guitarguy

I think schools show such ignorance in this area. The one guy who trys to prove himself by picking a fight with someone possibely smaller or who he think he can take, far to often recieves equal or less punishment. It's either A because he has friends as witnesses, B because he's involved heavly in school activities and is favoured by teacher or C total and complete stupidy in accesing the situation. I think what you did is well within in reason and if it's caught on camera then he might be the one facing assualt charges.

Thanks guys sorry for not being specific i was talking about japenese juijitsu though there is BJJ but getting theres the issue. And i do agree about the instructers having a lot to do with self defense but i would feel more confordent in combining it with a specific grappeling art to make myself feel more at ease. Also its only going to be one I'm not the type to start a project and not finish it. Thanks heaps for the input guys, much appreciated.

It depends how much time you have to train and what the arts are. I like the idea of grounding yourself in an art and then taking up another one as a supplement to fill in any gaps. For example Being proficient at a striking art and taking up a grappling art to supplement it. Also you have to think how are the arts going to work together, theres no point picking arts if they don't complement each other. I see some people who are intermediate at a large amount of striking arts for example they might do boxing, kick boxing, tkwando and Mauy Tai. My line of thinking is ok why not stick with one lets say Kick Boxing and instead of adding another striking art supplement it with judo. I think ideally speaking two is perfect and it's better to be really good at one and decent at the other which aids as a supplement then to be intermediate at best in about 5.

It's interesting actuelly quiet a lot of high ranking people i know who do kyoushin are also involved in judo i think this is testiment to the way they can be combined and compliment each other.

Thanks guys I was leaning towards judo but now i think it's locked in I'll be starting after this term (atm we are going through final exams etc so best wait). I think the concept of complementing a standing based art with another works well and in my kyokushin class we already to some grappleing and breaking out of holds etc. I wanted a grappling art though to make me feel as comfortable with being grabbed as I am with someone swinging at me. And the idea of taking something to the ground intentionally seems dangerous to me, yet if the ground doe sget involved judo still offers options. I'm also short and solid so in many ways judo fits my build and is another way to close the gab when being attacked by bigger opponents. I also was watching some judo kata on youtube and it seemed interesting (I'm a kata fanatic) so that in itself adds to the positives.

Hey guys my workouts atm comprise purely of bodyweight exercises and jump rope and I have come up with some very interesting exercises and variations which have worked well. The other day I decided I'd add another element to my workouts by adding kettlebells to the mix. I'll be the first to admit i know very little about them, i have used them lately but I know there'd be some books i could buy which would expand my horizions and give me more options. So is there any books you guys can recommend on kettlebells or functional training for the matter. All inputs are appreciated. Cheers. On a side note I know kettlebell routines are generally functional based but I'm not interested in any of the next "hits" to build muscle or the next split day sytem for "MAXIMUM MUSCLE GROWTH." Just down to earth, fullbody workout concepts and ideas are what I'm after.

It comes down to fitness. In karate there are far to many things to learn to simpley spend the whole lesson on conditioning and fighting so if you don't train at home you maystill kick as hard and fast as the muay tai guy but you won't stand a chance as fitness will betray you. If however you put in time at home on fitness the playing ground will be leveled and if there was a no rules fight and you had a good instructer you might even have an advantage because of the extra techniques in the higher ranking. Here my thought: karate at times gets a bad name because of practisioners who don't train at home (how can you be good at something if you don't train most days), muay tai gets a bad name because it at times and I stress at times brings in people who train for the wrong reason. I am lucky to have a dojo that does fitness and real world training and to grade you need to work hard. (sorry about the terrible grammer I'm extremely tired) And on a side note i enjoy very much going through my kata's every morning it's an art in itself something non traditional arts lack. In general though anyone who is fit and train with good instructors can do well regardless of the art as long as they have experience defending against the art they are verseing. For example if I spar a boxer i don't try to go toe to toe with him and if i verse a judo practioner i move around and avoid letting him grab me its about using your art to your advantage.

Hey guys recently I've been having thoughts of supplementing my kyokushin training with a grappling art. While most of my focus will still remain with kyokushin I want to strengthen it's weakness which is grappling. I'm looking at this from a realistic self defense point of view. I have the choice of aikedo, judo and jui juitsu. From a practical point of view either judo or jui juitsu would be the best as I'm not sure how Iwill go from the kyokushin hard hitting style to the aikedo approach. It also seems aikedo takes a very long time to become practical and as I said I still want my main focus to be Kyokushin. Anyway I'll have to try both the judo and jui juitsu dojos but I am leaning towards judo atm any thoughts would be appretiated.

Yes, confusion is the second step in conversational hyponosis the first is rapport which we have to skip in these situations. I would say however be careful if its to silly the agressor might think your mocking them. Maybe even say something which he can relate to and agree with, most people find it hard to harm someone who they relate to. This would then establish rapport and confusion at once putting you in a good position.

I think remaining calm is definantly the best option because it is always good to understand the others viewpoint and this is a good way to avoid fights. If possible when not under threat I would like to think i could talk to the person and calm them down and explain what he's doing isnt going to make him feel better and understand why he's doing it. Far to often do we jump to conclusions about people, we can't physically judge someone if we have only seen a micro fraction of there whole life experience. But if i know someones going to attack me then personally I will make the first move. What's better potentially being seriously injured or killed or explaining to police that yo had no other option. I'd say make him look bad to by yelling stop assualting me and stop trying to harm me etc so witnesses interpret him rightfully so as the wrong doer.

Haha tennis is a lot of fun, I used to play might start up again next year with my gap year, and yes i used to play a lot of cod haha especially world at war.

