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German to take part in fight with no rules
Ananova ^ | 08/08/03

Posted on 08/08/2003 10:08:23 AM PDT by Pokey78

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To: blanknoone
No, I'm saying I met an XXXtremely tough looking ugly guy from Macedonia (friend of family friend)who everyone including him said had fought in the Sanda.

If he had said he had bitten the head off a fire breathing dragon I would have believed him.

We were talking martial arts. And I said my friend had fought in Hong Kong and then he talked about the Sanda which I had heard of.

The guy looked like he had been through a wood chipper and lived. Being a wimp and a wheezer, I take people's word for things like that.
21 posted on 08/08/2003 11:57:30 AM PDT by the gillman@blacklagoon.com (Germanicus has been banned from FR.)
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To: Garrisson Lee
Ping for Hong Kong kung Fu info.

Can you shed any light on this?
22 posted on 08/08/2003 12:00:46 PM PDT by the gillman@blacklagoon.com (Germanicus has been banned from FR.)
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To: the gillman@blacklagoon.com
The guy looked like he had been through a wood chipper and lived

Trained in a Baghdad sports facility?

23 posted on 08/08/2003 12:08:51 PM PDT by verity
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To: verity
Maybe :)

Looked like all it had done was make him mad. His wife was saying he never bothered to fight til a few rounds into a fight.Let the other guy wear himself out. If I had any guts I would have asked him if he knew you were supposed to NOT get hit.

But I don't have any guts. And I'm still pretty so I got something to lose.
24 posted on 08/08/2003 12:12:09 PM PDT by the gillman@blacklagoon.com (Germanicus has been banned from FR.)
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To: Ed Straker
My brother was given a Chow, which he named Sasha. Stupidest dog in the world.

My roomate's girlfriend had one of those and it was also dumb as a post. That d#mn dog would try to hump everything. It was funny for about 5 minutes and then you wanted to punt the dog out the window.

25 posted on 08/08/2003 12:14:02 PM PDT by freedomlover
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To: the gillman@blacklagoon.com
Great ring tactician: blocking all those punches with his face. :~)
26 posted on 08/08/2003 12:26:17 PM PDT by verity
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To: dogbrain
LOL! Thanks.
27 posted on 08/08/2003 12:30:46 PM PDT by Thorondir
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To: Pokey78
German to take part in fight with no rules

This has got to be a bogus story.

Germans don't participate in anything unless there are extensive rules and order.

28 posted on 08/08/2003 12:41:08 PM PDT by Sideshow Bob
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To: the gillman@blacklagoon.com
Hi John,

I remember the guy you mean, red hair, about 6'4", and halloween ugly. Pretty wife, Dorina. He was a Sanshu fighter. He was also in the Wushu circuit, which is big in western Russia and Manchuria.

You'd have to talk to my brother Harry to be sure, but I believe there have been many Euros and Americans in the Sanda. Harry fought that guy once over in Europe,(Hungary?) this was in the eighties. Put him down and out just long enough for the decision to be called. Then he jumped up like nothing happened and was yelling at Harry and the judges about being cheated and the fight wasn't over. Harry refused to give him a rematch. Told me he thought he had got a lucky shot in and was happy to be able to walk away.

Sorry, can't remember his name.

Can't hang around, off to work.

See you saturday.
29 posted on 08/08/2003 12:47:49 PM PDT by Garrisson Lee
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To: the gillman@blacklagoon.com
Oh, and who are you kidding about being pretty?
My dog's butt is prettier than you.

Bye.
30 posted on 08/08/2003 12:49:46 PM PDT by Garrisson Lee
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To: Garrisson Lee
Thanks.

I guess.
31 posted on 08/08/2003 1:03:17 PM PDT by the gillman@blacklagoon.com (Germanicus has been banned from FR.)
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To: Pokey78
Some Sanda Rules
-from http://www.terra.es/personal/ealpan/articles/sanda.htm

"Grabs and take-downs must be performed within two seconds.
Traditional Wushu techniques such as pressure points attacks can not be performed due to the use of boxing gloves.
You may not hit your opponent head more than twice with the same technique.
The fight does not continue on the ground..."

Sanda rules looks a lot more restrictive than the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and far less brutal than boxing (just pound 'em in the head).

Oh, and this is my first post here ever. Howdy!
32 posted on 08/08/2003 1:21:29 PM PDT by Johnbalaya
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To: Johnbalaya
...You may not hit your opponent head more than twice with the same technique...

Ooh, I'd be in trouble. My only technique is overhand coal shovel when their back is turned.

Welcome to FR.
33 posted on 08/08/2003 1:26:22 PM PDT by the gillman@blacklagoon.com (Germanicus has been banned from FR.)
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To: RichInOC
"Two men enter. One man leaves."

You beat me to it! I wonder if that was before Tina Turner got her British accent?

34 posted on 08/08/2003 1:30:53 PM PDT by BA63
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To: Pokey78
"foregoing sex and not drinking"

That will make him a wild beast.
35 posted on 08/08/2003 1:33:55 PM PDT by Hurricane
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To: Ex-Dem
The two guys dip their boxing gloves into tar or some other substance, and then into a bucket of glass shards.

Which reminds me of the fight in Hotshots where they have lots of choices of what to dip their gloves in: Gravel, sand, chopped nuts, m&ms, gummy bears...lol!

Gum

36 posted on 08/08/2003 1:44:39 PM PDT by ChewedGum ( http://king-of-fools.blogspot.com)
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