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Aikido might give you part of what you're looking for. They are based around joint manip and circular movement and most schools I've seen spend time with the jo and sword at least. I've seen some that do bo as well. You might also be able to find some success with GoJu. The more circular aspects of their game might be different enough to give you another outlook. Because of the softer focus on some of the defensive movements, I've often seen schools of this nature incorporate small circle joint work. Once leads into the other well. Being of the traditional karate family, they often do weapons work as well. Might be worth checking out.

I think probibly that they would have. Let's face it, most of the people we hold in high esteem collectively from the history of the ma's were inovaters in some way. Funikoshi fundiemtally changed things when he put such an emphsis on sparring. Kano introduced a ranks stucture as well as modifying his art. Yamaguchi merged elements from two countries into GoJu. Lee revolutionized training methods and mindset. The Gracies introduced much of the world to a modified grappling art. None of these people were in a stagnet rut of tradition when they accomplished what they are or will be most remembered for. It's a good point that Michi makes I think.

Have you just started doing this particular kick? Often, things like this are just the body acclimating to a new movement.

Took a look at the system name, and what I wanted to convey. It's also helpful to take a look at what kind of facilty you'll be using and what the focus will be on. As anb example: For me, my group became Bujin Combat Solutins Bujin out of respect to my primary system. Combat from the connotaion it brings and how well it represents what I wanted to focus on teaching. And solutions came up becase I work more along the lines of a consultant approach rather than a school atmosphere. It just had a better feel for what I was doing.

Welcome to KF! Glad to have you. Lots of guys here will be able to help without a traslation, for myself, you're gonna have to tell me what that is .

There are componants of it that run thru many systems out of Okinawa. Like was said above, it's based on joint manipulation and destruction. It's usually coupled with striking in a hard manner to acheive supremicy in joint position. I've also seen it associated with pressure point work in some segments. But at it's core it's about reducing an offentding joint to rubble. It is a great tool and when learned from a good instructior, it can be an excellent addition to about anything your doing. In my opinion, where it comes into it's own the best is in training to deal with controling and destroying an appendage with a weapon. Tactically, it seems to be the best end result I've seen in real world applications.

At a certain level, one's own study and work within the system as well as bringing things in via cross training probilbily suffices in this aspect as well. An advanced blackbelt ought to be developing and testing all the time as part of his teaching and development of lesson plans (no matter how informal they might might be) So constant learning is good, but at advanced levels this can take alot of different forms.

today- 8, 2 min rounds on the mit/gloves (4 holding, 4 active). focus on holder calling a set combo, work in constant jab work. always moving. add coverage from all shots. increse complexity of called combos and their integration with defense and/or integration with single strikes. last round the active worker picks timiing and intiates takedown. we used a double, high single variations free form. 15 min instructinal block on triangle/arm bars from guard 5, 3 min rounds of free roll 4, 3 min rounds of mma sparring

Great article link, joe!

Low back? That and knees, and shoulders, and hips and...you get the idea

Alright then, nothing like jumping into the deep end of the pool. First off, espically in reference to #1, be aware enough to not get here. This is particulary difficult becuae the bad guy has already pushed up up to a wall, hence limiting your mobility and providing couter pressure for a deep cut. This is bad. Much better to stop this early when you can still move, even if it's just briefly before you hit the wall. Even better, give the dude what he wants and try to get him to leave. Still you asked, so we'll go from here. After accepting that we're in less than optimal position to start a defense we now have to make another mental leap. That you're dead already. This is a big time negitive position and to have any hope of actually coming out of this, you have to give up all external worry about living. Your going to get cut, menatlly train to accept this then, keep fighting anyway. That's the big hurdle. Your goal now is to take this guy out, regardless of outcome, no worry past the next few seconds. Now that you've started to mentally prepare (well before actual conflict, if you wait till then it's too late) we move to the physical aspects. First off, start talking, distract the knife holder anyway possible and get your hands up in a non threatening manner. This puts them clsoer to their target. Now, check the knife arm and grab it. Lock on tight and don't let go. They to get both hands on it and pull away. Start sliding toward the elbow to effect an escape. Groin knees are clutch here. Even if it's a woman. Thow them hard and with meaning as long as it takes to get a reaction. Keep the arm tight. Once you clear the elbow, tie up on the knife arm solid with an over or under wrap then use the free hand to rip some eyes. Immediatly tie back up on the knife arm. If the attacker is wounded, and you can clear out safely, do so. Stop a knee as you go if you have to. If you can't disengage, continue to beat him while you maintain control of the knife until a chance comes to get him off his feet. Take it and run. If you can access a weapon you're carrying, use it. Always escalte given the chance. Now for number two. This one's harder since you've probibly been ambushed. Gie him whatever he wants. If he's trying to get you to go soemwhere, statistics show you're probibly dead if you go with him. All the mental aspects above are still valid. Same with distraction and hands up. Now again, get that knife arm checked. Hold on to it with both hands and pull it away from the throat. Lots of people start picking feet up to kick and rake here, I like ot keep mine planted. Last thing you want is to end up rolling with this guy right now. I then will try to sneak out the back door between the attackers arm and body most of the time. Keep hold of the knife. Elbow often if able and hit the groin if you can. Reach back and rake the eyes if you get the chance. If the poistion will allow for it, I try to stick his blade into him. Coming out hte back door I will either continue to tie up the knife arm and strike with the idea of getting h im down or hurt him enough I feel I can make a get away. Going to a weapon of your own here is also a very good idea. Again, if you can control theknife long enough to actually access it safetly. This is a skill that deserves proactice if you're carrying an offensive weapon around with you.

