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[Svenskaflicka]

Tacky I know, hammer I know... but tack hammer?

 

[ABSTRUSE]

A tack hammer is a small headed hammer, the kind you might use for small nails, brads or tacks.
Very useful in smacking the forehead of the stupid. I'll send you one, I think you'll find it easy to handle and it fits nicely in a purse.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Thank you, ABS, but I'll stick to my aikido training.

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Thank you, ABS, but I'll stick to my aikido training.

You train dogs?????

 

[Guest]

A tack hammer is a small headed hammer, the kind you might use for small nails, brads or tacks.
Very useful in smacking the forehead of the stupid. I'll send you one, I think you'll find it easy to handle and it fits nicely in a purse.

I must get me one of them thar things.

Lou

 

[Svenskaflicka]

You train dogs?????

Aikido, as in martial arts?

It's really great for self-defense. I just need to tell people I'm training aikido, and they immediately back off, saying they don't want to fight with me.

Not so much self defense as fight prevention, really.

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Aikido, as in martial arts?

It's really great for self-defense. I just need to tell people I'm training aikido, and they immediately back off, saying they don't want to fight with me.

Not so much self defense as fight prevention, really.

Well sweetie, if your stance in your AV is any indication that you mean business, I would back off.
Is it different from Karate? How long have you been doing it?

 

[Svenskaflicka]

The difference between aikido and other martial arts variations, is that aikido focuses on defense instead of attack. Since the object of aikido is to defend yourself against getting harmed without harming your opponent either, there aren't many contests in aikido, since a really efficient fight would involve one guy running at the other, the other stepping aside, and the first one running past him. End of game. More or less.

I trained it for like 1½ years, but I haven't trained for a long time now, so I've forgotten a lot of the techniques I used to know. I've "only" got to the level of 5th Kyu, which sounds impressive until you're told that the counting starts at 7, and goes down to 1.

I've also trained Nin Jutsu and Jeet Kun Do (the later is the style invented by Bruce Lee). Basically, what I've been tuaght is to avoid (physical) fights as much as I can, even if I risk looking like a coward (cowards live longer), but IF I can't avoid a fight, I better make damned sure I win it.

One of my teachers in Jeet Kun Do told us about the 5 steps of a fight:
1) You tell him to back off, because you don't want to fight with him.
2) He doesn't back off, so you have to use your techniques to control him, so he won't hurt you.
3) He doesn't get it (he's drunk or very stupid), and tries to attack you again, so you have to hurt him (like break a bone in his arm or something) to show him that you mean business and you're dangerous and not one he should be messing with.
4) He still doesn't get it (he's on drugs), and attacks you again, so you have to... kill him. Because if you don't...
5) ...then he'll kill you.

It's better to be judged by 12 than to be carried by 6.

 

[ABSTRUSE]

One of my teachers in Jeet Kun Do told us about the 5 steps of a fight:
1) You tell him to back off, because you don't want to fight with him.
2) He doesn't back off, so you have to use your techniques to control him, so he won't hurt you.
3) He doesn't get it (he's drunk or very stupid), and tries to attack you again, so you have to hurt him (like break a bone in his arm or something) to show him that you mean business and you're dangerous and not one he should be messing with.
4) He still doesn't get it (he's on drugs), and attacks you again, so you have to... kill him. Because if you don't...
5) ...then he'll kill you.

It's better to be judged by 12 than to be carried by 6.

Good rules to live by, thank you for the explanation. ~A~
remind me not to piss you off!!!!

 

[Svenskaflicka]

remind me not to piss you off!!!!

Don't piss me off.

 

[sweetnpetite]

I like the sound of that. Now if I ever getting around to studying martial arts, I know which one I want Thanks.

The difference between aikido and other martial arts variations, is that aikido focuses on defense instead of attack. Since the object of aikido is to defend yourself against getting harmed without harming your opponent either, there aren't many contests in aikido, since a really efficient fight would involve one guy running at the other, the other stepping aside, and the first one running past him. End of game. More or less.

I trained it for like 1½ years, but I haven't trained for a long time now, so I've forgotten a lot of the techniques I used to know. I've "only" got to the level of 5th Kyu, which sounds impressive until you're told that the counting starts at 7, and goes down to 1.

I've also trained Nin Jutsu and Jeet Kun Do (the later is the style invented by Bruce Lee). Basically, what I've been tuaght is to avoid (physical) fights as much as I can, even if I risk looking like a coward (cowards live longer), but IF I can't avoid a fight, I better make damned sure I win it.

One of my teachers in Jeet Kun Do told us about the 5 steps of a fight:
1) You tell him to back off, because you don't want to fight with him.
2) He doesn't back off, so you have to use your techniques to control him, so he won't hurt you.
3) He doesn't get it (he's drunk or very stupid), and tries to attack you again, so you have to hurt him (like break a bone in his arm or something) to show him that you mean business and you're dangerous and not one he should be messing with.
4) He still doesn't get it (he's on drugs), and attacks you again, so you have to... kill him. Because if you don't...
5) ...then he'll kill you.

It's better to be judged by 12 than to be carried by 6.

 

[sweetnpetite]

Originally posted by Svenskaflicka Pursuing individual goals by defying the government and causing trouble for Japan was simply unforgivable. But the freed hostages did get official praise from one government: the United States.

"Well, everybody should understand the risk they are taking by going into dangerous areas," said Secretary of State Colin L. Powell. "But if nobody was willing to take a risk, then we would never move forward. We would never move our world forward.

"And so I'm pleased that these Japanese citizens were willing to put themselves at risk for a greater good, for a better purpose. And the Japanese people should be very proud that they have citizens like this willing to do that."

At last, a reason to be proud of being American. I always did like Powell.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Us Swedes have accepted the fact that we have a lot of things not to be proud of, like our behaviour during WW2, our harassment of the Laplanders, our forced sterilization of the mentally ill in the 40'ies, our idea to set up the world's first institute for racial-biological studies, and, lately, Göran Persson and Victoria Silverstedt.

We may be cowards, staying at home, letting everyone else fight for us - but hey, few countries have such a low rate of men-killed-at-war as Sweden!

 

[sweetnpetite]

Us Swedes have accepted the fact that we have a lot of things not to be proud of,

Hey, say something like that in the US and face a boycott. People will buy your CD just to smash it. Course, I know that in your country, if you were found out you said such a thing, they'd have you killed right? We *know* we're the only free country on the planet.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

...which is why all the rest of us smile kindly and pet you on the head.

 

[KarenAM]

Let's not forget Swedish Meatballs, and the Swedish Chef, and Abba, and of course the gas that you get when you eat Swedish Meatballs....

I Sweden!

 

[minsue]

...which is why all the rest of us smile kindly and pet you on the head.

Is that why?

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Awww, you yankees are so cute when you get all patriotic and selfrighteous like that.

 

[rgraham666]

Let's not forget Swedish Meatballs, and the Swedish Chef, and Abba, and of course the gas that you get when you eat Swedish Meatballs....

I Sweden!

I can't think of Swedish Meatballs without thniking of Babylon 5.

It turns out every race has the equivilant of Swedish Meatballs. As G'kar noted, "It's one of those mysteries of the universe we shall never understand. And it would probably drive us mad if we did."

My idea of heaven would include Babylon 5 running 24/7 on TV.