tommarker

How focused is it on locking restraints? I'm personally more likely to use the stick to whack someone. My idea of a takedown is to go for the knee. Chokes might be interesting though.

I had a similar thing a few years ago playing a pick up game of soccer. I jumped in at goalie, and the first time I punted the ball (no stretching beforehand) I felt a pop and a sharp pain go up the back. I was in so much pain afterwards, I couldn't tie my shoes! The doctor recommended: 1. Lots of advil 2. Heat in the morning and before activity. 3. Ice in the evening and afterwards. 4. Stretches. 5. Strengthening exercises. It took about 3 months before I really felt "good" again. The strengthening exercises really helped, and when I slacked off, it got bad again. Losing 25 pounds took off some pressure as well.

I do remember using the Crane Kick to bust some kid's nuts when I moved to a new neighborhood the year that came out.

Interestingly, I realized this weekend that the Karate Kid was released 20 years ago. I feel ollllld.

Now we know the real reason for carrying 3

Now, I saw the Karate Kid again on TV this weekend, and I saw how Daniel-san beautifully evaded the charging attacks with a side stepping roundhouse (And this was before his valuable lessons in Okinawa with the swinging hook) and I agree that knowing how to move and practicing it is a great strategy. But not all guys announce their intention to tackle you from 10 yards away. A properly motivated football player (high school or collegiate) offensive lineman could probably create a lot of trouble for someone... trained or not. Those guys are trained to just explode off the line. No need for a big running start like a bull coming for a matador Just something to think about before you completely dismiss it. You might find yourself picking your butt up off the ground while you were too busy scoffing such an unsophisticated attack! Mind you, teaching this in a karate school is a little odd, and will probably just result in some really half-assed attacks at an aggressive charge... nothing like you'd see from a rugby or football player

Hi all, to keep the thread drift down, I started a topic on Tai Sabaki...

I thought I'd bring the other discussion over here, since I didn't want to hijack the combat hapkido discussion.

They seem a bit overpriced... considering they can't be much more complicated than a pair of their indoor soccer flats.

Simple on paper, sure What if you're stuck in an area where side stepping is impossible. A narrow hallway or alley?

How did you research techniques for self-defense and fighting? Did you go out with the stick and try to whack people and see if it worked? What makes your techniques more effective than the traditional ones, aside from you saying so? Not trying to be too vicious, but I'm just curious... And why do you need the approval of some organization to release your stuff?

I don't mind a little poetic license from time to time... If only that was the least of the problems

Bammix2, You don't need certification to teach in the US, as it is (thank goodness) an unregulated industry. All you need is space to teach, and students to fill the space I see you're living in Huber Heights. I grew up just down the street and went to Stebbins HS. Good luck!

Go Tide!!! My hunch is that the school is less-than-stellar. Keep looking

agreed. unless he is intentionally avoiding good bunkai just to push his agenda

don't practice on the carpet? a technique like that, you're only going to get to do once. it's a bit of a sacrifice technique, so there's going to be a little pain involved. I tend to fall more onto my hip as I do it. But I spent 10 years playing soccer and slide tackling, so that stuff comes naturally.

I'd love to hear some old school stories. Please!

a good pair of combat boots is like an instant black belt i dunno that i'd try a jump 360 roundhouse, but those front kicks and side kicks turn nasty quick. OOH! Have you ever seen the movie Single White Female?

are you guys saying that bold agression isn't effective? i've watched quite a few black belts get steamrolled by guys doing the strategy described above. how would you deal with someone like warren sapp who just lowered his head and came right in at you? punch him in the jaw? (look up who warren sapp is before you answer ) not that this has anything to do with combat hapkido... which i know nothing about short that it looks complicated.

maybe too many focuses (foci?) shotokan, and aikido, and kali, and cane? maybe they are spread too thin? I'm not trying to be critical, but maybe they aren't spending enough time on one thing. Maybe some hard core bagwork/target training for a bit. Raise the bar, and then show them how to catch up to you.

He does raise an interesting point, but it's nothing new. He basically points out that some of the applications presented in karate books are unworkable and unrealistic. The example he shows of Pinan Godan is a good example. But what does he do? He creates his own locking/throwing applications that are just downright silly. Again, look at the Pinan Godan "example." He says the opening move of Bassai is a poot block, and a couple pages later quotes ancient masters as saying that there are no blocks in karate. However he does say that a lot of the crossing hand blocks are good for evading grabs/locks, which I agree with, but I still think that after you evade said grabs, the next move beats the ever-loving crap out of the person. So some strikes can be poor blocks, but apparently they can all be "great" throws and locks. I just got home from work and re-read the book. I was too nice earlier.

It is an interesting read, and I've played with some of the drills... It's an interpretation, and a fun way to consider some techniques. But I don't think of it very highly as an academic work or his attempts to marginalize us brutish strikers

liability sucks... but in a lot of places, a fact of life. sorry. i'm sure you can find a group of people who will mutually agree to take beatings from each other. until one takes too much a beating and sues. sorry.

Yeah, we (BTSD) were pulling for you guys while we took it easy in class on Thursday and Sunday... sipping lemonade and doing some advanced hammock meditation. I'm sure you guys both did an excellent job, and I hope to see your promotion ceremony in Orlando!

Glad to hear you survived! From everything I've ever heard about the test, it sounds like something that you just can't believe until you're there to see it.