SevenStar

I don't think I'd agree that bjj is rougher - they are both very intense. as for differences, it's mainly the focus - judo mainly focuses on throwing, however, it's not uncommon to find expaonents who love groundwork - my coach is one of them. In competition, however, groundwork is limited in judo, so you have to work fast - you are only allowed 10 seconds on the ground, unless progress is being made in a pin or towards a submission - once progress stops, they will stand you back up. another difference is the rules - leg locks aren't allowed in judo, and scoring is different, obviously. Are you looking for any specific things that may be different?

yeah, he's definitely got standup grappling skills. I've met him also - matter factly he's at my school right now and was also there yesterday, but I'm unable to make this seminar. He has a self defense book out that has some pretty good stuff in it.

ki chuan do? shouldn't it be ki ken do or qi chuan fa? why is he combining two different languages? Anyway, naturally, I would take this with the same grain of salt that I take anything else. he's an 8th in tkd and/or hapkido... so he mixes that with his deadly greek style, some tai chi, some wwII cqc, some natvie american wrestling, some street fights and presto, he's invincible. I fail to see how he's any different from anyone else out there. Also, it seems that you would be able to find more about him on the net than merely references to attackproof.com

agreed. I like the same about Judo and Shuai Chiao

TJS took the words out of mouth. However, I too have heard that it's hard to find good KM in the US

no offense, ;but I don't believe in black belts under age 16 - it just makes no sense to me. Back on topic though: current training: Judo - sankyu brown belt bjj - white belt shuai chiao - no rank past training: longfist kung fu - blue sash muay thai - rank wasn't given, but I've had two ring fights and a challenge match karate - blue belt

started at 6; I'm 25 now

shuai chiao - we want to inflict pain, and want to do so fast. Throwing you (preferably onto your head) is an excellent way to do so. judo - blending with your energy, using it against you. learining to disrupt your position, free practice with minimal risk of injury - similar in many respects to shuai chiao. It's called the gentle art, but a solid throw onto a hard surface is hardly gentle... bjj - it's a sport, but a darn effective one. As you can see, I'm a grappler primarily. I want to eat up your space, then throw you down. In the past, I've trained muay thai, karate and longfist, but no longer train them, so I won't go into them.

I think you're on track and off - that may have been why they were originally developed, but not necessarily why they are used that way now. I'll use chinese styles as an example: northern styles typically feature high stances and high kicks - the ground up there is more firm and they can get away with such. southern is more marshy and less stable, so they have deep rooted stances, lowline kicks and plenty of hand strikes, minimizing the chances of losing their footing on unstable terrain. today, low stances are tuahgt for training to build some strength and plenty of muscle endurance, but it's not reccomended that you fight from a low stance.

I'm in a bjj class - 2.5 hours long. 30 mins conditioning 5 mins - break 60 mins techniques and drilling 50 mins rolling 5 mins - questions That's about how it works on average. It's pretty intense. If you like good training and a hard workout, you'll love it. Who is this guy certified under?

does anyone else in your class have any standup training? maybe you can workout some training times with them

This is the problem many people have today - they learn these points, and assume they are capable of ending a fight. I have actually told someone to aim for my throat, and to hit me there if he could - he couldn't do it. small points like the throat and eyes are hard to get against a moving resisting opponent while standing - it's easier to do so from the ground where you can keep them immobilized. That's not to say that it can't be done, of course it can - but it's not as easy as many people would think.

1. Drink more water. 2. what is your current regimen? It's possible that you may be overtraining.

1. LOTS of protein - about 1.5 to 2 grams per pound of your bodyweight. Lean meat, chicken, fish, shakes, etc. 2. you HAVE to eat plenty of calories - find out how many you need to maintain your bodyweight - increase that by about 500 calories or so. 3. don't decrease cardio, you don't want to lose your wind just to bulk up. Your increased eating will compensate for the cardio work.

I've never really cared for that... just a personal difference. IMO, the idea is to be prepared for it regardless - you may not always have a chance to tighten before impact. especially if you've already been hit once and follow up blows are coming. I always keep my stomach muscles tightened - been doing it for years. I started after taking a blow that I wasn't ready for. They aren't tightened completely, but to the point where combined with that and exhaling, I'm usually okay. As far as limb conditioning goes, yes, slow and steady. body conditioning should not cause bruising - if it does, you are doing too much, too soon.

If you train two similar styles, determine how similar they are - if they have similar techniques, but different ways of generating power for them, or slight differences in the stances, then you may be easily confused in class.

TSD and TKD are actually the same art,TKD derived from TSD because the name sounded too much like a chinese MA so the koreans changed the name to better fit a korean MA. SRRY to go off topic ciao and good luck in your search They aren't the same. When they changed the name, they also changed the way it was taught, and what it focused on. TSD was "too japanese" and the high kicking added more of a korean flair (a flair that actually shows more similarity to more of the northern chinese influence they had in old korean styles like tae kyon) There has been bad blood between korea and japan. I've got a korean friend who says "God created the Japanese, then he realized he could do better, so he made Koreans"

As far as belt revoking goes, it is definitely allowed in Chinese styles, but only in extreme cases - lack of training is not good enough reason. SERIOUS disgraces to the style/teacher only.

Nothing wrong with being a jack of all trades - that's the theory that cross training is built on, and what has shaped the evolution of today's MA. Let's say you master TKD or Shotokan - what good will that do you when you get taken to the ground? cross train in a ground grappling style. What if you master BJJ, but have never done any striking? someone who is competent in striking and grappling will maul you. You should have a solid grounding in one style before moving on, but there's no need to only stay in that style.

I don't get this whole six month thing... If the person is going to quit, theu are likely going to quit with or without that extra six months. Also, their skill isn't going to improve that greatly after the six months anyway. If they want to go, let them go. The school's goal should be to produce people who are competent in the style and who put forth effort to learn it. Don't worry about the ones who are no longer putting forth effort after getting their BB - they made that choice. Focus on improving the students who want to stay. In the long run, they will be easier to teach than people you are forcing to stay.

If mere joking gets to you like this, then you have a confidence problem, not an anger problem. However, a slap is no joke. You need to put the guy who slaps you in his place next time.

And I completely understand that, which is partly where I'm getting confused. If the condition is the same in all three arts, why are people labelling JJ with that particular excuse? because of the nature of how it's practiced. You stated that full resistance isn't used in practice, so as to avoid injury. With sport styles, full resistance is used on a regular basis.

That's true. Helio Gracie was a small man, and modified his judo ground work to make it fit him the way he desired.

Real capoeira and its applications contain plenty of in-fighting.

The idea of contracts isn't a bad thing, initially. The bad part is when you start guaranteeing rank. Having a contract is good business. selling rank is bad MA.