Treebranch

Your not old, I mean 60 and 70's and yeah not in the best of health, but healthly enought to get around on their own. Is Tai Chu Chuan the fighting one or the exercise one?

I've seen Aikido in a street fight at a club the guy was 4th Dan, he danced the guy around the room like a monkey by his hand, after the guy grabbed his shirt and tried to punch him. If both people are good and know what style the other is I don't know what the outcome would be. If both just get in a fight on the street, I think the Aikido guy has the advantage and usually Aikido guys don't pick fights.

Fork if it's Metal, I hate plastic forks, they break.

Nicely written Kaju, I agree. the roots of the tree are based in tradition, and the branches over time adapt to it's environment.

Just wondering what Martial Art an Elderly person could be effective in. Most Martial Arts require a lot of athleticism. What do think?

I agree King of Fighters, Boxers don't break boards, but they'll knock you out.

Yeah, before that left leg gets over your head and settled, you have to kinda know when it's about to happen, still new to BJJ.

The object is not to get in an armbar in the first place, the way I've gotten out is by sitting up while the lock is happening, I lean in with elbow with all weight on the inner thigh of the opponent and they sit up from the pain it works great. Now in a real situation, like a street fight, I can't say, to many factors in a street fight.

I agree with you, you shouldn't rely on it, but if it works it work, if it doesn't try something else.

So there no way out , beware of the INVINCIBLE ARMBAR. I've seen plenty of fighters get out of an armbar in the UFC and PRIDE, come on guys.

Try it with anything, try punching a bag using this I guarantee you will feel the difference. You are back into the "so basic as to be useless" argument... and again you would be wrong because ground-grappling (such as is popular in arts like BJJ) does not rely on balance. So if balance is an example of body mechanic common to all fighting arts, it's not. So when someone is kicking a grappler to keep him away the grappler shouldn't be in a solid stance? Hmm, interesting. That's just funny. I take it you've never tried that on a whip. So if the whip wraps around my arm and I'm wearing armor, that can't happen right? The INVINCIBLE WHIP, yeah. If you drop to a bottom grip on a claymore and swing, and miss, you will not eb stable. May be that is not a good idea, if you swing something and if your doing it right, you should be able to keep control of it. If you miss you should be able to regain control quickly or your dead. Give any weapon you want the Master Hatsumi from Japan and he will show you how to use it. He has studied Europe Martial Arts as well as Japanese ones. He demonstrates this all the time, and try what I am suggesting, it works. Its not flashy or fanciful but it is very effective.

Small distractions give you enough time to get loose as long as the lock is not all the way on, it fricken hurts.

Yeah, but it sounds like your talking about transitional movements with the epee and the Claymore. Balance is balance whether your feet are wider apart or not. As for the Whip, what happens if the whip is intercepted or grabbed and now you have use your body to regain it. If you are clashing against somenone you have to be balanced in a solid stance, or you are vulnerable to being taken off balance. Yes, you adjust your stance to accomodate the weapon you are using, but if you are reaching with almost any weapon, your spine can lean forward with the support of the leading leg, like in fencing. The key is the hips and spine should be as one and the adjust accordingly. That is what I mean when I say a strike of any kind comes from the whole body, if your doing it right. If you had to step forward and strike, you should end up balance and stable, at the end of your strike. You should drop your wait if you want your strikes to have power, and you can have speed and power you know.

JerryLove said "A whip is wielded with defferent mechanics than an epeee, which is handled differently than a claymore, which is not used with the same mechanics of a capoerist who uses different body mechanics than a WC practitioner." I'm not talking about what your arms are doing, I'm talking about what your legs and hips and back are doing, and how they should move as one. You have to stay balanced, right? You should be grounded, right? As for Wing Chun I can't even comment, is Capoera even a Martial Art anymore looks more like a dance, I've never seen a Capoerist fight in competition, have you?

Then go for it, good luck.

No, JerryLove Carpentry and Martial Arts are Not the same, that's not what I said. If you can't interpret what I said and don't understand what's behind my comment, I think you should revisit your basics. There are proper body mechanics for Medieval Weapons also, they are the same, your body doesn't magically change with each weapon you pick up does it?

The principles behind Taijutsu strikes are not only punch the opponent, but by following through with your body causing the structure of the opponent to move in the direction you want him to, taking his balance and taking him out, fast.

Budo Taijutsu is a great Combat Art based on pragmatic principles as opposed Kata collecting. It was designed for Combat. Also I wouldn't really advise Grappling with a 60 pound pack on your back, when there's a battle going on. I also agree that Krav Maga is great for Combat.

Sorry I must have misinterpreted what you said, my apologies.

SevenStar and I finally agree on something, this is a break through, Thanks.

So basically Martial Artist who cross train are more successful. No one Style is superior. Got it.

SevenStar I apologize for some of my comments, some were huge generalizations, I'm TAPPING OUT on this, Thanks.

Thanks for that explanation The Ryno, that is what my user name is Treebranch, it is your body that delivers the blow not the arm.

Look fact of the matter is the BJJ guys are no longer the Champs of UFC, MAA guys are. Cung Le is an amazing fighter and I would like to see him fight in UFC.

You know the real problem is that a lot of teachers tell you to do things and don't tell you why. I need to know the theory behind techniques, I don't blindly follow, I never have. I encourage you to Study Budo Taijutsu from a reputable instructor and see for yourself. What I am learning is something not to many people know and I like that about it. I've been in enough real fights to now what works and this is the best I've seen. I do think grappling arts are absolutely essential, and I am starting to train in BJJ. All I'm saying is open your mind to new things or you will stagnate and grow weaker. I respect your experience and knowledge, all I ask for is the same.