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Enough times to know that while pain is instant, the nausea and other fun effects come after about a 10 second delay. Also, enough to know that you should hop up and down, rather than curl into the fetal position.

"Where do you see me as far as skill?" Haha, I've asked that before. Not out of any interest in being ranked, but a simple curiosity. We have no BJJ schools in the area, and I don't travel much. It would be nice, if I ever crawl out of my bubble, to be able to see a belt and have an idea what percentage of my butt is about to be handed to me. The same question from someone with just a little experience, is looking for perspective. Someone who has been grappling for a couple months can feel like they're wrestling a demon, be it a blue or black belt. They may be asking, in a roundabout manner, if they have made any improvement at all. So, instead of an arrogant question, it may be asked due to a feeling of incompetence- they don't always think about the fact that while they have been learning, so has the student who was just a little more experienced than them when they started. All in all, any question asked politely by a nice person is not a rude question.

This makes me think of Rodney King, may he rest in peace. He was about double the blood alcohol limit, and ran from cops doing over 80 while seriously impaired in a residential area. For all the lives he endangered, he DESERVED a severe beating. However, the LAPD had zero business giving him said beating. After their actions and subsequent acquittals, dozens of people were killed in senseless riots. The law allows what is necessary, but nor necessarily what is deserved. As far as disarming and stabbing, you should be fine so long as they are still actively attacking you. You can't, however, stick them while they are down and helpless, and you should not re-engage from a distance with the weapon. Whatever you do, if you really hurt someone in self defense, take the Miranda rights seriously and shut up.

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While you're looking into that type of style, check into Aikijutsu or Aikijujutsu. They seen to be essentially the same. but can't settle on a name.

Of course, the structure will be different in a kata based art, but I think beginners should drill a lot, followed by some structured, semi-live drilling. A few months in, it should be about an equal balance of drills, semi-live drills, and more free style sparring or rolling. More advanced students should spend more time on live drills and sparring, and work some drills based on weak areas of the game. With that said, the head instructor is the head instructor, so just go with it. It'll all come out in the wash.

My short stubby legs aren't very conducive to good triangles, but other than that, I've worked most of the stuff in the video incidentally, but it helps to see it and think about these things, so I can drill them more. Thanks. Alex, I've never worked that back roll sweep. I'll try to remember to have you show me that next time you're down here.

What are some techniques you drill in a series? Some things flow good together. Like armbar-omo-triangle-armbar. Post some of your favorite drills. Anything complicated, please include video.

6/20 Stick vs stick drills 6 rounds boxing white through orange belt angle drills. Adam wants to learn kata. Sounds fun, I haven't taught kata in years.

I have one with bars and one plain black. If I go anywhere that's a totally different art I have a white one.

The funny thing is, this is the exact argument we hear from boxers and MMA guys about the belt system.

If it's impossible to get a coach, dedicate yourself to conditioning for now. Run a couple miles and do some pushups, pullups, squats and burpees and such every day. When you do get a coach, you'll have excellent conditioning an no bad self taught habits.

Define full duration. Martial arts end when you quit or die.

in my opionion i think i can learn online so boxing/kickboxing, muay thai, or wing chin. You're wrong. You don't learn how to swim on dry land with no coach, and you don't learn how to fight without a training partner. There is no substitute for biofeedback. You can't learn to hit people without hitting people. If you want advice, you're getting it. If you want someone to validate your idea that everything many of us have spent a lifetime learning properly can be learned solo from youtube, you may need to seek a less learned crowd.

If you want to learn a real martial art, you'd be better off joining a backyard wrestling group than trying to learn kung fu solo.

I go somewhere between toes up or down, just a relaxed ankle. It keeps me from getting kicked in the ankle joint. Often, instead of checking, I turn my knee toward the kick with my foot still planted in the ground, bend my knee a bit and flex my quads. This allows better footing for counter punching while they are setting their foot down. You still take a hit, but it doesn't hurt your hip joint or dig into your femur. Which, a good deep thigh kick should be felt in the victim's hip joint if thrown with intent, otherwise you're kicking too shallow.

I think anyone training for self defense should be using those. With everyone and their grandma being exposed to some amount of MMA training, it is very likely that someone would kick you in the thigh Thai-style in a real situation.

I'm not a Judo player either, but my favorite Judo throw is by far the uchi mata. It's easy to learn the basic technique, it works no-gi with little modification, it chains together well with other throws. Also, if it fails, you have not given up your back. Works well in a stick fight as well. I met a high level Judo coach once, and he said the game he teaches revolves around the uchi mata.

If we had a dedicated FMA school nearby, I'd visit them when I could. I've done some Inosanto blend from old tapes, played with Vunak's material, and some of the Dog Brothers' Kali Tudo stuff. I had a chance to spend a day with an instructor from the Angel Cabelas system. Ever been welted by foam covered plastic? Great experience. I'd love to see more FMA presence here. I enjoy aspects of all arts, but I love my blades.

That is the level of contact we use when sparring as well. Unless it's one of the blackbelts teaching a kid how to spar in their first few lessons of course. Believe it or not, this is predominantly the level that us Knockdown Karateka Spar at too, unless we're in competition or its a specified Full contact sparring, but we never go out to "damage" our training partners. I'm not too sure where I read it but it makes sense - "one should take care of ones training partner as if you damage them, then who will you be able to train with whilst your training partner heals" or something like that I've said that before. Anyway as for the OP, about 2 or 3 hours a week of kicking, punching, throwing, grappling, clubbing or stabbing in some manner.

I firmly believe in sparring with honest contact. Honest, as in hitting hard enough that it can not be ignored, but light enough to not cause injury. That said, live drilling, with random attacks and real aggression is just as important. We do a lot of Attack and Defend, known in some arts as randori, but randori is a broad term with many meanings. Maybe I can post some video soon. If your sparring technique falls apart when someone comnes at you like they mean it, there is something missing in your sparring.

Cardio, less carbs and fried foods, a few minutes daily of ab exercise. Mostly cardio and a clean diet. Not that I do those things, but that's how it's done.

My girlfriend does, which gives me a chance to do some of my favorite things, napping under a shade tree, and later, eating.

Sephiroth did Aikido?

You have all kinds of time to research the art later. Find out the name and let us know after the next class. No need to be embarrassed by learning to fight at 32. I'm 30, and I recently discovered that I like My Little Pony. Life is too long to worry about those things.