SevenStar

47, what type of gong were you doing, and what was the injury?

also, the instep is easier to break. kicking with the instep, if I block with my knee or shin, you will be in pain - elbows to the instep aren't nice. I've seen people get broken bones, busted blood vessels, etc as a result of that.

fighting isn't that bad - they won't put you in the ring until they feel you are ready. Enjoy the class - tell us about it.

there is an awesome bjj school there - matter of factly, the music city nationals are being held soon. http://www.nashvillemma.com/ - ed clay http://luizpalharesjiujitsu.com/ - luiz pahlares clay is a student of pahlares. there is a good mantis kung fu school in nashville also. I'll talk to my friend and get the address. I'll ask him what else in the area is decent as well.

According to the chinese, you should use hard for soft and soft for hard - for example, a fist to the stomach, but a palm to the face. It makes sense. However, that's not really in the scope of this topic. Breaking the hand is a viable issue. hitting the bag will condition the hand, but the skull is the hardest area of the body, so you naturally run a risk of breaking something when punching to the head, as you may hit his skull. Another major issue is technique - be sure that you are punching with proper form while training.

you can, but there are things to consider: - a judo gi has a longer skirt, it can be used to tie you or choke you. I have tapped several people from sidemount by choking them with their own gi. - a judo gi has a softer lapel - easier to choke you with. - will you be entering judo and jiu-jitsu competitions? If so, you want to make sure the gi is white, unless you get more than one - you can't competein judo with a blue gi. -in judo, you can't compete with a gi that has all of the patches, a la a bjj gi.

that's understandable, but it's considered bad "netiquette" to cross post like that. my friend's school is in medford - how far is that from portland?

was that addressed to me? the overall purpose is conditioning the limbs. The bag shouldn't cause any permanent damage, but actually, nor should the gong training. What were you doing and how? was it under your sifu's guidance, or were you doing it alone?

it can. As mentioned, lumps are bad. 1. they can slow training, as you have to recover 2. you aren't trying to create any permanent contusions. The safest way of conditioning is the bag and thai pads. In thailand, they hit bags. Back in the day they kicked trees - but it was a bananna tree - the bark is soft.

A friend of mine and her brother are teaching shaolin longfist in oregon - I'll find out if she's in portland or the surrounding area.

Talk to gene ching, editor of kung fu/qigong magazine. He can fill in on any questions you may have and correct you on the thought that shaolin kung fu was "nonexistant" He posts regularly on the kung fu magazine message forum. here's a link to the shaolin forum there: http://martial.best.vwh.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=5f2387ee5e1c6d8c702d6d21f8080adf&daysprune=30&forumid=6

the only equipment you really need for shin conditioning is a thai bag.

you're late. We've already discussed this and various reasons why fights end up on the ground.

that's life - it happens. I've seen WAY more traditional guys get mauled on the streets than sport guys though.

exactly what bt said.

http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=89851&highlight=martial+arts+western+thing#89851

we understand it, you don't seem to understand that just as you have your opinion, we have ours.

depends on the perspective... the greeks, persians, etc. various indo-aryan cultures have records of having MA far before asians. Even before the greeks, there's said to be an egyptian style that was named after one of their gods or something. He definitely made a closed minded, ridiculous sounding statement, but MA actually didn't originate in asia...

http://www.rossboxing.com/thegym/thegym20.htm

I'm sorry, but that's false. the only way the good striker will remain standing is if he has knowledge of how to defend takedowns. The "grappling" found in many striking systems is locking and throwing - not takedowns and defenses. put a good striker vs a good grappler and my money is on the good grappler, unless the striker has god takedown defense. A good example is chuck lidell. He's a great striker, but what saves him is that he's awesome at defending takedowns.

yeah.