Meet at the Horseshoe Pits, Golden Gate Park.

RSVP does not reflect actual attendance. The 10 am start time is for first-timers to meet and greet, and a basic orientation, before the regulars drag their sorry selves in. It gives me an opportunity to meet you and adjust to your skill level and consider what may make life easier for you to learn stuff.

What this means to you is, More people actually attend the meetup than the RSVP indicates. I appreciate it is somewhat off-putting to have only me RSVPing, but there is a method and reason for it.

Thanks to a price change in Meetup, I keep this group to below 50 members. Like you, I belong to whole bunch of meetup groups I never attend and chances are you do too. The way I cull the herd is when reach 49 members, I remove the 5 at the bottom of the last visited list.

My cell if you get lost, etc.
415 465-0992

This is a Saturday/Sunday on-going JKD/FMA/Martial Arts/Personal Defense workout Safety first is my primary rule. Attend one, or both as your spirit moves you.

I was recently informed this site screams Inasanto. It used to scream Vunak. I have up most respect for those two gentlemen, however, I represent neither of them.

Rain days are at the Chinese Pavilion (the gazebo on the Stowe Lake island just past the waterfall). It is a bit less muni friendly, but car parking should be available on the lake for those who travel that way.

I am starting to allow folks to spar/play - a major gear-shift. It is strictly optional - you have to ask and find a willing partner. Your own personal equipment is mandatory. I am going to require three classes before I let you play.

The distinction I am making here is spar = without weapons, play = with trainer-weapons - rattan is basically banned.

As always, no fight club, no dog brothers.

(Several of you have taken exception to my no dog brothers rule, implying, "we're not all idiots." After all, a guy trained by subject of a dog brother documentary, Sonny Umpad, and fracking punk-rock anarchist icon, Frank Discussion, should delight in training you to take out guys with batons in riot gear. Sadly, this is not the case.

The problem isn't the TFM or the dog-brothers, per say, the problem is its devotees tend to develop an attitude that becomes a problem. The dog brother attitude/approach makes it difficult for some rare individuals within their ranks and on their periphery to know why they are training. Of the three people I've kicked to the curb/banned from this group, two fell into that category. The third was a mentally disturbed registered sex offender.

Highly recommend watching the original Japanese "Shall we dance," movie if you are still a bit confused about what I will and will not accept behavioral-wise.

People of all levels and different Martial Arts systems are welcome to attend. I emphasize, safety first, movement, flow, with broken rhythm, basic techniques and JKD terminology/language.

For those of you who don't know, http://www.nextbus.com is a useful resource for getting around on Muni, but kinda sucks unless you already know what bus routes you need.

Gavin