Arthur the aardsnark!

[Bladite]

Taste delicious with the right sauce... LMAO that was a good one.

Ill use that one day.

go for it. quote me. i want to be famous.

i've stopped a few fights with comments like this:

"you mignt win, maybe. if so, your children and their children will speak of this for GENERATIONS. if."

most fights end with both people running away.

otherwise, someone has their ribs punched into the next county...

fight dirty

the fights i didn't stop... well. never use your fists. a math text book weighs several pounds. can crush a bones. nerd talk

 

[Bladite]

This I agree with. But I also don't think there's anything wrong with testing your skills against others, and practicing in a non-sparring setting. For me, that's a big part of building confidence. If all you can do is spar in the dojo, you're always going to doubt the efficacy of your skills. Yes, for me, martial arts is primarily about self-improvement. But it would be disingenuous to suppose that the MARTIAL aspect of it can be entirely left out. For me, competition is about testing myself and learning my own limitations. It's not about proving who is better (even if only because someone you beat one day may beat you on another day).

The movie Fearless is quite meaningful to me because it aligns pretty closely with how I think about martial arts. Jet Li's character, in the movie, says that "through competition, we can discover ourselves."

It's not that fighting for sport is stupid or that those who do are losers. Motivation matters. True, many who fight for sport do it for, in my estimation, the wrong reasons. But fighting in competition can be very valuable, when done for the right reasons.

skill is awesome.

i like practicing "push hands" with people.

you learn things.

you don't get hurt.

it's humbling.

it gets you laid.

*cough* did i say that? sure.

the ultimate defense *and* defense? it's not "do not engage" it's not even "do not defend". no. it's "denial of service". i could explain that, but ... think about it.

hell, they even did an entire star trek TNG episode about it.

powerful concept. sure, you can't always pull it off, but think about it.

 

[worldwood]

go for it. quote me. i want to be famous.

i've stopped a few fights with comments like this:

"you mignt win, maybe. if so, your children and their children will speak of this for GENERATIONS. if."

most fights end with both people running away.

otherwise, someone has their ribs punched into the next county...

fight dirty

the fights i didn't stop... well. never use your fists. a math text book weighs several pounds. can crush a bones. nerd talk

Thats funny, a guy i use to know told me this story about how he stopped a guy from kicking his butt.... Several months later i was in a bar and i asked a girl to dance, she was standing alone so i didnt think twice... She said ok and we started dancing, then her boyfriend and a few of his buddies walk up and push me... So using my fingernails i scratched my arm enough to make it bleed a little... Then i said, i might lose this one, but im giving all of you AIDS before its over.... They left me alone, but so did every female in the bar LMAO

 

[bigghoss]

the take down version (in blue polymer no less), is a pretty hot option, if you want an all weather, compact solution

various other companies make so many upgrades from "ultra triggers", to completely new uppers - like carbon fiber barrels!

even some of the "high end" guys, like magnum research. go nuts.

plus Ruger makes some nice options - a full all metal nordic kit version, with collapsible stock (actually good for kids), and has some mass for stability, and option for suppresion or other front end accessories

it's a fairly iconic rifle.

that said, i LURVE the SIG 522. damn fine rifle. lots of fun. it's a good thing. basically a SIG 55x trainer, but by itself, is a gas to shoot.

or the S&W iirc, it's basically an AR15 training platform with nearly the same ergos.

the RANGE of .22LR rifles now, and even a few .22 WMR is pretty cool.

i WISH WISH WISH KELTEC would get off their duffs and produce the RMR-30 already. so does Ethan ;D

I would like to order all aftermarket stuff and build a 10/22 from scratch. Ain't nothing to it, you have to strip the receiver to clean the gun anyway.

The M&P15-22 is a good .22lr gun but it's not the same weight as a regular AR15 and I've heard complaints that that can be disadvantageous for training. DPMS is supposed to be coming out or already released a true AR15 in .22lr. Same controls, full weight, identical to a centerfire.

