MasterPain

Very nice. I think it would be a great training idea. It was also cool to see the two different styles, between the takedowns and clinching first, and the punching second. I suppose you could even set other parameters for varying types of work; like declaring one person would attempt to close and clinch and the other would be assigned to punch and clear out, or other such criteria. I like the ideas possible. One thing to keep in mind, though, just as a precaution, is to not bring too many dice to the training session, lest a D&D session break out. Oh, what fun they were....yeah, I'm a nerd, too. There is another game we play involving pulling styles out of a hat. Basically MMA ruleset. Styles are written on scraps of paper and you draw before each 3 minute round. Some examples of styles in the hat: Muay Thai Aggressive boxer Ground and pound Counter striker/sprawl Dirty Boxer Drunken Monkey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8ZEoDoJufA Here's some quick draw sparring. Two very different styles of it actually. I'm a bit chicken and don't like to be hit. So I work the takedown game. Then Alex and some dude punch each other.

That was fun.I'm going to do some stretching before bed as well.

Please do.

This might diverge somewhat from what Master Pain is saying in this thread, but it seems like something he might be saying is that with the first method (where someone on the outside counts to three, and both people go) is that the major thing being trained is your ability to as quickly as possible land the first shot. I'm sure that if someone decided to sit down and tape a hundred such matches over the course of a few weeks, they would find that the person in the superior position at the end of the twenty seconds is the one who landed the first strike. However, with the second method (where you go on your number, and you know what your number is, but your opponent doesn't) it is your ability to react to an unknown strike that is mainly being developed. You don't know if you're going to be on the attacking or receiving end of an attack, which forces you to adapt very quickly to number of different possible situations. Again, I'm sure that if someone recorded a hundred or so such matches, the person in the dominate position after twenty seconds is most often going to be the person who initiated the conflict. Now, debates about whether or not this is initiative in the DnD sense or something else are for another time. That was a perfect articulation of what I was going for. I thank you for that.

Really? Strange. I think this is the problem with many people's mentalities. Self defense should be do prevent someone from hurting you. This does not, by necessity, mean that you will have to hurt them.Self defense is doing whatever is necessary to prevent harm to yourself or another innocent person. No more or less. It could require extreme measures or it could all be handled verbally. Situations are different and each should be dealt with accordingly.

I understand the concept of using the dice, but there are more than 3 numbers on a die--what happens if someone rolls a 4, 5 or 6 when you're only counting to 3? As for the quotes, I was just poking fun because a few years ago I had actually memorized and acted out the entire Monty Python and the Holy Grail movie with my friends You count to 6 if using a D6. The old way was to go on three. the speed of the count would be changed, sometimes with a 2 and a half thrown in to throw you off. the idea of the dice is to give someone an unfair advantage.

I'll address some issues here. First we used to do this where both people go on 3. With the dice system, you would go upon hearing your number. Second, I am about to turn 29, which is not old, but aging. Old is still better than the alternative and I take pride in my nerd status. Third, rolling for initiative determines the order of attack, which is what we're doing here. Lastly, I'm not intelligent enough to quote correctly. I sure hope there is intelligent life somewhere out in space cause there's buggerall down here on earth.

I've come up with an idea upon having a conversation about D&D with one of our new guys. We had a thing we call quick draw sparring. 2 people stand toe to toe, hands by their sides on the mat, suited up with as much protective equipment as possible. A third person standing off to the side would count to 3. Not to 4, not to 5, 6 is right out, neither count thou to 2, unless proceeding thereby to 3. Upon reaching 3, the two combatants will fight for roughly 20 seconds, with the goal of either establishing control and a dominant position, or expelling their opponent, and thereby enabling escape. Here's my tweak to this system. At the start, have both combatants roll dice, without the other person seeing, to see what count they start fighting on. That way one person will be taken unaware, thus increasing the realism. Old RPG nerds will recognize this concept as rolling for initiative. A second die roll could be added, with the higher roll having a friend on the side. Roll a 20 and your friend is armed. Yes I have a D20, and yes, I quoted from the Book of Armaments. A note on quick-draw sparring- be careful and suit up well. This game is exciting and can get nasty.

