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Uncle Bill,

I am not surprised that warnings about hard use fell on Hanuman's deaf ears. The Himalayan epoxy and epoxy in general when applied correctly is extremely strong. As well Hanuman has a pretty solid head.

With a bit of stone-age education Hanuman is now a shaving sharp fellow.

Thanks for the info, Jay.

Will
 
Rusty --- Your spelling is correct (pankration) and you scored a "BULLS EYE !! --- A little research has just shown me it is traced back to vajramushti, the Indian system.

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You're welcome Will. --- I have these specs right anyhow. Or should I say untill further notice.

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Thanks Jay.
I knew the Tae Kwan Do was Korean,but I sure didn't know about the other.
The guy spent several years in Korea in the Army and married a Korean lady. He said the Korean swords were
something else also. I wasn't aware that the Koreans had made swords similiar to the Japanese,but it stands to reason. I am like Uncle Bill.I just keep on learning. Problem is now I forget most of it by next week.
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Rusty that was interesting. I like the old histories,but sure didn't like it when I had it in school. It got pretty dry in there. Unimaginative teacher? Like I said though,I don't retain well anymore wth new things. Even the Indin issues I get interested in are hard to remember details. The other thing is I don't ever recall anyone ever teaching about the history of the Martial arts and such thngs.I would have been much more interested than the types of the caps on Greek columns. Ionic,Doric,and Corinthian.
I always liked the Corinthian.
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The civilized man sleeps behind locked doors in the city while the naked savage sleeps (with a knife) in a open hut in the jungle.
 
Jay, what else would you expect from a guy whom, shown the basic stance by a Tang Soo Do instructor, goes "Duh... that's the reverse of a fencing stance!" [ obligatory edged weapon reference ]

Incidentally, when first introduced, not knowing what he was there for ( teaching low impact/gentle takedowns and non-mechanical restraints ) I got a strong feeling that the guy wasn't so manly. Couple hours later I figured out why my subconscious told me that.

1)He moved like a dancer.
2)Male dancers are all *THAT* way.
3)Therefore he is tutti-frutti.

Of course I hadn't figured on his style of dancing being the kind done on your face.
 
Well, all I know is that when Alexander conquered Greece he afterwards set out to punish the Persians for controling Ionia for so long and trying to conquer the part of Greece west of the Aegean Sea I believe. However, as he conquered Persia he fell in love with it and began adopting many of the practices there. He also tried to amke his soldiers do the same--often through mass weddings where he would just wed his solldiers to Persian women they had never met. In fact, I was told by my history teacher (although don't take this for fact as he gets carrried away) that Alexander was actually trying to purge the world of the Greek Hellene culture and the Persian culture and morph them into the combination of the two known as the hellenistic culture.
He probably would have had a good chance of it if he hadn't gotten such a head on him as he conquered Persia--when he started out his troops loved him but when he got to about the middle of Persia he had them bowing to him by laying flat on the ground which is not conductive to making friendships as you all know.

Anyways my two bits

thanks and take care
collin

[This message has been edited by RUDY (edited 21 July 1999).]
 
Combat is a dynamic,fluid and creative process.That is why it is an art and will never be a science.No matter the MacNamaras that try to make it so. So, should you stand on the earth if that is what you are doing at the time.Maybe not.

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