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12-08-2008, 03:22 AM | #1321 |
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You made a valid argument....but I think your friend might be wrong. I see what he is saying, but being an expert in 10 or more martial arts is going to be much more advantageous than only being an expert at 1. All martial arts moves can have weaknesses or exploits, so having a bigger arsenal of moves available and at your disposal is only going to be a plus and would definitely give you an edge.
And your friend is completely off about the language thing. Some languages are Latin, some are Germanic, others are Semitic, others are Indo-European, Cushitic, Omotic...etc,. Being a master at one language won't help you at all if trying to communicate with somebody speaking an entirely different kind of language.
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12-08-2008, 11:41 AM | #1322 |
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I used a similar argument and my buddy tells me that's not how martial arts work. If you are a master of the form, that's the only form you need. Everything else is redundant.
I then asked if I know English, that it doesn't help me with Spanish or French. He told me that we aren't masters of the language we speak, and if we were, then we would be able to use the language we mastered to communicate with anyone. I stopped talking about it. Is your buddy an expert in any form of martial arts or just talking? A Tae Kwon Do master going up against a Karate master might be evenly matched, as each form is designed to go against itself, two different forms would be on relatively even ground. Now a Tae Kwon Do and Karate master would have an edge on someone that is just a Tae Kwon Do master or just a Karate master as the other forms would give the dual-master the ability to counter Karate and use the TKD to gain the advantage. Not saying the single-master couldn't win, but it would be harder. Every region of the world (virtually) has it's own form of unarmed combat, even the french. To think that being the master of one form is enough is pretty short-sighted. It's like learning multiple forms/styles in anything. It makes you better and more proficient. A guy working construction that knows just carpentry is still good and useful, but a guy working construction that knows carpentry, masonry and plumbing would still be good and even more useful. English is a bad example of that language thing. If you were talking languages with the same root language (latin for French and spanish for example), then that may hold some validity. But even then you would be hard pressed. It would be easier, and given time you could do it. English is a bastardized language, our words have roots in all the different languages.
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12-08-2008, 11:46 AM | #1323 |
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And what Belt is he in that form? I've never heard a person that studies martial arts, any form, ever refer to themselves as "expert". They always refer to themselves in the belt ranks until they attain "Master" status, then it's Master. My step-kids studied Tae Kwon Do for a couple of years. One of the students at the Dojang (TKW places of learning aren't called Dojos) was also a Black Belt in Karate, he was treated no different from the other students. He started as a white belt and worked his way up. Granted it made it easier for him to learn the forms (as there are some similarities, but not much), it was mostly that he already had the concentration and discipline.
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12-08-2008, 11:50 AM | #1324 |
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Barbeque is from Boston, MA
Doc is from Concord, MA Sneak Peek is from Bangor, Maine (makes sense since he was created after Stephen King's kid and he's from Maine. Hell even Crystal Ball's mother, the character King supposedly designed is from Bangor) Snow Job is from Rutland, Vermont Ace is from Providence, RI Lady Jaye is from Martha's Vineyard, MA Gen. Joe Colton is from Central Falls, RI Drivers Long Range, Hot Seat and Dogfight are also all from RI... there's a ton of Joes from RI (home of Hasbro) Barbeque, Doc, Sneak Peek, Snow Job, Ace Lady Jay and G.I. Joe himself?! NE is well represented in the Joeverse You forgot Blizzard. He's from Wolfeboro, NH. The only Joe from NH.
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12-08-2008, 11:59 AM | #1325 |
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You made a valid argument....but I think your friend might be wrong. I see what he is saying, but being an expert in 10 or more martial arts is going to be much more advantageous than only being an expert at 1. All martial arts moves can have weaknesses or exploits, so having a bigger arsenal of moves available and at your disposal is only going to be a plus and would definitely give you an edge.
And your friend is completely off about the language thing. Some languages are Latin, some are Germanic, others are Semitic, others are Indo-European, Cushitic, Omotic...etc,. Being a master at one language won't help you at all if trying to communicate with somebody speaking an entirely different kind of language. |
12-08-2008, 12:02 PM | #1326 |
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Just read this part again. What form is he an expert in? He's not a Martial Arts expert, he's an expert in one form.
And what Belt is he in that form? I've never heard a person that studies martial arts, any form, ever refer to themselves as "expert". They always refer to themselves in the belt ranks until they attain "Master" status, then it's Master. My step-kids studied Tae Kwon Do for a couple of years. One of the students at the Dojang (TKW places of learning aren't called Dojos) was also a Black Belt in Karate, he was treated no different from the other students. He started as a white belt and worked his way up. Granted it made it easier for him to learn the forms (as there are some similarities, but not much), it was mostly that he already had the concentration and discipline. A belt ranking, True Masters need not. |
12-08-2008, 01:00 PM | #1327 |
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So going back to the Cobra hierarchy, where do the named Cobras fit into it?
Major Bludd is in charge of the Cobra Infantry Special Forces. Copperhead is in charge of the Sea Special Forces Wild Weasel is in charge of Cobra Air Forces Croc Master is in charge of Cobra Island Security Tomax/Xamot are in charge of the Crimson Guard Baroness is in charge of the intelligence forces Firefly, Scrap-Iron and others are contractors on a per-mission basis with officer status (command rank).
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12-08-2008, 01:36 PM | #1328 |
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So going back to the Cobra hierarchy, where do the named Cobras fit into it?
Major Bludd is in charge of the Cobra Infantry Special Forces. Copperhead is in charge of the Sea Special Forces Wild Weasel is in charge of Cobra Air Forces Croc Master is in charge of Cobra Island Security Tomax/Xamot are in charge of the Crimson Guard Baroness is in charge of the intelligence forces Firefly, Scrap-Iron and others are contractors on a per-mission basis with officer status (command rank).
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12-08-2008, 01:40 PM | #1329 |
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Metal-Head would be a contractor for the IGs. General Mayhem and Voltar lead the IGs (Infantry and Air respectively). Darklon is pure crap and doesn't exist.
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12-08-2008, 01:45 PM | #1330 |
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Overlord?
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