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Whats the primary effect of using the makiwara?

don't get me wrong, I agree, its an evolution but I think there will always be traditionalists. I was shocked to see that these places didnt take pride in an art, it was more about getting you to sign up for a one month trial. A lot of those schools will produce people will yearn for something more.

Judo was created as a way of keeping the art alive. Jujutsu was unpopular after the samurai were eradicated. These old jujutsu systems were family traditions. Jigoro Kano, founder of judo was a jujutsu master. Ju= supple or soft jutsu=art or science do=way The jujutsu I took looked like that but part of the finish often included a joint break, not just ground and pound. Also we were pretty much never that "no holds barred" We were also not that real. Basically, i often knew what sort of strike was going to be thrown and I had to defend.

With the little training I have, I can consistently get myself out of the guard. Of course it just forces the player to transition. When i was a total noob i was amazed. I think we called the rubber guard, the spider guard. It seemed unbreakable. Now no one holds me in the guard for long. Breaking it was a pretty simple technique.

Wow i just saw this demo for that system. Wow! Good luck!

Harkon nailed it. And to all of you fellow theorists out there - ill raise my glass to you! I will only prove myself if i'm forced - until then I'm strictly theoretical.

After a bunch of years off the mat I decided to get back on. I searched high and low and know exactly what mutley is talking about. Tons of schools like xxxxx karate when they are really tae kwon do or xxxx martial arts. When you call them, its always "a little of this and a little of that" or "we take what works. . . . . " I am not sure about how everyone feels but i dont take training or dedication lightly, I want to be part of a lineage or more accurately follow a lineage. I want a Sensei, not only a skilled athletic coach. Thanks just me. You guys all make solid points. I think MMA brings a lot of exposure, and with commercialism also comes a lot of crap, Some real gems (schools and martial artists) have come from this explosion. The "goldmine" in martial arts used to be karate, then tae kwon do, now its MMA. I don't see them as a threat to the traditional school. These systems (or their root systems) have survived centuries.

It looks amazing. Here is a video by Goju master Hiagonna Sensei http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpoJ4-6L1Wc This is WAAAAAAAY beyond my level

At the school I train at, the teacher was considering having big patches made for the kids classes for the back of their gis. They are pretty expensive. I was wondering if anyone silkscreens their gis. Any ideas? Any good patch companies out there? thanks

Of course XO I cannot deny your logic. I could only speak to my experience. I had no martial arts experience before jujutsu. It turned me, from someone who didn't know what they were doing at all, into someone who almost act instinctively, he always said " repetition creates reflex " action, and he was right. we did a lot of bag work which wasn't really jujutsu but boxing, I am pretty there were some non traditional techniques in the mix too. You are right, it's not all about the system.

I didn't mean true in that sense. I meant true as in a example of properly executed technique. I wouldn't consider one form of karate more true then another. They all have similar roots, some systematized earlier, some later, with varying influences. I know Goju has significant Chinese influence. What I have seen of Capoiera wasn't quite like that. Some similar moments and big fancy kicks. In the examples you show, there is a lot more finesse. It doesnt seem as much about the big kicks but more about the way they fit together. An inferior player probably can't even get off an effective technique if they are being supressed. The examples of what i have seen before did not properly illustrate the chess match that goes on

Im taking goju and though I have the movements down, i wont master the sanchin kata alone in 32 hours My signature speaks for itself

No 2 things are ever the same, the point I was trying to make is that the roots are similar. The Japanese and Okinawans also had a marital art to start from. There is a long tradition of martial arts in Okinawa as well as mainland Japan. I never really saw "true" capoiera in action. I watched a video from a school in NYC, it looked cool but didnt look like what you are desribe. Can you show me a youtube video of what you consider the proper system Osensei Morehei Ueshiba practiced and performed until very late in life and as an old man, he was effective.

You are right. But demonstrating self defense, the teacher did not want to see you shoot for the legs and end in a triangle. The goal in the octagon is not to have 1 man leaving the ring. Its a sport, winner and looser. The only thing that should be hurt is pride (if even that). I am not a proficient ground fighter by any means but rolled tons of times and we almost always ended with a hand shake or at least a bow - it should be a friendly contest of skill. When Japanese Jujutsu is truly used in its correct context, its very different. Same principles, same science, many of the same moves. Groin strikes aside, what from the above list would not be beneficial in the octagon or ring? K.

