Alan Armstrong

My marketing, and economics study gives some insight. Early innovators such as examined by von Hippel in "Democratizing Innovation" uses mountain bikers as an example. The extreme athletes develop a product to give a competitive advantage, such as new pedal or frame technology for private use. One or a group then sells the product to the next level down users who are willing to pay for the competitive advantage but not create it. This lowers the cost of production through scaling for more people to have access to it. Advanced performance knowledge can be considers the same. The pro athletes started using dynamic stretching due to studies indicating a lower risk of injury. They have a distinct monetary advantage to fewer injuries and the resources to fund such studies. The information is passed to non-pro but passionate athletes and filters down from there. Speaking of old school stuff... Did older generations of MA students have to do knuckle pushups on bare concrete? Or is that the MA equivalent of walking 5 miles to school up hill both ways? I actually agree with using old school training techniques. They were developed over centuries by hundreds of thousands if not millions of people even though modern scientific studies did not exist. For instance, I see chi/ki energy as a non-scientific explanation of the use of core strength. Plus, the old methods sucked in a great manner. The suck built mental toughness rather than the clinical application of scientific research in a gym on shiny equipment. Navy SEAL recruits spend enormous amounts of time in cold water to not only improve swimming ability (which can be done in a nice warm pool), but to build surf zone comfort and mental toughness. The mental conditioning improves athletic performance and reduces the number of and severeness of PTSD. Cold water in short shorts SUCKS. Good stuff/comments LLLEARNER.Out doors with the rain coming down steadily in a jungle gym for the public. Just myself and a karate guy about the same age of 60. I could tell he was a karate guy due to his exercises. Just for a change I asked him if I could go along and copy his workout; he agreed. It was all the stuff learned in PT class in school. I believe in being a four season outdoor training enthusiast, far too much training indoors will make a person forget that combat takes place most of the time, outside of ones own comfort zones; in elements other than fluorescent lighting and soft padded flooring.

Controlling one's martial art and applying it appropriately depending on the situation should be taken in to consideration. This does however take an enormous amount of knowledge and experience in a variety of martial art disciplines to be able to do it sensibly. Restraining a mentally ill patient with Boxing or Muay Thai techniques isn't a working system. Using martial art techniques to protect oneself against a mentally ill person in a hospital environment, should not involve any type of violence. Perhaps a patient has a violent reaction to a medication; this isn't the moment to use a rear naked choke, till the person blanks out. These scenarios are taught to the Chinese military police, something I was fortunate enough to learn. There is of course the right time or moment to be very violent to protect oneself and love ones; which leads to the opposite issue of not being violent, when it is necessary to do do; sports martial arts don't usually address this issue appropriately.

Where? Do you mean towards the very end of the video? To me, that/those weren't what I consider a suplex. To me, a suplex is a belly to back suplex, and never the WWE version. Here is an extensive list of Suplex variations that one looks just as painful as the next.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suplex In this UFC bout, they look like duplexes to me but I'm no wrestler just a fan.

I have had a Wing Chun instructor, show me a knife defence technique, while he was holding the (wooden) knife.He told me to grab his wrist, on the same side that he was holding the knife. I held his wrist, he turned his wrist out of my grip and slashed my wrist, the knife was wooden but sharp enough to draw blood. I quit his class after the incident. He felt that he didn't do anything wrong. Life is full of matters of opinion. With my TKD instructor, no one explained anything to me about how to behave when assisting with a demonstration. Previously in the same TKD school, I was helping with demonstrations in a self defense class for the public. Where I was the attacker and the CI demonstrated on me the moves to defend with. I never questioned or disobeyed anything that was asked of me during the self defence seminar. I let the attending self defense students beat me up, to build their confidence; had no problem with this aspect either. Communication when doing demonstrations should be agreed upon before hand and not to expect the assistant or the CI to be left in a situation that can be either embarrassing or in a position of uncertainty or vulnerability.

For bushido_man96 As requested suplex in UFC Rory McDonald vs Nate Diaz https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3bDx7dGP0W4

Perhaps you can fool most of the people, most of the time sensei8, but who can write 12566 comments on martial arts and not be considered anything but outstanding.

Congrats singularity6; well deserved!

