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Martial arts should matter in a fight, it's what they were designed for. In the county, some schools have lost sight of that and are less efficient. I'll grant you that. But at it's heart, MA's should be about fighting and one should be training to do so while in class. My feeling is that any ma system is only a systematic way of teaching fighting, nothing more. Labels beyond that are really kind of useless, they merely serve to define your own particular way of preparing for conflict. I do think that any movements taught in class that do not immediatly prepare one to fight should be disregarded, therefore, I'm not a huge proponant of fancy manuvers or high kicks. And any movement that takes years to learn to use successfully is also suspect. However, everyone should train the way they see best, just be aware of the limitations of your chosen path to combative efficiency. If you're in a school focusing on combat, you should be metally preparing for the realities of coflict as well. This, more th an anything, will prepare you to survive. So yes, it should help. If it isn't then maybe you need to look at an art that will work on the thing s you see as more critical in the kinds of situations you're looking at. Or dig deeper into what you're doing. Even when all things are lined up on the trainnig side, you have to look at the very real possibility that things might not go you're way. There are too many variables in real fights to account for them all, no matter what you're training in. Haveing been there a time or two, i can say that you're right. It's different than being on the floor. The difference part of the thing you have to mentally overcome and prepare for. I can't stress mental preparation enough, it's the key, no matter what you're doing. I can also say that the time I spent training was nothing but helpful in my circumstances.

Yeah, 8 bit sounds like it's correct on that first generation NES, bushido man. I also wasted a ton of time wtih a strategy simulator called Gengis Kahn. Thats probibly another month or two down the drain.

We're all getting stuck here (myslef included) in the fighter vs. fighter trap. If we are in this for self-presevation, a more accurate test might be how each test does agaisnt a drunk brawler in the local pub, or the mugger you bump into on the way to your car at the end of work. Obviously, this is a bit harder to legally test. I'm not saying anyone from the above metioned scenarios couldnt handle themselves in those incidents, I'm just saying that those scenerios would be the ultimate test of what your doing in class. If what you're doing in class is learing to defend yourself. Now if what you want to do in class is train to compete,then you have an entirely different criteria on which to judge your success.

Favorite has to be the original 12 bit (I think) Nintendo system. So many memories from my childhood there, not to mention wasted hours. Contra alone could account for at least a month of my life. Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, a, b, and press start before the gunshot .

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Ah, the makawari. I think I have a touch of arthritis from those. Now days, I pad my hands up anytime I repetivily hit things. Even the heavy bag. But I still have a makaiwara of sorts on one of the studs in the garage. Today- ran 2 miles crossfit 7 sets of 1 rep, weighted pull-ups (extra 45 lbs.) bag work 2, 4 min rounds on the heavy bag round 1- focused on heavy kicks, keeping hands up during round 2- hands and head movement

Just found out that I'm getting promoted to Seargent next week! I was pretty suprised, I didn't guess I'd get picked off of this list. Still, right place, right time I guess. On the down side, I have to give up my range officer status. Also, I have to step off the swat team for now so I can focus on my new job. I can see their point, hopefully I learn it well enough to go back at some point. Still, pretty excited about the opportunity. I've already got training lined up, although it has more to do with supervision than guns. Well, at least I like to train.

Oh yes, I will indeed be seeing it. Can't wait. Bale has been the best Batman to date and the air of the first movie was perfect. Hopefully, this trend continues.

Bushido man, the air squats are just unweighted squats. I've seen Hockheim's program and it really does have some good points to it. If memory serves, I like the takedown aspect. It's the one that utilized the straight arm bar/ bent arm takedown combination I believe. I also feel that the hadcufffing theory is better in his than in several other program 's I've seen. Including the one we currently work under. I also agree that way to many people fall under the "I'll just" argument. Drives me nuts. It's usually, "I'll just shoot 'em." Well, I didn't shoot anyone last year, but I went hands on with so many I cant even begin to guess a number. And this coming from a firearms guy. As for my day: spent the work day doing rapid deployment training and drills at a local hs. with the range staff crossfit (modified) 20 min running clock doing a circuit of- 15 push ups 36 dips 9 reps of push-press at 95 lbs. back and bi's. No bag work, too smokes after the day.

Currently 1 day in an actual school, occassionally my schedule allows for 2. Then there is 1-2 other days per week I'm w a partner or two training at home. The way I have my basement set up it's almost a tiny school. Usually then there is 1 more time per week I'm solo training on the bag or such. So as far as training time goes, usually between 3-4 day of doing something.

Really good article, with some really good points. I agree that this is a really good progression and ma-ist of all styles should be using something like it. I would stess randomized attacks during all phases past 3 from the attacker that would elicit techinical responses from the trainee that he was working on. This would only enuse his ability to not only apply a specific movement,but also to switch between tactics as situations changed. This will probibly h appen automatically in the sparring step but you can start to train it ealier. Again, excellent article that address weakness that many fighters have.

Good fight. I thought the decision probibly went the right way. Certainly, Jackson landed some huge shots that could have ended the fight, but they didn't quite get the job done. Forrest controled the pace for the bulk of the fight and looked as sharp as I think he's been. In contrast, Jackson looked like he may have taken the fight a little lightly. It was certainly close enough to get us a Griffen/Jackson 2. Could definaltly go either way a second time as well.

Almost forgot, I'd be real interested in what you're how your DT program is shaping up. When you get a cirriculum I'd like to see how it comes out. Also, what kind of trapping drills are you working w/ the hapkido? I'd be interesting to see how they fell into the system.

Yesterday- tactical training with the rifle. Qual course for same. Today- Sub gun qualification. Trainined and qualed with speciality impact munitions (for our application, the bean bag shotgun) crossfit- 4 rounds of: 1/4 mile run 50 air squats chest/tris I agree, range time is always good. Makes for long days but there aren't may better ways to spend a day in my opinion. Let's face it, getting paid to shoot ammo that someone else bought. Can't go wrong . Let me know what you end up getting, bushido man.

I agree, Blauer's stuff is top shelf as far as DT programs are concerned. I also think that the suit of armor they developed is the best currently out there that I've seen.

Glad to hear it's going well, and welcome aboard.

Chicago. Can't help it, it's a reagional thing.

Typically up my ally, but the reviews have been pretty bad. Apparently, only the screens compatable with the 3-d imagery make it worth while. Maybe this weill be a wait for cable release.

Good luck.

Keep at it and stay positive. Sounds like you're dong well.

Agreed. Good idea.

I'm guessing that's sarcasm...if so, it's a good one. If not, think twice about this. One, hitting someone at a true fight pace with that kind of accuracy is difficulat (not impossible) and even if done, it may not have the desired effect of stopping him cold. Two, escallating to a tactic usually associated with deadly force may get you in pretty deep with the law on this one and may be considered outside of proper use of force.

cross, I think you'll find that you really like him for exactly what you describe. I'd never replace my heavy bad with one, but for close in striking, folding strikes and such it excels.

I'm not one who uses or teaches it a great deal. I like bushido man's version with the bent fingers used as a gouge to the eyes. Although I'd classify this as more of a gouge than a spear hand. The bent fingers are much less likely to get hyperextended during the constant movement of a real situation that rigid ones. As for conditioning that long to use any weapon, I'm not a fan. The quicker one can utilize a tool, the more efficient it is. If it takes 6 years to be able to employ anything, I feel it's too long. Improvement can and should certainly be made over this amount of time, but a basic proficiency in a combative movement should be attainable much more quickly.

My old man boxed during his time during the navy. Now, my daughter is training. Hopefully, this continues.