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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to ??? [2005-06-26 07:28:50 +0000 UTC]

be patient I donno how the print account works yet >_>

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-03 19:31:18 +0000 UTC]

why do YOU think there's a noose? It's pretty self-interpretive........ hehe- I'm sneaky......

and I didnt insult my work on this one

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-04 09:42:25 +0000 UTC]

I know you didn't on this one, but I'm just letting you know in advance.

And I think there's a noose so you can support a pumpkin in midair and shoot at it.

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-04 10:23:14 +0000 UTC]

lol..... oh what a world that'd be...

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-04 10:26:54 +0000 UTC]

What? I think it would be fun. Of course, I'm talking about bows and arrows here, guns are for losers who can't aim for themselves. That or throwing knives, those are cool too. Maybe shuriken. . .

And of course you shouldn't limit yourself to pumpkins either, the ever elusive tomato is a hard target, but has low hit points. On the other end of the spectrum, a coconut is easier to hit than a tomato, but damn hard to kill. This is why you have to tie the little buggers up and hang them over a canyon, so they don't move around on you.

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-04 10:47:23 +0000 UTC]

wha'd you say about guns? are you saying I can't aim!?!? (which is true... but...) you need to go to a shooting range......... goddamn it's fun! I have a throwing knife, but I can't even plant the point. ( unless you count sheer luck)

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-04 10:59:48 +0000 UTC]

Well if you want a gun then use one. The only gun I'll ever own is a paintball gun. They're inaccurate enough to require effort on my part when it comes to hitting my target. And I can't get throwing knives or shuriken to stick either, but I'm pretty darn good with a blowgun. I once scared my friend Ryan witless with mine, pinning his shirt to the chair while he was playing the Playstation. He was whimpering like a scared dog before I was done, and I didn't stick him once. Of course, my neighbor had shot his bro in the head with his blowgun earlier that night, so I can kind of understand his fear, but he knows I'm better than my neighbor.

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-04 11:10:46 +0000 UTC]

hehe- sounds like you had fun........ blowgun?

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-04 11:28:37 +0000 UTC]

You. . . don't know. . . what a blowgun is?

I'd link you to some good info sites, but the durn PC people put some net-nanny thing on here and won't let me access "weapons" sites. -_- even crappy replica sites like budkww.com

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-04 11:35:41 +0000 UTC]

it's not a term I'm familiar with..........

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-04 11:48:27 +0000 UTC]

A Blowgun is a long (24-72") tube with a mouthpiece on one end. You put a small dart in that end and pop out as much breath in as little time as you can, and shoot stuff with the blowgun. It's fun, mine was a short one. Still, a 6" long wire dart shooting from the tip of the blowgun and embedding itself in the chair next to your arm from six feet away in less than a second is a frightening experience. . . I think, I've always been the one shooting.

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-04 11:53:25 +0000 UTC]

a *DART* gun.............. geez........... hehe- yeah I can imagine the other guy wets his pants

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-04 11:55:10 +0000 UTC]

No no no, it's officially a blowgun. It shoots needle darts yes, but you have to BLOW to get them to shoot. dart guns are usually spring loaded, or hand-crossbows, in which case they are officially called none other than. . . "hand crossbows". I'm a medieval/ninja weapon dork.

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-04 12:01:14 +0000 UTC]

hell I just use weapons, I don't get involved with their complexities

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-04 12:05:42 +0000 UTC]

feh, what fun is that? For example, are you aware that a ninja did not use its sword as much as a weapon as s/he did as a tool? It could be used as a step, the scabbard could be used as a snorkel, though they used a utility knife for most small cutting, swords were unwieldy for that. (and often duller than fack.)

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-04 19:32:11 +0000 UTC]

awesome........... I don't really study the weapons as much as the diff. styles of martial arts............. but it would be cool to learn. So I could know more than someone else

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-05 07:56:45 +0000 UTC]

Ooh, you like martial arts? You're cooler by the day.

Have you ever looked into Escrima?

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-05 08:34:45 +0000 UTC]

GAH! yes! Filipino fighting I have a pair of sticks.......not that I can weild them properly........but part of my toy collection

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-05 08:43:34 +0000 UTC]

Heh, we have 3 pairs of rattan sticks at home, 2 of which are kind of small and light compared to the others, and one pair of. . . it's either oak or black walnut, either one, they're hard and heavy.

