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Aye, but Ott you must consider that perfect technique only goes so far towards countering somebody who is simply stronger than you are and really angry, stupid, or desperate. All things in moderation there. True. I hear that. Some of the worst pummelings I have ever received were from noobies full ...

Certainly these elements are important secondary effects and motivations attached to the study of martial arts, but it seems that the primary goal and outcome of one's efforts should be defense. The relative likelihood of experiencing potentially lethal personal combat across regions and centuries ...

In my experience, a lot of discussion about martial arts (both east and west) and between practicioners of different martial arts often gets muddled because the people discussing it have entirely different goals and "reasons for being". So many flame wars and misunderstandings about traini...

fyi, I found a great ARMA group in Cherry Hill, NJ and am studying with them now.

I highly recommend them to anyone in the greater Philadelphia area.

Cheers,
--Josh

For the past couple years, life has been in transitition, and my membership lapsed. Now that things are settled, I've got a new place in Lansdale, PA, about 20 mi north of Philadelphia.

I'm looking to re-up my memership and see if anyone is around the Philadelphia area to practice?