White Warlock

Umm... Most obnoxious Most prolific Most attractive Most egotistical I don't know. Just figured these would be easy wins for me.

And this guy is who? A doctor, or a layman with a bag of wive's tales? Sitting in that position comes from Japan, of course, and has been done for ages thus is very comfortable to them. We are not comfortable with it, because we were not brought into the habit of sitting in such a fashion, but that does not mean anything more than that. As far as i know, it does not cause damage to the knees or ankles. However, i refrain from sitting as such, because i have an injured knee (grappling), as well as an injured ankle (tire tracks still barely noticeable). If you have meniscus damage, you will find that it is painful to 'get up' from it.

that's relevant to sport only. I don't think about 'sport' anymore. Umm, he wasn't referring to staying off your back. He was referring to 'giving' your back to your opponent. I.e., presenting your back to your opponent.

I've always considered the five elements to be a means of visualization. With 5 being a prime number, the placement of triangular theory within a pentagon (5 elements visually represented) shows motion, of a circular nature. Ugh... too ambiguous. I suppose, if you were aiming for a simple comparison, look to that of a color wheel, with the 3 colors of red green and blue and then black and white being additive or subtractive of the three basic hues. Red being fire, green being wood, blue being metal. Ugh... still too ambiguous. Okay, i think i'll step away now. I've never considered the 5 elements as anything more than a means to visualize. Personally, i find it far too... ambiguous.

Japanese JJs vary substantially. Many of them focus on standing grappling techniques and takedowns. Less focus on strikes and groundwork. They are well rounded, but usually lack sufficient full-on application. I.e., little to no sparring or competition. Conditioning, as well, is an issue that many JJJ's lack in. BJJ places strong emphasis on conditioning and groundwork, in addition to competition. In this respect, BJJers outshine JJJers in a manner similar to the way judokans outshined JJJers.

Fitness is not as much relevant, as it is relative. Relative to the system you are studying, and the physical limitations you possess. I have been witness to some excellent physically disabled martial artists. Now, you can argue that they may be fit, even though handicapped, but i contend that their fitness level is significantly hampered by their handicap, to the point of putting them at a disadvantage. Their being able to obtain excellent skills in the arts, and therein posing a significant threat to an assailant, presents a conflict of perceptions. I don't consider physical fitness to be a prerequisite to learning the arts, although i do consider it a prequisite to conditioning and to performing well in most training programs.

I would say you're screwed either way. They would focus far more on intent, rather than end result or means, to determine culpability. As to degree of penalty, excessive force would be the tag posed by the DA, with both a strike to the head that causes death and a choke that causes death being considered excessive. On end result alone, i wouldn't see that there would be any difference. Now, if you add into it the use of weapons (including the wearing of a ring while striking), the provocation, and the extent of injuries sustained on both sides, then things get ugly. In most instances, strikes would be considered far more aggressive, and thus would likely lean the jury towards believing you had intent to kill. I.e., a defense attorney would have a far easier time arguing that you attempted to restrain your opponent via grappling, than he would in arguing that you attempted to beat him into submission via striking.

There is both rational and irrational fear. Rational is based on things that one must naturally fear, due to the threat imposed by such, and the need for the body to react to it. Irrational fear usually has no basis, or is based on an illogical position. Fear of this nature creates the same or similar physical effect, but finds no reasonable outlet, and thus internalizes.

Hmm... looks like, in 3 days, he was ragged to the point of never returning. If a 13 year old obtains shodan, it is important that you realize that it is not the student, but the school that provided the belt, which should get the ragging. Especially when you consider the issues pertaining to self-esteem and acceptance that are so critical to a child at that age. Please consider this in the future. Thanks

The behavior on this thread is appalling. I agree it's funny to joke around on occasion, but have you considered how mean some of you were being... to a 13 year old? asusradeon, shuuchuu is about as close as i can give you. It essentially means concentration or focusing of the mind.

Hmm... i can't recall, even once, encountering a video on the street that wanted to fight me.

Actually, many systems don't provide even remotely decent training on how to deal with these circumstances. There are quite a few things to consider. The most aggressive, the most vulnerable, the escape routes, any available weapons, the opposition's coordinated actions (if any), obstacles (including themselves), terrain (wet, muddy, grainy, sturdy, concrete, elevations, stairwells, etc), bystanders, residential or commercial, day or night, blah blah blah... When dealing with multiple opponents, it is essential that you don't get caught up with just their numbers. You need to take everything into consideration, because your goal is not to win... but to survive.

