BJJShotoshe

Look at the earlier tape. UFC 4. There is a boxer in there that knows boxing and thats it.

Take the Plunge. I find it is much more eventful when you go into the dojo not knowing what the hell you are doing. It is also easier to retain the knowledge better!!

Mushin... thats what they call it... mind-no mind. Means that even if you are thinking about something completely different or in the same your body is able to perform it. Kind of like once you know how to ride a bike, you never forget. Also the other part of Mushin. Being able to perform the kata in your head without having to get up and do it physically.

Of course this happens to me, as I am sure it happens to every martial artist in their life. You just need to take it, just simply sit there and take it. I have tried countless times trying to correct them and helping them along in their false infornmation, but it never seems to work. What I have found that works, is I invite them to my Dojo. This usually helps them along, not to mention get them seriously interested in the art(s).

I found this out from one of my dojo mates and our head instructor for BJJ. I study under Caique. He is awesome, but he tells me all the time, "even if you are two thousand percent confident you have the move mastered, there is always a new way to improve upon it or defend it". I agree with TJS. If you have ever grappled with a black belt, you stand no chance unless you are an exceptional student or a black belt yourself. I rolled with a black belt of four years once and all he did was toy with me. He would have the finish move all set up and then decide at the last minute he would give me a chance to defend it and then he would go to another move. Made me so frustrated. And mind you, I am no master, only a mere blue belt.

I have sparred two of my sensei in a tournament. The first sparring match with my age equal sensei was easy, he did not go all out on me, so I ended up beating him. But then I had to spar another one of sensei that is about three years older then me. He did not cut me any slack. No Sir! By the end of the match, I ended up getting a black eye, jammed thumb, and a scratch. That took me out of sparring, good thing to, the next person I was up to spar with would have been my Elder Sensei and he would have kick my butt into the next galaxy. He gives it to you full, nothing is too much when it comes to fighting.

Helio Gracie yeah buddy

Hello, What I would do is ask your Sensei if he/she would feel disrespected if you wanted to try a new art, meaning you would have yet another Sensei. If he/she is a wise and fair Sensei, he/she should respect you wanting to expend your horizons. If he/she is close-minded then he/she will tell you it is disrespectful. In my opinion it is not disrespectful. You are just trying to expand your horizons. There are many great martial artists out there that have studied under many Sensei in their time, in many arts. Thanks BJJShotoshe

sure you can. you order a black belt, sit on your duff a week, until it arrives in the mail, and start and indepent dojo and teach everyone nothing useful

Hello all, this might be different, but we have a deah sensei at my karate academy that visits every once in a while. he is in a wheel chair. but he started his karate training not in a wheel chair. i would not mess with him if i had to wheel chair or not wheel chair. he is intense, but thats besides the point, he does do the kata with us, however he is unable to do the foot movements. he is quite an experienced trainer. i believe his life in the wheel chair has sharpened his mind. he no longer able to do everything physically that he was able to do, but can now remember all the movements to every kata, bunkai, and kihons there he has ever been involved in whether he took part in them or not. i hope that gives you a little infornmation.

I don't believe in the whole "I am better qualified to teach MA because I grew up in a tough neighborhood" deal, but I can see where they would think so. Because most teachers believe that MA should be taught with an application, fighting standard, they believe that they can teach you how to use your skills to fight someone that even surprises you with a punch to the back of the head. They believe this because they have more then likely been through it themselves. Whether or not they were able to defend themselves is besides the point, they just think that they can teach you from their experiences. I can see where they are coming from, but I do not believe it is right. I mean, some of the best instructors I know, and wisest, have never been in a street fight in their entire lives. I just thougt that I would add my two cents in. Oh yeah, I definately hold my karate instructor on a pedestal!! LOL

