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It could be any number of things, the wrist area is an increadibly complex set of joints. And the solution could be from the very simple up to and including surgery. Hard to tell without specifics. Bottom line, if it's affecting your activities of daily living, get it checked out. Preferably by an orthopedic surgon. Then go from there.

Today- mitt combinations-10 min mitt combos to takedown and defenses- 10 min free roll-25 free sparring- 20

Yeah, going home at the end of the conflict is the priority. Not worrying about esoteric concepts of fairness and honor. I even think we worry too much about lawsuits and such. Everyone who trains should certainly be aware of laws surrounding use of force decisions. Familiarity prior to a conflict will ensure that you've dealt with these issues already and won't have to sort it out mid-fight. But given that, I see way too many cops hurt because they didn't use a high enough force option to protect themselvs. Most of the time in these cases I usually hear "I didn't want to get sued" thown out in the post incident debreif. If it happens to trained law enforcement personell, then it will happen to civians as well. Above all else, it's being able to survive that counts above all.

Still a piece of cloth. And equating military rank with ma rank is a bit flawed. Military sturcture exsist to maintain external dicipline. Ma rank merely reflects self-dicipline. There's nothing wrong with respecing your belt and each school will differ a bit on how it's treated. I'd say act in accordance with your schools tradition. Because really that's about all the tradition truely associated with it. It is a relitively new invention. I don't wear mine much. I'd rather trian in shorts and a t. But, as I mentioned in another thread, I still keep it in my go bag for training. There is a symbolisim attached to it for sure. I just don't know that it rates the reverence some ascribe to it.

I haven't read "My way of Life" recently so I'm not sure about the katas Funikoshi was training on. There is also a wealth of knowledge in those old forms that the previous generations had a far better understanding of than what we do today, save for maybe a few systems out there than can trace back to the originals. A sinlgle form may well have contained hundreds of mental cues for combat, not merely techniques. I know, I'm hardly a kata proponant and quite frankly, I'm pretty sure that I can't name 5 katas, let alone do them. Still, for those of the old guard who truely knew what the movements were representing I can see how they would have been helpful for the time. And perhaps not as many were needed due to the densly packed information in each.

I do think that some arts are better suited to combat than others. Physiology simply makes certain things more effective than others, as does the chaos of a fight. Still, the practitioner does make a world of difference. Usually, I think, this has to do with the training methodology incorporated by the school.

There are a few around here. Mainly as off season outlets for practice. Then again, wrestling is very popular in my area.

It's a narrow diffference. Self-defense is actions taken to keep someone from hurting you during an attack (which he controls). YOu're attempting to take back control. A fight is generally what occurs just after the initiation of your sd efforts, when neither party actually has control. A fight is that effort to gain control over a combative situation. Again, it's a thin difference. I usually use the terms interchangably, although I prefer the technical destincions above. Again, great question. should be soem good responses.

No prob. Good luck.

Today- crossfit 3 rounds of 1/4 mile run 21, 35 lbs dumbbell swings 12 pullups back and bi's Off topic, I like the new avatar, James.

The firearm is much better than a knife in any of the scenarios you present above. First off, most people (not all) can't throw a knife accurately to save their life. A gun is actaully easier to teach some oneto utilize successfully than a thrown knife. Next, you have to look at the ability of a handgun to deleiver multiple penetrating trauma channels rapidly. Something that not even a well placed thown blade can do. Last, sheer range. Enough said. Again, as with all t hings, training is key. I think it's fine if people don't like guns. I'm a big fan, but it's certainly not the only valid viewpoint out there. That being said, for sheer destructive capability, it's the handgun (or on up ) all the way.

Tiger, shooting pain in the shins could be shin splints. This condition is where the anterior tibialis muscle is irritated or torn microscopically along the front of the shin bone. Overtraining can cause it, which is why it's often seen in runners. Additionally, if one has flat feet it can be a contributing factor. You might what to try an arch support in the bed of your shoe and see if it helps. YOu can also try an ice massage along the front of the shin post exercise to help with pain control. Might not even be the case with you, but it's something to look in to.

Again, not so much by age, but by experience. The next question becomes experience or focus in what art and for what reason. But time in rather than age is a major factor.

Agreed. And dead on about the civil side of things. Just because a States or District Attorney dosen't put you in front of a judge dosen't mean that a surviving relitive won't. On the up side, things are getting better on this front in most parts of the country from what I hear and it's getting more and more rare for civil proceeding to go against the criminal outcomes in such matters. Still, figure on getting sued in civil court. Dosen't mean you shouldn't act, just something else to bge aware of.

Nine, boy I thought I wasted more time at movies than that. Guess I should be happy.

And they've been showing more fights latley, which i agree is good. I really liked last seasons format of fighting to win a slot on the show.

Lock up with him and start a clinch offensive to weaken his motor function holding your leg up. This will also help support you. Fight to get your base back first. Forcefully removing your foot, either with a rechamber as bushido man suggested or just yanking the foot to the ground should be repeated as often as needed. Finally, be prepared to initate offensive as you get taken down. He's probibly looking to do this if he caught your foot.

Probibly will check it out. I tend to enjoy it. Nice that Penn and Liddell both have guys on there. It will be neat to see what they do. And who wants to miss out on the contractually obligated "destry the house while drunk" night .

It's definatly up to them. And you. If you like doing an art outside your body type for the sake of being fascinated with it, then you should persue what you want to do. If, on the other hand, you want to become proficient as possible as quickly as possible for fighting, it would be better for you to try and find an art that is more suitible for your build. It will yield quicker results. It really depends on what you want out of the arts. There is really no right or wrong answer here as long as you're honest with yourself for your reasons for studying.

I agree with both bushido man here and James to a degree, I think both have vaild points. I would add that there is a seperation between art and a science. Scientific process denotes that give a set of variables a given outcome will occur. If give the same set of variables again the same outcome will occur agian. It's not so with art. Outcomes may vary as well as methodology when faced with the same problem. Even slight variations in posture can change outcomes even when give the same varibles (in this case, attacks) That does leave us with an "art" more than a hard science.

Everything starts with a good, atheletic stance. Feet about shoulder width apart and staggered, knees flexed slightly, weight on balls of feet over the center. That's at the core of moving. Then, a bit of lightness and fluidity of movement, grace would be a good descriptor I guess, from there.

Today- 6, 2 min rounds double ended bag by2 heavy bag by 2 maki's by 2 escape work 10 min choke series 10 min free roll 25 min knife defense training 15 knife sparring 10 min

Nice with the 1911. Still the best handgun on the planet.

Range day today- manipualtion course with the shotgun, along with the qual shoot. rifle qual time on less lethal and reapid deployment as well good day out on the range, but then again, when is range time ever bad.

1 mile run crossfit 8 rounds of 20 sec work/10 sec rest each of push ups pull ups sit ups squats chest and tris