So..what happened here?

[hbliam]

Don't let your baton get your head big, either.

Never had to use it.

[He Man]

That's cause he was trained by KevM. Get your shit straight yo.

[Rudemouthsky]

I'm surprised he hasn't been back to arrogantly correct us fools yet. He must be meditating in his dojo

[Mhanis]

As a general, all 'round pussy who is likely to lose any fight I get into, I vote for having the helmet on. If I am to take an ass whippin' I'd like to avoid a concussion too.

That being said, as soon as the dude pulled in front of me, stopped and got out I would have been gone!

See? Pussy.

Mark

[Slide Panda]

That being said, as soon as the dude pulled in front of me, stopped and got out I would have been gone!

I think our monster rider was just too shocked at the moment to make his escape. He seemed to be a chill weekend morning mindset... not the ready for anything one

[Kev M]

First off, opening a comment on a friendly motorcycle forum with an unprovoked insult is tacky as hell. That said, I've always found that the people who are "expert fighters" in the internetz are usually anything but.

I think you're reading something wrong, I wasn't insulting He-Man.

I was responding to his "better know what you're doing" and the theoretical tactics of fighting with a helmet on. I.E. the "you" he was talking about in post. If "you" are gonna fight with gear on... then "you better know".

My response was to that scenario, i.e. if you (someone, anyone) let him get close enough to grab your helmet without striking him, then you (someone, anyone) don't know what you are doing.

The "you" wasn't "He Man" in that conversation.

So chill.

what's your fighting record?

Boxing, wrestling, Judo, or Shotokan?

I've been training, competing, and teaching since I was 13 (now in my 40s), won more than I lost, but been humbled too, and realize there are very very few supermen, and most people can be beaten if you keep your head about you, ESPECIALLY on the street.

For the record as I explained above I wasn't attacking you.

[ducpainter]

Can't all you kids just get along and play nice?

...and anyone that feels guilty, and thinks this comment was directed at you...

it was.

[Rudemouthsky]

Boxing, wrestling, Judo, or Shotokan?

I've been training, competing, and teaching since I was 13 (now in my 40s), won more than I lost, but been humbled too, and realize there are very very few supermen, and most people can be beaten if you keep your head about you, ESPECIALLY on the street.

For the record as I explained above I wasn't attacking you.

Very cool. I'd be super proud of that and have a bunch of cool memorabilia like trophies, newspaper clippings, photos with a personal inspiration like Gracie or Jeff Monson, framed certificates and such. Would you mind sharing? I'm being sincere, it's a subject that interests me.

[Kev M]

Very cool. I'd be super proud of that and have a bunch of cool memorabilia like trophies, newspaper clippings, photos with a personal inspiration like Gracie or Jeff Monson, framed certificates and such. Would you mind sharing? I'm being sincere, it's a subject that interests me.

You'll excuse me if I wonder about your sincerity, but so that I'm transparent I'll play along.

Though I'll add it feels rather oddly boastful to post these:

My first dan certificate (I've got two more from the JKA, but never saw a need to frame them):



Our vanity shelf (in my basement office where it belongs). I say "our" because my wife has been training and competing for about a decade and a half as well. I actually have a framed newspaper clipping of her from the Shotokan Nationals in SD some years back, we were in the airport at the gate waiting for a plane back to Philly when I noticed her face on the front page of the local paper's sport section that someone was reading across the row from us. He laughed when I pointed her out and handed us the paper as a souvenir.



The top of that shelf was also for books I've written (repair manuals, nothing fancy, though it does include Chilton's Motorcycle Handbook), though I've long stopped putting new titles on it.

Ohhh, I forgot to mention that in the late 80's/early 90's I was cross-training in American Kempo. I was assisting with instruction at a nearby Kempo school when Master Ed Parker came to visit for a week. I got to spend a week with him, and was invited as his guest at a couple of seminars. He gave me a signed portrait of himself as a thanks. I keep it here in my office too. He was a great presence and had a nice way of putting people at ease. He also had a number of quips he used when teaching like "he who hesitates, meditates in a horizontal position" that always kept us chuckling.    He told more than few Bruce Lee stories over dinners.




So nothing particularly notable, but most of my life the Martial Arts have been a great motivator for me, and generally sure beats boring workouts in the gym. There's something about trying to keep someone from taking your head off that keeps you focused more on that than on how frickin' beat you are.   and certainly I enjoy it WAY more than a run (which I begrudgingly do to cross-train).

I don't have anything from my boxing or wrestling, that was mostly back in college (back at Lehigh). There were some photos of some of my fights, but I think they all wound up in the fraternity photo albums. I would like to get my hands on some, it would be funny seeing myself again with all that hair.  

If you've never taken a martial arts class, but have some interest, I would recommend checking one out. It's not a bad way to spend a few hours a week.

[Mhanis]

Ok, so I just read through the entire 36 page thread that this is linked to: THERE IS NO PAYOFF, NO MONEY SHOT AT THE END!!!! It seems the dude on the Duc initiated charges against the driver but to this point there is either no resolution or if there is it hasn't been posted.

During the thread someone "outed" the suspect from facebook and linkedin pages but the Duc rider doesn't feel it is the same guy.

So save yourself the time (unless you just enjoy reading peoples jacked up opinions), watch the video and just wonder how it is all turning out. The dude on the bike seems to have gone silent.

Mark

[Rudemouthsky]

Thanks man. I really appreciate you running all over your house photographing that stuff for me.  cheers.

[Blackout]

You sure those aren't dancing trophies? 

Just make the beast with two backsin' with ya. I used to practice at the same dojo as Chuck Lidell when I lived in SLO.

[Kev M]

Lol, sometimes it is dancing.

Buck, it's all good man. Sorry my hasty post was so poorly worded. I certainly meant no offense to anyone and can understand your defense of HM, not that I suspect he needed it.

Ride safe, if it's not a f'n frozen wasteland where you are too.

[hbliam]

So save yourself the time (unless you just enjoy reading peoples jacked up opinions), watch the video and just wonder how it is all turning out. The dude on the bike seems to have gone silent.

Mark

He probably was more "involved" in the incident then he tries to make out.

[Mhanis]

He actually posted up a video of a few minutes BEFORE he came into contact with the guy, if that video is unaltered I sure cannot tell that he did anything out of the ordinary to justify the douchebags response. I am not saying he did nothing, just that if he did do something it isn't apparent.

Mark