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John McClane: Yippie-kai-yay, motherfucker.
Grant: You're the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time.
John McClane: Story of my life.
John McClane: Oh man, I can't fucking believe this. Another basement, another elevator. How can the same shit happen to the same guy twice?
John McClane: That punk pulled a Glock 7 on me. You know what that is? It's a porcelain gun made in Germany. Dosen't show up on your airport X-ray machines, here, and it cost more than you make in a month.
Carmine Lorenzo: You'd be a surprised what I make in a month.
John McClane: If it's more than a dollar ninety-eight I'd be very surprised.
John McClane: Hey, Carmine, let me ask you something. What sets off the metal detectors first? The lead in your ass or the shit in your brains?
[under his breath]
John McClane: Fat fuck.
Trudeau: Alright, we've got a body in the morgue that seems to have died twice. Assuming it's not a computer error, what do we assume?
John McClane: That somebody's about to seriously fuck with this airport.
Trudeau: What the hell is that supposed to mean? I mean, I know we're dummies up here, McClane, so give us a little taste of your brilliant genius! I mean, you talking about a hijacking, a robbery or what?
John McClane: Look, I'm not sure. All I know, is...
Carmine Lorenzo: Oh, he's not sure! Well, I'm stunned! I gotta lie down!
John McClane: The only people that go to this much trouble are professionals, not luggage thieves and not punks!
Chief Engineer Leslie Barnes: Professional at what?
John McClane: [holding up the fax] What the fuck do you this is, huh? The safety patrol, here? This is the resume of a professional mercenary! You got the world's biggest drug dealer on his way here, now. What, do you need, a slide rule to figure this out? Or maybe another body in a zipper bag before you start asking questions?
Carmine Lorenzo: Hey, pal, you're the one that gave us that fuckin' body, remember that.
John McClane: Yeah, I remember that.
Richard Thornburg: No you did not explain anything to me. All you did was shove me back here in this cattle car.
Stewardess: Sir, you were told when you boarded we were overbooked.
Richard Thornburg: Fine. Done. I accept that. But why in hell can't I get the first class meal my network paid for. Do you know who I am?
Stewardess: Yes. We've all seen your program. Your episode "Flying Junkyards" was a very objective look at air traffic safety.
Stewardess: It wasn't nearly as edifying as "Bimbos of the Sky." Was it, Connie?
Richard Thornburg: You think you're funny. You think you're funny. Fine. I've got your number.
Stewardess: And I've got yours. So park it, Sir.
Richard Thornburg: [sits down and sees Holly looking at him] Stewardess!
Stewardess: Mr. Thornburg, you cannot monopolize my time.
Richard Thornburg: You cannot put me near that woman.
Stewardess: Excuse me?
Holly McClane: He means he's filed a restraining order against me. I'm not allowed within 50 feet of him.
Richard Thornburg: 50 yards. So by keeping me in the section you are violating a court order. I can sue you and this airline. That woman assaulted me and she humiliated me in public.
Stewardess: [walks over to Holly and whispers] What did you do?
Holly McClane: Knocked out two of his teeth.
Stewardess: Would you like some champagne?
John McClane: Holly! Here's your fucking landing light. Whoo!
Samantha Coleman: Colonel Stuart, can I have a few words, please?
Col. Stuart: You can have two: "fuck" and "you".
Garber: [grabbing the TV Camera] No pictures, you pinko bitch!
Samantha Coleman: You give me this story and I'll have your baby.
John McClane: Not the kind of ride I'm looking for.
John McClane: [McClane is forced to crawl through yet another ventilation system] Just once, I'd like a regular, normal Christmas. Eggnog, a fuckin' Christmas tree, a little turkey. But, no. I gotta crawl around in this motherfuckin' tin can.
Chopper Pilot: [McClane is showing his nervousness while riding in a helicopter] What's the matter, cowboy? Ride too rough?
John McClane: I don't like to fly.
Samantha Coleman: Then what are you doing here?
John McClane: I don't like to lose either.
Al Powell: You're not pissing in somebody's pool, are you?
John McClane: Yeah, and I'm fresh outta chlorine.
Holly McClane: They told me there were terrorists at the airport.
John McClane: Yeah, I heard that too.
John McClane: [John can't get out from under his parachute] Where's the fuckin' door?
John McClane: [during the fight with Col.Stuart] Motherfuckin' motherfucker!
John McClane: Guess I was wrong about you. You're not such an asshole after all.
Grant: Oh, you were right. I'm just your kind of asshole.
Marvin: You like it, huh? How 'bout you give me twenty bucks for it?
John McClane: How 'bout I let you live?
Marvin: Man knows how to bargain.
Holly McClane: Listen Dick. That is your name? Dick. If you're gonna continue to get this close do you think you might consider switching aftershaves?
Richard Thornburg: Anything else?
Holly McClane: Stronger mouthwash would be nice.
Al Powell: What's this about?
John McClane: Oh, just a feeling I have.
Al Powell: Ouch. When you get those feelings, insurance companies start to go bankrupt.
John McClane: What do you say, Marv?
Marvin: I'll be damned if I'm gonna clean up this mess.
Holly McClane: [after the terrorist attack] Why does this keep happening to us?
Richard Thornburg: [Thornburg has been grossly distorting and exaggerating the facts about the terrorists to WZDC News over the air-phone] But at least the truth, is *not* among the hostages because I, Richard Thornburg, just happen to be here. To put his life and talent on the line for humanity and country,
[Holly enters the bathroom]
Richard Thornburg: and if this should be my final broadcast...
Holly McClane: [zaps him with stun-gun] Amen to that, Dick!
John McClane: Oh, we are just up to our ass in terrorists again, John?
Grant: Too bad, McClane. I kind of liked you.
John McClane: I got enough friends.
Carmine Lorenzo: Hey McClane! You get this parking ticket in front of my airport?
John McClane: Yeah.
Carmine Lorenzo: [Lorenzo tears ticket up] Ah, what the hell; it's Christmas!
Morgue Worker: [John McClane is taking a dead guy's fingerprints] Hey. You're supposed to do that at the morgue.
John McClane: Not anymore. Got a new SOP for DOA's from the FAA.
John McClane: [to Al Powell] Take the Twinkie out of your mouth and grab a pencil, will ya?
Col. Stuart: Happy landings, asshole.
Carmine Lorenzo: It's time to kick ass.
Marvin: Just like Iwo Jima!
John McClane: All right, just stay here and get ready to call the marines.
Chief Engineer Leslie Barnes: I thought they were the army.
John McClane: Who gives a fuck, just be ready.
Trudeau: [after Thornburg has reported that terrorists have taken control of the airport] That stupid, arrogant son-of-a-bitch! It's all over the airport.
Trudeau: [to all the air traffic controllers] "Alright everyone, let's call all our birds and slow 'em down before we get a parking lot over our heads. The line starts at the Mississippi and they better start taking numbers."
John McClane: Excuse me, officers. This may sound like a wild goose chase, but, I think I just saw...
Sgt. Vito Lorenzo: Saw what?
John McClane: Elvis. Elvis Presley.
Sgt. Vito Lorenzo: [after McClane leaves, Sgt Lorenzo turns to his partner] Fucking tourists. Oughta be a law.
[Stuart has had Thompson recalibrate the ILS landing system]
Col. Stuart: [adapting a slight disguise to his voice] Windsor Flight 1-1-4, this is Dulles Approach. Do you copy?
Pilot (Windsor Flight 114): Dulles Approach, this is Windsor 1-1-4. Where the devil have you been?
Col. Stuart: Roger, 1-1-4, Dulles Approach. We've been right here all along, old man. Our systems only came back online just this very second. Windsor 1-1-4, you are cleared for ILS approach to Runway Two-Niner. Contact Dulles Tower frequency at the outer marker.
[On the Skywalk, McClane runs over to the windows]
John McClane: Jesus Christ, he's gonna crash the fucking plane!
Pilot (Windsor Flight 114): Roger, Approach, it's about time. I've got 230 people up here flying on petrol fumes.
Col. Stuart: Roger, 1-1-4, understand. Calibrate Dulles Altimeter setting Two-Niner-Niner-Two.
John McClane: Why are they listening to him?
Chief Engineer Leslie Barnes: It's our frequency! Why shouldn't they?
[On the plane, the captain speaks into the intercom]
Pilot (Windsor Flight 114): Ladies and gentlemen, as you've probably noticed, we've started our descent. We're sorry for the inconvenience but we'll all be on the ground in a few minutes.
[the passengers applaud and stewardesses start moving through the cabin doing a seatbelt check]
Stewardess (Windsor Flight 114): [to one passenger] Oh not to worry, we've made arrangements for your next flight so you won't miss it.
