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Body Flicker Technique [1] | |||
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Kanji | 瞬身の術 | ||
Rōmaji | Shunshin no Jutsu | ||
Literal English | Body Flicker Technique | ||
English TV | Teleportation Jutsu | ||
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Manga | Chapter #1 | ||
Anime | Naruto Episode #1 | ||
Movie | Naruto 5: Blood Prison | ||
Game | Naruto: Clash of Ninja | ||
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Classification | Ninjutsu, General skill | ||
Rank | D-rank | ||
Class | Supplementary | ||
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The Body Flicker Technique is a high-speed movement technique, allowing a ninja to move short to long distances at an almost untraceable speed.[2] To an observer, it appears as if the user has teleported. A puff of smoke is occasionally used to disguise the user's movements. It is accomplished by using chakra to temporarily vitalise the body and move at extreme speeds. The amount of chakra required depends on the overall distance and elevation between the user and the intended destination.
The different hidden villages have variations of the Body Flicker Technique, all of which involve some extra element aside from the movement itself. The extra element is usually some sort of substance used to distract the opponent, such as leaves or sand. Gaara, for instance, uses the Sand Body Flicker (砂瞬身, Suna-Shunshin), which uses sand to cover his movements. Other varieties include the Mist Body Flicker (霧瞬身, Kiri-Shunshin), Water Body Flicker (水瞬身, Mizu-Shunshin), and Leaf Body Flicker (木ノ葉瞬身, Konoha-Shunshin). The Fourth Raikage combined the Body Flicker Technique with the Lightning Release Armour which allowed him to dodge even Amaterasu in a split second. When his father utilised the technique, it looked like a bolt of lightning appeared and disappeared from the area, and he could avoid the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken twice despite the technique's immense speed.
- There has been some confusion in some translations between this and space–time ninjutsu, but these are indeed different techniques, as this technique isn't teleportation, just an extremely swift movement.[2]
- Shisui Uchiha was feared as "Shisui of the Body Flicker" (瞬身のシスイ, Shunshin no Shisui), likely referring to this technique.
- The Swift Release, a kekkei genkai that allows the user to move at high speeds, is similar to the Body Flicker Technique.


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The White Sox are trying to avoid the sweep, and also put an end to a nine-game losing streak that is one game short of their season high.
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Bud Norris, on the other hand, had no problems his last time out. The righty, who is 4-1 with a 4.28 ERA for Baltimore, reached the 10-win plateau for the first time in his career -- on Monday in Cleveland. He held the Indians to one run on four hits in seven innings, walking one and striking out eight.
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Marcus Semien, Chicago's No. 8 prospect according to MLB.com, made his second Major League start on Saturday. Semien played mostly shortstop in the Minors, but so far, manager Robin Ventura has used the 22-year-old at third base.
Semien hit .284/.401/.479 with 19 home runs between Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte this season. He went 2-for-4 with an RBI against the Yankees on Wednesday and 0-for-3 with two strikeouts on Saturday.
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• Norris faced the White Sox for the first time on June 17, when he was still with the Astros. He gave up four runs on eight hits in six innings.
• Rienzo has never pitched against the Orioles.
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Blowing your load on your partners closed eyes. When they open their eyes and the cum stuck to their eye lashes spreads like spider webs.
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The Spiderweb is achieved through male masturbation in the shower, typically done with the aid of a soapy substance. After ejaculation, as the male lifts his hand up and spreads his fingers apart, it looks like a spiderweb. May also be flung at or on partner after said ejaculation in conjunction with the male shouting "Spiderweb!" and mimicking the motion of Spiderman shooting his spiderweb in the popular comic books and movies.
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The Grove Street Families (a.k.a "Families" or "GSF", "The Grove", or "Groves") is a gang featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It is the protagonistic group in the game, as the game's main protagonist (Carl Johnson) is among its leaders.
The Grove Street Families is an African-American street gang and one of the oldest street gangs in Los Santos, San Andreas. They are also the native gang of protagonist Carl Johnson. They are the sworn enemy of the Ballas, an intense and ongoing rivalry as part of the Ballas-Grove Street War. The Families also maintain rivalries with the two Mexican gangs in Los Santos - the Los Santos Vagos and the Varrios Los Aztecas. Their rivalry with the Varrios Los Aztecas is not as intense as it is with the Ballas and Vagos. However, both gangs will still commonly fight. Kendl (sister of Grove Street Leader Sweet) ends up dating a high-ranking member of the Aztecas while CJ befriends him - much to the dismayal of Sweet.
Most of their territory can be found in the poorer/run-down neighborhoods of South Central Los Santos in the far east of the city, though they also have small pockets of territory elsewhere - including the rich area of Temple and the popular tourist destination of Santa Maria Beach. They are easily identifiable by their green gang color.
They are headed by Sean "Sweet" Johnson and Carl Johnson as well as former lieutenants and OGs, Lance "Ryder" Wilson and Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris.
As far as street gangs in GTA San Andreas go, the GSF are depicted as more honorable than their rival gangs. Coming from a background of older traditions, they are against hard drugs being sold on their turf as opposed to the Ballas and Vagos.[1][2] They are very stubborn and Sweet refuses to adapt to changes in the Los Santos criminal underworld. They are well-known, however, for committing numerous other crimes and violent acts including gun running/arms-trafficking, gang-banging, gang warfare, murder, robbery, burglary/theft, gang-related homicide, vandalism and street violence.
