Adil The Scale

It was about 5 years ago.

I was called in to teach a stunt actor how to use a chain.

I go to the training center and everyone is clashing steel.

One guy has this toy light-saber and is making light-saber noises with his mouth fighting a guy with a long-sword.

I thought "There's no way that's the guy." and then the brat introduces himself.

He starts the conversation by telling me, a master of my craft, how much better he is at my job.

If he did that in my gym, I would have ground his face in the dirt.

He then grabs a long-sword by the blade and starts wielding it like a spear.

So I say that I can beat him unarmed with him using that sword.

The idiot agrees to it and I tell him he better put a stopper on the tip of the blade.

He refuses so I say "It' your funeral." and we start.

Instantly I use my bare hands to grab the blunt part of the sword, pushing it back against him.

That's a move anybody could do.

Idiot stabs himself in the leg.

So now he's embarrassed and has something to prove.

This while he's still bleeding on the floor mind you.

He tells me to do the thing he saw me do in a video, in real life, without photo effects.

I'm offended that he thought I edit my videos.

I pick up the chain to show him.

He tells me that what I did is physically impossible in real life.

He uses the Ghost Rider movie as a reference of how chains work.

The chain in that movie is CGI.

I tell him this and he says that they had a martial artist try to do what I did and it was impossible.

That's funny to me because I already know that the only fighter they consulted for the movie was a boxer, so what the hell does a boxer know about using a chain?

I show him the trick.

He asks me to show him how it's done.

I show him.

He can't do it.

Another person tries it and they are able to do it.

He tries again.

He fails again.

His friend tries to tutor him and he cusses them out.

More people turn up all trying to help him.

He's now doing the opposite of what they said and then saying "see, it doesn't work."

I stand behind him, I grab his arms, I make him perform the move like controlling a puppet.

He says "oh that's easy."

He tries again and fails because he didn't do what I showed him.

He kicks me out of his gym.

i was asked to do mocap for knife throwing.

After many days of feeling under the weather, today I'm feeling a little better, and I started doodling.

Mariposa is a weapon I made for pride month. This chain flail with a butterfly weight has a 36" white oak leather wrapped shaft and a 5lb flail weight. Mariposa was a slur most used against myself and my family during my time living in Florida, but it's my weapon now. I do the damage with it. As always, this is made from all scrap and recycled materials and is as real as ever. My wonderful friend Jessie also painted this lovely rendition of it and I traded her some custom work for it!

I made himb... I made himb Into a weapon 🔪

I'm now in a poly relationship with Kris Yim, (note: NOT Chester the Otter, just another person who happens to be named Kris Yim) who I was already in a relationship with, but now also THE CAPTAIN!

Yep, the captain said yes. XD

You mean MY captain?

I thought John was %@$#ing Maro.

Denzel's last words were "If I come back and find out you guys have become pussy weak on me, I swear I'm gonna haunt your stupid ass."

Truly it cannot be argued that anyone else gave 100% like he did.

My heart goes out to his kids fighting in the Ukraine right now.

Our little Somalian GOAT is watching us from above and judging us.