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royce no longer fights either. And, if you ask royce, he will tell you that he's not a fighter, he's only a bjj guy that tried MMA. rickson has a wider range of tools and is all around better.

karate has plenty of hand techniques - ox-jaw, palm, knuckle, crane beak, etc. at least in okinawan variants. Japanese exponents do tend to use only the palm and fist.

do some more research... 1. you are decribing wushu, not true shaolin 2. shaolin-do is a fraudulent cult-type system...it's not authentic shaolin. 3.shaolin kenpo is not true shaolin. 4. the physical training will not keep you sore for days once you get used to it.

it's commonly known that rickson could kill royce. I've met royce a few times and he even says rickson is better than him.

they did them continously - nonstop? I'm doubting it. regardless, if it were a common occurrence, you would indeed see a higher rate of repetitive stress injuries.

Based on what I've seen of ogawa in pride so far, I would say yoshida. royce is very good, but is definitely not the best bjj guy right now. Heck, he's not even the best in his family.

there's nothing wrong with it. If you can use the facility, you can clean the facility, IMO. We clean the mats and ring every day. Each day, a different person is giving the task of doing it, that way everyone gets a chance, and there's no accusation of favoritism if someone gets looked over. The owners of the school clean the bathrooms and such, but the students clean the equipment. Well it's just my opinion. When I used to go training at the gym I would obviously wipe down the equipment with towels when I got off so the next person didn't have to wipe off my sweat; but if they had got the vacuum cleaner out I would have laughed in their faces before cancelling my subscription. I use a supermarket but I don't clean up that either. Perhaps if the dojo was run on a no-profit, everyone in together etc. basis I may feel different. But, despite the fact we have nice cheap fees, it is nevertheless a business and I pay my monthly subscription and don't expect to have to have to do the cleaning. Just my opinion of course! I guess you read my post wrong - essentially you are agreeing with me. When you were at the gym, you wiped down the equipment - it's the same. you are fighting in the ring, getting dirt and sweat in it - wipe it down. You are on the mats doing the same thing - wipe them down. We don't vacuum, clean bathrooms or any of that, only the equipment.

can you max out your potential for growth? yes. can you max out the number of reps you do? yes. Those are two different instances though. growth and strength are better accomplished through strength training than bodyweight exercises. BWE are endurance exercises. That said, yeah, you can max that number out. If you couldn't, there would be athletes who could do 600 nonstop pushups. There would also be a high rate of athletes with repetitive stress injuries.

did you steal that from bob sapp? he does that. I've known some people in the military who did it also.

rich is right. you have to be HUGE before you get to a point where size would cause any serious slow down.

we men? I don't have such desires... IMO, if a person feels so compelled to look good in class that they buy a flashier gi, then they need to re-evaluate the reasons why they are training. as for clogne and perfume, you're right to an extent - it shouldn't distract you. BUT, you gotta remember, you're in a class setting with several students - what if one of them has allergic reactions? No makeup is preferred, but seeing as people do come straight from work to the club, it's tolerable.

exactly what he said.

blue tiger - I am in memphis as well. where do you train?

there's nothing wrong with it. If you can use the facility, you can clean the facility, IMO. We clean the mats and ring every day. Each day, a different person is giving the task of doing it, that way everyone gets a chance, and there's no accusation of favoritism if someone gets looked over. The owners of the school clean the bathrooms and such, but the students clean the equipment.

you should clean it often.... especially training in bjj. rolling on the sweaty and dirty mats, you guys are setting up an environment for ringworm...

where did you see the spelling? Is it possible that you mean fusen ryu - the ground guys?

I don't train for self defense, I train for offense. I may not be able to defend myself, but I sure as heck can fight... As for why I started, my parents put me into it when I was a kid - I just kinda stuck with it. It was mainly off and on until a few years ago when I decided I watned to compete. Now, it's the drive to continually improve and compete that keeps me going.

No. I never once mentioned that the streetfighter had lots of experience, actually. I only commented on his mentality. The two most important factors in a fight are mentality and circumstance. If the streetfighter has the edge in those two areas, chances are that you will lose. If he doesn't have them, then the tables are more even, and will be slightly tipped in your favor if you are good. Training in MA doesn't guarantee anything - it's merely an equalizer to help give you and advantage. Case in point, look at the young women, elderly people, etc. who carry sticks when they walk. Chances are, I will beat the crap out of them even if they do use that stick. But the stick is their equalizer, as they can hit harder with it than they can with their own limbs. Same with us - MA is an equalizer.

if emotion is what fuels you, use it. You will make far more mistakes if you have to make the conscious effort to repress your emotions. If you are naturally calm, then fight that way. If anger or fear is what fuels you, use it. Learn to harness whatever tools / attrubutes you have and use them to your benefit. Think of the guy on the street who wants to kill you, rape your girl and take your money. Do you think he's trying to repress his feelings? Heck no. He's harnessing it - using it to his advantage.

that pretty much applies to any contact sport - wrestling, football, etc. injuries will abound. 1. they have to be super competitive and train extremely hard to compete at a pro level, which in itself may open them up to injuries 2. that's just the nature of a contact sport. if "full contact shorin ryu" or no "holds barred wing chun" were professional level competitive sports, injuries would abound in those styles as well.

by having the dominant side back, he's in tune with the jkd principle of having your strongest weapons closest to the opponent. by having the weaker ones back, he's making them stronger in a sense, as they have more distance to travel and generate power. it's backwards from the thai method, but different strokes for different folks, right?

right. it should be more of a deep thud than a loud pop.