GSF members drive the Greenwood, Voodoo and Savanna. Their favourite radio station is the Radio Los Santos. They also have three different skins that will walk and drive around their territories.
- The first member has dreadlocks, wears a green button-up plaid/flannel checkered jacket, beige khaki pants and black and white hi-top sneakers.
- The second member is slightly overweight, wears a green bandana, green sweater, black jeans and white sneakers.
- The last member wears a backwards black baseball cap, a green #7 Los Santos Rimmers basketball jersey, a cross necklace, a bracelet, black jeans and black and white sneakers.
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- Ganton (especially Grove Street - considered the heart and headquarters of GSF territory)
- Playa Del Seville (after making peace with the Seville Boulevard Family, at first it's an enemy hood)
- Temple (after making peace with the Temple Drive Families, at first it's an enemy hood)
- Vinewood Cemetery
- Santa Maria Beach
As a result of the completion of missions; the Families also eventually acquire Glen Park and Idlewood from the Ballas.
The Grove Street Families were formed in Ganton (initially in Grove Street) before spreading to the rest of Ganton and other neighborhoods. History before this time period (late 80's) is unknown, and much of what happened to the families during the late 80's is also unknown. However, what is known is that the Families are one of the oldest gangs in Los Santos - this possibly means that they are older than the Ballas (who formed during the 1970s) - giving the possibility that the Families evolved from the 1960s or even possibly earlier.
The Families also have a history of a traditional, intense, and bloody rivalry with the Ballas. Specifically when the gang war started is unknown, but the rivalry between the two gangs was in full swing as early as 1987. The start and reason of their rivalry with the Los Santos Mexican gangs is unknown, though their rivalry with the Vagos has most likely developed due to their expansion and growth around their territory along with their heavy crack-cocaine influence. Despite being divided into different sets, the Families were one big gang prior to 1992.
While Sweet is adamantly anti-narcotic, Smoke believes that the GSF have fallen from power because of his refusal to sell drugs.[3] Their unwillingness to enter the drug trade has dragged the Grove Street Families out of prominence in the years leading up to the game's storyline. The fact that Sweet insists the gang shouldn't deal in narcotics, the deaths of OGs such as Tony, Big Devil, and Little Devil, and the abandonment of OG's such as Big Bear and B Dup has largely weakened them from their previous dominant position in Los Santos. Likewise, the splitting of the Grove Families into different enemy sets - the Temple Drive Families and the Seville Boulevard Families has massively increased violence from within the families and further weakened them. The fact that the Ballas are extremely successful at spreading crack cocaine into their territory to weaken the Families (also in-part due to Big Smoke's involvement) has led to the sorry state of the GSF upon CJ's return from Liberty City in 1992.
Prior to 1992, the Families also controlled the southern portion of East Los Santos and Idlewood. They may have also controlled Willowfield due to Emmet's presence there.
Events of GTA San AndreasEdit
During the beginning of the game and upon Carl Johnson's return from Liberty City, the Grove Street Families are the smallest, least powerful and least influential gang in Los Santos. A variety of problems has led to their demise - including the deaths of many high-ranking members/OG's (Little Devil, Big Devil, Tony) along with the death of Sweet's (leader of the Grove Street Families) family members (Brian Johnson and Beverly Johnson). On top of this, the Grove Street Families have split up into different warring sets (Temple Drive Families and the Seville Boulevard Families) - causing inter-hostilities.
Further, their refusal to enter the drugs trade (especially crack cocaine) has put them at a severe disadvantage to the other gangs (such as the Ballas), who are able to make much profit from this. The GSF also face the major problem of crack-cocaine spread throughout their territory (largely due to the Ballas and Big Smoke). Crack-cocaine turns members into weak and hopeless addicts and influences high-ranking members with the money that can be made from the drugs trade (as is the case with B-Dup); thus, drawing them away from gang-banging.
The Ballas attempt to finish off the remaining OG's in a drive-by shooting as they are leaving the funeral of Beverly Johnson. However, they are only successful at destroying Big Smoke's car. The remaining OG's must safetly travel back to Grove Street on bicycle while avoiding the Ballas car.
The Grove Street Families then attempt to decrease the influence of crack-cocaine in their territory by destroying a nearby Ballas crack house in Idlewood. Sweet orders CJ and Ryder for the mission and they successfully destroy the crack house. This gradually decreases the influence of crack-cocaine in GSF territory and drug dealers become less prevalent on the streets in Ganton.
In retaliation for the destruction of the crack house in Idlewood, the Kilo Tray Ballas attempt a drive-by in Grove Street. Luckily, Sweet, CJ, Ryder and Big Smoke are able to catch them on the way to Grove Street while pulling out of a Cluckin' Bell drive-thru in Willowfield. A car chase follows and the OG's are able to destroy the car and kill the Ballas.
The Grove Street Families then gain a substantial victory of the Ballas when CJ, Ryder, Sweet and Big Smoke are able to kill many members of the Rollin' Heights Ballas and the Kilo Tray Ballas in a drive-by shooting.
Sweet's life is in danger when he is caught by the Seville Boulevard Families (an enemy Grove set) at his girlfriends house in Playa Del Seville. CJ is able to save Sweet and kill the attacking Seville Boulevard Family members. Sweet states that there needs to be an end to "green-on-green" violence if the GSF are ever able to become strong again.
CJ and Ryder then work to steal various weaponry and ammunition in Los Santos during Home Invasion, Catalyst and Robbing Uncle Sam. In doing so, the Grove Street Families become better equipped and start carrying Tec-9 submachine guns.
