parkerlineage

I would agree that it's just before full extension - but you'll get more if you strike before full extension and push all the way to the max. Kinetic energy is funny that way.

I love that...and that's actually what got me started thinking about this whole ninjutsu bit. I mean, I can jump off of a twenty foot roof, so I do ninjutsu, right?...

Oh my goodness, I love this!! May I use this sometime? And may I respectfully add, after watching my kittens... 11. Unexpected maneuvers such as flying leaps, while sometimes a waste of movement, can win you the fight. 12. If you must fight, be sneaky, then strike fast, strike hard, and strike a lot 13. Sometimes, a fight can be won by making yourself look big and hissing a lot (or the human equivalent ) 14. When in doubt, beat your opponent into one of your buddies, then team up...or run away. 15. The most experienced fighter does not always win. 16. Sometimes, closing your eyes and flailing can beat a well thought-out plan. Great insights, sir!

We think the same...and good point about unbalancing a guy on your knees. Three things: 1) OW! 2) Why didn't I think of that? 3) What if it's a girl? Huh? Huh? hehe...

That's rad.

But they're so pretty!!

Or perhaps a common chant before beginnging class, or...no, that's even better - kata!! "My name is Peter Katz, I represent Scott Halsey and the Planas Lineage, I will be performing Long Form 6, and MY FU IS STRONGER THAN YOU!!"

I'm not interested in taking it - well, okay, that's a lie, I'd love to, but not really searching - I just felt very much the way bushidoman said it. I just feel immediately skeptical of any ninjitsu schools I hear about. Thanks for the thoughts, guys!

hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha....I'm impressed! Tell, tell!

^Haha...I'm not even going into that.

I do believe I noticed that the last time I watched the movies...

My guess is that it's mostly mental - I'm sure you're in physical shape, and your technique is adequate; you need to simply visualize doing real damage with your strikes, and allow yourself to hit that hard. Good luck with that.

1) Heel palm to the nose, then four finger eye strike to both eyes, pull my hand back, and half fist his trachea until he got off of me. Switch targets between those two and the solar plexus if he grabs one but doesn't get off. Once he lets go of my hand, I would sit up and double palm claw his arms to his sides, then, put my left hand behind his head (hopefully striking c7 on the way), then right elbow his temple until he went out. 2) Tuck my chin toward the opening, grab his right wrist and nerve pinch with my right while driving my left elbow into his solar plexus until he lets go. When he does, step forward with my left, twist his arm and check his left elbow, then front kick his groin. Land forward with a knee and right heel palm to the face while pulling his arm to my right hip with my left hand, then guillotine and knee the chest/face until he's unconscious.

I would calmly have asked the guys to leave as I was walking to my car, because they can't have just materialized in front of me. I would then give my girlfriend anything I had in my pockets (I hate practicing kata/techniques with stuff in my pockets) and tell her to go back inside, tell people in the whatever we were in to look out the window (I want witnesses that I was in danger), and call the police. All the while keeping myself between her and them, and keeping my eyes on them. Then, I would very calmly face the guy standing in front of me, put my hands up in a friendly gesture (palms out at shoulder height, elbows bent, surrender-ish, you know), and say, "I don't want to fight you." If that didn't work, I would shoot my left hand into his face from there as I stepped forward with my left foot to knee his groin, then land inside with a downward right elbow to the base of his skull. From there, you better believe I would throw a tornado kick into the other guy's head - he's most likely drunk, and behind me, and wouldn't see it coming. Fight over. Oh, wait. I forgot. Here's would I would do first: NOT GO TO BARS!

^I plan to. Flips have their time and place - wushu forms and gymnastics. Not on the street.

I humbly beg to differ with you, Tef. I was told kick your legs up, not out. And yes, this is meant to be done with no hands - try doing it on concrete with a sword in each hand (and they still didn't like my form. Stupid Kenpoists ).

I want to start this out by saying I apologize profusely if I offend anybody, and I am in no way attempting to say that Aikido is evil, or not a martial art, or demean it in any form, nor to say that if you practice with "ki", you are evil or demon possessed. I recently read through part of a book called something like, "Remembering O-Sensei," by students of Morihei Ueshiba, and I have to say, I was getting a vibe that bordered on demon posession, from what I could tell. Unless I drastically misinterpreted things, students of his said his eyes would be strange while performing moves involving "ki", he could do incredible feats with his "ki", and that he could even project his "ki" into people to do them bodily harm. As a Christian, I believe that any power that does not come from God comes from Satan; I do not believe that God gives "ki" energy to people. How, then, do other Christians feel about "ki"? How do non-Christians feel about it? Especially in regard to Morihei Ueshiba, which is the main point of this tirade. Again, I apologize if I offended anyone. Humbly; Parkerlineage

There is absolutely no spiritualism in my art whatsoever, not even chi/ki/qi, which is why my parents chose it for me above others.

I'm glad everything is working out for you, karatechick! Are you the beard guy, or the other, Jiffy? (Just kidding) (Mostly)

Wow...you guys have hardcore jobs...

It seems more and more that people are taking ninjutsu, or I see videos training people in ninjutsu...I thought it was like virtually impossible to find a bonafide master/instructor, especially anywhere other than China or Japan! So what's the likelyhood that these ninjutsu schools are legit?

I again say that one could say that about any weapon. The rope dart, for example, or three section staff (two weaopns that, though I've had only like 15 minutes of exposure to, I can tell would be really really really hard).

NOT TERRIBLY IMPRESSED!! The ninjutsu guy was impressive, but the Chinese MA guy was a little...arrogant, maybe...the TKD/Karate guy was sooooooooooo annoying with all his little yells and whatnot... I'm sorry, blinking lights in no way simulate combat reactions. I didn't like how they said some weapons were inherently better than others, though they had semi-valid points. It was cool to see Gracie, though. And the girl was rad - I've always loved girls with spears and swords though...maybe that's a little weird, but whatever.

That makes me feel a little better - maybe I haven't missed it, then.

Very interesting! My next door neighbors are housing a Korean foreign exchange student that also happened to go to my high school last year, and she hates Japanese with a passion; I can see where that argument may have come from.