some more bujinkan videos

**Featherstone** · Posted On: 12/20/2006 2:03pm

wow, the fat man, at least he looked it in that video, didnt have a chance.

**seattletcj** · Posted On: 12/20/2006 2:45pm

Originally Posted by hedgehogey

I'm sorry, what?

I dont think the clip really proves anything, except that John Hess was clearly outclassed.

**dweidman** · Posted On: 12/20/2006 4:24pm

Originally Posted by hedgehogey

I'm sorry, what?

Are you disagreeing with me? Or ?

-DW

PS. This is a somewhat awkward question to ask -- simliar to asking you if you are, indeed, a complete fuckwit...

**Rubber Tanto** · Posted On: 12/20/2006 5:17pm

Originally Posted by hedgehogey

I'm sorry, what?

Am I right in guessing that you posted that video after this comment:

Originally Posted by dweidman

You are a complete retard if you believe going into beserker mode levels the playing field with a much stronger opponent.

Because the guy in your video didn't look stronger...he was just taller and fat, but he didn't look stronger...in fact, the guy that won looked stronger...

Unless that was your point and you were actually agreeing...

**Rubber Tanto** · Posted On: 12/21/2006 6:43am

Originally Posted by Virus

Here you go boys. Resistant bujinkan sparring footage: (including anti-grapple)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBJb3YG5Ktc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3YppGm4qQc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UinLk4yIxNQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iy_EqmBwwE

Okay...I watched them because my entire family is asleep, I had spent my whole day up until almost 8pm at work and I'm bored. (and a little grumpy)

What do you think of them Virus?
To me they look more like free-play then sparring, where one person is being nominated attacker, moving and lashing out at random but not really preoccupied with completely protecting themselves (to remain fully commited). we do something like this at our dojo in pressure testing but I also like just normal sparring for a number of reasons...
Apart from the attacker not really covering, and getting hit a lot, I think it isnt all that bad from the other guys end... I've seen worse...and not just in the BJK.

**Skinnywhiteguy** · Posted On: 12/21/2006 10:21am

Originally Posted by dweidman

What part of my post did you disagree with. Away doesn't mean "backwards".

As to you assertion - I know of no faster way to eat the matt then to be aggressive against a much stronger opponent with experience. You are a complete retard if you believe going into beserker mode levels the playing field with a much stronger opponent.

Bleh.

-DW

Who said anything about berserker mode? Shizzle my shikinharamitsu switch to decafe.

**elvishfarmer** · Posted On: 4/10/2007 10:21pm

Originally Posted by Japolo

Ok, I'll bite. I first learned to suck at Martial Arts in Columbia, MD, at the United Martial Arts academy, run by Will Maier. It was a pretty successful McDojo, up until Will and Julie Maier, who were both running the school, had a divorce. This happened after I had already left for college, so I don't know the details firsthand, but apparently it wasn't pretty.

I don't think he has a school now, the most recent link I could find on google was this.
And that hasn't been updated since 2004, and the connecting link, ninjaseminars.com is up for sale.

I'm new to this forum and I stumbled upon Will Maier's name from a random Google search. I attended his dojo from the late 80's to early 90's when I received my Black Belt. I had left the dojo just around the time the divorce was getting hairy (yet another reason to leave and never return). I enrolled in Scott Teague's Academy (I was always pleased with his style of instuction as I had known him before he got his black belt (he taught me my introductory course at UMA when he was still a red w/2 black stripes or something like that). I recall other excellent instructors leaving UMA for various reasons, though Maier was a significant factor. To the author of the above post, if you can PM me (as I cannot send PM's ATM) I can elaborate on my experiences more. As I have never encountered someone from UMA since my departure in the 90's, I'd be curious to hear some of your experiences and stories.