Sweet then gets word that a former member of the Grove Street Families (now a Balla) called Little Weasel has been selling drugs and is now in-hiding with the Ballas at Glen Park. Sweet orders CJ to kill him. CJ is able to kill Little Weasel and many other Ballas at Glen Park during a gang war. Following the gang war, the Grove Street Families gain the territory of Glen Park from the Ballas. At this point, the GSF are now much stronger and are on a more equal footing with the Ballas.
The Ballas, in retaliation for the Glen Park gang war; attempt to start their own gang war right on Grove Street. Luckily, a member of the Families is able to catch the Ballas on the way and warn Sweet and the OG's, who are then able to prepare. They block off Grove Street and prepare themselves. CJ, Sweet and other members of the GSF are then able to successfully defend their territory.
The Ballas then hold a funeral for Little Weasel (who CJ previously killed). Many Ballas OGs are attending the funeral (including Kane of the Front Yard Ballas). CJ, Sweet and members of the GSF are able to crash the funeral and kill many high-ranking Ballas members (including Kane).
In an attempt to fully bring the Grove Street Families back to their full power, a meeting is organized between the three different Family sets (Ganton, Playa de Seville and Temple). Sweet, CJ, Big Smoke and Ryder attend the meeting and Sweet is voted the representative for the Grove Street Families. However, a SWAT team raids and breaks-up the meeting. Luckily, CJ is able to rescue Sweet and they are able to escape with the help of Big Smoke and Ryder.
In an attempt to fully finish the Ballas, a large gang war is organized between the Ballas and the Families under the Mulholland Intersection. However, Sweet is shot and injured and the police manage to break up the gang war. Sweet is then arrested and sent to the prison hospital while CJ is abandoned from Los Santos by CRASH and warned to stay away from Grove Street. At this point, both Ryder and Big Smoke have completely defected from the Grove Street Families and into the crack-cocaine business.
This leaves the GSF with no leaders or OG's. They soon fall from power again and become subservient to the Ballas and Vagos. Remaining Grove St. Family members are either dead, in-hiding, become Ballas, imprisoned or work for Big Smoke as seen in the drug courier missions. The Ballas resume spreading crack-cocaine through their territory again to control them. Soon enough, the Ballas manage to control the entirety of what had been GSF territory - including Ganton and Grove Street, Playa Del Seville, Temple, the Vinewood Cemetery and Santa Maria Beach. They also recapture back Glen Park. The Families essentially become defunct and inactive and the Ballas and Vagos control the streets of South Central Los Santos. Carl is forced to continue working for C.R.A.S.H. away from Los Santos.
The Grove Street Families then have no more significance throughout the rest of the middle-game apart for some who work with Big smoke and Ryder and CJ becomes enveloped in a new lifestyle away from gang-banging and "hood life" while Sweet is incarcerated.
However, Sweet's release from prison, courtesy of Mike Toreno,[4] and CJ's second return to Los Santos with Sweet allows the gang to rise and reform again (now co-headed by Carl and Sweet Johnson) and regain most of their lost turf from the Ballas while destroying the crack-cocaine influence again during the missions Home Coming, Beat Down on B-Dup and Grove 4 Life. That same year, Big Smoke's Crack Palace is destroyed by CJ during the final mission - greatly diminishing the crack-cocaine trade in Los Santos and further strengthening the position of the Families.
Depending on the player's actions, it is possible to take some or all of the Ballas' and Vagos' turf for the GSF as part of the gang-war mini-game, causing the GSF to potentially become the largest and most powerful gang in Los Santos with no major threats anymore. If the player successfully takes over the entire turf in Los Santos, then their turfs will no longer come under attack.
There are three distinct sets of the Families:
- Grove Street Families (GSF): Ganton (Carl Johnson - the protagonist's set)
- Temple Drive Families (TDF): Temple
- Seville Boulevard Families (SBF): Playa Del Seville (The Seville and Grove were in a bad relationship, and after the mission: "Sweet's Girl" where the Seville Boulevard starts an official war with the GSF, Playa Del Seville becomes an enemy territory, however, after the mission: "Reuniting The Families" the SBF and GSF makes peace)
The sets get their name from their territory. For example, the Grove Street families get their name from their formation in Grove Street, Ganton. The Seville Boulevard Families get their name from their territory - Playa Del Seville and the Temple Drive Families get their name from their main turf - Temple. All sets are part of the "Family" banner, and all wear green. The differences are based on different territories/neighborhoods and possibly a different approach to the drugs trade. It is known the Grove Street Families are heavily against drug trafficking, but it is possible that the Seville Boulevard and Temple Drive Families are involved with narcotics due to them splitting from the Grove Street Families, though this is never mentioned in the game. Either way, they eventually reunite as allied sets with the Grove Street Families resuming the position of the most dominant, active and powerful set meaning that any narcotics business the other family sets were involved with would have ended.
Historically, all sets were originally one with the Grove Street Families, but split up from the GSF during the five years of Carl's absence. Earlier in the game, they are not on good terms with each other,[5] primarily because of Grove Street's opposition to drug trafficking, which is one reason for why the gang has weakened, but as stated, they are later allied and reunited again.
Interestingly, the Family-on-Family violence is only referenced in the games storyline. If the player actually walks into Playa Del Seville or Temple, the families there will react exactly the same as they would in Ganton and Grove Street. CJ can even recruit members in these areas. The only actual hostilties between family sets occurs during the mission Sweet's Girl, in which the Seville Boulevard Families react with hostility to CJ. It is unknown why the different family sets do not react with hostility outside of this mission or within the games lore.
