thaiboxerken

Sport is sport, but TKD still looks silly, IMHO.

The size of the wand matters.. but the magic the wand carries can more than make up for a lack of size. oh wait, am I changing the subject?

Sometimes I break wind to get into the spotlight. It really works and people give me plenty of space afterwards.

Yep, I instruct and train part time there.

Nah, I think that the FMA teaches a more realistic point of view in weapons training. Plus, I can't stand to take any martial art that is gonna make me do Kata.

Don makes me laugh in his movies when he has his shirt off and is trying to flex. He is such a skinny little twirp. If I was that skinny, I would never take my shirt off.. even for sex. That little guy is gonna bust a vein as intense as he tries to flex. Is he supposed to be intimidating?

It's not MY website, i just happen to have a profile on there. I changed to URL to that specific profile page.

Oh, and the Ram Muay is soaked in traditional values of Thailand. It is a very sophisticated dance and prayer. Kata is a dance if you ask me, it's a set pattern of movements, isn't that what dance is?

probably because they don't want to fight other styles.

yea.. but a straight kick to the knee is way too easily avoided by just moving the leg. Oh well, maybe the average thug doesn't know that.

I have friends that got kicked out of "Full Contact" martial arts tournaments for kicking too hard. Basically it is, "kick as hard as you want, unless you are a Muay Thai fighter". What a crock.

Ok, We CAN post images. Here are a few of mine. With Sticks!! Bodybuilding poses my yahoo profile Let's see what everyone else looks like... especially Kickbutt! _________________ Just kick 'em, they'll understand. Ken Anderson Apprentice Instructor under Guro Inosanto in Jun Fan Gung Fu and Filipinno Martial arts. https://www.absolutemartialarts.com This Message was edited by: thaiboxerken on Jul 6, 2001 5:10pm :brow: :brow: This Message was edited by: thaiboxerken on Jul 6, 2001 5:19pm

In a dream world the only thing that matters is brains and technique. In the real world, however, the size of your opponent(s) makes a huge difference. This can be overcome with brains and technique, but it's gonna take alot of technique. Royce Gracie proved this in UFC 1-3. But in other UFC's.. the big men have dominated guys of less skill than Royce with few exceptions. If you take a big guy and a small guy, give them the same brains and techniques.. the big guy will probably win. When defending yourself, your tactics will definitely change when fighting a bigger person.. this is because size DOES matter.

From a TKD stance, I can see your point. In Muay Thai we stand more square, so our rear weapons are close enough to be effective. Plus, most people want to block the kick with their hand.. if they block a Thai round kick with the hand, their hand will be useless afterwards.

There are a few japanese sword arts using the katana. Aikido teaches the katana. Kenjitsu and Kendo are other sword arts. Maybe I should train in Kendo.. since my name is ken?

I don't kick their asses literally. I put them through intense workouts. Pad work is when a the person is kicking Thai-pads or focus mitts. This gives a mobile target and is very hard work. This builds self discipline very fast. When you have no energy but you have to keep working, it builds humility too.

Discipline and humility are not taught directly at my school. They are virtues that students must learn in order for them to last at our school. You'd be surprised how much discipline 15 rounds of pad work will teach a person.

Rear legged round kick.

I thnk the Thai round kick is effective in the street and the ring. It's a very basic kick and few people actually know how to defend against it.

Well.. you can do the boot-camp thing. I prefer to have fun and my students to have fun. I believe this is the best atmosphere to learn in, as long as people aren't being overly funny. Have you ever noticed that the easiest things to learn are the ones you have fun in?

I think that Humility and Humor are 2 virtues that should be exercised when training martial arts. The really serious people tend to get angry and frusterated too much and make class no fun for anyone else. Boot camp type of learning isn't the best method. The best fighters in the world have fun when training, but they do maintain a sense of seriousness. There is a difference between having fun and being funny, having fun is great, being funny (too funny) deters from training. Hmm.. i need some water

Nope, can't compete in those. I'm must wear a Gi, which we don't in Muay Thai. Plus " The contestants will be expected to perform both compulsory ("SHITEI") and free selection ("TOKUI") Kata during the competition. Kata will be in accordance with the schools of Karate-do recognised by the WKF based on the Goju, Shito, Shoto, and Wado systems. " Muay Thai isn't in the list of approved Kata. This is strictly a Karate competition without room for other systems of martial arts. Oh well, they don't wanna play with other nationalities of martial arts, that's their choice.

If you don't think that the size of your opponent doesn't matter.. I have some NHB fights I'd like you to sign up for. You are fooling yourself if you think size doesn't matter in a fight. If you ask any experienced fighter or instructor, they will tell you the truth. And, if you find an instructor that says size doesn't matter, I have some fights I'd like him to sign up for also.

It's never too late to start training again. I wouldn't recommend karate, but hey that's me. Whatever you want to do, the only person stopping you is yourself. Go, young child, go and chase your dreams!!!

That may be for your average thug. But I agree that it is a good skill to learn. I personally get many of the same Techs as Aikido in Silat and Kali, just with a little different approach. The difference is that in kali and Silat, they aren't as peaceful with the responses and add many nasty finishes.