Aye, as SevenStar noted, while performing routines and using a standard bag, brushing horizontally against the standard vertical bag, with your uppercut, helps to ensure you keep it in your repertiore. As to actually building up power, i'm not keen with the pads. They're okay for speed/accuracy building, but you can do that without the pads, and they do next to nothing for your power. I prefer the horizontal (or uppercut) bag.

My ex-fiancee', one of the best therapists in California, posed a very powerful, yet simple question to me a long while back: "Why do you give them that much power over you?" It's one you need to answer for yourself, of course.

There's really not enough information being presented here, especially in regards to her... which gives me the impression you're not in touch with her feelings. Her life and her needs, maybe, but not here feelings. I'm going to take a leap, based on what little you provided, and speculate that she is encouraging you to get in touch with yourself, while she gets in touch with herself. I.e., gain a degree of independence. The fact she waited a week before contacting you again, while living in the same city, causes me to think she's either really needing the space... or pushing for you to miss her, so you can *pop* the question. Presently, without sufficient data, i'm leaning towards the former. If anything, i would take this as an opportunity for you to regain all those things you say you gave up for her. Regrets, even if you don't feel them now, can nip you and your relationship with her in the bud, when you least expect it. Maybe that's what's happening to her, or maybe she's worried that's what's going to happen to you. Lots of what ifs here, unfortunately. Anyway, i recommend regaining your independence and your life. Recover the excitement you had for all those things in your life that you let go while in this relationship. If, after all is said and done, the relationship is rekindled, great... at least you didn't waste your time in the interim. And, if it doesn't rekindle, great... at least you didn't waste your time in the interim.

468,372 Oh, you mean i can't take week long breaks?

Ugh, this thread has definitely landed in the rough.

- Stay in Motion Never stay still, or you will lock up and become tense. - Regulate your Breathing If you don't maintain proper, controlled, and relaxed breathing... you will tire in seconds. Can't think of anything else at the moment

Personally, i think you should get a check-up and report this incident to your doctor, as well as the ensuing residual effects. I'm not as inclined as the others to just brush it off.

Aye, concussions cause significant damage. I'm at a stage now that my doctor recommended try hard not to get anymore concussions, or i will lose more than just a little bit of my memory. Being brought unconscious, via depriving oxygen to the brain, can cause damage as well. There really is not definitive answer here. Yes, you can die by receiving a traumatic blow to the head, although that is exceedingly uncommon. The real concerns are in the area of brain damage, caused either by concussive force, or oxygen deprivation. Striking arts, especially boxing... focus specifically on causing a person to undergo repeated concussions, until such time as one receives a concussion that they are incapable of recovering from quickly. On the other hand, grappling arts, such as bjj, focus on causing the person to submit, whether it be via pain... or via unconsciousness in a 'single' incident of oxygen deprivation. What you need to concern yourself more with bjj, is knee, elbow and wrist injuries. edit: good report there rb

It was more in the manner it was presented in the movie. He was still supposedly doing chores for Mr. Miyagi, but since it was no longer relevant to the 'scripted' storyline, his continued slave labor was not included in the movie.

I don't know anyone with brain damage... caused by a choke or otherwise. What are you hoping to find? Evidence that a bjjer can receive brain damage by an improperly applied choke hold?

for clarification, your question is, "for those of you who cannot meditate while laying down, why can't you?" If they can't meditate while laying down, it's likely they don't know why they can't. They can probably state what happens when they try, but... as to the reason why they can't, common sense would indicate it's because they don't know how to meditate while laying down.

Washing in hot water could cause stains to become permanent. Bleach is bad. It corrodes many fabrics. - Hand wash, in cold water, any significant stains. - Wash your gi in cold water, either by hand, or in the washer (i prefer by hand, as washers tend to damage the knit ). - Hang indoors to dry. Or, if it's a cheap gi, shove it in with all your whites. Also, as mm indicated, have more than one gi. You'll get a helluva lot longer lifespan out of one if you're not wearing it every friggin' practice session and competition... sometimes unwashed.

Are you asking a question, testing, or posing a rhetorical question?