SevenStar

depends on how the judoka trains - alot of judo throws can be modified for no gi, but many clubs don't bother, since judo requires a gi. Just last week I tossed my bjj coach with an uchi mata (no gi). I can't always get him like that, but I can usually get the white and blue belts with something. We've got a wrestler that trains with us, and he says he hates to do standup with me.

Sure they are all different, but it's a generalization that fits. bjj is a ground grappling art. they do so stand up stuff in some schools - my school does - but I know not all of them do. Also, if you look at alot of schools in brazil, many people cross train in judo - which I also do (no, I'm not brazilian). They cross train in judo because judo trains throws and takedowns with more depth that bjj does.

I agree with that for the most part, but it depends on what your game is. Adding strikes is detracting from your game if you are strictly a bjj competitor.

A hammerfist is just a strike with the bottom of your fist. it can typically come from overhead, diagonal and in some cases inside. The diagonal one is basically what a bolo punch is.

here's how that works - when you are in a high intensity situation, heart rate increases and adrenaline pumps. Once your heart rate goes above 120, you will forget everything that is not ingrained into your muscle memory. So, if you train eye gouges every so often and have never really used one, chances are, you won't use it. If you do full contact sparring and always kick to the head, chances are you will kick to the head.

there is no one complete art - that's common knowledge... stand up jj isn't as thorough in groundwork, thai boxing lacks groundwork, judo lacks weapons traing,etc... Also, nobody said bjj techniques had never been seen anywhere. The kosen judo guys were very big on groundwork. Kodokan was not so big on it. However, bjj guys are always inventing new ways of using the techniques and have run across some techniques that aren't seen in other styles.

Sleep is very important, but the 8 hours thing is now being proven wrong. That varies from person to person, as recent studies are beginning to show. Take me for example - I CAN'T sleep any more than 5-6 hours - I just wake up. I've been like that all my life. I know some people that are dead to the world unless they get at least 8 hours. The new studies are showing that people should get at least 5.

there are two bolo punches - the real bolo punch is outlawed in boxing. It was created by the filipino/spanish boxers and produced several knockouts. We trained this punch when I was in jun fan and kali. Are you familiar with the hammer fist? a bolo of similar, but strikes at a diagonal angle. The second "bolo" was a tactic sugar ray used. Have you seen any of the clips where he would wind up his rear hand, as if he were gonna strike, then once his opponent was distracted, punch him with the front hand? That was his bolo.

you don't build up an immunity - you learn how to take it. to be immune implies that you don't feel it. I've broken someone's ribs with my roundhouse - I guarantee you he felt it. After sparring full contact fo a while, you learn how to cope with damage. You can build up a resistance, but can't be fully immune.

http://ejmas.com/jnc/jncframe.htm - scroll down to the new army combatives manual. It covers the mount, guard, passing the guard, throws and takedowns, etc. the older manuals have a lot of throws - you can find some on the same website. There is a lot of judo related stuff there.

WWII combatives consisted heavily of judo. some military progams today - MACMAP comes to mind, teach basic bjj with the rest of their curriculum. One of the guys I train with is a former SEAL - I'll ask him what the h2h they received consisted of. When was the last time budo taijutsu was taught in the military? I'm listening...

your first problem is you're trying to figure out how long it will take you to master. Don't worry about that - just train. those figures will vary greatly. For example, my classes are 2.5 hours, so I get way more than 30 mins of techniques - time spent per session, number of sessions per week, number of techniques in the system, forms... bah. just do it.

congrats on doing a good job. Don't worry about the poor sportsmanship - you may encounter alot of that, unfortunately. Just make sure that you keep the right attitude. Also, don't spar for a few weeks - it's not good to spar immediately after receiving a concussion.

Just do it. Tell them to let you know if you are hitting them too hard. A black belt *should* be conditioned enough to take a few strikes. And even if you bruise someone, so what? bruises go away.

karate schools vary - you'd have to check them out. In general, kyokushin does alot of sparring and conditioning - similar to muay thai. But, there are kyokushin schools that don't either. I don't know a whole lot about wado, but I know it's a derrivative of jujutsu and shotokan.

two things you are missing - 1.) timeline and 2.) styles. There are over 700 documented styles of jujutsu. You can't really credit judo as stemming from daito ryu when there is over a 600 year difference between the two. Styles change from family to family, and over time. Kito Ryu was created in the 1600s - it was actually one of the more famous systems, as it was one of the first to integrate kata. There's a 400 year difference between kito and daito.... each style has it's preferences - kito's was throwing. tenshin utilized striking and groundwork. there's too much potential for error with such a broad generalization with the one you made. Judo did not come from daito...

Actually, there is no verifiable proof that jujutsu stemmed from china. Karate yes, jujutsu, no.

That's not what I said. What I said is you can learn to become proficient with it faster, which is true. The amount of time it takes to become proficient in it means squat in regards to how long it took kano to develop the art. I'll address the rest the post after lunch, when I get back from the gym.

you can use the elbows as your mid check...

No argument there, and i stated similar in my intro. However, that is not what Vash stated. He referred to the practice of 'bowing' and that of including a foreign 'culture.' He mentioned nothing of a foreign language being imposed as a prerequisite to advancement. I know, but I know vash, and know he has an issue with it. But, in the end... i will agree that such formalities, merely for inclusion of cultures foreign to the 'majority' of the students, is unnecessary fluff and merely serves as yet one more obstacle in the learning process of how to beat the crap out of people. In the eyes of some, yes. Culture is not a prerequisite for learning martial arts. Unless it's an art like judo, where the art is based around that aspect of culture.