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No. Most of the brands of liquid creatine do not the same absorbtion as other types. Your best best would be Syntrax's Swole or some other di- or tri-creatine malate. I have had really great results with that. SiK---Joshua

I would stay away from Frank Dux if I were you. From everything that I have heard he is under fire from folks claiming he lied about his military background and various contributions to the martial art community. My choice would be kung-fu. SiK---Joshua

Same here. I used to get into all sorts of trouble. SiK---Joshua

I have to disagree with you. Striking has its place in self-defense but so does grappling. If you can end the fight with a simple shoot and submission lock why bother with striking. Striking is very effective but grappling is just one more piece of the arsenal. And before anyone says anything about the ground not being the most ideal place in a real fight, I am referring to stand-up grappling with a possibility of ground fighting. Why limit yourself to one range when you can have both if you train correctly? Besides which, the trapping involved in Wing Chun naturally lends itself to grappling positions. Why not take it if you have the chance? Do you really wish to slug it out with a street tough? Both have something to offer. In my opinion, if you wish to train for self-defense try budotaijutsu(striking and grappling), muay thai or boxing(striking) + Bjj or Tjj(grappling), or any of the modern defense systems that teach tactical fighting skills. SiK---Joshua

If it is the "1 inch punch" that I am thinking of, it is merely the transferring of all of the body's force over a very short distance. Everytime I have seen this done, the person used major torque of the core and "stepping through" their opponent so that not only are you striking with muscular strength, you are using your body weight and momentum as well. SiK---Joshua

While I really do not put much stock in belts, I am with krzychicano. If you arepaying for the teaching, you should at least understand how the advancement process occurs. SiK---Joshua

I carry with me a tactical knife hidden on me OR what I call a strangle chain. The chain is a thin, 2-2 1/2 ft piece of chain that has rings on each end. I prefer the chain due to its non-lethal nature. One can use it to disarm, distract, grapple, and actually strangle. SiK---Joshua

Same here bro. My base comes from all over the place. The point is to train the mind and body to adapt to any given situation. As for knife defense, I am with Treebranch. Your first step is to attack the balance of your opponent. But remember, if you get into a fight in which a blade is drawn expect to be cut. At that point, your prime objective is to disarm your opponent while MINIMIZING the damage to yourself. SiK---Joshua

If someone else posted this, sorry. But the best place to hit your opponent is the place that they leave open. SiK---Joshua

One thing is to not go to failure on any of your lifts. You will notice more gains in both strength and size if you keep to that rule. That will also help you to not overtrain. And I agree with Sevestar, go into the gym an experiment with your body. Here are some basic splits: Day 1: back/triceps Day 2: legs/abs Day 3: chest/biceps OR You can do something like a 5 day split 1) Back 2) Triceps 3) Legs/abs 4) Biceps 5) Chest It is all based on how YOUR body best responds to the goals you set for it. Good luck---Joshua

In the Budotaijutsu that I train in, we do CQC all the time. It involves knife, gun, and stick disarming. While it is learned at higher levels, it is still there. It is nice to see someone else who trains in such a realistic way. SiK---Joshua

You are correct. But you have no idea what my credentials are. Most demonologists are coming from a predisposed Christian paradigm, they are not coming from a non-biased frame of mind. As far as warnings....yeah. I have used the Ouija board and many other versions of it. I have used pendulums and have worked within the field of Goetia. Beleive what you want, but the entities need no "gate/door". They exist all around you. You communicate with them on a subconscious level everyday. With a divination device, however, we may bypass the blinders that we have up and communicate. I am not bashing your belief, only offering the opinion whose life is based on what you term paranormal. Sisu in Kaos---Joshua

The Ouija board is a tool for communication, nothing more. The spirits are already there, they need no "gate". To say that it is bad is the same as saying that Tarot cards are bad. They are just a tool that one uses for a designated purpose. How is a talking board any different than audio recording yourself asking various questions and listening for EVP answers? As for paranormal/occult experiences, yes I have had quite a few...enough to know that it is real. Do some Google searchs for paranormal stuff in your area Shorin. You might be surprised how many things pop up. SiK---Joshua

Ok.... I disagree with a few things in some of the posts. Your soreness is a difficult question to answer. Make certain your form is dead on, not by asking your dad. Get on the internet and Google up some good exercise sites with videos to make certain. Until you are certain you are using correct form, go light on all your lifts. If the soreness continues, you might want to see a doctor. Your lifting program can and in some cases should go under 5 reps. The reason being you are recruiting different muscle fibres(Type I, Type IIa &b). For starters many lifters follow this bit of information: 3-6 reps for developing power, 6-8 reps for hypertrophy, 8+ for endurance. These are often done in sets of 3-4. For a well rounded athlete, one should cycle the rep scheme so that maximum muscle recruitment occurs. Doing one rep maxes at the beginning does nothing to energize/warm up your muscles. To properly warm up your muscles, do a couple of sets that are light (50-60% of your 1 rep max). Then tackle your core sets. Also, I do not think anyone mentioned it, but never lift until failure. You might make decent gains at first, but this will stagnate after a time. Now this is generalizations that hold true for most individuals, but there will always be exceptions. You need to listen to your body and see how it responds. That is why I always reccommend people to start a lifting journal to record their lift performance. SiK---Joshua

