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today- BJJ nite: Worked from open guard in a spider variant. Started with drill to triangle, then to sweep from a different energy. Then we moved to a switch to taking back and finally a sweep from there. Finsihed with a 30 min free roll.

I think that the half foot reach that you're giving up to use the foot is probably less important in a sd situation that most would think. These things tend to close up fast and happen at tight distances. The shin, being as I'm fond of saying, nature's baseball bat, is a solid striking surface that transmits big doses of force. Properly thrown, the foot at the end should be behind the action, and thus, relatively safe.

today- BJJ nite: Worked from open guard. Drilled sweep, this was a chance to go over some material I'd had before and really pick apart some of the fine points I was missing during free roll and clean them up. Moved on to a triangle from the same position, and finally an armbar. We finished class time by doing 15 min of live drilling from the open guard. Worked the movements from tonight against resistance. Rotated through multiple people to work against different energy. Fast free roll at the end. A single round of 15 min. Then race to work.

Another interesting find, bushido man. Nice work.

As to the effective question posed initially, I think there are good tools in there that have good application values. However, as is so often my beef with trad ma's, the drill used to convey them is less than ideal for mimicking conditions one is likely to face. Large or intricate stances will make any sort of defensive movement difficult. Granted, I'm working solely off of the linked video. Also, the timing of the two punches is less than fluid, and therefore, less than optimal in teaching one to apply in the street. Notice, I didn't say bad, just less than optimal. So, to the original question, great tools. In my opinion, and that's all it is, there are more effective ways to drill them for real world prep.

I'd agree. A throw is a motion that moves an opponents weight in such a way as to project them. A takedown can be as simple as a leg reap to a more complex double leg to as something as different as a joint manipulation.

Congrats!

today- Yes, I managed one when I got in. I needed it too after having parents shovel food at me all weekend. bis/tris/forearms/abs 2.5 mile run

yesterday- 2.5 mile run today- Car ride home . Looks like another off day.

Congrats on getting started at any age. Now just see where it takes you. Glad to have you here.

yesterday- 8 hour CT course that we were evaluating for inclusion into our program. It was heavily JKD/Wing Chung based. Very interesting, effective on many levels. I'm hoping I can get in on board with us so I can continue to pick things up to integrate. pm: Drilled side mount escapes with partner followed by guard pass series. 60 min free roll. Finished up working the infight and focused on forearm strikes. Reviewed some gun defense from the day. today- Settling in for long car ride to family homestead. Off day it is .

Very nice find.

I think they get used interchangeably alot. For most cases, that's fine. To me, a fight is what happens when two or more people are attempting to exert control over a physical confrontation. This is, obviously, part of self defense. Beyond that, I don't worry much about semantics. Which term is used is largely influenced by the venue where you put your physical skills to work in.

For grappling, check out nagafighter.com It's the main site for the organization. They keep an updated list of their tournies up constantly. There are always a few down your way or at least within reasonable driving distance. No-gi is another grappling organization that runs stuff down south. You might try googleing them as well to see if there's anything in your area. Good luck, and let us know what you find.

It could be considered as such. But fist fights and unarmed attacks are prevalent enough that you can still make a case for it's usefulness if you're training for such events realistically. Like bushido man, now if you incorporate modern weapons and such you get more and more relevant with each step. If, conversely, you training for competition, then there's nothing out of place about it. There's a comp and you're participating in practice to prepare for it. In that regard, it'd be like any other rec sport one played. If you're into the tradition of arts for the sole purpose of keeping tradition alive, then anacronistic is good. It's the whole point of what you're doing. So largely, it depends on why and how you're training to determine if it is or isn't relative in a modern sense. Now, about brewing beer.....

True. Having more people paying towards rent is a good thing and school floors are notorious for being unused a large portion of the day. I think alot of us have probably trained out of the gym/dojo at one time or another. It's a good set up that gives you a couple of revenue streams. If I had to pick, I'd say go with your a) strength and b) market research, which will fill more of a niche in your market. I'd go from there. Is this just a hypothetical or are you looking to open?

today- BJJ nite: Drilled from full guard working passing under and arm and subsequently taking back. We also got a couple of variations on the pass aspect to work. Then, we finished with a sweep to Japanese mount. Closed class out with live drilling on defending the rear naked choke and escape from back mount. Free roll for 45 min.

I'd use cold personally. Less chance of it shrinking.

Welcome aboard. Glad you found your way onto the mat.

I don't use a combo. Every model I've ever tried moved around too much and protected neither well. Right now, I use the Combat Sports knee pads when I'm striking along with a set of Top Contender shin gear. I think they are sold as the "grappling" or "mma" set. Either way, they have enough padding for striking and attach to a neoprene sleeve that wraps the entire calf. This holds them in place better than anything else I've seen.

You really can't go wrong on air drying on the line or hanger for just about any type of gi.

today- 4 mile run back/bis

The 21 ft. rule is a pretty good one. However, most of those studies don't take into account the gun handler moving or trying to place barriers between himself and a knife wielder. They are generally conducted in a contained "quick draw" environment. I have yet to see one constructed in such a way to account for those factors which are trained as a matter of routine for most individuals professionally carrying firearms, or serious enthusiast for that matter. Usually, most of the studies also let the knife handler have blade in hand already. Also, most revolve around a fixed blade. While this is a real threat, most people are accessing folders and these can take a moment to bring into play. Not downplaying the threat at all, I'm just saying that the handgun is a better platform even in close quarters in most cases than a knife.

Combat sports have a couple of nice models out there.

But if you jump into some pushing contest that escalates then you're outside the "reasonable person" archtype. We've discussed the bar thing before. I don't think that being in one automatically means you're acting outside those bounds established by the term "reasonable person". But, act like an idiot and bad things are bound to happen. That being said, you do accept a certain amount of risk anytime you go anywhere that booze is being served in large quantities to people who don't mind indulging. Doesn't mean you're at fault AUTOMATICALLY if something happens. It just means that certain places will have an increase risk that one needs to be aware of.