a specific situation involving people, I recommend not using their names. Whenever possible, discuss issues rather than individuals. Hope this helps clarify my earlier post. [This message has been edited by gma...

Although our lawyer participants will probably carefully limit the nature of their advice, they will be able to discuss and debate issues relating to topics of interest and concern to the martial art's community. I recommend that specific questions are asked, but that no names are used. Any person c...

Received the following email from Ron Shively. Thought your forum would be a good place to discuss his theories. ============================================ Sir: After watching your video, I contacted some other chinese stylists I knew who possibly gave me some insight into what I was watching. Aft...

Just received this email from Simon. If there is any interest in supporting this trip, please post here. ============================================= Hi George, How's things? How was camp (need I ask!)? Busy busy busy here - working two jobs, researching, teaching, and keeping my wife happy! How ma...

From: J. D. Morenski Date: 16 Sep 1998 Time: 05:22:56 Remote Name: 140.142.181.40 Comments GEM, Van Canna, This lady should start with Goffman's (sp?) --check social sciences and sociology. The U. of C(hicago) press has some of his stuff. He is "dated" in the he has pass'd on. Then check h...

(posted by gem) George san , Is Dejanira in this country or still in Italy ! I like to know her views as they apply to contemporary European women as opposed to Anglo Saxon women , and how any difference is expressed in European media vs. American media !Who is Paolo Santangelo and where is he domic...

(Posted by GEM) My name is Dejanira Zaccagni and I studied Chinese Language and Literature at the "Istituto Universitario Orientale" of Naples. In the domain of my studies of Chinese History I'm probing "The Contemporary Women Attitude toward Love and Sex and its Expression in Mass Me...