YODA

And why tell me can you speak not in Yodanese - Hmmmmm? Simple to uderstand it is - yes? :lol: _________________ 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 2002-04-21 03:57 ]

Good point TKD - there are few totally innocent parties in this.

This was an awesome fight - I've had the tape for some years. People who dis Helio for losing the fight and thus say BJJ is inferior to Judo. They should take into consideration the fact that he was vastly outweighed & that Kimura later invited Helio to Japan to teach at the Budokan - must have thought he had something to offer?

If Aikido is your choice then this looks like a great place to learn it. Aikido is a great art with many benefits for it's practitioners. I don't believe realistic self protection to be one of those benefits. I thought their weapons kata page was very well put together - "bookmarked!" A few things to consider though... - Aikido is not the sort of art you can just take for the summer. It takes years of continuous study to even begin to make it applicable. A student of mine is a Sandan with 20 years Aikido and HE finds it hard to make some of the stuff work. - Aikido is not what I would call "Grappling" but more a study in range, redirection and energy flow. If you want to learn to fight with grappling then consider something that fights both standing & on the ground and that contests it's techniques - you absolutely MUST spar otherwise you are doing little more than learning something "about fighting" rather than learning "fighting". Cool site though _________________ 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 2002-04-21 03:05 ]

I Agree

You do spinning heels to close doors & don't notice it? Wow! You need to pay attention :lol:

Ok - you make many wild assumptions about what I posted & why I posted it. A few questions... 1. "Relax. You do not know me" ------ Don't worry, I'm relaxed, whether I know you or not. 2. Where did I say he raises his arm or that I would try to grab the knife? I used an example of the type of attack that I know is widely practiced against. It was a starting point - a point of reference for future discussion - I agree with your assessment of it - why the confrontational tone of your post? There's no need for it. 3. "I had read some of your other posts and was beginning to think you mature in the martial arts. I have now been proven wrong." ----- I've been training in the arts for the last 23 of my 39 years - I'm mature enough to include details of who I am & where I can be found in my profile. You? I believe we are more alike than you realise - why not drop the macho chest thumping and try to add some constructive & mature critique instead?

This is why I was reluctant to start this thread in the 1st place. I bow down to your deadly efficiency "Martial_Artist" - you must truly be an awesome warrior. I bet no grappler could take you down either huh?

Ok - take the test http://www.roadragetest.co.uk/ I got 85% - I'm a psychopath :evil: _________________ 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 2002-04-20 10:57 ]

Check this out....... http://www.karateforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=2539&forum=14&11

As I said previously - Skipping - footwork coordination Speedball - hand /eye coordination VERY beneficial piece of kit IMHO - and it looks SO kewl

Leg locks are fine - it's just the heel hook that should be banned IMHO

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Relax - it's quite normal... GIVE yourself to the DARK side - Muhahahahaaaaaaaa...........

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Yep - what Ad said Pity is doesn't work both ways though.

Yes - Yes

Actually - the reason I asked Kanazawa Sensei was that there are 2 Nunchaku kata in his book - "Dynamic Nunchaku" and I was interested in their history! They are called Bu Ho No Kata Shodan (which would suggest that there are more) and Ju Ho No Kata - I wonder if HE compiled them?

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Hmmmmm........ it's a pretty good workout for your shoulders but not much else.

Maybe so Ad - but bet they've been put together recently. I could knock up a Kata for chucks in a couple of hours or so - people do it all the time for freestyle forms competitions.