Way to make me sound psychotic, Christopher. *lol*

Actually Dirk, Chris won't say it but he is pretty talented and obviously well
trained... moves very well for a guy his size and has great natural stick
instincts, very talented... we're trying to convince him to share some of those
Sikh sword techniques he's been taught... :)

Glen

--- On Wed, 6/25/08, Chris Denmark <cdenmark13@...> wrote:

> From: Chris Denmark <cdenmark13@...>
> Subject: Re: [non-traditional_stickfighting] new member
> To: non-traditional_stickfighting@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 4:11 AM
> Yeah, i've looked at the msp stuff on the utube, love da
> sounds man, whack whack whack! thanks for the info, and
> actually i'm training with glen now. he was recommended
> by a couple of Angel biker buddies of mine about a year ago,
> and i finally dropped in on a class in oakville about a
> month ago, and me being the arrogant ass that i am, i
> wanted to test it before commiting to the system, so I told
> glen i wanted to test it, he says sure, and motions for me
> to follow him outside, so i liked him immediately, then i
> asked how we decide points and stuff and the dude just
> shakes his head and says, the guy out cold on the sidewalk
> lost.
> dirk, i freakin loved it man, blood pumping, adrenalin
> pumping, it was sweet ass sweet but i do have a day job and
> needs to be able to work with my hands, so i wanted to stick
> with sparring, anyway, i told him i just wanted to spar a
> bit, so one of his guys, rich, awesome guy, took me up on
> the match and after about 10 minutes of intense aggressive
> techniques that bruised the living crap out of me, i said
> this irish bata thing is worth my time. i like the timing,
> so different from what i had learned, the breaking of the
> distance was odd, i figured with a long stick it's
> easier to keep them away, or get them before they get
> close, but an odd timing to fight against. i'm very
> intrigued about the msp system as well, i love the stick
> length, something i'm used to, and i like the footwork,
> also something i'm used to. i guess i'll try to haul
> my butt out there in the future, where out west BC? i love
> any and all approaches to sticks man, any and all, the more
> they vary the more i drool.
>
> so tell me more about this list, what do we do here?
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Dirk <defolmer@...>
> To: non-traditional_stickfighting@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:39:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [non-traditional_stickfighting] new member
>
>
>
> Chris,
> well, damn. That sounds like a hell of a resume.
>
> I don't know your particular idiom...we've got some
> EXCELLENT
> resources up north...In ontario there is Glen Doyle, about
> the
> only guy with traceable Generational system, and out west
> there
> is Mi Amigo JP Sullivan, of the infamous MSP...either one a
> FONT
> of info and technique...
>
> Both RADICALLY different in approach....
>
> Me? I'm old and crippled and harmless...I use a cane
> these days.
>
> What I DO do, is continue to find all the things the best
> systems
> have IN COMMON and find the reasons they are held as truth
> across
> the systems and across the world..
>
> Welcome!
>
>
> As for the stick, no worries! I actually am a canesmith,
> and this has
> been a torture test for my process...I call it a pass, all
> things
> considered.
>
>
> Dirk
> "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go
> far"
> Theodore Roosevelt Sept 3, 1901
>
>
>
>
> --- On Tue 06/24, Chris Denmark < cdenmark13@yahoo. ca
> > wrote:
> From: Chris Denmark [mailto: cdenmark13@yahoo. ca]
> To: non-traditional_ stickfighting@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:29:49 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: Re: [non-traditional_ stickfighting] new member
>
>
>
>
> hi
> there Dirk my man,
>
>
>
> sorry
> to hear about your stick. a bit bout me. born in englehart,
> ontario, but my dad move around alot for business. trained
> in
> escrima, kune tao, kendo, gatka, yedo, and woldo for the
> past 22 years in Indonesia, India,
> Philippines, and South Korea.. moved back to Canada in 1992
> and switched over to
> BJJ for a bit, then played away with some mma crap as well,
> boooooring, then
> recently got back into escrima/arnis stick fighting, and
> about a month ago
> started training in bata. sticks have my heart man, i just
> love da sounds, da
> screams, and da "ummph" when someone takes a hit.
>
> Chris
>
>
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