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I was the same for years, and used to carry my keys/wallet etc in my hands, or put them in jacket pockets as I loved my MA pants. Now I have Nike tracksuit pants, they work a treat, side and back pocket, as well as full mobility for high kicks...

Hey everyone, I only just caught up with the times and purchased a new phone a couple of weeks ago, and I am quite amazed! There is so many different training applications (app's?!?) out there! Has or does anyone here use phone apps to augment training outside of the gym or dojo? Is there any that anyone would particularly recommend? I have been doing the Tabata intervals, using the app on my phone to time me when out doing (what I call) nature training, or when I am alone and do not have a clock let-alone a stopwatch. It has been working well for me so far. There are also App's to keep track of different excersize styles etc... Awesome!

Given the weeks that have passed with no pain relief it sounds like a potential tendon injury to me... Be careful, and get it checked as soon as you can!

I loved this, and I really think that GSP and Machida are doing good things for Karate in the MMA world at present! OSU

This looked odd to me, but still very interesting none-the-less. Ive had a 3-section-staff for years now as well as having done Kobudo for years, and train with it often (well not as often as my Bo) though have never been to a Kobudo school where there was ANY formal teaching of the san-setsu-kon. The only formalised teaching of 3-section I have ever seen is that in Wu-Shu (I realise that just because I have not seen it does not by any means infer that it does not exist, just all the 3-section I know comes from Wu-Shu, or has beem modified by me personally from Bo-staff). This particular kata appears to be a modified kobudo kata from bo staff.

and I agree with both the above, and have always referred to this as "Tobi Mae Geri" Tobi= Jumping/Aerial Mae= To the front Geri= Kick. Tobi Mae Geri... Jumping Front Kick. Granted I do agree that it was more of a hop, the technique is the same, and it did achieve an AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL KO!!! OSU

I really like this, not only did it make me giggle, but there is lot of underlying truth to this statement. Furthermore - as honoluludesktop noted, even where the same basics are taught each individual will make their own use of those skills. The same can be said for any art form, not just Martial Arts. Teach them Ug and Oog's techniques and let them decide how to further themselves individually. Without using the basics taught to you directly, there is pieces of information that may be "lost in translation"... One of my favorite memorable quotes is: How do we know where we are going, if we do not remember where we came from?

I really like this, not only did it make me giggle, but there is lot of underlying truth to this statement. Furthermore - as honoluludesktop noted, even where the same basics are taught each individual will make their own use of those skills. The same can be said for any art form, not just Martial Arts. Teach them Ug and Oog's techniques and let them decide how to further themselves individually. Without using the basics taught to you directly, there is pieces of information that may be "lost in translation"... One of my favorite memorable quotes is: How do we know where we are going, if we do not remember where we came from?

I've done a very similar thing... I was punching into a wall-mounted-bag after an advanced Kyokushin class one friday night, and as I shovel-hooked, found my wrist collapsed half way through impact.. anyway it started to ache immediately!!! I iced it straight away and proceeded to the hospital (no GP's open at that time of night) to have x-rays done. The doc told me that I had hairline fractured my wrist. After explaining about my training what had happened, he told me I was lucky that I had done so many wrist strengthening excersizes over the years, as the tendon appearded to have stretched so much it actually fractured the radius bone below the tendon/bone, instead of snapping the tendon. This meant only 6 weeks out of action instead of 6 months of physio-therapy!!! In another "DOH" moment... My second week of trying to learn to backflip, I came down onto the mats a bit hard, and collapsed my lower leg, giving me a melon-ankle and circa six weeks out of training action!!!... I may not be the smartest cookie to begin with, but these are the types of mistakes I learn VERY quickly from! Haha

I agree, my loved ones - family and friends are those who I give myself to freely. Thats not to say that I do not respect and love my Masters - and that they are not my friends (they are), but MA has given me something that goes beyond Karate, and that is the filtering of what you might call "Giri" into my whole life.

I agree 100% The human body is only so strong (stable maybe a more apt term???), and so its logical that a certain amount of applied force will cause damage. Accounting (or trying to anyway) all of the other external factors is where the concept may fall apart. OSU.

grav3h3art, If your anything like me you've found trying to crack the 540 a feat in itself as it is sooo far from traditional MA full-contact training (heck.. I only learnt it to impress girls, and give me a needed edge to add to freeform kata in competitions...). you said that your trying to get the rotation through your shoulders, my advice would be to wring the extra out of your hips!!! Id love to hear how you are doing with it 6 months since your last post! OSU.

Just wanted to *bump* this to say - Three letters... G...S...P

VERY well put Fight science (although maybe a little lame a show in itself) has shown Bas Rutten kicking a crash test dummy and causing more chest compression than is seen in a 60 mph car crash (or thereabouts.. I dont remember the exact speed but tis up there...). A knee to the head (high pressure over a small area caused by initial force - re: Newtons Laws) may cause as much if not more pinpoint damage. Im still an advocate for the belief that the one hit kill is possible, but as stated, its prbably more to do with knowing how to hit hard (and without remorse is probably a factor too) as opposed to knowing "where" to hit. Thats not to say that if someone could hit hard enough to do so, it would happen every time... Simply speculating.

Agreed.

