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When you're young, bones are soft, the hard impact of hitting a heavy bag does them no favors. That's why kids aren't supposed to do knuckle pushups. I'm glad they figured all this out after I was already in my late teens

My teams have been perennial playoff teams (Badgers and Packers) but for what the Packers look like on paper, they should be doing better than they are. Especially on defense. I can't complain about the numbers the Badgers have put up though. Not one bit.

The heavy bag is a good idea, but how old are you? You said you're a teenager. If you're in your mid-teens, your body isn't fully developed yet. Let your body develop, then worry about power. Everyone wants to be powerful right away. I was doing Karate as they were developing all these ideas about bone development and such. I got powerful very quickly as a young teen, but I'm about 2 or 3 inches shorter than I should be according to my doctor because of repeated heavy impact to my bones. I don't care about my height, because I'm not under 5'6" but it's just one example of the things you can do to your body by pushing it too far too fast.

I use the shock doctor one as well, and it's a lot more comfortable than the traditional jock strap style ones. I used it for four years of WTF TKD competition, and for a few more years of in-class heavy contact sparring in Karate, and I have had no problems with it.

What isn't more effective in a combo? Seriously. The whole one punch knockout/kill thing is a great thing to be able to do, but you're never going to be able to do it consistently unless you're Superman. Unless you're talking about just scoring a quick point in a game of tag, then yes, everything is better in a combo than on its own.

They just might be. They're a week or two from mathematical elimination. There's always next year right?

If we are talking special forces, those guys are not sociopaths. They are highly trained and highly skilled. They work in small groups and form tight bonds. That is not really sociopathic behavior. I'd say that they are more susceptible to PTSD than most others, because of the nature of their job. They're often times much closer to the people they kill, and they're only human after all. My guess would be the behavior they exhibit on the battlefield isn't the same behavior they exhibit back home. I just don't think a sociopath would have the discipline to be part of an elite unit. The training is brutal and long, and that short fuse would cause them to wash out. As far as being born or being made, I'd say it's both. I am sure that killing people for a living doesn't do a lot of good for your mind, but there are also people who exhibit emotionlessness and a great ability to lie and conceal their feelings from others at a very young age.

I don't think Shaolin monks exist the way you think they do. Most of the schools you're thinking of do wushu and sanda. There's nothing wrong with that, but I've heard that it's much better to take a real vacation and find a place in a city to train. You can also find people in parks, because the park culture in China is quite robust and social from what I've been told. I don't think I'd pay all the extra money to go get the exact same training I'd get somewhere else for far less. Also, don't believe everything you see on the Human Weapon, enough of it is incorrect that I would say it's like Survivor or any other reality show. It can be entertaining, but what they do shouldn't be taken as gospel.

Yes, he's from an early to mid 90's cartoon. You could grow out a mustache, throw on some military garb, chomp on a cigar, and be Captain John Price from Modern Warfare. A boonie hat and a fake weapon or two would be finishing touches. If it's ANY hero, you could think literary as well. Arcite, Palamon, Achilles, etc. Going as any literary hero would probably be pretty unique. Or even any villain. Imagine showing up at the Witch-king of Angmar from The Lord of the Rings. You seem pretty set on the Predator thing though. I'm not big on ninjas, just because they never existed in the capacity people wished they did.

I hate all the terms thrown around these days. Cocktail attire, business casual, etc. Can't we just stick with white tie, black tie and so on? In the case of a costume party, I second Darkwing Duck, but you might want to wear pants...

Fancy dress party? So wait, is this like semi-formal, but you're supposed to color co-ordinate a super hero costume? I think a bit more explanation is needed. What are you expected to wear? Are men wearing blazers and odd trousers? suits and ties? Jeans and sport jackets? Two-face and Lex Luthor both wore suits pretty often. If you don't mind being evil. I've always been a huge fan of the Punisher.

