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In that case you will probably have to start over, but you'll advance quicly because the material will be familair.

I don't understand why including elements from grappling arts makes it a mcdojang. try out classes from both and attend the one you like the most.

Always question. You're right to think about it and to ask. keep training, and if it starts to make sense, good, if not, oh well. I disagree with the second part, getting into the habit of dropping your hands in a fight won't get you anywhere but the ground.

Sorry Harkon, I forgot to mention earlier how much I love this story. If the kid does anything else exceptionally silly or, hopefully, learns and matures, keep us posted. I used to have a similar attitude as that kid. I didn't lie about my experience, but I was probably nonetheless infuriating. I hope he learns about humility and honesty soon. There are some KM moves that resemble karate bunkai yes, but every system borrows from predecessors. I don't think any system can claim any technique is "theirs". We all have the same anatomy, and like you said there are only so many ways we can move. I also have no problem with a system taking ideas from various sources and presenting the combination of those ideas as unique, because it is at least as unique as the systems it was taken from. as for going up against larger opponents with krav maga, It's always difficult to fight someone larger regardless which style you use. I'm not a huge fan of a lot of krav maga's techniques and their approach either, but I don't see what problems KM has in this regard that any other art doesn't.

different karate instructors seem to have different ideas about it. Some teach it to emphasize hip movement, but not for practical application at all, some say it is a grabbing motion (Though I rarely see these grabbing motions being drilled, and often see their hands come back empty), and others say it increases power (I agree with this, but the increase feels fairly minor to me, and it doesn't seem worth leaving yourself open for). This was actually one of the reasons I stopped doing karate, practicing hikite was making it more difficult to keep my hands up in kickboxing. Some people have no such problem however and train karate with hikite with no noticable effect on their boxing skills.

and so this discussion loops back the what we mean by 'martial arts'. I use the broadest definition, including performance arts and noncombative health and spiritual practices with a basis in fighting arts, so by my definition that argument doesn't stand. by a different usage of the word 'martial arts', extending that definition to 'martial artist', that argument holds.

I was going to say that since the thing that the defining feature of a martial artist (that which distinguishes a martial artist from a non martial artist) is their training for combat, their ability in combat is a measure of how good a martial artist they are. Then I read what lupin1 said, and realised that he's right. I think having a lot of knowledge and understanding of how to fight, even if you can't do it yourself, also contributes. I then remembered that I know people who don't really train for combat (but rather more in the performance direction) that I would still consider good martial artists. I guess then that what I consider a measure of a martial artist is: skill and/or understanding in a field that falls under the broad definition of martial arts.

This is more or less my position. there are a lot of factors that contribute to the power of a practitioner's technique, which variation of the technique they use is one of them.

They're different techniques to my knowledge, one is a spinning hook kick and the other a spinning heel kick. Both are acceptable, I do feel the spinning hook kick is less powerful, but it's more deceptive and slightly faster. It's also more difficult I think, because if you do it even slightly wrong the strength of your leg becomes a limiting factor like you said.

Just wondering what others think of this. I actually see some validity in it...if one is training at school X where a technique is done a certain way and at school Y where it is done differently, then the student needs to adapt the technique to each school. This is why I think that training at more than one school in the same style would be confusing...but if someone can handle it and wants to train at more than one school then I don't see a problem with it. Ideally, I think you should be allowed to do any technique in any class as long as it is within the rules and isn't dangerous. The student should be allowed to draw on inspiration from many sources and find out what works best for them. If the teacher thinks they would do better doing the technique differently, then they should recommend it as a teacher, rather than command it.

I think we may be thinking of different tackles. The spear tackles you see in football seem to be aimed too high to sprawl out of, The whole point of a sprawl being to get your legs out of reach and put the weight of your body on theirs. There isn't much point if they're not reaching for your legs and their body is too high to push down on. If you google 'football tackle' you'll mostly see people grabbing at or above the waist. If you google a rugby tackle you'll see more people grabbing legs, so a sprawl makes more sense against one of those.

