Stingray #12/S02E04: "Bring Me the Hand That Hit Me" (Jan 30, 1987)

Posting the twelth episode of the TV series, Stingray, to mirror the airdate from 31 years ago on this date of Jan 30, 1987. Series Background "Ray" is a shadowy character with a mysterious 'secret agent' past. People in trouble often come to him for help, since he has a lot of important and powerful contacts. He refuses to be paid for his services; however, those seeking his assistance must promise him a favor. Some time in the future,...

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RIP Karl Tanswell

News circulating this morning on Facebook that Karl Tanswell passed away. From his LinkedIn: "Karl Tanswell has been involved in Martial Arts and Combat sports most of his life . He is currently the Head Coach and Director of Sbg UK and the SBG Manchester Fight Team. As a Mixed Martial Arts Coach he has developed Athletes who regularly compete on all the major promotions amassing many Titles on the way . He is known as an innovator...

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Fight Quest S01E05: Pencak Silat

Posting a Fight Quest episode today which aired 10 years ago on this date! Fight Quest is a television show on the Discovery Channel that followed Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson as they travel around the world learning different styles of martial arts, spending five days training with notable masters of the styles they are studying, before exhibiting what they have learned in a final demonstration and/or fight. Enjoy! Country: Indonesia City:...

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REVIEW: Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)

Review I watched Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017) last night. It starred Vince Vaughan, cast against type IMO, and written/directed by S. Craig Zahler, best known prior as the writer/director of Bone Tomahawk. Vaughan played a character who is hardcore, brutal and uncompromising. He had his own principles/rules/code and he never broke them even when it was prudent to do so for his own good as well as for his wife. His portrayal had this vibe which...

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Stingray #11/S02E03: "Playback" (Jan 23, 1987)

Posteingthe tenth episode of the TV series, Stingray, to mirror the airdate from 31 years ago on this date of Jan 23, 1987. Series Background "Ray" is a shadowy character with a mysterious 'secret agent' past. People in trouble often come to him for help, since he has a lot of important and powerful contacts. He refuses to be paid for his services; however, those seeking his assistance must promise him a favor. Some time in the future, Ray...

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Fight Quest S01E04: Boxing

Posting a Fight Quest episode today which aired 10 years ago on this date! Fight Quest is a television show on the Discovery Channel that followed Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson as they travel around the world learning different styles of martial arts, spending five days training with notable masters of the styles they are studying, before exhibiting what they have learned in a final demonstration and/or fight. Enjoy! Country: Mexico City:...

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Stingray #10/S02E02: "Gemini" (January 16, 1987)

Posted the tenth episode of the TV series, Stingray, to mirror the airdate from 31 years ago on this date of Jan 16, 1987. Series Background "Ray" is a shadowy character with a mysterious 'secret agent' past. People in trouble often come to him for help, since he has a lot of important and powerful contacts. He refuses to be paid for his services; however, those seeking his assistance must promise him a favor. Some time in the future, Ray...

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Fight Quest S01E03: Kyokushin Karate

Posting a Fight Quest episode today which aired 10 years ago on this date! Fight Quest is a television show on the Discovery Channel that followed Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson as they travel around the world learning different styles of martial arts, spending five days training with notable masters of the styles they are studying, before exhibiting what they have learned in a final demonstration and/or fight. Enjoy! Country: Japan City:...

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Paladin Press - Logic of Force

Logic of Force A Fighter's View of Blunt-Force Encounters by James LaFond SKU LF Softcover 978-1-61004-695-4 74 pages, 5.5" x 8.5" photos DESCRIPTION For four years, James LaFond conducted a study of violence in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Following up on The Logic of Steel, his highly regarded look into the reality of edged-weapon attacks, LaFond now presents The Logic of Force, a study of assaults featuring...

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Paladin Press - The Fighting Edge

288 pages DESCRIPTION The Fighting Edge James LaFond has been training in various U.S., European, Korean, Chinese and Filipino martial arts for 25 years. He is also a veteran boxer and a laborer in one of America's toughest cities. He knows that the martial arts do not present all the realities of real combat and that 30 seconds on the sidewalk is worth three years in the dojo. In this book he explores the practical value, study and application...

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Paladin Press - The Logic of Steel

The Logic of Steel A Fighter's View of Blade and Shank Encounters by James LaFond 246 pages photos DESCRIPTION The Logic of Steel is not about the art of knife fighting. Its sole purpose is to illustrate the cold, hard, logical nature and dynamics of real-world edged-weapon encounters as experienced by author James LaFond and more than 90 other people who have found themselves suddenly caught up in a knife fight. For the past five...

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Paladin Press - Master of Defence

Master of Defence The Works of George Silver by Paul Wagner SKU MASTD2 Softcover978-1-58160-723-9352 pages, 8.5" x 11"photos, illust. DESCRIPTION George Silver's Paradoxes of Defence (1599) and Brief Instructions upon my Paradoxes of Defence (ca. 1605) are probably the most important works ever written on the Western martial tradition. Silver straddles the medieval and Renaissance worlds, summing up the collective...

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Paladin Press - Masters of Medieval and Renaissance Martial Arts

Masters of Medieval and Renaissance Martial Arts Rediscovering The Western Combat Heritage by John Clements SKU MMR Softcover978-1-58160-668-3396 pages, 8.5" x 11"illust. DESCRIPTION More than a dozen of the most respected names in medieval and Renaissance scholarship have come together to present a variety of fighting lore from the rich heritage of the European fight masters, circa 1350 to 1675.The list of legendary fighters and...

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