Footwork is the basis of fighting in any mrtial art I believe... My memory of my first classess in Kyokushin were being taught how to stand, then how to move, then how to employ more fancy or quick footwork. I dont think anyone would succeed at a MA that involves kicking without solid footwor (I mean stances, not just the footwork in the kick once the leg/foot has left the ground). Its a process that builds upon itself to allow for quick movement shifts, or strength in planting the body to gain power in strikes from the ground up.

Geogiant - thanks, that is essentially the type of excersizes I am going for, full body motion not just general bodybuilding type motion... Tallgeese - I'm only just now geting used to the swings, utilising my abs/butt to pull the weight as opposed ot my arms, but it is a good workout!! TGU's are killer.. I am struggling a little to get more than a rep or two out with the weight I am using... Bushido_man96 - after havign used one for a couple of weeks now, and havign never been a fan of traditional weights (barbells etc) I would personally recommend! Sperki - TGU = Turkish Get Up... Its a weird excersize, but gives a whole body isometric like a handstand does. I am actually still struggling with it a little, but decided just to take baby steps until I get the whole movement down pat! Jeffrey - sounds like a full-on workout!!!! Im doing only a fraction of all of that at present in conjunction with my regular training, but aim to work up to something similar... Thanks for the routine

I have found that it is not the first of the set of pushups that helps, but the last couple that your eally have to push through which will help increase numbers per set. I just focus on going until my arms start to shake, then MAKE myself push out a couple more. I've gone from 20-40 per set in a few weeks focusing on this. Also - the comment on protien is a pretty key factor in muscle development. If you are low on protien and muscle mass, then you will be eating away at your body reserves instead of putting on muscle.... Some high protien vegetarian foods readily available in India are: Cashews, Lentils, Mushrooms, Milks (Goat etc), Tofu, Black beans and Kidney Beans. Hope this helps and best of luck! OSU!

I feel the same way! They are remarkable swords. I always buy them from TheNinjaStore.com and it's worth the price. Extremely sharp blade and truly remarkable! I have two different CAS Hanwei Swords. I couldn't agree with the above posters more. Hanwei make excellent katana, I still have my first Hanwei and it still cuts perfectly after years without sharpening.

They wouldn't have felt bad for hurting you, that's for sure. If you would have assumed that you could have gotten by on less force, then you may have been overpowered, and who knows what would've happened then. Its always easy when hindsight is 20/20. Exactly- Hindsight is a powerfull tool, and can be applied to almost any action. In this case, as Bushido said, they would likely not have had a second thought about harming you (even three on one!). "It is the most skilled samurai who keeps his sword in the scabbard..." But... If you do have to take it out, at least make sure you will still be the most skilled samurai tomorrow!!!!!!

Hehe - I find myself doing things with a Karate-style-mannerism all the time! Ive even learnt to open/shut doors and turn on/off taps with my feet (when I was a frequent in bars and had to use the mens room).. The hallway is really good. I have used this to focus on a lot of techniques that would require not moving or shifting sidways and also to keep balance in certain areas. One thing that the hallway really helped me with was my roundoffs and backflips for gymnastics.

I agree there is no certainty what-so-ever (much like every other area of the Martial Arts really...), just pointing out is is a possibility. What I dont think has much merit is the old school thought that "a knuckle punch must land on the liver during the hour of the dragon..." If one hits hard enough, and the circumstances are right, then an appropriate amount of damage will be inflicted - its all just physics really. OSU.

Yes, but he struck the bull in the spot on the front of the head where the skull is the weakest. Incedentally, that is the spot where butchers shoot the cows to put them down prior to butchering, and all that is used is a .22 round. More admirable a feat than killing the bull is just getting in front of it first. You only really get one chance to miss. I'm not saying I could do it, though, because I probably don't punch as hard as Oyama did. I know I can't do as many pushups as he did, either. I think it was quote a feat really, though agreed there are weaker points on a bulls skull (over in Australia I've heard they use large nailguns to to do the job). I have also read (but cannot confirm) that Mas Oyama did recieve a goring once from trying this out, and did spend a stint confined to a hospital bed.... Ouchies. I think he was just a little tougher than an average man! I still think there is the chance of one hit kills though... while the probability may be low, its still a possibility. In Kyokushin tournaments I have seen competitors hit in the throat and carried out on a stretcher... Im sure there is a fine line there between intensive care and death! OSU!

What about Masuatsu Oyama?... There is some pretty convincing evidence (as well as a myriad of witnesses) whom saw the man strike down bulls with single strikes. I do believe they have thicker skulls than primates. I believe one hit kills are possible, though I have never seen it. I have however seen a single knee to the head cause a skull fracture, internal bruising of the brain as well as fluid seepage from in, to outside of the skull. The fellow came and apologised to my family member weeks after starting the fight (and having it ended on his behalf), and told us the story of his bout in hospital. The whole thing has seriously made me think twice about hitting anyone with considerable power unless really needed....

rmurray and sokusen, interesting points and well put. particularly the point about under 20's percieving it as a style and older gen's percieving it as a rule set. I am under 30 and over 20, so this gave me a bit to contemplate. I think it would be very interesting to see something evolve from UFC that eventually becomes a stylised artform in itself. But agree that personally there is more attraction for me to train in traditional arts personally. Just personal preference really. I was watching "Fearless" with Jet Li (again) yesterday and that really enforces the whole aspect of honour and respect in Martial Arts. For me that is what its really about - self fulfillment and making one a better person. OSU.