Strawdog vs the Blademaster, Tuhon Leo T. Gaje

[Andy_S]

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We love to see you suffering
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Exactly. I was a bit disappointed the two of you weren't using blades, though. Scars are manly, Meynard. (Even on the left shoulder)

[nianfong]

meynard also trains with rubber bullets and not live bullets. pussy.

[Mike Strong]

It's good to know there are really a few guys like that around .

[xingyijuan]

And notice gentlemen, there is no "pow-pow-pow".

[nianfong]

I think I heard a "pow" when meynard's arm got hit though...

[ilove_thistuff]

yeah I met him too....and its crazy that he looks so young for his age. from what i remember he's one tough s.o.b when he's workin ya out! What I like is that he's very generous during the workshops and tries to squeeze as much as you can absorb into your brain and movements. an amazing master!

[DeusTrismegistus]

Inspirational straw, thanks for posting. It's cool to see him still and waiting to pounce like a tiger.

Very true, he seemed to just wait and when you gave an opening he was there. Amazing timing to be able to do that with sticks and only be able to hit the left shoulder.

[Buddy]

Gaje is just the fucking bees. Nice, Meynard.

[ktoley]

So, why was he able to beat you at 70 years old?

[nianfong]

watch it ktoley

[tim_stl]

watch it ktoley

did i miss something? what is toley being warned for?



tim

[fisherman]

So, why was he able to beat you at 70 years old?

Uhhh, skill?

[ktoley]

watch it ktoley

Seriously?
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What’s the point of getting your ass kicked if you don’t learn anything?

What’s the point of filming it and posting it if no one else can learn from your experience?

What’s the point of a discussion forum if you are not going to let people ask questions that that encourage analysis?

I could spew blind praise, because I like the poster or I could spew blind hate because I don’t. Neither raises the quality of the discussion.

Instead I asked a legitimate question. Why is the old man better? If we can figure that out, how can we hope to be any good when get to his age?

I suppose interest in continual growth is still rare.

[TaoJoannes]

Ah, yes, the pain, the pain.

I'm always torn by stick training/fighting. Is it for it's own sake, or are they suppossed to be representations of live blades? Weight and edge dynamics are important considerations if it's the latter, but at what point, in American society, does training for live blade fighting become nothing more than LARP?
Is it more practical just to focus on using the stick as a stick for the sake of dealing with a situation that you're actually more likely to find yourself in?

With the FMA in particular, I see something that no other weapons system seems to include, the apparently gratuitous movements of the stick. This would seem to waste energy and put the player in various positions that would appear to limit or change the potentially effective movements. In my own experience, holding a relatively stationary guard from which to work would better conserve energy and make accurate point (as in a point in space, not a point on a scoresheet) striking easier. If I understand correctly, these are to act as "feints" of a sort, and a whole set of techniques are designed to work from these positions, but in mismatched situations such as this, with absolutely no offense intended, it seems like the lower level player gets into a state of just moving it to keep it moving, and that opens the door for the senior, and calmer, player to strike at will. edit Example around 0:10 to 0:21 in the second clip. /edit

Would anyone care to speak to this?

[fuga]

With the FMA in particular, I see something that no other weapons system seems to include, the apparently gratuitous movements of the stick. This would seem to waste energy and put the player in various positions that would appear to limit or change the potentially effective movements. In my own experience, holding a relatively stationary guard from which to work would better conserve energy and make accurate point (as in a point in space, not a point on a scoresheet) striking easier. If I understand correctly, these are to act as "feints" of a sort, and a whole set of techniques are designed to work from these positions, but in mismatched situations such as this, with absolutely no offense intended, it seems like the lower level player gets into a state of just moving it to keep it moving, and that opens the door for the senior, and calmer, player to strike at will. edit Example around 0:10 to 0:21 in the second clip. /edit

Would anyone care to speak to this?

I was taught to move the weapon hand so it does not get struck. It is the closest target. If you leave your weapon hand out there stationary, it is pretty much guaranteed to get hit. It is easier to hit a stationary target than a randomly moving one. And in a blade context, that can mean losing your weapon (and fingers).