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You're awesome.Quote Well, I can't argue with ou on that one at least someone around here appreciates me History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

It's probably due to many of them having to go on sick call for treatment of sore and swollen genitals.Quote I doubt it, I'm not nearly well-endowed enough to do that History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

I bet the guys on overwatch were laughing their asses off.Quote there's nothing more entertaining than scoring a direct hit on someones face with a water balloon travelling at a high rate of speed I've become notorious around here for pulling pranks like this, and for a few other reasons. I caught wind the other day that most of the Air Force units on the base have briefed all their females not to go near the Special Forces compound and to stay away from a guy named Dan, I don't know what it is, I'm just so popular History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

Mmm cowboy hat - how YOU doin?Quote There's something about the cowboy hat tht just drive women around hee crazy, and since I'm the only one on tbase that walks around in one, I get lots of attention History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

Hey we gotta do something to entertain ourselves over here, nd what better way than to pelt our next door neighboors with water balloons History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

Most people haven't heard anything about this yet because it has been kept out of the spotlight for the last year. The final test launches were done last week and they are set to launch their first astronaut, not only are they the first country from this part of the world to put someone into space but they are breaking all kinds of social barriers in the middle east by putting a woman up first. The launcher itself looks kind of crude but it seemed to work, all the test probes were launched successfully and splashed back down with no problems. I was lucky enough to be on site for all of this , I'm sure you can pick me out in the pictures. The first ones are of the test probes getting launched and the last one is the female astronaut in the launcher, she wasn't the slightest bit nervous about her upcoming trip. History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

BlueSkiesKel is also a huge Triathlete - and probably the hottest Triathlete on DZ... Quote If there aren't pics posted than I can't believe a statement like that, I'm sorry my friend but I'm going to have to ask you for some proof Seriously though, I'm considering training for one as well, I haven't been in the states long enough to train up for one in recent years but once I get home I'll be home for good. I want to take a shot at it. History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

Then why-for you asking US for hugs?!?!?Quote Just cause I luv you guys And the thong actually did come out that night, I just didn't post the pics Grace caught me off guard with the camera and posted the pics on myspace!! that girl kicks ass History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

It is a plot! Get your instinctive will to win to the fore front, hurt you, drug you and then tortureyou with hot asian nurses, (your self admitted weekness). Well enjoy the "punishment!"Quote Well here's some pics of the punishment I had to endure at the hands of my favorite asian medic, she came over last night to keep me company for a bit after the fights and since we both had the day off today we spent the day at the pool on the airbase and afterwards she got me in touch with her orthopedic doc. Despite my fetish for asians this young lady happens to be one of my best friends(before you all start to wonder what kind of company she gave me last night!), we met a few month ago and have been inseperable over here. Turns out the knee injury is a sprained LCL, I'll be off the mat for a little while and can't do cardio for a few weeks, I also have a nice black eye and am missing all the skin on my knuckles and the tops of my feet, plus my neck, ears, and jaw are sre as hell, but that just means I had a good night last night! As soon as I get the pics of the fight I'll get em up, my teammate also has the video of my first fight so I'll see if I can post it on youtube or something and post a link. Thanks to everyone for your well wishes, and to those who pointed out the downside to what I was doing to myself your words of wisdom did not go unnoticed. Unfortunately SF guys only know one way to learn things, and that's the hard way!! Next time I'll be fighting at a more comfortable weight and go in 100%. take care everyone, I'm off to bed. History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dude, I think the meds made you miss her reference. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was gonna let it go. But... I'm glad someone had some awareness... Quote Well at least I can blame it on the percucet that I didn't catch that one last night I'm out for now, I have to go to the med station and get myself checked out, it's rough they have hot asian medics working there History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

You know I saw the title of this thread and it reminded me of a little situation I found myself in last year. I was at the bar with my buddy and a girl that I was "fuck buddies" with called me and asked if I was free. I told her I was with my friend and she said that was perfect because she had a friend with her that needed some fun too. So we all met back at my place, but unfortunately(for my friend) he wasn't her friends type. He had a girlfriend that he wasn't too serious with but for some reason that night she was texting him non-stop asking when he was coming home. He realized that it just wasn't his night to score and as I walked him out the door he looked at me and said, "make me proud buddy". I walked back into the bedroom where my friend and her friend were waiting, they were giggling and I asked them what was so funny and my friends response was, "I told her about how good it was the last time you went down on me and she wants you to prove it". Of all the crazy sex adventures I've ever had that rates up there in the top three, it was quite the long night of work but I was more than happy to go into overtime to keep them happy History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