My 2 cents, this system is born the same way Karate Do was. Citizens, farmers and such were disarmed, and trained with the only weapons they could get their hands on, for some it was empty hand and foot, for others it was cranks to machines(tonfas) and kama which originated as sickles for harvesting rice. Its effective as others. No art is ideal in all situations. Its not for me. I am not near athletically or gymnastically gifted. My limbs aren't exactly long, and i can't do handstands. i need to get in close and unload.

I go through Kihon and kata as well. as XO said "I should do more stretching and more technical drills on various techniques, but I end up watching lessons from DVD or Youtube"

I found japanese jujutsu to be a great art. Awesome for self defense, throws of judo, groundwork that bjj was derived from and strikes of karate and soft techiniques of aikido. There is alot of technique that relies on physics, momentum, excecuting a devastating throw and landing on the person, forcing joints to dislocate, striking not only to do damage but bring your opponent to proper position for the next technique - a strike to the groin brings them forward breaking their balance forward putting them into perfect position for a hip throw. often its your opponents own weight or momentum dislocating their own joint. its really great. great for the spirit and battlefield, not the octagon or ring.

If he suggests the whilebelt, you will make it through ranks quickly. The odds are he will test you. Brush up on your own. Get ready. Know all the techniques or at least be familiar with all the ones you were responsible for knowing. Asking if would prefer you wear a white belt its going to reveal something about your character to him and he will like what he sees. If anybody asks him, why is that guy wearing his old belt, he will say, that you offered to put on a whilte belt but he made the choice good luck

I would ask, ?Hey sensei, I know its been some time since i've been on the mat. I have been thinking about the techniques and I am looking forward to getting the rust out. Would you like me to put my old purple belt on, or should I put a white belt on." I think just the fact that your asking will mean something.

So a few weeks ago my sensei told me that he felt i was ready for a promotion. He explained that he doesn't take giving rank lightly but he feels I am ready. I went today for my test. He called out the techniques, I did well. He recognized that my kata improved. He asked me about some techniques I learned in my previous school, we went through some of those. It seemed it went well. He said "ok thats it" and "you did great" He disappeared into the dressing / supply room. I waited with my gi top on talking. He came out changed into street clothes. I then changed, we exchanged some chatter and then it was "see you tuesday" Honestly I expected him to come out with a belt or something. It wasn't addressed. I feel weird. At my last school, a belt or even a tip was almost like a tiny ceremony. I would be knelt down in seiza in front of him in the same position. Sensei says a few words, hands the belt, then i would bow to the right as he bows to his, then I bow to my left as he bows to his left. Maybe i am overthinking it? Maybe he just didnt have the belt? maybe he is waiting for a regular class? what do you guys (and gals) think

There is something to what your saying. I train for preparedness I train for expression I train for knowledge I know what you mean about the word art - IMO it was more likely intended to translate to what we would consider science. It feels like an art because of the finesse that comes with practice. As per my sensei, I trained jujutsu as an application of science of physics and anatomy and body relation

I study Okinawan Goju Ryu. For what its worth my sensei says Shorin Ryu is an excellent art.

You are. My teacher explained it as: "bend your elbows with your hands in front of you, with your pointer fingers and thumbs making a diamond shape in front of your face, then fall foward like you are doing a belly flop and TURN YOUR HEAD IN EITHER DIRECTION. when you get close to the floor, slap the floor with your hands (the diamond). your arms are between your body and the floor and the slap seems of take the bite out of the fall I have fallen on concrete and because of my training it comes out. Yeah, that diagram looks similar. When i've seen that one explained by a japanese stylist though, possibly not the best or most detailed source but they all seemed to feel they were qualified, it looks like they're landing on their elbows immediately following slapping the ground with their palm; it always looked odd to me. I'm probably missing something on that.

Because it would be FUN! And FUN is GOOD!! An artist paints more than one picture. More tools in the tool box.