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I'm going to echo a lot of Bob's (sensei8) suggestions here. I have been studying Uechi-Ryu (another Okinawan style) for a little over 7 years now. Here is why Uechi Ryu works for me (and could possibly work for you): - We don't require a lot of flexibility in our techniques. Most of our techniques are done in a neutral, upright stance (Sanchin-dachi). We don't do a lot of kicks, and our preferred targets are at or below the waist: the bladder or front of the thigh for a front kick, the floating ribs or knees for a side kick, and the floating ribs, calf, or outer thigh for a roundhouse kick. We do occasionally use a "shiko dachi", or low stance, but it is always done for practical reasons; generally to do an elbow strike to the floating ribs or solar plexus, and to get underneath the center of gravity of your opponent for takedowns/throws. - Our techniques are intended to be practical. We practice our techniques through kata, hojo undo (supplementary techniques), yakusoku kumite (prearranged 2 person drills), and free sparring. When performing the techniques, we generally have 2 different ways of doing things, the "textbook" version, and the "practical version", which takes your strengths and limitations into account. This is most applicable to our two-person drills; we have specific adaptions for certain body types and combinations. For example, if you have a short defender against a tall attacker, there are specific changes to some of our drills we expect you to do. - Our 2-person drills encourage you to control and/or disrupt your opponent. Some styles expect your 2-person drill techniques to look pretty with perfect form without touching your opponent. We expect the defender to manipulate the attacker and keep him off-balance. You did mention that you are not fond of the idea of kata, but also keep in mind that kata is a great way of training without a partner. When we were under COVID restrictions, we were unable to actually touch our partners. I ended up learning the black belt level two-person drills by shadow boxing, and once the restrictions lifted, I pretty much had to re-learn the drill. With kata, I was able to train and build the muscle memory for the techniques without needing to rely on a partner. Once I've trained those patterns, applying them to a 2-person drill or self-defense situation involves adapting a sequence of moves I already know. What I would most recommend is that you find an instructor near you that you can train with at least occasionally in person. Training with a partner and a good instructor will increase your learning speed by leaps and bounds. Good luck in your journey!

Welcome to KF, rtig; glad that you’re here!! Do whatever style fits YOU!! Just like buying a car/house. You’ve an idea on what type of car/house you want to buy!! You look at many before you finally decide!! You’re all in now to that car/house and it now depends on you to make it work across the board!! Maturing in one’s MA techniques takes a lot of time. If your kicking has its limitations, then any quality instructor can still help you become effective. Kicking is just another tool, and kicking high isn’t always the most effective technique. No. In Shindokan, the style I train in, we don’t kick above the waist. In the matter of fact, we concentrate on our opponents legs predominantly. Kempo would be a style that might fit you comfortably. Their kicks are mostly generated to their opponents legs. Nonetheless, Kata is important in training. Any quality instructor adjusts training to fit the student’s limitations. If a Kata requires kicks that you can’t do, high, for example, then you kick low. Like Bruce Lee said…”Absorb what is useful, discard the rest.” I believe this speaks to you in volume as far as your MA journey is concerned and what you’re seeking on the floor. KarateKen has given you some solid truths that deserve to be seriously considered!! Good luck and please let us know what you decide. We got your back!!

Welcome back, stonecrusher!! I agree with Wastelander in that it looks very similar to my karate material!! Controlling ones opponent depends on just how mature ones MA is, and that’s something that shouldn’t be shrugged off.

Thanks for replying and the welcome message. Your feedback is quite helpful. Thank you. My goal is a combination of fitness and self-defense. I'd like to at least learn proper form and technique - otherwise what's the point? And I'd at least like to develop some power in case I ever need to use it. But for the most part, I'm just looking to Martial Arts because I find it interesting in many ways. > I always tell people that best MA is the one that fits what you are looking to get of your training. Exactly. I feel the same way rather than saying x style is good / bad. I had considered Muay Thai. I do have a physical limitation, in some kicking but it may be a flexibility, muscle issue. There are a few schools nearby that I'll look into. Hapkido is also interesting as a suggestion.