This all comes back to control. How are you going to control an opponent on the ground? How are you going to get him on the ground to begin with? I posted a video earlier, watch it and tell me how many of those knees to the head and stomps came from people who are purely strikers. Then, tell me how many of them came from someone who knew what he was doing on the ground and was controlling his opponent. Almost of the fight ending head stomps came from people who were dominating on the ground, and decided to get up and step on someone's face. Like James L. said, roll with someone that knows their stuff on the ground. Try what you're talking about. It won't be as easy, or work as well, as you think. If you think stopping a double leg takedown is easy, workout with some wrestlers. If you think you won't have an ippon seonagi dropped on you in close, EVER, workout with someone who does good judo. I know many a BJJ guy that can make trying to step on them a frustrating process by controlling your legs with their legs while they're on their back. As soon as you miss one, they're either getting up or taking you down. That stuff takes away a lot of tools and nullifies a lot of striking power in close. Grappling happens in three phases, clinch, throw, and then the ground. If you can't control someone in all three phases, you can't stomp on their face. You CAN knock someone down by strikes, but that's a knockdown, and you shouldn't have to stomp on their head if you hit them flush standing up.

This thread has the potential for great internet comedy.

I never said it doesn't work. I said it might not be as easy as you think. I then asked you, in very flat, plain terms how you planned on getting said grappler to the ground in a controlled manner. If you can stomp on someone's head with full force, then yes, you will likely win automatically. You seem to think that someone falling down automatically means they lose due to stomps. As determined as the person standing is to stomp on their opponent, their opponent is equally as determined to get up or take them down, especially if they're a skilled grappler. Yes, I agree with this. I never said I didn't. I did however question how easy it would be to take down someone skilled at grappling and stay in said posture. (emphasis mine)My question, from the beginning, was how you were going to do this. Striking is an answer, but that's not a takedown. You said that a striker had zero reason to grapple because he couldn't perform head stomps and head kicks on the ground. My question from the beginning was how a striker could take down and control a grappler to be able to stomp on his head. The majority of these stomps come from being able to control your opponent on the ground. Also notice how many times the head stomps really aren't the key to victory. They're a follow up when the person is already staggered, tired, and finished. I never said head stomps absolutely do not work, I just said it might not be as easy as you've been letting on.

Striking knockdowns are different from takedowns. If you knock someone down striking, a head stomp usually isn't necessary. Most of the time they are far enough out of it that you can finish them with punches, which is what usually happens. Sometimes, they're out cold by the time they hit the ground. There aren't many times when a head stomp would be infinitely more useful. Not to say it doesn't happen. BUT, you mentioned takedowns, that's what I asked about. Obviously you can knock someone down, but it's something a less skilled striker can still do against a more skilled striker with some luck and patience. It is harder for a less skilled grappler to take down a more skilled grappler because of the mechanics involved. How can you take down (using a sweep or trip to be specific, because that's the example you used earlier) a more skilled grappler and maintain your posture to be able to stomp on his head?

They are using the crappy version of the electronic hogus. The LaJust hogus are just plain broken pieces of equipment. I saw a high level heavyweight kick one of those things with all his power and nothing came up. That was when a mannequin was wearing it. Then I've seen taps that score points. The Daedo protectors are much better. As far as cheating goes, who knows who is actually cheating. The WTF isn't exactly the cleanest organization in the world. They may have wanted to pave the way for a different fighter. It could have just been a last second rule change. Who knows. Also, sensors in the heel would only affect the back kick. Head kicks are scored by the judges, and all other kicks, aside from maybe the cut kick use other parts of the foot.

I would say that depends on the training methods employed at said dojo.

I still saw an awful lot of takedowns and ground fighting in Pride. Head stomps are dangerous, but Fedor was pretty much the only guy to win using them on a consistent basis. If you're fighting Fedor, well you're likely to end up on the ground one way or another. For the majority of fights however, people weren't afraid to take it to the ground. If head stomps were allowed, you wouldn't see people turtling or just laying there on their backs. You would still see a lot of takedowns and ground fighting though. You also glossed over the part where I asked, how a striker would get a superior grappler to the ground? You mentioned sweeps and trips, but how exactly do you pull those off against someone much better at them than yourself?

