SevenStar

1. a groin shot isn't necessarily a fight ender. I speak from experience, having had it happen to me. With the adrenaline rush, I didn't feel it until after the fight. 2. in the early UFC, eye gouges were not illegal. you would get a penalty, and that's it. If I eye gouged you, I would get a penalty, but if you couldn't continue, I would still win the match. Royce told me this himself. 3. Due to the nature of the training, no it would not be a different story if such techniques were allowed.

ichi go; ichi-e; That's a japanese saying that means "One encounter, one chance". MA trains to finish someone with one blow, and it's no secret that the goal of the old school karateka was a one punch kill. There wasn't a set technique for it though, AFAIK. They hoped to achieve that level through their training. punching the makiwara, booulders, etc. was part of the training set to help them achieve their goal.

agreed. someone in such a profession would be better of with judo or bjj. TJJ would be good, but you can't always rely on the small circle locks. 1. different pain tolerance and flexibility levels. 2. when dealing someone crazed, the pain of a joint lock may not suffice in subduing him.

No. you need committed motion. if you are stepping forward, you have no weight on your leg, because it's off the ground. BUT, you are commited go going forward, and expect that foot to touch the ground. If I sweep it before it touches - you fall. ko uchi gari, de ashi barai, etc. are all examples of this. It's a timing issue, not a speed and strength issue. There are throws where I want your weight on one foot, but for sweeping, I want to catch you in mid step, after you have committed to a motion. If you foot is planted, it's much harder to sweep it. The two exceptions to this are o soto gari and ko soto gake.

That's an entirely different question. There you are asking "which one builds better weightlifting ability, weightlifting or stance training". Your statement was that stance training does not build strength. You need to take someone not doing it, check their strength (squat weight if you like), then have them do it and see if it improves... unless they are already doing some other leg-strength training, it will. And without increasing resistance, his strength will not go up *as much* as it will with weightlifting. But people who do pushups are stronger than people who sit on the couch... even if the person on the couch is trong enough to do a pushup. Feel a leatherworkers handshake, feel a runner's kick, feel a sewer's finger strength. These come from repetitive muscle use, not severe muscle use. I agree with that. The last part of my statement was "unless they are weak to begin with" in the beginning stages, it builds strength, but that benefit tapers off and endurance enhancement takes over.

he's not leaving his arm out - he's covering. you are hitting his arm, which is braced against his body. He will definitely feel the impact, but it will protect him. As for sparring, we go both light and full contact, and in the ring it's always full contact.

myth: you can independently train the upper and lower abs. myth: you can isolate the upper, lower and inner pec muscles.

um...chinese shuai chiao can be traced back to about 3000 years. some claim it actually goes back about 5000...

not at all. here's an experiment... find someone who only does stance training. find another who only lifts weights. let them trade exercises. the one who does stance training will not be able to squat anywhere near as much. why? because stance training is an endurance trainer, not a strength trainer. there is no progressive resistance, so your legs merely endure the length of time. now, have the squat guy hold a horse stance. he won't be able to do it as long. why? because he's training for leg strength, not endurance. stance training is not lifting weights by any means. that goes for all body weight exercises. I can bench press 280lbs. a guy that can do 100 pushups but does not lift weights will not be able to. Why? because by doing a pushup, he is only pushing about 80% of his bodyweight, and the resistance never increases...unless he gains weight.

no help on the step dad issue, but as far as keeping in practice, just train. work your techniques, forms, etc. every day. also go to https://www.trainforstrength.com and try some of the workouts there.

1. Yes. 2. You don't crouch, but you sink? Explain the difference, please. Also, there is a cavity at the top of your head, and a good thrusting hammerfist could stun or drop you in the position you describe. no difference - well, there is a difference in CMA terms, but in what I was saying, no differencee is intended. and, I am covering, remember? my temple is covered by my arm. you won't touch it. Edit: Sorry guys, I hit the submit instead of the preview while I was composing. Bear with me a bit... Edit: ok, that's probably clean enough. Have at me, you verbal sparing maniacs!

True. Be careful you don't take a knee, but that is a good point. You can counterstrike and/or jam, or attack his base, while his leg is still in the air. as you step in, you are angling yourself - the knee isn't an issue. ever see two MT guys in a clinch? the one blocking the knees thrusts his hip into his opponent. even if the knee connects, it's not enough force to do any real damage.

wide and narrow stances can both be swept. the key is timing. you sweep them as they are moving. also, there are so many different types of sweeps it's not funny. his narrow stance can leave him more susceptible to techniques like hiza gurma (knee wheel). your wide stance may leave you more open for reaps, like o uchi gari and ko uchi gari. there are 3 components to any throw: -off balancing -entry -execution if those are met, you can throw someone regardless of how wide or narrow their stance is.

another tactic against the round house is to step into it. the closer you are to it, the less the impact will be, plus you can attack his base leg and take him down.

don't use the hand - use the forearm. thehand only comes into play if you are going to catch the kick or parry it away after it misses you.

the average fight won't last long enough for that to happen.

yeah, he is.

century? yuck. Try Vut, Thaismai or fairtex.

that's exaclty my point - there is no correct art.

it definitely works both ways. The typical MMA guy will step up before a typical TMA guy though, which is why it was worth the mention.