YODA

Well - we're back & he passed Woooo Hoooooo - I'm a proud little Jedi _________________ YODA KarateForums Sempai 2nd Degree Black Belt : Doce Pares Eskrima https://www.docepares.co.uk Qualified Instructor : JKD Concepts https://www.jkdc.co.uk Qualified Fitness Instructor (Weights, CV, Circuit, Kinesiology) [ This Message was edited by: YODA on 2002-03-20 16:11 ]

Visit all the schools available to you & try to find the best instructor - the style is secondary.

"doomed to make the mistakes, made before them... " ..... and then maybe learn the same lessons by experience rather than by heresay. The only true knowledge is that which you learn by experience - not because Sensei so amd so says so

It's worth a lot SG - Thanks

"because the art was not meant for use in combat. " I find that a realy bizare notion. That a martial art is not meant for use in combat. I accept that there are people who do not train for combat - but the art not designed for combat? Wow!

BS post? I was being serious.

You are

Let's dig this one up... Anyone remember "The Yakuza" with Robert Michum & Ken Takakura? Great movie and great insights into "things Japanese". How about Red Sun staring good ol' Charles Bronson alongside the great Toshiro Mifune & Ursula Andres!!!! Yeah, I know, I'm showing my age

Try "Assertive" instead of "Aggressive" and you'll be on the right track

Hi 360 You're a light framed build I bet. If so then the guard is your home Develop it, work it - don't neglect the ranges within guard work - closed, spider, open. Make sure you are the one that dictates when you are in which one!

I'm taking one of my students to train with my Doce Pares Eskrima instructor tomorrow - it's phase 2 of his Black Belt test. Phase 1 was on Sunday and lasted 3 hours - he passed with flying colours He did very well - 3 hours of technical evaluation, hard drilling - and lots of sparring. The last thing he had to do was full contact sparring - using a stick and all other available tools (kicks, punches, elbows, knees, throws, grappling etc) This was done full contact - the only protective equipment was a groin guard, fencing mask (foil type) and hockey gloves. No body armour, elbow, knee or shin protection. This is HARD sparring at it's best! Two students tested - one passed, one failed. They also had to submit a written essay & sit two written exams - all of which he passed. If he passes the final assessment tomorrow he gets his Black Belt - he will have earned it! THEN he can say belts don't matter

We all know that the human body can take a great deal of abuse & punishment. And agian can be so fragile at times. Constant bruising to soft tissue shouldn't cause long term health effercts but I want everyone to be aware of the danger of bruising to bones. In particular the bone's "skin" - the periosteum. Muscle tissue is renewed a lot more often that bone tissue - the danger of bone cancer is real. There are more deaths in Thailand per year due to shin to shin clashing in Muay Thai than they care to admit! I lost a friend to shin cancer! _________________ YODA KarateForums Sempai 2nd Degree Black Belt : Doce Pares Eskrima https://www.docepares.co.uk Qualified Instructor : JKD Concepts https://www.jkdc.co.uk Qualified Fitness Instructor (Weights, CV, Circuit, Kinesiology) [ This Message was edited by: YODA on 2002-03-19 14:09 ]

Another post that has nothing to do with the Intenral Arts - but we don't have a Psychology/Philosophy forum so here goes How many of us are guilty of playing the When - Then game? Many people play the "When / Then" game. WHEN this happens THEN I'll do it. WHEN I get this THEN I'll do that. WHEN so and so does this THEN I'll do that. WHEN is NOW

Good call Bludhall - you've obviously been close to the problem.

Ooops - posted one already up - doh! Err.... try this fast 4 times... "Red leather yellow leather" _________________ YODA KarateForums Sempai 2nd Degree Black Belt : Doce Pares Eskrima https://www.docepares.co.uk Qualified Instructor : JKD Concepts https://www.jkdc.co.uk Qualified Fitness Instructor (Weights, CV, Circuit, Kinesiology) [ This Message was edited by: YODA on 2002-03-19 13:41 ] [ This Message was edited by: YODA on 2002-03-19 13:43 ]

