SevenStar

Nothing wrong with my history - chi is not an okinawan word. the same thing applies. chi-i-do is not a full Japanese nor a full chinese, nor a full okinawan name.

1.) What about Tang So Do? 2.) Shorin ryu? 3.) Jeet Kune Do? shaolin-do Tell me about them.... Do, I believe is an acceptable word in korean, not sure. but considering there are several korean styles that use do... I'll check on it. shorin is japanese. the root word is shaolin, but notice it's not called sil lum ryu or shaolin ryu. JKD is an example - it's a created "style" that 's not even really a style.

if you have access to a barbell, try deadlifts.

I do that because it tells me right off the bat that there is something....different. A chinese style will not have a japanese name. On the same token, a japanese style won't have a chinese name. When the two are mixed, it's generally a style someone made up and named on their own. For example, shaolin-do. And we know the reputation those guys have...

That's one I've always disagreed with.It does condition, but doesn't really strengthen. When yohu do something for a long period of time, it doesn't require strength - it requires endurance. In my CMA days, I had a 5 min horse stance. I squat 400 pounds. There were guys in the class wth an 8 min horse stance. They couldn't squat 200. If it were a strengthenning exercise, they'd be of greater strength, or at least able to kick harder. Different types of muscle fibers are worked when dealing with strength and endurance training.

Wouldn't matter - my kick doesn't come until his leg touches the ground, either on it's own or from me pushing it there. A leg kick is no good if he has no weight on the foot. Consequently, A shinblock or kick jam (seapu, as we referred to it when I did jkd/jun fan) wouldn't block anything, as my kick would not have been launched yet.

I question any style with japanese and chinese characters in the name...

you grew up some - you emptied your cup. Good job!

"No weapon formed against thee shall prosper..."

Are you saying that if a trained striker hits someone, they go down? That's not necessarily true.

in an attempt to diffuse A flame war, I will agree and disagree. MT being a "man's" sport is an american thing. In thailand, they start muay thai training as early as age 6. As for the training you see, most sport schools tend to train so hard because they compete. If they didn't train the way they do, then they wouldn't stand a chance in the ring. "karateists" get plenty of respect. It's on an individual basis, as with anything else. you must earn it.

How much MA experience do you currently have?

webb, how many schools are in your area? what do they teach?

chang style comes from chang tung sheng - one of the greatest shuai chiao exponents that ever lived...

if you are shown the applications of taiji, there's alot of grappling in it. Some schools teach the combat applications, but it seems that most don't, at least for the yang styles. Chen, chang and wu are known more for teaching the combat aspect.

jason, can you post a sample fight training regimen? It'd cool to see what type of stuff you guys actually do.

Yeah, I definitely agree. I've gotten involved in such a situation once, because I watched him slam her down onto the concrete. She thanked me afterwards, but it didn't have to go as well as it did. heck, she coulda tried to press charges on me for going after him... those are always sticky situations and should be left alone. Just call the cops.

Good. there's your starting point. Now, why are you moving backwards? are you afraid of getting hit? Is that the direction that you can move fastest? When you move backwards, are you blocking? the first correction I would make is direction - don't go backwards - sidestep. if you are finding it hard to step at angles, then you may need to change your stance. Describe your fighting stance.

they work maybe 90% of the time for you in your class, in your given style. They won't have the same results for everyone. In your first combination, when that outstretch4ed leg hits the floor, I would use what I do best - leg kicks. My guess is that my leg kick slams into your leg before your reverse touches me...

surely you don't mean in a real fight...

I agree that there is throwing, just not a hip throw that's allowed in competition. I will also agree that there is a tai otoshi type throw. However, tai otoshi is regarded as a hand throw and not a hip throw. the "thai boxing" in this country follow the "modified thai boxing" rules. They don't allow elbows under most of the US sanctions. If I'm not mistaken, however, they are allowed to some extent (to the body) in vegas.

1. strong does NOT equal slow. you can be "hunky", as you put it, and fast. Also, "hunky" does not necessarily equate to strong. It depends on how you train. 2. As far as a good program you can do without weights goes, check out http://www.trainforstrength.com 3. there is really no such thing as getting toned - it's a misnomer of sorts. "toned" is merely having low enough body fat % that you can see your developed and slightly tensed muscle. If you want "tone" lower your bodyfat.

tang soo do was adapted from karate. TKD came afterwards, when alot of political mess was going on in the kma world. TSD was "too japanese" and they wanted a style that would be a great sport and that was more of a reflection of korean style. Thus was born TKD. At least, that's my understanding of it. My first style was TSD.

tang soo do is not a soft style. It is very similar to shotokan.