JonShapcott

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• yohansenbabe commented on Who let the dogs out
  Yes, Miss Piggy used the straightforward approach of grab your opponent and pummel them repeatedly into nearby solid objects =)...
• Antonia T Tiger commented on Who let the dogs out
  One of the things I have done in my writing is have characters who don't take a chance on hand-to-hand combat. If they have a gun, they will use it. The Police might believe the myth about rice flails, which makes it much easier to convince a jury. (They're dangerous things, for yourself, if you don't use them exactly right.) "So he swung this flail, wrapped it around his arm, and struck himself on the head hard enough to cause a depressed skull fracture, and you still shot him?" "I didn't have time to think, Your Honour." "Twice?" "It's how...
• Clifton commented on Who let the dogs out
  Quickie Japanese lesson: Ken is simply sword. Iai- refers specifically to sword drawing and cutting technique. (It's sometimes been glossed as "quick-draw" because many of the kata (forms) focus on drawing and cutting in a single motion while an attacker is rushing you.) Do is way (same word as Chinese Tao), jutsu or jitsu, technique. Often (but not always) -do was suffixed to the name of a martial art in the course of turning it into a formal sport; thus jujitsu (techniques) became judo (the sport) and kenjutsu (sword technique) to kendo (a very stylized sport.) However, "do" also applies...
• Dirk Bruere commented on Who let the dogs out
  One of the things I found incredibly useful when doing sword stuff with a partner was having done an unarmed martial art. It made getting the correct combat distance and foot work trivial. Partly that is because all sword techniques are slower than unarmed techniques....
• envoy510 commented on Who let the dogs out
  "It can be no surprise to anyone at this blog that fighters get far less money, opportunity and attention if they are women." My understanding is that Ronda Rousey makes a lot more than most other male UFC fighters, so the above statement isn't strictly true. If you look at the disclosed purses for fights, male and female, the money is very inconsistent. Some people who are really good don't seem to make much. It appears the UFC values a$$es in seats over anything else, and that's where Ronda Rousey excels. She is very popular. Now, I'm a huge fan...