I agree - I find the fast people VERY easy to hit when strikes are allowed. Slow & methodical - that's me. Close all the doors exept one & let the opponent tell you how to beat him _________________ YODA KarateForums Sempai 2nd Degree Black Belt : Doce Pares Eskrima https://www.docepares.co.uk Qualified Instructor : JKD Concepts https://www.jkdc.co.uk Qualified Fitness Instructor (Weights, CV, Circuit, Kinesiology) [ This Message was edited by: YODA on 2002-03-24 07:45 ]

Good point PC but I can choke & armbar from almost every position I know - and I work with 12 positions - 6 major & 6 minor

Hey ZR440 - it's doesn't have to be easy - it has to be RIGHT

Congrats again PB Support is what this place is about!

If it's either then it's striking Anything that resembl;es "Grappling" is more akin to "redirection" rather than actual grappling. A bit like calling Aikido a grappling art - which IMHO it isn't.

Good advice Bretty

"Man, the living creating individual, is always more important than any established style" ... Bruce Lee It seems to me that most systems out there place a strong emphasis on moulding the individual to fit the art. Why is this? When I first walked into a Karate Dojo in 1976, aged 14, I went with a friend who was even then about 6'2", weighed 17 Stone (238lbs) and played Rugby for the County. I was 5'8", normal build and with a shy manner. There is NO WAY the two of us would fight the same way using the same techniques. They took him, a combative athlete with loads of natural fighting ability, and in 12 months reduced his ability by a BIG margin. When people find out I teach martial arts they often ask - "What do you teach". My usual answer is "I teach people". Another quotation from the same piece (A Finger Pointing) Illustrates the point well I think... "It is conceivable that a long time ago a certain martial artist discovered some partial truth. During his lifetime, the man resisted the temptation to organize this partial truth, although this is a common tendency in man's search for security and certainty in life. After his death, his students took "his" hypotheses, "his" postulates, "his" inclinations, and "his" methods and turned them all into law. Impressive creeds were then invented, solemn reinforcing ceremonies prescribed, rigid philosophy and patterns formulated, and so on, until finally an instituition was erected. So, what originated as one man's intuition of some sort of personal fluidity has been transformed into solidified, fixed knowledge, complete with organized classified responses presented in a logical order. In so doing, the well-meaning, loyal followers have not only made this knowledge a holy shrine, but also a tomb in which they have buried the founder's wisdom." ... Bruce Lee It's not always as cut & dry as that I realise - but there's enough there to get us talking

A quick question that hopefully will lead to a productive discussion... We often hear than training in the martial arts can be used as a vehicle for our personal or spritual growth (Spriritual does not necessarily mean religeous - in fact for me in does NOT mean religeous). So - how does this happen? What is it in martial arts training that can lead to personal growth outside of the arena of actual fighting?

let's look at this term - "Combative" and try to understand what is and isn't. Here's my view - I look forward to disecting it and in turn examining your own... For a martial artist to be considered "Combative" I take that to mean "Ready for Combat" - Real combat - a fight, not a bout but a fight. You will notice I said "artist" rather than "art". These are the elements that I feel are necessary to be "Combative"... - Functionality at all ranges. The ability to fight standing, clinching (close quarter) and on the ground. Comments like "I would never end up on the ground" or "I can take anyone down to the ground" are mutually stupid. - The ability to use & defend from weapons. Weapons that are actually used today, not antique agricultural tools. - Realistic training methods including training & sparring against uncooperative, resisting opponents. Not just fellow "stylists" either but with as many different sizes, shapes & methods as you can find. I don't expect everyone to agree. There would be no need for this forum if we all agreed. If all my comments do is force you to question your own beliefs - even if the result is that your own belief is reinforced, then I have achieved my goal _________________ YODA KarateForums Sempai 2nd Degree Black Belt : Doce Pares Eskrima https://www.docepares.co.uk Qualified Instructor : JKD Concepts https://www.jkdc.co.uk Qualified Fitness Instructor (Weights, CV, Circuit, Kinesiology) [ This Message was edited by: YODA on 2002-03-19 08:41 ]

There are many positions on the ground in which you can control a person. Some are better suited to restraint, others to striking and yet others to applying locks / submissions. What do you consider the main positions are for you? Do you have more success with certain positions?