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  • #16
    In one's own words

    Originally posted by Mike Brewer

    You have come in and been a bigger man. You have posted some really interesting stuff. I'd like to think I do that too, but I also realize people are going to shit on me from time to time, and that it comes with the turf. When you're standing out in front putting your views on display, every critic in the world shows up to try to tear them down. It's what critics do. But it doesn't cheapen any of the contributions I've made.

    Originally posted by Mike Brewer

    Look, man, I've been really impressed with the maturity of your posts, and I am extremely grateful for your decision to share some of your knowledge. That's sincere and from the heart. I haven't been hitting you with positive rep points because I want you to feel unwelcome. I want you to see that I appreciate your contributions both publicly and privately.

    Originally posted by Mike Brewer
    You came back a new man, and one of the best forum members I can think of. Even when we disagree, you're a model of civility lately.

    Respects,
    MB

    Originally posted by Mike Brewer
    Hey Bro,
    I just wanted to say thanks for trying to keep the discussion on track in darian's thread. While I'm at it, I also want to say I'm sorry for lumping you in with others in the past. I've been reading your stuff lately, and you really are adding to the forums. You've been really positive and constructive, and there's a two-way flow of ideas that's really impressive. In the past, I felt like you jumped on the bandwagon with whomever was going after me at the time, so I went after you as a matter of interception. Maybe you did from time to time, but that didn't make me right. Lately, your posts have taken on a whole new personality, and I'm finding myself reading and enjoying your material more than ever. I try to be big enough to admit when I've wronged someone, and I feel I wronged you by writing you off on many occasions without merit. I apologize for doing so in the past, and I humbly tell you that I'll be reading your posts with real interest in the future, whether we agree or not. At any rate, kudos, and it's good to see a spike in the intelligence and education level on the boards as a result of your recent activity.

    Humbly and Respectfully,
    MB
    At no point in my post did I say I was more mature than anyone person all I said is that I have become more mature. Seems to me Mike Brewer agrees with that since these are all real PM's I recieved from him in the last year.

    There were also several telling me to ignore the idiots or people who like to poke and prod.

    If my response wasn't to your liking it doesn't make it a fit. Being honest is a sign of maturity I gave you an honest answer.

    Boar may not seem like a mature person because he fought what you had to say with the same attitude you and your underlings on here gave him. Why should he ignore what you say and allow you to run rampant on him.

    I ignore members on here who continue to belittle me and call me a homosexual if it keeps up believe me there is a mature way to handle it and I have no problem taking that route.

    When was the last time I "got into it" with any member on this forum? There have been several threads I posted once or twice in and when they headed into a childish or argumentative direction that was not constructive I left.

    So once again the hypocrisy shows.

    Originally posted by Mike Brewer
    Like I said, bro:

    Talk to the people who are listening and ignore the idiots. What's the old saying? "In order to provide light, one must endure burning?"
    So who determines who I should ignore. I don't think I need to ask permission to decide for myself. Which is it? Answer everyone or ignore people who I feel are wasting my time?

    You seem to be contradicting yourself a lot on these boards.

    I have admitted openly that I was not and am not always the most mature person...but show me who here is?

    Maturity is an ongoing process that should never stop just like learning.

    If you take my responses as a hissy fit then spin them however you want that's fine. Just know that when I originally said I'd ignore you I was taking your advice. Doesn't seem like I want to follow that route given the evidence of character here.


    And Tant I could never perceive anything you say as other than genuine and I get the feeling I would know if you meant it as a threat. I know you from places other than this.

    Originally posted by Tant01 View Post
    Off topic!
    And since KOTF is off on another hissy fit I'll just kindly ask him to clarify what he means (exactly) by BS (Boar Spear) helping him become a real human being?

    Is it that it developes a sense of responsibility...? Having kids will do that too.

    Does art become your "way of being" your way of "doing" things? Does the physical destruction give you an appreciation for well being? Do words frustrate you to the point that you can no longer function rationally? Is that "mature"???

    How easily we resort to the frog brain by PERCEIVED threats! Reality check? You're READING me.

    No harm at all outside of some emotional attachment we have placed on VIRTUAL reality???

    Think about it?

    Keep things in perspective... Mike is just some pretty boy GI on the Internet, right?

    You've never shook his hand? Looked him in the eye? Met his wife and kid?

    You don't know jack about me but I consider you (and Boar) my e-buddies. I would never "attack" you personally over some internet forum...

    How have you grown as civilized hominid at the hands of your master?

