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Congrats!

Very cool list... Congrats to all who have been nominated, and thank you to everyone who took the time and consideration to nominate someone.

Sorry for being late to the party, but... Wow! Congrats!! And thank you for all that you do for KF and MA community!

Congrats! Well earned...

You win...

I agree, this is a huge consideration, one that isn't in play when experienced practitioners are conducting a demo with a cooperative uke who isn't actively trying to fight their instructor. Absolutely... When I get really impassioned about this sort of stuff is, for instance, when I see other instructors in our region teaching pressure point tactics / "kyusho jitsu" techniques that are way too complicated and involved to ever work in a self-defense situation. The reason being is that these instructors fill their students' heads with notions and practices that will get them hurt. I feel the same whether it's pressure points or basic bunkai/o-waza/oyo. I really like this approach, and in my time with Combat Hapkido and what I do with my defensive tactics training, is taking the opportunity to soften someone up with more reliable targets in order to facilitate our control tactics. What you're saying here makes fighting sense to me...

Agreed... The vital areas I listed above are targets that we treat both as "kyusho jitsu" targets and as atemi targets (destructive / destructive power targets). Meaning, we see them as targets used to gain an advantage as per kyusho jitsu (say, when transitioning from iri kumi to tuidi) or as total destruction targets if the situation warrants it. They're never first / primary targets for us, only follow-up / secondary targets after the self-defense action (an uke or an uke and counterstrike) has already been initiated. Why? Because, like I mentioned previously, every human from infancy naturally knows that those areas hurt a lot / incur a lot of damage with little force applied. So, naturally, humans know to be wary of those areas and are expecting to be hit thereon. IME, the situations I've been in, the assailants were way too amped up on adrenaline or drugs or both and didn't respond to any of the pressure points I attempted. Granted, my own experience in kyusho jitsu is limited, so I very well could have applied it incorrectly. But, nonetheless, only my tactics / skill in the other areas (te waza, atemi, iri kumi, tuidi) combined with my quick reactions due to training saved my life (which I did utilize the vital targets I mentioned previously). Now, if there were a way to apply kyusho jitsu to all nerve / pressure points simultaneously, similarly to a stun gun / tazer, I am all for learning it...

Thanks! The initial armbar, and the shoulder lock, are both from Naihanchi. The straight-arm lock and throw are from Pinan Yondan. That said, with some slight modifications, you could use entirely techniques from Naihanchi. Great video, great share Shows some good tuidi o-waza/oyo from Naihanchi and Pinan... Another good concept to take away from this is taking waza from kata in pieces and practicing them with a partner in (a) controlled step-sparring drills, (b) controlled flow drills, and © free sparring drills. Then, take what was learned about said waza and put it back into the kata. This is a great way for students to grasp understanding what waza from kata are actually doing, what the waza are meant for, why they're doing it, etc...

If you didn't treat it as a business, their would be no dojo. I don't know why people have such a hard time with people trying to earn a living. There is a ton of greed in every field, but people have the idea that every penny that a business takes in goes right into the pocket of someone who doesn't need it. My father has owned his own auto repair shop for going on 40 years now. Everyone thinks he owes it to them to fix their car for free so they can get to work. A regular customer started making stupid comments one day about labor rates. My father pointed to his tool box and said "That alone cost me about $100k to fill. Do you think $10 an hour is going to cover it?" Another one of his favorites: "How would you feel if your boss tried to work out a deal every week when he hands you your paycheck?" Solid post!! Absolutely... Agreed

Thank you! Same to you and all!

...not to mention the powerful effect that adrenaline has on a resisting opponent that renders most pressure-point techniques ineffective. Our "kyusho jitsu" training only covers the main vitals that people know of naturally (they know because they're human). From head downwards, they are: eyes, temples, neck/throat (jugular/trachea/windpipe), groin. There are plenty of great targets on the torso center line, but we don't necessarily train them as "kyusho jitsu", just as good targets to strike once engaged in iri kumi (inside fighting).

Welcome to KF, burunaruda! Glad you're making us a part of your journey!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTIjBzIjECqRL0kf8klXcw Not the best in the world just something I do and sometimes my friend and I do for fun. Ah... You have LP's on your channel... Cool... I'm not into Minecraft (it would leech away all of my time...lol), but other games/LP's...

Sounds pretty good. Do you know what is the media it records to (i.e. flash memory - like an SD card or USB port, or mini-disc, etc)? Also, what is the make/model?

If my time for MA training is limited, I just keep on punching. First with stationary stances or walking drills to warm-up, then with tenshin against air (like shadow boxing), then with tenshin against a heavy bag. Constant movement while while I keep on punching...