Sam

I was justsaying be wary.... i in no way meant criticism

well... there is both in the extremes - but i know what u meant!

also - kicks the knee hurt you a helll of a lot more than kicks to the thigh..... and the thigh's a bigger target.

I'd like to say why styles limit people - they simply form a basis for logical reasoning based on a set of rules.... and any intelligent human being cna think outside the style..... i would say styles are limitless, its only the practitioners who limit them.

yes - but this was assuming all other things are equa other than height....

would he believe it?!

..... depends on what its defending against though.... not all MAs are good against others,

antwon - again not a big MMA advocate my self.... but even TMAs need to realise that full contact [in some situations] is necessary for training....

I personally believe that the statistic x% of street fights end up on the lfoor is generally wrong..... sometimes they do, sometimes they dont - the chaotic nature of street fights and the massive variation on situation and circumstance prevent any statistic relating to standing / ground work completely irrelevant and worthless.... it would be impossible to generalise.

its going to though isnt it - i mean just look how close everyone is and how much stuff they do to each other - a bites going to get in every so often!

ok this is getting silly everything keeps getting in the way of me doing this.... can anyone who wants it please pm me and ill reply iwsth it....

exaclty - just that without real experience anyone is prone to having all their training go out the window! And sometimes fights are unavoidable.

Its putting lal the power in and the breathing.,... you just end up concentrating so much you tire yourself out!!

flying side kick - obviously.... weight 210lbs [think thats 90kg in lbs] so my whole weight flying forwards at you... ground kick - spinning back kick.

I like surprise thing slike that [doesnt happen much in our organisation] but you sometimes get people hwo when they know when their gradings are, only really train for a bit before, or just relax for a while..... annoys me slightly that.

Very very real..... that must have hurt SOOOO much...

also - whe n you do enter somethingl ike that on a whim you're probably going to lose simply through lack of preparation!

yeah i still think the Age thing brings up teh most issues....

bit partial to the crystal method my self, or anything with a good beat really.

Remember western training has the advantage of being made almost solely through science - so long as you can work out who is right and who to believe. Eastern training i would say is great, but sometimes tradition should be re worked slightly to take advantage of more efficient trianing regimes.

Yeah - but you dont always get people hwo respect ability - they only look at age.

I think lead leg kicks mainly have their place for an almost defensive movement, or just sparring.... They can be applied realistically, but with practice there wont be a huge difference in speed off the back leg... but the disadvantage [as some have said i think] is that you turn your body full face during a back leg kick. The vote should really have a "i use back and front"...

Its crazy isnt it - I always watch those sort of things and think i really need to get into gymnastics, cos i enjoy aerial stuff.

Full suit of body armour.... lol

Im still looking forward to seeing it - whens it out in the UK or is it already out?