[to a straggler]
Stewardess (Windsor Flight 114): In your seat, please. Come on, in your seat.
[kneels next to an anxious old woman]
Stewardess (Windsor Flight 114): Oh, hey. We're just like British Rail, luv: we may be late but we get you there.
[On the Skywalk, Barnes uses a painter's uniform to lower McClane down to the tarmac]
Chief Engineer Leslie Barnes: Good luck, McClane!
[McClane grabs two pipes and a lighter and heads for the runway. When he gets over there, he puts small pieces of fabric from the uniform onto the ends of the pipes and lights them. On the plane, the outer marker light comes on]
Pilot (Windsor Flight 114): Dulles, this is Windsor 1-1-4 inside the outer marker.
[Stuart begins communicating with them again, this time using his own voice]
Col. Stuart: Roger one-fourteen. This is Dulles Tower. We have radar contact and show you on ILS. You're in the glide path and looking good.
[McClane starts waving his improvised torches, as the pilots start landing procedures]
Pilot (Windsor Flight 114): Approach flaps.
[the co-pilot presses the button to deploy the flaps]
Co-Pilot (Windsor Flight 114): Approach flaps.
Pilot (Windsor Flight 114): Approach speed 130.
[the co-pilot copies him]
Co-Pilot (Windsor Flight 114): Approach speed 130. Altitude 1,000 feet.
[a few seconds later]
Co-Pilot (Windsor Flight 114): Ref speed +20. 600 feet.
Col. Stuart: Looking good Windsor. Now watch it - 30 knot crosswinds and the runway is icy. Attaboy, we've got ya. We've got ya...
[McClane waves his torches more aggressively as the plane flies over his head]
John McClane: Pull up!
[the pilots come out of the fog and suddenly see the runway right underneath them]
Pilot (Windsor Flight 114) , Co-Pilot (Windsor Flight 114): Jesus!
[the plane hits the ground with a slight bank to the right, causing the landing gear to collapse. As the belly of the plane skids down the runway, sparks ignite the ruptured fuel tanks, which explode. McClane dives to the ground. The pilots' screams are audible on Stuart's systems]
Col. Stuart: We've got ya.
[a fireball engulfs the plane as burning debris hurtles down the runway. As the debris settles, McClane gets to his feet]
John McClane: Motherfucker!
[Dead silence in the church; Stuart picks up the phone]
Col. Stuart: That concludes our object lesson for this evening. If the 747 we requested is ready on time and General Esperanza's plane arrives unmolested, further lessons can be avoided. Out.
Carmine Lorenzo: You are in my little pond now, and I am the big fish that runs it.
Maj. Grant: [Grant and his men have landed in their choppers] Major Grant. We're Blue Light.
Rollins, Department of Justice Representative: Rollins, Department of Justice.
Trudeau: Trudeau, Chief of Air Operations.
Carmine Lorenzo: Lorenzo, Terminal Police. You want something, you got it.
John McClane: This is it? One fucking platoon?
Maj. Grant: One crisis, one platoon. Who are you?
John McClane: John McClane.
Maj. Grant: McClane, you showed some balls out there, man.
John McClane: Yeah.
Maj. Grant: Now, show some good sense. Let the pros handle this.
John McClane: Yeah, well, it looks like the pros are on the wrong team tonight. Isn't Colonel Stuart one of your men?
Maj. Grant: No, not anymore he's not. Now we're here to take Colonel Stuart down. And we will take him down. You see, I served with him. I taught him everything he knows.
John McClane: Well, maybe he's learned a few more things since then.
Trudeau: [after McClane has failed to prevent the Windsor plane crash triggered by Col. Stuart] McClane, I know what you must feel.
John McClane: I wanted to help those people tonight. I was pretty goddamn useless.
Rent-A-Car Girl: I close in about an hour. Maybe we can go get a drink?
John McClane: [shows his wedding ring] Just the fax, ma'am. Just the fax.
Holly McClane: Honey, it's the '90s, remember? Microchips, microwaves, faxes, *air phones*.
John McClane: Hey, well, as far as I'm concerned, progress peaked with frozen pizza.
[Kahn comes down from the choir loft and joins Colonel Stuart and Garber]
Kahn: Sir! We just monitored a call from the chief engineer. Our people took out their SWAT team, *completely*.
Garber: You were right. They went for the antenna array. We're right on schedule.
Colonel Stuart: Losing our own team wasn't part of the plan.
[He goes over to the phone and dials; he is heard in the tower and by McClane over Barnes's phone]
Colonel Stuart: Attention, Dulles Tower. Attention, Dulles Control Tower. Mr. Trudeau, I know you're listening. Unfortunately, you're not obeying.
Trudeau: [to himself] Draw me face to face. We'll see.
Colonel Stuart: You were warned not to try to restore your systems. You've wasted lives and precious time on a futile and obvious target. Now you're gonna pay the penalty.
John McClane: [on the Skywalk, through Barnes's phone] I've got five dead officers down here, Colonel Stuart! Is that penalty enough?
[Lorenzo goes over to the phone]
Carmine Lorenzo: McClane, you keep out of this! You've been enough of a pain...
[He stops midsentence when he notices Trudeau glaring unhappily at him]
Colonel Stuart: Oh, McClane. John McClane. The policeman hero who saved the Nakatomi hostages. I read about you in People Magazine. You seemed a bit out of your league on Nightline, I thought.
John McClane: Hey, Colonel. Blow me! How much drug money is Esperanza paying you to turn traitor?
Colonel Stuart: I think Cardinal Richilieu said it best: "Treason is merely a matter of dates." This country's got to learn that it can't keep cutting the legs off of men like General Esperanza. Men who have the guts to stand up against Communist aggression.
John McClane: And Lesson #1 starts with killing policemen? What's Lesson #2, the neutron bomb?
Colonel Stuart: No. I think we can find something in between. Watch this!
[Hangs up and turns to Thompson]
Colonel Stuart: Give me a flight number - one that's low on fuel.
[Thompson hands him a slip]
Thompson: Windsor 114, transatlantic from London. Fuel tanks dry as a martini.
Colonel Stuart: Activate the ILS landing system. Recalibrate sea level - *minus* 200 feet.
[Thompson rotates a dial and taps his pen on a computer screen to recalibrate the system]
Controller in tower: Oh Jesus! They've reset ground level minus 200 feet!
Gen. Ramon Esperanza: [Esperanza has landed the plane and steps outside] Freedom!
John McClane: [punches him] Not yet!
John McClane: [draws his gun on Esperanza] You're supposed to stay in your seat until the plane reaches the terminal. No frequent flier mileage for you.
Gen. Ramon Esperanza: Who are you?
John McClane: A cop.
Gen. Ramon Esperanza: A cop?
John McClane: Yeah. One of the good guys. You see, you're one of the bad guys, and now that I got your sorry ass, I'm gonna trade it for my wife.
Col. Stuart: [after triggering an airplane crash; into the radio] That concludes our object lesson for this evening. If the 747 we requested is ready on time and General Esperanza's plane arrives unmolested, further lessons can be avoided. Out.
Chief Engineer Leslie Barnes: [an air traffic controller has suggested getting portable lights to direct the planes] And where do we get those big portable lights? Borrow them from Batman?
John McClane: I'll make you a deal, Marvin. You show me a shortcut out to those runways and I'll get you a liner for that coat.
Holly McClane: Listen, buster, you endangered my children. And you didn't do it for anything as noble as The People. The only time you even see The People is when you look down to see what it is you're stepping on.
[a TV broadcast on the extradition is shown in Stuart's hotel room]
Newscaster: Security was tight today at Escalon Airport in the Republic of Val Verde, where government authorities report that deposed general Ramon Esperanza will be delivered for immediate extradition to the United States. Only two years ago, General Esperanza led his country's army in a campaign against Communist insurgents - a campaign fought with American money and advisors. Esperanza's fall from power caused ripples not only in his country's recent election, but closer to home as well, when high-ranking Pentagon officials were charged with supplying him with weapons despite the Congressional ban. But mounting evidence that Esperanza's forces violated the neutrality of neighboring made Congress withhold funds - funds which Esperanza is accused of replacing by going into the lucrative business of cocaine smuggling. Although Esperanza was removed as Commander-in-Chief earlier this year, the agreement to extradite him was not reached until yesterday, and Washington insiders say it was a phone call that made it happen - a phone call from an angry American President.
[Stuart snaps off the TV after the newscaster says "from an"]
[Deleted scene; a painter's van pulls up to a service area; the two painters climb out]
Painter: ...busting our ass Christmas week like they're gonna land some extra planes if we finish on time.