I can't wield them properly either, but my dad was trained to the point where he could go unscripted against a classmate and neither one would gain any ground for 10-15 minutes. I so wish I could spend more time with my dad, he's so cool. . .

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-05 09:00:04 +0000 UTC]

my parents frown on it........ they don't believe a girl would have any use for it!

.............!!!

So they paid for my brother to learn TaeKwonDo, and I get squat. He tried to teach me some moves, though I never could learn from him. Result? clumsey second rate street-fighting....... any pro could kick my ass, but at least I can fend for myself. And the only weapon I'm allowed to carry oncampus is mase........ which I don't have.

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-05 09:22:45 +0000 UTC]

feh, if I could get a set schedule to learn with my dad, I'd teach you. Escrima can be used as (if not more) effectively barehanded. All the movements are the same, the only real difference is that with a stick you can disarm blades and block weapons more easily. (plus the extra 2 feet of reach doesn't hurt. . . ) I know all the angles, most of if not all of the warmups, and a few techniques as far as blocking goes, but that's it and I have nobody to practice with and keep up to speed with. -_-

Your parents are stupid if they think girls shouldn't learn self defense. Especially girls who like being alone, you won't have a guy around to protect you if you need one. (and if you can't learn self defense, you'd need one.) Man, if I had a daughter I'd be paying for her lessons so she wouldn't need a guy to protect her. Or preferably teach her myself, but I'd have to actually know some martial arts for that to come true. . . (which is why I'd want to teach her, it would mean I knew enough, and that would be cool. )

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-05 09:36:10 +0000 UTC]

hehe tha'd be cool......... but I'd be even more dangerous if I learned it for real....... heaven knows I already abuse my power I have no self control. Maybe THAT's why my parents didn't get me lessons, compared to my brother I'm a friggen bombshell

hehe- I already taught a little girl how to throw a punch. and she was very good about it. she dint tell her parents ^_^

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-05 09:42:15 +0000 UTC]

I wonder if your bro learned the bad way of punching that we learned in Tae Kwon Do when I was like, 12. Bruce Lee made the point that if you're used to twisting your fist during a punch, your opponent can catch your fist and turn it the other way, and half the effort made toward breaking your wrist is supplied by you, because you were turning your hand. That's why he teaches straight punching in Jeet Kune Do. Your fist is held vertical, you throw your punch straight, and your fist connects without turning at all. This also supplies a stronger force since you can drive through the impact without changing how you move your arm, you just keep pushing with your shoulder.

And you don't have to learn Escrima offensively, you can learn it defensive, so you know how to disarm an opponent or block their attacks. My dad learned Escrima, Chinese Kenpo, and one other style whose name I have forgotten. I definitely prefer the soft styles as opposed to the hard styles (such as Tae Kwon Do) All that yelling. . . blegh.

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-05 09:56:08 +0000 UTC]

yep- I never got the fist-turning... it seemed unneccessary............ I have my own methods that work pretty well so far....... I still have fatal flaws in maintaining my balance O_o; I probly couldn't learn offensive or defensive but I also have problems with my motives for learning.....only so few ppl have attacked me directly...... (it's usually ppl I know that do it, cuz they wanna see what I'm gonna do. lol)...... what I wanted was to punish the groping bastards. break their fuckin arms off.

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-05 10:22:25 +0000 UTC]

That's understandable. I couldn't imagine even groping my gf if I had one, it just seems an invasion of privacy. And if she hit me for it then I would consider it well deserved. Yes, hit the gropers. There are 2 methods you can use to throw a good punch, keep your fist vertical, like Bruce Lee, or keep it horizontal, which is better for curved attacks aor if you have to punch someone in the head when his head's too close. Just remember, soft to hard, hard to soft. If you're attacking the jaw, use your palm, if you're attacking the stomach, use your fist.

Now, for the most power (that I know of), stand facing your opponent at an angle, not straight on like in Sumo, not perfectly sideways. Then (for practice) take your close hand in a fist, and simply extend it straight out. While extending, rotate your torso so your shoulders are directly in line with your arm, lean forward a little, and imagine just how much harder that would hit than your everyday punch. If you can test it on anything, make sure you are getting a solid push without throwing off your balance, you're doing it right.