What was that gun a while back that was a 30round .22wmr pistol before the kel-tec one? One of the gun stores here in Pueblo has one.

funny thing about the 10/22.

it's Ruger's trainer guns for SOMETHING else.

trivia.

what is it?

Well Mr. Ruger liked to model his guns to look like classic designs, which is why the MK-series pistols resemble Lugers. I know the 10/22 was designed to look like an M1 carbine.

 

[GSO1962]

funny thing about the 10/22.

it's Ruger's trainer guns for SOMETHING else.

trivia.

what is it?

Well Mr. Ruger liked to model his guns to look like classic designs, which is why the MK-series pistols resemble Lugers. I know the 10/22 was designed to look like an M1 carbine.

I guess it depends on your perspective. The 10/22 could be described as a smaller version of the Ruger Mini-14. But then the Mini-14 is also a derivative of the military M14 design. But then again, the M1 carbine and M14 are both derivatives of the M1 Garand design. So the 10/22 could be considered a "trainer" for any one of these, but I'd have to give credit to the M1 Garand which, according to Gen Patton, was "the greatest battle implement ever devised".

 

[james terrio]

what is it?

Mini-14?

Other than a few scrapes with siblings when I was younger, I have never been in a fight in my life.

Don't start now if you can help it; it's not nearly as fun as it looks in the movies. That stuff hurts, even when you "win". And about 15 years later it starts hurting again everytime the weather changes...

What's with all the chest-thumping Prac-Tac stuff in here anyway? This style, that style There's only one "style" that works... throw everything you got at 'em until they stop throwing stuff back at you.

 

[Guyon]

I wonder if anyone has ever tasted delicious with the right sauce over in Prac-Tac. I bet they have.

 

[TMHunt]

Thats funny, a guy i use to know told me this story about how he stopped a guy from kicking his butt.... Several months later i was in a bar and i asked a girl to dance, she was standing alone so i didnt think twice... She said ok and we started dancing, then her boyfriend and a few of his buddies walk up and push me... So using my fingernails i scratched my arm enough to make it bleed a little... Then i said, i might lose this one, but im giving all of you AIDS before its over.... They left me alone, but so did every female in the bar LMAO

That's pretty clever really, however, I would expect it would deeply impact your chances of getting laid. :grumpy:


So, yesterday I woke up to a cozy minus 1 below zero. Got to work and sure enough. Some idiot rode his motorcycle in. Keep in mind the roads are covered in ice and I slid all the way in driving my jeep. This particular idiot is a engineer for the company and was hired for his intellect. I don't get it but its par for the coarse here. Stupidity is rewarded to the highest level. This guy must be going for the plant managers job.

 

[james terrio]

...i was in a bar and i asked a girl to dance, she was standing alone so i didnt think twice...

That's nuthin', the same thing happened to me... not only did I get the dance, but also a very sexy smooch.

Trouble was, it was her girlfriend who got mad and wanted to kick my behind. Some weird stuff goes through your mind when you're staring down what appears to be a 300# defensive lineman with DDD boobs

Them bisexical chicks ain't all they're cracked up to be :grumpy:

 

[worldwood]

That's pretty clever really, however, I would expect it would deeply impact your chances of getting laid. :grumpy:

Yea i went home alone that night, But i guess that was better than having 3 guys twice my size put a whooping on me.

I never went back to that same bar either, i figured my chances of getting laid there was GONE

That's nuthin', the same thing happened to me... not only did I get the dance, but also a very sexy smooch.

Trouble was, it was her girlfriend who got mad and wanted to kick my behind. Some weird stuff goes through your mind when you're staring down what appears to be a 300# defensive lineman with DDD boobs

Them bisexical chicks ain't all they're cracked up to be :grumpy:

Oh man, i can only imagine LMAO. I bet i would of ended up getting my butt whooped in that same situation, I just know i would of ended up being a smarta$$ and saying the wrong thing.

 

[GarnetandBlack]

I was planning on doing a hike or two and an overnight this weekend, however, the 5-day forecast is making me less optimistic.

