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Tony10 · 11-21-2000, 03:51 PM

Got my answer yesterday. This instructor from my gym was down in Miami this past week where he took a master class in this "Urban Stickfighting."

He said it was crap, and that's coming from somebody with no MA experience, particularly Kali or Escrima.

They use plastic tubing, not sticks (or even padded sticks) and he said his rotator cuff was killing him the next day. I thought that odd--I've never had any sort of nagging pain from using the sticks--so I asked him to describe what kind of "strikes" they were doing. He showed me, and it was obvious that somebody doesn't know Kali 101.

So, worst fears confirmed!

11-21-2000, 03:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tony10 Advanced Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 527 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Got my answer yesterday. This instructor from my gym was down in Miami this past week where he took a master class in this "Urban Stickfighting." He said it was crap, and that's coming from somebody with no MA experience, particularly Kali or Escrima. They use plastic tubing, not sticks (or even padded sticks) and he said his rotator cuff was killing him the next day. I thought that odd--I've never had any sort of nagging pain from using the sticks--so I asked him to describe what kind of "strikes" they were doing. He showed me, and it was obvious that somebody doesn't know Kali 101. So, worst fears confirmed! __________________ Are you not entertained?!