I can't help you much with the treatment of bruises but for shin conditioning a lot of Mauy Thai practitioners use a broom or a pole of some kind and role it up and down their shins and as their shins get stronger they role the pole harder. It develops calluses on the bones over time. Also kicking objects with the shins is common but you obviously have to know your limitations, you need to kick hard enough to increase the strength of the shins but soft enough that you won't do harmful damage. So it's all about listening to your body. I imagine you could condition the forearms by hitting objects as well though I’m not too sure. But if you’re looking for forearm strength here are some ideas... Pullups, forearm curls, the farmers walk (which is you grab 2 very heavy dumbbells and walk until your forearms are burning), fist pushups are also pretty good as apposed to normal pushups (although the normal ones are good for open hand strikes), Chinese meditations (balls more for loosening up and injury prevention they feel great to, look them up). This next one’s very good, what you do is you tie a piece of rope to a dumbbell or other heavy object, and then tie it to a middle of a pole. You then proceed to role the pole up clockwise and role it down then reverse it and role it up anti clockwise. Pretty much any exercise that involves pulling is going to work your forearms in one way or another. A controversial exercise for forearms are finger pushups, I'm still not sure where I stand with them if anyone could enlighten me on whether they are beneficial or placing unnecessary strain on the fingers I'd be happy.

Thanks for the vid i think it's important to teach the what if's and what to do if the senario doesnt work out how it is first intendded to. To many people get taught the starts of techniques in weapon defence but don't know what to do when it doesnt go right good job.

If its a street fight we have to consider so many things. First of all if the wrestler just walked up in a bar talking trash it may be possible because of his size and position he may have an ego and misjudge an oppenant. So he might talk trash and just as things get heated underestimate the guy he's trash talking, who might be a 5th dan black belt with boxing experience. In this case the smaller MA would sense danger and finish the fight before it starts. We also must consider where the fight happens if both parties are prepared and ready to fight its a different story. Lets say it's confined and both parties are ready for a fight the bigger guy has a huge advantage. If its in the street on a footpath and theres lots of space to work with, the smaller guy if he's fit, well trained and mentally ready has a good chance because he can avoid the WWE guys strengths which is power and wrestling. An other point i think is about utilising objects and obsticles around us. You could throw something at him or use a chair to hit him etc or use any kind of destraction. As stated a street fight has no rules, so if your in danger it's understandable to take into acount what you have available to you. This would come under street smarts and intelligence. Personally for me I'm strong and solid for my age and height 170 cm tall at 180 pounds and im 17 but reach would be my an issue, this is just an example. I know i would lose at the moment but maybe down the track with further training it could be changed but reach is an issue sometimes. Even when i spar tall thin people it can be difficult though I usuelly either wait for counters or get in close. Anyway long story short i think that it is very important to remember all the variables and be smart, look around, know what you've got at your disposal and this might go against some peoples beliefs, but i think you should throw the first strike. While I am against starting fights I think common sense dictates when we are in danger therfore making a premptive strike may be the difference between safely defending yourself and being seriously injured.

Hey I'm new to the forum and thought I'd start a new post based on hobbies outside of martial arts. For me my main interest is music and after school finishes I am looking to further my studies in music (study jazz guitar at university) I also find pyschology very interesting and mentalism which goes hand in hand, also a bit of fun to performing mind tricks I guess reading in generals another thing i like in a variety of areas. So lets see everyone elses hobbies and what they do in there spare time

Wrist pains never good being a musician I recently had a string of very painful wrist pains in my left wrist and this was stopping me from playing guitar and limiting other activites. This was the case until my guitar teacher recommened me use chinese meditation balls which work a wonder not only did the pain go away but my forearms, wrist and fingers feel looser and stronger then ever which is great I really recommend them though make sure you start off with small amounts and be patient they are a pain to start with but well worth it.

I personlly think in addition to the katas and other techniques you should do fitness training. And definetly not in a body builder fashion but in a more functional, fighting related fashion. Depending on what you already do for fitness at practise and how often I would say 2 to 3 hard full body seshions a week would be great, heres some workouts i've done lately which you might find interesting. Jump rope 1 minutes pushups 1 minute do 5 rounds burpies 1 minute horizontal body rows 1 minute (unsure of name u lie down and pull urself up using a bar) do 5 rounds finish with some core work Another workout i do si the deck of cards workout where you have a deck of cards and assign each suit an exercise example, hearts - pushups diamonds - hindu squats clubs - table makers spades - lunges then if you want to be nasty make the jokers something hard like 20 pullups or 25 burpies etc any way pretty much what i do is twice a week I do workouts similar to these which work the whole body and on saturdays our dojo does a 90 minute fitness seshion which doesnt involve technique not many go because its brutal but the people who do are the best go figure anyway sorry about the rant, though i hope you found it useful. cheers.

I personlly think in addition to the katas and other techniques you should do fitness training. And definetly not in a body builder fashion but in a more functional, fighting related fashion. Depending on what you already do for fitness at practise and how often I would say 2 to 3 hard full body seshions a week would be great, heres some workouts i've done lately which you might find interesting. Jump rope 1 minutes pushups 1 minute do 5 rounds burpies 1 minute horizontal body rows 1 minute (unsure of name u lie down and pull urself up using a bar) do 5 rounds finish with some core work Another workout i do si the deck of cards workout where you have a deck of cards and assign each suit an exercise example, hearts - pushups diamonds - hindu squats clubs - table makers spades - lunges then if you want to be nasty make the jokers something hard like 20 pullups or 25 burpies etc any way pretty much what i do is twice a week I do workouts similar to these which work the whole body and on saturdays our dojo does a 90 minute fitness seshion which doesnt involve technique not many go because its brutal but the people who do are the best go figure anyway sorry about the rant, though i hope you found it useful. cheers.

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway also the dark tower serious by Stephen King, I'll be reading the Stand soon and it's the unedited version so it's gonna be a good heavy read.