Normal is as normal does.To be normal or outstanding is a choice. Outstanding knows no limits. Normal follows patterns of normality. Outstanding stands outside of normals boundaries. The outstandings of today will be the normalizations of tomorrow, therefore to outsmart normal, visualize yourself outstanding as a way of being, thereby overtaking normal in every possible way.

Do all martial art styles need to be up for analysis, on how effective they are in combat situations? Fighting without violence, is it possible? As one martial artist to another, in your next sparring session, give it a go, fight but with a none violent mindset. Let us know how it felt to you, doing it in this none violent thinking way.

The suplex and variations of used by wrestlers; is it used in other martial art styles also? The suplex has devastating qualities and dangers associated with it. Is the suplex too dangerous of a move to be used in combat sports?

Are you a normal martial artist or do you have higher aspersions? No one will think any less of you for being a normal martial artist. To be outstanding in anything requires a mindset very different than the norm, in martial arts, being different is just the beginning. Being an outstanding martial artist requires, virtues, originality and a clear goal to aim for; then direct your efforts towards achieving it. The world welcomes outstanding this is normal. If your workouts are outstanding then you are at least headed in the right direction.

I've been using a 1" dowel for shin conditioning... I'm no where near baseball bats, though! Maybe one day... It is all based on micro fracturing bone and the healing process.

Wondered if grapplers need to be flexible to be good at it? Do grapplers have stretching routines before and after class? Is grappling conducive to a healthy lifestyle or is there a high risk of danger to injuring ligament, joints and muscles? In other words, do grapplers suffer more than other types of martial artists due to the large amount of resistance and strain put on the body?

Beyond knuckle cracking; this will crack you up; in more ways than one! Hottest Chiropractic Adjustment Compilation https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7PLorLPiqXM

Seen something funny or humorous that is associated with martial arts? Why keep it to yourself? Why not share it? If you haven't seen anything funny about martial arts, then return here later or be creative and make a joke. Such as: A funny thing happened to a black belt snail on the way to the Dojo... The black belt snail was attacked by two slugs. The black belt snail went to the police station, they asked him make a statement, the black belt snail said "I can't make a statement, everything happened too fast" Perhaps you have seen a funny video from a movie or a real life situation, you must share humor, otherwise you will suffer from laughing retention, which is a very sad way to be.

What is your favorite health tip? Mine is to take very good care of your posture; starting from the hips and then in all the other directions possible.

What is the best tip or advice would you give another martial artist?

What have you appreciated learning the most from your MA style?

Well done sensei8.Why stop at toe touching, next stop one foot behind the neck; no rush, at your own pace. Thanks, Alan!! LOL...I think I'll skip that for awhile...don't want to, ahem, be a show off. We can compromise here and just practice the toe to nose technique; first!

My Aikido experience was unforgettable and useful in learning how to: flow with the opponent, falling and tumbling skills, massage techniques for the neck and spine also joint locking techniques.

While in an Aikido class, the assistant head instructor started getting goofy with me and started slapping me in the face; four times. It did cross my mind to ground and pound him, but I didn't do that, I kept my cool and let it slide. It would have proved nothing to retaliate against a CI, perhaps a moment or two of instant gratification and nothing more.