Your best bet is to offer your forearm and force it down their throat. From there try kicking it in the ribs, genitals, and stomach. As for wrestling a dog into submission, it is possible. But you first have to get past the jaws and gain control of the head. SiK---Joshua

The powerclean is an Olympic Lift. I am one of those that believe that the Olympic Lifts are a wonderful way to develop overall body power. Here is a page describing it. SiK---Joshua[/url]

Powercleans, hands down have to be the exercise I love to hate. It makes you feel good afterward...but while you are there . SiK---Joshua

I would advise against going low carb. You need a good amount of complex carbs to fuel your workouts and your body throughout the day. You just taper them off towards the end of the day. Good sources of complex carbs are: brown rice, plain oatmeal, bagels, and sweet potatoes. Also, one thing that is invaluable is a before bed time snack of a slow absorbing protein, such as 5 egg whites. This will keep your body from going catabolic in your sleep. And big bump on the compound lifts. I would also add deadlifts and wide-grip chinups to help add mass to the back. SiK---Joshua

Big ups on checking into the ISSA. They are a wonderful organization. As to general information regarding weightlifting, I wrote this in another thread. Weightlifting is a wonderful way to increase overall fighting strength. If I were you, I would focus on doing compound lifts. This means doing exercises that incorporate more than one muscle group. Bench press, squats, and deadlift(be careful if you are new to lifting with this one). Start off with light weight to get your form good and then slowly increase the weight. Depending on your goals, the number of reps you do breakdown ROUGHLY like this (These are approximations. Everyone is different, but these tend to be the norm): 4-6 reps: mainly strength gains 6-8 reps: body mass gains(depends a great deal on diet) 8-+ reps: endurance I personally switch out my workouts. I do two weeks on strength, one week on mass, and one week on endurance. As far as losing speed, not true if you train correctly. For explosiveness and speed, train plyometrics on your off days. Also, check out the forums at https://www.bodybuildingforyou.com. They have some great folks there and TONS of info. SiK---Joshua

Exactly. This is why I said to use compound movements as they incorporate more muscle groups. The point of fighting(IMO) is to fight with your entire body. To do this, every muscle must be in tip top shape. SiK---Joshua

I agree that you can be quite strong using nothing but bodyweight exercises. But there comes a point when you cannot add any more resistance. When you cannot add resistance, you cannot make strength gains, thus leading you into a plateau. This is where weights come in. I personally think that a sensible combination of free weights and bodyweight exercises is best for a martial artist. As to the adding muscle mass, this will not happen unless you increase you calorie intake. Growing muscle requires higher calories. My lifts exceed some folks who are heavier than me and yet I am only 176lbs. You can grow stronger without adding mass, it is all in how you train. Keep your calorie intake even with your basal metabolic rate and make heavy lifts at 4-6 reps and you will find that you will gain very little in weight. SiK---Joshua

Weightlifting is a wonderful way to increase overall fighting strength. If I were you, I would focus on doing compound lifts. This means doing exercises that incorporate more than one muscle group. Bench press, squats, and deadlift(be careful if you are new to lifting with this one). Start off with light weight to get your form good and then slowly increase the weight. Depending on your goals, the number of reps you do breakdown ROUGHLY like this (These are approximations. Everyone is different, but these tend to be the norm): 4-6 reps: mainly strength gains 6-8 reps: body mass gains(depends a great deal on diet) 8-+ reps: endurance I personally switch out my workouts. I do two weeks on strength, one week on mass, and one week on endurance. As far as losing speed, not true if you train correctly. For explosiveness and speed, train plyometrics on your off days. Also it is your triceps and deltoids that are most responsible for punching power if you are just talking about muscles. SiK---Joshua

I bought it awhile back. It was not what I expected but still quite beautiful. It is much more artful then "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon". Enjoy---Joshua

I am an ecto and I am getting close to the 300 mark on bench, over 400 on squats, and about 400on deads. So I agree. Is it good for you....I have my reservations. That is why I tend to lean towards gaining decent mass before handling the big weights. SiK---JOshua

At his age, lifting heavy *can* fuse the growth plates together. The main thing is, though, I doubt at his size he can lift heavy. Let him gain what mass he can from doing body weight exercises first. When he has plateaued from that, then hit the weights. At his size, calisthenics should bulk him up a good bit anyhow. SiK---Joshua