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That's a misconception that many people make. You burn the fat off and then build the muscle - there's no such thing as turning fat into muscle because that's biologically impossible.

Many fitness people don't believe in the word toning, but I think people get the general meaning of toning by burning fat while building some muscle at the same time. A person with my build, my excercise/work out regiment leans towards toning/bodybuilding simply because my asthma gets in the way of truly building a lean, thin body.

Here's another thing to consider - boxing. It's great for overall body fitness and extremely great at raising cardio as well as the added benefit of learning self-defense. No, I'm not talking about those tae-bo classes or some aerobics class that incorporates some martial arts because that's dumb. Sure, you'll burn the calories, but it's nothing like burning calories and learning how to defend yourself like boxing.

I also got into boxing because of Hajime no Ippo. It's such a legit anime/manga sports series because many of its moves are real and scientifically proven with references to real live boxers. Another great thing about boxing is that it is terrific for cardio workouts and getting your body in shape. You're not only learning self-defense, you're also toning your body into a stamina machine. It's a great sport for anyone to pick up.

I haven't been at my local gym due to college, but I can't wait to get back into the gym and let it rip at the punching bags in the boxing corner. (no ring, but theres a boxing equipment set up.)

Solid plan man, except for a lack of an exit strategy. Instead of Sam's Club, it's Costco for me. (except a lack of guns/ammo.) It's probably one of the more realistic plans out there. Since my Costco don't got guns, I'd probably procure from somewhere and then head over to the Costco. I should make a note that I'm not expecting slow shuffling zombies. I'm expecting zombies that can run and do whatever it takes to get you like Left 4 Dead. Here's a list stuff I would bring.

Things I would bring along: (in order of importance)
1. First aid - a fucking must, unless you get bitten
2. Flashlights and spare batteries (not attached to gun/s) - when we talk zombie apocalypse, most likely many generators, power plants, service towers will stop functioning, and there's a big chance they will. This will help illuminate your path. Flares/glowsticks can be used as an alternative, but best used for temporary lighting and signaling other survivors.
3. Extra rations - to survive the trek to Costco/gun store in case shit hits the fan, or any trek. MREs are obviously recommended, but any other non-perishable food is a must unless you find a fridge of frozen food, e.g. snack bars, bags of chips, canned food, etc. Canned food can be open with a swiss army knife.
4. Radio, walkie talkie, cellphone - the cell in the first few days/weeks until the service towers stop function. Obvious usage for contacting survivors, armed forces, or for SOS over long distances.
5. Belt holder/holsters and backpack - to hold your shit and weapons of course.
6. Matches/lighters/lighter fluid - another source of light, but also can be used to cook food, light molotovs, and signaling other survivors.
7. Body armor and helmet - light, but durable is key. You want to be mobile if zombies start gunning for you. Arm guards, shin/knee guards, neck protector, boots, and some sort of chest/back armor. Kevlar can be used as I would assume it can withstand a bite.
8. Clothes - as funny as this may sound, you might want an extra pair, two, or three sets of clothes for wear and tear, dirtiness, and if you get blood/vomit/something-strong-smelling on you, you should ditch those clothes because the smell will attract zombies.
9. Personal hygiene kit - optional, but very common sense. Only if you have room in your luggage/transport.