[as the painters start to pull equipment out of the back of the van, O'Reilly and Sheldon come up. O'Reilly has a suppressed Glock 17 in his hand]
Painter: What? Need something?
O'Reilly: Yeah.
[He shoots the first painter in the head. His partner turns and is immediately shot as well. O'Reilly and Sheldon shove the bodies further into the back and slam the doors shut, then climb in; O'Reilly punches the code into his radio]
O'Reilly: This is Alice. We're down the rabbit hole.
John McClane: Hi... I need to borrow
[grabs a stamp ink pad and paper]
John McClane: this and this... I'll bring it right back
Rent-A-Car Girl: HEY!
Richard Thornburg: [lying on the ground severly weak] Oh, honey, help me up, will you?
Older Woman (Northeast Plane): Asshole!
John McClane: Holly!... There's your fricken landing-light!
Holly McClane: Holly McClane: John, why does this always happen to us on Christmas Eve?
Grant: [McClane has just returned from a brutal fight with a terrorist] McClane! You alright? You want a medic?
Carmine Lorenzo: McClane, what the hell do you think you're doing out there, huh? Playing John Wayne? How'd ya like to spend the rest of the night in a cell?
Grant: Lorenzo, shut the fuck up and do something useful!
Carmine Lorenzo: Hey! You can't talk to me like that!
Grant: Oh no, Carmine? Sergeant, get this bureaucrat out of Mr. McClane's face! Now!
Sgt. Oswald Cochrane: With pleasure, Sir.
[McClane leaves the payphones, and nearly collides with Colonel Stuart]
Col. Stuart: Excuse me.
[Stuart stares coldly at McClane]
John McClane: Oh you look very familiar to me.
Col. Stuart: [hesitates] I get that a lot. I've been on TV.
John McClane: Yeah. You, too.
[They head on their separate ways, though Stuart takes a second look at McClane as he disappears into the crowd]
[the SWAT team escorting Barnes reaches the moving sidewalk on the Annex Skywalk]
Chief Engineer Leslie Barnes: [on the phone with Trudeau] We're in the Annex Skywalk. I can see the array. I'll give you a call for protocol tests as soon as it's hot. That's all for now.
[hangs up; we hear Barnes give an instruction to the SWAT team's sergeant. At the other end of the sidewalk, we see Sheldon set down his roller and start to reach for his gun]
Sergeant: Right, sir. You've got it.
[At the end of the sidewalk, O'Reilly presses the stop button that shuts down the walkway. All six of the men nearly lose their balance; he then turns his back to them]
Sergeant: What the hell's going on?
[to the worker at the end of the sidewalk]
Sergeant: Hey! Put that back on!
[as they continue along the walkway, Mulkey and Shockley start to reach for their weapons]
Sergeant: Hey, asshole! Whadda I look like to you?
[O'Reilly turns around, holding a Glock 17 in his left hand]
O'Reilly: A sitting duck!
[He shoots the Sergeant in the head, killing him instantly; he then dives for cover as the other officers return fire; McClane hears the gunfire from inside the ventilation shaft]
John McClane: Shit!
[He draws his Beretta 92FS and checks the slide]
John McClane: Damnit! I hate it when I'm right!
[He continues crawling along at a much faster speed]
Col. Stuart: [after McClane's snowmobile explodes] So much for the element of chance!
[Stuart's men arrive in their car to pick up Esperanza; Kahn has barricaded McClane in the cockpit]
Gen. Ramon Esperanza: Where the hell is Colonel Stuart?
Kahn: Come on, General!
[He helps Esperanza out of the airplane; Stuart runs over to him]
Colonel Stuart: [noticing Esperanza's shoulder wound] General!
Gen. Ramon Esperanza: [shoving Stuart's arm away] I'm all right! He said he was a policeman! I thought you had this place secured!
Kahn: He went in the cockpit.
Colonel Stuart: He's going to hell!
[raises his voice]
Colonel Stuart: McClane! I assume it's you, McClane! You're quite a little soldier! You can consider this a military funeral!
[McClane tries to open the cockpit door, which jams against the rescue axe used to secure it. At this point, Stuart, Esperanza, Garber and Kahn open fire on the plane, spraying up the nose of the aircraft with bullets]
John McClane: If Esperanza gets on that plane and makes it to a country that has no extradition treaties, we're fucked.
John McClane: [after Col. Stuart caused a plane to crash]
John McClane: Mother fucker.
John McClane: [noticing Baker on guard duty] Could be a sentry.
Chief Engineer Leslie Barnes: And he could just be out for a walk.
John McClane: Then why is he going over his own footsteps?
Chief Engineer Leslie Barnes: [dryly, while looking at a radio McClane retrieves from one of the Annex Skywalk soldiers] Next time you kill one of these guys, get 'em to enter the code first.
Marvin: I'm Marv. I thought you was trying to steal my records, that's all.
Soldier: Hey Telford! What was *your* chicken-shit outfit doing while we were taking Grenada?
[He and his comrades burst out laughing]
Maj. Grant: Grenada. Five minutes of firefights, five weeks of surfing!
Cpl. Telford: I wish I was with you guys for that!
Maj. Grant: Yeah. Me too, kid.
Cpl. Telford: Really, sir?
Maj. Grant: Sure. Or we wouldn't have to do this.
[Grant promptly pulls out a knife and slits Telford's throat. Telford gasps and then falls over, dead. Grant pulls out a radio and punches in the three digit descrambler code]
Maj. Grant: Eagle Nest, this is Hatchling. We're on schedule, and in position.
[cuts to Colonel Stuart on the other end]
Col. Stuart: Roger, Hatchling. We are secure here. You have a green light, I repeat, a *green* light.
[Miller reaches the church after escaping from McClane; he passes Baker at the door]
Baker: Where's Cochrane?
Miller: He didn't make it.
Baker: Aw, man.
[He brushes some snow off of Miller's jacket. Inside the church, we see Colonel Stuart marking measurements on a map of the airport. He looks up at Miller's arrival]
Colonel Stuart: You're late.
Miller: [sighs] We ran into trouble, Colonel. Some cop... killed Cochrane. I barely got away, sir.
Colonel Stuart: Did you accomplish your mission?
Miller: Yes, sir. But... Cochrane.
Colonel Stuart: Well then the damage is minimal.
Colonel Stuart: The *penalty* could be severe.
[He puts a Glock 17 to Miller's head. Miller tenses up as Stuart pulls the trigger. The gun clicks on an empty chamber]
Colonel Stuart: You fail me again, and the chamber won't be empty. Dismissed.
[He puts his gun away and Miller leaves]
[after finishing a communication with Stuart from a payphone, Garber heads to the bar to meet Cochrane and Miller]
Garber: That was the Colonel. Everyone's in position.
[to Cochrane, who is listening in on a weather report]
Garber: How's the weather?
Sgt. Oswald Cochrane: We've got flurries all along the Virginia coast. New storm front coming in out of the Northeast.
[Garber and Miller grin]
Garber: God loves the Infantry.
Sgt. Oswald Cochrane: Amen.
[Garber's grin fades]
Garber: Carry out your assignments.
[He pulls back his sleeve to check his watch]
Garber: 15:51. Mark.
[They synchronize watches]
Sgt. Oswald Cochrane: Check.
Miller: Later.
[He gets up and leaves]
[Esperanza's plane has appeared; Stuart impersonates the control tower to talk to the plane]
Col. Stuart: Dulles Tower, Foxtrot Michael One. Dulles Tower, Foxtrot Michael One.
Pilot (Foreign Military Plane): This is Foxtrot Michael One, Dulles. We read you, over.
Col. Stuart: Foxtrot Michael One, you are to come in on Runway 1-5. I repeat: 1-5.
[In the back of the plane, Esperanza strangles and kills his guard; cuts to McClane and Marvin in the basement]
Marvin: [about the radio he lifted from one of Stuart's henchmen] I found it on the floor next to the luggage belt. What the hell are you so excited about?
John McClane: The code's still punched into this one.
Marvin: You like it, huh? How 'bout you give me twenty bucks for it.
John McClane: How 'bout I let you live?
Marvin: Man knows how to barter.
[Cuts back to the pilots of Esperanza's plane]
Pilot (Foreign Military Plane): This is contrary to our instructions. We are to land at Runway 1-0, where we are to be met by representatives of your Justice Dep...
[He is interrupted by the sound of someone cocking a pistol, and turns around to see Esperanza pointing a gun at his head]
Gen. Ramon Esperanza: Captain, please tell the tower you will proceed as ordered.