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-05 19:54:40 +0000 UTC]

meep- I've been using my fist for everything....... including the jaw...... that's a good rule to know.........

On that punch- Do you keep your feet planted or take a step forward? cuz I do both. My problem is when I step forward...... I put a lot of my weight into the thrust and don't step forward far enough or fast enought to catch it. my feet jest can't keep up.

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-06 06:55:26 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, same for the nose, use your palm. However, if you attack the nose, do it sideways. If you hit the tip of someone's nose with your palm and push up and back, you can drive bone splinters into the brain and kill them. . . Hitting it sideways on the other hand, simply smushes it across their cheek. Or, if you REALLY want it to hurt, swing your knuckles across the bridge of their nose. (one time when twisting your fist is good.) The reasoning is because you aren't impacting with your fist, so the twist is to give your knuckles that extra power across the nose. (also one time when you want to use hard on hard)

And it is best if you take a step, otherwise you'll throw yourself off balance. Unless you're a drunken boxer who is used to overextending and using that apparent loss of stability to open your opponent further. Just remember to push with your back foot, then you can lift your front foot and move it when you need added stability. The one thing that my dad learned from the soft styles is that you shouldn't put all your effort into one strong attack and then back off, a lot of small attacks that hit in rapid succession will keep your opponent off balance and thus allow you to better find an opening. Never stop moving, whether you're constantly attacking or defending, never punch and then stop. If you let off a punch and don't have to defend immediately, throw another one, then another one, until you or your opponent are down. If you attack and then back off, that gives their mind time to analyze you and come up with strategy, don't let them, keep them completely reliant on action and reaction.

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-06 07:30:37 +0000 UTC]

yep........ sounds like my regular strategy......except the backing off part... If I'm really into a fight I'll keep going like you said but if it's a person that I really don't wanna mess with, I throw a sucker punch and sprint in the opposite direction. Or I skip the punch :sweatdrop:

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-06 07:38:25 +0000 UTC]

No problem with running away. I've never actually been in a fight, I just understand the dynamics, and have information passed to me from quite a few people who not only practice martial arts but have been in fights themselves. My dad has some very amusing stories actually. (and a couple not-so-amusing stories, because he's a nice guy and got his face pounded instead of crippling the facker. . .)

Me? I always tricked my bro if he wanted to attack me. Start running, and right when he was about to catch me, drop to the ground and trip him, then run the other way. He fell for that so many times.

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-06 07:55:26 +0000 UTC]

lol........... I've only been in like, 5 fights or less in my lifetime (serious ones)... I can't say I actually won any of them :sweatdrop: they all end with someone jumping in or restraining us. At least they weren't that serious. I've got a scar from one, though...... girl had a knife. as soon as I saw blood on my arm I was all AH! and got the hell outta there.
......and yeah it makes sence not to hit someone's nose from below........ I learned that in grade school when I actually DID that, and I got a monster lecture from almost every person that knew me. the kid was ok though, and we became friends

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-06 08:02:13 +0000 UTC]

lol, beat the kid into submission eh? I've wrestled with my bro before, and he was shocked that I kept winning, but that's because I never tried fighting back before. I've been told many times "I wouldn't want to see you pissed off" or "I wouldn't want to see what you'd be like in a fight" because I'm one of those quiet little guys that people tend to push around and underestimate until we snap. I've only snapped once, old story, bleh.

I've shocked people with my strength before, many times. People don't expect me to carry half the towels I do, they don't expect me to be able to push a car uphill, they don't expect me to be able to do a lot of things, but it's because I know how to use my body. I was told once to hit this guy, he wanted me to so he could demonstrate what he would do if his brother attacked him. I hit him in the shoulder, not trying to hurt or anything, I just punched him kind of medium strength, and he then proceeded to show me what he would to his bro's arm. When he was done, he reached back and rubbed his shoulderblade. "Damn, I felt that back here." And he was one of those guys who is 6'4", well over 200 pounds, and half muscle. I agree with the people, I don't ever want to see me in a fight either.

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-06 08:26:36 +0000 UTC]

lol- sounds like you could kick my ass XP....... I'm usually in a bad mood, and I snap at ppl all the time..... reason that I get in so much trouble --.--

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-06 08:43:10 +0000 UTC]

heh, I try not to hurt people. I might try to subdue you, but not beat you up. And you'd have to attack me first for that to happen since I usually don't touch people. . .

