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I would stab him with my Crocodile Dundee knife.

Yes, you CAN go super saiyan. Just do some PCP.

It does not matter if they fake or follow through with the kick, either way you move forward when they make the action while throwing a punch. They do the same thing in the UFC. the question was how to avoid the Thai low kick. If they are shin kicking your back leg then they must not be very bright. Woo, Muay Thai uses elbows, no crap, you act like no other fighting style does. Just because you have moved past kick range doesn't mean you are in elbow range. Completely fabricated. However, it is true that fighters in Thailand literally live at their camps from the age of 6. Most professional fighters are 15-17, and are burned out by the time they are 21 from the brutality of the sport.

"Quit smoking weed before class." -- Sergio Haritos My old instructor. $$

Remember, you guys have to picture the 24 year old bruce lee, NOT the bruce lee you saw in enter the dragon. Dorky haircut, bit of fat...Not nearly as intimidating or as fast. I have a question though. Bruce Lee never completed his Wing Chun training. Yet he was teaching wing chun in his own school. UNQUALIFIED INSTRUCTOR ALERT!

Punching a bag is much more realistic than a board...

Whoops, I read the post wrong. Alright, if not the skull, then why not the shoulder? Of the collar bone? Or sternum?

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Lack of technique, or lack of adequate time before the opponent killls you to setup your technique?

No legal action has been taken by the Lee household, so it's apparent that there is some truth to the book. Believe it or not there was a time in Bruce's life when he did bulk up, and very quickly. He may not have been on steroids when he died, but I have little doub that he tried one. Of course he didn't drink alcohol, it did not help him or his training. Marijuana is commonly used in meditation. I believe Bruce would do whatever it takes to reach the top, and I am sure he experimented with other substances. I don't care what Bob Wall thinks, the only person that would know the entire truth is Linda, and she has a right to want to preserve her dead husband's name.

Bruce Lee studied boxing, which apparent when you see Jeet Kune Do practiced. Bruce Lee wanted to be great too badly. Try reading a book called 'Unsettled Matters'. It's by one of Linda's ex husbands that had full access to Bruce's notes and diaries. The man had tried so many substances, ranging from amphetamines to steroids. There was an entire phase in his life where he didn't even sleep.

Just keep it simple. When your adrenaline begins to rush, you really only have two choices. You either run, and trust me you will have the strength to, or you attack. Use your adrenaline as a weapon, it will enhance any physical feats you try and perform, which includes punching your opponent in the face multiple times.

Well, $4500 a year is about the cost of college, so I wouldn't think someone would rip you off. That's actually pretty cheap. In all honesty, I'd rather it not be the temple. I'd rather it be someone I could relate to. And monks in orange robes, well...

Well, if you can genuinely do those things with 4 boards or even a brick I am impressed. But hell even I can toss a single board in the air and break it. I was referring more to the people that break multiple bricks, as it would need to be as strong as someone's skull. Er, I was going to say cause it's not possible--

Stretching while sore is a MUST. When your tear your fibres they actuallly grow back shorter. If you don't stretch you will lose felxibility.

If you find yourself paying any sum of money to be trained by authentic monks then you are indeed going to be ripped off. Even the Honan is mostly actors. Of course it's not the temple. You don't train in a temple unless you are a monk or you're being ripped off. It's pretty simple for us Gwai Lao. You think it's a coincidence that the schedule he posted is the EXACT SAME SCHEDULE THAT'S ON THE SITE?

I'm not sure I understand. If a UFC fighter could indeed break someone's skull (or anybone for that matter) with a punch, why wouldn't he? What are the physical differences between, say, Ken Shamrock's punch and your instructor's break punch? Aside from the time to prepare and set things up for the break.

I've been in countless little skirmishes. I don't know if you would classify them as fights, as generally someone was knocked out in 15 seconds or less. I lost a lot, but I won a lot too. But I'll tell ya this, I haven't lost one since I started Wing Chun training.

Yes, and how is it possible for the boards and bricks to be broken? They are held firm by either the ground, a stand, or 6 students. The fact that the karate practitoners punch is fast and strong has NOTHING to do with his "board break" training. But his inflated ego probably does. Anyways, as I was saying, even if you have an opponent against a wall his body is always going to give. You mix this with an opponent actively moving, and I don't care how much hard stuff you can break, your target will almost always give befoe serious damage is done. Why don't you see people's skull's collapsing in the UFC? Same reason. You can flash all the numbers you want, but breaking your knuckle against someone's forhead or cheakbone is not uncommon. Mike Tyson broke his hand, through a boxing glove and a hand wrap, on that one dude's nose. I didn't align the board, my holder's did. A punching bag has a much more realistic follow through. Rarely in life will your target "snap" real quick then offer no resistantce.

Last time I checked the text books, natural physical striking power peaked at around 30 years old. Anyways.... I did break while I was at my school, and I was good at it. I couldn't do single boards because they would not clean break, but splinter and cut my foot. I don't really see how breaking develops impact power. Unless you do it repeatedly, and that's quite a few boards for just one person. A punching bag is much more suitable. Most breakable bones don't require massive force to break. The ones that do, you would sooner break your knuckle than the bone when fighting a bigger opponent. There are exceptions such as the jaw, but the jaw gives a little upon contact because it is attached to the head. Like I said, all breaking boards does is develop ego. That's not a bad thing per se, but I would rather have the ego from kicking the shit out of my sparring partners(Full force but with pads and gloves) than breaking boards.

My style: Mixed Martial Arts Pro's: Everything you need for every situation! Con's: There are no cons or weaknesses to the style per se--The person training forms the cons and weaknesses on his own.

Ai Hate. What a gret name.

I never saw any point to breaking. Some peope say it shows how good your technique and power is. Well, that's true. It shows how good your technique and power are against a stationary target that isn't trying to take your head off. Until boards begin to move, dodge, and hit us back, my opinion on breaking will stay the same--Just a way to inflate egos.

I've only broken boards once, and OMG never again...I side kicked that thing and it splintered into about 7 pieces, cut up my foot kinda bad.

Wow, TKD, sparring gets even sillier. I suppose none of the judges ever though that the opponent may move back on his own as to absorb the force of the kick? I use to be really good at TKD sparring. I could move 200 lb guys with both back and front legs. Only problem was, I couldn't do it on the street.