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Karate has hundreds of styles and Kung Fu even more. My understanding is that kung fu might have larger round movements and lot of different weapons - it's more flashy. (It migh also be smaller techniques like Wing Chun?)

A very short study taught me a new basic thing about martial arts. I've always thought about 3 different distances - kicking, punching, grappling, but there is also a trapping distance. But looks like my Wing Chun can't start yet, so I'll switch to JJJ for a while.

And one can always relearn things that one has forgotten:-) Looks like ones interest or point of view changes and art is seen in different light. When you know more, you can learn more. If you have learned everything, I am very sorry for your lose.

Have to agree.

I like tabata too - so it's a good timer for exercise. For bad knees crosscountry skiing or biking would be good - short intervals to increase intensity. (One drill might be heavy bag workouts like "bicycle" with tabata timer.) Rowing?

golf - a lot of golf

Kali, Bano, Silat are new to me...

Where are you going to publish your research?

Thanks, have to read it second time - and again...

bushido_man96, I am afraid that I could not do it politically correct. It's easy to interpret that I'd be criticizing their teaching. (And I would - I feel like, it was sloppy... that's my feel, but my conscious mind tells me that I just don't know enough to make that call.) My evaluation of teachers technique was solid, but instructor had similar background as I - He has done 11 y of Han Mo Do. I think I can let it go - and take JJJ for a while:-)

Wing tsun has not answered my question about following master wongs lessons. One solution is to try Hokutoryu Jujutsu until Wing Tsun lessons start

Hi cheesefrysamurai, the thread is so inspiring that I'll do Hokutoryu Ju-jutsu at least until August - before Wing Tsun classes start. If JJJ is interesting I might skip WTF for a while. (I'll do BJJ and my own mixfit - and during summer play golf.) And not so seriously... Golf might be one of the best self defense disciplines - People at the course are friendly - and you have a selection of clubs, if you are attacked.

I agree. It would be more effective to have your body weigth in the technique rather than just swinging a stick. Have you tried any techniques on a heavy bag? It might give a feel what might work.

For self defense I've always thought that it's not much about the discipline than the person using it. It's more about personal skills than technique. Almost all techniques will work -"IF" and that is a big if - you can apply it correctly. So JJJ is not deadly - it's the person who has the skill to use it? Boxing is great for self defense or wrestling, too - IF...

My bad sensei8, I thought the message was written to me.

Hi Jim, It might be difficult to do, but it would be nice to see one cane application. Kind of description of the situation and then technique. Maybe a video shot with a phone or some photos.

I am impressed! Good job Derwentbob - keep it up.

We practice in the same group - Auvo Niiniketo and I in late 70s. Auvo founded a JJJ style called Hokutoryu Ju-jutsu. I think his good at what he goes. I did have a chat with the guys last autumn and they invited me to come an practice with them. I did Aikido - have to think again - maybe I'll change my plans from getting to know Wing Chon to Hokutoryu Ju-Jutsu:-) Did not find good english link for hokutoryu but here is one short introduction: http://www.amirmosadegh.com/grand-masters/auvo-niiniketo/

Thanks for the footage. He got side mount and toke the back later? Maybe I will get courage and compete some times too:-) Even in a smallest possible local event....

If you want to attract students from near by your dojo, I'd try fliers and posters at stores and schools bulleting boards. Also a demonstration or an introduction at school would be effective, if you get access. My latest attempt is to do a mobile App - It's not so difficult as it sounds:-) Problem is that it does not market to local but more global. Try to ask your sensei to visit your lessons on regular basis - maybe that would help?

My gi was very heavy when wet. ( I'm not sure but it was something like 300 g fabric.) Your future gi might strink 1 inch (That's what they say at the site.) It also depends on how hot do you wash it.

Thanks for sharing.

When I started grappling I bough a heavy judogi and it was a wrong decision. It was too big and unconformable and warm too. Next gi was semi-heavy and smaller. This one is much more comfortable!!! If you can, feel some gi's out. Some are soft to wear and fit nice. It gives a good feel to practice in them. Link looks good:-) Don't know the brand. It's not so popular here in Finland.

For wado-ryu I can only say what our sensei taught. He showed us some wrist locks and arm lock that resemble jiu jitsu moves. Thise techniques were not in graduation requirements. This is about 35 years a go. It's difficult to say if techniques were imported from some other discipline. I do remember wado being closer to jiu jitsu in it's earlier days. I've been doing multiple disciplines so I might be wrong.

Heavy gi might be warm, but not unbearable. We don't know where Malex13 lives, do we? Alaska?