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"A black belt is simply a white belt who never quit." - Pedro Sauer "When you reach a fork in the road...take it."- Ryan Baxter

I found this: but it's not any different than the original version. Here's another video of him doing techniques. Very nice vid Do you have any other information or video on the technique? What makes it different from the original version?

Are you sure you have the right technique? Osoto gari is a reaping throw. O goshi is a hip throw.

This is interesting. I'm a 3rd degree black belt in shotokan. Never heard this rule. Who told you this?

I assume you mean, using your arms to accomplish the choke. Is that correct?

I keep getting an error tryin to watch the vid. Do you set the armbar up with a cross choke and then reaching in (with arm nearest the legs) and scooping the bicep? if that makes sense. I take knee on belly and immediately attack the choke yes. Then I bring my knee mounted leg and move my knee into the chest and my foot under his armpit. It's usually easy to do because he's defending the choke. Now I bring my other knee in and almost kneel on his head (you can do this...but it's kinda mean so I usually don't). From this point I either finish the choke, or take the arm closest to me for the armbar. Just depends what he gives me. Similar to this but starting in knee on belly Gotcha, I do one with the way you describe the legs with the knee high and foot in armpit. But say it's the right knee in belly then my left hand goes for the far side lapel, thumb in and press down across the throat for the choke. When the opponent reaches up with the near side arm, my right hand reaches into the bicep or bend of the arm pull up and spin on them into place. Legs exactly as you mentioned. Learned this from Carlson before he past years ago. I do that one too. It's nice. Knee on belly is my favorite position. Just very high percentage for me.

I keep getting an error tryin to watch the vid. Do you set the armbar up with a cross choke and then reaching in (with arm nearest the legs) and scooping the bicep? if that makes sense. I take knee on belly and immediately attack the choke yes. Then I bring my knee mounted leg and move my knee into the chest and my foot under his armpit. It's usually easy to do because he's defending the choke. Now I bring my other knee in and almost kneel on his head (you can do this...but it's kinda mean so I usually don't). From this point I either finish the choke, or take the arm closest to me for the armbar. Just depends what he gives me. Similar to this but starting in knee on belly

Knee on belly same side arm bar. I also like the high guard arm bar.

1] Which one is your style's organization a proponent of? Both. In BJJ the actual practice is highly method based. However, it is the ideology that keeps it expanding and growing. 2] Which one are you a proponent of? Both. However, it is important to understand the difference between the two. For a concept or ideal to become effective, a method must first be employed and learned. 3] Which one is your martial art based on? Same as question 1. 4] Which one is your martial arts dependant on? For self defense, methodology. For growth, Ideology 5] Are they seperate beliefs? I believe so, yes. It's the difference between Thomas Jefferson discussing how to harness electricity to create light, and actually creating the light bulb. Ideology is talking and theorizing, Methodology is actually performing the action. 6] Are they said same beliefs? I don't understand this question. If you're asking if Methodology and Ideology are the same. Then no, they are very different. 7] Are they interchangable? No. Certainly not. 8] Can ones belief survive without the other? Yes. The survival of only one belief system, however, is what will stagnate a style or system and eventually render it ineffective. 9] Can one become a prisoner of either belief? Yes. Many have. They do something simply because that's how it was done before them, or because someone simply told them another way was impossible. You must constantly experiment with what works for you. the dojo or academy is a laboratory. Use it as such. 10] Does one belief or another truly matter? To me, this depends on the goals of the individual. If all they want to do is have a hobby, then no. They can fulfill their goals relatively easily. If they want to learn and understand an art form, then yes; the belief system will matter.

Congratulations?!? I think.

Yes, sparring is absolutely essential.

Not a flaw. Just a different mindset than about 90% of the people out there.

Being that my minor in school was psychology, I really like this topic. I must say that you're absolutely right about nearly everything you've mentioned. As I look back on the plethora of seminars and classes I've attended, that is the most commonly asked question for any move. I never connected it in the terms your speaking before. But you're right.

Reminds me very much of my time studying sogo bujitsu.

Our traditions are very informal. In all honesty, there's more of a locker room mentality. We bow at seminars because that's how most schools do things and certainly how Pedro does things. But at our school the class usually begins with us circling up and poking fun at one another and telling jokes while doing warm ups. We're attentive to the instruction at all times. We respect everyone equally, regardless of rank. It's very different than most schools, but it works for us.

I guess it depends on who I am. If I'm the choker, i step around and take the back to finish the choke. If I'm on bottom, I swivel my knees below me and swivel for the armbar. Or I could base a hand back and stand backward in base, bring my arm through the extended arms of the opponent and get head control and execute a hip throw (assuming the weight is still coming toward me). There are just a ton of options here... that's just a few. If I'm the observer, I guess it really depends on the situation. Do I know anyone involved? I'm not necessarily willing to get in between two guys fighting. Especially since I don't necessarily know the situation. But if I decide to take action I'm going to peel the choker away from the coked by turning his neck. If I drive him into the choked, it may cause more harm than good. Out of curiosity, what brings on this question?

Those were all very entertaining. Thanks for sharing them.

Excellent advice. Remember GeoGiant, Jiujitsu is not about meeting force with force. Your instructors should be able to teach you ways to deal with this issue. For right now, it sounds like you're trying to "out wrestle a wrestler." That's probably not going to work well for you.

Nice Post!

I'd probably try to break it up. I'm certainly not going to jump in and fight, especially when I don't even know why they're fighting.

You may want to add an "I do compete" option. Thanks for adding that option. Now I can see poll results I've been left with good impressions of 90% of the tournaments I entered. Some were too small, which left traditional systems competing with xma-ish and acrobatic systems. The judging in that is always difficult. But, overall, I've always felt that competing is a very good experience.

Eyes-closed is very different from seeing it out of the corner of your eye. I used to play netball and a drill we used to do would be to have people throw balls at us from either side so you could only just see it, both when you were standing still and when you were running as an advanced drill. If you train well enough its not that hard to catch without even looking first. And if you did need to look you'd have to try to look whilst already raising the arms to catch, otherwise you'd probably get smacked in the face. I agree. The point is that you need to see what you're doing.

I agree. That's why most people boo when an mma fight goes to the ground.

Lol...I don't think anyone who knows of or about Kyokushin would tell you it's a waste of time or impractical. IMO...it's the most proven karate system out there in terms of actual fighting.

The head turn has been important in every style I've studied. I would often take my students and have them punch a focus pad. Then I would have the close their eyes. When their eyes are closed i would simply move the pad and tell them to punch it. Of course they would miss. They then open their eyes to see it's not where it was. When I ask them why they miss the pad they usually blame me for moving it. That's when i point out that it's really because they couldn't see me move the pad. This helps them understand it's important to look before you strike or move.