Take care of yourself over there. That way you can make it back stateside and practice "submissions" over here Quote Well it's hard to practice submissions in the states anymore because none of my teammates will fight me anymore They don't like the fact that the second lightest guy on the team can choke out anyone on the team at will, I usually weigh in between 180-190 and the rest of my team is anywhere between 210-240. Technique beats strength anyday, I learned that the hard way when Royce Gracie kicked my butt in style despite my size advantage I'm off to bed for now though, the painkillers for my knee are kicking in and I'm tapped out. night everyone, thank you all so much for the awesome vibes and positive support. History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

please get healthy and stay that way. You said there were guys who were fighting at their healthy weight. Why dont you do that? Quote well I was planning on fighting middle weight, and I made the cutoff, a day prior to the fight, which is when pros typically weigh in, but i was forced to try and sustain it until an hour before fight time and my body just couldn't hold out that long. had i been in the middleweight division, even being drained i still would've had the power to dominate anyone in that division, when i'm healthy i can easily dominate heavyweights despite their size advantage. basically i just need to tailor my training a bit more for where i am, when i train i like to go all out but being in iraq doesn't allow me to train the way i should and trying to is not a good idea as i learned the hard way tonight. next time i'll just accept my fate here as a light heavyweight and go into the fight full of piss and vinegar like i usually do and tear the light heavies a new one i've also managed to gather quite the following around here, i was the only fighter that got a rise out of the crowd at the beginning of the fight and i got a standing ovation after i won everytime, it must have been a combination of my friendly attitude towards my opponents, my devilish good looks and my rowdy teammates in the bleachers with signs with my name on them that made me the local celeb i also coached quite a few of the up and comers around here, i love coaching and helping the new guys, they have so much enthusiasm and put so much into it, it really inspires me. they are all waiting for me to get back on the mat so i can work with them some more so i owe it to them(and my teammates) to stay healthy. So basically to answer your question i acted irresponsibly, i should have put my mission first which involves me retaining the ability to toss a 260 pound soldier over my shoulder and carry them out of a fight and instead i put my need to win everything i do first in my mind, and that could've cost my friends dearly History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

So that's why the UFC they were compression shorts and no shirts Quote Actually in the current UFC rule book there are no Gi's allowed, look at the Gracie Hughes fight, Royce always fights with a Gi but took it off for that fight. Knowing gi submissions is great though, being a former bouncer it was great to know how to take a guys collared shirt and use it to get him to "calm down". I'll take my grappling skills over a solid set of striking skills any day, they have proven to be such a bigger asset in my line of work. and to the last question, yes my boss knows about this, he was at the fights cheering me on. he makes note about how hard i train and notices that i'm typically at the front of the pack. oh well, i'll be back in the gym soon and will have my usual power and endurance back. overall i'm 27-4 since i came off of my 4 year training break, and i've already avenged one of those losses History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

highlight it all you want. the people at my dz know i am generous. i bought beer for the three aff jumps that i have. The only time i havent brought beer was when i went out with the purpose of learning how to pack. I know i didnt owe beer for every aff jump i did..but i did it anyway. Im a good person as far as that goes..and i know that doesnt mean that when i have a first i dont owe becaus ei brought when i didnt...its just how i am... Quote hey we need more people like you buddy!! Welcome to the sport first off, and second, that s a great way to make yourself known, bring ber whether you owe or not, I still do. The people I hang with at the DZ I hold close to my heart and I let them know it every weekend when I bring them beer, the good vibes and generosity you bring to the DZ are what make this amazing sport thive, don't ever lose that. And if you ever make it out to Colorado drop me a line, I'd love to jump with you. take care dan History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

Umm, No. I have no desire to marry my fuck buddy. Hell i don't even really like talking to him.Quote What are you talking about? You call me all the time just to talk, I thought we had something History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

