Jay

Mentally the only thing I can think of is the old saying 'Train the body and the mind will follow' there more you put yourself in the position the better you will be handling it.

Alot of martial arts preach that size and strength does not matter and you can use technique to overcome them. Personally I think size and strength maybe more important than technique sometimes. I mean why do weight classes exist?

Was some nice kicks. Kyokushin has always had me wondering however why not let them wear gloves and allow punches to the head, I know originally this was not the way it was done but I feel in this day and age more and more people are doing this so to keep up, headgear and gloves should be allowed.

If you are quick at seeing, then reaction time doesn't matter so much. That 0.05 fact im sure as well that was not his reaction time but his speed from his hand at his side to hitting a target, a guy called James DeMill built the timer that measured this, its in one of the Bruce Lee books can't remember which one. From what I know, the grappling in JKD was never contested like in wrestling they just accepted the throw or lock as a finish from striking. So from this point of view it was under developed. His attitude was also along the lines of he won't let it go to the ground and if someone is lying on the ground trying to fight he would just walk away from them. Shame he never met the gracies im sure he would have refined and invented alot of new stuff, it was just the way he approached things.

Or you move area alot and have to deal with what you can get which is kinda my situation.

Congratulations Brian. I have to say I always enjoy your posts and look forward to many more in the future.

In shotokan I was taught both. I prefered the behind the leg version but I learn't both. Interestingly now I do mine the JKD way which I believe came from Jhoon Rhee who was a TKD guy.

For arm size which appears to be what you are after work the triceps heavily all versions of pushups will help. Triceps contribute about 2/3 of our arm size. As always eat lots for calories.

Interesting when you look at it this way, is punching any more a martial art? What makes a martial art? Now this is a very individual thing the word we are describing, maybe running could be part of someones individual art if involved in the self defense aspect of it all. I can go on forever with philosophical points of view, I think most would agree that for it to be a martial art it would have to involve combat, but for an individual a definition of a non physical thing, can never really be a fact, unlike say water which we know is hydrogen and oxygen. For me personally I would say no, but if someone thinks martial art is how they live and embody it everyday then I can't argue otherwise. I have always said parkour and martial art are like cousins, I think for self defense they compliment each other very nicely. There are certain times you may have to fight and certain times you may have to run.

Hi guys Haven't been on in a while but I can say that I can definitely see where your coming from now. It was very interesting to see the perspective from law enforcement. In the UK police don't carry them but you guys do have to consider protecting your weapon as well. I can now see how you utilize the clinch and body locking to neutralize your opponents attack. From that position you are in control. Thanks for the very interesting video, its always good to learn new things.

My Condolences to the entire wado ryu family as well as anyone else he impacted upon, may he rest in peace.

I watched it and enjoyed it tallgeese. His combat philosophy is very much similar to mine. I think what he was saying applies to stand up aspects as well as the grappling. It reminded me very much of the Bruce Lee Lost Interview actually.

Very Happy Birthday!!

BJJ and Sanshou

Just to add something in, if you want to lose weight and fat you don't have to just do cardio, weights can be just as effective in trimming you down. I lost a noticeable amount of body fat on the stronglifts program without ever doing cardio. Im not recommending not doing cardio because its very important just that its not the only way. As long as your outgoings are higher than your ingoings you will lose weight.