SevenStar

are you certified to teach jkd? If not, that would be a start.

mine was close 1. kickboxing 2. vale tudo 3. boxing 4. thai boxing 5. vale tudo judo was 7th.

quick lesson... all northern kung fu is generically termed longfist. This includes the islamic styles as well. southern styles are typically short fist methods. If you've seen northern kung fu, you know why it's called longfist. all longfist is NOT modern wushu, however, modern wushu incorporates alot of longfist movements because they are long. alot or northern styles use long positions, high kicks, etc., however that's not all they use. cha quan, hong quan, tai tzu, etc. is all longfist. There is, however a southern system of tai tzu also. as for nan quan, it merely refers to southern kungfu and that's wushu as well - nan quan is admitted in wushu tournies.

good post.

the majority of them are thai boxers. when referring to mma, if you say kickboxing, muay thai kickboxing is usually implied.

right - during training. you do that during training to build leg endurance (not strength, as someone said) Also, some stances, such as the horse stance play a role in qigong development. But for fighting? low is impractical.

that is a good post. In the end, it comes down to trainin methods. Not person or style.

longfist has jumping. But, DM is right - thai boxing has jumping as well. Not all jumping techniques are useless.

what exaclty are you looking for? just general techniques and combos? Do you currently train muay thai? what kid of fighter are you - do you prefer distance or infighting?

bag combos are endless. Just play with it - you'll find yourself doing several. make a conscious effort to vary your combos though - don't get in the habit of just doing the same one repeatedly. I work the bag in rounds - set the timer for three minutes and just poind away with various combinations, like I do in sparring. I bob/weave, sidestep, work around the bag, etc - do not stand in one place. you don't want to get in the habit of being complacent with your footwork.

perhaps he means more complete in terms of development. If I train the same core techniques over and over for years, whereas you have to split your training between weapons, forms, stance training, strikes, kicks, internal development, etc. Who is going to have more refined fighting skill? I dunno if that's what he was referring to, but that's my guess.

I thought that was interesting. Could it be one's perception of what art is? Watch to boxers (since that was the example you used) Compare the style of an in your face indside puncher like tyson, to an outside fighter, like lewis or kiltchko. Tyson wants to slip inside and attack relentlessly with hooks and uppercuts - foreman used to do the same thing. lewis and klitchko have a stiff jab and a pretty solid cross. They have a long reach and prefer to fight on the outside. These fighters know the same techniques, but they fight so differently - is their expression of boxing not art? In addition, what you learn as far as history and tradition will depend on the school you attend. In my muay thai class, we learn the history of the style, we wai (bow) and various other things in addition to the training and fighting. It's just not focused as much as it would be in a "traditional" school.

something else we disagree on... I don't think it's up to the person. I think it's up to the training methods. I hate the "we're too lethal to spar" thing also. Nothing against your school, but I hate that train of thought. What's a typical class like there? theories of balance points and quadrants are used throughout various MA, judo included, which I train in. I never have hard feelings - it's just a discussion.

I know a guy who had a full contact fight for his 50th birthday. One of my judo coaches is 75 and he still taps the young guys.

a buddy of mine gets a tattoo of every MA he's trained in somewhere on his body.

you can go to either the kung fu magazine forums or the bullshido forums and try to find a guy named "Asia". He trains baji, and from what I understand is pretty good. I'm not sure how frequently he posts though, so maybe you can just send him an email or something. Also, there are several other people on the kung fu magazine forums who train baji. EDIT - I didn't know that bullshido was a censored word! lol...