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Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by Baraka_Guru, Aug 2, 2011.

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  1. Remixer

    Remixer Middle Eastern Doofus

    Location:
    Frankfurt, Germany

    Maybe neither should been seen as role models, ever.

    You're also asking me for a point in the PA thread, you know. :rolleyes:
     
    Remixer, Mar 19, 2014
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  2. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
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    But they are to those who want justification to do what one wants.
     
    Baraka_Guru, Mar 19, 2014
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  3. Remixer

    Remixer Middle Eastern Doofus

    Location:
    Frankfurt, Germany

    Everybody wants to justify their crap.

    I hear Putin is a popular guy with Russian men (and maybe women) right now, too.
     
    Remixer, Mar 19, 2014
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  4. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
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    He has certainly built up his superman persona. He makes George W. Bush look like a boy scout.
     
    Baraka_Guru, Mar 19, 2014
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  5. Plan9

    Plan9 Rock 'n Roll

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    Hahaha... all that shirtless horseback action.
     
    Plan9, Mar 19, 2014
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  6. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
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    In Soviet Russia...shirtless horse ride you.
     
    Baraka_Guru, Mar 19, 2014
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  7. Fangirl

    Fangirl Very Tilted

    Location:
    Arizona
    Why does shirtless horseback action sound kinda sexy? Oh wait, sexual tension!
     
    Fangirl, Mar 19, 2014
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  8. Plan9

    Plan9 Rock 'n Roll

    Location:
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    I'm waiting for Mr. Putin to be featured on the cover of a Harlequin romance novel...
     
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    Plan9, Mar 19, 2014
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  9. genuinemommy

    genuinemommy Moderator Staff Member

    Don't you love spending 2 weeks collecting data, only to see nothing significant as the end result? Yeah...
     
    genuinemommy, Mar 19, 2014
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  10. Plan9

    Plan9 Rock 'n Roll

    Location:
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    You know what would beat all? If @Cynthetiq was actually some closet Wing Chun master and schooled everybody.

     
    Plan9, Mar 19, 2014
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  11. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

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    True.

    Those elbow blocks would be brutal—like punching a doorknob. You'd have to be pretty accurate though. I could imagine the punch slipping by and clipping your face anyway. With Muay Thai, I'm more familiar with redirecting punches, which often allows for closing the gap for clinch knees. (Or, in hapkido, maybe a leg reap or some kind of hip throw.)

    So many options. But perhaps none so painful as having someone elbow your goddamn fist.
     
    Baraka_Guru, Mar 19, 2014
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  12. Remixer

    Remixer Middle Eastern Doofus

    Location:
    Frankfurt, Germany
    Dunno what you guys do, but we were taught to elbow obvious punches.
     
    Remixer, Mar 19, 2014
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  13. Plan9

    Plan9 Rock 'n Roll

    Location:
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    And available shins from slow kicks.
     
    Plan9, Mar 19, 2014
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  14. Remixer

    Remixer Middle Eastern Doofus

    Location:
    Frankfurt, Germany

    Hm, probably. What I did/do: For low kicks either a) raise leg to avoid, 2) use kneecaps to counter, or 3) pre-empt with straight kick to the moving thigh. Kicks to the body either a) raise leg to counter with kneecaps, or b) avoid by "carrying" the leg with your hand. For high kicks usually either a) move back to avoid, b) put glove on your ear for less damage, c) counter with elbow, or d) move in with punch to pre-empt.

    I guess you could elbow shins on slow kicks, but I've never explored it so my movement would be way off and I'd probably hurt my elbow.
     
    Remixer, Mar 19, 2014
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  15. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

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    Baraka_Guru, Mar 19, 2014
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  16. Japchae

    Japchae Very Tilted

    Apparently, I am amazing.
    I needed to hear that today :)
     
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    Japchae, Mar 19, 2014
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  17. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
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    A book dumped on top of two big reports while I'm currently working on another book?

    That's nice. Thanks.

    One of you could have waited a couple of days, but whatevs.
     
    Baraka_Guru, Mar 19, 2014
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  18. Japchae

    Japchae Very Tilted

    Are you writing.... book reports?
     
    Japchae, Mar 19, 2014
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  19. GeneticShift

    GeneticShift Show me your everything is okay face.

    Location:
    The land of drugs, violence, and 8 Mile Road
    Getting cozy on the couch eating Corn Nuts wearing a tiara.

    Have I mentioned how fantastic @noodle is yet?
     
    GeneticShift, Mar 19, 2014
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  20. hamsterball

    hamsterball Seeking New Outlets

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    That, GM, is why they call it research. Brings back so many memories. The hardest thing is to train yourself to look past that stuff. It can be incredibly frustrating.

    I remember the first time I heard that only about 1 out of 10,000 candidate compounds ever becomes a drug. And I was still crazy enough to go into pharma R&D. Must be something about scientists. ;)

    Good luck the next time! It'll work out eventually.
     
    hamsterball, Mar 19, 2014
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