Philosophy

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This simply did not exist in the Triad area as <I><B>we</b></I> do it.</div> <bR> <div> The driving force behind our training is the concept of "<A HREF="http://www.straightblastgym.com/questions.html#questions" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.straightblastgym.com/question"><U><U>aliveness</U></U></A>". This concept isn't anything new to <I>combat athletes</I> around the world; the boxers, wrestlers, judo-players, Brazilian jiu-jitsu players, etc.. Those athletes have <I>always </I>trained alive. To them, anything less would be ridiculous and counterproductive. To many traditional artists however, this is something often lacking from their programs -- even within the typical JKD curriculum.</div> <bR> <div> The Crucible Gym exists as a non-political organization with the sole purpose being the pursuit of the "truth in combat". There are no sifus, gurus, or other tiles, rituals and hierarchy which only serve to distract from the primary goal which is <B>performance</b>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>What do we have to offer?</b></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Self-Defense </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Kickboxing </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Submission-wrestling </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Stick and knife fighting</div> <bR> <div> <B>How are we different from </b><I><B>other</b></I><B> schools?</b></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Non-traditional training (no politics, rituals, hierarchy or terminology)<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Wearing a gi is not required<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Smaller class sizes </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Learn <B>all</b> ranges of fighting (ranging from empty hands to weapons)<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Low monthly tuition (no contracts)<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Train as often as you wish, even during off times (please call ahead or </FONT><A HREF="mailto:cruciblegym@yahoo.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:cruciblegym@yahoo.com"><U><U>email</U></U></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >to schedule).</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Our main priority is to ensure that everyone has FUN while training.  It isn't meant to be work.  Nor is it about feeding the egos (check those at the door).  If you want a friendly place to train and grow, this is the gym for YOU!</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>Please also check out the following links:</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.jkd-kbh.dk/sbg2.wmv" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jkd-kbh.dk/sbg2.wmv"><U>Aliveness Video Clip -- The Foundational Principle</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0681c0b0.gif" border=0 width="28" height="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> ISR Matrix for Law Enforcement <IMG SRC="0681c0b0.gif" border=0 width="28" height="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.isrmatrix.org/videos/isr-56k.wmv" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.isrmatrix.org/videos/isr-56k."><U>56K Connection</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.isrmatrix.org/videos/isr-dsl.wmv" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.isrmatrix.org/videos/isr-dsl."><U>DSL Connection</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0681c0b0.gif" border=0 width="28" height="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <A HREF="http://www.straightblastgym.dk/video/sbg_aliveness.wmv" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.straightblastgym.dk/video/sbg"><U>More on Aliveness Philosophy</U></A> <IMG SRC="0681c0b0.gif" border=0 width="28" height="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="http://www.straightblastgym.dk/video/sbgi_seminartour.wmv" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.straightblastgym.dk/video/sbg"><U>SBG UK/Denmark seminar video clip</U></A></FONT> </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="article.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Article"><U>Awareness Versus Paranoia, the Realities of Self Defense Training</U></A></div> <div> <I>(an article by Matt Thornton)</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="More"><U><B><U>Click here to see more on our training philosophy.</U></b></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> If you are interested in training, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:cruciblegym@yahoo.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:cruciblegym@yahoo.com"><U><U>send an email</U></U></A></FONT> for more information.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.straightblastgym.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.straightblastgym.com"><U><B><IMG SRC="06bdcb00.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></U></A></div> <div> We are proudly affiliated with the Straight Blast Gym International</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>