Crafty Dog
07-07-2010, 10:24 AM
Woof All:
I logged into to file this AAR on the Slovenia seminar only to discover that I have neglected to open a thread on it. Duh. Anyway , , ,
Although Slovenia is 9 times zones east of my home in Los Angeles, a seminar the weekend before in NYC broke the trip and the time zone changes into smaller pieces-- this made things much easier on my body.
110 people attended-- a very nice group with a very good attitude. Lots of very agreeable socializing in the evenings-- sometimes well lubricated by a local moonshine known as "snake spit".
People from this part of the world are very tall. Lots of people were 6'3" to 6'6".
Some of the other instructors were Israeli and Lightning Scientific Arnis's John Escudero, a Filipino, lives in Israel. (LSA is a system of interest to me ever since I saw GM Ben Luna Lema teach one night at the Inosanto Academy) so it was particulary nice for me to get another look at it.)
Assisting me was Cro Dog, an LEO of Croatian descent who lives in Germany. (Tangent: I was surprised to see how little rancor there seemed to be left over from the war(s) of the early 1990s) It was a great help to have someone who understands the real fight and DBMA on the assist.
Sunday afternoon we went white water rafting on the bluest river I have ever seen. A fine finish to a wonderful trip!
25 hours door-to-door to get home. Wonderful to be with my family again.
The Adventure continues!
I logged into to file this AAR on the Slovenia seminar only to discover that I have neglected to open a thread on it. Duh. Anyway , , ,
Although Slovenia is 9 times zones east of my home in Los Angeles, a seminar the weekend before in NYC broke the trip and the time zone changes into smaller pieces-- this made things much easier on my body.
110 people attended-- a very nice group with a very good attitude. Lots of very agreeable socializing in the evenings-- sometimes well lubricated by a local moonshine known as "snake spit".
People from this part of the world are very tall. Lots of people were 6'3" to 6'6".
Some of the other instructors were Israeli and Lightning Scientific Arnis's John Escudero, a Filipino, lives in Israel. (LSA is a system of interest to me ever since I saw GM Ben Luna Lema teach one night at the Inosanto Academy) so it was particulary nice for me to get another look at it.)
Assisting me was Cro Dog, an LEO of Croatian descent who lives in Germany. (Tangent: I was surprised to see how little rancor there seemed to be left over from the war(s) of the early 1990s) It was a great help to have someone who understands the real fight and DBMA on the assist.
Sunday afternoon we went white water rafting on the bluest river I have ever seen. A fine finish to a wonderful trip!
25 hours door-to-door to get home. Wonderful to be with my family again.
The Adventure continues!