There's a big difference between resisting during sparring and resisting while the teacher's teaching/demonstrating. A profound difference. And the teacher shouldn't be using much force while demonstrating. The point of demonstrating isn't to hurt the student nor is it to show the class the teacher's technique doesn't work. That's what sparring is for. It's like a science class (I'm a science teacher, so I have to go there)... The demonstration and practicing the taught material without resistance are the lecture portion. Sparring is the lab. You prove and disprove in the lab, not during the lecture. What if the person has been in many labs and lectures beforehand?Science is continually being updated, or is it not so when someone is wearing a white lab coat? The ego problem can be with the teacher just as much as it can be with the student. As one person will eat what is served to them while others will send it back, due to its low quality in one area or another. If I had one martial art teacher, then everything is cut and dry, with who is to blame; in my case, having many teachers, with not one incident with most, how is it that the younger the teacher is the more problems arise? Simply a lack of experience and social skills on the teacher's part. That should be teaching kids and not adults due to not knowing how to deal with people that have real life experiences "Under their belt" To the bold type above... Who's running the class? Student or the instructor? Student came to the instructor to learn, and in that, the instructor didn't look for the student. Imho, you were incorrect because you're the student who disrespected the instructor, for what? Because you felt like it. The bearded guy in that video was dead wrong because he's anger issues, for what? Because he's not the skill set required...that's his problem. I disrespected the CI because my reflexes did not Concur with what was being taught.This could also be similar to old habits are hard to break. I upset the head CI on other occasions, he got bent out of shape with me for not bowing at him, as I wasn't wearing a Gi I didn't seem it necessary, but he did; even if I see him in the street. Another upset for the head CI was when he pulled me off of another guy student, while I was pummeling his face, up against a wall. Reason being every time I sparred with this one particular student, he would (I thought) use excessive force. So I asked him if he would like to spar hard; he accepted, so I obliged and beat him up. Had another issue with the senior black belt that was 6'4" I'm about 5'7"; he would enjoy side kicking me across the floor, many time I would need to do a double safety role backwards; till I learned how to duck under his kick and end up behind him, then to his surprise, I would touch his nose, also, while going under him in the moment of him in a blind spot, I would touch his knee on his standing leg; the CI was concerned that I might break his leg, with this unorthodox technique. Wing Chun flanking techniques worked well against TKD black belts, due to their linear approach to sparring.

Well done sensei8.Why stop at toe touching, next stop one foot behind the neck; no rush, at your own pace.

There's a big difference between resisting during sparring and resisting while the teacher's teaching/demonstrating. A profound difference. And the teacher shouldn't be using much force while demonstrating. The point of demonstrating isn't to hurt the student nor is it to show the class the teacher's technique doesn't work. That's what sparring is for. It's like a science class (I'm a science teacher, so I have to go there)... The demonstration and practicing the taught material without resistance are the lecture portion. Sparring is the lab. You prove and disprove in the lab, not during the lecture. What if the person has been in many labs and lectures beforehand?Science is continually being updated, or is it not so when someone is wearing a white lab coat? The ego problem can be with the teacher just as much as it can be with the student. As one person will eat what is served to them while others will send it back, due to its low quality in one area or another. If I had one martial art teacher, then everything is cut and dry, with who is to blame; in my case, having many teachers, with not one incident with most, how is it that the younger the teacher is the more problems arise? Simply a lack of experience and social skills on the teacher's part. That should be teaching kids and not adults due to not knowing how to deal with people that have real life experiences "Under their belt" Ultimately, if you feel that this school isn't working out for you, then leave it. I try to use this analogy whenever I feel things aren't flowing right at work or elsewhere: "If all I see is headlights, then maybe I'm in the wrong lane." Sometimes I'm in the correct lane, but that could mean I'm on the wrong road. Find a new road to travel on (if you really feel these instructors are inferior, leave and maybe open your own school?) I've had to switch lanes, and I've had to switch roads many times throughout my life, and sometimes I'd need to swallow my pride when reaching those points. My experiences in martial arts indicate that instructors will ask you to assist in the demonstration if they're confident that you know what's going to happen. Some acting may be required. I've always felt that it was a privilege and an honor to assist in a demonstration. My TKD days were about 18 years ago; alot of water has passed under the bridge since then.Lots of level headed advice here, thanks! Level headed hasn't always been my strong point.

There's a big difference between resisting during sparring and resisting while the teacher's teaching/demonstrating. A profound difference. And the teacher shouldn't be using much force while demonstrating. The point of demonstrating isn't to hurt the student nor is it to show the class the teacher's technique doesn't work. That's what sparring is for. It's like a science class (I'm a science teacher, so I have to go there)... The demonstration and practicing the taught material without resistance are the lecture portion. Sparring is the lab. You prove and disprove in the lab, not during the lecture. What if the person has been in many labs and lectures beforehand?Science is continually being updated, or is it not so when someone is wearing a white lab coat? The ego problem can be with the teacher just as much as it can be with the student. As one person will eat what is served to them while others will send it back, due to its low quality in one area or another. If I had one martial art teacher, then everything is cut and dry, with who is to blame; in my case, having many teachers, with not one incident with most, how is it that the younger the teacher is the more problems arise? Simply a lack of experience and social skills on the teacher's part. That should be teaching kids and not adults due to not knowing how to deal with people that have real life experiences "Under their belt"