Terms and SlangEdit
- Grave/Graves/Grave Street: Disrespectful
- Gay/Gays/Gay Street: Disrespectful
- G-Street: Secondary name of gang
- Blood: Greeting/Respectful
- Family: Greeting/Respectful
- OG/Original Gangster: High-ranking, influential and well-respected member. One that has put in a lot of work
- BK/Balla Killer/Balla Killa: Disrespectful term used by Grove Families for Ballas
- Ball-Sacks/Ball-pushers/Ball-less: Disrespectful term used by the Grove Families for the Ballas
- VK/Vago Killer/Vago Killa
- Va-Hoes: Disrespectful term used by Grove Families for Vagos
- AK/Azteca Killer/Azteca Killa: Disrespectful term used by Grove Families for Aztecas
- Varrio Goats/Ass-takers/Burrito boys: Disrespectful term used by Grove Families for Aztecas
- Hood: Neighborhood
- Homie/Home boy/Home girl: Contemporary street slang - a friend
- Busta/Buster: A fake, fraud and cowardly poser
Members and AssociatesEdit
- Sweet - Leader/OG
- Carl Johnson - Second-in-Command/OG
- Big Smoke - Lieutenant/OG (former/deceased)
- Ryder - Lieutenant/OG (former/deceased)
- Brian Johnson - Hang-around/new member before his death (deceased)
- Big Bear - OG
- B Dup - OG (formerly)
- Big Devil - OG (deceased)
- Little Devil - OG (deceased)
- Tony - OG (deceased)
- Little Weasel - Former member. Was secretly selling drugs to the Families. Later joined the Kilo Tray Ballas in Glen Park (former/deceased)
- Madd Dogg - Associate, rapper and personal friend of Carl and Sweet, CJ being his manager (after mission Madd Dogg)
- Denise Robinson - Associate, fanatic and girlfriend of Carl Johnson
- Emmet - Former weapon supplier (associate of the Seville Boulevard Families)
- OG Loc - Associate and friend of many OG's including leader Sweet. Jeffrey grew up on Grove Street but lacked the physical capability or mentality to join the Families.
- LB - Supplier/associate/possible member and friend of Ryder (although not physically seen, he was mentioned multiple times by Ryder)
- Three Deep - Possible member (Although not physically seen, he was mentioned once by Big Smoke)
- Troy - member
- Tarnell - member
- Fam3 - member
Mission AppearancesEdit
- GTA San Andreas
- The Introduction
- Big Smoke (mission)
- Sweet & Kendl
- Tagging Up Turf
- Cleaning the Hood
- Drive-Thru
- Nines And AKs
- Drive-By
- Sweet's Girl
- Catalyst
- Robbing Uncle Sam
- House Party
- Doberman
- Los Sepulcros
- Reuniting the Families
- The Green Sabre
- Home Coming
- Beat Down On B Dup
- Grove 4 Life
- Los Desperados
- End of The Line
Common membersEdit
Other MembersEdit
Gang tagsEdit
Non-interactive graffitiEdit
- If CJ recruits GSF members, they will shoot at the other gangs on first sight. Also, while in a car, if CJ crashes it or runs over pedestrians, they will shout at him.
- CJ has the ability to respond positively or negatively to GSF members if they speak to him. However, unlike pedestrians, they will not attack him if he answers negatively.
- If CJ recruits unarmed GSF members, they will always automatically receive a pistol.
- If a gang territory is under attack, and you lose it, it will become inhabited by both GSF and the rival gang that attacked it.
- There are also two other Grove Street gang members that are seen in the mission cutscenes 'House Party', 'Los Sepulcros' and 'The Green Sabre'. One member has a bald head and wears a dark green jacket, dark green khakis, and a lighter green t-shirt underneath. The other member has a taper fade haircut and wears a green long-sleeve chore jacket and dark blue jeans. He is also seen DJ'ing at OG Loc's house party. They are only seen in the said mission cutscenes (the latter member only being seen in House Party) and it's unknown why they're not seen in the streets outside of the cutscenes or in the missions (pictures of them are in the Gallery).
- Even though the Families had split into three factions, CJ is able to recruit members from the Seville Boulevard and Temple Drive Families before completing 'Reuniting the Families'.
- The Grove Street Families consider the Ballas to be their sworn enemies and the two were often at war for territory before the GSF's loss of prominence in the city, and again after they begin their revival. This rivalry is often thought to be inspired by Los Angeles' Bloods and Crips gangs. Violence in Los Angeles hit a peak during the early-nineties crack epidemic, a situation mirrored in 1992's Los Santos.
- Two of the Grove Street gang member character models have known names Troy (The member who has dread locks and wears a checkered shirt) and Tarnell (The member with a green bandana and green sweater) both of these are multiplayer characters.
- If you recruit GSF gang members and other GSF gang members attack you, your recruited members will fire at the attacking gang members but will miss every shot. This was probably as a way to avoid friendly fire when gang members move into the crossfire at a shootout.
- If you recruit a GSF member while equipped with a camera CJ will have the option to ask them to take a picture of the player.
- If you recruit GSF members and take a photo, they will stand still, look at the camera, and flash gang handsigns.
- Holding down the command buttons will cause CJ to tell the recruits that they may go.
- If the player has successfully sprayed all 100 Gang Tags, the GSF members will receive knives, MP5 Submachine Guns, and Desert Eagles. They will only be able to do drive-by's with the MP5's, and Desert Eagles. However, recruiting an unarmed member will automatically equip him with a 9mm. Pistol.