The answer is obvious.... More TEQUILA! Who are the Rodriguez brothers?????? Quote OOh ooh ooh, I know the answer to this one!!! The Rodriguez bros. are me and my friends!!! Do I win?!?! Dan(Los Orgasmos Rodriguez) History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

OK I'll answer everyone's comments right here!! Sunshine: thank you my dear, I needed that mnealtx: yeah, it's not the smartest thing to do but I have an obsessive personality, I was heart set on being in he middle weight division and being able to manhandle everyone that I fought broke:I can stay healthy I just need a few days to recover and a stiff drink akarunway:I honestly didn't realized how weak I was until that happened, I felt good boarding the UH-60 for the mission, so when my legs gave out it surprised me. I'm the one that's infamous for being last off the bird and coveing the half mile to the target biulding quicker than anyone, I usally hit 2-3 targets in a row before I show the slightest signs of fatigue. i'm truly dissapointed in myself for letting myself degrade to the point where I was a possible liability as opposed to the top-performer I usually am, believe me I've been beatingmyself up over it all day. Wendy W.:How does a CPT and coke sound? cause that's all I have readily available John Rich: as always your support for service members is truly appreciated, thank you. As for the gi question, likewas already mentioned its a martial arts uniform, in submission fighting it takes on a whole new aspect though. If you ever watch the UFC you can see how when the fight goes to the ground the experienced grapplers will try and choke their opponent or twist/hyperextend a joint to force their opponent to submit. Well when you put a uniform on you add material that can be used as handles and leverage, with a gi I can take a persons collar and wrap it around their throat like a noose and choke them out with thei own clothes, or use their sleeves an pants legs to grip them and manipulate them the way I want to. Fighting with a uniform forces you to be more technical, usually when I fight people who onlywear shorts I fight with my gi on so they have all those extra ways to submit me, it forces me to be more technially proficient to win the fight. My first fight tonight was won because I had my opponents collar to help me get the levrage to cut off the flow of blood to his brain, without a uniform on I would have had to attack his joints(elbows and shoulders), I have some pretty sneaky submissions and he didn't even see it coming. cocheese: once again, thank you for the support, its an honor to serve History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

