The Ultimate Martial Art (Practiced by the Royal Canadian Mounted Spetznaz-RCMS)

The amazing history of the heroic founders and lineage holders of the Royal Canadian Mounted Spetsnaz. Warning: If you read this you might begin to worship these larger-than-life heros as gods. This is acceptable.

It was the cold winter of 1917 in Northern Russia. A small band of Cossack soldiers were left to protect a secret store of vodka. Having helped themselves to an ample supply of the warming beverage this brave band of men became disoriented under white-out conditions. One of the Cossack commanders, claiming to have seen a troupe of circus midgets taunting him in the distance, led a charge northward into the blizzard.

Alas, the brave heros found no such circus midgets and quickly became lost in the arctic circle. many of the men perished and were eaten, thier skin worn as clothing.

The survivors eventually crossing the arctic circle into Canada where they set up camp in the wilderness.

The remaining men found their new home inhospitable as a plentiful supply of vodka was nowhere to be found, and yet they carried on.

They learned to live off the land and survive on the local "beer", and inferior substitute for vodka. In the mean time they honed their martial skills by observing the animals around them- the squirrel, the newt, the moose, the bear, and of course, the sasquatch.

The long, cold Canadian nights being what they were, and given the fact that this band of worshipful heros was all men, these adventurers turned to the closest humanoids to help continue their glorious bloodline. Many of the men mated with, married, and were welcomed into sasquatch families. The resulting superior offspring are the ancestors of todays Royal Canadian Mounted Spetsnaz.

The mixing of the species has provided with some natural genetic advantages. The sasquatch superior strength, hiding abilities, and ability to propel feces at extremely high velocities combined with the humans ability for language, and toolmaking - make the RCMS a superhuman band of heros.

With the start of World War II, Canada was looking to overcome its image as a country of disgusting pacifists. Naturally they looked to our glorious ancestors for help. The Royal Canadian Mounted Spetsnaz was formed as the most elite and deadly special forces unit ever produced by North America. A band of 6 of these unarmed soldiers layed waste to the German city of Heidelberg with bare hands alone. One of the brave band punched a hole in the wall of Heidelburgh castle to capture the world's largest wine cask, an important strategic blow to Axis powers.

Today the RCMS spend all their time in meditation, honing their martial skills, and beating the out of wusses who deserve it. They have since relocated to an undisclosed Slavic country where they are more free to practice their finely honed art. But if you can find them, and you have enough alcohol, you might just be able to learn some of the secrets of the Royal Canadian Mounted Spetsnaz.

YOU TOO?

I have inflamed tendons in the top of the forearm and something going on with the elbow as well. I almost can't use the darn thing.

Tendonitis takes a long time to go away. I had to break up a domestic violence incident the other day. Fortunately, I didn't need to try to use the left arm.

to an ex-soldier with the patience and courage to teach at an inner-city school, I SALUTE YOU! to the rest of the knowledgeable and experienced posters on this thread, i thank you for the informative analysis. i excel in the RITOD technique, which i got from life AND the movies. it works this way; from life: Run In The Other Direction.... and from the movies: act crazy and most of the time they'll leave you alone (i thought of this when i "sounded out" the acronym) anyway....

for your information, since i would like to give the great folks here SOMETHING back for the time spent informing me....there are a few great ways to get help for injuries, especially those not-so-niggling ones like tendonitis, hyperextension, etc. "Applied Kiniesiology" works great, and is a (relatively) gentle technique. for the "big guys", i ran across mention of the doc(s) who treated the competitors at the recent International Powerlifting Championships. you probably couldnt find better biomechanical expertise. his name is david ryan, in columbus ohio, was medical chairman for the "Arnold Fitness Weekend", and is licensed as a USA Boxing ringside physician by the ohio athletic association. there's an upcoming "Arnold Classic" at the end of february this year, in columbus, ohio....hope that's enuf info to get (and keep) you fixed up....this guy's the "real deal"....call and ask for a reference to a doc in your area. another doc i know specializes in the foot; mark charrette, (sp? sorry if there's too many r's or t's), indeed, in ALL the "extremities"....i have actually had the fortune to receive a treatment from him....so can attest to the efficacy. good luck!

john

What is your opinion about getting black belt in JKD and after that learning Aikido from good teachers? Is it a good combination?

I would say that's very difficult: Jeet Kune Do per se has no belts :)

If you mean 'take training in JKD &/or JKD concepts and then take Aikido' why not? The whole 'point' of JKD is that you shouldn't bind yourself to a particular set of responses, because that makes you predictable.

Ideally you should be able to hit things, trap/do joint locks, and grapple/throw. Almost any style gets around to all these things eventually, or you can take a salad bar approach if you want.

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