tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010225.post5656382425179429119..comments2023-06-15T17:23:17.392+00:00Comments on JOHN MEANEY: John Meaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13236108158993642237noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010225.post-27786003605746239542010-11-05T19:51:17.984+00:002010-11-05T19:51:17.984+00:00Hi Tim - Thanks for the YouTube link - I'm a R...Hi Tim - Thanks for the YouTube link - I'm a Ruas fan, all right, but I hadn't seen this fight. What a height/weight mismatch! No problem for old Marco, though. Nice reminder that Chuck Liddell wasn't the first striker in MMA. You're right - fight fans have changed as much as the fighters.<br /><br />I bought Marco Ruas's instructional videos back in the 90s, and my wife often chuckles about the Street Defense volume, where the instructions for nearly every combination end with: "...and break the arm."<br /><br />Not only do I not have a US publication date for Absorption, I don't yet have a publishing deal! But my agent is in New York right now wheeling and dealing. I'll let you know...John Meaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236108158993642237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010225.post-76806157568635913272010-11-05T10:02:22.738+00:002010-11-05T10:02:22.738+00:00Kind of reminds me of Marco Ruas chopping down the...Kind of reminds me of Marco Ruas chopping down the much larger Paul Beunatello in a very early UFC. Back then UFC crowds didn't respect the effectiveness of what a proper Muay-Thai leg kick can do if you don't block them correctly. You keep chopping at the base of a big tree and it will eventually fall. Watch this at 2m 15s - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j5kOYqJeN0<br /><br />So when will ABSORPTION be out in the USA? (Borders, Barnes & Noble, etc.) Many in the US cannot wait to read it!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03643147591954528192noreply@blogger.com