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In the other similiar thread, I also made reference to the "drunk uncle" at the party. BUT, in college, my roommate got very intoxicated and...

Interesting last comment that may apply to the 1960's as well. That's when we first started hearing the phrase "police brutality". Interesting note...

However, if an attack is "life or death" or not pretty much depends on its further circumstances. They can totally change the picture. Is the...

If Ladder of Force considerations are not part of what you teach in some shape or form, then you are derelict in your teaching. Regardless of art or...

I can always depend on you to "get it!" I don't think anyone would create an approach that is specifically designed for only family BBQ's and a guy...

Personally, I think the whole references to drunk Uncle Freddie at the family BBQ is really just an analogy for saying, hey often times extreme...

That is the beauty of it... it is not "all this effort" its a course that can be learned in just two days... TWO DAYS... after which you are able to...

Such a statement was never used by me in a "cavalier" manner! Lol I thought it needed to be repeated however. I know all about the consequences of...

It is a very cavalier statement taken wholly out-of-context that many use as an excuse to justify mayhem and inappropriate behavior that I have seen...

So all this effort is for the family BBQ? Usually my aunt will suffice for bringing my drunk uncle back to his senses. Plus, frankly, for what is...

Didn't Mr. Parker once say, "It's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6?" Or has this now been rewritten as we are to play "nicey, nicey"?

Dude, I'd appreciate a heads up BEFORE you start drinking my Kool Aid, if you don't mind. :)

Yes but not all do, those who approach mastery of what they do can tone it down when they are not reacting to surprise... sure but their are plenty...

Street Realism makes sense in "the street" but Street Realism does not make sense in the court of law when a much lesser force would have been enough...

I see them going soft and slow all the time in that video. Some (thankfully not all) Aikido schools are like that too. While that approach may be...

That's something you have been saying all along isn't? :)

Doesn't all this come under the old-fashioned notion that a real martial artist should have the ability to control their response in a given...

Using the science of human anatomy in all things to execute various degrees of martial applications. Damn, why didn't I think of that! :)

Thank you for your perspective, Sami. Much appreciated. Respects, Bill Parsons Triangle Kenpo Institute

The Paxial approach fits into the Martial approach like the Yin Yang fit together, Nobody is saying, especially not Mr. Parker that you have to...

From the "war" perspective that I come from I was a shining example of the "hammer" to which everything was a nail, in fact many of my Middle Eastern...

You can watch here on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikCZ9piZspI

People like you and I, particular being in law enforcement see things differently because it is engrained in our training. Doesn't mean we don't have...

Where is the link to the movie? The one given above only leads to a couple of blog entries from 2015. :nixweiss:

What system are/were you teaching?

A new Bruce Lee film "inspired by a true event" will be coming to theatres August 25th. ...

Sorry, should have read: AMP: Aggressive, MODERATE, Passive

This is actually an excellent documentary about Bruce Lee. Ed Parker is mentioned a couple of times as well.

My first instructor always talked about this, he would say, "There is the side you need when your car dies in the wrong part of Detroit, and then...

Yes, intentional mumbling for distraction purposes can be helpful. Otherwise, it's at odds with the principle of economy of motion.