All,

United Systems Combat Group is moving to Lexington on Wednesday evenings. It looks like Buell Armory on UK's campus is open to us, so we plan on training at 1800 hrs. on Wednesday, 17 September 2008. Please try to make it to train. Remember, this is a very casual group, so there is no pressure to kill yourself training. This is a laboratory atmosphere where all of us bring ideas and scenarios to the table for discussion and real time analysis. Occasionally, it degrades to a bull session depending on the energy level on any given night.
My focus is on the Filipino and Indonesian stuff, but we have guys (and women, although not lately) that come from Goju Ryu, Judo, Bujinkan, Wing Chun, Krav Maga and redneck beer-drinking systems.
Lastly, one of the reasons we've moved to Wednesday nights is to accommodate Charles Lewis who is currently a bouncer and will hopefully bring some real world flavor to the dynamic. Hope to see you there.

Peace,
Geoffrey

Stumbled upon this; thought it was funny

P H Y S I C A L T H E O R I E S
A S W O M E N .

BY SIMON DEDEO

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0. Newtonian gravity is your high-school girlfriend. As your first encounter with physics, she's amazing. You will never forget Newtonian gravity, even if you're not in touch very much anymore.

1. Electrodynamics is your college girlfriend. Pretty complex, you probably won't date long enough to really understand her.

2. Special relativity is the girl you meet at the dorm party while you're dating electrodynamics. You make out. It's not really cheating because it's not like you call her back. But you have a sneaking suspicion she knows electrodynamics and told her everything.

3. Quantum mechanics is the girl you meet at the poetry reading. Everyone thinks she's really interesting and people you don't know are obsessed about her. You go out. It turns out that she's pretty complicated and has some issues. Later, after you've broken up, you wonder if her aura of mystery is actually just confusion.

4. General relativity is your high-school girlfriend all grown up. Man, she is amazing. You sort of regret not keeping in touch. She hates quantum mechanics for obscure reasons.

5. Quantum field theory is from overseas, but she doesn't really have an accent. You fall deeply in love, but she treats you horribly. You are pretty sure she's fooling around with half of your friends, but you don't care. You know it will end badly.

6. Cosmology is the girl that doesn't really date, but has lots of hot friends. Some people date cosmology just to hang out with her friends.

7. Analytical classical mechanics is a bit older, and knows stuff you don't.

8. String theory is off in her own little world. She is either profound or insane. If you start dating, you never see your friends anymore. It's just string theory, 24/7.

Triple I.M.P.A.C.T. 2008 is coming up soon! Make sure to register. Mike Casto has been hosting this event for many years now. This year promises to be another fun and informative weekend. Also, for you Tai Chi nuts, Rick Barrett is going to conduct a seminar on Friday. Take a look at the flyer here.

Meditations on Violence

I just finished Meditations On Violence by Sgt. Rory Miller this weekend. Wow...I mean, wow! For many years now, I've been purchasing copies of Sanford Strong's Strong on Defense for all those folks that I felt needed a kick in the ass about real life violence. Without question, Meditations on Violence is going to get equal billing on that front; perhaps even replacing Strong's book in some instances. This book does in 169 pages what dozens of "reality based self defense" books have failed to do over the years. Miller's perspective on and articulation of the various aspects of violence is astounding and profound. I can't stress enough how important this book is to those of you who have drank the kool-aid when it comes to martial answers to real world violence. One of the first things Rory Miller asks the reader to do is examine her assumptions about, well, everything. This is a wake up call for all of us, including us JKDC folks. More on the book is coming in the future...hell, I've already discussed many of the concepts in and out of class.

Combat at church?

This Thursday, I'm starting the "martial arts" program at church. It should be fun, but I'm a bit nervous. There could be anywhere from 5 to 50 people that show up at this thing and they all seem to be expecting something different. We'll see...more later.

Another blog?!?

I know what you're all thinking. Geoff Bosmann has created another weblog?!? Yup! I am expanding my web presence like wildfire. Here it comes kids, another long-winded log of every random thought that bounces around in my cavernous, seemingly vacuous head.