    Seriously, do tell?
    Having children did help a lot, and every bit of good advice about raising my son came from Boar. I had shitty examples for parents and my mother and father-in-law have admitted they aren't the ones to ask for advice. Everyone in the family says my child is the most aware most well behaved out of all of them and he's 2 years old.

    If people want to hear my response in there head as me being frustrated that's fine they can spin it how they want. A whole lot of that goes on around here. You're right for all we know Brewer could just be a chairborne warrior wanna be, but he banned Boar for calling his character out, so should I just allow him to call mine out and shrug my shoulders, while he gives people advice on poisoning patrons of the establishment they work it. Then tries to play it off as a joke weeks later? Mentally unstable people do crazy shit. People backed into corners like the guy who posted may take this stuff literally don't you think Tant?


    Boar has told me many times that my temper will hurt me and that I needed to control it. For a while he refused to teach me because of it.

    It really came into perspective when he told me it would effect my son because kids are "monkey see, monkey do".


    People can take this as a fit if they want but I'm cool as a cucumber right now. And if I was taking my ball and going home I would've stopped posting here a looong time ago.

    It's not taking my ball and leaving it's like my mom used to say "You are who you associate with" so I choose not to associate with certain people that I feel my harm my reputation with their bad advice or foolishness. And that my friend is a matter of opinion and I am allowed to hold whatever opinion I want.

    Some people may confuse passion for what you believe in as being anger and frustration but those are people of little minds. I may not have been the model citizen and I have a ways to go, however I feel I have grown and the people around me do too, that's all I need.


    What I don't understand is how ignoring people isn't mature (even though I was told it was) appealing to the Mods isn't mature, and answering the fools back isn't mature.

    So Tant tell me what is mature? What course of action is considered to be mature?

    I'm directing this to you because out of everyone here other than Tom Yum you are a model of maturity in my eyes.

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    • #17
      Originally posted by kingofthewhine View Post
      if it keeps up believe me there is a mature way to handle it and I have no problem taking that route.

      Is that 'route' posting really long bitch sessions? Nice route, you're doing well.

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      • #18
        I like you too...

        Originally posted by kingoftheforest View Post
        ../.....


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        So Tant tell me what is mature? What course of action is considered to be mature?

        I'm directing this to you because out of everyone here other than Tom Yum you are a model of maturity in my eyes.

        Why thanks! (suck up) Maturity is relative. Getting old is unavoidable. Maturity is a choice.

        Doing the right thing when no one is looking... Being the role model...

        Sometimes you laugh out loud, sometimes you just sigh.

        No sense in getting all emotional about perceived attacks.

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        • #19
          Originally posted by Tant01 View Post
          Why thanks! (suck up) Maturity is relative. Getting old is unavoidable. Maturity is a choice.

          Doing the right thing when no one is looking... Being the role model...

          Sometimes you laugh out loud, sometimes you just sigh.

          No sense in getting all emotional about perceived attacks.
          Sigh.................

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          • #20
            So when did Gracie Trademark "combatives"?


            ....Anyone?

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            • #21
              Originally posted by Tant01 View Post
              So when did Gracie Trademark "combatives"?


              ....Anyone?
              I looked for about an hour and found lots of websites with Gracie Combatives TM but I found no answer to that Tant.........Sigh....sorry.

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              • #22
                ................Sigh

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                • #23
                  Well, I'm just terribly offended now! I'm so angry I could braid the ponytail of some self-important poseur living in my basement...oh wait, that's KOTF's line...

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by Michael Wright View Post
                    If I had to write a real martial arts advert, it would probably read like this:

                    "You'll be given an athletic base first and foremost
                    Except that 95% of ma teachers are still teaching stretching and core strength exercises that would get them thrown out as coaches by most good university sports departments. Comparing the recommendations in Kurz's "Science of stretching" (scientifically proven, universally accepted by sports science departments) with the voodoo taught in most ma classes is scary: the wrong sort of stretching is usually taught, usually early in the class so that it can mess up proprioception and increase the chances of serious injury. And at least in the UK a lot of ma classes are still doing situps in the belief that they are an ab strength exercise.

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                    • #25
                      Athletic base in terms of combat athletics. A solid foundation in Muay Thai, Boxing and Submission Grappling.

                      Not bad stretching or incorrect sit-ups.

                      Or Voodoo.

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                      • #26
                        it started as a good thread. because im new, i have no idea what happened...

                        i think the trend towards 'combatives' and realistic or more effective training is a damn good thing. it is great to be alive during a period when so many different styles and systems of self defense and fighting are all mixing together and in essence 'evolving'.

                        this has never happened before mass aircraft travel and it will continue to happen. the trend towards more effective combat sport systems and combatives is good and i really hope it keeps up.

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