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[Da Pope]

I unreservedly take it all back

[Tant01]

Hear what you want to hear?

Maybe you should....it has taken you quite awhile to come up with that but it aint what you say on the vid.....

"Ok that was the uh first exercise I did on the dummy and it was uh basically HUBUD you side step............."

you even give the camera a little look when you say it !!!!

C'Mon man its there on vid !!!

get a grip!!

He's NOT saying "HUBUD" ... I hear "YOU WOULD"

Listen again after you pull your head out of your ass...

[Movement]

sorry kotf this is going to sound dis-respectful, even though it's not meant to be so please only take this as constructive criticism

ok i'm curious have you ever had to defend yourself in a real life or death situation?

I only ask because during the first video I see that you have next to nothing in the way of defence you're using what i would call offensive defence but nothing to really defend yourself, ontop of that you lean forward enough to render you off balance especially in an adrenaline charged situation. and you also seem to be using a concept that allows one to move around an opponent whilst they are throwing a single punch and the punch is almost always with a step. most of my experience tells me that people throw sneaky jabs without moving much to start a fight.

second video, again you tend to lean forward a bit much for my liking and seem once again to train in a way that you must be a fair bit quicker then your opponent.

either video it looks like you are stumbling around with next to no timing in your foot work and little in the way of base of support. (no i'm not saying you should have a wide stance, just wider then you're using.)





again i truly do not mean any dis-respect. i am actually looking forward to hearing your reasoning for what i am seeing as errors. since if you do have a better way of doing something I will change what i do and use the better system.

[Da Pope]

LOL I though you had me on ignore?

I am not part of Eargrind's group you make an assumption that is incorrect.

I will state this again I come here to talk about your vids but you seem intent on painting me as some brash arrogant upstart rather than just getting stuck in and talking to me like an adult.

[kingoftheforest]

Not claiming to be an expert on anything. In fact I came here to gain more information.

If your ego is truly that fragile that you cant discuss your style with anybody except people who agree with anything you say, then thats a shame.

Nothing wrong with my ego, just plenty wrong with your hearing.

Nobody tried to pass the vid in question off as WC or knife defense or hubud.

And if you are part of Eargrinds crew I doubt you came in here with honorable intentions, or the idea that you were doing anything but ridiculing someone.

Your group is well known around the internet for that type of thing.

Humble your not that's for sure. You made your self look like a fool 2 times in one thread. Bow out and save face since your other attempts have only landed you on your face.

[Da Pope]

I can always tell if someone is better at something then I am, and you are. Doesn't mean I agree with everything you do, or that I am into the same style as you, or even that I like the same style you do....but I respect my betters.

What I don't respect are arrogant braggarts..and unfortunately, there are MANY of those on all the martial arts forums. Sometimes their bragging results in a meet-up, and then POW!!! EAR-GRIND!!

Me, I don't brag. 99% of you could probably kick my ass...except Uke. His breath would probably kill me before his deadly skilz would! And that Jubaji? I would NEVER want to meet any wrestler in a dark alley, especially him. Knife wielding suplexes or not, wrestlers are notoriously tough, strong and crafty!!!!

But seriously, at least you have the balls to put your stuff out there. I respect that. And as I said before, I respect your dedication to martial arts. I like your compound where you and the other hippies train. it looks tranquil and pleasant, and the kind of place where you can be a good martial artist. I would like to see you get a nice haircut, though!

Well if thats a dig at me for critiquing his vid then its misplaced. I dont claim to be the master of any MA. I am a humble student with an inquiring mind. It seems though that certain avenues of inquirey are not acceptable.....

[Da Pope]

Not claiming to be an expert on anything. In fact I came here to gain more information.

If your ego is truly that fragile that you cant discuss your style with anybody except people who agree with anything you say, then thats a shame.

[kingoftheforest]

Maybe you should....it has taken you quite awhile to come up with that but it aint what you say on the vid.....

"Ok that was the uh first exercise I did on the dummy and it was uh basically HUBUD you side step............."

you even give the camera a little look when you say it !!!!

C'Mon man its there on vid !!!

get a grip!!

Until you can get over the fact that this is not what I said this discussion isn't going to move forward.

You are on ignore. I'm not going to argue with you about what I said like a pair of 5 year olds.

If this is your mentality then a discussion with you is fruitless anyway.

Not to mention the fact that its a vid and it obvious that is NOT what I'm saying.

Go back to Bullshido and continue to pretend to be the expert you are not. Have fun laughing at this with your buddies and move on with your life.

[Da Pope]

tread lightly gentlemen...

Gently gently

[Da Pope]

This is a discussion board. And these vids are open for discussion.

The problem here pope is that you came in and accused this of being bad WC (I surmise because you were told by a fellow cronie that it was.)

You didn't ask what it was supposed to be you assumed what it was.

When that fell through you had to find something to not look foolish.

I never say hubud or knives in that vid.

This is begginer drills, simple stuff, it's not going to involve knife defense immediatley, nor did I say these drill inclued that.

That is your own fabrication and I'm sorry if you misunderstood me.

BTW saying "No disrespect" doesn't make saying disrespectful stuff any less disrespectful. No matter how many times you say.

Your tone has been critiscism and not question this whole discussion.

Ok initially I did come here because Abel said that you were doing Wing Chun and yes I fell for it.

I accept that you are not doing WC although your style does appear to have been influenced by it.

So I moved onto something else that was bothering me, something that I felt was a concern. So as much as there is a love fest going on here why is it bad to bring up concerns?

As some people have said "....well its just an atribute drill" I get that but my point is that drilling in something over and over that is potentially dangerous is a dangerous thing.

I was hoping we could discuss this but it seems that there is a very touchy hair trigger mentality when somebody mentions the elephant in the room.

So again, you do actually mention hubud in that first vid...no matter how you are now bizzarely trying to distance yourself from something that is recorded for everyone to hear. That is why I brought the knife thing up. In my experience of FMA I have never done any hubud drill (yes see I too know its a drill) that couldnt be used with a knife as well as empty hand.

Just to make my position clear to the easily offended, my intention is to talk about this as I will probably learn something as well........

[Da Pope]

"Ok that was the uh first exercise I did on the dummy and it was uh basically you side step............."


Maybe you should listen better.

Maybe you should....it has taken you quite awhile to come up with that but it aint what you say on the vid.....

"Ok that was the uh first exercise I did on the dummy and it was uh basically HUBUD you side step............."

you even give the camera a little look when you say it !!!!

C'Mon man its there on vid !!!

get a grip!!

[jubaji]

Moo?

You'll see...

[WildWest.]

Oh, you ain't seen nothin' yet. Wait 'till he starts in with hundreds and hundreds of posts of nothing but "moo."

Moo?

[kingoftheforest]

Someone does. I don't know jack about your style myself but I see many subtle things I recognize and appreciate. It seems "soft" to me but strangely familiar...
Thanks for sharing with us.

Give the man a cigar.

[Tant01]

Cool...

Oh trust me I'm not minding. Not when people who hate me most of the time like Mr. A and lovable jubs come to my defense. Shows I'm doing something right.

People will always choose the easier route of criticizing what they don't understand.

I'll keep posting as long as at least someone wants me too.
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Someone does. I don't know jack about your style myself but I see many subtle things I recognize and appreciate. It seems "soft" to me but strangely familiar...

Thanks for sharing with us.