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• Antonia T Tiger commented on Wag that puppy
  I know about the Mad Minute. The minimum standard for a British Army infantryman in August 1914 was 15 hits in 1 minute on a 12-inch target at 300 yards. The record, set by Sjt Alfred Snoxall, is 38 hits. The basic methods were still being taught to soldiers at the end of the Second World War, but the standards of the 1914 professional soldier were black-belt level. My own grandfather said a few rude things about the American units he was attached to in 1918. Too many of them, he said, would get themselves shot. The British Army learned...
• raito commented on Wag that puppy
  I wouldn't characterize the Boyd loop as simply as 'hit the other guy first' or 'make 2 moves to his 1'. Nor would I discount the fact that the Boyd loop was originally intended to be applied to dogfights in which both physics and the capabilities of particular aircraft cannot be exceeded. I think a better characterization would be: You and your opponent are both running OODA loops. If you can run yours faster, for any reason, then at some point your opponent is using old information, at which point what you are currently doing looks like magic to him,...
• 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...
• John commented on Wag that puppy
  Great post! Sam Harris wrote a couple of blog articles about self-defense which were also very insightful. http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/the-truth-about-violence http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/the-pleasures-of-drowning...
• JonShapcott commented on Who let the dogs out
  I've followed your articles about fighting with interest, and it has caused me to reflect upon my own history. Responding to the second article would have bee better than this one, but here goes anyway. Some people around here will have heard of my single fight at an independent school, which suffered from systematic bullying. The usual story goes like this. I decided to fight back. I kneed him in the balls and nutted him in the face. He fell over backwards, cracked his head on a kerb and was sent to hospital to check for concussion. A win. Fighting...