Ron Saturno on Knifefighting

I just evaluated a video sent to me showing several people just going at each other with knives. The people attacked in ways that someone would most likely get attacked by the average person under duress. Most of the attacks began with deep lunges with the knife ending up, at, or around shoulder height. The people were usually and initially at or about a step and a half from each other. Mostly, one lunged and the other responded. If both responded...

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The Balisong Knife in Movies: Red Dawn (1984)

Today's post is an animated GIF set I made from the movie 1984 movie Red Dawn. It features usage of the Balisong Knife. At the end of this post will be links to previous GIFs I made of the Balisong from other movies. My sincerest gratitude to Don Rearic for the heads-up about the Balisong in this movie. Enjoy! First scene with the Balisong, although it's not being used at the moment. This next GIF is the full scene a little past...

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THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Ali vs Foreman - Rumble in the Jungle

Ali Regains Title, Flooring Foreman -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By DAVE ANDERSON Special to The New York Times KINSHASA, Zaire, Wednesday, Oct. 30 -- Under an African moon in the darkness before dawn today, a bee battered a lion as Muhammad Ali registered an eighth-round knockout of George Foreman and regained...

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39 Years ago today... Ali vs Foreman - The Rumble in the Jungle (Full fight)

39 Years ago today ... The Rumble in the Jungle ... Undefeated World Heavyweight Champion George Foreman (25 yrs old, 40-0, 37 KOs) vs Muhammad Ali (32 yrs old, 44-2, 31 KOs) Foreman, younger, was the heavy favorite. Ali, the underdog, at 32 years of age, lost a step and reflexes too, no longer floating like a bee. Both Joe Frazier and Ken Norton fought Ali four times in very tough bouts in which he won 2 of them, were both demolished by Foreman...

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Ron Saturno - Self-defense while not feeling 100% & Quick thinking!

Stickgrappler's note: Manong Saturno posted this to his Facebook 10/29/13. This morning I really wanted a hot cup of Java and a bit of pastry. I turned off on Country Club Blvd. off of I=5, because I had a few moments to spare and wanted to stop and get another cup of brew. The place that I stopped in at had a bunch of the fancy Java brews and so I decided just to leave. I already had some coffee in a Starbuck's stainless steel container...

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Lou Reed on Tai Chi, Meditation Music and Care of the Knees

Photo Credit:  LA Yoga Sitting Down With: Lou Reed On Tai Chi, Meditation Music and Care of the Knees. By: BOB BELINOFF Lou Reed is a singer, songwriter and poet, the other man in black. He is a denizen of the ’60s; Andy Warhol’s Factory scene and groundbreaking albums beginning with the legendary Velvet Underground. Alive, kicking and exploring, Reed still inhabits the avant-garde fringes in this, the first decade of the new...

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Rock Legend Lou Reed died at 71 on October 27, 2013

Photo Credit:  KungFuMagazine.com  3 days ago, rock legend Lou Reed passed away at the age of 71. Although the world knew him as an influential rock legend, some people may not know he was a martial artist also... mostly Taiji/Tai Chi with the past few years under Master Ren Guang-yi of Chen Taiji. RIP Lou Reed Lou Reed Tai Chi Photos set to original music by Scott Richman (classmate of Reed's) Tai Chi with Lou Reed and Master...

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The Balisong Knife in Movies: Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

Continuing with my project of documenting the Balisong Knife in Movies/TV by making animated GIFs, today's entry is from the 1986 cult classic Big Trouble in Little China. Big Trouble in Little China is a special movie but for my animated GIFs project it is a homerun. It features the Balisong aka Butterfly Knife in addition to a Telescopic Baton (another GIF project I have)! Some thoughts about this movie with relation to Guro Jeff Imada and...

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Ron Saturno - I am speaking to the children of other Filipino Fathers who practice and love Escrima

At one time Stockton, Ca. had more Filipino's than any where else outside of the Philippines. When I was a child and visited the many farm labor camps surrounding Stockton, Ca. for parties, cock-fights and friendship: They were filled with Filipinos during the various harvest seasons. Asparagus camps were the premier locations for the crack crews of Filipino grass cutters. As the years went slowly by the fields were being worked more and more...

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THE WISDOM OF ... Ashton Kutcher

  This new entry in my "The Wisdom of ..." series is on the sage words of Ashton Kutcher. I can hear you say, "Stickgrappler, did you say 'sage' and 'Ashton Kutcher' in the same sentence?"  "Why, yes I did!" Despite what you may think of him, I only ask that you hear him out ... give him a chance and watch the ~5 minutes acceptance speech he gave at the Teen Choice Awards back on August 12, 2013. FULL TRANSCRIPT What’s...

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1 Year ago Superstorm Sandy hit NYC hard

Time flies... one year ago, Superstorm Sandy hit NYC hard as well as some other neighboring states. Heard on the news that the millions raised in relief for the victims of Sandy were still not disbursed! Mind-boggling on the redtape and/or corruption going on! Recap of Sandy copied from Wiki: Hurricane Sandy (unofficially known as "Superstorm Sandy") was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, as...

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