To occupy me free time here in Iraq I found a group of guys that likes to grapple at the gym here, so I decided to get back into it after a bit of a break(4 years). Turns out the base I'm on has tournaments every month, I spent the last three weeks putting myself through an intense training camp to prepare for a submission fighting tournament tonight, I came off of a 4 year training break to fight in this thing. In three weeks I dropped 25+ pounds, put my cardio on a whole new level and had everything working the way I wanted it to in terms of my fighting. In order to lose the weight that quick though I had to starve and dehydrate myself, well, finding the motivation and time to do that while working long days in the 120+ degree Iraq heat everyday is a task within itself. My teammates started noticing how much suffering I was putting myself through the other day when we went to the chow hall and I had half a bowl of lettuce and then passed out on the table while they were eating. It was a miserable few days leading up to the fight for me, wake up early, spend the day in the sun, go to the gym before dinner, eat a bowl of lettuce and then spend two hours on the mats working on my figthing. The thing that really screwed me was the fact that weigh-ins happened at the fight. Typically weigh-ins are done 2 days prior to the fight, in the professional world fighters starve and dehydrate themselves to make weight, weigh in 2 days early and then stuff themselves full of fluids and carbs and gain 5-10 pounds in the last two days leading up to the fight. Well I wanted to fight middleweight and this morning I stepped on the scale and was 4 pounds under the middle weight cut off, unfortunately duty called today and I had to spend the first half of the day running around in 40 pounds of gear chasing bad guys, I was so weak and drained that my legs gave out on me running up the stairs of a house we were taking down and I barely made it to the top. As soon as we got back I drank a whole bunch of water and crammed some food down my throat to carb up for the fights, I took a quick nap and then went to weigh ins. Turns out I ate and drank too much because I was over the cutoff and had to fight as a light heavyweight. Well I was the only guy on the base that put myself through such a hard training camp, I like to win and put everything I have into every task I undertake, so I was fighting guys who were healthy, at their natural bodyweight, and full of energy, not to mention they all outweighed me. I signed up for three divisions, the light heavyweight, gi and no gi division and the open class no gi division(there was no open class gi competitors), we started with light-heavyweight gi, and halfway through my first fight I ran out of strength, I had no more left to give, the only thing that kept me going was that I'm too cocky to let myself lose, especially in front of an audience. Fortunately for me I have experience, flexibility, and good training on my side, I ended up winning the light-heavyweight gi division, but on the downside halfway through the first fight my opponent was trying to get out from under me and he twisted my knee a lot farther than it should go in the process. I heard a couple loud pops, and the pain hit so bad I almost tapped out right there, I sucked it up and kept on fighting and beat him, as I did the rest of the divison. But at the end of the gi competition my knee had swollen so much I had to withdraw from all the other divisons I had signed up for. I also was incredibly dissapointed in myself for running out of strength and energy like that, typically I have that unstoppable strength and cardio, I can wear down any opponent no matter how long the fight goes and when I'm done take on the next guy withut even taking a minute to rest, and tonight I just had nothing left to give. Dropping so much weight so fast and then sustaining an injury was crushing, I put my whole heart into getting ready for this, it's all I've talked about for the last month, I woke up this morning ready to take on the world and walking out of the tournament tonight with only one gold as opposed to the three I should have had has just crushed me. Not to mention I have to see if this injury is something that's going to keep me from finishing the deployment, it seems small but knee injuries can be tricky. I'm trying to keep a positive attitude, I'll be back in the gym training as quick as the doctors allow(or i'll just go behind their back and train anyways), and when I come back for the next tournament I'm taking a different approach. I'm not trying to cut weight, I'll go with whatever my body gives me, so I'll be 100%, and I'm going to utterly destroy anyone who dares step on the mat with me. One good thing that came out of tonight however, in my first fight I managed to win the audience over. I was the only fighter to get a stading ovation anytime I would step on the mat and the crowd started screaming everytime I won, so I guess I have my own little fan club around here, I'll be back and more dangerous than ever, I'm not done yet. Check back tomorrow I'll have the pics up. And thanks to Grace, and my teammates for coming out to support me, you guys are the best, those goofy bastards even came out with a big sign with my name on it and had the audience callin my name. History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

honestly..this is the first woman in a LOOOOOOOOONG time i actually completely click with. Our relationship is remarkable so far..her kids like me...her family loves me cuze i help around the house...doing dishes, taking out the trash...general cleanup..etc. Its going great..and working with her dad is going to start me down a part that i didnt think i would get to this quickly! Quote Congratulations, on the job and in your relationship. History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

I have three, I'll be geting another one when I get home, possibly two more and I'm still happy with all of them, they're a part of me and fit me really well. History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

In Reply To -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So your control will feel least "crisp" (for want of a better word) around 3 - 4 seconds after exit. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Reply To -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So in other words, key fast -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yup - 3 or 4 seconds into the dive, that 5th point does feel a bit sluggish I wish Quote Don't you mean 5th page History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

So your control will feel least "crisp" (for want of a better word) around 3 - 4 seconds after exit. Quote So in other words, key fast History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

The only really practical reason for me is to get the big guys outside the plane so the inside people have more room to clear the door. Quote Try taking for guys with MC-4's out the door of an otter!! I was the smallest one in the 4 way, I weigh 185 without gear typically, everyone else in the group was 210+ History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

I saw him on Leno last night and as much s I don't care for him he mentioned a few things covered by his movie that kind of pissed me off, such as the whole Cuba scene. Taking a bunch of workers inijured at ground zero on 9-11 who are paying out of pocket for their medical issues to Gitmo where people suspected of plotting 9-11 are getting free health care and insisting the releif workers get the sme treatment, then later taking them to a Cuban hospital and getting them all treated for free. I'm sure there's a little more to the story than that, Moore has proven his viewpoint is far from being the honest truth, but you still haev to take a step back and wonder about that one for a second. We do give excellent healhcare to prisoners, while combat vets who are discharged after being injured in Iraq are dealing with shitty VA hospitals or just paying out of pocket for decent treatment. History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower