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It happens a lot in MAs people start at all pumped up and then drift away. I have noticed over the years training in different arts in different places that it happens often.

I like spyderco, although my main carry knife is the Kershaw StormII. Looks like you made a great purchase there.

Elbows rule. they cause a lot more damage.

Also, there are many submissions in BJJ that are illegal in Judo which is one of the things I don't like about Judo..too many rules

Richard Dimitri teaches children but he curses like crazy and puts down other people martial arts.

Exactly why i wouldn't attend one of his seminars. If you need to put down other people's arts chances are you have no class nad it de-legitmizes you in my book.

Nice clip. Thanks for sharing.

In our classes, we do quite a bit of grappling, and we are allowed to grab/strike the groin, bite, use pressure points and many other things not allowed in normal BJJ. It adds a whole new element to the game

Judo is getting silly with all of it's rules. they take a lot of fun out of the sport.

Tallgeese put it best I think.

Let us know how it turns out if you do some training with them.

This is a rather old thread but have to say i have taken a class or two and while it looks hokey from a distance. I can say it wasn't too bad. has a bit of ground fighting in it. A lot of flow drills, and body conditioning.

Thanks for the responses guys

In The dept of corrections we have somethign called the force continuum. Basically in a nutshell. it requires us to use the minimum amount of force necessary to control the situation. For example, if someone is simply putting up passive resistance while being escorted, you wouldn't resort to hitting him with a billy or having a K-( dog attack him. At the same time if someone is trying to stab you, you obviously don't resort only to verbal commands. Most of it is pretty much just common sense. Same applies to civilians.

This past Sunday I competed in the RGDA internationals in NJ. After cooling my heels for about 4 hours before I actually got to compete, I get on the mat and end up getting tapped within the first minute ( arm bar) after the time I had been spending on the mat training and going and participating in tournaments, it seems like it's back to the drawing board. Now I don't mind losing, but losing that badly bothers me, it made me feel totally frustrated and depressed, thinking that by now I should have done so much better. I don't think i am that bad but I felt like a fool

Anybody else that can relate

Welcome to the forums

Yes, we do all those as well as training knife/stick sparring

I agree with Toptomcat. If you find a good KM school you really found something but beware of people who get "certified" only up to like level one and then try to act like they are teaching the whole KM curriculum and have bad technique. The same rule applies to any martial art, you have schools that are good and some that are not so good.

I think it will compliment your karate training nicely

I see front kicks now and again and on a few occasions, a side kick. I don't know if I would say they aren't effective, just less common.

BJJ, in my opinion is one of those arts that you can cross train with just about anything and it will help. certainly it wouldn't hurt. except maybe in wrestling where fighting from your back is not really an option and staying off your back is key.

Yeah that's been my experience too. Most people I have met in BJJ are pretty good natured people who ar equick to help out and ar very supportive.

Good luck and enjoy it. Don't be in too much of a hurry concerning the free rolling bit. BJJ does a lot of going over basics over and over again because in the end that's most important. Keep us updated.

If you know for example that you are going to be attacked and there is no way possible to avoid it, I would much rather strike first especially if the bad guy has the advantage such as improvised weapons, friends, etc.

A few Months ago our School where i train in BJJ had Royler Gracie there to give a 2 and a half hour seminar. Man that guy is great. very knowledgeable and also a very nice and personable guy.

My dad did some boxing when he was young. he taught me some things when i was a kid and it actually helped. I was somewhat of a small kid but with some good hands, it made up for it

Yeah, you don't want Judo to turn into BJJ where it's all about ground fighting. I think that's why they tend to stand things up, they don't want it to just be a grappling match, Judo started as a throwing art.

I also agree that training shouldn't all be competition based.