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Well good luck in whatever you decide to persue. Each has his or her own preferences and the important thing is to feel comfortable with whatever style you choose

I may make a few enemies with this one, but I never cared much for Sly. I don't think he is a very good director. He tries to hard to cast himself as this superhuman macho dude. Look at "Cobra" so unrealistic and far fetched. Another rambo Movie? The first one ruled, then he is going over to other countries and single-handedly taking out a whole army by himself. Too Phoney. Only movie i think he was truly good in was "Nighthawks with Rutger Hower.

Well I listen to everything from death metal to classical music. When working out i listen to Deicide,Cannibal Corpse, Slayer,Dio, etc.. Sometimes I tone it down and listen to Live, Journey, or REO Speedwagon..lol

Isn't there a way you can take KM by itself? I wouldn't think they would MAKE you take BJJ on the side if you didnt want to. If you don't mind however, i would like to offer an opinion as far as women and BJJ. After my first few times taking BJJ, I was amazed that more women didn't take it. It seems it would be one of the ultimate arts for a woman to know especially due to the fact that when assaulted by men they are more often grabbed than punched making the throws a good thing to know. Also if a woman was dealing with a man who was trying to sexually assault/rape her, the guard position in BJJ and all the various ways a woman can use that bottom position to choce out or otherwise submit a would-be attacker.... would be worth it's weight in gold to know BJJ techniques from the guard.. Just my .02

OK, I just started doing some BJJ at my regulat school. they started adding that on our off days, for me as a student there already, I would only pay an extra what would amount to 25 bucks a month. Its some good stuff and I really enjoy it.. Now..There is a JUdo school that opened up rather close to where I work. I went there to check it out tonight and it was really good, the instructor was friendly and he ran through a lot of demonstrations of their throws, chokes, sweeps, and joint locks that they do. It was ibvious this guy knows his stuff. He's offered me two free classes to see what it's all about. The way it looks, if I stay in doing the BJJ, I would only be able to do either the BJJ one day a week and the Judo for two or vice versa. I already do Haganah 2 times a week and fridays I usually do boxing or kickboxing, and soemtimes we even add a little rolling to the mix. The Judo school would also be 25 dollars a month which is great. Thing is, I am not sure if I should just do either one or the other, should I give up on one of the other styles? Also, would I be taking o too much. Being a single dad of a teenager, I dont wanna spend too much time away from home and my daughter really isnt interested in taking an art. The cost isnt so much an issue as the time. Also I barely have time to do any lifting anymore as it is. I really wouldnt wanna give up haganah either. What should I do? Ugh!

I agree it shouldn't be all calisthenics, but they have always been a part of conditioning to some degree at any school I have ever attended. Some styles put more emphasis on them than others. In both KM and Haganah, we warm up and tend to do most of our actual hardcore conditioning at the end of class. You dont want to hardcore stiff to gas you out compleatly before working self defense techniques and get sloppy if you know what I mean. However some type of warming up should always be included in the beginning to loosen you up and get your muscles and tendons heated, otherwise you can be more prone to injury.

No it isnt only for girls. Warming up with exersizes a waste of time?? I have bever seen a martial arts school yet that didnt do soem type of work out to warm up, it keeps you from getting hurt.

Two newbies who are wrestlers showed up at BJJ class last night and both of them had a real bad case of this. I dont know how long they had it and I didnt ask them about it but man it looked seriously bad. It was painful just to look at.

I would imagine most people here cross train. I love crosstraining and 3 of my main styles I take all at one school, wheer my Haganah imnstructor encourages cross training. I just began BJJ there and I think it is a great addition to my self defense and kickboxing styles. I have a hard time understanding why your TKD instructor would be against you cross training. Most good instructors like to see that their students are constantly reaching for new goals and seeking new knowledge. At least that's been my experience so far. I understand what you are saying about time and money being a prob. With me, alot of it is time. Soon after starting BJJ, A Judo school has opened up very close to me and the rates are great. I wanted to take Juso for a long time, but now with yet another style i practice, I have no idea where I would find the time to take on yet something else..

