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grappler baki is an anime that came out several years ago. baki is something of an mma - an underground fighter who strikes and grapples. the other guy studied some other style and his special technique was severing tendons. baki actually beat the guy by snapping his arm with an arm bar. "the thing you guys are describing seem to be closer to 'jong' (sounds like 'bong') which more or less translates to 'ram into in'. as you make the movement, the intent is to 'cut off' his movement as well as making a strike towards a weaker point on the arm/body/leg." it can be viewed in that manner. It's similar in execution to judo's o soto gari. the "cut" is your leg cutting through their base, sweeping them to the ground. the sweep is complimented with a strike or push to their upper body.

I learned dragon whips it's tail as a sweep, not a kick. In thai boxing, however, crocodile whips it's tail is indeed a kick. It's a spinning hook kick.

sounds like what we referred to as a scissors stance. I've also heard it called a twisted horse stance, or something like that.

It is also used to describe sweeping motions, a la shuai chiao's diagonal cut.

you referring to "grappler baki"? The main villain in it could sever nerves.

from the student, one who does both. Ask a question, get it answered and then train. working it out on your own is great, but there's really no need in reinventing the wheel. Same applies to cross training. A perfect exammple is the CMA who say things like "grappling is in the system if you work with the standup techniques and practice applying them on the ground..." whatever - just go train with a grappler. he's training soley grappling and has the answers that you need. Why spend time trying to piece together how to do the technique - quite possibly getting it wrong - when you can train with one experienced in it and ask questions? This applies the opposite way also - I wouldn't use grappling to try and fashion a stand up striking system. From a teacher, just tell the student. the whole "figure it out on your own, grasshopper" attitude is part of what's wrong with MA today... there are too many secrets. 1. this stagnates learning 2. knowledge gets lost I'm willing to bet that teachers like that are the reason that many people really believe forms teach you how to fight multiple opponents...

One thing that I noticed hasn't been hit on yet - recovery time is relative to how you are training. For example, If you lift very heavy weights for very few reps (3-5) and low sets (2-3), you are doing training more geared toward pure power - training the neurological system to contract harder. This will make you stronger, but will not put size on you, nor will bring about the onset of lactic acid buildup. You can do this type of training every day. Higher rep activities tend to bring this onset about. weight training with light to fairly heavy weights for higher reps (8 +) and more sets (4 +). exactly how many sets and reps will dictate whether you are strength/mass training or endurance training, however both can result in the lactic acid buildup. In these cases, you want to rest between workouts. The same applies for body weight exercises, like pushups. initially, you may become sore from doing several sets and reps of them - you body isn't used to it, as was pointed out above. That's cool - let your body rest. eventually you will build up to being able to do them every day. BUT, a word of caution here - if you do them everyday, be aware of the number that you do and be cautious not to do too many for too long of a period of time - vary your schedule from month to month. I know several people who have received injury to the shoulder from doing hundreds of pushups every day - one of the most common ways to injure the shoulder and rotator cuff is repetitive stress.

I disagree with that. It's not hard to punch the air with intent and force. That in no way indicates the difficulty of an opponent.

a cicada.

I'm a heavy kicker - at my gym, they nicknames are thunder-kick and trunks (tree trunks, not dbz trunks ) anyhoo, the first issue is mechanics. you will never get the kick as powerfully as you can if the mechaniscs are wrong, so have your instructor check it. In the gym, I do heavy squats and deadlifts. After thai boxing classes, I stay after and do extra rounds on the bag - I time three minute rounds and kick the entire time. Set a limit for yourself, for example you must throw at least 50 kicks within the time limit. Once you reach your goal, shoot past it. Each kick should be not only fast, but hard. This will increase your speed and power. Don't forget to stretch as well. Being flexible will aid in both yourkicking speed and power.

pretty much what steve said. technically speaking, there is no such thing as "tone". you either have low body fat or you don't. If you don't, you doin't see striations of developed muscle, unless they are flexed. "tone" is merely developed muscle with low bodyfat.

Now, that I whole-heartedly agree with. IMO, spirituality should not be part of MA. I've trained karate and I've trained longfist... I was not interested in spiritual aspects of either. That's what I go to church for. From a spiritual perspective, I can see reason for secluded training. from a physical aspect, I don't think it makes much sense.

not at all. the cut kick is a roundhouse that goes to the supporting leg of your opponent. As with any other kick in thai boxing, it doesn't snap - it goes through the target.

*edit* double post.

Not THAT is perfectly viable.

I understand that completely. However, "our" is completely different than "people like him" naturally, it's seen as an attack. you hlaf- read the thread. I quoted above what that was in reply to. If you notice, I NEVER mentioned how much I made. I may only make 3.00 an hour - I dind't mention because it wasn't relevant. What I DID say was that I have a family, a job and pay bills - the things he was saying should make it hard for a person to train much. I've hunted small things, but never rabbits. the point is one of efficiency. hunting tabbits will have little to no direct benefit. That time is better spent doing other things directly related to MA training. it's got to do with specificity. bench pressing makes you stronger at pushing and pushing activities. If I want a better hook punch, for example, bench pressing will not help me. If I want a stronger punch in general, it will help but not as much as something specific - like punching a heavy bag. The best way to get a good punch is to punch. The best way to become more agile in your MA is to do agility drills specific to that MA, which hunting is not. efficiency and specificity. agreed. And, IMO only a fool would think that the things described here would help you MORE than training in a direct manner. So yeah, we agree to disagree. I do completely agree that something can be learned from everything, but the something in this case is not as direct.

having the thumb on the side is a valid method of forming a fist. Not all schools teach it, however.

I think that judo works fine with bjj. judo and sc both have strikes, but the strength of them both is standing grappling. judo has locks, strikes, groundwork, etc. IMO, it's great for self defense. SC has nastier versions of the throws though. The blackhands sc throws involve breaks either before or during the throw.

standing locks - I don't prefer them especially not to be used by themselves. As sasori-te said, they should be stunned first. ground locks - they are great, if you have the opportunity to use them.

I agree it's as quick. I don't use snap kicks by principle.

I'm not judging it at all. I was only using that to say that perhaps this poster has had a similar experience, and that could be why he feels the way he does.

I'm guessing that he's referring to brazilian, not japanese.

Well, that comment certainly begs an explanation the kenpo guys I've seen teach that certain strikes to certain areas make the opponent react a certain way. Those reactions are what their strikes are based on. What if the person doesn't move that way? A friend of mine tried seven swords and other techniques on me and could never finish one full combination. I'm sure not every kenpo class trains this way, but perhaps vinne has had a similar experience to mine.

I've seen that as well. this is where the beauty of grappling can come in. People tend to think a grappler wants to get to the ground and stay there. There's more to it than that. If you do get taken down and your opponent is heavier than you, who is more adept at getting the attacker off and getting back to his feet - the striker, or the grappler?

a mistake a lot of people make is thinking that thai boxing relies soley on strength and speed. That is false. Speaking of using it in the street though, an article came out a few weeks about a thai boxer who fought of three guys - two of them had weapons - who broke into his house, assaulted his mom and tried to rob the place. he sustained some minor damage, but sent the three guys running for their lives. I'll find the link if anyone is interested. this is true, as is with TMA and McSchools. find a thai boxing school that competes though - then you can be sure that they aren't just doing the cardio stuff.