[the pilot looks at his co-pilot, then back at Esperanza, then finally speaks into his headset]
Pilot (Foreign Military Plane): Roger, Dulles. Proceeding to Runway 1-5.
[the co-pilot immediately grabs for the gun. As he struggles with Esperanza, he is shot in the chest, while another errant shot goes through the cockpit window; the resulting noise startles Stuart in the church and Trudeau in the control tower]
Col. Stuart: Foxtrot Michael One, come in please.
[In the plane, Esperanza trains his gun on the pilot again]
Pilot (Foreign Military Plane): What are you gonna do now? You gonna shoot me? Then who would fly the plane?
Gen. Ramon Esperanza: [smiles] Don't worry about it. It's not your problem.
[He shoots and kills the pilot, then takes the pilot's seat. He pulls out a radio transceiver and presses the descrambler code]
Gen. Ramon Esperanza: Eagle Nest, this is Falcon, Mayday. Eagle Nest, this is Falcon, mayday.
[Hearing Esperanza communicating over the radio instead of over the tower frequency, Garber hands Stuart a radio]
Col. Stuart: Go ahead, Falcon.
Gen. Ramon Esperanza: I've lost cabin pressure. Near zero visibility. I must get out of the storm, and land now, on the first accessible runway.
[a van pulls up in front of the church. Baker and Thompson climb out, wearing maintenance workers' uniforms]
Baker: Grab the tools, will ya?
Thompson: Got it.
[Inside the church, the custodian is eating some soup and watching a TV broadcast on Esperanza's extradition]
Newcaster on TV: This is Aimee Nicole reporting live from Escalon Airport, where deposed general Ramon Esperanza has just arrived under heavy guard. Strangely, the deposed dictator's mood seems jubilant.
[Baker knocks on the door]
Newcaster on TV: He is smiling and waving to the crowd like a man running for political office.
[Baker knocks on the door more urgently; the custodian gets up to answer the door]
Newcaster on TV: ...thousands of political prisoners in the past decade, including the new president, and there's no doubt that he still has some ardent supporters, both here and abroad. Rumors abound on Capitol Hill that there were others...
[the custodian opens the door]
Custodian: Yes?
Baker: Sorry to bother you, sir. We're checking our equipment. Got problems with conduit lines in your backyard.
Custodian: Gee, I don't know anything about that.
Thompson: Would you mind if we take a look?
Custodian: Help yourself.
[He shows them into the church as an MD-82 takes off from Dulles on the adjacent runway; the three men walk down the aisle as the broadcast continues in the background]
Custodian: Don't seem right, somehow, closing down this church! Oh I know the parish is gonna keep on using it, but it won't be the same. Been here a lot of years and I've been right here with it. Yeah, I kinda feel like a piece of me is dying along with this church.
Baker: Uh, you're right about that.
[Baker promptly pulls out a suppressed Glock 17 from his jacket and empties three rounds into the custodian, knocking his body backwards into a row of pews that overturn. Baker reholsters his weapon while Thompson watches as the custodian dies]
Newcaster on TV: ...cocaine smuggling, racketeering and bribery of government officials, which he considerably doesn't show. But no matter how high his spirits, they can't hide the fact that America's war on drugs has finally taken its first prisoner.
[Annoyed, Thompson turns off the television and punches the three-digit descrambler code into his walkie-talkie]
Thompson: This is Buckwheat. The clubhouse is open.
[Cuts to Baker and Thompson shifting the pews aside]
[the SWAT team is serving as Barnes's escort to the Skywalk]
Chief Engineer Leslie Barnes: This kind of thing wasn't in my job description.
Sergeant: Don't worry, Mr. Barnes. We'll watch your back.
Chief Engineer Leslie Barnes: Yeah? Who watches yours?
[Trudeau and Barnes are conversing]
Trudeau: Great, National just shut down! Totally iced. They're gonna be sending us THEIR planes!
Chief Engineer Leslie Barnes: Happy, happy holidays.
[Lorenzo follows Trudeau up the stairs to the control tower]
Carmine Lorenzo: ...the worst part, Mr. Trudeau, is the press. Oh they were here anyways - crawling all over the Esperanza story - so they got it right on the fucking news, you know, bloodstains and all. Now personally, I'd like to lock every damn reporter out of the airport. But then they'd just pull that "freedom of speech" crap on us and the ACLU would be all over us.
Trudeau: [goes over to the window and looks out over the airfield] Murder on television. Helluva start to Christmas week.
Chief Engineer Leslie Barnes: What is it? A gang thing like last time?
[McClane comes in]
John McClane: Only if your gangs get their training at Fort Bragg.
[One of the flight attendants reaches Holly's row]
Connie, Stewardess #1: Can I get you another?
Holly McClane: [looks at Thornburg across the aisle] No thank you. I only have to look at his face for another fifteen to twenty minutes.
[the intercom comes on]
Pilot (Northeast Airlines plane): Ladies and gentlemen, this is the captain speaking. I've just been informed by Dulles Traffic Control that there's a weather front moving in ahead of us.
[flips a switch]
Pilot (Northeast Airlines plane): We may be up here a little while longer.
Holly McClane: On second thought.
[Holly holds out her glass]
Carmine Lorenzo: Yeah, yeah! I know all about you and that Nakatomi thing in L.A.! But just cuz the TV thinks you're hot shit, that don't make it so.


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The Journal of Transdisciplinary Environmental Studies' (TES)
Volume 3, Number 2, June. 2004
Jari Lyytimäki (formerly: Jari Välimäki)
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), PO. Box 140, 02510 Helsinki, Finland
Abstract: Disseminating information produced by environmental research to decision-makers and the public is a prerequisite for effective environmental policy formulation and implementation. This paper explores the possibilities for improving the efficiency of producing national level State of the Environment (SoE) reports. The main focus is on practical problems related to preparation of SoE reports, such as co-operation between editors and between different stakeholders. The preparation processes relating to two recently published Finnish SoE reports are described. The cases presented here indicate that the key factors for successful preparation of a SoE report include experience gained with earlier projects, trust between editors and co-operation with various stakeholders. Social capital is proposed as a potentially useful concept when developing the practices of SoE reporting.
Keywords: State of the environment, reporting, multimedia, textbook, integration of knowledge, participation, social capital

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artist talk saturday april 2 @ 2:30pm
Eerdmans Fine Art is pleased to present Portraits of Stone, a series of new paintings by American artist John Woodrow Kelley.
Portraits of Stone continues Kelley's bold exploration of the contemporary meaningfulness of the classical tradition. Each painting is a portrait of a renowned Ancient Greek or Roman sculpture, such as the Hellenistic bronze Boxer at Rest from the National Museum of Rome that "modeled" for the artist's Boxer.
Kelley's interpretations, at times full of pathos and at times surreal, are informed by the lens of today and question mimesis, beauty, and humanism. The artist states, "The Greek myths embody everything that is timeless about the human experience. They reveal truths and acknowledge mysteries. They survive in the subconscious of western man to the point that to learn about them is to experience a shock of recognition."
John Woodrow Kelley (Knoxville, Tennessee, 1952) earned degrees in art history and architecture from the University of Tennessee and Pratt Institute and studied at the Art Students League and New York Academy. He dates the beginning of his interest in classicism to age six when he first visited the world's only full-scale replica of the Greek Parthenon in Nashville. The proportions of the building, directly relating to those of the human body, and the plaster casts of Phidias inside representing the fifth-century B.C. Greek canon of beauty, spurred his lifelong ambition to express the classical tradition in his work.
Kelley has exhibited internationally, including a 2004 retrospective at the The Parthenon in Nashville and group shows at the John Pence Gallery, San Francisco; the Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY and Pandora Old Masters, Milan, Italy. He has received commissions from the Morgan Library, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and Yale University. Greek Mythology Now, a monograph of the artist's work, was recently published in 2014. He lives and works in New York City and Knoxville.


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Author Comments:juri0juli, November 17th, 2011, 8:50 pm ( Reply )
- Hallo,
Here is yet another on time update! Isn't it kinda nice...just a little bit? I'm trying to get out a painting and at least 1 bullet page a week and so far its working.
I went on a trip to a larger modern city with a pretty sad purpose. While most people at my hostel were backpackers trying to see as many sights as they could, I kept coming back with bags of walmart and tesco stuff, haha. And sat in about 5 different starbucks in my 2 days there, reading english books.My excuse was "I came here for westernization, I'll come to tour later".
