the GAINS thread

[kaizersoze]

Originally Posted by Kaveh [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Another Texan

Other side of the map on the US, wisco [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Also as someone who did 13 years of martial arts with the opportunity to train with people like Hanshi Alexander (Hanshi at the time, I think hes Renshei or whatever the rank is after now since he was raised to another degree) Franko Sanguinetti (head of the USA MKKU chapter), Sensei Gakiya and Yogi from the Matayoshi Kobudo Kodokan and another local martial artist who has trained a series of people who competed and had a lot of success in nationals I wont name- you start by learning blocks, yes, but if your teachers arent absolute shit you will learn more useful things as you get more skilled. At a certain point you're not trained to block anymore, you're trained to intercept and counter strike. Blocking a baseball bat once it hits its full momentum is dumb, yes, reaching forward to stop it before they can reach full force and leaving them open for a retaliation however is not. That being said, I'm also a fan of people carrying a gun or pepper spray. Better to not get close enough for martial skills to be what it comes down to.

[magnetaress]

Originally Posted by kaizersoze [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Other side of the map on the US, wisco [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Also as someone who did 13 years of martial arts with the opportunity to train with people like Hanshi Alexander (Hanshi at the time, I think hes Renshei or whatever the rank is after now since he was raised to another degree) Franko Sanguinetti (head of the USA MKKU chapter), Sensei Gakiya and Yogi from the Matayoshi Kobudo Kodokan and another local martial artist who has trained a series of people who competed and had a lot of success in nationals I wont name- you start by learning blocks, yes, but if your teachers arent absolute shit you will learn more useful things as you get more skilled. At a certain point you're not trained to block anymore, you're trained to intercept and counter strike. Blocking a baseball bat once it hits its full momentum is dumb, yes, reaching forward to stop it before they can reach full force and leaving them open for a retaliation however is not. That being said, I'm also a fan of people carrying a gun or pepper spray. Better to not get close enough for martial skills to be what it comes down to.

yeah well i was a dumbass footsoldier i joined the army as a private they didnt care as long as i blocked a bullet or a claymore

or u know just looked cool hanging out at the checkpoint

[TheSurgeon]

Originally Posted by magnetaress [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

yeah well i was a dumbass footsoldier i joined the army as a private they didnt care as long as i blocked a bullet or a claymore

or u know just looked cool hanging out at the checkpoint

This jargon doesn't sound like the Army at all. Of course I never did care what POAGs said, so that could be the case.

[RecondoJoe]

Originally Posted by TheSurgeon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Of course I never did care what POAGs said, so that could be the case.

What does the A in that acronym stand for BTW? I've never seen any source mention it before. Weird to like repeatedly use an acronym for months and not even know what it stands for.

Originally Posted by TheSurgeon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This jargon doesn't sound like the Army at all.

Friendly reminder that no one on the ARMY has ever used the internet before. Ever. You remind me of the ugly kid whose profile picture was an anime kid who accused me of being a catfish when I joined my WoW server's facebook page a couple of years ago, citing that no soldier would ever play a game like WoW.

Soldiers are mythical creatures, and are incredibly rare. They spend their free time sneaking around the jungles instead of in Barracks with no entertainment source other than the internet.

[TheSurgeon]

Originally Posted by RecondoJoe [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What does the A in that acronym stand for BTW? I've never seen any source mention it before. Weird to like repeatedly use an acronym for months and not even know what it stands for.





Friendly reminder that no one on the ARMY has ever used the internet before. Ever. You remind me of the ugly kid whose profile picture was an anime kid who accused me of being a catfish when I joined my WoW server's facebook page a couple of years ago, citing that no soldier would ever play a game like WoW.

Soldiers are mythical creatures, and are incredibly rare. They spend their free time sneaking around the jungles instead of in Barracks with no entertainment source other than the internet.

You know someone is SUUUUPER fucking triggered when they search you're profile history after having all of the holes in their stories pointed out. But when they dig through your post history and start responding to old shit...

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[RecondoJoe]

Originally Posted by TheSurgeon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You know someone is SUUUUPER fucking triggered when they search you're profile history after having all of the holes in their stories pointed out. But when they dig through your post history and start responding to old shit...

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What does the A in POAG mean?