Throwdown0850

good post, my thoughts exactly.

http://217.79.182.227/intranet.ijf.org/ijf_video.php?show=20&size=medium what it is saying is you pretty much cant grab below the waist anymore in tourneys, so no double leg or single leg? yikes... me personally, im just ready to quit and go full BJJ..

the solution is simple, you have to fight. by that I mean that you shouldn't go out a pick a fight. but in your MA school. or with a buddy that likes to spar. nothing will ever be better than the real thing. so you have to fight in order to lose the fear.

I disagree, but I guess it varies on what a person wants to get out of MA training. for me, I took MA too learn how to fight. Wouldn't that be the main reason people would start MA?

How about failing to perform a technique on a resisting opponent??

Continue BJJ

I thought it was going to be called "Metal Gear Solid 5: Rising"?

My thoughts exactly, I took MA to learn how to fight, that is all.

Hmm good point.

no, but if you scroll down to the bottom of the page, the blackbeltshop site seems better to me.

You don't need to be a shut-in when the vast majority of places you could go on vacation or a business trip are not prime carjacking territory. and that constitutes not to train while seated??

and I don't care if I live in a place where car jackings almost never happen. people take vacations, business trips etc.. I'm not gonna be a shut in my whole life.

and where do you live??? not even 15 miles from where I live there is a car jacking at least 2 or 3 times a month maybe more. that is enough times for me to train while seated.

If I may ask, do you or your family have any history of blood clots? Im not saying that Judo did or did not do it, just seems a little weird to happen. I have never seen or heard of this happening before in Judo but I guess anything can happen.

Nice, cant go wrong with boxing.

so your saying that Ninjutsu is superior to all other MA's?? IMO I think that an actual Ninja wouldn't say that. Wouldn't you say?

Uechi Ryu

Saying that the martial artist is more important than the style, is like saying that the brain is the most important part of the body. There is a old humor tale of "the most important part of the body". Where certain body parts claim which is the most important part. In short, it is a matter of importance as it is a matter of harmony and/or unity with the artists and the art. Not sure what you are stating here. The mechanics of the body is the same for each individual. In the example of power is not only from some type og training, but also from the individual. Rocky Marciano, Mike Tyson, and Bruce Lee comes to mind It has to come first from a style, as this is the foundation, the fire to heat the metal, (the martial artist), along with other things like water and hammering (other factors-aka methods). in other owrds, devlopmet of attributes, or the metal, cannot form by itself without the aid of forging As per the above of metallergy Perceptual speed is not probable as one will first need to have a mental recognition of how he is in said situation, or the prevention of. Speed is not key, as many who have speed, lack focus and power from being too fast. Distance and timing are also very important you must be able to judge your distance and timing so that a hit is possible. Agreed The application of repetition is neccesary, but this depends on the type of iroutines, if beneficial. Strength training isnt the only factor or method to develop power. not so. One can understand many strengths and weaknesses, but the ultimate test is not from these, but upon the different types of opponents to which one may never have time to know. Thus what are you opinions on what makes a martial artist good and what attributed do you think they should have and how to develop them? Im going to have to agree with Jay. You do have some good points but on the strength training quote. the only way to get more power is by getting stronger. you can be the fastest guy in the world and can only hit so hard. so yes strength does equal more power and imo besides technique its the only way to develop it.

By the same reasoning that says that Judo is a purely philosophical exercise in trying to achieve non-violence with no practical combat application, yeah, he would be right. But since we're not generally in the habit of presenting one single dimension of an art by itself and then belittling it for being one-dimensional, I don't think that reasoning applies. Yes, there is a facet of Capoeira which is performance dance; I don't think that anyone would argue that that is not one of the uses of the art when focused in particular ways. There is also an aspect of Judo which is non-violence and pacifism through harmless sport. I think most people would agree that Judo can be very effective and pragmatic when it wants to be. We can be pragmatic too. In any case, I am slightly offended that my years of experience and training in my art would be regarded so lightly as to be able to be trumped by a wikipedia link wielded by someone who does not appear to practice any martial art originating from the same continent. I haven't been allowed to cite wikipedia since the beginning of the decade; not reliable, accurate, or primary enough. Come stop by my academia for a class if you want to argue impracticality, instead of buying the first thing on a google search uncritically. firstly, I never said it was impractical? your also comparing judo to capoeira? why?? because wiki says that it has a "dance like" aspect to it?? as if I "said" it wasn't applicable? I looked it up on wiki because I was curious and wanted to learn a little about capoeira. that is all. not to "school" you or anything? and low and behold it says that there is "dance-like" movements in capoeria and you go on the defensive?? IMHO, I think that capoeria has more of a dance like aspect to it rather than a self defense application, but that is just my opinion. people can say that Judo isnt applicable or has some less-applicable aspects to it. and that is fine. that is their opinion and I respect that. I dont ask them to come by my studio?? no need to go on the defensive.

*cough* ...sorry, but you're talking bad about the stuff that I teach, so I need to go off a bit here. A large portion of the sub-Saharan combat styles have a similar structure to Capoeira - the 'dance' like sparring structure is as standard as the use of kata and forms to catalog techniques in the arts native to sections of and near east Asia. Or for that matter, as standard as putting martial arts into sports contexts is in the West. Also: ..The few of those conditions we fulfill actually puts the Capoeira i've experienced as MORE reality based, as according to thoughts of well-known 'real combat' gurus. Lifestyle.. not particularly.. philosophical beliefs toward strategy/tactics - expect to be ambushed or stabbed in the back at any moment, lie to get away from a threat, fight dirty, assume that you are outgunned and going to be blamed for everything, be manipulative, and run away?.. which is also as close as i've seen to the spiritual beliefs about combat in general? The aesthetic element I can't speak to, as it has thus far universally been my experience that EFFICIENT and EFFECTIVE movement is also PRETTY movement; show me an ugly movement and I will show you movement that attempts to violate numerous biomechanical and structural principles and leaks force like a colander. There might be some exceptions somewhere, but i can't say that i've seen them. why go off?? he is sorta right.. --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira

agreed, cant go wrong with the basics man.

And, to be fair (you sort of eluded to this), you can do the same thing to adults. It doesn't take much to find a video of an adult practicing martial arts in what you would consider "bad" and then one that you would consider "great." Patrick agreed. its not just limited to kids.

my favorite weapon is prob anything that I can use to defend myself. pen, book, stick etc.. but my more favorite type of traditional weapon would have to the the samurai katana. always like them.

very nice choice, man Kyokushin is definitely a good MA to whip ya into fighting shape.

One thing my instructor used to say about MA training. "Nothing is better than the real thing" by that I guess he meant that the only way to get better at fighting is to fight.