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That's why I like full contact more than anything. If it's a great hit, your opponent's going to notice it at least.

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I've made reference to it before, but it bears repeating: http://www.policeone.com/close-quarters-combat/articles/1877110-Female-suspects-They-CAN-hurt-you/ Any time you underestimate someone, you immediately give them the advantage. And if they have bad intentions, regardless of whether they are male or female, big or small, they can hurt and/or kill you.

Being aggressive doesn't necessarily mean angry as well. Controlled aggression is what you see in the ring all the time - constantly putting pressure on the opponent and hitting with bad intentions. I don't think anyone would ever advocate letting emotion override reason in a fight.

Like anything else, they can be very effective or not very effective, depending on the circumstances and people involved. A dirty trick in boxing that can be common is the act of "thumbing", or throwing your left jab with the thumb extended aiming for their eyes in the hopes to blur their vision and set them up for a knockout punch. Many boxers have gotten detached retinas from this technique yet still continued fighting in the ring and in many cases still beat their opponent. I've had it happen to me too on occasion (some accidental, some possibly intentional) and though not fun, it's not quite the fight ender people make it out to be. Same goes for the groin shot. Most males instinctively protect their groin, thus you may not always get a clean shot in. Even in some arts which actually do allow groin shots in sparring and competition (e.g. Kudo) they are still not always the fight ender you may think. Hit them if you can, but don't rely it on a "one shot one kill" approach.

I think this is the way to go too. In just a few short months of Judo I feel my takedowns and throws we occasionally do train in the Kyokushin system have become noticeably better simply due to a little schooling in those throws that showed me what I need to do to maxmize effectiveness.

LINE was the predecessor to the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which draws heavily on boxing, Judo, karate, Muay Thai, and BJJ. The only real way to learn it is to enlist in the Marine Corps. It's essentially a crash course in MMA, designed more to develop killer instinct than anything.

Though the throws may be in the kata, how many of you can genuinely say in a regular karate class you routinely practice them? I think that's something we need to keep in mind - though it's there, it doesn't necessarily give us the skill to accomplish it without putting in the effort to train them.

Kyokushin does have a collection of goshin-jutsu techniques that originated from Daito Ryu Aikijutsu. I know Enshin and Ashihara also have a collection of throws they can use during their kumite matches as well.

Saw a similar circuit on a boxing training site and tweaked it slightly. I set the timer for 20 minutes and went through the following four exercises as many times as I could. (1) Sumo deadlifts, 5 reps (2) One-arm kettlebell clean and jerks, 5 reps each arm (clean each rep) (3) Sledgehammer strikes on tire (10 reps per side, 20 total) (4) Roundhouse kicks on the heavy bag (10 reps per side, 20 total) They recommended going up each round with the deadlifts, but I just chose a moderate weight and stuck with it the whole time. This one was a killer but man was it fun. Going to definitely add this to my collection.

I occasionally use vertical punches during knockdown sparring, simply because against a partner with a tight guard you can sometimes slip it in through their arms.

But in many "sport" martial arts, those same techniques that do so well there ARE those high percentage moves that work well against a resisting opponent. Something to keep in mind. Too many people are quick to shrug off the combat sports when in actuality they provide a great testing ground for demonstrating what works really well and what is for the most part impractical.

Developing your technique and focus/kime, to keep it simple.

Go try a class and let us know what you think. I think you will like it.

Seconded. Run everything past the doctor treating you first, and go with their recommendations. Better to miss a few weeks of training to heal up rather than permanently injure yourself and miss a lifetime of it.

tallgeese brings up a good point. You need to keep training your weaknesses as well as focusing on your strong techniques so you get the best of both worlds. Though I am no top level fighter, one of my specialty techniques for sparring is low roundhouse kicks. I spent quite a while developing them and working on strategies and tactics around them, to the point where I am known in my school for having strong low kicks that I can implement in a variety of ways. Unfortunately for me I focused too much on them and neglected my other kicks, so when I finally realized my mistake I had to make sure I was equally focusing on them. Now I am a much better fighter for it, as I have combined my strong low kicks with decent middle and high ones (I even have a decent lead high kick if I do say so myself).

Just be careful with that tactic. They still have good control of you and in many cases you might end up face down on the mat, which is not a fun place to be. I wouldn't try it simply because if they have it locked in right at the Achilles tendon, falling down deliberately might injure it.

Kyokushin competitions are essentially similar to Judo - ippon or waza ari.

Darn tooting. Act like a lady and I'll treat you like one. Step to me like a man and expect to get treated as such. If you have any doubts about hitting a lady, I'm sure evergrey will gladly whack you until you lose them.

It's typically people inexperienced with strength and conditioning with these claims. Take a look at how some very large NFL players have super quick 40 times or bodybuilders who can do full splits and you'll see most of these myths lack any real credibility.

I understand that Lupin1, that's just my approach into fighting off unnecessary temptation.

It's roughly 300 calories. Just to burn off what you ate the average person would have to run 6 mph for 20 minutes (10 min mile pace) to burn off those calories alone. Something I keep in mind when I think about splurging on my non cheat meal days.

Even the fastest kick can get caught from time to time, so it's important to know how to defend against it. Most of the time your leg gets scooped by your opponent's arm and then they either trap it against their body or throw it to the side to off-balance you. As soon as your kick is caught, you need to react quickly. If they only have a loose hold on your leg, simply yank your leg back into chamber and it should free your leg. If they have a bit of a tighter grip on it, you might only get part of your leg free but in most cases the bottom of your foot should now be somewhere on their torso. Use that foot to push off of their body as you retract the kick strongly and it should free your leg. If they have a good strong grip on it (and you will know right away when they do in most cases) turn the knee of the caught leg downwards as you hook their body with that foot and pull them into you. Clinch up with them by grabbing the back of their head and push down on their head as you rake your trapped leg downwards and out to free it. If you can strike to set these up, do so, but a fighter good at kick catching will try to catch your kicks by the Achilles tendon, which they can then use to twist your leg over and not only break your balance and leave you unable to strike but it also hurts a good bit. So use strikes if you can but don't rely on them. There's other ways of escaping obviously but these are some good basic starting points.

I currently train in Kyokushin Karate and Judo. In the past, I have trained in boxing, Goju Ryu, Muay Thai, and Japanese Jujutsu. I work in law enforcement so I have been in quite a few scuffles in my day. As for whether it works, I'm still here in mostly one piece. So far, so good.

So here's a question for those of you who answered - Now that it's three months later, did you work on what you wanted to?