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Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2001 06:04:37 -0400
To: techdiver@aquanaut.com
From: Capt JT <captjt@mi*.co*>
Subject: RE: [wkpp] George is right again
Thanks, that makes better sense.  All the other stuff I said is correct or 
you would have said other wise.

At 08:10 PM 9/30/01 -0700, you wrote:
>When someone is getting choked, in ju jitsu or judo, you are not cutting off
>the wind or air, you are cutting off the artery in the neck and stopping the
>flow of blood. If you are trying to cut off the air you either have poor
>technique or have no clue what you are doing.  The person goes unconscious
>from the lack of blood flow, not from lack of air.  That is why someone will
>usually pass out in four to five seconds if a choke is executed correctly.
>So it does not matter if you can hold your breath for a long time or if you
>are "working".  I was a high school All American and a college wrestler
>along with being a east coast judo champion, so I think I know more than
>most.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Capt JT [mailto:captjt@mi*.co*]
>Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 9:43 AM
>To: Trey
>Cc: Techdiver@Aquanaut.Com
>Subject: RE: [wkpp] George is right again
>
>Royce Gracie, the famed Ju Jitsu fighter from the Gracie family and school,
>while known for a great number of victories by chokes, is a classic
>Brazilian fighter who uses a number of submission holds. The best fight I
>ever saw was when he defeated "Kimo" with an arm lock, but then Gracie
>could not fight his next fight because he was winded.
>
>Most chokes are often for a very short period of time and the fighter "taps
>out", if he resists a true choke, he goes unconscious in way less than a
>minute.
>
>The average diver can hold his breath for longer than a minute, but he is
>not usually "working" when he does this.
>
>I have a many number of years of amateur wrestling at the jr high and high
>school level and freestyle during the summer months, so I know more than
>most. Though some Olympic wrestlers are doing very well in the fights that
>are held now most are unable to pass the "guard" of Ji Jitsu fighting and
>lack punching or kicking power to take out an opponent.
>
>Once fighters found they only had to last the first 8 minutes of poor
>punching from Olympic wrestler Mark Coleman while in the guard, they could
>easily defeat him with kicks or punches.
>
>
>
>      At 09:03 PM 9/25/01 -0400, Trey wrote:
>
> >If you are getting choked out you need to go to one of the Brazilian Ju
> >Jitsu guys, like Carlson/Gracie and learn how to defend the chokes. I
> >sparred with this 250 pound guy last weekend who constantly went for every
> >choke he could on me and I had no problem blocking it, although it was a
> >little scary at times with somebody that strong trying to choke you out.
> >That style of Ju Jitsu has the best of the tricks. The only thing that
>saves
> >my ass with those guys is years of wrestling combined with the C/G style,
>at
> >least the way they taught me.
> >
> >What you are saying about BR diving is true, and that is why you need a
> >buddy. It is also nice to have a unit that has fewer failure modes.
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Cam Banks [mailto:cam@ca*.co*]
> >Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 3:04 PM
> >To: Trey; wkpp@ya*.co*
> >Cc: Techdiver@Aquanaut.Com
> >Subject: Re: [wkpp] George is right again
> >
> >
> >It'd be interesting to ask all the people who want to own a rebreather if
> >they've ever had the experience of passing out from hypoxia.  It's quick,
> >and gives no warning.  If it happens to you underwater, you won't be coming
> >back, probably whether you have a buddy or not.
> >
> >I have been choked out once and almost choked out many times playing
> >judo/jujitsu over the years (because I suck), and my housemate has passed
> >out from hypoxia in a navy ship-board firefighting suit.  Interestingly,
> >neither of us wants to do any rebreather diving.
> >
> >Maybe a quick choke should be a prerequisite to rb training.  It doesn't
> >hurt; you just go to sleep.  The difference is, you come back...
> >
> >Cam
> >
> > > From: trey@ne*.co* (Trey)
> > > Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 19:34:57 -0400
> > > To: <wkpp@ya*.co*>
> > > Cc: "Techdiver@Aquanaut.Com" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
> > > Subject: RE: [wkpp] George is right again
> > >
> > >
> > > This asshole got on the tech lists and told me I don't know what I am
> >doing.
> > > He then proceed ed to spread lies about me which everyone called him on.
> >He
> > > then told me I was a moron and did not understand rebreathers, as did a
> > > couple of IANTD idiots who promote solo diving with rebreathers and
> >teaching
> > > diving with rebreathers. He told me DIR is bullshit and that his dives
> >were
> > > safe done solo.
> > >
> > > One more dead moron, and I love to see these guys keep getting whacked
>and
> > > whacked and whacked until somebody gets the message. Obviously IANTD is
> >not
> > > going to get the message, and but somebody out there who might otherwise
> > > follow the lead of these idiots might be saved. All rebreathers
>including
> > > the one I use are EXTREMELY dangerous, with the Buddy Inspiration being
>at
> > > the bottom of the barrel in my informed opinion, and the Cis Lunar being
> >one
> > > of the better ones. None of them should ever be used solo. Most of them
> > > should not be used at all. 99% of these wanabees do not have a good
>reason
> > > to use one in the first place.
> > >
> > > Every death on a rebreather has been solo or effectively solo.
> > >
> > > I will also point out that this Richahart moron was one more huge fat
>know
> > > it all slob with something to prove and an IANTD attitude, as I said
>when
> >I
> > > was arguing with him when he came after me.
> > >
> > > Right again and I will continue to be right and proven right on these
>guys
> > > every time.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Michael J. Blitch [mailto:mblitch1@ta*.rr*.co*]
> > > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 9:07 PM
> > > To: wkpp@ya*.co*
> > > Subject: [wkpp] George is right again
> > >
> > >
> > > Details are sketchy, but the guy that was making up the BS on
> > > techdiver and Fltech a month or so ago is now missing and presumed
> > > dead while diving off the RBJ. Eric Reichardt
> > > <fishfinder1@ho*.co*> is the name of the victim. The kicker is
> > > that he was uses the very same cis-luna rebreather that Dr. Kendall
> > > used in Wak2 project. He was solo diving with a same ocean diver that
> > > was using a Buddy Inspiration. Sometimes one has to hate it when
> > > George is right since that often means another death was completely
> > > avoidable. Eric was completely out of shape 250-300 lbs, and had
> > > previously spoke of CNS and HPNS 'hits' he experienced. Last I saw
> > > this guy I was diving on the Minnow in WPB with some OW student and
> > > even on the reef he was using the cis-lunar with yellow force fins.
> > >
> > > Body recovery may be attempted in the next couple of days, but the
> > > current was something like 3.5 knots today, so unless he wedged
> > > himself in the wreck, it is probably past Miami by now.
> > >
> > > --
> > > You know you're addicted to the Internet when...
> > > Your wife drapes a blond wig over your monitor to remind you of what she
> > > looks like.
> > >
> > > Subscription/removal requests to WernerChris@ms*.co*.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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