Jason DeLucia

in exactly the same way aiki in japan overtook mma at that time ,aikido as a form of kung fu and all the other kung fu's are going to once again dominate the world .just look at chuck liddell .

imagine if you will one man intent on only taking ukemi at the point of contact or near contact .as a single pillar form your aikido would be effective and within the peaceful edicts of the founder ,though the promoters might not want you back unless it appealed to the audience by the way it was done ,and didn't draw a foul for stalling and being defensive .it would be aikido and tai chi . the martial aspects of aikido are meant to bring an end to confrontation ,peacefully if possible ,but never think you should not resort to your utmost as an aikidoka if need be .there is enough film of mr ueshiba dropping sword hands on an opponent who has already been pinned (daito ryu style) ,and of his own admonition aikido encompasses all styles done in the spirit of aiki .that is non-resistantly ,using the opponents' strength against themselves rather than opposing their strength .every base technique has an inherent purpose , i.e. the purpose of a reverse punch is to down an opponent .if you land it as he comes forward and he goes down ,aikido .if you land it while he's retreating then it becomes the ikkyo for an entering throw ,aikido .

to be fair ,eugene jackson and keith hackney are excellent examples of kung fu fighters that can hang with the best of them .

at this point i would ask that you restate your question /statement in simple terms as i am losing the jist .thanx

no and in a sense it's alot like training sword hand in aikido .yes ,now days no body is using sword hand in mma(except maybe me)but if you train alot against sword hand, adjusting to modern popular tactics is easy.

every form of combat has rules be it sportive or lethal combat.i.e put your opponants eyes to the sun not your own .attack when he inhales not on his exhale .block knives with the outer bones of your arms not inside.etc and there is no such thing as archaic defense if it works.

i think the fights today would be much more interesting if you could get fighters to commit to pure land technique of any particular style from any era even improvisational techniques that can be applied .instead of riding the rules to a draw you could score points for execution.not withstanding tap out or knockout victories, fighters could win decisions for originality instead of having no incentive to take a chance.there are points in competition when there is such a lull for one reason ,rule or other,some incentive for creativity should be established.

basically the things you focus on are stamina twards that end.by that i mean that the event you train for should be the main conditioner rounded off with equal time spent running ,bag work ,swimming..etc.so if you trained for three five minute rounds a good work schedule might be 15 minutes of running w/ intervals.followed by five minute rounds bag training.followed by five minute rounds (round robin is best)sparring .maybe one round take downs ,one mat,and one strikes ,finish one round mixed.don't do same every day though you'll burn out interest wise. good luck

Where have you seen a thai boxing venue that allowed a hip throw? All I've ever seen allowed are sweeping type throws and some pickups - nothing where you load the person onto your body. i say this you haven't seen enough thai boxing ,and it should be taken into consideration that hip throws don't have to look like conventional hip throws depending on how they are being blocked .often times it looks like a tai otoshi when it's done or a kokyu nage.point is ,is that there is throwing ,the plumb tree grip obscures conventional judo style in apearance but there is throwing in thai boxing .twenty years ago thai boxing looked alot more like burmese full contact.and then in this country i've seen ''thai boxing '' but with no elbow strikes.if some one saw it they might think there were no elbows in thai boxing ,but we know better.thanx

all style is systemic to the rules of the time .you would use different tactics against a cross bow than a referee.the reason i convert my kungfu to aikido is one of longevity,but in the end all styles contain the same elements in different forms.any five animal kung fu,five pillars of aikido,five directions of attack,the book of five rings,'go rin no sho'.......taken to extreme all styles have stop hit , joint lock ,chokes throws (floating throws vs entering throws )even thai boxing allows a hip throw as do most thai boxing forms have 108 movements so does wing chun form and the long kalipari form from india where they all came from .the principals and forms get re-named and reregulated due to current trend .chinese martial arts have the same grappling elements as any jujitsu form but in their day that was the secret of the master.example many people think that tae kwon do is primarily a kicking art,but long ago the decision was made to keep the emphasis on the fancy stuff for sport .every real master of tae kwon do's biggest weapon is the reverse puch at least.and while you wait for big fancy kick... PUNCH you've heard of 'sirum'?korean wrestling?you've heard of bando?bermese kung fu?these people did not sell out to other styles ,they curtailed their styles to current events. thanx