Okay O'Mara set straight on that issue of the arm blocking or hand grabbing.

Yes what he said was that he would not have been able to get him to submit with an arm bar from that position.

Now if the prosecution would have actually watched the reenactment, they would know that he demonstrated that he tried to use his armpit to stop Trayvon from grabbing the gun. Not a wrist lock, not an arm bar, not any type of martial arts movement but the same thing I do when my wife tries to tickle me under my arm, squeeze my arm down to try to hold the hand.

The state continues to be pathetic. GZ did not learn MMA. End of story. Weasel STFU. You're getting no where.

Hi, flareon. Good point - anyone with any humanity would have to feel guilt and shame. Traydad™'s first thought was that TM™ was in jail. I feel terrible if I think one of mine figuratively got into the cookie jar when it turns out they didn't. (Yes, I always apologize for misunderstanding and/or accusing.)

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3:20 p.m.
Mantei asks about the difficulty for the person on the bottom to strike upwards.

Pollock says grabbing someone’s arm isn’t practical and wouldn’t work.

He says if you’re on your back you can’t arm lock someone on top of you, but you would have to be extremely skilled, which he says Zimmerman is not.

Mantei asks about striking.

Pollock says the beginning will be about footwork, body posturing and then about the jab.

Mantei asks about positioning for the hands.

Pollock says it is taught.

He says Zimmerman went two or three times a week for grappling for a number of months, and then his schedule changed, so he went to boxing classes.

Mantei finishes questioning.

O’Mara redirects.

He asks if Zimmerman was proficient in what he was learning.

Pollock says no, but Zimmerman was doing well with the stretches and work.

Pollock says chokes and arm locks were not something Zimmerman could pull off.

O’Mara asks about the description of Zimmerman as soft.

Pollock says he lost a lot of weight but had a long way to go with more body fat to lose and muscle to gain. “He was by no means ready for being a competitive athlete,” Pollock says.

Pollock is excused.

The defense asks for a break. Court is in recess for 15 minutes.

3:10 p.m.
O’Mara asks about the ways to end a fight and if screaming for help works.

Pollock says in a competive situation you can verbally tap out.

O’Mara finishes questioning.

Richard Mantei cross examines.

He asks about the phrase that the gym is the most complete fight gym in the world.

Pollock says other gyms have updated but he used to have the most equipment.

Mantei asks about Zimmerman taking a couple months off and if he knows if Zimmerman worked out somewhere else.

Pollock says he doesn’t know, but his facility is complete and is accessible.

Pollock says he would tell Zimmerman to come in for more training.

He says Zimmerman was between 250 and 260 pounds and would’ve lost 50 to 80 pounds.

Pollock says he didn’t do a body fat analysis for Zimmerman.

Mantei asks about the “first blow advantage.”

Pollock says he doesn’t teach strategy to beginners.

Mantei asks about grappling and if some things like cuts and scrapes can happen.

Mantei asks about the change of position maneuvers.

“A one minute round can seem like eternity if you’re not in condition for it,” Pollock says.

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You're probably right - we'd never collect enough money for that.

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I was close - Rumpole has a violin smiley. Now we can copy it from his post.

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Yes, glad that got before the jury. Didn't someone else testify to a similar fact?

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I'm baffled why Mantei did not ask if pre-fight training included calling an opponent an 'azzhole f****** punk' to pump up the ill will.

Hi. I always thought that his first thought that Mr. Martin had been arrested spoke volumes about the downward spiral the son was on. That isn't the first thought of any parent I know and I think it shows that he was aware of his son's darker thoughts.

Back in time for a quick......


DRINK

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Side bar before every defense witness.
Bernie & Nelson working hard to be on the same plan?

Mal is THE Smiley Queen with over 12,000 smileys... we cant have them all in the smiley pages.

But she does have a smiley for EVERYTHING

(She works so rarely gets to play live trials)

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Some (likely) Trayborg™ posted a question to Scheaffer and Warmoth of WFTV asking if GZ can be retried because of ineffective prosecuting attorney.

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I HOPE... the jury just imagine TM as a big thug.. similar in stature to Tracy

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Right, and what Serino, not GZ, described as a "wrist lock" when TM™ for GZ's gun.

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Tracy Martin now on the stand.

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