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also concussions are a possibility. a broken finger if you punch improperly - the "boxer's break" which is typically stemmed from a horizontal fisted hook punch that connects with the pinky. THROW YOUR HOOK PUNCHES WITH A VERTICAL FIST!!, broken noses, broken ribs... there are alo t of possibilites, and the things I've listed are all things that I've seen happen - that just comes with the territory. More often than not, this will not happen to you, but the risk is there.

side switching or not, you still have one side that dominant. Boxers are very capable of fighting either lead, but they keep their power hand as the rear hand.

Yeah, pretty much what thuggish said. However, kotegashi brought up an excellent point.

Please explain a bit further Treebranch he's saying that he can watch another MA and see pretty much what's going on with his technique - how he doing what he's doing. He may not be able to do it, but has a rough idea of what's going on. Enough to understand his tactics, in the event that they fought, sparred, etc. That's not something that's exclusive to budo taijutsu though, IMO.

prices aren't too bad - between 65 - 80/month from many of the places I've seen. That's like that standard range for a non black belt school, and competes with the average cost to train in any MA, at least in my area. Now, if there's a black belt at the school, then the prices can go to over 100/month, which is pretty steep.

1. sport MA train harder than most TMA out there. 2. rules or not, they are always training under conditions that will serve them well in a fight, and as far as rules go, you train under rules and limitations, so you may as well not even use that argument. 3. It's hard for ANYBODY to tak multiple people in a fight. Training will hopefully give you an advantage there, but it's not any guaranteed edge. 4. I know all about all of the guys you mentioned, but they are really irrelevant. can YOU do what they have done? One of the big problems with TMA is that they try to live off of the reputations of their styles masters.

Is that the only judo club there? How old are the more advanced guys?

Start them now. Even if all they are getting out of it is the exposure, that's better than nothing, which will likely help them when they are older.

yeah, definitely emin, and I highly doubt the gracies are afraid of him.

I've heard of judo scholarships, but nothing for other MAs. I'll try to find some info on it.

judo or shuai chiao.

the difference isn't between shotokan and karate-do, but karate-do and karate-jutsu

just found this on a boxing site: "I receive many questions about strategies to fight southpaws. The old rule is to keep your left foot (assuming you are a right handed, conventional boxer who jabs with the left) outside of the southpaw’s lead right foot. By staying on the outside, you give yourself an angle to land your straight right hand. Boxing is all about finding and attacking from angles. You never want to square up in front of your opponent. By using angles, you become deceptive and difficult to hit. Erik Morales demonstrated the effectiveness of the right hand against a southpaw. He was able to land both the straight right hand and right uppercut throughout the fight. Ayala could not seem to avoid these punches. When you are fighting a southpaw, you can often lead with the straight right hand. You can also slip (to your left) the incoming right jab, and simultaneously throw your own right hand. This is a great counter punch that you can follow with a left hook to the body or head."

Once again, your utlimate goal will not change. you tactics will. you don't want to circle into his power hand, for example. That can mean lights out for you.

ichimonji - picture a back stance. as far as hand position, the front hand is held eye level and the rear hand/arm covers the throat and heart. It's similar to the karate back stance and hand positioning, but the rear hand is held higher. jumonji - if you've ever done TKD, picture an X block. most of the weight on the fron leg, hands crossed in front of the body. It's offensive though...

why do you ask?

there's a jow ga school in va beach. I know there's some other CMA there too.

I've heard of fillipino boxing, but not kickboxing

I think this one is going over their heads...

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Yes, they are. But since I've seen quite a few ma's that seem to get stuck in that 'fists up' stance, I specified that I keep mine open. yeah, I knew what you were talking about. I was referring to this statement by cross: "I think at the beginning of a situation it may appear to agressive. But thats when you could use an open-hand version of it which would still offer you most of the same benifits."

I'm sure you could. Understanding and application are two different things though.

Open hand? the hands are held loosely open anyway...

It's not an issue of knowing how to use both sides... the issue is one of tactics. once the tactics change, the way you fight does indeed change.

that goes with grappling also. For example, if someone is grabbing my lapel with their right hand (I fight left lead), I like to get that hand out of my way, get control of them via having my left arm around their waist and grabbing the bicep area of the lapel with my right arm. There are a number of throws I can do from there, but my favorite is a modified harai goshi. Now, if he grabs with the left hand, that won't work, unless I do the clear, grab, etc. with my right arm instead of the left.