Weapons/armaments: (with flashlights attached)
1. Melee weapons: when the shit really hits the fan, I'd go with either a katana (unlikely but nice), lead pipe, crowbar, aluminum bat, knives, or machetes. At the very least, have a swiss army knife to do various functions. Axes or chainsaws are cumbersome and impractical. Always aim for the head/spine.
2. Handguns x2 w/ silencers: in case I lose my primary weapon, anything from glocks to berettas to Heckler Kochs, though penetration is more important than magazine capacity I believe. Revolvers and magnums should not be on your list of handguns to procure simply due to small magazine capacity even if they offer max penetration in the handgun family. Colt M1911A are fine as well. Always aim for the head when possible - a spine shot is too risky.
3. Primary weapons: there are 3 categories of weapons to choose (Left 4 Dead experience)
a) Shotgun (semi-auto): good for close range, close quarter combat inside buildings, rooms, alleyways, narrow streets, and forests/woods. Semi-auto (benelli M1014) is preferable to the pump-action (Remington/Mossberg) due to less action involved every time pumping a shell into the chamber. Also, the spread pattern and force that a shell spews out is very lethal, and at 1-10 yards it is guaranteed a 1-shot KO. Little aiming is required, but chest/headshots are your best bet. Beware of recoil.
b) Assault Rifle (AR): good for medium range combat (also for close/long) such as streets, open country, towns, and even inside buildings. Recommended model is M4 Carbine with SOPMOD packs if possible - better than M16 because usage can extend to close-quarters with less barrel length for turning angles. Also, M4 is the popular variant of the M16, and most used AR model. Good for spraying and blanket/cover fire, but that is not recommended unless pressured. Use burst fire to conserve ammo. A subcategory is the SMG, but in a zombie fight, aim and precision will do you much better than wildly spraying bullets into the zombie horde while wasting ammo hoping to get headshots, which is what the SMG was designed to do. Always aim for the head when possible - a spine shot is too risky.
c) Sniper/hunting rifle (semi-auto): you want this for range, and long range only. Picking off zombies at a distance is much safer than tangoing with them at close range. Also, bullet velocity of most sniper/hunting rifles should give you more than enough penetration to go through multiple zombies at once since their flesh is decomposing/decomposed. You also don't want to be bolt-feeding every round into the chamber when the zombies start running after you, so a semi-auto sniper is your best bet. Prefered range for this weapon at over 800 to 1200 meters. The M21 sniper rifle is recommended. (again, Left 4 Dead speaking here) Also, if you can't find a semi-auto sniper rifle, your next best bet is to find a sniper rifle that can hold a magazine of bullets instead of a 1-bullet holding capacity rifle. Always aim for the head when possible - a spine shot is too risky.
4. Grenades: flashbangs are useless since zombies don't hunt by sight. Recommended molotovs for close quarters and pipe bombs for out in the open with a alarm sound attached to it to attract the zombie horde. (Left 4 Dead again - these guys who made this game knew their shit) Frag grenades are viable if on hand, but unless the zombies are sitting/standing still, precision aiming of the frag grenade will not be easy once zombies start running after you.
5. Special weaponry: not recommended, but if you can, keep it in stock. Flamethrowers, machineguns, and grenade launchers, with common sense application.

As for mobile transport:
1. Motorcycles: Fast, agile, versatile in any place for one or two riders except in mountainous regions.
2. Cars: probably the most used variant of transport, but armor-plating it becomes important to keep zombies from busting it. This option should be avoided due to the sound a car makes. A motorcycle or SUV would serve better.
3. SUVS/jeeps: more horsepower than a car with the advantage of being able to traverse in any terrain except underwater. Reinforce with armor.
4. Armored transport: Buses, trailers, trucks, (all armor reinforced) and military transport such as APCs and even tanks for containing and moving many survivors over long distances.
5. Air transport: helicopters, biplanes, airplanes, and armed jets - don't ever have to touch the ground except to refuel and resupply.
6. Water transport: trawlers, fishing boats, anything with a motor - keeps you away from the zombies even if they can swim for a little. Better off the ground when possible. Good for transporting many survivors as well, and catching fish shouldn't be a problem.
7. Bike/your feet: most dangerous option, but if the shit hits the fan, you'll be doing this. Always be aware of your surroundings when you're on foot, because once you get swarmed with no place to go and not enough or no ammo, you're fucked.

Last but not least, an exit strategy. Ultimately, food will run out in Costco, so it becomes imperative for some sort of farming community to be erected for sustenance with obvious defenses like walls and gun emplacements, either in city/town, near city, or in the open country. This will only take place if its a large community of survivors with enough equipment, cars, supplies, and rations to make such a trek.

I'm just saying that there are other long-polearm/weapons and that I'd use than a falx against a shielded opponent. If we were to classify the falx in the polearm family, its biggest weakness is its relatively short length.

I thought the gladius was invented by the Greeks, most known example the Spartans.

Also to note, the nodachi was developed with a similar purpose to the claymore in the event of calvary battles, the long, heavy sword would instantly lop off the rider's head or dismember the horse itself.

Problem solved. Awesome man, Jacob.

I think many people make out JKD to be a lot more complicated than it is. Much like Senshi said, it's to find your essence in martial arts, and how you do it and what you do is not bound by styles of martial arts.

