Fang Shen Do

[TKD Black Belt]

In that case I invoke the codical of the never ending thread.

I am sure if I slag Shadow Beast a little bit we could get 10 or 20 pages of flames.

BTB, Shadow, I see that you've changed your style heading. Though by now you should know that Aiki Jiu-Jitsu =/= Japanese Jiu-Jitsu, so you should have AJJ up there instead of JJJ.

With collective glee the FSD instructors gather around waiting for what can only be a dream for them. Not since Seafood was able to get them a discount on silk and hair products has there been this much buzz around the pagoda. Hmm, maybe now is the time to launch plan B of the attack?

I'm sure if we shake the FSD tree once or twice more we can shake down a monkey or some rotten fruit. Seems this tree is a wash with them.

Although I feel like the blind man describing an elephant I'm reassured in the belief that this can not be close to the end of the stories. When fact is stranger than fiction one always wonders at how much of the whole story has been kicked into the harsh glare of the sun?

TKD

[Askari]

Eeeeech.... I think the thread is nearing it's dying days.....

In that case I invoke the codical of the never ending thread.

I am sure if I slag Shadow Beast a little bit we could get 10 or 20 pages of flames.

BTB, Shadow, I see that you've changed your style heading. Though by now you should know that Aiki Jiu-Jitsu =/= Japanese Jiu-Jitsu, so you should have AJJ up there instead of JJJ.

[TheDingo]

They're more like Hitler comitting systematic genocide and not even saying sorry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law

Eeeeech.... I think the thread is nearing it's dying days.....

[shadow beast]

If you return the movies quicker the store tends not to harass you with phone calls...

TKD:blob1:

dammit i knew i forgot something! now where did i put the striking and closing dvd's, hmm..

[TKD Black Belt]

lol guys, 7 phone calls so far, count it, SEVEN.

If you return the movies quicker the store tends not to harass you with phone calls...

TKD:blob1:

[shadow beast]

lol guys, 7 phone calls so far, count it, SEVEN.

on a side note, vale tudo is sweet so far.

[Slug]

Oh he problably woke up way before he was in a cell ... Cops like you to be awake for the booking , if at all possible .

Unless your Rodney King...:)

[Crazy Mount]

Having scoured this thread and looking at the FSD firewalk video and reading the breaking arrow crap, I think the main selling point of FSD is the 'Strong Mind' accomplish anything type Anthony Robbins / Dr. Phil type sales pitch. The funny thing is no matter how much you have a determined mindset, if your MA skills suck, it just means you get beat up with more enthusiasm on your part.

I remember a sparing class years ago when this 'FSD' type guy was way outclassed yet he refuse to stop (Eye of the Tiger Bullshit ) He just kept getting hit and bleeding more and more and the guy beating the crap out of him wanted to stop but this numb-nuts was too busy refusing to be beaten.

He kept asking for more, entusiatically. Needless to say he ended up KO'ed and fucked up for about three weeks after that with injuries. So as far as this Eye of the Tiger crap goes it only works if you have skills to back it up, and FSD seems to not want people to get any better or learn unless its regulated through them and their limited experience.

Slug

Agreed Slug. The eye of the tiger is a good attribute to have but it doesn't make you immortal. Maybe it allows you to take more punches, but nonetheless they're still punches. You can, and will be KO'd.

There's definitely a lot of Superman ego's floating around in Fang Shen Don't.

[TKD Black Belt]

Oh he problably woke up way before he was in a cell ... Cops like you to be awake for the booking , if at all possible .

Well it was a campus town and I knew the cop pretty well. My guess would be that he was given a ride home and a lecture about being an idiot.

TKD

[BackFistMonkey]

Perhaps he got all that plus a stretched rectum being someones unconscious bitch in a cell :)

Oh he problably woke up way before he was in a cell ... Cops like you to be awake for the booking , if at all possible .

[Slug]

Maybe he should have thanked me for a nice place to sleep and breakfast in the morning?

