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today- light ma work, more coaching/teaching than anything 20 min of kick drills to the pad, leading up to combos, distancing. Integrating kick defense 3, 3 min rounds of kick focused sparring 1, 3 min round of free sparring, light 10 min of review of key lock/armbar series from mount 3, 3 min rounds of limited engagement rolling working this 20 min of tuite and staning jj training. work thru to control crossfit- 100 pull ups 100 sit ups 100 push ups 100 squats 1/4 mile up hill on the tread mill in a vain attempt to combat the halloween candy from last night.

Congrats, unknown!

Where's Zanshin to translate when I need him . All kidding aside, I think still prefer a more frontal stance, even though it might hinder the preformance of some kicks. the side stacke keeps your front torso covered, but exposes the vuneralbe targets of your leading kidney and spine to a degree. Also, it makes it easier for someone to get behind your weapons and take back on you. Just a thought.

Welcome to the boards. I study a couple of kempo systems that focus on modern combatives. I also got the opportunity a while back to cross trian in boxing and kickboxing. Competed doing shootfighting and mma. Mainly these days I focus on sd training and mma.

Sme here...congrats.

There are a bunch of good contenders. For my money, I'd go with the final fight on Best of the Best. The second to the last was pretty good too. Earning an honorable mention is probibly the last fight on the first Lethal Weapon as well.

It really comes down to which fighter can apply his skills in a more appropriate fashion. Crashing the gap to an infight range is the best tactic I've seen for shorter guys. Working the range is best for those who have those longer limbs. Once you've applied those generalities, it goes to skill. I've seen it go both ways. Reach, height, size, like anything else are an advantage to be exploited.

Is that the thrusting one? If so, it's the most usful in terms of effect, regardless of the set up. Snapping anything doesn't transfer enough amount of kinetic energy to do serious damage. If you're snapping things, it ought to be stuff like jabs and used to set up more powerful stikes. Front kicks with the lead leg can be used pretty effectily like this to the shin and groin, but they are relitively easy to recover from. The side kick takes longer and is harder to initiate an immediate series of followups, thus, for me at least, is less sutied to the task.

In regards to joe's question, I agree, some elaboration would help. I think he's speaking of the wrist being grabbed while the arm is in a position that it would be if it were in a boxing type guard position. If that's the case, it's probibily one of the most important positions to train joint position from. It's a common thing to have one's lower arm grabbed when the hands are up in this manner and a good starthing point for more complex manuvers. I can't speak for akikdo, but as for tuite based manips there is a signifigant amount of training time spent from this position, espically early on.

Today- crossfit: 1/4 mile run 2 min rest 1/4 mile run 2 min rest 1/4 mile run 2 min rest 1/4 mile run back/bis

Take the time, get it taken care of and then go back. The time is not that substantial. Sitting down that long might seem like eternity now, but you've got a life and daily activities that you're going to want to live pain free for quite awhile. I was there once, young, enthusiastic, and prepping for a pretty big competivitve tourney during my shootfighting days. I ended up injuryingmy wrist fairly signifigantly during free form sd training (which goes to a whole host of issues as to how one should train for up coming full contact competitions but what can I say, I was young). Anyway, I decided that this training thing was more important than getting it fixed. Now, 15 years later, my wrist hurts everytime I do something like hit a mit, or bag, not to mention mundane things like bang it on the fridge accidentally. Winter makes if ache almost constantly and I'm waiting (quite some time) until retirement so I can get the whole thing fused (a much bigger procedure than what I should have elected to do back when). Once that's done, I won't be able to hit things anymore, or climb on it, lift heavy, ect. talk about a life change. So, the moral is, it's not that important. Take the time, get it fixed if you have to, and then start up. It's not worth messing with the rest of your life to pick up four weeks of training now. Think of it as a marathon, not a sprint. You'll be back. Just some advice from the older, and hopfully, wiser viewpoint (by the way, I won my division )

I don't wear one much, but when I do it's a plain black, manufactures logo only.

today- 3, 2 min rounds on the mitts, worked on trapping for entry to combos 3, 2 min rounds on the shield, focused on crashing the distance gap to knee 20 min instructional/drillling block on side mount control 6, 3 min rounds of free roll 3, 3 min rounds of free sparring

As for the blinking, I wouldn't worry about it much. Just focus on the fight and react naturally. Of course, it's instinct to shut your eyes when a finger lands too close, which is part of the beauty of an eye gouge, or a good shot gets landed. Focus more on keeping them open when defending a combination of punches more than anything.

I agree intent is almost everything. Good tactical options are important as well, but the intent and will to use them is really what's most important. When you think about it, mindset is really the only thing that keeps ma from being just another form of dance.

I don't focus on the eyes. The best bet is what you're doing alread Dwx, find a center mass area of the body that allows your periphial vision to keep track of the bad guys appendages. YOur indirect vision actually picks up movment quicker, and thus, allows you to respond quicker as well.

Today- chest/tris 4, 2 min rounds on the mitts 1, 2 min rounds on the kick shield 3, 3 min rounds of sparring, mma focus 15 min instructional review covering sweep series 3, 3 min rounds of free roll 15 min of small joint manipulation training, standing jj. crossfit (modified)- 7 rounds of: 10 pullups 10 burpees Alright, seriously, time to eat and collapse. Too bad I gotta work this afternoon. A nap sounds nice too.

A guy again...do you see all the emotional baggage women insist on carrying around. No thanks .

Today- 15 min instructinal block on arm triangles, multiple positions 4, 2 min rounds of limited engagment rolling. focus on guard attacks and escapes 10, 3 min rounds of free roll. naga rules. i tried to work on my throws and shots heavily during these rounds since it's my weak link, less pulling to guard.

All good things to consider. Paranoa will actually lead to a state of hyper readiness which will decrease your bodies ability to respond to threats due to the stress it places on you sympathetic nervous system constantly.

I agree, very important. As to joe's question about the stance switching, I'd classify it as a tactic for stand up fighting. Transitions would be from one range to another. I think though, that the name you giveit is rather unimportant. The more important thing is proficiency.

Agreed.

Muskets were very inaccurate, that's correct. There have been some studies however that do indicate that there were quite a few intentionaly non-firers during that time frame, and several others for that matter. A couple are discussed in Col. Grossman's "On Killing" and "On Combat". I'd refer anyone there who wanted to start digging on this matter. He freely admits that some of the studies that he cites have methodology problems, but there's some interesting information there. Espically as it realates to more realistic training methods and firing rates.

I don't like the sound of it personally. But, that's just me and I really don't have a good reason why. Just stikes me as...well, I can't even put my finger on it. I would guess that it won't fly, or if it does it will not attract true competitive boxers.

I did get back out- 2 mile run.