spinninggumby

Yea I would vote for the coach too, hehehe. Provided that he is actually giving effective and beneficial constructive criticism and he really knows his stuff :smile:

I'm not familiar with Ishinryu at all much less the katas, but I am sure that for someone who has only been training for five weeks, you are doing just fine as long as you try your best and you are showing a lot of concern for improvement and details So far so good as far as I can tell

I think the important thing to remember here is that martial art involves both practicality and aspects which involve perhaps more physical skill and discipline and self-control over simply yielding practical results. Also, I agree that the part about knowing how much force to apply and how to sense and avoid confrontations is very important (not just knowing how to save your own skin, like someone said). It's important not to neglect certain parts and see that they are all part of martial arts. At the very least, if you choose to ignore a certain area, accept the fact that others prefer it or embrace it and keep away from putting others down because they like or appreciate something you don't.

Paleolithic.... Hmmm. Probably a lot of branches and leaves. And also those small sour berries. In all seriousness, I kno nothing about this haha. But I don't think I could ever stick with it b/c I always need some type of palatability or good taste, LOL :razz:

I don't think he meant to say that most things you learn in martial arts are useless. He meant to say that self-defense and practical street fighting is a very small part (or at least fairly partial) of studying martial arts. You don't need many years of training to become really efficient at practical fighting. Intensive summer-long special forces classes and training in the military is often quite sufficient and dare I say it perhaps more effective than 5-10 years of studying in many different types of martial arts. I agree with him in the fact that if your only motive is self-defense, long-term study in any martial art need not be planned. Save your money if all you want to do is beat someone to the ground and head to your nearest drill sergeant. [ This Message was edited by: spinninggumby on 2002-05-09 21:48 ]

http://www.ma-wired.com/flashme.html Hey guys, lemme know what you think of the above article. Nothing new but, just wanted to know where a lot of people stand on this topic :smile:

hey hey! For some reason I lived under the ignorance that New Zealand was somewhere near Europe but I know better now, haha

Hi hi! Even tho I currently study tkd I never really considered myself a Korean martial artist just because I've also trained in Japanese martial arts and Chinese martial arts and sport stuff so it's all kinda mixed in. Anyways welcome and enjoy yourself!

Hey I am a beansprout boy and I feel insulted!!!!!! :razz:

That was a really good story to bring things into perspective, 360 :smile:

Hey hey what's up? :smile:

Point fighting and the training for point fighting has several merits including the development of agility, speed, coordination, strength, channeling of power, and controlling of bodily movements, etc. However, due to the fact that most point fighters train intensively within the rules, and also towards the goal of scoring points rather than towards practical striking or takedowns (grappling, locking, grabbing, etc.), I think many of us would have to admit that there are somewhat better and more efficient ways to train for street brawls and real-life fighting or self-defense. :smile: _________________ It's not about getting what you want. It's about wanting what you've got. [ This Message was edited by: spinninggumby on 2002-05-04 19:18 ]

There may be varying opinions on what the exact definition of 'martial arts' is, but IMHO not all martial arts are designed for war, and certainly not designed SOLELY for war. Although martial arts as a whole started out as systems for combat (because the ones who practiced it had no choice because they were bare-handed and had no weapons to fight their oppressors), the purposes can and do change with time. This applies to more than just our world of 'martial arts'. You can say, but if it's not designed for war, why do they call it 'martial' art? Well if you can argue that, you can also wonder, why do they call it 'art'? Art seems to insinuate at something more along the lines of 'abstract, beautiful, unique, a result of the creative mind'. On the battlefield, the techniques used will be none of these. They will be ugly, direct, basic, and effective. There will be no time or room for creativity or any form of beauty. For those who feel that the term 'martial art' should be reserved for the styles solely reserved for combat and have no room for those flowery sporty watered-down 'activities', consider that learning how to use firearms and operating military equipment would be a much more worthwhile practice than learning how to punch or kick someone or apply a lock, if ultimate combat efficiency is all that matters to you. This means that you make an effort to absolutely minimize the room for error when somebody attacks you. In our day and age, this would require nothing less than a possession of a firearm. In this case, martial arts should involve nothing else but the art and training of using firearms. At the very least, firearms are more effective in combat than your body. I am sure that many of us who train here also have training in firearms. My point is that if everyone is so into the 'hard-core' aspect, it would make more sense to spend the majority of our time training with weapons and guns than in our doboks, gi's, or uniforms throwing punches and kicks. Unless, of course, you are practicing martial arts for a few other reasons too (such as, *gasp*, health? recreation? release?) :razz: Just my two cents Kinda off topic, but oh well, haha I'm not particularly arguing with anyone, I just needed to get it out of my system because there are so many people out there who keep telling me that if it's not all for combat then I am wasting my time. _________________ It's not about getting what you want. It's about wanting what you've got. [ This Message was edited by: spinninggumby on 2002-05-04 13:32 ]