today- 1 mile run legs/shlds more shot work

Yes, they are helpful in developing those full repetitions. You could also try assisted pullups until you can pull full reps, these are very helpful. Just moe a bix or bench or such over under your bar and give light upward pressure up with your toes on each rep. There are fancy machines that do the same thing as well. Think about doing rope climbs too if you can hang one somwhere. A tree in the backyard, ect. I've got one suspended from the celeing in my garage that lets me get 4-5 good hand over hand pulls in. This is a great exercise as well. In the gym, hit hte pull downs, rows, ect for development of the same sort of power structure. More than anything, just keep working the pull up, assisted if you have to. But keep tugging away.

Remebmer too, that even though we all use them in a controlling manner, it is a secondary function of those positions. They are first and foremost designed to break a joint. Thus they are pplied with speed and force beyond what they are normally practiced with. Any other use, and I'd guess we all use them for other things, is not as efficient in nature.

Yes, in that particular eposide they beat us with a subtle stick about racisim. At the end, both individuals, the last of their race, decided it was better to try and kill one another off than salvage their homeworld. A lack of sublte art aside, it was probibly a bold move for the time. And it's still a good message. ST was ahead of it's time with issues like this on a sci-fi stage. Hence the eposide where the klingons and feds fight a vietnam like surrougate conflict on a more primitive world. Some times the final product was less than awe inspiring, but no one else that I can think of was making statements like that at the time in the sci fi realm. Now, it's become the thing to do, albeit with more subtlety. Comics tend to reflect society, as was stated in the artice. So it's a logical thing to happen as time progresses.Moving towards a more mixed society will enevitatly lead to this reflection in the pages of Marvel and DC. Maybe it is over due, but at least it's being shown. Here's hoping that they tell good stories as well as just show more politically correct represntations of things.

The kipping pull up is one where you allow leg swing and an ab pull to assist with momentum to aid in completeing a rep. It's real useful in both helping to complete a higher number of reps and developing core power. today- 2 mile run 10 min of continous practice on shooting for takedown.

check out crossfit.com for a great core program. take some time to read the faq's and look over the exercises. Then try it for a week or so, it's the only way to get a feel for it.

I think creedability is most readily acheived by looking at their product. Are their students able to replicate movement properly in regard to their own body type. Can they eithera)be on a track to equal thier insturctor, b) be equal to him c) surpass him. Acheive one of those and i think you're credable.

Just not yet

It's the recovery time I've noticed the most so far. Still pretty stong and fast, but man I hurt the next day. Not so much hard sparring these days either, fewer session and further between. It derfinalty takes more ibuprophen to keep me running for sure. I've found I have to be smarter with my training in the post-30 era. I'll probibly have to make adjustments as I go on as well, not just to my training, but to the game plan as well.

I'd agree, but I'd still get it. My bet is that both of those guys are a draw enough that they'd turn a good deal of money on the bout.

Probibly the longest term was/is a fractured schaphoid bone in the wrist. It still bothers me to this day, even though I suffered it years ago. Granted, at the time I was competining regularly and didn't want to take the signifigant time off to recover from a surgery (over a year back then) on it so I elected to treat it with the inferior method of casting. Big mistake in hindsight. As for a single time injury that healed and let me move on, it's have to be the three fractured rigbs I got during a brown belt test. That had be out for 4-6 months before I was back to the good stuff at any level. The most inconvienant was a hairline fracture in my fibula just before a fight I was scheduled for. It got lit up in the first round when I checked a MT kick. I set it down an it buckled. Luckily, I fell into a takedown and was able to finish from the ground. Everyone kept congratulaing me on the takedown. My corner kept laughing becuse they knew what had happened. If I hadn't have been able to get him down it would have been over. The one that change how I train the most was not nearly as serious as the others, but had the potential to be far worse. I took a cut while working with a live blade during knife training, even in a very controlled manner. Not a bad one, very minor in fact, but it was enough to give me an insight into "what am I doing?" It made me re-evaluate how far I was willing to take realism in some areas. Those are the ones that stand out.

And I'm not sure that the numbers still hold, but didn't the average age of a male at time of death used to be somewhere in that range?

35, so I kicked that segment off. In march I'll hit 36 and mark my 20th year in training. So I've been in those other divisions , just not anymore

Not much of a point guy, but anytime you can add any level of realism it's a good thing.