- The Grove Street Families were originally going to be called the "Orange Grove Families" (shortly "OGF"). The gang street's title based on Grape Street, LA,[6] and "Orange Grove" was very similar to real title, but was renamed anyway both with the gang. Beta graffiti and dialogue still remains in the game. For example, if you travel around South Central Los Santos - you can see "OGF" graffiti. CJ will shout out dialogue relating to the "OGF" and "Orange Grove Families" when confronting enemy gang members. Also there is a well known NPC that wears a "Orange 12" Jumper, who will sometimes say when you car jack him or threaten him, "I thought we were the same set!. CJ can also get a tattoo in Los Santos on his upper back that relates to the "Orange Grove Families".
- Whenever there is a cutscene with a Grove Gang Member (excluding CJ), It always has this Theme Song playing
- Tarnell, a Grove Street Families member is voiced by Shawn Fonteno, who also does the voice of protagonist Franklin Clinton in Grand Theft Auto V and is also the cousin of Young Maylay, the voice actor of CJ.
- ↑ Sweet Johnson: "All they do is sell yay and ruin the place. No crack ever made a gang tight". (from the Cleaning the Hood mission)
- ↑ Sweet Johnson (talking to Big Smoke about the possibility of selling drugs): "Nah. We just standing by our principles, homie". (From the Introduction DVD)
- ↑ Big Smoke (talking to Sweet Johnson about the possibility of selling drugs): "But our principles are making us ****es, man. Every day, Ballas getting stronger, and you and I get weaker. You and I get poorer, man". (From the San Andreas Introduction DVD)
- ↑ Mike Toreno: Hey, I got a little surprise for you here. You ready for this? Huh? (phone rings) Answer it". Carl Johnson: "Hello?" Sweet Johnson: "Carl, it's me Sweet". Carl Johnson: "Aw, Sweet!" Sweet Johnson: "I don't know what happened, they just released me. No idea what's going on, but I'm in the square outside the precinct in Commerce. Carl Johnson: "Alright you hold tight, I'll be right there (puts phone down). So what was that little job you was talking about, Toreno?" Mike Toreno: "I just want you to pick up your brother. Get out of here". (From the Home Coming mission)
- ↑ Big Smoke: "Emmet's Seville Boulevard Families, we ain't too close these days, but nonetheless, I'll take you to see him". (From the Nines and AK's mission)
- ↑ Also there is real gang based there called Grape Street Crips. The gang color is purple, just like Ballas' one.


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If Holding had not chosen cricket as a career, he would have made a very good distance runner, so smooth was his running action.
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If Holding had not chosen cricket as a career, he would have made a very good distance runner, so smooth was his running action.
Great article by the Editor.In terms of concentration Test Cricket wins hands down as a player has to face bowl after bowl after bowl in varying conditions,sometimes at lightning speed.. :)
There are a lot of women who throw a bigger ball - in fast-pitch softball - who are probably just as effective.
They don't get a run up, as they have to have one foot on the pitching rubber.
"The fastest reaction times of all, claims Mr Partnoy, are needed in fencing."
One could argue that dodging vases while sneaking at night completely smashed also needs superlative reaction times...
The difference is that cricket is a game; dodging vases is a sport. (The traditional difference being that in sport, somebody or something is at risk of being killed or seriously hurt, such as fox-hunting, horse-racing, (probably)rugger; participation in a game does not carry so serious a risk (snooker, long jump, cycling).
By that definition, cricket is most definitely a sport
The state when the mind takes the back seat and instinct takes over completely is called 'the zone'. it happens in sport, in the thick of battle, and at a hard day of work.
'The zone' is actually the most comfortable state one can be in, the only way one gets there is hours and hours of practice, practice and practice.
Lovely article by Economist. Thanks for the same. To add value to your lovely article:-
What sets great batsmen apart? 1. Terrific hand-eye-brain co-ordination, 2. selection of shots, particularly reading correctly late swinging deliveries/googly/doosra/yorkers,etc., 3. temperament (Rahul Dravid of India), flexibility to play Test Cricket/ODIs/T20s/Gully Cricket (Kevin Peterson of England)/etc., 4. passion,regular practice, and deep love for the great game Cricket, i.e. eat Cricket, drink Cricket, breath Cricket approach- the great little Master Sachin Tendulkar or late Don Bradman of Australia, 5.team spirit and remaining cool under difficult situations, Mahendra Singh Dhoni of India or Kapil Dev of India, 6. stamina including running between the wickets,Asif Iqbal of Pakistan (1970s) 7. a bit of luck at times (as fielders will drop some catches, a direct throw will not hit the stumps to escape runouts, etc 8. never hesitate to invent new shots, mostly pre-decided and at times played with 'eyes closed' like Tilakratene Dilshan of Sri Lanka (Dilscoop) and Kevin Peterson of England (Swtich shots) or Sachin Tendulkar (Upper Cut) or Mahendra Singh Dhoni of India (Helicopter Shot), the great little master G.R. Viswanath/India (1970s/1980s) to play late-cuts/square cuts, and 9. last but not the least, (a) respect for the bowlers (the 'mantra' being "never provoke a fast bowler) like Michel Holding (WI)/Dennis Lille (Aus)/Wasim Akram (Pak)/Dale Steyn (SA)/Sir Ian Botham of England, or a bowler like Anil Kumble of India, who used to set-up the batsman to deceive him ultimately, (b) respect for the opposition / playing the shots based on merits of the ball, etc, (with the rare exception of, the great West Indian batsman Sir Vivian Richards (1970s/1980s) and Virender Sehwag of India and (c) fair Cricket play approach (G.R. Viswanath of India, recalling English batsman during India - England Centenary Cricket Match during 1970s - ultimately India lost that Test Match - but G.R. Viswanath, as a batsman and Captain won the hearts of many millions of Cricket fans across the World).
