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03-22-2007, 08:50 AM #41
Could you explain 'pretty boy' and 'teddy boy'?
Originally Posted by Wayne D
I am not sure how to interpret them in the context of your story.Til shade is gone, til water is gone, Into the shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath.
To spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the Last Day
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03-22-2007, 11:12 PM #42Born again shaver
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Originally Posted by Bruno
a 'pretty boy' is a man/ teenager who is slim built with clean skin and a feminine face and 'tedddy boys' were a type of people who dressed like King Edward and liked 50's /60's Rock and Roll they were known for their aggression and the gang fights they were regularly involved in. Very similar to the rockers or greasers of the 50's and 60's but smarter dressed.
I hope this helps
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03-23-2007, 08:28 PM #43Super Shaver
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05-06-2007, 08:39 AM #44Junior Member
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(best known for his turn as the quick draw assassin in Miami Vice).drawing and firing from concealment, or Jim CalderonAnybody interested in this would do well to readthis article by James Keating. I've seen one other treatise on fighting with the straight razor by a guy named Bradley Steiner, but it was, in essence, terrible.
The "zipper" method as described by Keating is probably the soundest methodology. The long cuts would be contoured around offending limbs and/or torso, and the wounds would be nothing short of spectacular.
The '21 foot rule' or more properly, the "Tueller Drill" is a guideline and nothing more. Tueller found that the average cop needed approximately 1.5 seconds to draw from a duty holster. The average man can sprint 21 feet in 1.5 seconds, and therefore, put a contact weapon into the fight before the average cop can put rounds downrange.
Emphasis must be laid upon the term AVERAGE. The relative skill of the gunman and the athleticism of the assailant can alter the figure of 21 feet by a fair margin. Look at videos of Jerry Miculek
If the assailant is prison-gym-tuned fast twitch fibre, he's going to cover a fair amount more ground in 1.5 seconds than the average joe.
Add to this the factor of deception and the time it takes to cognitively process the change from polite enquiry to murderous assault PLUS the time it takes to successfully draw and fire your weapon.
The test was never designed to construct parameters for gunhandling at close quarters. It merely demonstrates that anyone who answers "I'll just shoot anyone who comes at me with a knife" has zero clue as to the dynmaics of an edged weapon encounter. For all intents and purposes, if a guy is stood within conversation distance, you need good empty-handed skills to create an opportunity to present the weapon and hope to keep it.
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