Yeah I may have spelled the name wrong..only heard the announcer say it and didnt see how it was spelled. Spinning back kicks are a fav of mine too.

Just watched one as we speak. David Larazzo (sp?) Did a spinning back kick to his opponent's body, pretty much finished him right there, but followed with a teep and the guy was done. Was on UFC unleashed on the Spike channel.

Took the words right out of my mouth. Ask the instructor.

Most of my personal equipment is either Everlast or Ringside. Century isn't too bad either.

Congrats! I am glad you enkoyed it. I love my AR-15 and yes, they are sweet to shoot, very little recoil and very accurate. it's also good that you got to experience several different firearms. Heck the first handgun I ever shot was a .357 snubbie. Talk about some kick and muzzle flash! The .22 is one of the best and most inexpensive ways to learn handgun basics.

There isn't much difference because when it comes to losing body fat, the principles are the same. Less calories, more cardio. I don't know where you heard that it is harder for a woman than a man to get into shape. That's simply not true. It has alot to do with your body type, methabolism, etc. Most of the exersizes men do are just as practical for women to do. At all of my MA schools, we all did the same calisthenics. and I have seen many women do weight training at my old gym and they trained the same as men, although they just used less weight.......some times

Aodhan, That hurts just thinking about it!!

As to the title of your topic, There is no way without more knowledge we can tell you what YOU need. It depends alot on your overall health,diet, nutritional requirements, and activity level. For me, I take a mulitivitamin, as well as extra vitamin E and C and B-12. Vitamin C and E together help to reduce the number of free radicals in your body which can break down muscle tissue as well as cause other problems. Also, it's no secret that vitamin C helps boost your immune system as well. Especially if you do alot of strenuous exersize, your body can be succeptable to colds and other infections due to the added strain that hard excersize puts on your body. Therefore, vitamin C is a good idea. Vitamin B-12 is shown to help your sentral nervous system and and circulatory system and vitamin E has more benefits than you can shake a stick at. I also take Fish oil capsules for the heart. It's better than asprin because it's easier on your stomach and the Omega-3 fats are essential fats. As for risks, well use common sense and don't overdo it. Also remember that vitamins won't take the place of a healthy diet. Get lots of vegatables into yourself.

Technically, you don't bring the bar to your forehead it's a common mistake and it's harder on your joints. The bar should be brought to just above the head. Also, I have heard of people dropping weight on their chests benching as well. Basically it's what happens when people pile on too much weight, grip improperly or otherwise fail to use common sense. Unfortunately there will always be such people with us. It doesnt make the excersize itself dangerous.

In some cases, it may just be the opposite. Some are charging a whole lot of money for mediocre training. Also, I for one, refuse to sign contracts. If I am learning, i will keep coming.

What's so dangerous about skullcrushers?

With all due respect, I am not sure what the point of your post is. Losing an eye and getting my face slashed with a machete isnt really my idea of good training. But to each his own. We rarely use real weapons because of the obvious risks involved.

I have seen that alotin my area as well. I have been lucky that I haven't had to deal with it personally, but I have seen quite a few dojos open up and the next time you look you are seeing a "for rent" sign in their front window and everything gone. I often wondered about this too. I would imagine that it isn't easy runnung a MA business. As was noted before, you don't want a McDojo, yet sometimes whne you pay alot of attention to conditioning and hardcore training, you tend to lose a lot of students who really can't seem to get their minds out of the Myagi mentality and they think their training should be easy.

If I have to miss class, sometimes I'll just go downstairs to the basement and hit the bag or lift weights. At leats I can get a goiod work-out in then.

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Jam him and get in close and keep the punches coming like a machine gun, always moving forward, as long as you keep him on his heels, it will be harder for him to effetively kick you. Get in and get him into a clinch if possible and start tearing him up with some knee strikes of your own.