Shane

yes hard solid strikes to the right areas can help decide an out-come of a fight. These solid strikes to the right areas also help you to be able to apply other techniques more easily than if you just tried the technique it self. If anything hard solid strikes to the right areas can distract your attacker long enough for you to get the heck out of there if necessary.

Yeah practice makes perfect!!!!! You want to practice it to the point that you dont even think about whats next you just do it.

Are you in located in Seattle or looking for schools in the surrounding areas. We are located in Sultan, WA and I know of a couple good schools in Seattle. You can private message me and let me know where exactley your located at and what type of training your looking for. And I'll see if I know of anywhere!!!!!

They get a little better because you have more of an idea of what to expect, especially compared to your very first one.

I find that one of the best knife/edged weapons defense in world is to simply RUN A lot is going to depend on the type of attack, I might do one thing for one type of attack and then I might do something completly different when attacked differently, so really I dont have a preference as long as the technique I'm training is realistic.

sounds cool do they have a web site

dont know but check out the located that should give you the info you need

I'm going to say BJJ, because your already training a stand up art that covers in fighting techniques, BJJ will take you from there and give you the rest to make you more well rounded. Either way rather you go Judo or BJJ I think you will only benifit yourself. The choice is going to have to be the one that you most enjoy.

You really need someone to show you and explain it. You dont want to keep the leg straight, you need a slight bend at the knee, use the rolling of the hip just prior to impact to increase power by slamming your leg into your target and dont worry about how it looks. If you watch muay thai kicks compared to other styles, they dont look pretty, but thats not whats important its not about looking fancy like some of these snap kicks its about speed, power and pin-point accuracy.

I have no info on the style your looking for, but as far as the poll goes I want to say that I believe everyone takes from a style and makes their own in many ways rather or not they change the name or whatever. You can have 2 individuals who start training the same day under the same instructor and become instructors together, then they go and each open their own school. Each instructor will have their own methods and in time the 2 schools could become very different. This is not a bad thing its about going with what works for you and making it happen.

Sorry I dont know of any live in style programs in your area for MMA. I know fairtex use to do a live in program for muay thai but that was when they were in Arizona around 10 years ago, now they are located in I believe San Fransisco if that might intrist you, I dont know if the new location offers a live in program or not. Good Luck

We only use shin insteps for sparring purposes and sometimes we dont even wear them then. I like the prostyle insteps from fairtex, they are very heavyduty and offers great protection, but if your going to be wearing them all the time they would not allow you to condition your shins at all because the offer to much protection. My advice is to get a pair that you like and only wear them during certian times in your training. Of course this will depend on your dojo etc.

Whats your favorite training method for Kickboxing? I'm not looking for the best I'm looking for your favorite, the one you enjoy the most. For me its working the thai pads with kicks, strikes, knees and elbows. I really enjoy this part of my training and its an awsome workout. I enjoy many different training methods but there is something about the thai pads that I just really enjoy, you can do so much with them.

You can give this one a try. But remember some people are a bit insecure and talk others down to make themselves feel better, that is probably this guy's problem. Let him know next time that martial arts are about bettering oneself rather it be for self-defense, fitness, self confidence whatever. What might work for you might not work for me, what you enjoy I might not. Let him know that your totally satisfied with your dojo and the training methods of your school and they fit you, and you dont really care if they fit him or not but you enjoy it. Let him know that his Instructors have their way of training and your Instructors of their own way of teaching. Then let him know that by his behavior it looks like his instructors fail to teach their students respect for the other arts and styles, and that a true martial artist must keep an open mind, which in his case he is not, he is closed minded to his way or the highway. Anyways thats what I think you should say but in your own words getting the same meaning into to it, its basically keeping it straight to the point and your not down talking him at all but your still being firm with it.

You know what?????? WHAT EVER WORKS!!!!!!!!!!! seems like a very basic technique, and basics are the best

I'd say its up to you, you know your kids best.

I'm still waiting for the punchline to be posted!

I would say Traditional martial arts are some what misunderstood also. I dont think they are as misunderstood as MMA, but I will say I have met a few people out there who have a large misunderstanding of traditional arts, normally its the inexperienced I think who misunderstand tradtional arts. my opinion

You should go and join a class and get instruction on proper technique, a lot of self taught practitioners build bad habits. Here is my pointers to you other than the go get an instructor. Make sure you roll that hip, and dont come up onto your toes on the rear foot, come up to the ball of the foot. You dont want to snap it, your going for power on this one so throw the kick from point A (the ground) to point B (the target) like your swinging a stick or bat, leave the snap out of it. Good Luck

I checked out the site, looks like fun!!!!!! Train hard and have fun with it!

So what We're off topic a bit, but its for a good cause! To be honest with you at least half of the topics in the forum get side tracked and turned into something else, thats the cool thing about this site.

Like you said you cant master it in a month or two, but once you get addicted to martial arts (normally takes around 2 months) then you enjoy the hardwork and dedication so much I cant even explain it. 30 - 40 minutes is worth it for a life changing activity like martial arts. Good Luck and I think you will enjoy WC

INFANTRY all the way!!!!!!!!!! Infantry these days is an advance field, I got out in 2000 and we had some awsome technical toys to play with, now its even gotton more advance as far as the toys they give the Infantry to play with. Each job in the military has its purpose and is very needed, but imaging your job only consisting of training for Real World senerio's and most likley you will get to participate in a real world operation somewhere in the world thats the Infantry, while someone else might be off learing how to run a chow hall, or properly file papers or what every the Infantry is off blowing things up shooting as much ammunition as you can imagine, tossing gernades or you might even find yourself in a classroom reviewing map reading, combat first aid, how to give IV's, call for fire missions you name it, now its not for everyone, I mean you sleep on the ground in all types of weather your walking anywhere from 3 - 30 miles just to get to your next destination with ruck sack full battle rattle (all your equipment) but if its for you, you'll have the time of your life you will find yourself saying "I'M SICK OF THIS SH_T" but when its over you be thinking I cant believe I just did that, and you'll find yourself feeling good about it. Okay now that I sound like a Recruiter for PROUD INFANTRYMEN everywhere I'll stop hahahahahaha Good Luck to ya

No matter how good you are at blocking you cant block everything so evasive movement is my preferred method moving in and closing the gap taking away some of the attackers striking abilities. Parrying can be very effective when using them along with evasive movement, use the movement as your primary method of avoiding the strike and then the parry as a secondary of course this method would waiste a lot of energy if you were to use it in lets say a sparring match, but on the street you want that fight to be 10-30 seconds long if that 30 is pushing it, so avoid the strikes move in and finish. You know a lot of this is going to depend on how you train also, some chinese styles have execellent methods of blocking combined with a good combo of footwork, so these guys might have a way easier time applying parries etc. than the guy who does not train that method. Comon sense I know but I just wanted to make that point.

Try checking the colleges, I know that some offer kendo programs if thats not along the lines of what you want maybe those instructors know of some places that might be of help to you.