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| bio | website | ocbujinkan.com |
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| location | California | |
| age | 31 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 3 months |
| seen | 7 hours ago | |
| stats | profile views | 40 |
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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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. |
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reviewed | Close How easy or hard is it for a combat sport champion to defeat a much stronger man? |
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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. |
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answered | Martial art for a complete newbie - can i learn on my own? |
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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. |
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May 14 |
reviewed | Reject suggested edit on How dangerous is it to choke someone unconscious or to be choked unconscious? |
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May 14 |
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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. |
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May 14 |
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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. |
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May 13 |
accepted | Can Forms (Kata/Poomsae/etc.) or Techniques (Waza) be practiced on the ground? |
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May 10 |
reviewed | Excellent Measuring the foot when buying Tabi (and giving the size using the japanese convention) |
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May 10 |
reviewed | Needs Improvement Impact of being smaller(shorter arms) and how to overcome this |
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May 10 |
reviewed | Needs Improvement What is Fa-jin? |
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May 10 |
reviewed | Excellent What can i practice to remove tension from my movements |
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May 10 |
awarded | Custodian |
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May 10 |
reviewed | Satisfactory Training while exhausted |
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May 10 |
reviewed | Excellent Are there any benefits to Sitting Seiza? |
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May 10 |
awarded | Custodian |
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May 10 |
reviewed | Delete Designs for a Board Breaker / Board Holder? |
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May 10 |
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Designs for a Board Breaker / Board Holder? While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes. |
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Designs for a Board Breaker / Board Holder? Something needs to be added here as to why this is a better solution than a DIY approach; otherwise, it's simply ignoring the question regarding a DIY tool plan in favor of "I like this better." DIY isn't just about making something cheaper (often times, creating your own solution costs more), but is often about the process, and a starting point for creating something better still. |