But Hangzhou was verry cool overall. They've got a sweet and uber chepa bike rental system, and if you're not an idiot like me and almost lose their bike, you can ride pretty smoothly all day. And yeah, the lake was gorgey. I'm gonig to post some artsiness I did (gag worthy but whatever) on my blog in a few hours so check it out: http://yuliyastone.blogspot.com/
But my cool story of the week for you goes like this. I decided to hike a mountain (because the endless amounts of mountains in my town arent enough? ) to go up to some temple which looked pretty interesting. Of course, chinese mountains are mazes so I got lost and ended up walking back downhill coming out to some small very rural part of town, with no foreigners and mostly old folk sitting around, playing mahjong. I decided t walk around the neighborhood anyways. And as I pass by, this really really old man, who is sitting on a chair in the middle of the street, with his little table no which he has watermelon, fish and their local hard liqueur drink, says to me "Hello!" I was taken aback because the older folk can barely speak standard chinese, let alone a word or two in english. SO being in a good mood I replied in chinese, and then he asked me "how are you?: also in english which was cute and I answered back in chinese again. Then he motioned for me to sit down on the chair next to him and starts talking to me in very simple chinese and we actually had a pretty solid conversation. He offered me his fish, his watermelon and we shared a giant ass glass of awful tasting alcohol at 9 am in the morning. As we were chatting a whole crowd of old men pulled up their chairs and we just has this...old man party? It was cool, and every person that walked by would look at us like "what the hell?" and he would tell them "this is my new friend form Canada". It was a fun experience for sure.
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I really like your style it's different ^^
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I can't ride a bike....
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Rethinking Stretching
15 min read.
Are you stuck in the stone age when it comes to your stretching and flexibility? Not getting the results you want? Or keep getting injured while trying to improve? Well hopefully this will get you to reconsider stretching altogether, as its not only inefficient, but counterproductive and potentially dangerous.
Why do you stretch?
If the answer is to make your muscles longer, well I am sorry that won't work, and you are most likely hurting yourself while trying to do so. If your answer is to be more flexible, then I have to ask you why would you stretch to become more flexible? Especially as it leaves you weak at your end range of motion.
Before getting into it further, I would like to cover quickly some stretching and flexibility methods people use, then I will discuss why stretching is a waste of time, dangerous and what you should be doing instead.
There are generally two main types of methods that people in martial arts today follow, Forced Stretching Techniques (FST) and Passive Stretching techniques (PST). There are many variants of each, but basically, they are the same. One is trying to passively wait out the tension, the other is trying to force you through it. The problem they both share is, they make you weak at your end range of motion, but more on that later. PST are much more common today than FST, but FST are making a come back.
My problem with Forced Stretching Techniques FST, is they are dangerous, while you may find you get results fast, it comes with a high price, of constant pain, muscle soreness and injury through tearing and sometimes ligament and joint capsule damage which could put you out of practice for a long time, or even permanently. And if you happen to stay injury free, you still end up weak in your new-found range, which means you cannot use it in a functional movement. If you practice or your teacher instructs you in the manner of the following … I would recommend finding a new teacher or method immediately. The "why" should be obvious right? Health first!!!
This is insane! If you are doing any type of stretching like this stop!
The opposite of FST are Passive Stretching Techniques PST.
PST are not efficient and have no carry over to athletic improvement whatsoever. These are your typical "Static stretches" that you may already do in class, such as holding stretches or poses from 30 secs to a couple of minutes, in the hope of somehow "elongating" your muscles or trying to wait out the tension… why??. Both methods don't work efficiently, or safely and go against common principles of both physiology and exercise Science. Namely you cannot make a muscle longer by stretching it, without resulting in injury and loss of elasticity and both methods leave you weak in your new range of motion. Some alternative methods attempt to bypass your stretch reflex by using shutdown techniques (ex.ballistic stretching) or bypassing it altogether by prying in and out of a harder leverage point. Still, these leave you weak at the end range of movement.
Why is weakness a problem?
Because if you are weak, you cannot move. I know you all have at some stage experienced taking a deep Kamae like Ichimoni, only to find yourself wedged into the ground, overwhelmed by your training partner and unable to move effectively from it. You got stuck, because although you were flexible enough to get into the position, you were not strong enough to control it and move out of it, you lacked mobility. Strength controls mobility, you cannot move well without it and any method you follow or instruction you receive from a teacher that recommends stretching to increase your flexibility over End Range Strength to develop mobility is ignorant and you should really consider finding a new method or teacher. Sounds harsh but its true, they don't know what they are doing, and its getting you nowhere fast!
Please note
With the exception of specific joint health ailments, for example FAI, there is no reason a healthy individual cannot develop full range of motion. Age is not an excuse either, if you think it is, because you have have tried to stretch before, try getting strong in your end range instead! 30's, 40's 50's 60's it doesn't matter, you can't move because you lacking end range strength.
After following a typical "Stretching" program, you will most likely be instructed to then go and develop your strength separately from the main stretching program, as a separate skill with nonspecific exercises (Strength is specific, therefore mobility is, but more on that later). Who has the time to stretch for an hour, then go do a strength workout to enhance your stretching program, then go and do your own martial arts practice on top of that?
So, you become stuck in a loop of either doing the same ineffective stretches getting little to no results, using methods that leave you too sore or injured to do anything else or you feel aimless and struggle with motivation because your results come slowly and there is no real way to measure your progress without maxing out. Rinse and repeat…
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Now we are talking about training adults, not children. The methods used to develop flexibility in children should not be used for adults, they are not effective. Everyone understands that children physiologically are different to adults, and both groups have different needs to each other, and need to practice differently, so this shouldn't be a problem. Further reading on why see Children and Flexibility training by Thomas Kurz, in Stretching Scientifically.
If you practice yoga, this is not a dig at your personal practice, we are talking about developing functional movement by training your End Range Strength to gain mobility for martial arts practice. If you wish to practice yoga for other reasons or health benefits (Breathing, meditation, community or you just like it etc) go for it. But for functional movement or use in martial arts, End Range Strength is more effective.
In case you didn't know, your muscles are already long enough to display any levels of flexibility required of them, your nervous system just prevents you from displaying it due to fear, so your stretch reflex kicks in as a natural defense mechanism to prevent harm, injury or just plain getting stuck. Stretching or attempting to stretch against this tension is inefficient, performance decreasing and potentially harmful given the type and timing of the "stretch" you perform. You cannot elongate or lengthen your muscles, not without damaging your tissue and losing elasticity anyway. That "stretch" you feel is your body contracting your muscle, to stop you from hurting yourself. Why would you fight that by stretching it? It makes no sense….
Your body does not allow you to move in a manner which it cannot control, so developing "flexibility" without strength is useless, because you will not be able to apply it when you need it as a martial artist. By stretching and attempting to improve your "flexibility", you are actually making yourself weaker and less mobile. Yes, you may gain a new range, but if you can't move from it, what is the point? And if you must do separate strength sessions to compensate for this, why would you? If you didn't have to? It's time to get more effective and efficient.
We need to get a handle on some terminology before we continue that is often misunderstood.
Flexibility: The ability of a muscle or muscle groups and associated connective tissue to lengthen passively through a range of motion. More simply, in a relaxed, gentle or passive manner, how far can you lengthen a muscle in a Range of Motion (ROM). For example, how far you can go into a stretch or pose.
Mobility: The ability of a joint to Actively move through its intended range of motion. More simply, using strength to move into and out of your intended ROM, under control and choosing the speed at which you perform it. For example, taking low kamae, but still being able to kick and move without making inefficient and superfluous movements (Errors) that are prevalent in our community (more to come about these errors in the future) is of prime importance for us. Mobility is what you want to train for, flexibility then becomes a natural by-product of high quality mobility practice.
Why is this important?
Your ability to display a passive position/pose/stretch (Flexibility) does not reflect your ability to be able to move into and out of it in a dynamic fashion (Mobility), being dynamic and moving with control is a key attribute of being a good martial artist. When you do not develop the strength required to move at your end range of motion, you become weak and inefficient and cannon fodder for those who can move unrestricted, with power and speed. For us as martial artists, weakness at your end range of motion is bad. Sure, you may be flexible and can display a static position, but if you can't move from it, you are about as useful as a frozen soup sandwich.
So where does this leave us now?
In general, that stretching is a waste of time, inefficient, can be counterproductive or potentially harmful (Depending on type and timing). Training to also only increase your flexibility is a waste of time if it does not increase your movement potential or mobility.
Training for mobility on the other hand, increases your athleticism, protects your joints, allows dynamic control, provides joint stability and increases your flexibility without having to train for it. Quality mobility training will allow you to simultaneously develop your strength, control, stability, power, speed and flexibility all via training your Strength at the End Ranges of motion. We call this type of practice End Range Strength or ERS.
Ok time for a little bit of nerdy stuff, stick with me here.
