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If there is a jump in a kata, it can often mean there is a throw. Like in Heian Godan, there's the 180-degree jump into a low crouching "X-block". One interpretation of this is a shoulder throw, followed by a cross arm choke.

Okay, time to start being more serious.

Throw a glass at the ceiling, so all the shards of glass rain down on him.

Aim to throw them at the corners of walls.

If there are candles around, light a rolled-up newspaper and use it as a burning torch LOL.

You could scratch or stab someone with darts if there's a dartboard in there.

Amongst other interpretations, this kata contains several circular strikes, such as hook punches and uppercuts. Any comments?

BJJ - take the guy to the ground. Pankration - finish it standing up or make sure only he goes down. BJJ - grappling over striking. Pankration - striking over grappling.

Cansomeone explain to me how this works, and how it could be applied to some commong grappling monoeuveres, such as double leg takedowns?

Someone said on another thread that boxers punch harder than Muay Thai guys because they only punch so they use a lot more hip torque, where as the Muay Thai guys torque less so they're still able to follow up with other techniques.

Forgive me if anyone's said this, but d karateka torque their hips more with their roundhouse kicks than kickboxers? I'm guessing it's because they don't want to over-commit to the blow, leaving them the option to punch.

Do you think you could slam them against the bar?

Okay thanks JerryLove. You pointed out a lot of things a lot of us might not think about.

Let's narrow it down a bit. Things you'd find in a bar only. We'll do other places when there's more posts. Pool cue - the same as a bo staff I suppose.

Lit cigarette - throw it at the guy, distracting and he'll jump back (hopefully off-balance). If it' serious you could burn him with it.

Oh yes, I forgot the contents of the ashtray. Thanks TangSooGuy Cigarette lighter - although I wouldn't advocate burning your attacker (unless it was SERIOUS) or setting him on fire, it's a good thing to distract/stratle your attacker with. Imagine grabbing someone and having a flame thrusted at your face. Big Zippo lighters would be good as they have quite large flames and they could also be used for clubbing. Zippo lighters are the big heavy metal ones right?

Ones you could find in regular places, like bars, alleyways etc. No MA weapons like bo, sai, nunchaku... please. Descirbe one in detail, not mention several. Ok I'll start. Ashtray - heavy glass ashtray could be used as a clubbing weapon or as a throwing weapon, like a Frisbee.

Okay it may be my fault. I give quite ambiguous scenarios. Here goes: You are at a bar with some friends. You get up to go to the bathroom and turn around knocking into the guy (unintentionally) and spilling his beer. You apologise and offer to pay for another one. He just gets mad. He starts yelling at you. You try to calm him down. He grabs your shirt, pulling you forcefully. You cannot escape, and the guy will not listen to your verbal requests. Is that an okay scenario?

Okay another question to all - does your style focus mostly on gross motor movements, or fine motor movements? Also, would you agree that you need a balance of simplicty/effectiveness.

Such as?

Also, would slamming your elbow right under his jaw not stun him at all?

Do I have to list every possible outcome for you guys? Okay. 1. He gets KOd. 2. He is stunned but decides not to continue attacking. 3. He is stunned but continues attacking. 4. He is not stunned but decides not to continue attacking. 5. He is not stunned and continues attacking. 6. And on and on and on... First you ask yourself is the guy still concious? Then, does t look like he will continue? If no, then it ends. If yes, then you continue your attack until the threat is neutralised.

So the best of the few styles I've seen would be Wing Chun.

Um, I may be a little out of my depth as I don't study any Kung Fu styles, but that may be a good thing. As I see it, we are all pretty much the same. Two arms, two legs. There's only so many techniques that can be applied, several are just variations. The principles of applying the techniques are equally important. Street oriented would be mostly strikes (usually close range attacks), and simple, effective grappling. If you go to ground, your priority is to get back up. Anyone with anything to add?

Okay, I obviously need to give multiple outcomes. 1. The guy gets knocked out. Even so, hitting him once and getting a KO doesn't look so bad as several strikes that just bust his face open or something. 2. The guy is stunned and surprised enough to think twice about continuing his attack. (This would be the scenario where you use the aggresive command. The strike and the command combined would work better than each by themselves.) 3. The guy is stunned, but still continues his attack. I think your actions would be pretty obvious for each.