I believe that the meaning between your friend and yourself is more important than anyone else's feelings about it.

4/25 BJJ mobility drills for 20 minutes For some reason switched to Clinch and sparring about 5 rounds of each

I enjoyed seeing someone else fight from a low stance. Also, it's fun to see some good traditional Karate channels. It's a different feel from us and I've enjoyed seeing the art. But I have to ask, why are there so many Karate people on KARATEforums?

I just think he fired before getting into proper position. Like shooting from the hip. Then again, they shoot from the hip in movies because it looks cool. No, this guy is too busy being a productive citizen to be gangsta.

He pulled the slide and fired once before the gun was oriented upright. By the second shot it looked more upright.

I like the holding the cup, but I'm an in-fighter. Brian Baker teaches the upside down method as more of a long distance hook. It feels funny to me and I think the structural line up is weaker. the first method seems to rely on pec muscle, wheras the upside down method pulls on the top muscle of the shoulder. Place your fist against a threshold and press with your fist in either position to feel it. Anyway, it works well for Brian and others, I just don't like it. The pressure point I believe is Lateral Inferior Aspect of the Occipital Bone 1. Doc would beat me up for that one.

MasterPain, The bold sentence above is very solid!! Btw, I can't seem to use the link, and I think it's because there is a "." right before the "www" Okay I fixed it. Anyway it was pointed out to me that it was fake, which I would have realized had I really paid attention instead of putting up the first thing I found of him. Here's a real fight. Keep in mind this was in the early years of shootfighting, I believe before the phrase MMA was coined. So it's a bit unrefined. Also for the OP I feel I should expound upon that first statement. As a white belt 20 years ago, a legit black belt was like a demigod. For one thing I was a little kid, and uncoordinated as all get out. For any whitebelt, I'm sure the skill gap just seems impossible. Now, I can hold my own with about anyone at least for a few minutes. When I do run across someone who can manhandle me, I understand that it is just because the have had more mat time and have done better at conditioning, maybe refined technique a little better. Things I would do if I were more motivated. So after you have trained a few years, you will start to see that being incredible is just a matter of years of hard work and experience. And among other advanced students, you'll just be normal.

Fooled me. I guess it shouldn't have. Most of his fights were uglier, nasty things.

As an adult, I would say that even the greatest is still just a man. But I do remember being 13 or 14 years old and having Bart Vale squeezing my head like a grape. Good times. If you don't know the name, here he is knocking out Ken Shamrock.

The second video is disturbing. If the attacker had not turned to face someone else, the shop keeper would most likely have been killed. Had he went for his gun instead of trying to defend himself unarmed, he would definitely been more seriously hurt. He'll have quite a scar as it is.Think about the customer at the door in the very start of the video. Can you imagine being there looking at candy or the magazine rack one second and the next you're bleeding from your neck?

Yeah, that thing hurts. A good part of developing that kick was done on my thigh.

I looked this guy up on Youtube, expecting some kind of hocus pocus. What I found was a guy with excellent conditioning drills. A lot of stuff that deals with functional strength and flexibility. He's well versed in Sambo, a very legit art. I believe he's also a kickboxer. He might toy with some funny ideas, but he fights using scientifically tested fighting skill.

Being a fat guy does not negate technical knowledge. But yes, if you never go beyond hitting a still target, you've not learned much. A couple minutes of explaining a concept doesn't mean that's all they do. Without technical concepts, all you have is a bunch of meatheads swinging wildly at each other. With only technical concepts, you have theory, but no real ability.

I feel that this would be better with a lower budget and Bruce Campbell.

short jog then focus mitts and stick drills with Sensei Tim at the park

You could learn some science from Alchemy, but you'd be better off with a 5th grade science textbook.