From the Law of Specificity we know that, what we practice is what we can do. Strength is specific and following the SAID principle (Specific Adaption to Imposed Demands) we know that if we practice passively and in a static way, that is what we will be good at (flexibility), and if we practice moving in and out of end range of movement, using strength and under full control (mobility) that is what we will be good at. Therefore, mobility practice is superior to flexibility practice for Martial Artists, it's as simple as that. Good flexibility does not guarantee mobility, but good mobility guarantees flexibility and unrestricted movements, in a dynamic action as required for martial arts and all sports.
For us flexibility is a by-product of quality mobility training, that being strength training at the end ranges ERS. Whereas the same cannot be said for "stretching" or "Flexibility" training regarding strength.
Remember strength gains are joint-angle specific: if you train in mid-ranges, you make gains in your mid-ranges. If you train at your end-ranges, you make gains at your end-ranges, the mid-range becomes redundant. If you make gains at your end-ranges, you make gains on your mobility. Remember that there is little to no transfer from passive flexibility to mobility, but passive flexibility is a by-product of your high quality mobility practice. Which is why proper strength training at the end range is so important. No strength, no movement. No movement, no mobility.
Ok, so where are we up to now?
We need to stop stretching and trying to get flexible and start focussing on Mobility by getting strong in your end range.
Exercise and Sport Scientists have known for more than 40 years the benefits of developing your strength at the end ranges of motion to enhance your mobility. So why then isn't everybody flexible and mobile then? Well there has been a disconnect between theory and practice. To fix this is simple, we just need to get strong, in a specific fashion, that has carry over across all ranges. Training for strength at the end range of motion benefits all ranges, but the same is not true for training the mid-range. Train the end range, gain in all ranges. Train in the middle, stay in middle. Simple really. Note, we are not talking about lifting Barbells (Squats, Bench, Deads), but specific, unique and targeted exercises that develop strength at your end range.
What is End Range Strength
ERS is the ability of a muscle or muscle group to generate maximal force or torque at available end ranges of motion at a specified or determined velocity. ERS creates usable ranges of motion by increasing muscular capacity at available end ranges of motion instead of overcoming the stretch reflex passively or by using harmful or forced shutdown techniques. By getting strong, you don't need to bypass or shutdown anything, you don't need to trick your stretch reflex, because your body knows it's able to move safely and efficiently and under load. Due to the improvements in strength & power across the joint you not only enhance your mobility & joint health, you very likely will reduce your risk of injury too.
Increased end range strength = increased active ranges of motion.
End range strength will still help you better than any other method drop into forward fold with your palms flat, perform butterfly with your knees on the ground, do the splits etc and display your flexibility as a natural by-product of the ERS practice, but its primary purpose will dramatically help you run, jump, punch, kick, balance and perform kamae and taijutsu better. End range strength training truly is the king of all mobility practices you can undertake.
Remember flexibility is not mobility, we need strength to have control. Strength is good, we cannot move without using our muscles, and we cannot be good martial artists without strength. Strength allows us to have stability and control, move at speed and with power, but also to relax. All of which are key attributes for a martial artist.
More nerdy stuff
Quick rundown on Muscle fibres and motor units (Stick with me on this)
Motor unit recruitment refers to the activation of additional motor units to accomplish an increase in contractile strength... no motor unit activation, no strength at mid & end ranges of motion... it's the very foundation of movement.
A motor unit is made up of a motor neuron and the skeletal muscle fibres innervated by that motor neuron's axonal terminals... all muscle fibres in a motor unit are of the same fibre type... muscle fibres are the individual contractile units within a muscle... basically there are three types of fibres: Type one (I), Type two A (IIa) and Type two B (IIb)... each fibre type has different qualities in the way they perform and how quickly they fatigue.
Motor unit recruitment depends on the load (force/resistance)... with light intensity the Type I (slow twitch, low-force) motor units are recruited first... when the load is increased, the Type IIa (fast twitch, high-force) will be recruited with the help of the Type I fibres... when the load becomes even greater, the Type IIb (fast twitch, max-force) will be recruited with the help of the Type IIa and Type I motor units (Hennemann's size principle).
The Type I fibre is important for endurance in general and designed for sustained low levels of activity... it serves an anti-gravity function and performs most of the weight-bearing movements of the body. The Type II fibres are built for explosive, very short duration activity, therefore they serve an injury prevention function... they are designed for short to moderate time periods, consisting of moderate to high intensity. The Type IIb fibres are the most important to the athlete's force transmission capabilities because they generate the largest and fastest muscle fibre found in the body.
Now think about your practice, do you recruit Type I or Type II fibres? Which do you think you will need more as a martial artist who moves in a dynamic way? Do you think only working on your type I fibres will help you move, especially in the way a martial artist requires it? ERS has a focus on developing your Type II fibres activation at end ranges of motion. Which is why it works more effectively than other methods. By practicing ERS you not only get the mobility, but you get the flexibility too, the same cannot be said for just practicing flexibility. Being strong at the end range teaches your body it is safe and in control of your movements and your stretch reflex won't kick in any more, allowing you to move freely, with power & speed and with full control of where and how you choose to move.
"For human adults stretching (static, passive, PNF, kinetic, loaded) is the most ineffective way to create a long-lasting change in ranges of motion across a joint. Strength training at end ranges of motion, makes stretching obsolete. He who makes a differentiation between mobility and strength training lives in the shadow of scientific dogmatism... a leopard is supple not because of its ability to stretch but rather of its capability to produce explosive strength & speed." -Andre Irbach
Strength is king, with strength comes stability, with stability comes mobility.
At no stage in a fight or during practice will your ability to hold a stretch or pose for 2 mins help you. Your ability to produce power, speed and use your strength will because strength gives you access to your full ROM and full movement potential.
Remember your muscles are long enough, attempting to stretch and elongate them is dangerous and ineffective. Your stretch reflex kicks in to protect you from harm, it's your bodies solution to the problem it is facing, which is its inability to generate power across your joints, which automatically leads to stiffness out of protective reasons. Being stiff and tight isn't a problem for your body, it's the solution to the problem it has. By removing the weakness by getting strong in your end ranges of motion, you eliminate the problem of tightness and can move unrestricted and free, fast and powerful all while protecting your joint health.
Remember that our bodies require reciprocal tension in order to function and stay balanced (bio-tensegrity), so when a muscle group is not doing its job well, due to dysfunction, it can be come tight. So, your muscles are not tight due to shortness, they are tight because they don't work correctly. You need to learn how to activate them again, in the right way. One of the main causes of tightness is a lack of end range strength, which leads to a lack of stability across your joint, which your body interprets as potentially harmful, so to counter this it activates your muscles to provide tension to create stability, it just so happens to be done in a way that leads to uncomfortable tightness/stiffness or pain, to prevent a worse motor pattern taking over or injury from happening. Excessive muscular tightness is the body's attempt to stabilise the joints (protection). If you try to stretch to get "relief" things just go from bad to worse. Instead work on building stability with end range strength training. In other words, by utilising ERS, we are treating the source not the symptom. Mobility is an expression of ERS. Practice that and ditch the latest fad "stretching and mobilisation" exercises you read about online, all you are doing is patching a symptom and not eliminating it at the source like you should be doing.
"Stretching a dysfunctional muscle is like pulling on a frozen rubber band... which is not really a good idea... most athlete's muscles are dysfunctional at end ranges b/c they mainly train at mid ranges... according to the law of specificity you get what you do: mid-range training = mid-range stretchability, end range training = end range stretchability... it's really that simple. It's time to raise your standards" -Andre Irbach
There are a number of ways we utilise ERS, but the general idea is you need to learn how to activate your muscles first in the correct functional pattern, then learn how to control it with a lift, then learn how to move in and out of range under load. Then we look for speed via a ballistic movement (not to be confused with Ballistic stretching).
Remember the ability to control your movement, at your end range of motion, is more important than displaying a stretch or passive pose. End range strength is your force multiplier when it comes to Mobility training. You increase your strength, active range of motion, protect your joints, increase your flexibility all while being able to track your progress more effectively by being able to measure not only your flexibility increases, but the load, sets, reps and time under tension too. The more you measure, the more you have to track, which means you can see your gains in mobility coming each training session.
So how do I know if I am weak?
Pretty easy, just test your movement potential. Try some of these exercises out below, remember these are just small example of some movements and not a comprehensive assessment or the method, but they can show you where you are lacking in mobility.
If you need an in-depth analysis of your mobility, then you need a full body assessment and review by a competent coach or instructor. Followed by a closely monitored and tailored mobility program just for you, that is constantly adjusted & enhanced to keep up with your progress.