Welcome back, and thanks for sharing! It looks quite similar to some of my karate material.

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The Jets continue to put the Win in Winnipeg, tonight's 6-3 victory over defending champion Florida puts the Jets at 16-3, their 32 points are the best in the league with Minnesota and Washington next at 27. The Jets Morgan Barron scored two empty net goals in the third. It is rare to see a player score two empty netters in one game. They were the first two goals of the season for Barron, and his first career two goal game. Barron is a hard-working 4th liner who doesn't score much but does a lot of other stuff to help the team. He is one of my favorite players and every time I watch him, I see an honest effort. Wild win in St. Louis, two goals by Kaprizov, now at 13 for the season, third most in the league. He is clearly the best player on the Wild and one of the young stars in the league. Minnesota improves to 12-3-3, second place in the central behind the Jets. Lightning win in OT against the Penguins, Oilers beat the Senators 5-2 behind two goals by McDavid (8 and 9), and one by Draisaitl (14). Three games active as of this posting. The Rangers and Canucks tied 2-2 in the first, Islanders lead the Flams 1-0 in the second, and Ducks lead the Blackhawks 3-2 in the third.

Welcome to the forum, @rtiq I see this is your first post. Thanks for joining us. It looks like you have done a lot of research about this, what is your main goal for training? If it is physical fitness them almost any martial arts style would be helpful. Since you don't want forms, you might consider Muay Thai, to my knowledge, and I am no expert, there are no Katas in MT. There are some high kicks, can I ask why you are looking to avoid high kicks? If it is a physical limitation, I would inform any instructor about that when you meet with them. I am sure there are members here who can help you with questions about MT, I only took a trail class once and it was a fantastic work out. Another style you might look for is traditional Hapkido. Tough to find in the USA, if that is where you are, but if you can find it you will see it incorporates a lot of what you are looking for. It does falls, rolls, throws, standing joint locks, low kicks, punches, blocking, and weapons. It is an all-encompassing style, excluding forms, at least that is how we were taught it, but there was no sport element, so if your heart is set on competition then it won't be for you. Hope this helps a little bit. I always tell people that best MA is the one that fits what you are looking to get of your training. I am know some of the more experienced members and martial artists on this site will have a lot of good suggestions. Thanks again for posting.

It has been so bad for the Cowboys this year even the stadium is having a bad season. A few hours before the game a piece of metal fell from the roof and onto the football field. Thankfully nobody was injured. I remember years ago when the Metrodome roof caved in because of the snow and wind. There was a hole in the roof and the snow fell on the field as the entire place deflated. Thankfully it happened around 5am and nobody was in the building at the time, but it required the Vikings to finish the season at the University of Minnesota stadium, outdoors. They played in the same stadium for several years while the new dome was being build.

The NFL power rankings are out for week 11 and for the FIRST TIME EVER the Lions are at #1. It doesn't matter much and says nothing about what will happen the rest of the season, but at least for this week the Lions are considered the best team in the NFL! The Lions have never been the best team in the NFL in my lifetime. Their last championship was in 1957. With zero Super Bowl apparencies, they are the only team in the NFL that has existed during the entire Super Bowl era that has never played in the big game. Last year was the best team the Lions ever had, and they almost made it. So far this year they have been far better than last year. Maybe this is finally the year they break the cycle.

I feel stuck weighing choices of styles and hoping someone here can help. I'm looking for a style that doesn't 'require' high kicks and has some sort of drills and combo training so that I can learn from home - for now. I'll commit to a school with a similar style when I feel I can jump in and will like it. I'm not super flexible. I can pull off Shomen Geri easily enough but not side kicks or roundhouse. Over the years I tried a judo school, some karate and more lately learning Goju with book and instructional video but didn't stick to it. I filtered a lot of styles and would prefer something in: 1) Sport or Okinawan Karate 2) Kenpo / Kempo 3) Southern Chinese boxing (some look a lot like Karate) 4) Arnis or Phillipino Sticks. The "issues" I'm having with Karate is that I find a lot of focus on Kata which I think is also common to American Kempo and Chinese style 'forms' . I think I'd stick to something with teaching using waza, drills and shadow boxing. It would seem usual way to learn a sport. I'm not sure about boxing but Arnis seems interesting. I love the idea of some Southern Chinese Boxing which really seem to be the roots of Okinawan karate. But finding material to learn is difficult. I've been trying to look into some sort of standing jiujitsu with striking and weapons training like unarmed samurai combat. Does this exist? I'd appreciate pointers for further consideration. Thank you.

