glockmeister

Neck cranks are illegal in Judo and in BJJ competition. I used one in trainign when I was free grappling last tuesday and the guy tapped pretty quick. good to get the tap, but in competition it cant be used

I train both with and without. The benefits of both have already been mentioned earlier in this thread.

You're right. I have been doing BJJ on tue and thur and boxing/kickboxing on fridays. Gonna take a break from the other things for now and just concentrate on those for now.

This all depends. Would a boxer use different tactics? well in some cases, he may not need to. I have seen boxer's totally pulvarize opponents in the street is second just using the same thing they use in the gym.

No Prob.

Form? As in forms? I didn't know Hapkido had forms.

I would say go for the BJJ. Since you already have studied TKD, this will definately help you. You have somewhat of a "stand up" game. BJJ will really help you with takedowns, submissions, chokes, etc. Also it helps that you have great endurance as well as size and strength. There is nothing wrong with the BJJ being "University" most all of you would be learning and there shouldnt be any probs with egos or anything.

That's nice hollywood philosophy, but I don't understand people detesting tournaments. Being in competition can be a good thing, it makes most people want to work harder to outperform another and if it makes a person train harder, that's a good thing. It also gives you a chance to test your skills and teaches you to use them under pressure.

Working in a prison, I get plenty of exercize dealing with verbal things. You will be called very name you can imagine ( and even some you can't) get heckled, etc. Most of the time, you are wise just to learn to ignore, or, as some have suggested, laugh back at them, play with them and learn to have fun with it, otherwise, it can mentally drain you if you let it bother you. There are many times there isnt much you can do in that setting. You can't open a man's cell to beat him up because he called you a bad name. Even though you would like nothing better than to bash his face in. It gives me a lot of skills in dealing with people on the street. You grow thicker skin.

[quote="Jay" look for an art you like and if you still want to do krav manga then teach yourself while doing that other martial art Teach herself? While there are always DVD's and videos of every martial art you can imagine, Its best to learn from a qualified instructor.

When I run heel/toe I tend to get very bad shin splints.

Then work your back first. Also u may want to consider focusing primarily on your back untill it is up to par with the rest of your body or maybe even succeeds it.

One of the things that prompted me to quit smoking a long time ago was when I took up kickboxing. My first time in the ring, getting winded and then having my rear end handed to me was enough.

I like my straight punches to be on a 45 degree angle.

I agree..TSD or TKD would make good sense there. May also wanna check out Kenpo or Hapkido.

I agree. Although, I see no problem with people comparing styles in such a way such as: How is TSD different than say, TKD?" but when people start threads such as: is X style more effective than B style?" I think that its often a comparison that rarely finds a definitive answer because like you said, each style has its own strengths and weakness and each is designed for it's own purpose.

I udnerstand your feelings about the one school and lack of discipline. I know in TSD at my school, forgetting your belt would cost you doing a lot of pushups. Also I ahve stopped by some TKD schools that were almost all kids and I was offered the chance to train there a but but it looked too much like a daycare. Finding the right school can br frustrating, especially if you have been taught the "old school way" with a lot of discipline and u walk into a school where it speaks of "self discipline, yet doesn't follow through. I have a hard time understanding how a teacher can accept or support drug use. Unfortunately, there are a lot of dirty people out there who teach MA's. They give alot of good instructors a bad name.

I don't think it matters. A person can only punch or kick you in so many ways. It doesnt matter whether they are doing alot of fancy moving, backflips, Miyagi crane stances or whatever. There are still either inside or outside strikes. Making a lot of complicated, and dazzling moves may confuse an untrained fighter and cause him to become nervous or intimidated, but but that same person in front of an experienced MT fighter and chances are, he won't be bothered much by it at all.

Anyone here who trains in MA also smoke? I myself do not, but have met some who do. There was someone who posted a topic on another discussion board asking if you could be a smoker and a good fighter at the same time. My question is not so much could you, but why would you want to? I feel that it's soemthing that usually gets in the way of your stamina and could negativly effect performance. Are there any here who do smoke anyway and could you offer any feedback?

Sounds alot like JKD

It came about from the first UFC, billed as a "Mixed Martial Arts" event, meaning competitors from different styles. Somehow it stuck and got applied to the system of fighting, which is rather misleading. Yes I would agree it is misleading. Since the term MMA meant something totally different. That is why I am asking what people think personally about the term and how they do or do not apply it to themselves. Just because it has "stuck" doesn't mean much really and should it really have the title "mixed martial arts?" since it is misleading for obvious reasons, should it have a term of fighting all its own?

Well they may have a philosophy, but it may be more simple. like in KM basically, dont get hurt, fight dirty. its a philosophy, just pretty simple lol. By what you described, that is what i would call MMA Krav, Escrima, Hapkido. isn't that a mix?

We hear a lot today about MMA usually it is pretty much synonomous with those who are in UFC, Pride, etc. People often talk about going to a MMA class to learn how to "fight" and all... But in reality, what is really a mixed martial artist? Aren't alot of us on these boars mixed martial artists? when I think of MMA, i think of someone who practices different styles for different applications such a TKD, BJJ and boxing together, not neccesserily a UFC or pride fighter. What are your thoughts on the subject? Do those of you who practice a few MA's consider yourselves MMA's or do you feel that that title belongs to the UFC guys alone?

I enjoyed it. And you bring up some very good points that I think most of us deal with in one way or another. We all have some kind of an ego, just some are larger than others. I feel you made a good decision. Good luck in your new style.