There will be videos on Facebook and Instagram.
Can you perform butterfly all the way to the floor? No… you lack ERS. If you can, can move under load from that position? No, you don't own it yet, and need to learn how to get strong in it.
Can you walk or squat on your feet in pointe mobility position? No, you lack End Range Strength.
Can you do hero? How about actively?
How is your internal rotation?
Hatsumi Soke, Ishizuka Dai- Shihan and Dr Kacem Zoughari all understand mobility and all move in such a graceful and efficient manner, while being able to display flexibility when they need to. If they made the time to develop it, shouldnt you? BTW these might be some nice retro photo's, but they can still do it all today. I truly believe mobility its the No1 thing you can do, that will greatly enhance not only your taijutsu, but your health too. Its not only benefitting myself, but all of training partners and friends in Australia, and all around the world.
These are just some small basic examples, any questions feel free to comment or message me.
If you don't know how to begin, ask your instructor for help!
If they don't know how to help you increase your mobility and improve your body control & taijutsu then contact me, I offer online coaching in 3 and 6 month training blocks.
For some common mobility mistakes and some more info on how to get started with mobility coaching read the link below, or sign up today via paypal to get started.
Cheers Gray
"Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering"- Master Yoda
I am sorry to say, but Yoda was wrong. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to a whinging post on social Media. Whinging post leads to more awareness for my dojo online. It's a good win for me.
It's true, hate is good for my dojo. The best part though, I don't have to do anything to get it.
There is a really strange phenomenon that happens online within the Bujinkan community. Where a small group of self-appointed "Shihan" and "experts" keep trying to spread disinformation, or behave in a way resembling bickering school children. Or in some sort of voyeuristic manner, creepily hate-stalk people online.
In group dynamics we see quite often the stance of opposition for opposition sake. We see this in school as children, in hostile work environments and in sports and social clubs. For example in the world of politics, I don't like that politician, so I will oppose anything they suggest for the better or the worse. You see it's much easier to oppose something whether warranted or not, then to propose something better.
You have to look quite closely, and as neutrally as possible at some of the posts online regarding certain individuals in our small community online, especially when they are talking about other people. You need to ask yourself some questions and answer them honestly.
Why does this person speak ill of another like this online? Especially when the target of the posts has no social media presence? So if they are attempting to confront the person, are they just too stupid to realise that no one in their right mind, will join a social media platform to defend themselves from baseless accusations from people they do not know?
Would real "Shihan's" lower themselves to such a level as to gossip about another person online…They offer no insight, real critique or constructive criticisms… and they resort to insults and name calling very quickly and then try to back track on what they say. They encourage the behavior on their self-administrated pages and platforms by getting their students and friends to participate as well, because it is not hard to herd sheep.
Seriously though, being a master, teacher or instructor is about discovery and helping others rise above and grow. If what these people do is so much better, why do they not offer help to the person? Why don't they demonstrate that what they do is better and more useful? Why don't they extend the olive branch and try and make the community as a whole stronger? After all, according to the self-appointed "shihan", what they do is so much more remarkable, it should be rather easy for them to demonstrate their adeptness in our art, then everyone would want to practice with them right? Or do they instead offer snide remarks and insults and lead sheep to behave in the same way? Without offering a better alternative. Would a real shihan behave like this?
The most humorous part of all is that occasionally these people share videos online or comment on other members pages praising certain BBT practitioners for having superb Taijutsu, and all the comments that follow also praise the video/posts/comments/blogs. But these people do not realise, that the person is actually a student of the one they drip about the most.
So if you are not offering something helpful or better, and you are just gossiping or joining in on the gossiping, or you follow someone who gossips like we see on social media, ask yourself, is any of this making you a better martial artist? A better person? Is this helping me at all? Or do you/they come across behaving like a spoiled school child?
For me personally, when these people pop up and spread their "hate", it's good for me. You know why? Because people go and check out those who have said things and those who they spoke ill of via Youtube and other Social Media Platforms, and you know what happens when they do, they see the difference for themselves and then come and practice Ninjutsu with us here in Brisbane and make their own minds up, or with my teacher or with my friends from around the world. These people don't behave like sheep, they make their own decisions. They are going to see healthy, flexible and dynamic movers, who are extremely passionate and enthusiastic, who don't chase ranks, titles or medals and who don't go around slandering people on public forums, who encourage debate and dialog vs people who… I'll let you decide.
It is also quite funny that these same people who disparage others are always happy to have the person they dislike translate for them in Hombu, act as intermediary between them and Soke etc. They still buy his books, subscribe to VOD services offered, or get their students to. They watch any YouTube content with him, makes you wonder if they actually hate him, or are they just extremely envious of what he has to offer, because they cannot do it themselves.
As you know, people like to talk, but they don't always speak the truth, and their eyes can sometimes deceive them, they may be pressured socially to think or behave in a certain way (Master/Slave relationship not Master/Student), so you have to ask yourself, do I know this person someone is speaking poorly of? Have I practiced with him? Have you firsthand experience with them face to face? Why am I so offended by this person, someone I do not know personally, that as an adult I will go online and have a cry about them? Will this solve my issues? Why do I or my friend/student/teacher behave like this online about someone they dislike and do not know? Is it because you/they are actually insecure about your/their own abilities? If it is, maybe you should spend less time on the internet and more time practicing instead. Unless you prefer mindlessly following others and not thinking for yourself?
As for me, I say keep on hating, you are raising more awareness for our Brisbane dojo and our online community, and when people come and experience it first hand, they will see what we have to offer. Hard work, honesty, integrity, precision, open dialog, friendship, debate, culture, history, more hard work etc…
My teacher and his master gave me this piece of advice after practicing in the Bujinkan already for 12 years when I first met them. Practice with everyone and then make your own mind up. You are an adult. You alone are responsible for your own choices. Which means if you chose correctly, good for you. If you chose poorly, I am sorry you made a mistake. But instead of having a cry, why don't you fix the problem yourself.
Remember, your teacher is not there to be worshiped, you are not their slave. You don't owe them anything but your best effort. Question everything they say or do in practice, then question everything you say or do in practice as well. Learn to think for yourself, honestly it won't hurt as much as you think it will.
Cheers Gray
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Reflections from the rain.
This photo of the old Bujinkan Honbu Dojo just came up in my FB history from Oct 2012.
What is interesting about it from my point of view is this. It made me reflect back instantly to Oct 2012.
I took the photo in the middle of a rain storm, at what I thought was pretty much the end of my Bujinkan Journey. I was very disillusioned and disappointed in my journey so far after 12 years and I had all but decided to give up on my Bujinkan Practice when I would return home to Australia from Japan after being there for a couple months...
As I was still in Japan for a another couple weeks (I was returning home on the 1st of November) I said to myself, well you are still in Japan for another 4 weeks or so, you may as well keep practicing as you don't like walking around doing touristy stuff.
About 3 weeks later at Ayase Budokan, I met Kacem, and the next morning after that, I met Ishizuka Shihan and as they say, the rest is history.
The pouring rain and the dark and stormy night were representative of how I was feeling at the time in my budo journey. Lost, confused, disillusioned and disappointed in myself and my practice and with who I practiced (yes I judge others, its natural, and if you say you don't you are full of shit).
Meeting Kacem and experiencing what he had to offer was horrible... My ego couldn't take it, I didn't realize I was that bad, and every teacher that I had before sucked. Yeah they were nice, and I am still friends with many of them today, but they sucked at budo. Most of them made up what they were doing, the others, couldn't beat an egg.... I was in denial, but the most pathetic thing of all... I knew Kacem was right, I had doubts about my own practice long before I met Kacem, I tried to do what everyone else seems to do, and that is patch up the missing holes in my game from other arts or just make it up.... I felt like a fraud. But actually admitting to myself that I had to start over, and then committing to that was hard. But once I did take the first step, it was like a huge burden of shit was lifted off my shoulders to be replaced by a ton of hard work, yes it was still stress, but it was the good kind of stress that stimulates, not the bad kind that pollutes. The worse part is, Kacem never said a bad word to me, or about anyone else. His amazing skill level made me instantly recognize all the doubts and feelings I just described above. He never said anything for me to agree with him, or for me to say he was right. What I mean is this, I knew by the way Kacem moved he was right and what I had been doing before was wrong, I knew it to my core.