A Must read for anyone who is a cricket buff......
Wait, no mention of Jeff Thompson? If you really want to talk about the fastest bowler ever (with one of the weirdest arm actions, to boot)...
As far as pure bowling technique and pleasure to watch, no one beats Michael Holding, though.
Did you mean 'callow youth' rather than 'yellow youth'?
I think visual capacity does affect a batsman's ability to play fast bowlers, at least somewhat. I read an interview of Matthew Hoggard a few years ago in which he said that Kevin Pietersen could tell even before a bowler had launched into his delivery stride whether it would be an inswinger or an outswinger. Hoggard said Pietersen did this by looking at the ball in the bowler's hand during the run up. To do this, he must have near perfect eyesight because there's no way I'd be able to see from over 20 metres away (and, moreover, with the ball moving about during the bowler's run up) which side the shiny part of the ball was on. And neither can almost all my friends who play cricket. Yet apparently Pietersen can, which gives him a head start over us mortals.
Speaking of vision, a sniper can see the vapor trail in the air left by his bullet. [Shooter, Sgt. Jack Coughlin et al, p 15].
As the sport of baseball is mentioned, let me share the source of Ted Williams' phenomenal batting average. In America, he was the last baseball player to have a .400 season batting average, which he did in 1941 (72 years ago). Simply put, Ted could easily read the label on a spinning 78 RPM record. Thus, he indeed could wait until the last few milliseconds to take the pitch. Like so many great athletes, both British and American, he spent 1942-1946 in the military, and then was recalled in 1952-1953 to serve in Korea. Who knows what records he would have set, if these two wars had not intervened?
I think that even in those activities that don't count as "elite sports" - e.g. Tai Chi, or Chi Gong - submitting control to the subconscious and/or tuned physis is what is required to allow the most effective action, i.e. that action without intellectual input. Thinking is not necessarily all it is made up to be.
For a British publication I am surprised motorcycle racing wasn't at least given an honorable mention. Processing perceived grip and adjusting throttle input accordingly isn't exactly a casual task.
There is a story, perhaps apocryphal, that the celebrity martial artist Bruce Lee was once asked how he would react in a "real" fight. Supposedly, Lee answered that he could not tell you -- in a real fight, his body would simply take over. He explained that he trained and drilled his body through countless repetitions, so that in a real battle, he would not have to conciously think about what to do, his body would simply do it.
I think this is what elite athletes do -- they have trained themselves exclusively at particular skills to such a high degree, that their bodies react to certain situations (the pitch of a ball, the catch of a pass, etc.) effectively by instinct.
I think that almost any expert in any discipline is capable of this -- a great pianist probably does not need to look at sheet music to play their favorite piece, and can carry on a conversation at the same time. Likewise, everyone probably does the same thing to a lesser degree; how many times have you driven home on a familiar route, carried on a conversation or listening to music, and arrived not being able to remember exactly what you did to get there? Your body was effectively on autopilot.
In this you and the author are correct. I fence and play badminton. In both sports, when playing at the top of my game against a challenging opponent, I deliberately release conscious control of both eye and hand, replacing it with a charged, hightened sensory awareness. In preparing for a thrust or smash, I leave my eye resting yet fully focused upon my opponent, and step back and allow eye and hand to react instantaneously.
This simplifies the connection between eye and hand, making possible a speed which I myself behold as something of a spectator. Perhaps it is not coincidental that my accuracy in such situations seems to actually improve. The brain, endlessly trained to interpret, weigh, decide, and adjust, simply gets in the way.
Same here from my days as a field hockey goalie. When on the receiving end of a penalty flick the best way to successfully stop the ball was always to just relax and not think about what was about to happen.
It just did.
Sometimes :-)
Although baseball may be comparable in terms of the need for very quick reaction time and super fast decision making, I don't think it comes close to cricket since the number of balls a test batsman has to face can come to hundreds! The level of concentration and the amount of time that said concentration is required far exceeds a typical baseball batter's innings.
Each ball is a separate event and a baseball bat is much harder to connect with the ball than a the wider flat cricket bat. If you can successfully hit major pitching 30 percent of the time you will be paid millions. Great athletes have been completely unable to hit a curve ball except by accident.
Perhaps, but in cricket you can face ball after ball after ball and know every time if you get it slightly wrong you will be out. I think the level of concentration required for a batsman in cricket far exceeds that for a baseball batter.
But i suspect our respective locations are affecting our neutrality on this topic so let's just agree to disagree.
Being in an uncommon position of familiarity with both Baseball and Cricket, here is my take:
A good MLB batter faces about 2,500 pitches in a season (160matches x 4 at bats x about 4 pitches each on average)
A good test batsman may face on average about 600 deliveries in a 5-match Test series (or an average of 60 deliveries an inning), and there may be up to 13 test matches in a year (2 long and 1 short test series), bringing the annual total to about 1600. Major League Baseball is closer to a 20-20 league in terms of the length and number of matches.
