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Any good kickboxing instructor WILL push you to the limits! I'm sure that if you look hard enough, you'll find someone near enough to you. DO IT!

All Kajukenbo schools have Mitose in their lineage. Mitose taught Sijo Adriano Emperado who was the founder of the Kajukenbo system.

One method of dealing with a person who belittles your style is to just tell him that he's right (even if you don't think so) and normally that person will discontinue his talk. Another method of dealing with someone who tells you that their style is better is to ask them to teach you their style. (I do this all the time) Anyone is is genuine will teach you things which may benefit you and a lot of them will decline. (You figure)

I've never trained in San Soo (I don't think there are any schools in my area) but I've seen a lot of videos on the art and it seems to be a practical style. I like it. As far as thugs, Everyone is an individual, some may be thugs, but probably most of them are not. Anyway, this is just my opinion.

I train in Kajukenbo. I love it because it is a combination of different arts. (Karate(Tang Soo Do), Judo, Jujitsu, Kenpo, and Chinese Boxing) It was formed by 5 masters who trained secretly together and compared their styles to each other to bring out the strong points. It is a street oriented style. The nickname for Kajukenbo is the art of dirty street fighting. The other thing that I love Kajukenbo is they teach their students to be open to all styles!!!!!! and if they find techniques from other styles that work well, to add it to their system and because of this, Kajukenbo is continuously changing and improving! I have also trained in Wado Ryu, Shotokan, Taekwondo, Brazilian Jujitsu, Kempo, and kickboxing.

1. GUN fu 2. Ka BAT te 3. KNIFE chi 4. Any martial art can be good depending on the individual and how he trains and how he applies it.

I make it a point not to hang around people who stir up trouble and I teach people the same. The first rule of self defense is to avoid environments with a high potential for conflict. If my friend did not start the trouble, I would help him. If I find myself with someone who is behaving wrongly, I tell them not to behave that way when they're with me because I don't want to get into a fight.

Our school charges $20 for each test (from white to brown) This includes the belt, 2 certificates (one from the school and one from the association that it belongs to) and retesting is no additional charge. $100 for black belt test and includes a custom embroidered belt with the art on one side and the person's name on the other translated into "Kanji".

Try not to limit your choices, pick the art that you like and a good instructor. A good instructor will know how to work around any physical limitations and how to bring out your strong points. As far as boxing in self defense, all I can say is I have a lot of friends who do strictly boxing and they been highly successful in street fights. (As always, there are exceptions)

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Any martial art is good, everthing depends on your own personal preference. Every school is different, even schools of the same art as they may have different emphasis and every instructor is different. It is important to find an instructor that you respect and feel comfortable with and the only way to know this is to go and see the class for yourself.

An example of actually usage was one person was holding on to another on the ground and refused to let go so I pressed the mendibular angle and that person released immediately. Another time, I took a person down by pressing on the clavicle notch. Again these are situations in law enforcement where strikes are limited due to the laws. If these were street fight situations, I would be kicking and punching instead.

I don't know of any death touch, however, pressure points has it's place. Pressure points are used quite often by law enforcement agencies where strikes are limited due to the laws regarding use of force by officers. I have personally used pressure points with success to make people become more compliant. It is rumored that a death touch requires hitting several different points at the right angle in succession. If this is true, it would be difficult to apply unless your opponent was already unconcious.

Congradulations, Everything in life is like the martial arts, as long as you don't give up, you'll reach your goals!

I have a preference for Kajukenbo.......hmmmmm, I wonder why? Kajukenbo was formed by five masters of five arts, KArate, JUdo, JUjitsu, KENpo, and Chinese BOxing.

The BJJ schools here based their promotions on tournaments. You had to do well in white belt competition to become a blue belt, well in blue belt competition to become a purple belt, purple belt competition for brown belt, and brown belt competition for black belt.

For those of you that do use music, can you tell me specifically which groups that you use?

Boxers are one of the most conditioned athletes around. They can outlast the majority of martial artists. They can absorb hits better than the majority of martial artists. They normally have better movement. In an "up and up" fight, I'll give it to the boxer every time. In a real fight, I'll give it to the Kenpo practitioner as long as he remembers to play his game, kicks, vital target strikes. etc. and not try to merely exchange punches with the boxer. After years of training in karate, I went into a ring with a boxer and was getting my face reshaped. I then asked if I could use my feet and he replied, "Go ahead, that's nothing". I was surprised that he was unable to block any of my kicks.

I watched the competitors and said, "I can beat these guys!" Then I proceeded to get my butt kicked.

I have the highest respect for Bill Wallace as you don't become a champion by being junk. I feel that the only people qualified to say negative things about any champion kickboxer are people who themselves are at the top level of the kickboxing world. Yes, he used only one leg and he often talked about his injury and his inability to use his other leg but this "handicap" just makes me respect him more as he had to train even harder than your normal fighter without handicaps. I often hear people criticize champions and say how they are not that good so I tell them, "That's great! Since you're better than him, you can be a world champion. Do it and prove that you're a better man."

If someone has mounted you, you should try to wrap your arms around his arms so he cannot punch you...If he is experienced, he will probably try to headbutt you next so watch out. if his head comes down,pull him close to you and hold him tightly. Holding him close should diminish the power of any of his strikes. To roll him over, stick your thumb in his eye. Onced rolled over, attack his throat with strikes or grab it with an eagle claw. No guarantees that it'll work but it's something to think about.

Hi Matt! Good luck on your test!

I noticed that some of the new schools are playing music during class. I would like to hear people's opinion on this. Good or bad?

In my school, it is a requirement to teach if you wish to advance to the upper dans. Teaching helps to see your own shortcomings especially when a student asks a question that you are unsure of the answer. You will then find the answer and that information will forever be engraved into your memory making you better. I think that it is a beautiful thing to teach people and watch their progress. I especially love teaching the younger generation as I see them as taking over when I am no longer around. Aren't you grateful for your teacher sharing his knowledge with you? Well, others will be grateful to you when you share your knowledge.

I trained in Shotokan for 4 years. If you want strong basics and a strong punch, then this is the way to go.