I know there is a difference, but I just haven't really noticed. I've worn a gi (a long time ago) when I took Aikido and I've trained in kung fu uniforms and now most of the time I do tkd so I wear a dobok. What are the general differences between a dobok and a gi? Anyways just wondering. The first thing that comes to my mind would be that in my experience gi's are usually made of a somewhat thicker material. but that's about it, I dunno

Pretty girl, not-so-pretty girl, good-lookin guy, not-so-good-lookin guy, NOBODY should be assaulted or punched in the face, especially for the reasons and circumstances described. Let's put our egos, pride, and rampant emotions aside and thinking about the logical and morally correct way to go about everything. I have trouble with this sometimes too. My anger causes me to do very stupid things, which is not good and will only end up causing me humiliation or regret. :smile:

Hard-core muay thai just isn't that photogenic on screen. Contrary to popular belief, most muay thai kicks are aimed below the waist in order to destroy, damage, aggravate, etc. the thighs and legs. The shin is used and the leg is swung like a battering ram repeatedly, and the idea is that if you take down the base or what holds the opponent up (i.e. the legs), then he or she will have nothing left (or whatever other assets they may have won't mean anything because their foundation is gone). Van Damme movies emphasize head-high kicking and splits, which gives people a false impression of the truth about brutal hard-core muay thai. :smile: Of course, I am not a muay thai expert so I might be wrong in a few areas, hahaha.

Violence never solves anything, even in war. War and violence only forces the other side to agree or conform to your terms, but does not make the two sides get along or understand each other any better. Beating this guy up won't do anything, it will only make things worse. What if he has bigger friends? What if his friends are trigger-happy gang members? What if what if what if. You can't fight fire by rushing to the scene with more of your own flames. I know that it must be hard not to shove your palm up the bridge of his nose but trust me it is the right thing to do. The best way is to gather all your witnesses and confront the head of the school or whatever so that proper justice is done, let the authorities decide on how to discipline him. Either way, extra punching towards the object of your revenge does not help. In order to let out your anger, head to your nearest heavy bag and proceed to kick the !@#$ out of that :smile: Btw I actually really don't think that your friend would appreciate you taking this into your own hands by using your fists either. Just be there to console and comfort her and make sure that you are always there and that she knows exactly where you stand as a good friend. If you go caveman on this Michael guy you will just come across as barbaric. _________________ It's not about getting what you want. It's about wanting what you've got. [ This Message was edited by: spinninggumby on 2002-05-02 11:24 ]

Ya hehe, cool stuff that I completely advocate :smile:

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I go to a school that has a huge population of Japanese students. From a purely superficial standpoint, Japanese girls seem to be just like any other girls. Some are hot and some are in the middle and some are not so hot. Some people may like them for novelty just as they like girls or guys of a certain ethnicity or whatever.

Well I guess that is kind of a hard question to answer and it may depend from person to person. I think though that a good rule to follow, if you are genuinely interested in being a competent martial arts practitioner (and not just someone who is interested in like an intensive three week special forces class), then you should form a good base in one martial art. Refine your basics, techniques, stances, forms, whatever, etc. From there, when you have solidified your understanding, you will find that many other concepts of other martial arts styles are easier to grasp because you already have experience in controlling your body and toying with many different ideas of your original art. So in that sense, I think that it is great to explore other arts and take what you think is useful, fun, practical, etc. However, IMHO personally it's not a good idea to start out in multiple arts if you are a complete beginner.

Yea my friend and I rented the game for a week. It's pretty cool, really deep and you actually have to spend time to learn how to be good at each character. I like it better than Soul Calibur b/c it is open hand fighting instead of with weapons and it blasts Tekken out of the water hehehehe

Well it's hard to compare Mike Tyson with a Hapkido practitioner. Mike Tyson is a pretty extraordinary, cream of the crop boxer. In order to be fair, you would need an extraordinary cream of the crop hapkido guy (more than someone who is just qualified to teach).

hey hey what's up

Thanks Tkd_McGee for helping me post my pic even tho it's not in this section, haha. Anyways better off that not too many see it anyways