SevenStar

Not in hour days , while OLD traditional martial artists had the chance to test their powers in a real situation , NEW traditional martial artists probably won't , the forms and stances where daily preparation for real situations , and i think they worked that's not the purpose of stance training. The primary purpse was to teach footwork, ultimately leading to having good, solid, rooted stances while still being able to have mobile footwork. THIS is what was useful in fighting. Forms helped to reinforce these things, and also taught proper intent, body mechanics, breath control, etc. As for having the opportunity to test yourself, there is WAY more opportunity today - in the ring - they have various venues you can step into.

TmA hasn't always been that way - not all of them anyway. Different styles used different methods. shuai chiao, for example, has no forms real forms work. Also, back in the day, a style didn't have 30 forms or more. many styles only had one or two forms. as some styles began to die out, forms from those styles were added to others in an attempt to preserve them. Also, over time, people have created forms. Many of the older styles did ALOT of drilling as opposed to the sparring done today. That was likely a bigger focus than forms and stance.

Actually, I don't think they could - not all of them anyway. you're talking about two different types of training here. most of those guys would get slaughtered in a ring. Also, we have no earthly clue how good any of these old guys actually were. there is no record of the skill level of the people they beat, how they survived the fight, etc. Some guys probably hid and jumped out, stabbing people from behind. In such cases, it's possible that they may not have been that skilled, and may have been mauled face to face. Or, they could've landed lucky kill shots. Anyone, can land something on anyone on any given day. musashi for example, may have fought someone more skilled than him at some point in time, but just happened to land a fight finishing blow. since the guy died, there is no way to tell whether or not he would've won on another day. I'd bet money that most of these guys were NOT ring ready... And the guys currently training in these systems likely don't train the EXACT same way these older guys did, or with the same intensity, as they aren't having to go to wars regularly. So these people may be even worse off in some instances...

actually, a woman died in a boxing match about a week and a half ago. Boxing is 8th on the list of sports fatalities. It's not common, but it does happen. agreed.

it is required but i hate it , it always fall and they give me penalities for that , the hissing is the sound you do while hitting ( essa, sia , kia ) thats why the mouth guard falls , hehe , i won almost all my kickboxing rounds so i guess that's my answer of being in the ring just exhale. hissing, kiai, etc. is only exhaling... It's not hard to exhale while wearing one.

ali and tyson. foreman wasn't graceful, but you have to respect the power he had.

practice. that's about it. the best way to improve kicking is to kick. time yourself - kick the bag as hard and as fast as you can with good technique in two mins or so. Write down how many you threw - keep a log of it. each time you train, try to beat your previous record. You may also want to add plyometrics to your training, if you haven't already.

yeah, but it gets deeper and more complicated. not only that, but it differs depending on whom you ask. For example, after the initial 45 degree step, some people advocate pivoting on the leg as you kick. Others, on the other hand advocate pointing your foot in the direction that you turn as you step, and avoid pivoting. some people turn the hip over twice, adding something of a cutting effect to the kick... definitely have someone show it to you.

thai kicks don't really raise the knee - there is no chamber. Like was said above, use your hip. Open it up, then turn it over as you strike. Also, learn the switch kick. it involves switching your feet a little, so that your lead foot is in the rear - you get more power out of it that way. It's REALLY easy to completely mess it up though, so you need to have someone show you how to do it.

the tips given are great, but none of them really address his issue. He lacks aggression. some people are just naturally passive - you need to have that agression turned on in you, then use it. For alot of people, simply getting smacked a couple of times does this. As he mentioned though, each person is different. Try a few things - listen to agressive music, structure your future sparring sessions around adding aggressiveness to your training - that actually may be the best thing for you to try.

the mechanics. mechanically, it's harder to learn that people think it is. but when compared to say, a shotokan roundhouse, the difference in power is like comparing a whip to a baseball bat. the whip hurts because of it's speed and sting. The bat hurts because it just plows straight through you.

I can't give specifics if you don't give any. what kind of fight are you having and when is it?

Do you taper your training away has you get closer to the fight so you can go into the fight fresh? the week of the fight, you do.

I disagree. Don't only be defensive - you will not learn that way. sparring is not a ring fight - it's merely another training tool. And you know the old addage - you fight how you train. if you are too busy focusing all of your effort on not getting hit, you will never really attack back properly. Not only that, but as I said, sparring isn't about winning of losing, but rather it's about learning. you need to try your new strategies and techniques you learn there. If you don't, you will see that later in your career, you will have trouble advancing because you really can't incorporate anything new - you are too focused on trying to win. just relax, stay focused, have fun and keep your hands up. you will get better over time. faith driven, where in tn are you?

That's when you're supposed to do it. Any further and you lose power and leave yourself open unnecessarily.

not necessarily. There are schools that teach only san shou/san da. on the other hand, there are many taditional schools who do not. not every school teaches san shou. As for similarities and differences, as I stated, there have been past threads about it where they are pointed out pretty well.

if conducted properly, she shouldn't incur any major injury while training - nothing that she wouldn't also risk in a normal kickboxing class.

definitely. My biggest caution about doing that though is that you need to make sure you train both sides equally. people who don't tend to get messed up once they switch - particularly with the footwork.

a burpee IS a squat thrust. someone merely changed the name. same with many of the exercises you see people doing now - pistols... we used to merely call them one legged squats. LOL, I'm only 27, but posting about "what we used to call them" makes me feel ancient. My only concern with the program is the number of ushups you do - especially if you repeat the sequence more than once. you can (I have) incur injury that way - repettitive stress injury.

as for the original topic, a fight club is a waste of time. you risk friendships, injury, etc. if you wanna fight, step into a ring. there are always competitions somewhere, and it's much safer.

not everyone. I love it, but I honestly don't care about training for "self defense"; I love competing - not for the sake of showing off to anyone, but for the sake of bettering myself. I get a high off of knowing that while I'm training, someone else out there is training just as hard so that they can try to kick my butt. the majority of the people who train will never even get into a fight in their adulthood, so I don't see much reason in putting so much stake in such a slim possibility....I've had altercations in adulthood though, and will have more, as I may take a second job as a bouncer this summer, but my primary training goal is still competing.

it won't happen. I just read that tyson is hoping to have a boxing match in the coming months - possibly two - one at the beginning of summer and one at the end. his next opponent may be either kevin mcbride or bob mirovic.

of course it's not unbeatable. But many people *wrongly* assume that what they are doing is merely dance and has no application - not a wise thing.

blinking doesn't show weakness - it's just a natural tendency. even if you can resist the urge to blink when a strike comes in, you WILL blink eventually - you have to. and you may get hit in that instant. But you have just as good of a chance getting hit while you are not blinking as you do when you are, so I wouldn't put too much time into trying to train yourself not to blink. As for intention, there are ALOT of nuances that display intention. I highly doubt blinking would be the first one someone will pick up on. Also remember that the eyes can be used for feinting. that's part of why it's advised NOT to look someone in the eyes while you are fighting them. they may look one direction, then swing from the other, etc. sticking with your example, they could blink, HOPING that you picked up on it and reacted, so that they could counter.

it's relevant for the following reason: impact. he's probably subconsciously more worried about getting hit than he thinks he is. Here's what I recommend in thai boxing for people with that problem - work pad holding. as you hold pads for someone, have them as close to your face as you can safely get them, and watch the strikes come in. it will get you used to the feeling of having things come at you. you don't do pad drills, but perhaps you can have people throw techniques in your direction and you just watch them come in.