I still remember the first technique I practiced with Kacem, it was in a Ishizuka Shihan class and it was Ganseki Nage. I remember Ishizuka and Kacem, just laughing and smiling the whole time, nice and relaxed and no matter how fast and how hard I went, and if I tried to mix up the attacks, be dirty or try and disengaged, they always got Ganseki Nage on me, without hitting me or hurting me, but I couldn't stop them. It was truly humiliating being that outclassed... No matter what you did or tried to do to them, they laughed and smiled and were not even concerned by me... It was truly eye opening, and my first time experiencing real Masters. The fact that they made it look so easy, and never changed to henka, regardless of what I tried was truly awe inspiring.
Its funny that the best day for many people in the Bujinkan is the day they pass their godan test. For me it was the worse. It was the day I found out what I really was, and where I was going.... nothing and nowhere. Something needed to change, and like a divine wind, Kacem and Ishizuka Shihan appeared at the right moment.
I honestly believe meeting Kacem has changed my entire life. Not just my budo, but my entire life for the better.
He encouraged me to pursue further education, to get my Masters Degree, to regain my health and look after myself after suffering a life altering back injury from the Marines, which I am still recovering from 7 years later. He pushes me to be a better student and to never rest on my laurels about what I used to be able to do. Inspires me to learn foreign languages, study history and become well read across a vast range of topics.
I cannot think of a single teacher, athlete, coach or mentor in my life who has inspired me as much as he has. I don't think the next 5 people on the list added up would even get close to matching the level of inspiration he has provided me. Always leading by example and from the front, and demanding your utmost excellence and effort in everything you undertake. Always pushing you to do better than before.
I never thought when I took this photo, that I would be writing this now, but it is great to reflect back on it, and know that the future looks bright.
I'll leave this quote here to finish.
"If you discover along the way that something isn't right either with your master, with your art or with you, don't hesitate to admit it and to change it at once, even if the price for that would be to start over from the beginning."- Dr Kacem Zoughari
Kacem Brisbane Seminar Dec 2017
Japan thoughts March 2017
Well firstly let me say thank you very much for the interest you have all shown in our (Chris, Craig and Gray) trip, the influx of questions and feedback to my inbox has been overwhelming to say the least.
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So just run it as normal and record the log?
Ok thanks. Annoyingly it doesn't do it all the time so I will have to wait for the problem to appear and make sure I have my laptop with me.
boXXer started following HELP required setting up Launch control on my Fury and Weird intermittent misfire problem!
Weird intermittent misfire problem!Hi guys. I have a fury ecu, and recently it has been doing something quite weird! every so often, whether the car is fully warmed or warming up, a kind of rev limiter comes on and won't let me rev the car above 2-3k and it varies in revs. Im pretty sure it's an ignition cut as it stinks of fuel when it's on. The only way I can describe it, is as if the rev limiter has been set to a random RPM between 2-3k as it varies. If you blip the throttle it won't clear and if you plant the throttle it also won't clear. I've tried turning the ignition off and on again, and also disconnecting the battery to reset it but none of this helps. It then decides to clear itself and won't do it again for a while, then next time I drive the car it starts again but not every time. Examples are: i was waiting in the pit lane to go out on track recently. Was idling fine then when I went to pull away there's a misfire again up until 2500rpm or so. I got stuck in the paddock, drove it back to the pits and sat there for a while idling it and then it cleared and didn't come back. Another time was when I was driving down the motorway, no problem at all until I pulled off down towards a roundabout, went to pull away and BANG it was there again until it decided to disappear. I do have launch control enabled but with a 3500 (I think at least) rev limiter, 3 sec initiation and 30% load throttle so I'm 90% sure it's not that although I haven't turned it off in the software completely which is what I may try next. Any help/suggestions would be great. Thanks!
Ok thanks.
Thanks for your help. Would -10 degrees ABSOLUTE be a good place to start for a turbo car?
also, is the launch ignition trim a - (minus) figure or not?
Ah ok. What does that do? I know there's a help file but I'm no ok my laptop.
Thanks for all your help guys. Fitted a inline pressure switch from my hydraulic handbrake and it switches the program on and off in the ecu with an earth no problem. Only thing now is, it says 'active' and i have set launch at 1500 rpm for testing but it revs straight past. Have started a new topic here: http://forums.linkecu.com/topic/9048-help-required-setting-up-launch-control-on-my-fury/
HELP required setting up Launch control on my FuryHi guys, so i have fitted a inline brake switch from my hydraulic handbrake and wired it on Di2 ans it switches the launch control program on and off no problem at all (well the status changes anyway). The only thing is, it doesnt do anything at all when enabled. I set the revs to 1500RPM for testing, but it just revs straight past. Anyone got some base settings i can try or i have forgotten to change a setting in the ECU. Have attached some pics of the ecu status and my settings. Thanks in advance
Im on e throttle if that makes any difference?
Hi Adam. Yes it does as it's a drift car and the handbrake is used quite a bit and will kill the revs when trying to keep them up with the throttle.
Perfect. Thanks for your help. I'll give it a go at the weekend
So you mean the dash switch set to on, then use the handbrake switch to break that connection to off? (Ground) This is the switch I have ordered. Makes the connection when pressure applied https://www.demon-tweeks.com/goodridge-banjo-bolt-brake-light-switch-243429/?sku=GDRBL775-03C&istCompanyId=a2904180-3a7d-4e56-b876-cf81c9512180&istItemId=-xpittlaqwi&istBid=t&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIibWkkODd3QIVS77tCh1Bkw84EAQYASABEgIdB_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds


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GREEN BAY, Wis. — On the same day Matt Flynn was reportedly scheduled to work out for the New York Giants, the Green Bay Packers got serious about retaining the backup quarterback who salvaged their 2013 season.
According to FOX Sports' Mike Garafolo, confirming an earlier report, Flynn re-signed with the Packers this week. The terms of the deal are not yet known.
It's been a strange couple years for Flynn, who was a backup extraordinaire in limited opportunities while playing for Green Bay from 2008-11. He performed so well in his two starts during that span (including setting multiple franchise records in Week 17 of the 2011 season) that the Seattle Seahawks signed him to a three-year contract with $10 million guaranteed early in the 2012 offseason.
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However, all of that disappointment for Flynn was just setting the stage for a reunion with the Packers. After injuries to starter Aaron Rodgers and backup Seneca Wallace, Flynn worked out for Green Bay on Nov. 12 and signed that same day.
"He looks like he's never left," coach Mike McCarthy said at the time. "We were talking, he said he left here January 2012, and it seems like he's been gone 10 years because, obviously, the experiences that he's been through."
When practice-squad call-up Scott Tolzien struggled as the Packers' starter in Week 12 against the Minnesota Vikings, Flynn got the call off the bench in the second half. In front of a pro-Flynn Lambeau Field crowd, he brought Green Bay back from a 20-7 deficit and forced a tie in overtime.
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"Matt did a lot of good things," McCarthy said on Dec. 26. "Matt just kept getting better. You talk about someone who wasn't here in training camp, was in three different offenses this year before he got here. Things have changed since he left, but I was pleased with what Matt did for us."
McCarthy later added, "Matt, he's had some highs and he's had some lows the last couple years, and he's stayed steady throughout everything. To be able to come in here after what he's gone through and be able to step up and fight and give us a chance to win games and keep us in games, I think it says a lot about him. Hats off to Matt."
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Rachel Anne Maddow was born on April 1, 1973, in Castro Valley, California, United States. Her mother Elaine Maddow was an administrator in a school, and her father used to serve in the United States Air Force before becoming a lawyer a year before Rachel's birth, and his name is Robert Maddow.
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Rachel Maddow has been receiving numerous awards for her outstanding career achievements. She has won 2 News & Documentary Emmy Awards for Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis for "The Rachel Maddow Show". Rachel Maddow won the 2017 News & Documentary Emmy Award in the Outstanding Live Interview with Kellyanne Conway.
As for her own and not for a specific work, Rachel Maddow received the Shorty Award for Best Journalist, the Alliance for Women in Media Gracie Award, Walter Cronkite Faith & Freedom Award, and the Gracie Allen Award for Outstanding Host. She also received an honorary Doctor of Laws from the Smith College.
Net Worth of Rachel Maddow
The estimated net worth of the TV host, actress, author and liberal political commentator Rachel Maddow is $20 million. She made her 10s of millions fortune from the TV shows she host and worked in and from her New York Times Best Seller Book "Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power". Rachel Maddow estimated annual salary is $6-7 million.
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Awarded 'Ad Astra Per Aspera' by San Antonio College
Thank you to my mentor Claudio San Miguel and San Antonio College for this wonderful award 'ad astra per aspera' which translates to "through hardships to the stars." It is adorned by a powerful piece illustrated by Vincent Valdez. I am very grateful!


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A Guy's Take on Birchbox...
Birchbox is a monthly subscription of five beauty samples all picked around a theme for the month.
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