What exactly are street fighting tactics and choking skills? And a purple belt in what? Not BJJ I'm guessing. I think black belts tend to fight in the past and not in the moment. They drill and drill and drill, and they get very good at what they're doing. They then forget what it's like to be new. They get caught up in a certain rhythm that comes with training as a black belt for a long time. When presented with the broken rhythm that comes from a completely new white belt, they have trouble reacting. Think of Napoleon's invasion of Prussia. The Prussian military had been highly successful under Frederick Wilhelm, because of their great discipline in the field. By the time Napoleon came around, Wilhelm had passed on, but his battlefield tactics had not. The Prussian army still looked impressive, because they were highly trained, drilled, and polished. When Napoleon finally took them on, the French soldiers fought in an entirely different way than tradition dictated. They took the town of Jena and then hid in the buildings and shot from cover. The Prussians marched on them in perfect formation. They failed to adapt to the situation at hand. In the end, the French won.

That's highly doubtful. Just because you trip or sweep someone, that doesn't mean they're wide open to a barrage of strikes. Most of the time you would have the opportunity to stomp on someone's head or back when they're on the ground is when you have gained a superior position because of your grappling skills. Not because you swept them and they fell. By putting someone who is skilled at ground fighting, on the ground, you are giving them an advantage whether it's inside or outside a ring. Besides if the other person is a clearly better thrower, then how would a striker cleanly throw them anyways?

The katana is two handed, so you're not really learning "right-handed" sword. Yes, you do your drawing with the right hand, but the power of the sword comes from proper technique. You're not learning something like saber or foil where being naturally left or right handed would matter. This should answer some of the questions about being left handed and handling a katana that way. http://www.aikiweb.com/weapons/rock4.html I don't like the wording of the final paragraph, but there's a certain amount of wisdom in the statement.

I know this is mostly for NFL discussion, but seriously I have to bring up Wisconsin over Indiana 83-20. That's not a typo.

Your first two can't even be answered. Those are ridiculous questions. The third question, would that be ANY female that created a style? Fung Chi Niang is credited with creating White Crane. Yim Wing Chun is involved in the legend behind Wing Chun, but again, neither one of these can be historically verified. I answered question four in another thread. There are more than four. If he thinks that the four stared by the US Marines are the only ones, he's wrong. Not only that, but Tsuyoshi Uechi who is a student of Angi Uezu is trying to get Isshinryu verified as a traditional Okinawan martial art like Gojuryu or Shorinryu. He may be the eventual lead of Isshinryu on a more profound level. The four GIs should be easy. Again though, there were more than four. 17 styles of what? Does he want 17 styles of Karate, Chinese Chuanfa, Korean martial arts, Renaissance fencing? Does he want a mix of all that? It should be extremely easy to find 17 martial arts. I'll offer help with the first female practitioner and women that created styles, but honestly the other stuff is easy to find and widely available. You can do the Google work on your own.

There are way more than 4: IIKA - International Isshinryu Karate Association AOKA - American Okinawan Karate Association OIKKA - Okinawan Isshinryu Karate and Kobudo Association IOTKA - Isshinryu Okinawa Traditional Karate Association USIKA (Long) - United States Isshinryu Karate Association IWKA - as mentioned above UIKA (Mitchum) - United Isshinryu Karate Association American Budokai - There are two of these. One is a collection of dojo dedicated to keeping the teachings of Dale Jenkins alive. The other I haven't had any contact with. I'm sure there are others. To answer the question about the first woman. That one you should ask your sensei. There can be no serious definitive answer. Shimabuku may have taught women on the Okinawan mainland, who knows. Maybe his daughter or wife gleaned a little something. What exactly qualifies as teaching? This might be a lead, but it is in no way definitive: http://www.academictrainingtraditions.com/martialarts/isshinryupage.html

That was quite a game by the Packers, and they still haven't really found a running game.