Seems to be a very effective tactic in MMA/UFC and the like. Why do you think that this is true?? well, not exactly. I rarely, if ever, see someone charge in from across the ring. They usually distract high or slip a punch and then shoot low from nearby. A double-leg takeown isn't exactly the same as a football tackle once contact is made either.

of someone charges at you from a distance, a solid stop kick should do some damage, or else a well-timed knee depending on how far away. If they initiate the tackle from closer, see below. *Edit* : This probably won't work against a fully fledged airborne spear tackle. Getting out of the way is probably best in that event, as others have said. If the tackle misses completely you'll have a chance to run away or go on the offensive. If someone ducks low and tackles you, sprawl. you'll need to practice it a lot to build the reflex, but once you've got it it's the simplest way to avoid being taken down. Football isn't as well adapted to fighting as martial arts training, but it definitely doesn't hurt someone's fighting ability. Being able to tackle and smash people effectively is useful, if a little limited. The strength and overall fitness football players have is also an advantage of course. what do you mean by tag-teaming? and as for hurting testicles, can you be more specific? is this question about defending against groin kicks? Use your legs to block low blows.

If you like kyokushin and would like to continue something similar, why not check out some other full-contact striking? There's probably at least one karate dojo that trains full-contact even if it isn't kyokushin. I've heard that kendo is actually pretty applicable if you can get your hands on a stick, but then you won't often have one. I'm not a fan of aikido, It seems very difficult to apply in a real situation. I trained it for a while and I gained little from it compared to my other training. You could look for judo, I think judo is pretty much everywhere. I searched for full-contact karate glasgow, and found this: http://kyokushin-fernandodojo.co.uk/kyokushin-karate/ Good luck!

I just remembered one. I was trying to show my sister a spinning back kick when somehow the not-kicking foot slipped. According to her I went perfectly horizontal in the air, and then hit the floor like a plank.

I don't see being profit-driven as a bad thing in itself. A school can be entirely profit-driven but still offer great instruction. It's only a problem when it goes at the expense of the quality of training. And GKR has a number of infamous practices to increase their profits that water down the instruction. I've also heard about worse, but I haven't heard those confirmed by current members.

If you're not aiming for specific points and you're going for hard blows anyway, is it still pressure point training? Doesn't sound any different than any other strike to me.

That awkward moment when you try to do a stepping side kick and your opponent moves inside range. Hop awkwardly into them with your back partly turned. That awkward moment when someone is crouching on your head trying to apply a joint lock and ends up passing wind... It seems we both decided not to talk about it.

Striking styles which both rely on forms can come into conflict with one another. If you want to diversify without confusing yourself, I'd recommend some form of grappling. If you want to do kung fu because you will no longer be able to do karate however, go for it. Training both at the same time would be difficult.

I understand there are some GKR dojos that are o.k. , but from what I hear the sparring is limted to non-contact which means that even if the kata instruction is very good and the instructor has a lot to teach you the poor sparring will limit the quality of the training. I'd have a look at other options first, but if you want to do karate, enjoy the GKR lessons, and don't like the other options in your area, you may as well do it anyway.

Thanks! It's an honor. Hehe, it's not very interesting actually. I signed up for an MMO when I was ten and misspelled 'guardian'. Now I use some variation of 'guirdian' for most of my online interactions.

A warrior is simply someone who specializes in warfare. They fight and kill on the battlefield. According to wikipedia, it normally refers specifically to members of a social class designated to fight in war (e.g. samurai). Being a warrior means killing, generally because someone in charge started a war and wants you to end it. When people talk about the warrior spirit however, that isn't really what they mean. It seems to refer more to a number of qualities that are useful on the battlefield, and off it. Perseverence and courage being central it seems. the other useful battlefield qualities such as heartlessness and aggression aren't really emphasized.

yeah, I saw some preserntations about the persecution of falun gong practitioners. It's pretty shocking.

an excellent point, and I agree.

It looks like pretty typical aikido to me. The others aren't coming at her with a variety of techniques, they're all sticking their arm out or grabbing her wrist and reacting to the techniques as they are expected to. Maybe I've misunderstood your point? It doesn't seem very freeform. but, more on the topic, what does this mean for the definition of martial arts? Does it have to do with attempting to prepare you for combat? or succeeding? or neither so long as it pertains to combat (e.g. focused on performance with a combative theme).