Hi All. My hotmail account won't allow me to post respnses to this list, so this is my new sign on. Chidaoba, (from Georgia) and Kokh, (from Armenia) were two...
Dave, could you explain what you know of the rules and techniques of Chidaoba and Kokh? Do you know any thing about the wrestling systems played in the muslim...
It's more then just that you can't hit as hard without gloves and wraps. It's also that you can't use the (comparatively) giant gloves as a kind of shield to...
Hello Tony, interestingly the first official exibition of ju jitsu in Italy date back to the same year 1908, when "due sottufficiali della Regia Marina, il...
If some one does put up ... That is classic:-) That is one of the things we discovered with our mixed style drill. it is pretty easy to punch someones own fist...
Terrian such as wet concrete is not very forgiving. Typicaly if inmates want to fight with staff they piss on the floor or flood there cells first to make it ...
... What culture are they fighting in? Or are they in a modern society with lots of globalization of fighting styles? ... Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity...
Hi Chris, Remember that Russia and the USSR are not the same. The former USSR was made up of a number of different countries, not just Russia. OK, I'll attempt...
Probably the best things boxing will teach you is to recognise a punch, from the tension and movement in the body and shoulders just before the punch is ...
Archone, fighting in poor conditions has more to do with what not to do than what to do. Aviod complicated techniques that require alot of ballence. Stick to ...
chris mays <camayslpd7@...> wrote: Archone, fighting in poor conditions has more to do with what not to do than what to do. Aviod complicated techniques...
Fantastic stuff, Chris. Thank you for that -- it's important to hear from guys in the real world who use this stuff on a regular basis. I respect what you...
Gianluca, I was struck by the similarities to English pugilism in the material you posted. To answer your question, many pugilists advocated switching leads...
Hi, They are two pieces of fiction. One deals with vampires from modern and ancient times. :) The other piece is historical about 1200 AD, but after Kirk's...
... works best. Basic athletisism replaces fighting stances when its for real. > I agree with this in general, but I've seen a few exceptions in a different ...
Hello Marc Sorry for the lateness of this reply.The person who was saying tiese things were Rapier fighting buddys and buddy/marshal(unfortunately I am without...
If you are having trouble with your shoulder, I would recommend staying away from mace. Unless your kingdom is different from the one that I reside in and the...
Greetings G Mage I sory I haven't got back to you sooner ,here where I am playing now after leaving the SCA http://www.thearma.org/ greymage999...
VAUGHN MCCARL
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Jan 4, 2004 10:18 am
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Dear guys with bad joints. Before you start overhauling your gear to compensate for an injury I would recomend over hauling your body first. I see many joint...
Hi, There's a few images online here - http://ibs001.colo.firstnet.net.uk/britishlibrary/controller/home Search for Boxing, Wrestling etc. Not many but maybe...
... I don't know a lot about this group, but looking at their web site, I noted that two of their officers are named "Fuller" and "Edge" (for real - see ...
This is scary. It suggests that SCA jockeys don't know about basic conditioning. Other combat sportsmen, as well as traditional team sports players, would...
Archone, where I play at in the SCA very few people do any conditioning or stretching other than just showing up and fighting. Which would explian the number...
Greetings all It is my hope that this letter fines you all well. If there are people out there that need to get in shape without spending a lot of money on...
VAUGHN MCCARL
jmccarlv@...
Jan 4, 2004 8:42 pm
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Some of us fencers even have hard dense muscle streched onto a compact high density frame. Yeah, thats it, compact high density. LOL...
... From: chris mays To: western-arts@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [western-arts] Re: Hello and some advice please ...
I'll second what Chris mentions below. Most of the decent fighters have some sort of training exercise regime that they use. Whether it be occupational or...
Any people on this list who need suggestions for conditioning, I have some. First, of course, is weightlifting- but NOT machines. Machines don't work the...