SevenStar

Actually, I'd say that speed, power and accuracy are #1, not just accuracy. If you don't have the speed and power to properly kazushi someone, then you will have to fight for the thrown anyway. The other key element is timing.

If you are tall, try working things more suited for taller people. Obviously, things like ippon seionage won't help you any. Work sweeps and sweeping throws, like harai goshi and uchi mata. hane goshi may be a good one also.

SC is a chinese grappling style. It employs kicks and strikes, but the purpose of them is to set up a solid throw. A Shuai Chiao practitioner wants to throw you hard and fast, ideally right onto your head, breaking bones on the way, if possible. take for example, the shoulder throw. In judo, the opponent's arm is trapped in the bend of your arm. When you throw him, the arm is still intact when he lands. In SC, the arm is held on the shoulder, palm upward. when you do the throw, that arm will break in mid throw, in addition to the opponent being thrown onto the ground. For some history of the style, go here

flying arm bar rolling knee bar many sweeps and reversals look flashy

tai otoshi hiza guruma kata guruma morote gari

Are you committing to the ippon? If he's so off balance that you can go to kata guruma, then your back should be to him so that you can finish the ippon. If he's THAT off balanced and you're sideways enough to go to kata guruma, then you may not be commiting to the ippon.

I would say the training is no more brutal than what you get from say, hardcore bjj - it taxes you. What tends to scare a lot of peeps off is the fact that they don't like being thrown. For many people, that's just not fun. Doing it repeatedly is definitely not fun. A llt of the throws are similar to those seen in judo, but they are more brutal in the sense that a limb will/can be broken during the throw, before your opponent hits the ground. I train bjj and judo daily, shuai chiao I study long distance, unfortunately. Several times a year, I will meet with my teacher and another group of guys that are in chicago (I'm in TN) He trained under Dr. Brian Wu, who was one of Mr. Lin's training brothers. Shuai Chiao has excellent apparatus training also - pulley, rock pole, etc.

doesn't taijutsu translate to "body art"? It seems as it would be a generic term for unarmed combat, not necessarily specific to ninjutsu.

hopefully they aren't related to shou shu... http://martial.best.vwh.net/forum/showthread.php?threadid=15280&highlight=shou+shu

As for the second part of your question, yes, different people have different styles - I, for example use the kimura and americana religioulsy, from various positions. But, I can do other techniques also. Just because you specialize in one thing doesn't mean you can't do anything else. What are these other throws and takedowns you are trying that don't work?

take classes. if you're having trouble with those basic techniques, your mechanics have got to be off somewhere.

why would you rank them any higher than a chinese broadsword weilder, a spanish espada y daga master or a scottsman and his claymore? What frame of reference do you have?

kalistas train single stick, double, stick and knife, double knife, machette, empty hand, etc. They are pretty darn rounded.

it's true.

Yes, but they were all styles of kung fu (or wu shu). They only fought over which style was best. Problem is that in Japan there wasn't one single word for fighting, but several. Some people just said they trained in taijutsu fighting, other said they trained in jujutsu fighting. Basically they all meant they were studying bujutsu fighting. Just used a different word. But in china they had only kung fu/wu shu/quan as words for fighting arts. Good post. I was gonna say that.

but it is a martial sport, correct? and it does predate JJ, so what he says is still correct...

that quote is not true. shuai chiao predates shaolin by like 1,000 years...

how good is your shrimping?

you gotta remember though, that the judoka WANTS to close the distance. He's not gonna be fighting at a distance for long. I agree there should be cross training in striking, but as long as he knows how to cover up, closing distance isn't a great problem, unless the guy you are fighting is very good at maintaining distance (guys like chuck liddel)

do = japanese for "way" I'd question any chinese style that has "do" in the name...

I simultaneously train in judo, bjj and shuai chiao. The mechanics of each are fairly similar and they have alot of basics in common, so there is no confusion. In the past, I've trained muay thai for two years, long fist for four, and karate for three, among other things. When training arts such as those, it may not be wise to train them at the same time, because the mechanics are different. For example, longfist and muay thai both use the roundhouse kick, but the mechanics behind them are different. It would be easy to get this confused from class to class.

styles are indeed meaningless. Training methods are not... That said, some people simply train better than others. And in general, Sport styles do have that advantage. Anyway, back to the discussion...

Nasty. How is the woman now?

Actually, Royce himself told me that at one point, eye gouges weren't illegal - you would only get penalized for them. if you eye gouged someone, you'd get penalized, but if he couldn't continue, then you still won.