Defensive Knife Class - Indianapolis, June 28th

[Jackson]

I sent two PMs and posted in this thread. I never received any ressponse.

 

[rhino]

I sent two PMs and posted in this thread. I never received any ressponse.

Might want to send email to cover your bases.

 

[Jackson]

Might want to send email to cover your bases.

I didn't know I would have to chase him down. He made the offer. Hopefully he will come back and follow through on it.

I don't know that I have an e-mail address for him. I'll see what I can find.

 

[GNRPowdeR]

OK... Now I'm curious...

 

[Jackson]

OK... Now I'm curious...

About the knife class?

 

[Shay]

"Brian the ninja" threads are always so predictable.

 

[lovemachine]

I want to be a ninja...

 

[GNRPowdeR]

About the knife class?

About how this plays out & if you are able to give this a go...

 

[iChokePeople]

About how this plays out & if you are able to give this a go...

 

[jdhaines]

RIP Jackson. ICP, how did you get an actual picture of them doing the test? I didn't realize they were so fit... Hope he doesn't come after me.

 

[ddavidson]

I was going to call that a fake pic but I'm sure someone can explain the flames.

 

[iChokePeople]

I was going to call that a fake pic but I'm sure someone can explain the flames.

Are you familiar with the principles and physics involved when an object re-enters the earth's atmosphere? Paging rhino!

 

[Jackson]

RIP Jackson. ICP, how did you get an actual picture of them doing the test? I didn't realize they were so fit... Hope he doesn't come after me.

Well, I've been working out. It took me about 2 hours to figure out those forearm wraps for the photograph.

 

[rhino]

Are you familiar with the principles and physics involved when an object re-enters the earth's atmosphere? Paging rhino!

1. Have mass/inertia
2. Get too close to Earth
3. Earth sucks on you
4. You get closer
5. Earth sucks harder
6. You go faster as you get even closer
7. Air starts rubbing on you like a 50 grit sandpaper condom
8. You start getting hotter
9. You go faster
10. You catch on fire
11. What's left reach terminal velocity when the combined drag forces equal the weight of the chunks
12. Remaining chunks hit Earth kinda hard
13. Probably should have stayed away from Earth because Earth sucks

 

[iChokePeople]

1. Have mass/inertia
2. Get too close to Earth
3. Earth sucks on you
4. You get closer
5. Earth sucks harder
6. You go faster as you get even closer
7. Air starts rubbing on you like a 50 grit sandpaper condom
8. You start getting hotter
9. You go faster
10. You catch on fire
11. What's left reach terminal velocity when the combined drag forces equal the weight of the chunks
12. Remaining chunks hit Earth kinda hard
13. Probably should have stayed away from Earth because Earth sucks

See? Pick the ones that are appropriate. Bam, ninja punch, fire, death. Or maybe it's death before fire. One thing for sure -- always remember to pillage BEFORE you burn.

 

[Jackson]

Finally got a response from Brian. He is, of course, not available on weekends. I may have to take a vacation day to get this done. At 8 months between responses it will take some time to set up. :-).

I believe the bolded sections above were in response to me. I quoted the rest because it appeared relevant.

I rarely refuse an invitation. I will accept this invitation and hold the pad. I am happy to have it video taped. I can arrange to bring a camera myself. I want to make a few statements and conditions first:

1. I agree. I am ignorant. I am not a martial artist, or a boxer, or anything remotely similar. I don't have any significant experience. You'll see no claims of knowledge from me anywhere that I recall.

2. Because of number 1, I don't think you'll find too many criticisms from me in the thread. Everything I asked was an honest question. When it comes to punching, I tend to think of boxers as the experts. I am genuinely interested in Thai Jitsu and its origins, as I've never heard of it. That's not surprising, as I've probably not heard of many martial arts.

3. If I come out, it needs to be on a weekend. I work day-time hours on week days and my work location is too far away to be there before 5:00. If we can do it on a weekend, I'll be happy to come out. Are you referring to the Emerson Ave location mentioned on the website?

4. I will only come out if we can do this with a friendly disposition and a cordial demeanor. I am not interested in coming out if either of us will have a 'something-to-prove' attitude or intends to start an argument. I don't have time for that kind of silliness. If you want to get together and have a friendly discussion/demonstration about your methods, I'm happy to do it.

You mentioned that you came to your beliefs through testing and experience. I am genuinely interested in testing this out and seeing the results. I don't know that I have said anything worthy of an apology. So, you'll likely not get one from me. What you will get is a friendly, interested individual who has no ego or issue coming and seeing the reality of the situation. I will be happy to provide an honest and unbiased (as best I can) account of what I experience. If it hurts, I don't have too much pride to admit it.

You may PM me to work out the timing and details.

 

[chezuki]

Tagged for updates this fall.

 

[rhino]

So the critical shortage of self-awareness in the world continues to wash across humanity, especially in Richmond, Indiana. No surprises there.

It's been so long since I posted message #114 that I don't even remember it! I'm getting old. I'm kind of proud of "50 grit sandpaper condom," though. That's pretty good. Well, not as good as a "full body jab," but then what is? WHAT IS?

 

[nakinate]

Wow, I just caught up on this thread. Tagging for future updates. Good stuff.

 

[tradertator]

Finally got a response from Brian. He is, of course, not available on weekends. I may have to take a vacation day to get this done. At 8 months between responses it will take some time to set up. :-).

ARE YOU NUTS!!!!!!!!! I hope you live through it, and would recommend having an ambulance on site, at the ready. You might also wear something heavy like legs weight, or better yet, tether yourself to the earth in hopes of not flying into outer space when he unleashes the full effects of Thai Jitsu on that pad. Good luck, and may God be with you.