Cobosan

After a lot of testing I came to the perfect solution. I now fill my bags with leftovers from manufacturing "working suits" for mechanics and stuff. Its made out of 65% polyester 35% cotton. The bags are filled well and have the right weight. 4ft 40kg 5ft 50kg and 6ft 60kg. Thanx for the advice everyone.

Greetings, I am wonderign with what you guys fill up your punching bgs and how much do they weigh. 4ft , 5ft , 6ft ? Sand and saw dust was used way back, what do people use nowadays. I had some bags filled with chunks of leather and a 4 ft bag made out of artificial leather wighed 40-45kg whils the 5 ft weighed up to 65 kilos. Is that to much ? Please share youre experiences. Sincerely, Cobosan

I ve used it beofre on some seminars and during practice. Its way better than training with ordinary plastic or rubber knives. Believe me you are VERY AWARE of its location and try extra hard to do the technique spot on and not get "stung". Its not very painfull but its quite annoying and unpleasant. I suggest anyone training in real life combat and self defense to try it. Its not that cheap doh... Atleast here it isnt. Sincerely, Cobo

We deal with this issue at each practice session. The fact is u have to break the distance atleast by half if not entirely - then the opponents punches will not have any effect. You could do it just by steping towards the opponent but we practice the s.c. " entry " with a hit with the elbow either to the face, shoulder, chest ( it depends on wheteher u r small tall etc. ) I with my 6"6 always hit the face in most cases. That alone is a shock for 99% of the people but it doesnt stop there. Thats SHOCKAGE which u must continue with any of the numerous combinations , grapling techniques, punches, kicks ... To show u what i mean I will share with you a shrot demonstrations from my masters ( Kincl 5.dan RKK and Brezovnik 1. dan RKK ). http://www.rksi.net/video/demonstracija_anglija_05.wmv Enjoy Comments are welcome.

Just finished with seisan ( "finished" ) and like ti very much . A whole lot of bunkai to work with. A great kata indeed.

patusai: this is a bit exagurating dont u think. If people would do more bunkai and actualy perform what katas teach - APPLICATIONS - and not just flick and kick around the imaginary opponent would be there sooner.

Just started Seiuchin Kata - RyuKyu Kempo ( DKI ). The first kata that has such a low stance . The thighs will be in pain

When training u must also know that there are different kinds of leaps. In high jumping the footwork and the jump itself is way different than lets say normal jumping in basketball. Before i started athletics i could dunk a basketball with ease but when i started training i got used to the high jumping style and could barelly touch the hoop ( a major difference is a 2 leg or 1 leg jumping technique. ) So its not all about muscle and power but technique also.

I have done a lot of training on this perticular subject and can tell you that nothing beats a load of about 1.5x your body weight and a step of some sort and start pushing. Thats for the lower part which is vital for jumping. As for the tighs i preffer "half crouch" also a load of 1.5x your body weight or more if possible a straight back and crouch away But dont expect results on day 1 cause it takes some time but the results last a long long time. My legs are still muscular as hell and i ve been out of high jumping ( athletics ) for 4 years now. I really dont think that jumping is needed in MA , ok for show maybe but any practical use is tough to find in aerobatic techniques.

I agree with the age "warning". IT is deffinetly true that one should wait until he is full grown and developed before he does any real weight training or fitness. When i was in athletics all of my team-mates that werent 18 or over didnt see the weight room let alone train in it. Some people reach their max height at an early age ( 14-15 ) some later (18-20 ). I myself grew 7 inches between my 15 and 16 year ( thats a lot ) so wait a while you youngsters there will be a lot of time to pump those muscles

Thank you for this easy to follow plan. I have a question though; how many meals per day do u preffer and what should be the time between theese meals ( 2 hours 3 hours ? ). How long before a workout should u last eat ( the carbs ) and how long after the workout the prots. ( I heard somewherwe 1 hour before training and imediately after . Is this true ? Thanx again

IF 2.2 pounds is a kilo than the "optimal" weight would be 215 pounds. In our mesurements CENTIMETERS its the equation of X cm - 100 = Y kg ( kilograms ), I am 199 cm ( 6"6 )- 100 = 99 kg ( 218 pounds ).

