SevenStar

He made up your kata???

No they don't. the japanese were very conscious of who they taught. Also, karate was a peasant art. japanese nobles train jujutsu. Okinawan and japanese peasants learned karate. Matter of factly, funakoshi thought that integrating jujutsu with the okinawan arts was wrong - and that was as recently as the early 1900s... That said, it's not impossible that there was some cross over, but it would've been minimal.

As for the original question, I would try to get inside of him - he's swinging wildly - whether it's hard or not, I don't want to get hit. If I'm inside, I can smother those strikes. Once inside, elbows, knees and uppercuts rule the day.

the problem with pressure points is that they are points...generally small ones. it's too hard to hit them in a real situation - especially areas like the throat. If the guy is moving, swinging and resisting, it's a hard area to hit. If he's trained and has his hands up and chin down, it will double your difficulty. The other problem with pressure points is that they have different effects on different people. Bigger, more muscled guys aren't susceptible to all of the same pressure points. On the same token, they are MORE susceptible to others. Different people also have different pain tolerances. pain compliance isn't the answer to winning a fight. The way to use pressure points is to cause a reaction. If we're grappling, for example, and I want you to move - perhaps so that I can get space to perfor whatever I had in mind - I may strike a pressure point. wrestlers are notorious for doing this. As for killing a person with them - I wouldn't worry about it. it will take a HARD strike to kill someone in pretty much any area except for the throat.

your age won't really matter in relation to MA training. Look at the fighters in thailand - many of them begin training around age 7. Age comes into play when you talk about weight training. The reason our schedules would smoke yours is because we are actually in classes and you aren't at this time. for example, I am in judo two nights a week, muay thai four nights a week and bjj two nights per week. I'm also in the gym every day. the classes are from 1.5 - 3 hours long, depending on the class and the day...

1. we don't claim muay thai is the ultimate style - there is no ultimate style. It is a VERY good one though. 2. modern kyokushin has been influenced by muay thai. Some of what and how you are training came from the thai camps. I hate when people say things like that... one day, they will realize that it doesn't matter. Are YOU 7-0 against thai boxers? If not, then it really has no relevance. Too many people try to piggy back their style on other practitioners' accomplishments...

Where are you located?

you think aikido looks like judo?

those are the same reasons I use it - for transitioning.

depends. If you kick them at the right time and place, then yes. in terms of principles, they are the same as punches. for example, a roundhouse is an arcing technique. so is a hook punch. I can block a roundhouse to the body the same way I would block a body hook. same with thrusting kicks, though may be a tad harder. A high thrusting kick I can slip or sidestep, like I would a thrusting punch. If you want to kick a boxer, kick his legs. They put alot of weight on their front leg when they throw power shots, like the cross and rear hook.

lol, yeah I love anime. I've got alot of stuff that I haven't even had a chance to watch yet, like the paranoia agent series and all of gasaraki. I think kenshin began to SUCK after the kyoto arc. it was too inconsistent, and generally poorly written. magical feng shui wizards? c'mon... But yeah, I have the entire series and all of the OVAs. he's the highest ranking american - I dunno how he ranks among the japanese. He was in japan while in the military and began training iado, kendo and judo there. His judo is awesome as well. When he tests for rank in kendo, he has to go to japan, because there is nobody in America who can test him, from what I understand.

not all of it has weird plots - check out cowboy bebop - it's freakin awesome. For a completely strange plot and great all around anime, check out fooly cooly.

I just found this link - you might like it: http://www.koryu.com/guide/battojutsu.html

exactly. kata are merely a catalogue of techniques in a system. The techniques drilled separately is how you will gain a true understanding of your style, not just by merely doing the kata every day.

I agree. BUT, I think TMA has brought that misunderstanding upon itself. 1. too many secrets 2. too many masters 3. too many unverifiable stories 4. too much mystery - chi, etc.

lol, you and your friends are anime fans, no? I've got the whole kenshin series on DVD. battou jutsu isn't a style - it's a generic term for the art of drawing a sword. It's also known as iai jutsu. One of the highest ranking american kendo and iaido instructors in the world lives in my city. He can't teach you long distance though... Also, I wouldn't recommend trying to create your own style - especially if you've got no previous training. you are only hurting yourself that way.

I chose thai pads.

I don't think I'd call what you are talking about a chamber - that is just the natural bend in the leg when are propelling a fast, hard kick - it's not intentional, and therefore not a chamber. Also, notice that the leg doesn't re-chamber. If it were a chamber, it would have to re-chamber to be correct. Not everybody does it, either. Don't worry about looks. If your kick is slow, you need practice. You may be doing something wrong, or you may just be slow. This is why you need a teacher. How old are you?

there are good schools in fl... not sure how far they are from lakeland though.

wtf? why? when you fight, you will be attacking in combinations. These should take precedence - they should not be done only once per week. 1. get some bag bloves. 2. the bag may be too hard for you at this time, considering you put sand in it. 3. you are self taught - your mechanics are likely bad. by teaching yourself, you are merely ingraining bad habits into yourself. Where are you located?

depends on HOW he's on top of you. If his upper torso is close to yours, you can try those things, but I can tell you from experience, pain compliance isn't the answer. If he's mounted and his torso is not touching yours (i.e, he's in a full mount preparing to throw strikes at you) by extending your arm to do the things you mentioned is merely setting yourself up to get your arm broken.

1. practicing singular techniques is okay, but you will benefit much more by punching in combinations. Don't worry about throwing a certain number of each punch. just throw them. three minute rounds. If you want, you can build up to combinations with eact progressive round. Here's an example of something I do: round 1 - jabs only round 2 - jabs and crosses only round 3 - jabs, crosses and hooks round 4 - all strikes round 5 - all strikes and kicks each additional round is all stries and kicks. During the 30 second "rest period" between rounds, I do something. for example, after round one, I will do as many squats as I can in the 30 seconds. after round two, I only throw body shots at the bag, nonstop. after the third, I throw elbows. after the fourth, knees. After the fifth, pushups. After the sixth, abs. Then, start over with squats. As for weights, big arms don't help your punch. What will strengthen is are strong shoulders. you can do curls and dips, just don't expect your punch power to increase much because of it. Get your body mechanics right - between that and the heavy bag, you will build a strong punch. Weights will be an added benefit. Do you actually train somewhere, or are you doing this yourself?

you sound like you really don't understand your katas... also, a kata is the same thing as a form. The chinese don't call them katas...

hang a length of rope horizontally. walk the length of it, bobbing and weaving every step. as you get the hang of it more, work in punches and kicks as you bob and weave.

it's the training methods. plain and simple.