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I know it's a biased book because the author is a close personal friend of the family, but Kurt Pelligro's book "the Gracie Way" tells of a lot of the street fights that took place when BJJ wasn't really known at all.

Johnny S, would you agree that *most* high rankes BJJ instructors would have a moral conflict calling their school an MMA school instead of "Jiu-Jitsu"? Learn either grappling or striking first. They are so different I believe you should be well rounded in one and then try the other.

Hey! Check your private messages; it will say "you have one message" near the top of your screen!

That site is one of the most outdated in the history of the internet!

Cross, it's very likely that if an opponent even minutely versed in wrestling takedowns surprises you and "takes you down" on the street, you will have the wind knocked out of you. If a fight is immanent, go yourself for the takedown. If you are "taken down", make sure to know breakfalls from all sorts of situations, and realize that if taken down, you'll be in the guard - or worse - on your back!

Pressure points? Takes a while to be able to use them. Anyone can memorize where they are in about a day, but most people on the street aren't gonna stand still or in the right position for you to whack 'em.

What do you mean by "testing money"? At our school we don't pay to test.

my right hand is much better in both foot and hand techniques, but in grappling i tend to take armbars and anklelocks on the left side of my body -strange! The thing I've been working on most is generating more power with my weak hand.

I'm 5'5 and a half, and I weigh anywhere between 129-134... My weight fluctuates quite a bit.

I'm not clicking on that. Lol. I think neck cranks suck cause they make you sure the next day.

I have a question: what was the first form you learned as a black belt? Mine was Hwa Rang because my school doesn't focus on patterns at all so we kinda push everything back.

I'm such a baby...when I'm rolling in class I dont even mess with the heel hook. Just tap out if it's locked in. I saw someone at a tourn get locked in and then he went to do the right counter, like roll to the outside, only he panicked and rolled the wrong way. OOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW. Now I'm scared.

What is "Musha Dori"? I'd say that any "submission lock" would be painful, since they are meant to hyperextend , dislocate, or break a joint! An armbar and a kneebar both snap major joints! A heelhook twists the knee out, a neck crank pops the neck, and so far. I don't think it would be a choke b/c most chokes make you "go out" fairly quickly - I've gotten woozy many a time

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I still think Muay Thai is good....as is regular boxing....because a good hook to a soft part of the face WILL end the fight, as will an elbow to the face. "Run over people like a truck"? Learn some basic takedowns - wrestling/other form of grappling - double and single leg!

Sounds like a crush that will be over fast - once she realizes that it's totally unrreasonable. How much would it take for her to be "kicked out" of the dojo?

I teach about 400 kids in my school, and I've seen all sorts of physical disabilities - we've also had children with mental handicaps like autism. I don't have any problems with these children participating in class - there is, however, a MAJOR problem when the child's parents don't inform the instructor! I know this doesn't really answer your particular question, but I think it is important! Parents need to understand that instructors aren't babysitters, nor are they mindreaders - considerations based on abilities can only be taken into account when one is aware of the disabilities of the student.

My school has no religious affiliation, so we don't say any prayers, and we have "Holiday Breaks" - the school is even open on Holy Saturday . I think this is the best for us; we are a large school and we have a lot of Jewish Students, as well as a few Muslims.

He's arrogant, and pretty unattractive. What's the movie about?

I don't think the name is very important...is your instructor's name Mike? My dojang is named after my instructor, and I was always wondering what would happen when he retires?

What makes something "authentic"? The validity of its technique or the validity of its history? Muay Thai is good for self defense because I have never seen an art that can help someone generate such power with strikes - even smaller people. Not one particular "art" but rather a well-roundedness in the Filipino Martial Arts is good because of the wide variety of weapons training as well as empty-handed techniques. BJJ/Sub Wrestling/Judo/Wrestling - NO MARTIAL ARTIST can call themselves well-rounded if they are not versed in a grappling art - the grappling game is THAT important. If a fight goes to the ground, no amount of stand-up training can help you.

Japanese JuJitsu can be effective, but it takes many years to have any competance in it. Someone can train in Muay Thai for a few months and be much better able to defend himself. I was assuming the poster was in decent shape - You don't have to be an amazing athlete to be good at Muay Thai, plus, at least with the training I've done, it's a great cardio workout and would get a person into shape rather quickly. As far as it being a "hard art", unless someone has a real physical handicap, Muay Thai should be fine for them - it's not like they throw you into the ring for full-contact, shin-splintering sparring right away! Of course, as with boxing or kickboxing, bag drills and shadow boxing are how techniques are learned!

I was looking at the registration for a tournament, because recently I've been trying my luck at the local ones. What is the "Open" forms? I see they have Traditional and Open. Do you make your own form up? If so, do you have a video of an "Open" form being performed? Any tips on how to do fairly well in this competition? Thanks.

Hey all you Korean Arts practitioners - what's your favorite form practiced at your school? Also, give the reasons! And, what do you think is the best form for doing well at competitions? I study the ITF mode of forms, and right now I'm learning Choong Mu, though I'd have to say my favorite so far is Toi Gwe.

Muay Thai is great for a smaller person because it teaches you to generate the most power possible for your frame with its emphasis on proper technique. A few months after my TKD instructor started training in Muay Thai, he asked me to stop by and try a class or two - the teacher is from Thailand and is in his 60's. He is about 5'4 and weighs maybe 130 pounds. The man has the hardest round kicks I have ever seen - he was teaching a handful of skilled martial artists and bodybuilders and he could hit harder than all of them!