Nice try AS :0
I still think the mental intensity required in a single innings of cricket far exceeds that of a single baseball innings or even an entire baseball match for that matter
Plus in the contest for the two most boring sports in the world - test cricket vs baseball, I think baseball wins hands down :)
One thing you neglect is that seeing all those pitches makes hitting easier. You're not reacting to the pitch in the strike zone, you're deciding whether to swing long before then. The more pitches seen, the better the batter is at guessing where it will end up when it passes him.
Also, the balls are about the same size, but the cricket bat is much larger and in baseball the pitches move faster (many pitchers can throw a fastball at 95+ mph). I don't know if bowlers can get as much movement from a ball as a baseball pitcher (some of whom can hook a ball quite well).
You must be joking. Not only do bowlers control the ball in the air, they control the ball as it bounces off the pitch. The variation in ball movement in cricket is far greater than anything you would see in baseball. We can also agree that the balls are moving approximately at the same speed when released from the bowler's or pitcher's hand. While I concede that the cricket bat is bigger, the range of shots needed in cricket are far greater. Just as the person above mentioned, half of a batter's decision making process is barely to determine whether he should swing or not. There are no 'walks' in cricket. Batsmen in cricket have to worry about far more than whether to swing or not, because very often, the ball is in line to hit them if they don't react. Simply said, the lack of a 4 ball walk and the pure variation in balls faced make it much harder to bat than baseball.
Reluctant as I am to wander into the cricket vs baseball debate, I would say that, in terms of the difficulty hitting a fast bowler or a pitcher there are clearly arguments on both sides:
On the baseball side, the quickest pitchers are faster than the quickest bowlers. Also, as has been said, the bat is much smaller. I would be interested if somebody could tell me in which sport the ball swings in the air more. Obviously, in cricket, the fact that the ball has a seam and that bowlers polish one side might give them an advantage. But I assume that the throwing action, as opposed to bowling, is the more effective way to attain movement.
On the cricketing side: Whereas baseball batters can expect the ball to reach them in quite a small, pre-determined window, cricketers have to play balls aimed at their toes, their noses and every height in-between; it can also be leg- or off-side. Plus cricketers have to deal with deviation off the pitch as well as in the air.
In terms of the mental effort, I do not know enough about baseball to comment. But when Boycott scored the century that I mentioned in the article, he was out in the middle for six hours, against a ferocious attack trying to knock his block off. I would suggest that takes a certain mental fortitude.
Some baseball batters, notably Vlad Guerrero, will hit pitches that bounce first or that are around their ankles. Those guys are the exception though. Batters will also inadvertantly hit balls thrown at them, but that's unusual too.
I will give you that standing out there for hours would be exhausting. And a bit unpleasant. In baseball, anything over 12 to 15 pitches seen in an at bat is considered a marathon.
I think the best way to put the relative difficulties would be that hitting in baseball is a sort of concentrated form of hitting in cricket. Any given pitch will likely be harder to hit fair in baseball (only a 1/4 circle is fair, whereas in cricket the full circle is fair if I understand correctly), but standing out on the pitch for a long time will wear a batter down in cricket while the baseball batter is in and out relatively quickly (about 5 to 10 minutes at most).
Just switch the bats and a cricket match would last two hours and a baseball game 5 days;-)
A pitcher who throws in the strike zone predictably won't last long. They will throw outside the strike zone to get the batter to chase the ball, hit poorly or force him to back up. On the other hand if there are three balls against the batter it is likely the next pitch will be in the zone. If there are two strikes against the batter then of course he will usually get a bad pitch to chase but maybe not. Also depends on the score, men on base, inning, next batter, outs, etc.
I have read that a curve ball can break by as much as 18 inches which means that it can appear aimed at your head and break into the strike zone. Additionally the ball is hidden in the pitchers glove and then behind his back during half the throwing motion so you can't see his finger position. A baseball does have contrasting stitching which possibly makes it easier to pick up the spin and the ball is changed as soon as it has any damage to remove the advantage to the pitcher. Pitchers are on occasion accused of roughing or cutting or putting vaseline or spit on the ball to get additional movement.
"Baseball has the great [dis]advantage over cricket of being ended sooner." Shaw [he was never a true englishman anyways!];
But I prefer Geoff Boycott's apt-used quote on the merits of baseball when he was touring with Yorkshire in north america:
"what a load' of rubbish".
furthermore, once I heard him say this on TMS; describing facing a fast bowler:
"To have some idea what it's like, stand in the outside lane of a motorway, get your mate to drive his car at you at 95 mph and wait until he's 12 yards away, before you decide which way to jump."
But its sad England do not have an ashes equivalent with the yanks. The joys of summer days would have been so much enhanced! Imagine what all the varied pitches from Philadelphia to Seattle would have been like.
Just to throw further fuel in the fire according to the Fountain of Knowledge that is wikipedia a baseball bat rarely weighs more than 1kg due the dimension requirements, whereas most cricket batsmen use a bat that is around 1.4kg or more.
In my opinion I think it's difficult to compare stroke execution, because to a large degree the baseball bat is quite aerodynamic and the batter is trying to swing pretty hard to make contact so the ball goes as far as possible with little time in the air (to minimise chance of being caught) unless he's going for a homer.
In cricket the bat is unwieldy, you are holding it upright and the idea is mostly timing as opposed to swinging hard at the ball. Sometimes you want to hit a 6, sometimes you need to dab the ball down to mid-wicket.
The more I engage in this the more I become more partial toward cricket so I had better stop coz this is clearly an Americas vs ol' British empire debate and there is no winner.
