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B*ullshido is biased eh? That's funny, cause the only place I have ever seen pictures of a match where the WC guy WON was on that website... It wasn't a particularly impressive fight from the story the pictures told, but there were lots of straight horizontal punches.

JerryLove is correct. I don't have any experience with WC anti grappling, but from what I have seen...I can't say that I am impressed. Really, WC is FINE as a standup style. But if you want to learn to fight on the ground and resist takedowns the best thing you can do it learn the grappler's game. Once you know their game you can understand their goals as well as their techniques and use appropriate action to stop them.

I don't want to ruffleany panties, but Oom Yung Do seems like nothing more than a mcdojo. You have no idea the costs--By the time you reach black belt you will probably have spent at least $9,000.

Interesting. When I tell people I box their respect for me usually doubles, and some people want to put on some gloves and throw down for fun.

https://www.wcats.com

Er....Which CMA promotes breaking your hand repeatedly?

One of the benefits of having a crazy redneck stepdad is that he does crazy redneck things. I think it was a 95 Geo Prizm. Probably not the tank of cars, but come on.

I wasn't, you can look it up wherever you want. A katana was not just a draw and cut weapon. You can take a katana off nipponto.com and ram it through a car door. What is your basis for this claim? I'd imagine that if a blade is thicker than no, it won't shatter as easily. Don't try and compare kendo to kenjutsu. Its sort of like comparing TKD to Muay Thai.

I was under the impression that katana's held their edge exceptionally well, but the edge could not be used for blocking or parrying because it would chip. Oh, and I also thought that medieval slashing weapons were horrible against plate, hence the use of the pike?

It's completely possible to teach yourself how to "fight." Just experiment on a bag until you find the moves that feel the most "natural." Could take a while. Contrary to popular belief, it IS possible to teach yourself styles through learning tapes and books. But like all training you need to practice and spar with dedication if you want fighting skill.

Er, in the US where I live it's illegal to carry nunchaku is a lot of states. So I don't carry mine.

Katanas were eventually adapted with thicker blades in order to battle opponents with armor, though I'm not sure when the change took place. You can even check out some fairly historically accurate anime, such as the Rurouni kenshin OVA's. Katana's definately don't look like whimpy thin swords. Apparently katana's are "folded" when forged, though I don't know a whole lot about the actual forging method. I do know that a paste was applied during the last phase of tempering in order to harden the edge and outer sides of the blade while the spine remained flexible and would give, therefore not be brittle. Brilliant blades, but weighing in from a pound to a couple pounds each, I can see how some european swords would have a weight advantage.

The swords issued to japanese soldiers in WWII were simply stamped out pieces of junk. Could you stab someone with them? Sure. If we were looking at a 1600's samurai, ready for war, we are looking at a lightly armored infantry unit who is fanatically charged with the thought of honor and reincarnation, following the rules and laws of bullshido(A more proper spelling would be Bushido, of course, I think it's all a pile of crap. Though it did keep them motivated and loyal for the most part.) He is most likely armed with a Yari for long range that he can switch out for a katana with an ieatsu maneuver in about .4 seconds. Backup for the katana is a wakizashi, the short sword counterpart to the katana, being the longsword. If you want the specs for the traditional katana, check out https://www.nipponto.com All samurai were trained in a form of jiu jitsu. Judo is an offshoot of Jiu Jitsu founded by Mr. Kano, primarily for sport use. Don't have much respect for Judo? Brazillian Jiu Jitsu stole nearly every move from Judo. BJJ is basically just judo with a focus on ground fighting with the throws removed. What is one of the most common groundfighting arts in NHB competitions today? Why, I think it's called Brazillian Jiu Jitsu! I don't know about the so called Kali warriors, but I'd say any soldier would lose in melee combat to a peak samurai, unless they were a klingon using a batlith. Kekekeke.

I see a lot of questions on here, a lot about fireballs and crap in general. Here's a little bit of an explanationon the basic understanding of Ki. First of all, lets talk about how most all Qi-Gong training starts--With breathing. Learning the correct way to breathe. Which is, expanding of the stomach and contracting or just non-movement of the chest. Basically just breathing with the diaphram. This has several uses, such as stretching the lungs, massaging the internal organs, and using the larger clusters of aveoli found at the bottom of the lungs. Now is it such a surprise that Chi directly translates to "air?" What do we breathe? Air? Oxygen! Our bodies burn oxygen as energy in several different ways. This is just a simple way of beginners way to think of ki. It can be much more complex. "Energy" can be a very good definition, but it gets people thinking that they can throw fireballs or shoot lightning bolts, which is utter crap if you ask anyone who knows what they are talking about. Ki healing, however, does seem to be real. Although I have never seen it done, it might makes sense that someone could stimulate the flow of blood and oxygen to an area. Or maybe not. I don't know, that's advanced stuff, I am just posting some basic crap. ^_^

Wing Chun is both soft and hard.

Thats not the point TJS, I asked how many fights did he win? Bruce did train submissions. Hell, he even demonstrated it in some of his movies. You guys act like the gracies invented grappling. Almost every country has some indigenous form of wrestling.

Eh, look at Bas Rutten, how many fights did he win without knowing any submissions? All you really need is anti-submission and anti-takedown skills, which bruce trained a lot. Then add impressive striking into the mix.

Er...Hello? Bruce trained grappling and anti takedowns after some grappler whupped him. I'll try and find the guys name, but I'm sure someone on here knows it.

If you throw the knee you should prepare for a sprawl immediately afterwards, as there's an 80% chance that the knee won't stop him. One time I was sparring my wrestling buddy and caught him with a knee as he shot then sprawled a quarter of a second later. I was laying ontop of him and he was out cold.

Certainly you can tell that the video is just for show? Most wrestlers won't try and play hand grabs with you.

Jeet Kune Do really is about having your own way to fight. Your instructor may give you the teachniques and some helpful tips, but it the end you decide how you fight. Jun Fan JKD was just bruce lees preference.

Er.....What are you guys talking about? Bruce did train a ground game. I can't remember the name of the grappler that whupped him at the moment. He even demonstrates a little grappling in his movies. Beginning of Enter the Dragon? Some of you guys act like the gracies invented grappling. Nearly every culture has a form of grappling.

Bruce had a ground game. After that one grappler whupped his ass he had to change his style again to compensate for ground fighting. How well would he do in the UFC...Well damn, if he was as good as everyone says then he should do well. If he was as good as everyone says, anyways.

Self Defense: Training at either kind of school will probably get you punched in the jaw in a real life situation, but that's just the stereotypical tae kwon do school. Any kind of wushu school will get you punched in the jaw. Physical Fitness: both are Perfect for staying in shape. Flashy Looks: bothare great here too. Belt ranking: Fluctuates by school. If I remember correctly, the traditional TKD ranking is White Yellow Green Blue Red Black. Emphasis: Pretty stuff for wushu. It's all demonstrational. Tae Kwon Do will stereotypically be just pretty high kicks.

Wait--Just how many different ways to lose energy are there?