To perform kata at a level so intense, the first thing I believe that is needed is unbreakable concentration. You need that look that makes other people feel unworthy to stand in your presence. (not that I would really want anyone to feel that way) The next thing I believe that is needed is extened knowledge of the kata, like the history and applications to help you understand why this kata was created and what each move or series of moves are for. And then, finally, there is Mushin, at least I believe that is what it is called, in other words, Mind-No Mind. Be able to perform the kata in your head without the constant short movements of a few reminder hints. To answer the other question, yes I have seen a kata that was like WOW! I thought I was going to sit in the same postion even after this person was done with the kata playing it over and over in my head, wondering how I could attain such a wonderful demonstration of this kata. I was absolutly mesmorized. It was like time had stopped for me. And mind you, I was a purple belt. So I was not stranger to this kata. I have seen it performed many many times, but this just took the cake.

well, first you have to find out if you are tensely putting your arms to your side or not. if you absoultely refuse to be loose and relaxed, you will be put in chokes a lot. you have to relax, and then your mind is able to think on more then your arms. you are able to move your arms while you are being choked. the next thing i would suggest is learning some counter moves to different arm locks, that will also help you relax. i was once one of those people. i warn you break that habbit fast!!

before we go in to the dojo, we bow at the entrance to show our respect to everyone that has, are, or will train there. then we line up right to left, highest rank first, assistant line up perpendicular on the right side. bow to the sensei, state our dojo kun, train and then bow out.

hey everyone i was wondering what style of Jiu-Jitstu/Grappling arts you are currently in, what team you are a part of, and who your professor is. As for me i am a BJJ participant, i am with Team Caique, and my Professor is Caique. Thanks a bunch!

my best memory is teaching my first class without my head sensei there. it went like this... we have many senseis in my dojo, and it just happened that only one of them would be on call during the week, and he needed some help teaching, so i was pulled in, since i am a very serious martial artist and my goal is to teach. but i was in shock when he asked me. it was like heaven!!

takes me 1 1/2 hrs.to learn hein kata

thou shalt not use the LORDs name in vain

yeah, true shotokan karate is good for all aspects of the human realm. i have been in shotokan karate for two years and i train about four times a week. we do a lot with defense, but the problem is, is that it is only standning and not on the ground which is a bummer because eighty percent of fights goes to the ground.

oh yeah, i remeber my first tournament oh to well. it was when i was about 10 years of age. i was very scared and nervous, and that was my downfall. it was just a little too big of a tournament for me, i don't think i could have made it through without my trustee headband. of course that was my second most downfall. i shook my hair all over the place, that made my kata look discusting. any who short story short i got fifth in all of my events.

I have a fun way. although some people think it childish, i love this method, it works well. so this is what you do. you have seven people line up, each with two rubber balls. then you stand facing them against a wall. then someone blows a whistle and they throw the balls at you, it keeps going for about five minutes, depending on how long you would like to go. not only do you get a good work out by running all over the place and dodgeing you also get a good sweat on. after a while it will get boring then you just challenge yourself and say i can only dodge a certain way like diving or ducking or jumping or whatever. i really enjoy this game.

i would have to say i have two, but they both involve the same exercise. I do not like running or suicides! i hate them both with a passion!

well, i don't believe that it is because grapplers are getting so good at submissions and defending them. i believe it is because people are getting so close to technique that they have to resort to strength, resulting in an "unfair" match. but i am with you in the technical part. most of the tournaments that i attend are usually a points grapple. if i see submission tournaments i am in a hurry to grab them up.

when i first started out in BJJ, my instructor told me that i was elephant of the school. no matter how much i tried, i could not land "softly". then i realized that that was my problem, i was trying too hard, in turn made my landing "heavy". i got the hang of it soon, when my instructor pulled me aside and had every person in my BJJ class throw me 20 time each on each side. it comes with experience!

hello! i do martial arts to stimulate my mental sharpness and, since i live in such a small town, there is not much in the challenging feild. sure, there are your typical school sports and the honor academic classes, and some skateboarding parks aroung, but nothing that really challeneges mentally and physically. i was five when i started.