Update on the Ovechkin injury, he is listed as "week to week" which means his timeline to return is unknown, but unlikely he will play in the Capitals next game which is Thursday. The Boston Bruins have fired head coach Jim Montgomery who was in his third season. It has been a slow start for the Bruins 8-9-3, a team that had preseason expectations of competing for the Stanley Cup. Joe Sacco will take over as the interim coach.

Spoiler alert It was disappointing to me that Robbie won the fight and eliminated Cobra Kai, then in the next episode Cobra Kai was gifted another chance and stayed in the tournament. In hindsight I guess it should have been obvious, but it felt to me like the perfect way for CK to end their reign. Robbie Keene, the son of Cobra Kai's best student, puts them to sleep for good. That is how it should have ended. There was a lot of buildup during the episodes about Silver and Kreese fighting, a fight I was looking forward to, but we never saw it fully conclude. I am interested in the background of Miyagi fighting in the tournament, and hope that this is explained further in the episodes, and in the potential prequel.

I'm sorry for you loss. May his memory continue to be a blessing.

Spoke to his family earlier today by chance to see how they're going; and they aren't doing all the great. But his funeral is on Friday; which I'm planning on attending.

Good points. This is why you are member of the month.

Time to bring back Joe Girardi????????????????????

Two more goals for Ovechkin tonight in the Capitals 5-2 win in Utah. Ovi has been on a hot streaking, scoring five goals in two games and only 18 games into the season already has 15 goals, much above his slow start from last year. At 868, he is now 27 goals behind Gretzky for the record. If Ovi keeps this pace, which is unlikely, he will pass Gretzky this season. If he does not pass him this year next season seems inevitable. As the saying goes "records are made to be broken." During the win Ovi did suffer a lower body injury in the third period, he tried to come back into the game but was not able to. The extent of the injury is unknown at this time. As for Utah, they started off strong but have hit a skid, losing five of seven and falling under .500. Other winners on Monday were the Canadians, Blue Jackets, Ducks, and Avs, the Sharks lead the Red Wings right now in the third.

Cowboys…Cowboys…Cowboys!! That’s about all I have to say!! McCarthy’s days as the Cowboys Head Coach are quickly coming to an end!! Right now, the only good thing about America’s Team is the America’s Sweethearts!!

Tough night for the Cowboys as they continue to struggle. A home loss of 34-10 to the Texans, Cowboys fall to 3-7 and are the only team in the league without a home win this season. They become the first team in NFL history to trail by 20 points or more in six consecutive games. The game was loaded with penalties from both sides, including several scrums late in the game. I can't remember the last time I watched a game with so many flags thrown. Dallas visits Washington on Sunday, then play at home against the 2-8 Giants on Thanksgiving. The Giants have benched starting QB Daniel Jones. NY has had a rough season as well; they are 2-8 and in last place, so both teams in NY are having long seasons.

I've made a lot of ajustments.. Like the first thing is Wing Chun is based on Centerline fighting however mine is based more on what I call Center Point which is just using your center mass to move and control your oppoent like a judo would do but appling it to a more striking art..This is also how I generate force by acceleratiing my mass and moving it around at the point of contact. In order to do this also requires different footwork,so I had to change that also..any many other things as well..

Hello everyone, It's been a long time I've. My old YouTube channel was deleted by YouTube so I to start over again..Anyway here is a new video and what I've been working on.. Over the years my Wing Chun has changed alot and developed into my own style....Here is a better video which is longer and you can see other things like grappling ive added to my chi sao

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The fight stunk and so did the broadcast. Nine months of hype only to fall flat. A dumpster fire.