Treebranch

This guy makes some really good points. What are your opinions of what he has to say? http://bjj.org/editorials/970824-bjjweak/

Just master using your body as a weapon. Learn to take the strength away from your attacker by controlling the balance. Trying to get super strength is not really going to help you unless you want to throw cars at people.

Knife hand the bicep and use the bounce and strike to the neck following through to the throw. If you do the initial strike correctly with you body behind it, it unbalance your opponent. Take advantage of that and yeah it hurts.

If someone broke into my house. IT'S SASHIMI TIME!

I wouldn't even try cutting with that sword. It's a display sword. The shuriken and knives might be fun to practice with. I would recommend that you study how to use this stuff first. You can hurt yourself as well as others.

Yes I'd be interested in getting that info from you, Thanks.

Yeah, grappling is lots a fun man.

It basically all comes down to why you train in martial arts. Sport arts for competition other arts for other reasons. Training methods are key to any viable MA. It really doesn't matter what style it is if you enjoy it. Just because something may be proven in competition doesn't I will enjoy doing it. If I don't enjoy it, I won't do well in it. I think that is an important aspect we rarely talk about here. You excel in the things you enjoy.

No problemo. Yeah, I can how someone would draw that conclusion. I thought the same thing the first time I saw Taijutsu. It all changed when I felt it done to me.

Icetuete Taijutsu is very brutal and can be very soft depending on your attacker. We have many powerful strikes and throws that are meant to damage. What you described is more like Aikido. You will rarely see Taijutsu done full force. The reason being many of the throws and techniques break bones when done full on. We have had some close calls but luckily no one has been seriously hurt.

Does anyone know if there are quality swords made in Japan? I tried searching the web but can't come up with anything. Seems that Paul Chen at the Hanwei company has cornered the market. Bugei and Paul Chen work together to make some excellent swords. Would be interested in finding Japanese Sword making company. Thanks.

I saw a Systema demo on line at Bugei.com it was very cool. It looks very similar to Taijutsu and the curriculum they describe is almost identical. Does anyone know if Systema is really a native Russian MA? Just curious.

Yeah, but a strike might be enough to create a little space to position yourself for an escape. You can strike back with your hips and create space and drop in there and flip him. You can also step around him then get your hips under you. He will either let go because you have his balance or you will right on him. Believe me it works, all the wind will be knocked of them. All I'm saying is your weapons are free use them for something. Stomp the foot, create space. Mule kick the groin, create space. You see, lovely.

What about using some strikes? Your hands and legs are free aren't they? Another way is drop your hips and walk in little circles and if your fall keep turning. It works pretty good.

It really depends on how you train. Certain Kung Fu's have been diluted but there are still some very effective Kung Fu's out there.

Yeah, that was great. That was Tanemura of the Genbukan. He is the real deal and very talented. He was a student of the late Takamatsu. Those guys were really well trained.

You must learn to walk before you learn to run. Once you have mastered running you can walk again.

It would be great to find someone with common interests period.

Your right about that. It's sad that other MA's can't really say the same thing with the exception of a few.

Thanks. That sounds like good advice. I'm taking the Glucosamine and I should probably renew my gym membership.

I have a lot of respect for Kodokan Judo. They teach some striking in Kodokan right?

It's always bothered me, but know it's starting to hurt while I'm training.

I still think you need another art to round it out. A good striking art and more stand up grappling would be good as well.

I think it's safe to say it's the best groundfighting art.

Yeah, JKD can be good here. I agree.