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A front snap kick, which has tremendous range from your opponents shins, knees, groin, stomach and chin can be devastating and hard to block as one can suddenly change the target area. A stop kick, where one is blocking his opponent's kicking leg can unbalance one's opponent and can quickly be shifted into an offensive maneuver ( a technique used in Northern Style Seven Stars Praying Mantis Kung Fu) A lead leg roundhouse has good range and can quickly be shifted into another technique/kick, like a sweep. All such depend upon one's flexibility (for range) and power (with lower kicks often having more power than high kicks) as well as individual preference and situational necessity. One danger would seem to be that kicks are not as fast as most hand techniques and are at least slightly more telegraphed. If one's opponent is adept, he or she may well trap the kicking leg and redirect one's energy so as to take the kicker down quickly and easily ( as well as uncomfortably in the extreme for the kicker) as with properly performed aikido techniques. Sometimes, all one needs to do is to stomp the instep of his opponent as he lands a few well placed, well timed and powerful body shots so as to end a physical confrontation ( as in Wing Chun).

Despite popular belief MMA is not a style, but a sport fighting competition and training methodology that allows two trained fighters to battle under a set of rules using any number of techniques from the stand-up striking styles to clinching, throwing and finally ground fighting styles. As such, fighters in MMA train in striking and ground fighting techniques pulled from a number of disciplines - Brazilian Jiujitsu being one of them. Brazilian Jiujitsu is a ground fighting style originated by the Gracie family of Brazil, that has evolved into being widely used for MMA competition. It is a full blown style that has it's own history, techniques, culture, competitions, etc. The birth of MMA competition in the US began when Rorion Gracie, along with Art Davie and Rob Meyrowitz founded the first Ultimate Fighting Championship. Rorion's brother, Royce, dominated the early UFCs using Brazilian Jiujitsu.

Blocking is at best impossible to do unless you are very skilled or have an idea that somethings about to kick off. In karate there is a term called sabaki and inas which imply body movement to absorb or brush/guide away the attack. These do take constant practice to master and there are traditional forms that help you train them. Play outside the traditional box. Who ever said a punch or kick has to be ridden? Be more dangerous than that and rather than block your attackers strikes strike directly back at them. Hit punches and kicks as they come in rather than taking them if you can. Its much faster and when you catch soft tissue on the arms and legs it can be devastating. Of course this skill also needs to be trained so that you are not meeting force directly on. Otherwise your bones break not theirs. Reflex training comes with experience. Don't try and develop speed of movement because no one is fast enough to avoid everything. Work on the smallest movement at the very last minute because in the real world that's the time and space your playing with. Your feet moves your body not your body moves your feet. Best wishes.

I have used kicks on the "street". I have only ever used low kicks, sweeps and knee strikes.

Trying ducking and moving your head get in nice and close then twist your body and let loose with a right hand upper cut to the abs make sure you connect with your knuckles that should knock the wind out of him (you gotta be fast cause this is a 2 hit combo), so right hand upper cut (to the body) then he will bring his hands down to block body shots and that's when your left hook comes over the top and you connect with his face, tell me if that helps.

Muscle memory.... lots of practice will help you do the moves faster. Exercises you can do are anything that makes you react fast. Make some stuff up. Some that I do... stand next to a wall and put your hands on it...then walk back as far as you can so your leaning to where you would hit your nose if you let go. Then try to clap your hands and catch yourself before you smash your nose into the wall! When you get faster try to clap multiple times. When you get even faster try to do push ups...and drop and clap before you catch yourself on the ground.

The one martial art that works the best for me is Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. I also love Judo. As any good martial artist knows, there is no best martial art. It all depends on the individual.

Kubodo is something that is taught with karate. Find a karate dojo, and ask the instructor for private lessons on the sai. That's way you wont learn anything but what you wanna learn.

here it is... *Head Gear *Mouthpiece *Gloves *Body Shield *Hand Mitts (targets) and the other basics..

The primary, and really, only differences between TKD, kung Fu and Karate is geographic and philisophical. All are terms for martial studies, and are designated to a specific country and language used. Years ago the term "karate" was popularly accepted in the U.S. as referring to asian martial arts training, as opposed to european or american martial arts (such as savate or boxing, or even greco-roman wrestling). Many americans returning from japan during WWII were viewing these arts for the first time and brought the term and study back to America. Later into the century with the Korean war and resurgence of korean autonomy, the practice of TaeKyon was restarted, and of course General Cho instituted the Tae Kwon Do system for the Korean military. Kung Fu (sometimes referred in asia as Gung Fu) is generally considered to be among the oldest forms of martial arts training and dates to times of buddhist monks and the understanding of nature to incorporate into an exercise program. Wing Chun (sometimes referred to as Wing Chun Kung Fu) is currently the national fitness program of china and is praciticed in some instances during the work day as a meditative and exercise program at work. Many historians believe that due to Japans' occupation of China, Karate became far more popular in Japan due to seeing Kung Fu in China. However, to lump most of japanese striking arts into the term Karate is a simplification of the types of karate and similarly with Kung Fu. So the essential answer would be the difference between TKD, Kung Fu, and Karate is that TKD is a martial art system, Kung Fu is a chinese term used most commonly to refer to several, or multiple martial art systems widely used in China, and Karate is the common japanese term used to refer to many of the japanese and okinawan martial art systems focusing mainly on strikes. The other key difference between the three terms, is that Kung Fu or Gung Fu was originally almost exclusively taught to and practiced by Buddhist monks in the mountainous areas of China, and was an important part of the religion practiced at the ShaoLin monastery. The religious presence of Kung Fu is to my knoweldge unique to that art alone. Most, but not all of todays' martial arts have their roots in Kung Fu and it is believed that Shao Lin kung fu was the first ordered system of self defense techniques ever taught in a structured environment, though this is sometimes still debated.

Quite often after i get up from sitting or lying down, exercise or bend down and then get up i feel lightheaded, kinda dizzy, my head hurts for a couple seconds, and i feel a little out of it......I don't know if this matters but i don't eat much during the day, could this be whats causing these weird feelings?

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