TKD

Perhaps he got all that plus a stretched rectum being someones unconscious bitch in a cell :)

[TKD Black Belt]

Having scoured this thread and looking at the FSD firewalk video and reading the breaking arrow crap, I think the main selling point of FSD is the 'Strong Mind' accomplish anything type Anthony Robbins / Dr. Phil type sales pitch. The funny thing is no matter how much you have a determined mindset, if your MA skills suck, it just means you get beat up with more enthusiasm on your part.

I remember a sparing class years ago when this 'FSD' type guy was way outclassed yet he refuse to stop (Eye of the Tiger Bullshit ) He just kept getting hit and bleeding more and more and the guy beating the crap out of him wanted to stop but this numb-nuts was too busy refusing to be beaten.

He kept asking for more, entusiatically. Needless to say he ended up KO'ed and fucked up for about three weeks after that with injuries. So as far as this Eye of the Tiger crap goes it only works if you have skills to back it up, and FSD seems to not want people to get any better or learn unless its regulated through them and their limited experience.

Slug

I fought a guy like that once. Apparently I threw him out of the club for being a dick or something equally arbitrary in his mind. Anyway, a nice standing side choke and a long nap in the bushes changed his mind, I think. I didn't really wait around for him to decide to fight me again. I wasn't a complete jerk though, I did mention to the cop outside the parking lot that there was a drunk passed out in the bushes. Maybe he should have thanked me for a nice place to sleep and breakfast in the morning?

TKD

[Slug]

Eye of the Tigger

Having scoured this thread and looking at the FSD firewalk video and reading the breaking arrow crap, I think the main selling point of FSD is the 'Strong Mind' accomplish anything type Anthony Robbins / Dr. Phil type sales pitch. The funny thing is no matter how much you have a determined mindset, if your MA skills suck, it just means you get beat up with more enthusiasm on your part.

I remember a sparing class years ago when this 'FSD' type guy was way outclassed yet he refuse to stop (Eye of the Tiger Bullshit ) He just kept getting hit and bleeding more and more and the guy beating the crap out of him wanted to stop but this numb-nuts was too busy refusing to be beaten.

He kept asking for more, entusiatically. Needless to say he ended up KO'ed and fucked up for about three weeks after that with injuries. So as far as this Eye of the Tiger crap goes it only works if you have skills to back it up, and FSD seems to not want people to get any better or learn unless its regulated through them and their limited experience.

Slug

[madmax]

To add to what you're saying

Sorry for giving you a hard time before Enhanced but I really thought you were an instructor. It seemed as though you had been drinking the kool-aid for a long time and one is always suspicious of the nut-huggers.

As for what you said above, I have to tell my experience again. I'm not sure how long you've done FSD, but I assure you that I was a faithful practitioner for over 10 years. I wish I knew who you were because we might have even sparred at one time. Anyway, I was a good sparrer, wasn't afraid of anyone, and could hold my own against many of the sifus. Having said that, I was seriously schooled when I left FSD. I'm a confident fighter and thought that I would have no problem against the "average fighter". However, now I'm not so sure. I have to agree with TKD and tell you that rarely will you be fighting an average fighter. There are people who shoot their mouths off but don't really want to fight you, which will allow yours and my "aggressive fsd ask questions later attitude" capitalize on these individuals. But for those who want to fight/attack/mug you will not be like these others I just mentioned. They will make short work of your FSD techniques. The best thing you've got in your corner is a hard head and hopefully ability to take a lot of punches. For me I would rather be on the giving end and correct my bad habits and philosophy. I believe you would too.

What I'm telling you is I'm glad you've decided to check out other schools because it will help you improve greatly, and also pull the shudders back from your eyes which will allow you to see that you were very naive to think that you'll be fine against the average guy.

I also recommend Ronin in Ottawa. They have very good instructors and fighters to help push you forward.
:ohyea7qh:

And if the opponent is on drugs.... All bets are off.

[octaviousbp]

Ronin is a good school. However, if you are closer to downtown, you may want to try Bob Carver's Thai Boxing Academy... if Muay Thai is your bag.

Ottawa has been blossoming into a decent center for martial arts over the past few years, and there is lots to choose from. Best of luck!