SuperMinh

Hey Kickchick, thanks for that !! :up: Apparently, my pelvis is tilted to the left: my left leg seems a bit longer than my right one. I've been experiencing trouble when stretching: one side is way limber than the other one, i.e. i can do the split with my left leg forward but i'm still far from there when i put my right leg forward. People 've told me to go and see a chiropractor... What do you think ?

I think every hall or dojo has this kind of people among the students... They think because they are tought how to fight, they have a right to feel superior to others...

How do you strenghten your lower back muscles and why is it important to work them in conjunction with your abs ? What do you mean by "chin up" exercise ? Is it the one where you lie on your stomach and curl yourself upwards in a kinda opposite way to the sit ups ?

Switching legs all the time isn't as good as it looks... What happens if an attack comes while you're switching and your legs are "square on"? You fall cos you can't dodge it. Don't ever cross your legs either. Same for moving the hands all the time. Sure it makes you look "tricky" but while you move your hands, your guard is open. Your opponent can wait 'till you drop one of your hand and jab you in the face. If you wanna practice footwork, move around and try to circle your opponent. Don't just move forwards and backwards. Footwork is the best tool for keeping your distance when you defend and "closing the gap" to attack. It's inportant to work on it. SuperMinh

I was wondering if it was good to do some abs work everyday instead of everyday 2 days. I've been told that you had to rest your abs at least a day after each session. What do you guys think ?

Dwain, do you do wushu kwan in London ?

I think i've heard about a competition featuring Thai boxers against kung fu people quite a long time ago. Apparently, all fights were won by thai boxers because they were better conditioned and used to take more punishment. I don't know about the fights rules but if no locks or takedowns were allowed, it seems logical that kung fu people lost...

"All that doesn't kill us makes us stronger". Don't know who it's from but it applies pretty well to martial arts and sparring.

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If you just snap your kick on his knee, he'll stumble down at most and then get up again and come back at you if you wait there. On the other hand, if you follow through you'll break his knee and he'll never get up.

What the hell is wrong with you tigerkorea ? "A TRUE MARTIAL ARTIS does not talk rather he shows that is the true martial artists.. " What's all that bragging about then ? You pretend to know about MA but there're couple of things you seem not to have heard of: RESPECT and OPEN MINDNESS. Next time you come to dish people out, please remember that Bruce Lee (your idol i guess) has always been eager to learn from ANYONE and ANYTHING. Without the techniques he picked from boxing, fencing, bodybuilding, etc... the "little dragon" would have been just an average joe in the martial arts. Then you started on american people. Again, let me remind you that without american people, Lee wouldn't have been the star he was. Yes he was known and famous in Asia, but the US brought him worldwide fame. Tiger, you remind me of those (politicaly) brainwashed old asian people talking about the evil capitalist american. Maybe you should start thinking for yourself man, cold war's over. American people gave my grandparents and half my family a place to live after the war (i'm from vietnamese origin by the way). I'm sure this is not the place for a political debate so i'll stop here but let me tell you one last thing, RESPECT tigerkorea. Look it up in the dictionary, maybe you'll learn something...

Mine's between 65 and 68 at rest. I've heard runners and cyclists could have a heart rate of 40-45 at rest. Crazy...

Heard on the radio this morning that Lewis wasn't too happy about Tyson saying he wanted to kill him. "He needs to be taught a lesson" Lennox said (or something like that). The fight's promising, hope nothing will screw it up this time.

Yep, pulling your punches and kicks give you bad habits. Next time you get in a real fight or a full contact sparring, you'll be disadvantaged by that.

I think both of them could win. Rather both of them could lose. Tyson used to be the greatest, now he's old and no so fit anymore. Lewis has a dodgy chin, he can't take that much hits as we've seen in his last title fight againt Rahman (the fight he lost). But still i'd say Lewis. Although some crazy stuff might happen. You never know when Tyson's around...

You can only learn little bits from videos and it is usually better if you already have a good background in MA. I wouldn't recommend learning from a video if you don't know anything about kung fu. There's lots of details that you won't see on a video, even if it's good quality. As the other said, try to find a school near your place, even if it's not exactly the style you're looking for... SuperMinh

wushu - not enough sparring, too much forms. kickboxing - no ground work, locks or throws.

Hapkido

LOL :lol:

No straight leg sit-ups ??? S***, didn't know that was wrong... Is it harmful for your lower back or something ? Cos the abs routine at school contains every sort of sit-ups (bent-knees, legs up in the air, soles of the feet together, etc... AND straight leg). It's supposed to work every abdominal region. Anyway, could you tell me what's wrong with straight leg sit-ups ?

Hey guys, i weight 65-67kgs for 1.80m. I've gained about 2kg in 2 months when i began going to the gym about twice a week (and training in kickboxing 2 to 4 times). I see you guys are quite like me, i can't seem to eat properly either, although i try to refrain on junk food now... Still can't resist a big fat burger or pizza from time to time (quite often unfortunately). Anyway, being at university like you Ai Hate, i often have to skip breakfast too and by 11 i'm starving so much i have to get myself a sandwitch. From there, everything gets messed up cos i'm not hungry anymore for lunch but couple of hours later, in the middle of the afternoon i have to get some food again, etc... I've read Body for Life too Zulu. According to Phillips, we shouldn't have 3 big meals in a day but preferably 6 little ones so maybe i'm not doing too bad... The thing is, no matter what i eat, i can't seem to gain much weight... SuperMinh [ This Message was edited by: SuperMinh on 2002-04-25 07:16 ]

How can someone possibly kill his/her children ? On the top of my head, if you asked me who i feel most secure and protected with, who i can trust without any doubt, i'd say my mother. That story makes me sick

Dynamic stretches in the morning and static stretches in the evening JKD Kid. Do that everyday and in a month you'll kick above your head easily... SuperMinh

Sai you've got all my respect and admiraction for your strength and dedication.

I feel quite safe where i'm living now but recently, 2 of my mates got mugged at about 5 minutes walk from my place, right next to a supermarket... I've always tried to "watch out" wherever i go but since those events, i try even harder. Some of my friends say i'm paranoid, always looking around as if i was gonna get attacked from behind or something. I'm just aware of my surroundings. That's probably the only best thing you can do to avoid a fight or at least see it coming. SuperMinh