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u think this is good? i just did 5 sets of as much push ups as i can do. first set i managed to do 41. then, i took a rest for 41x2 seconds. after 82 seconds i tried again. it became fewer and fewer and i always took a rest of push ups x2 seconds in betweed. tomorow i'll have a terrible ache in my muslces, but that wont be so bad... when the pain is over (after maybe 2 or 3 days) i will do the same routine again. do you think this is a good idea, or should i rather do pushups every day, but not my maximum?

hello all! much of the discussion around here concerning how well arts are suited for certain issues mainly regard fighting against other artists of specific kinds (such as strikers, grapplers etc...). i do not fear to get into trouble with a pro wrestler or a karate master or whatever... what i want is to be safe from the threats of a western street -> muggers and dudes that do not know what to do with their time so lest beat up some dude. so what art would you recommend for such issue. what the art should have: roughly cover all/many ranges of fighting (a throw or two would be good plus elbowing, strikes and such). it should not take a life time like certain kung fu styles. i am not full of prejudices like "traditional arts suck" (or "modern arts suck") so any advice will be ok. since i am a so called intellectual person (going to university soon and becoming academic and stuff) i dont want to do an art that includes getting beaten up during class like hits on the head and such... hope you can help me out...

hello guys. is arnis well for self defense? i heard good things as well as bad things about it... it would be cool if you could tell me something about this style. everything helps!

icetuete was talking to kensai because icetuete thought kensai thought icetuete would insult drunken monkey and brits, while icetuete thought drunken monkey knew that icetuete didnt mean to. i think you get my point and icetuete's

this was not meant to be a "tkd is crap"-thread. if you dont think that TKD would be good for my purpose you are welcome to state your thoughts on my problem. i dont want this thread to be closed because i really need to advice here... would make my life a lot easier. thanks.

i was not talking about "just wanting to fight". standing in the ring is the last i want. i meant fight in the street sense and not the ring sense.

hey ya, my goal in the arts is to be able to defend myself against 1-3 unarmed or hopefully poorly armed opponents, in case i get into trouble. i dont look for a religion and i dont have 20 years to be able to defend myself against whatever. i dont have anything against complex stuff, but it shouldnt take a life time to be effective. i dont mind if its fancy stuff or something as long as it is effective. oh, and a good bodyfitness should come along. which art would you personaly suggest: Judo, DjuSu, Shaolin Kempo, Taekwondo, Shaolin Kung Fu, Aikido, Western Boxing, Chinese Boxing, Filipino Kickboxing, Shotokan Karate, Kickboxing, Ninjutsu, Kung Fu Kian, JiuJutsu, Vo Dao Viet Nam, Wing Tsun (Leung Ting), Ryu Kempo Karate, Escrima, Mantis Kung Fu, Hung Gar Kung Fu... i think that was basically what i have in reach.

so they are crap? they dont make you punch harder? it'd be better to just hold a tennisball in your hand and press it?

and in howfar can a tennis ball be a substitute? do you just take the ball in your hands an press together, let loose, press again, let it... etc??

are you talking about either weighted gi or not weighted?

how does this work? inhowfar do they provide stronger hands? do you punch harder when using them? and inhowfar can you train with a tennis ball?

actually i somehow cant laugh about this...

do training gadgets suck perse or why doesnt anybody even LOOK at my thread?

hey there - christmas is coming and i dont know what to write on my wishlist and i thought i might need some machine that helps me in training. is there any training machine that you have made good experiences with? something that helps me develope good kicks/punches would be great, and at a not so high price of possible a link to a picture + prescription would be ok. or your personal experiences would be even better. thanks in advance.

this thread shall not be forgotten, shall it?

sorry, should have made myself clearer... i was talking about "in a short amount of time DURING the fight". i dont mind time that it takes to learn, since martial arts are fun to me, nonetheless. but my primary goal is to (someone around here used the expression) be able to run over people like a truck or something.

hey guys. the topic sums it up basically. i want to learn an art that teaches me how to deliver a good amount of damage in a short amount of time. i know too well that ANY martial art relies upon the ability of the practitioner when it comes to adapting his training in order to make it street effective. but in my opinion there are arts that are better suited for this than others might be. to me, it appears like this is the best in every street situation you might encounter. no matter how many attackers you face, or how the fight might develop, since there wont be time for development. thanks in advance.

...this: i want to learn a combat/full contact art like Kyokushin, Krav Maga or Kung Fu San Soo. sadly, there arent any dojos around that teach these. since i gotta move to a bigger town in about 2 years anyway, i thought about learning one of these there. i dont want to waist my time till then so i plan to join a tkd dojang. its ITF, btw is this a good idea? since i wanna do some other style actually... will i train stuff that only hampers my progress in the above arts because they are completly different, or could i benefit from my expierence in some way?

what is it? i dont know anything about it, but would like to. thanks in advance.

my aim in the martial arts is to become a descent fighter so i dont get my butt kicked by people looking for trouble or in case i get threatened in whatever way..... i guess the only way to become a good fighter is practicing full contact. (if i am wrong about this or you got other ideas... pls post'em) thing is, though it sounds very stupid i suppose, i am afraid of getting kicks, punches, elbows etc thrown at me without protective gear. although i want to learn how to fight, i dont want to take more or less serious injuries each time i go to class. what can i do?

is there kata in one of these? and does one of these imply training with ancient chinese weapons?

hey there. i stretch alot to make me flexible and to make my train my ... and to make'm longer (sry, english not first language - dont know how to call'em). weight training for instance shortens my ... again, so do i have to choose whether i either stretch or weight train? does weight training make my stretching obsolete? do i have a development in the wrong direction for one of these when i do the other? if i would train my muscles + stretch the same area of my body... would this have no effect if i had done both? just wondering... thanks in advance!

boxing and JJ were the ones i thought wouldnt fit the purpose at all. since i want an emphasis von knees, elbows, stricking, and kicks and not throwing+falling or just punching. no dissing of those styles meant, but i dont think i'd be happy with these. the wushu style is somewhat original wushu. very acrobatic moves, backflips, but self defense training as well+weapon forms... the karate here is called "karate-do". never heard of it before. so what art (not regarding those i meantioned; maybe i just didnt do enough researches) would you advice me to check out? all in all i wish a physically challenging training and i want to learn how to fight, meaning not in the ring, but on street.

the art should consists of hard stuff like punches, strikes, kicks, knees etc mixed with soft stuff, like joints, maybe a throw or two etc. philosophy is not important, but doesnt do any harm neither. primarily striking and kicking would be good. as to sparring... whatever fits the purpose. i wanna learn street applications, no-contact sparring wouldnt be so good i guess. whether the art contains kata or not does not matter. an art can be good with as well as without them. i made a few researches and this is what is available in my area: judo, JiuJitsu, Shaolin Kempo, TKD, Wushu, Shaolin Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Aikido, Boxing, Capoeira, karate, kendo and iaido.