I would like to slip in if I may cause i have the same problem. I am 6"6 and around 180-185 pounds ( dont know exactly cause we have kilos ( 84 kg ). Most people tell me eat more eat more. I EAT A LOT!!! IF i would eat mcdonalds for a month i wouldn gain a pound. I am all bone and muscle. Dont get me wrong i dont want to be fat but especially my wrists are so "poor" that in a real life situation if i hit someone really hard i think i will easily brake it. My legs are fine ( was training athletics - high jump ) for some years. But my arms worry me. I would like to gain lets say 50 or some pounds to gain power and to strengthen my wrists and other joints. Any ideas on the nutritional part ? Any others ... dont be affraid to reply

Congrats . I also agree thats a lot for 8.kyu.

I dotn see any coennection with the factors involved since lets say 10 years age difference is equal to 10 pounds of bench press I calcuklated anyways and it came up to : 8.34

Curently we are on the SEISAN kata

Good height , but if u think u will be able to use it anywhere else but the dojo ... think again

Ok guys if we stick TO THE TOPIC it would be nice. My oppinion regarding Karate sparring and the street is - if people think that a gedan barai is a BLOCK and oi tzuki is a PUNCH than they are goners. It also depends on what kind of sparring u have in the dojo. WE train with the blackamn a lot ( the suit in which one feels no pain when punched or kicked ) and we are "forced" to go over the limits and "give it all we got" cause if you do not kick or punch someone in a controled enviroment you will NEVER be able to do that on the streets... guaranteed. Most of the people would just freeze up and panic. There are many many masters with i dont know which degree black belts that have never even got punched in the face and when that happens its a big blow " how what who where ??" My advice : Train hard

I think the best way is to grab hold of her in a lock of somesort and calm her down. But i would like to see that happen some day. It s seems funny when it happens in the dojo , since all the ladies are a more than a foot and a half smaller than me

If they atack - grab my head with my left hand -> elbow sticking in front and directly counter him ( hit towards him ) best if done in the head or in the shoulder joint. Than continue with 1-2 elbows .... IF they dont attack but u know that they will - kizami zuki ( fingers in the eyes ) follow up with an elbow or _______(dont know the name) geri to the groind ( mae geri with the back leg - this kick with the front leg ). Basically : target zone = the genitals the eyes and the nose. Whatever comes first.

There are doubts in everyones mind about is it true or isnt it. I havent tested it on myself so i will not tell u for sure but I know quite a few people that have been KOed with pressure points but only 1 touchless. Its a lot like hypnosis - you have to see it ( test it out ) to believe it. But in my opinion pressure points ( kyusho ) is just the iceing on the cake. Its ment to be just a bonus to another MA ( in our example karate ). And one can only use it in real life when he has suppassed a lot of hard training. Its not sth u learn overnight...

I dont know about the KOs being performed across a larger distance but close range touchless KOs can be done ( seen it being perfomered by my sensei who is in no way a con ). But its absolutely useless in real life combat. Still that doesnt mean it cant be done.

In close range you just addapt - a long right hook is now a short right hit with the elbow ( its the same "punch" , the same movement, just that in one case u contract and in one u expand the lower arm section ). Thats all a street version afcourse ( elbows etc. ) But its for the best to keep him at a distance ( your advantage is there ) but when it does get close range DO NOT push him away, let him think that he has an edge ( that is afcourse if u know atleast a few things about close range fights ) and then strike when he least expects it.

Just yesterday i sparred with someone who was like 160cm (thats hmm 5" 5-6 or sth dont know exactly ) and I myself am 6"6 ( 199 cm ). We deliberately spared together to see how it would go. The key thing ( as mentioned before ) is to get close range otherwise there is not much you can do. When you do get to close range youre work is far from over cause in most cases such a height difference also brings with it a weight difference ( with us it was about 30 kg ( 70 pounds ) ). He needed to "lower" me so he could perform various grapling technoquies, kicks and punches ( he could hardly hit me in the head when both standing up ). Our sensei told him that the genitalss are the best if not the only way to go ( when he showed him how ... i was in pain ) but nothing serious It was one of the best trainings yet I think for the both of us.

Considering i am 6"6" I enjoy playing basketball. But since I started training i am more into MA than BB. I am more of an exploring type so a hoop , a ball and some stinky sneekers dont quite cut it anymore