Nolerama
Master Black Belt
I recap the two points I made, which were completely ignored by Tez (and obviously will continue to be) and you see an emotional response? Then come out with things like "smell the roses" lol. I guess there was no emotion in any thing Tez said (may be difficult to find, amongst all the contradictions) or in anything you have said in this thread?
There's a difference between having a lot of emotion behind fact (Tez has a lot of insight into MMA, TMA, and how it all comes together in both SD and competition), and just BSing behind your keyboard because your ego got bruised in an online forum.
You remind me of this wrestler kid I've been rolling with. In sparring, he keeps asking me "could you show me submissions/setups?" and when I do, he keeps saying "I can power out of that with blah blah blah."
Well, he's never going to learn the sub if he keeps that mindset. So I just leave him alone, and hopefully, he's get that we're training, getting reps in, and not focusing on overpowering an opponent at the moment (which will prove wonderful w/ good technique).
I see you like that JKD143. My tongue-in-cheek reaction to pretty much whatever you say in this thread is due to the fact that I've given up trying to get my point across in terms of fitting FMA into MMA (which I can repeat that it's a good thing to do for a variety of reasons), and I've digressed into pointing out an subtle, yet essential point when it comes to posting in an online forum: don't take everything so seriously. We're generally a lighthearted bunch, and try to bring something to the table instead of posting ridiculous "I did this in high school so I know everything" dribble.
Lighten up. Because you're bringing nothing to the table... yet. At least, nothing we haven't heard before.
For whatever it's worth, I apologize for offending you.