Oh, then you should look up how he likes to play "sheriff"....To think I enjoyed his first couple of movies.
Thanks for the reminder that I will never get that 10 minutes of my life back.Oh, then you should look up how he likes to play "sheriff"....
You realise hes a total fraud right? People are wondering if hes not a mail order blackbelt...To think I enjoyed his first couple of movies.
Makes the rest of us martial arts guys hang head in shame.
This guy may have some chops, but what a fucking douche.
His legitimacy has come under question a couple of times, but is legit from what I heard thru the grapevine many many moons ago. One of those friend of a friend knew of him in Japan.You realise hes a total fraud right? People are wondering if hes not a mail order blackbelt...
Plus hes an Aikido guy. That would be like having a black belt in calipso dancing anyway as far as actual effective martial arts is concerned.
yea but from the looks of things nowadays the only technique he's a master of is doughnutsoHis legitimacy has come under question a couple of times, but is legit from what I heard thru the grapevine many many moons ago. One of those friend of a friend knew of him in Japan.
From what I remember he did most of his training in Japan - Aikido, Karate, and something else that escapes me at the moment.. He was accredited there, taught, and owned dojo's.
Aikido, is effective, but like any discipline, there must be harmony between style and student.
Like anything else, one size doe not fit all.
Still a major douche anyway you cut it.
From what Ive heard and read (joe rogan podcasts etc) the jury is still out on wether hes for real or not but i guess it depends on who you ask.
And i absolutely dont think aikido is effective in any situation then in an aikido dojo.
Its the only martial art where there is no sparring or any way to test your skills in aikido, only what "we" in jiu jitsu call "duo games".
Where two people do a choreographed attack/defense situation.
Theres also numerous stories from people that have tried there aikido skills in real life street situations where they found out non of it is viable when an attacker has his own will and doesnt work with you.
I used to train Jiu Jitsu, BJJ and kickboxing for about 9 years but thats a long time ago, but put me in a ring with anyone who is an aikido only practisioner and i wouldnt mind rolling with them...
Who is the better cop, him or Shaq?Oh, then you should look up how he likes to play "sheriff"....
Never heard of her...If you are in any way a martial artist, you KNOW who Al Dacascos is.
Respect.
Hee hee...Oh, then you should look up how he likes to play "sheriff"....
I qualified as a reserve officer in Beaverton, but never did anything with it. It was a class of mostly old people.
I seriously had no idea who he was, but he taught sticks and I wanted to learn. He had a ghetto studio just outside of Portland, but in the waiting room he had like 50 framed mag covers from Black Belt and others. One day I noticed it was all him, every one of those damn covers was him. Then I dug into who he was and was blown away. You wouldn't know it if you met him, he is humble and very laid back. He never name dropped, but he would tell awesome stories if you bugged him about it.If you are in any way a martial artist, you KNOW who Al Dacascos is.
Respect.
How dare you return trainwreck to the rails
I do the same thing with my forehead."Oh, I am just trying to callous up my shins,
I did Karate (Tang Soo Do) for three years in the 80's. Although I remember very little of it, some of those moves do seem to "come outta nowhere". And after more than 25 years as a metalsmith/jewelry designer and mountain biker, my reflexes are silly quick. When at the bench making tiny jewelry parts out of precious metals there is a mantra of; "it doesn't hit the floor". Which has given me thousands of reps of snatching parts out of the air. If I have to think about it then, I can't move as quick. But if I just react it's kind of like watching myself do something as if I'm somehow removed from the moment.It has been 10 years since I stepped into a Dojo. If I try to do anything now, well it is not pretty. Now with the TBI, DH is all the risk I allow myself pumpin wise. Strangely however if one of my friends fucks around the reflexes and technique come outta nowhere. Muscle memory from 10's of thousands of reps does seem to stick.
Last week while out digging with another gnome, I almost stepped on a large black snake. All I remember is jumping out of the way. Don't quite remember actually seeing it. My friend said the snake took a strike at me but missed. When I turned and looked back it was coiled with mouth open.
Like @rideit said, there are some things you just shouldn't snatch. Snakes being one of them.Bruce lee would have caught it around the neck and given it a disapproving glare.
i had a bluetick coonhound that never let food hit the floor either.....I never let food hit the floor. Knives, OTOH, well they can fall.
A buddy I used to train with was heavily into ninjitsu, and he taught me the value of relaxing vs. tensing up. It is amazing what you can do when you are relaxed and simply going with the flow...The reflex thing is real. I'm not the most graceful, but my wife is amazed at what I can snatch out of mid-air before it hits the floor. It has to be reflex though, if my mind gets in the way, shit hits the floor. Still kind of freaks me out, but it looks like it is falling in slow motion, so it is easy to just reach out and grab.
When another rider complains about being scared to let it go on downhills, the first thing I ask them is how hard do they hold the bar. All of them use some sort of bar bending, Kung-Fu, death grip and are surprised when I show them how loose it should be.A buddy I used to train with was heavily into ninjitsu, and he taught me the value of relaxing vs. tensing up. It is amazing what you can do when you are relaxed and simply going with the flow...
Yeah.... That was just the only way he could get offHe used to have me choke him out, almost all the way out, just so he could get the feel of the edge of losing consciousness.