Hope everyone's surviving this polar vortex. Looks like a cold day to ride a dirtbike to work! He didn't even park in the spaces properly haha

 

[GSO1962]

....
the ultimate defense *and* defense? it's not "do not engage" it's not even "do not defend". no. it's "denial of service". i could explain that, but ... think about it.

hell, they even did an entire star trek TNG episode about it.

powerful concept. sure, you can't always pull it off, but think about it.

“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win”

“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”

“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”

“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.”

― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

2,500 year-old wisdom....just as true today. There are a lot more...this should whet the appetite...

 

[The Warrior]

0° here, -19° wind chill. Motorcyclist is a freaking idiot.

 

[bigghoss]

Forgot I had holiday pay on this paycheck. Saw a used tompson center in .44 mag at my LGS. Might have to go get it.

 

[iwouldhurtafly]

I guess it depends on your perspective. The 10/22 could be described as a smaller version of the Ruger Mini-14. But then the Mini-14 is also a derivative of the military M14 design. But then again, the M1 carbine and M14 are both derivatives of the M1 Garand design. So the 10/22 could be considered a "trainer" for any one of these, but I'd have to give credit to the M1 Garand which, according to Gen Patton, was "the greatest battle implement ever devised".

They actually made M1 Garands to spec BUT they shot .22 LR. The were essentially the rifles that were shot during training exercises to help the soldier get used to the function of the Garand. This was done during the war at such a time were ammunition was at a premium. You can still find these .22lr Garands and man they are pretty nice as long as you can find one that was taken care of. They feel just like a Garand but shoot like nothing because of the weight. They also are one of the most accurate .22lr's I have fired. You can still find them here and there. If anything they are just a really neat piece of history.

 

[crimsonfalcon07]

i like practicing "push hands" with people.
*snip*
it gets you laid.

I must be doing something wrong. I usually push something else...

 

[granitestateofmind]

I AM OLD. I just took apart my daughter's netbook; had to get the motherboard out to replace the power jack. I had to put a riser table on my bench to bring it up to eye level, the wear the readers still to be able to see what the frack I was doing:



I did get it out, though. I may be old, but with age comes cunning. Of course, now I have to see if I can get it back together with no leftover parts....

 

[iwouldhurtafly]

That's pretty clever really, however, I would expect it would deeply impact your chances of getting laid. :grumpy:


So, yesterday I woke up to a cozy minus 1 below zero. Got to work and sure enough. Some idiot rode his motorcycle in. Keep in mind the roads are covered in ice and I slid all the way in driving my jeep. This particular idiot is a engineer for the company and was hired for his intellect. I don't get it but its par for the coarse here. Stupidity is rewarded to the highest level. This guy must be going for the plant managers job.

What a moron. The last bad snow storm we had here in Oklahoma there were people in my home town that were going out, getting in wrecks, and trying to walk home... Did I tell you these people decided since they were going to be in their car that they did not need to wear weather appropriate clothes?! The fire dept and Ambulance service was having a hard time because they were having to sort out the wrecks AND help people who were freezing to death on the sidewalk... Here were I live we get the college sorostitutes who decide that they can wear shorts that are basically underwear in weather like this AS LONG as they have on a north face jacket and UG boots... Then there are the frat guys who wear nothing but basketball shorts and tshirts year round. Smart Smart Smart folks.

Just like I was telling my wife this morning as we were dressing the kids warmly for the weather and wind. You should leave your home everyday just like you may never come back.... I am not a prepper, doomsdayer, or anything like that I just think you should leave your home with some readiness.

 

[iwouldhurtafly]

Nevermind... did some more research, not quite what I am looking for...

 

[gmoneyluv]

I AM OLD. I just took apart my daughter's netbook; had to get the motherboard out to replace the power jack. I had to put a riser table on my bench to bring it up to eye level, the wear the readers still to be able to see what the frack I was doing:



I did get it out, though. I may be old, but with age comes cunning. Of course, now I have to see if I can get it back together with no leftover parts....

Some crafty problem solving! Good luck with the re-assembly.