SevenStar

my meniscus was strained from a kick to the inside of my knee.

yeah, it's more a sweep.

great info, thanks for the clarification. As far as karate goes, I separate them too. For the purposes of tracing orign though, the link to china is relevant, which is why I stated it.

I completely agree about the distance thing. However, just being realistic, your advantage is lost when you lose your distance, just as you lose some advatage when you lose your shield. In his case, he is not a grappler, consequently, he has to rely on his shield for the most part.

Unknown - jujutsu came first, actually. The term jiu jitsu is not japanese in origin - it's a western translation that is considered wrong in japanese. "jiu jitsu" has since become associated with the brazilian style. So, technically, he was right anyway.

double post...

jjj did appear in the 16th century, but there is no verifiable proof that it came from china. karate can be traced to china, jjj cannot. There are multiple stories - the one you are referring to is about chen gimpin - a chinese kenpo master who learned three chin na locks from a chin na master. Supposedly, he showed these three locks two three japanese men - two ronin and a physician, I believe. These three men created the first three styles of jjj. Like I said though, that is not verifiable, and has not been proven by historians, AFAIK. The "true arts" you are referring to came into existence during that time because they were necessary. The tokugawa era was quite violent, and skills were needed with both weapons and the empty hand. the "true arts" however, were weapons based and existed long before jujutsu. They weren't necessarily crude, but when people are swinging swords, jujutsu isn't helping me... kenjutsu dates back to the 11th or 12th century, however, there are records of systematic swordplay being taught as far back as the 8th century.

you're in VA... do you train with mr. miller?

crunches hold the ball several inches above your stomach. On the downward phase of the crunch, drop the ball onto your stomach. use the upward phase to get the ball back into position. repeat. if you are doing medicine ball drills though, you will find it much easier with a partner.

I agree with LB also. not only that, but even if the person IS untrained, he may have that killer instinct that puts him at an advantage. I've seen several MA get torn apart by non-trained guys who simply had an "I'll maul you at any cost" attitude.

Jimmy Pedro (USA) vs Daniel Fernandes (FRA) Both players start active fighting for the bronze battling for grips. Penality of shido given to Jimmy Pedro for stepping (1 1/2 minutes into the match). Medical time-out for Fernandes (hurt finger). Three minutes remaining.......ouchi gari attempt by Pedro. Yuko for Jimmy due to 2 penality. Jimmy turned him for a waza-ari. Up by a yuko & wazari into a pin. Osae-komi & Fernandes gave up. Jimmy takes the bronze!

kicking the bag is really all of the conditioning you'll need.

pass 3%? I'm not sure about that one... I mean, contest body builders typically only diet down to 3-5 %, and even that is temporary. Unless you're an ectomorph, 3 % is extremely hard to maintain. I don't think anyone has 2%...

I'm a mesomorph also. I tend to stray from isolation movements when it comes to mass and strength though. different strokes, that's all. I said I think you do too much not because of recovery, but because of strength. In terms of recovery, it's not much at all, but strength building is more neuromuscular than muscular, so heavy weight, low reps and fewer sets is optimal.

torque is one of the seven, but different from triangulation. the seven are transition velocity rotation snap torque triangulation gravitation torque is twisting in general - doesn't have to be downward. triangulation is specifically downward.

cut kick.

you'll be fine between 7 and 10%. trying to maintain anything lower than 7 would be murder anyway.

it may or may not give him fast growth...you really can't give an out of the box program or even your own because bodies are different. For, example, I think you do too much for your quads and chest. IMO, flies and leg extensions are useless - I only do bench and squat - the major compound exercises for those areas. you're definitely right about eating though. If you wanna be big, you gotta eat big.

fights are chaotic, people stumble, techniques can be sloppy, etc. many fights end up on the ground just because of those reasons alone. people will end up in a clinch, and they end up stumbling, taking eachother down. Many go to the ground, but not all. IMO though, you should know how to handle yourself on the ground just incase you do end up there.

no, but I believe there is an okinawan MA school (isshin ryu) in el dorado and a good grappling school in little rock...