stslavik

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bio	website	ocbujinkan.com
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I'm a web developer, IT consultant, and programmer with a property management firm in Orange County, CA. I also teach and train in Bujinkan Ninpo Taijutsu.

A lot of my side-projects end up rolling into my work life, and feel that the experience I've gained with web development, Ruby, Qt, C/C++, Java, etc. may actually be of use to somebody.

I've recently joined the Martial Arts private beta, and will be answering questions on there with regularity.

Oh, and I really hate when people tell me, "No, it can't be done." You're wrong; It can, it should, it will, so shut up and watch me.

Nothing is true; everything is permissible.
- Hassan-i Sabbah (حسن الصباح‎)
Ruler of Alamut, Founder of the Hashshashin.

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May 31	awarded	Necromancer
May 30	comment	How to improve speed and footwork? Only thing I'd add to this is dance. Dance is all about movement and maintaining stability. Ballet is an excellent means of practicing fluidity of movement at various speeds.
May 30	comment	Is kickboxing or boxing particularly dangerous? More so, I'd dare say, and obviously so. You risk getting kicked in the head when you play Soccer; it's more of a given in kick boxing. Can the risks be minimized? Yes. But they are inherent to the activity.
May 28	awarded	Custodian
May 28	reviewed	Reviewed Is there any documentation of newaza in Fusen-Ryu?
May 28	comment	Is there any documentation of newaza in Fusen-Ryu? Hi, and welcome to the site. While this is all definitely very interesting, it doesn't exactly pertain to the question asked. Perhaps you could tell us how this answers the question regarding documentation of the newaza of Fusen-ryu?
May 22	revised	What makes this seated Daito-ryu technique work? added 107 characters in body
May 22	comment	Understanding the nature of a high ranking judoka? Very, very good answer.
May 22	revised	Morning exercise routine for student of Aikido added 87 characters in body
May 22	answered	Is “choondu marmam” in Kalari Payattu real?
May 21	comment	How easy or hard is it for a combat sport champion to defeat a much stronger man? These are really, really hard questions to answer - in any given fight, you're still talking about two human beings, and human beings make mistakes. One mistake could change everything. Would it be difficult? Yes, but any fight is. I just don't think this is answerable in its current form.
May 21	reviewed	Close How easy or hard is it for a combat sport champion to defeat a much stronger man?
May 21	comment	Martial Arts Vs Self-Defense This incites debate. An argument could be made for or against, reasonably well on either side. You could actually argue there are no fundamental differences between "Martial Arts" and "Self Defense" (e.g. that self defense is not a fighting style, but an affirmative defense of the use of violent force). Wish I could help make a good answerable question because you might be onto something interesting here.
May 20	answered	Martial art for a complete newbie - can i learn on my own?
May 20	comment	Is “choondu marmam” in Kalari Payattu real? I would suggest that, like most myths, it is based in fact. Magic, religion, spiritualism... These are all primitive methods of explaining experiences we otherwise don't or didn't at one time understand. To this day, people seek to apply order or reason to coincidence due to the superstitious nature of the mind. We like patterns, and when we see or hope to see patterns, and incorrectly give previous action a causal meaning, we have magic. Perhaps we can look at these abilities similar to religions: a source of hope, true or not.
May 14	reviewed	Reject suggested edit on How dangerous is it to choke someone unconscious or to be choked unconscious?
May 14	comment	Can Forms (Kata/Poomsae/etc.) or Techniques (Waza) be practiced on the ground? It was studying САМБО in the first place that made me consider it. I think improving martial skills is as much a mental exercise as a physical one. I'm all for the "quick" approach of filling your training gaps with specialized training, but going back and understanding how you're really not doing anything different is good too.
May 14	comment	Does ninjutsu qualify as a martial art? @Kent martialarts.stackexchange.com/a/197/25 It makes for interesting discussion, but I'm not as sure as I used to be. Some ryuha that talk about martial skills also are in some places regarded simply as brigands. I lack the evidence to make a definitive judgment.
May 13	accepted	Can Forms (Kata/Poomsae/etc.) or Techniques (Waza) be practiced on the ground?
May 10	reviewed	Excellent Measuring the foot when buying Tabi (and giving the size using the japanese convention)