Sorry for e mailing you on the public forum but i am having a hard time ith the Japanese computers. My hiragana sucks. You sure got alot of snow up there, It...
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hugh_b_long
Jan 6, 2006 12:57 am
Hey guys and Gals! I really enjoyed our gathering this June, are you planning another one for 2006? I would be interested in presenting an introduction to Stav...
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David Young
david43515
Jan 6, 2006 3:26 pm
Hi John, Don`t feel bad, I have a terrible time with my wife`s computer too. All the error messages are in Japanese, which I don`t read, so when ever one pops...
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d_rock19128
Jan 6, 2006 6:23 pm
Is Stav even real? I've heard from a few places that it was made up in the 70's....
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Hugh Long
hugh_b_long
Jan 6, 2006 6:57 pm
It's foundation and traditions are rooted in history hundreds of years old, but of course there is a lot of new material added in the last few decades. The...
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Hugh Long
hugh_b_long
Jan 6, 2006 7:08 pm
correction.... Stav is more than a program of study, or a discipline, rather than a thing to follow or join, it's an opportunity to get to the underlying...
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William Adkins
winkleried
Jan 6, 2006 8:55 pm
My Understanding.... Is that it's mainly Akido that has some moves/stances based on the old runic alphabet. Lot's of Scandavain heritage claimed in the style...
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C. L. Vermeers
whateley23
Jan 8, 2006 12:24 am
... well, that's the claim of the founder of Stav, but it doesn't really hold up very well. the "Runic Stances" actually seem to date back to the Germanic...
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Hugh Long
hugh_b_long
Jan 8, 2006 1:14 am
Guys, I'm sorry I even mentioned Stav, I simply wanted to offer my time to do a demo for next summer at your gathering. I really enjoyed the mix of things...
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Ken Pfrenger
cinaet
Jan 8, 2006 4:45 pm
... <snip> ... Hmmm, he should have at least waited till he got an answer from us about the event this summer.........Yes there will be an event in early to...
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d_rock19128
Jan 8, 2006 9:25 pm
Hey all, I appologize for turning this into a thread. But like Hugh said, there are so many BS systems that I can get jaded when I hear of something like this....
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William Adkins
winkleried
Jan 9, 2006 12:07 am
I'm also a part of the crew that poured a little fuel on to this topic. Unfortunately I with D-Rock on this one. Stav could be completely effective as a...
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Matt
mattjames705
Jan 9, 2006 1:08 am
Does it really matter, as long as it works? I guess it does to some, my traditions always taught me to freely steal what techniques worked, but then again all...
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David
bojutsu
Jan 9, 2006 4:32 pm
Where else were the Celts? Of course Ireland & Scotland, At least pre-Roman England, right? Were they also in Wails? Any other places they influenced? I could...
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James Marwood
jmarwood1
Jan 9, 2006 5:15 pm
It is still a subject of debate as to whether or not any group existed which was sufficiently homogenous to be called "Celts". More recent genetic research...
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Kuebler, Becky
bakuebler
Jan 9, 2006 8:41 pm
James, Thanks for that. It was very informative. So I gotta ask, is the information found in sacred-texts.com worth reading or??? It seems fairly realistic,...
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James Marwood
jmarwood1
Jan 9, 2006 10:04 pm
I've never read anything other than older texts on sacred-texts - think of it like a library and treat every text as critically as you would any other....
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C. L. Vermeers
whateley23
Jan 9, 2006 10:21 pm
... <snip> ... i agree with this on every point. the precipitous leaving the moment serious questioning starts is enough to leave a bad taste in my mouth, ...
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David
bojutsu
Jan 9, 2006 10:34 pm
... Thanks James. So if throughout Europe, did that include Germany? Rather than a race, I was thinking culture or rather martial traditions. In wondering if...
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James Marwood
jmarwood1
Jan 9, 2006 10:55 pm
... There is very little evidence of fighting styles from these times. We have some evidence from Ceasar's writings and some from, IIRC, Greek sources ...
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David
bojutsu
Jan 10, 2006 12:33 am
... What I'm really looking for of course is kind of backwards-constructiong from other sources, what fighting stles may have been in Ireland, lacking any...
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Dirk
defolmer
Jan 10, 2006 12:56 am
I apologize ahead of time. But because we are an open forum this is just one of those item I felt ANYONE who uses the web should be aware of. The very though...
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Shawn
vonwoot
Jan 10, 2006 12:12 pm
I read from sacred texts and find them to be a good place to get material from. Shawn www.stickfightingworld.com _____ From: bata@yahoogroups.com...
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pjflood@...
pdraicflood
Jan 10, 2006 12:36 pm
I'm irish and have lived here all my life, thus i like to think of myself as of celtic extraction. To be honest i don't know much about celtic warfare other...
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David
bojutsu
Jan 10, 2006 1:03 pm
... Thanks Pádraic. BTW, were the family crests/coats of arms, all from after English invasion & what periods & signifigence were they? Since other European...
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mik opar
mikross53
Jan 10, 2006 2:03 pm
... Hi, about martial customs/etc I do not know, but the little I have learned I can pass along. In my journey from western protestant sects/cults, to the...
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mik opar
mikross53
Jan 10, 2006 2:05 pm
... Hi, about martial customs/etc I do not know, but the little I have learned I can pass along. In my journey from western protestant sects/cults, to the...
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mik opar
mikross53
Jan 10, 2006 2:19 pm
... A quick way to learn is to have a friend drive you 100 km into the wilds, take an axe/hatchet, a pack of waterproof matches or fire starter (like a flint),...
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mik opar
mikross53
Jan 10, 2006 2:34 pm
I'm really in trouble, my wife says all the time, 'you're annoying'. The weird humor of ....OH NO...The Phantom. mik ...
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David
bojutsu
Jan 10, 2006 4:20 pm
... Thanks Mik. That "Celtic Classic" sounds like an interesting gathering. If held annually, I'd like to go to it one of these days. Bo...