Besides, give me a few days and you won't be crabby. People back in MN used to hang around me because I "make them feel relaxed and happy" when I'm around. I don't know why. And just because you're crabby doesn't mean you'd get in trouble. My bro might not like you for it, but I don't tend to care.

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-06 09:08:32 +0000 UTC]

a crab am I? lol...... no do try to be nice..... I might accidently do a few things but I don't *start* fights........ or, I do if someone provokes me I wouldn't hit u less you were being an ass.

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-06 09:18:11 +0000 UTC]

Yes, well, hee-haw. And you said you're usually in a bad mood, I was raised on the assumption that people in bad moods are (at the time) crabby. No offense intended. And it's not that I try to be nice, I actually have to force myself to be firm or expend all my willpower on being mean. . . Those just go against my nature so much. . .

That, and I'm weird, people usually laugh at me for the unintentional comments I make.

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-06 09:41:32 +0000 UTC]

I often contradict my mood till I'm so ticked off that I explode........ hence the snapping........ if I'm not shouting I'm fairly decent And if I'm not around stupid bastards, then I don't get in a bad mood in the first place. (I assume you're not a stupid bastard?) I can be cynical, though, or too critical... that's what a lot of ppl hate me for. I'm trying to fix that. I'm also going to anger management soon as my parents gimme the money >/ I'm hoping it's different from normal therapy- which, as we discussed, is better if self-applied

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-06 09:51:59 +0000 UTC]

Anger management is lying to yourself, feh, fack it. And as far as I'm aware I happen to be a fairly intelligent son of a married couple, not a bastard son of an unwed couple sporting less than average intelligence. I just try not to get all intellectual very often as it tends to drive people away, thinking I'm a poser. My parents have that IQ test result somewhere in their place, when tested in 2nd grade I scored a 155, so I think I can get away with calling myself not-stupid.

And I know what you mean by being cynical or overly critical, I suffer from that problem sometimes. . . ok, so I'm overly critical a lot of the time. . . And I've been called cynical on more than one occasion. . . Mostly the word I get is "smartass" to which I respond "At least I've got a brain somewhere" and the person shuts up.

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-06 10:09:23 +0000 UTC]

I've heard one's IQ stays usually stays the same throughout life. I remember I scored about 180 last time I took it. But I know it's lower cuz I guessed on a few.

grr. I'll say something and a person takes it the wrong way......... then I openly critcize them, and walk away before they can openly insult me...cuz I'm bad with comebacks and have a short temper >_< some ppl really hate it when you agree with all their insults..... lol... but mostly I don't remember that teqnique and just get to the yelling. it's wierd I wasn't like this till my 2nd year in high-school........ I know what happened that caused it....... but I don't know how I lost control over it I think therapy would help me now..... it didn't before and she sent me home saying there was nothing wrong with me.

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-06 10:17:33 +0000 UTC]

I read that children always test lower than they will as adults. Still, I've also heard many times that IQ tests are full of crap, and often lead to people acting superior because of a number.

If you say something to me, I'll either understand it, ask for clarification, or just look at you like you were speaking portuguese. I'll be all .

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-06 10:31:05 +0000 UTC]

tis my fault, I suck at wording things --.--

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-06 10:34:13 +0000 UTC]

A trait I share. When it comes to explaining ideas and such, I end up confusing people more than help them understand. I had a problem with a reservation one night, and I tried explaining it t 3 different people and none of them understood me.

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-06 10:39:34 +0000 UTC]

--.-- I hate that.... yeah that's the usual situation w/ me.

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-06 10:44:20 +0000 UTC]

I can usually get someone to understand if I can show them though. I can't learn off words alone, and I can't teach or explain off words alone, but I learn through observation and teach through giving visual examples. One benefit of understanding myself.

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-06 11:00:06 +0000 UTC]

hehe yep- but I've come to the conclusion I was not meant to be understood

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-06 11:05:12 +0000 UTC]

So you can go crazy now, if you're not meant to be understood, HAVE FUN WITH IT!

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Mutley-the-Cat In reply to Shadow-Servant [2005-01-06 11:10:10 +0000 UTC]

I have too much fun w/ it.

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Shadow-Servant In reply to Mutley-the-Cat [2005-01-06 11:16:12 +0000 UTC]

Well then maybe that's why you're misunderstood a lot?

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