tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post116822073648995386..comments2023-08-08T10:25:47.529+01:00Comments on McCabism: Gordon Bennett!Gordon McCabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-66572751739945290902007-07-18T20:03:00.000+01:002007-07-18T20:03:00.000+01:00'Systema' is worth a look. i'm not sure how reliab...'Systema' is worth a look. i'm not sure how reliable its supposed origins & use by Spetsnaz is, but a friend who's been doing this kind of thing for 20-odd years says it's effective:<BR/><BR/>http://www.russianmartialart.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-32935086516136830482007-07-17T22:53:00.000+01:002007-07-17T22:53:00.000+01:00Spetsnaz? I use their techniques against them.<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spetsnaz" REL="nofollow">Spetsnaz?</A> I use their techniques against them.Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-48497121047053403502007-07-17T22:35:00.000+01:002007-07-17T22:35:00.000+01:00i've already put 'Gordon McCabe' into action in my...i've already put 'Gordon McCabe' into action in my private vocabulary...but for me it means "to engage in hand-to-hand combat using Spesnatz fighting techniques against multiple adversaries, some armed with knives.", e.g.<BR/><BR/>Worker: How was your weekend?<BR/>Elberry: Alright, had a Gordon McCabe but got out without any injuries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-1168273901667466072007-01-08T16:31:00.000+00:002007-01-08T16:31:00.000+00:00Maybe the adjective 'McCabre' will be used in futu...Maybe the adjective 'McCabre' will be used in future to describe the state of intense frustration and mental turmoil experienced by your average man-on-the-street, like me, who read material on esoteric topics and never quite grasp what they are about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-1168252524872029992007-01-08T10:35:00.000+00:002007-01-08T10:35:00.000+00:00Or to extend the euphemistic gymnastics, in the in...Or to extend the euphemistic gymnastics, in the interests of polite society, going to the toilet for a piss(apologies)could be "going for a Gordon Bennett", while a shit(deeper apologies) could be the slightly grander, "going for a James Gordon Bennett".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com