My apologies I meant "dab the ball down to third man", since mid-wicket is square of the wicket you would never play a shot "down" to mid-wicket.
"On the cricketing side: Whereas baseball batters can expect the ball to reach them in quite a small, pre-determined window, cricketers have to play balls aimed at their toes, their noses and every height in-between; it can also be leg- or off-side. Plus cricketers have to deal with deviation off the pitch as well as in the air."
Spoken like a man who has never been hit by a 90+ mile per hour fastball (or tried to take a swing at a knuckleball).
Let's face it, both sports require a man to hit a small, fast moving object with a wooden stick. Arguing about which is more difficult is a subjective exercise, much like arguing over the merits of different types of music or different types of art.
As far as Boycott calling baseball "rubbish", I just chalk that up to a poisonous combination of ignorance, intolerance, and chauvanism on his part. Unless he actually tried to play baseball and found it trivially easy, I think he was in no position to criticize. I don't ridicule his sport; he shouldn't ridicule anyone elses.
I don't think there really is an argument to be made about which is harder to do. In baseball, the batter almost always has only 2 decisions to make. Hit, or leave. A hit can either be a bunt, or a swing, which is decided in advance.
In cricket, the batsman actually has to place the ball within a nearly 300 deg area while evading 10 (you rarely try to evade the keeper) fielders. Additionally, batsmen also have to decide on whether they want to play the ball on the ground or in the air. (And finally, you can play multiple shots within the same area).
Additionally, baseball gives a batter many chances. Nearly every cricket pitch for a batsman is the equivalent of a 2 strike delivery (the exception being anything wide of the stumps, but that would be the equivalent of a wild pitch in baseball).
However, baseball batters do have less time to react.
To sum up, you probably need faster physical reaction times for baseball, but you need to make more complex decisions in cricket.
Great article! Cricket does reach above and beyond other sports for its endurance, skills, and physical reactions.
Also, the Windies of the 70s and 80s were great exponents of the game.
Really? Have you ever watched a game of professional ice hockey, as in the NHL ( National Hockey League ) in Canada and the USA? I personally think that no other team sport comes close to the endurance, skill and physical reaction that are required to play the game at this level. The Stanley Cup playoffs are just underway. Watch just one game on TV and you'll know what I mean.
I have seen NHL, in london there is a 'hoser' hangout where its constantly broadcasted.
As a 'competent judge', I feel there is no match for the highest level of any sport as in cricket, where nation states duel for five days. A physical and mental climb for most people! Ironically the first international match in cricket was between US and Canada. Alas, The temperament for the game never caught on!
Actually cricket had some popularity in the US but the Imperial Cricket Council limited members to the Empire in 1909 and excluded the US.
The US were rubbish [except Bart King] and ill-organised at the game by 1909. In fact antebellum cricket was popular and a good level of competition took place around new england, but lacked an international structure. Postbellum baseball took its place, and the best cricket players fled where the money was!
Well we weren't likely to get better if they wouldn't play us and thus promote the game. I have read that playing cricket for money was frowned upon back then though.
Yea: even though gambling was born with cricket in the 18th-early19th centuries; ironically it 'just wasn't cricket' a century later.
Well about reaction time, I agree with you at least on the goaltenders. Jonathan Quick, for example, knows that he's got a goal with 5 open holes (4 if you discount the 5-hole due to his butterfly stance), all of these holes much larger than the little black rubber disk that has about 2 inch radius and 1 inch thick, flying at him at about 100mph, and that any puck that gets past him will either miss, or with the Kings' offense, win the game. All this while having to protect himself and watch the offense's strategy to figure out how to stop a rebound shot. Oh, and they can go behind the net and lose the puck from his sight. A little black blur is all it is, and I believe he has much less than half a second to react, given that a lot of shots are taken from within 20ft, let alone 20m!
But, GO KINGS GO! -Btw, I'm from New Zealand, but I love baseball and hockey, and grew up with cricket. They're all great, why do we have to try make excuses as to why one is better than the others? :D Plus, hockey has endurance and skill hands down, even seen Crosby play? haha
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Curling Calendar update – March 2013
Posted on March 31, 2013 by Paivi
The women's world curling championships were played in Riga, Latvia, from March 16-24. What a week it was! Goldline is extremely proud of the accomplishments of its ambassadors, with Eve Muirhead leading the Scottish team to a gold medal, while Rachel Homan and her teammates walked away with a bronze for Canada. Congratulations on a great week!
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The Road to Sochi
Posted on March 31, 2013 by Paivi
The process for teams wanting the opportunity to represent Canada at the Olympics is a long one. In fact, it takes three years of strong performances before a team even has a shot to make it to the Canadian Olympic trials. If you are interested in learning more about the road to the trials, read on.
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Posted on March 14, 2013 by Paivi
Starting this weekend is the women's world curling championships in Riga, Latvia. Go Homan Go! Rachel Homan and her team from Ottawa curled incredibly well to capture the Scotties title and must be viewed as a very strong contender to win a gold medal at the worlds.
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Shoes are an investment and it is really important to take care of that investment. The sport is such that the shoes are subject to some wear and tear, and the longevity of your shoe will depend on how frequently you play and the level at which you play. Here are my top three tips for taking care of your shoes:
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We are proud to introduce you to Geoff Walker, lead on the Brad Gushue team out of Newfoundland Labrador. After a week of heavy sweeping at the Brier, Geoff is undoubtedly catching his breath this week, and readying up for the next event on their calendar.
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Would you be interested in setting up a bounty programme allowing us to donate to the developers that implement specific project features
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