Back from the 2007 Meet & Greet...

[Brian R. VanCise]

All I know is he is on the way to Soaring Eagle Casino, a favorite place of Rox's and mine...

Well if everyone came up then Soaring Eagle would definately have to be put on the Agenda!

 

[terryl965]

Well if everyone came up then Soaring Eagle would definately have to be put on the Agenda!

Now you are talking, training and gambling what a great combination.

 

[Rich Parsons]

Well if everyone came up then Soaring Eagle would definately have to be put on the Agenda!

*sniff*
*sniff*

I think I might smell andhear another event brewing.

 

[terryl965]

I only need a two week notice and I'm there

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

Well we will have to see what we can do to organize a MidWest MartialTalk Meet & Greet!

 

[Drac]

Well we will have to see what we can do to organize a MidWest MartialTalk Meet & Greet!

There ya go...Unfortunatly my travel for the rest of the year is LIMITED..Lexington KY in Nov for the 15th Anniversary of the Combat Hapkido Federation and Las Vegas in Dec...Unless I hit a small lotto of a couple of thousand I'm done..

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

There ya go...Unfortunatly my travel for the rest of the year is LIMITED..Lexington KY in Nov for the 15th Anniversary of the Combat Hapkido Federation and Las Vegas in Dec...Unless I hit a small lotto of a couple of thousand I'm done..

Hey Drac I understand how that is completely! Unfortunately there is so much to do and so little time.

 

[Drac]

I just got the "We are short of training funds speech" from the Lt...They did go out and purchase some "blue" guns that I suggested a year ago, so I guess that's something..

 

[Carol]

Unfortunately I haven't really posted much on here because I've been dealing with work drama and car drama and other real life stuff....BUT....at the risk of rehashing whats already been said....

I had a FABULOUS time!

Terry, I loved meeting you and your family. I had a fun time stickfighting with Zachary, he is definitely got a bright future ahead of him. Also thanks to Yolanda not just for getting all of us warmed up and ready to go but for being so patient with me when we were working on Tom's Aikido stuff.

Thanks also to Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham for joining the crowd and being an extra set of eyes. Mrs. Cunningham in particular was very helpful in pointing out where my techniques were going wrong...she could see things that I'm not yet able to sense. And, being a beginner....I need a lot of that.

Drac, I am so glad you got up to do a presentation. I absolutely loved what you and Father Greek were doing. I was able to see a lot of my own training reflected in what was being shown and migosh things are starting to make sense!

Morph4me, you and I think a lot alike and I'm so glad I got to be partnered with you, as well as given the opportunity to learn from you. Gave me a new perspective on Aikido....I got to see a perspective that was very different from my failed stab at it 15 years ago

Thanks to The Mark, I got a chance to try Wing Chun for the first time (Mark, if you're reading this...please post more on MT! We need your input and your knowledge!) and thanks to Rich Parsons, Jaybacca, and Jack LaTorre for their efforts in the FMAs and Parker Kenpo...the arts closest to my heart

Thanks to Bob and Susan for all their help organizing the event, Tim and Janice for providing the school and making my wallet a little bit lighter, and to Charlie for being a great instructor and for his patience and explanations along the way. Thanks to TKDgirl for being a wonderful roommate...and to all the new friends I had a chance to meet like Exile and family, "Random Thoughts" Joe , and MBuzzy.

Finally...a huge thanks to Andy Moynihan for being a good friend and going the extra miles to help me out with my car repair. After a very long trip back to our part of Massachusetts, he was willing to turn around and help me safely get my car to the dealership. It made for a long night for Andy and Charlie, and a challenging couple of days but we all got through it and everyone got home safely. Props Andy!

I'm soooooo looking forward to the next trip!

 

[Drac]

Drac, I am so glad you got up to do a presentation. I absolutely loved what you and Father Greek were doing. I was able to see a lot of my own training reflected in what was being shown and migosh things are starting to make sense!

You are too kind Carol..Without Father Greek there I don't think I'd have been too effective...Years of being on the stage means I have NO PROBLEMS getting up in front of a group of people..Being able to present something that hasn't been seen before is the challenge..

 

[exile]

Thanks to TKDgirl for being a wonderful roommate...and to all the new friends I had a chance to meet like Exile and family, "Random Thoughts" Joe , and MBuzzy.

Well, thank you back for being so much fun for us all to meet, Carol!

I'm soooooo looking forward to the next trip!

Me too—I've got next summer already planned around the `reserved' time in July for the 2008 M&G. And I think it would terrific, just outstanding, for us to fill in the long stretch of time between now and then with a smaller-scale m&g in Alma. We just need to work out a time when we all can make it...

 

[terryl965]

I really wish somebody would print some pics of this wonderful event. I have been jealous and cannot show off all the beautiful people we met.

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Working on em. I should start posting them and making prints available tonite.

 

[Drac]

Don't forget to let us know when the group shots of the attendees and the Instructors ( both versions) are available for sale..

 

[Carol]

You are too kind Carol..Without Father Greek there I don't think I'd have been too effective...Years of being on the stage means I have NO PROBLEMS getting up in front of a group of people..Being able to present something that hasn't been seen before is the challenge..

Drac you need to give yourself a little more credit. We all wanna see stuff our friends do

 

[exile]

Drac you need to give yourself a little more credit. We all wanna see stuff our friends do

I agree completely with Carol, Drac—you guys were both outstanding.

The LEO's perspective is always important because it kind of shows you the lower limits of what is legally doable. LEO's are scrutinized far more heavily, I suspect, than civilians when it comes to issues such as minimum necessary force and the like. So seeing the constraints you folks operate under, and how you work under those conditions, is very informative, especially in a world where a would-be burglar can actually bring a lawsuit against you to court because he tripped over your kid's skates and damaged his knee in the course of a failed break-in at your home....

 

[morph4me]

I agree completely with Carol, Drac—you guys were both outstanding.

The LEO's perspective is always important because it kind of shows you the lower limits of what is legally doable. LEO's are scrutinized far more heavily, I suspect, than civilians when it comes to issues such as minimum necessary force and the like. So seeing the constraints you folks operate under, and how you work under those conditions, is very informative, especially in a world where a would-be burglar can actually bring a lawsuit against you to court because he tripped over your kid's skates and damaged his knee in the course of a failed break-in at your home....

I also agree, but then you already know that, and if Father Greek wasn't there you could have done an academy class and it would have been great.

 

[crushing]

Me too—I've got next summer already planned around the `reserved' time in July for the 2008 M&G. And I think it would terrific, just outstanding, for us to fill in the long stretch of time between now and then with a smaller-scale m&g in Alma. We just need to work out a time when we all can make it...

What is the 'reserved' time for next July? Also, I'm definitely interested in a M&G in Alma. It's only about 100 miles from my place.