Comments on: My First KO in Peru http://www.expat-chronicles.com/2008/12/my-first-ko-in-peru/ new design under construction, bear with me yo! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:51:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: joe http://www.expat-chronicles.com/2008/12/my-first-ko-in-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-1296 joe Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:27:16 +0000 http://www.expat-chronicles.com/?p=602#comment-1296 Nice blog, all round. But on the subject of ko'ing and sore right hands, I note that I have brtoken the first and fifth metacarpal bones of right and left hands respectively due to street brawling. This has led me to think about hitting with the heel of the palm for straight shots and slapping for hooks. But I have my doubts that even with training these blows will be effective -- I wonder if you've ever tried them or have any thoughts about palm vs. fist . . . Canadian Joe Nice blog, all round. But on the subject of ko’ing and sore right hands, I note that I have brtoken the first and fifth metacarpal bones of right and left hands respectively due to street brawling. This has led me to think about hitting with the heel of the palm for straight shots and slapping for hooks. But I have my doubts that even with training these blows will be effective — I wonder if you’ve ever tried them or have any thoughts about palm vs. fist . . .

Canadian Joe

]]> By: admin http://www.expat-chronicles.com/2008/12/my-first-ko-in-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-137 admin Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:34:27 +0000 http://www.expat-chronicles.com/?p=602#comment-137 thanks everybody, for making me feel like i'm not a bully. rachel - i am definitely not trying to clown karate in this post. guys like your husband and the ones on espn are pretty bad ass and i wouldn't want anything to do with scrappin' with them - friendly or otherwise. FUCK THAT! colin thanks everybody, for making me feel like i’m not a bully.

rachel – i am definitely not trying to clown karate in this post. guys like your husband and the ones on espn are pretty bad ass and i wouldn’t want anything to do with scrappin’ with them – friendly or otherwise. FUCK THAT!

colin

]]> By: Simon http://www.expat-chronicles.com/2008/12/my-first-ko-in-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Simon Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:24:17 +0000 http://www.expat-chronicles.com/?p=602#comment-58 I know those kind of people,the kind that speak too close to your face,dont have a sense of humour and well the type i always want to punch but never do. He fucking deserved it if he was trying to impress you with some bullshit Karate move...in a bar no less! Loser. I know those kind of people,the kind that speak too close to your face,dont have a sense of humour and well the type i always want to punch but never do.
He fucking deserved it if he was trying to impress you with some bullshit Karate move…in a bar no less!
Loser.

]]> By: Rachel in Peru http://www.expat-chronicles.com/2008/12/my-first-ko-in-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Rachel in Peru Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:48:03 +0000 http://www.expat-chronicles.com/?p=602#comment-57 That was a funny story. Reminds me of the "Fist Foot Way" movie with that whole "your martial art sucks" BS and just sh*tty martial artists. We call those kinds of schools that Jesus Karate Kid comes from "Commercial arts" and "Take-one's-dough." (get it?) ;) Anyway, there's no superior martial art, only superior fighters. It's not uncommon for the martial arts types in Peru to look for fights with another fighter, but they normally do it to improve themselves (b/c they compete), not because they have anything to prove, plus they normally invite you for a beer afterward. I guess the moral of the story is that you know you're prepared to take on any choro that comes your way now. Just for fun here's a site that might interest you: http://www.bullshido.net/ That was a funny story. Reminds me of the “Fist Foot Way” movie with that whole “your martial art sucks” BS and just sh*tty martial artists.

We call those kinds of schools that Jesus Karate Kid comes from “Commercial arts” and “Take-one’s-dough.” (get it?) ;)

Anyway, there’s no superior martial art, only superior fighters. It’s not uncommon for the martial arts types in Peru to look for fights with another fighter, but they normally do it to improve themselves (b/c they compete), not because they have anything to prove, plus they normally invite you for a beer afterward.

I guess the moral of the story is that you know you’re prepared to take on any choro that comes your way now.

Just for fun here’s a site that might interest you:
http://www.bullshido.net/

]]> By: Tatyana http://www.expat-chronicles.com/2008/12/my-first-ko-in-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Tatyana Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:46:14 +0000 http://www.expat-chronicles.com/?p=602#comment-56 Good for you, sounds like he needed it I met lots of Karate kids like that. They think if they bought a few belts and can do the round house kick they are the shit. Fuck that. Karate has for the most part become a commercialized brain washing macho game. They learn just enough to get themselves in trouble. So, good for you. Good for you,

sounds like he needed it
I met lots of Karate kids like that. They think if they bought a few belts and can do the round house kick they are the shit. Fuck that. Karate has for the most part become a commercialized brain washing macho game. They learn just enough to get themselves in trouble.

So, good for you.

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