Many "thank you, I love you FAKKU!" threads already exist: https://www.fakku.net/viewtopic.php?t=19547 for example.

Point taken though.

This debate about the EU vs. NAFTA on member states I think is ultimately moot. It doesn’t matter how many individual nations you point out and pick out their flaws or disadvantages because they wouldn’t have joined the EU if there wasn’t something to benefit from, even if it meant sacrificing internal regulating. Looking from the big picture, Europe is probably the most developed continent on the planet. And you’re right in that some economies can’t compare to other member states, but that doesn’t mean they can’t contribute something to market. And you have to understand that there are qualifications to enter the EU – not any nation can join. To join the EU, a country must meet the Copenhagen criteria, which require a stable democracy, a functioning market economy capable of competition within the EU, and the acceptance of the obligations of membership. The EU isn't a friendly let's be nice kind of treaty. EU was created to build solidarity within its continent to increase purchasing power, promote trade, and ultimately take advantage of each other.

Back to topic, there's a reason why NAFTA isn't like EU is because each respective member states are at fundamentally different levels of economies. There is such a large gap between the U.S. and Mexico that it eclipses any memberstate difference in the EU. GDP alone doesn't account for the differences, HDI and HQI should be taken into consideration.

That Death Note chibi cosplay was ka-wa-ii!!!

And that Mcdonalds Ryuk was pretty freaky.

No, I think you're more fixed upon the philosophical meaning of JKD. Ultimately, JKD is very down to earth and practical application of your body movement. You have an enemy in front of you, and you can't escape. You have to defend yourself, and to do so, you need to fight. How to fight? There JKD steps in. To cultivate one's own fighting style, one should learn and study all sorts of martial arts and understand the limits of one's body. Knowing this, you'll be able to take what you think will bring down the enemy in the quickest most efficient manner possible. The expressions, "to be like water, soft but strong" and "learn the form, and forget the form," is essentially describing the process I just mentioned. In martial arts, it becomes essential to be flexible and versatile yet formidable when you're up against many types of enemies.

I know I know, just that the point of damage comes from the fists. Everything else is used in the deliverance of punch. Unlike Muay Thai, boxing you only have to worry about the arms and not legs. That's what I meant.

More often than not, I use a lot of waist movement to get that extra centrifugal force and add more momentum (power) to my liver blows and hooks and even my right cross. Shoulders are just important as well as wrist snapping. Even your legs can give you punch even more accleration similar to kendo strikes.

Thanks for the heads up. Downloading commencing of Eden of the East.

Damn, that was awesome (except for the music).

BS. Make another post to hit 1000 anywhere in forums and then make the thread in IB where post count don't matter. The point is that there's is no point in these threads other than congratulating yourself, which is fine and dandy, but that pointlessness belongs in IB. Mods shouldn't have to move it; users should have some more common sense, and I know asking that is like asking a troll to play nice.

Cherry-picking on the U.S.'s behalf? I'm not totally convinced that it's the USA that gets all the advantages, and I'm pretty damn sure that Mexico out of the three is receiving the most benefits out of NAFTA, and that can be supported through lower poverty rates and rises in real income. I've also read that the U.S. was essentially hurt by the alliance in the beginning before some sort of equilibrium was reached later on. Not all people believed that NAFTA was good for the U.S., and with reason.



I don't what you're talking about. Portugal is a developed country that has been one of the most stable nations in the world, it's human quality life index rating was 19th. Italy itself is also a rich nation that has the world's 7th largest nominal GDP, regardless of region. The difference you speak of I don't see, and yes I will admit not every nation in the EU is the same, but it's close enough that all nations aren't too far apart on the economic ladder. All nations in the EU are developed nations with their own advantages to bring to the market table.

I do agree that NAFTA is nowhere near in sight of EU due to the fact that there's such a disparage between Mexico and USA/Canada, but once that gap is somewhat closed, a "true NAU" would exist. Many people say that the nations would fully benefit from NAFTA if Mexico would invest more in education as well as infrastructure and agriculture, and I agree with that as well.

I think we oughta make a rule that any thread regarding FAKKU titles into Incoherent Babbling. (To all general threads, not just yours, Nagato Yuuki.)

Congrats on making elder status, and hope to see more involvement and contributions to the future. You've got one helluva cosplay thread btw.

Cry me a river.