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yea i've tried using other objects as free weights .. like a 3 gallon water bucket .. but its hard because you dont get a good grip on it and good posture for your wrists.

yea but i agree with whats said earlier .. its more of man vs man than art vs art. doubt just cause some guy studyin JKD loses a match that JKD is automatically looked down on. its a lot more detailed than just tha art itself, for instance, one of tha competitors might have a higher sense of reaction or a stronger punch or wathever .. its man vs man absolutely.

yea i second that personally i really do find sparring more effective but thats just me .. some others might adapt to katas more. sparrin gives you experience in a fight .. katas might give you focus and mechanics in certain moves .. both can be obtained tho.

actually .. its rigan whom has the accademy in torrance. i train there. you can check out the rest of their academys on they site .. https://www.machadojj.com .. hope you liked LA

4 days a week .. 1.5 - 2 hours each session. saturday - 2 hour open mat sparring/training i cross train in karate(used to), kickboxing, and western style boxing

personally i think you should try stretching before you begin class or do any kicks. it helps to warm your muscles up...im pretty sure it'd help a bit.

i got NO idea if these have been posted but here they are.. "...a prince who wishes to achieve great things must learn to decieve." -the Discourses (Niccolo Machiavelli) "A corrupt and disorderly multitude can be spoken to by some worthy person and can easily be brought around to the right way, but a bad prince cannot be spoken to by anyone, and the only remedy for his case is cold." -Discourses (Niccolo Machievelli) "Since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved." -the Prince (Niccolo Machiavelli) "He who blinded by ambition, raises himself to a position whence he cannot mount higher, must thereafter fall with the greatest loss." Niccolo Machiavelli "If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared." Niccolo Machiavelli

BJJ ive always really enjoyed grappling .. submissions and positions alike. Kickboxing really enjoy that too .. great for keepin in shape and its widely diverse standup tactics.

atama golden weave colored black it's pretty nice.

yea it also deals with stand up grappling and throws too .. i believe it was developed for the special forces of russia, so it deals with defendin against weapons too, ithink, correct me if im wrong. K

i dont mean to disrespect but theres a thread about aikido just a bit down from this one .. like 3 or 4 topics down. once again no disrespect intended .. just thought you'd get your answer there.

yea my first submission was an armbar from the guard it was so complicated when i first learned it =\

ya definitely gota second the rear naked choke my favorites include thai roundhouse kick, jab-punch combos, knees, double knee takedown, circle throw, most chokes (triangle, collar, clock, shin), bicep slicer and calf cranks are quite sexy.

yea whenever i first learn a technique .. especially in bjj .. id do it constantly for at least a half hour training .. doin it slowly .. then in the meanwhile increasin the speed and accuracy. on the other hand i do think that 3,000 times is an exaggeration, it'd take forever if it was a somewhat advanced BJJ technique (im not talking about an armbar from the guard, more of an inverted omoplata-type advanced). I'd say well around 200 times is enough.

yea more or less its not really so much emphasizing on kali sticks and knife fights .. it teaches you coordination with two hands .. and how to use both hands in a fight simultaneously i havent taken kali but a friend of mine has .. he can bust fast smooth moves even with both as empty hands kali and silat are both great.