UseoForce

I tried asking this question once too, see if you can dig it by search under my name and "kempo" It became an extended discussion, as I remember...

I'm about to start a weight cutting cycle, how should I eat and work out to minimize my muscle loss during the cutting?

Well, most JJJ styles don't have competition. You sound like you're lookinf for sport-type arts with harcore training methods. You won't usaully find a lot of free sparring/rolling with JJJ, but there are exceptions. Go try a class, see if you like it.

katanas are slashing weapons, rapiers are thrusting weapons. Short answer: No.

Is this a stupid question? I just want to make sure I get something that won't fall apart after a good workout.

I am an every other day guy.

Sambo is more than just "Russian judo." It also incorporates a lot of native Russian wrestling. Good luck finding a school, tho...

The moral of the story: Be one dimensional?Not to insult your style's heritage or anything, but to me, that seems crazy. I guess I could understand, perhaps, from a philisophical standpoint. That's not my department, so I'll let that one go. But from a self-defense stand point, that's just wrong. If you can't grapple, you will get taken down and pounded. If you can't strike, you will be struck. I ask that no one responds to these statements because they have already been debated at length and I don't wan't to hijack shotokanbeginner's thread. Anyway, I'd encourage him to study a grappling art (and a striking art). Here's my 2 cents: Judo: Great, rough and tumble training methods, good for learning throws and some ground grappling. BJJ: Like judo, except more emphasis on ground fighting. JJJ: Not always good training methods, but an exceptional variety of techniques. Wrestling: Good takedowns, ground control, and training methods. Submission Grappling: BJJ without the gi and a few less rules (basically) Hapkido: Mix of striking and JJJ-style grappling techniques. Combat Hapkido: Mix of striking, aikido, BJJ, JJJ, and a multitude of other arts. Aikido: Very "soft," merciful style grappling (not to say it is weak, it is deceptively powerful) Hope that helps.

I'd do more hanging things except I cant really do them at home.

Can someone reccomend a good jump/skipping rope? I just need something to use for cardio when I can't run or something. What kind of ropes do you like?

I do V-sits, weighted sit ups... What's an L-sit?

Thanks, I'll consider adding those excersises. I have changed the routine quite a bit. I used to do all crunches and little else. Now I've been doing a varied workout for awhile, but I'm running out of excersises I can use to change up my rountine.

I've always been taught just as long as it's above the eye line, it's good. (Just as you never punch someone with a closed fist above the eye line).

I've been doing various kinds of crunches and other isometric ab workouts (like planks and leg lifts) for quite awhile now, and my abs have gotten pretty strong. However, I feel like I've plateaued. I can work my abs for 15 minutes before I really feel much. It's been a long time since I've woken up sore in the morning. I want to continue progressing, but I don't know how. Can any of you reccomend some high-intensity ab workouts that will have me feeling the burn again? Thanks.

or arm lock, or shoulder lock or...

I saw it to, very good.

Me: 5:42

sry, don't know how that "quote" got in there.

JKD fighters become kickboxers? Doesn't that totally deny the grappling aspect of fighting? Any JKD fighter worth his salt will be a good trapper and grappler as well as kickboxer.

martial arthur, you train as you fight, and vice versa.

my sig says it all

Weapons are not magic wands to make bad things go away. Like anything else, they require time and training.

Try both. Judo and BJJ are both great arts. Your enjoyment will have more to do with the individual instructor than the art itself.

I think the problem with many women's self-defense courses is that they take a 2-4 hour training course and think they are good to go. IMO, you can learn the basics (the most important part) of self defense in that time, but: 1. It's USELESS if the trainee does not have the right mindset. It's amazing how hard it is sometimes to get a woman to choke you or inflict pain. (I'm referring to being an instructor asking a studnet to perform certain techniques) 2. Skills, no matter how basic, need to be maintained. You must train a couple times a month at the very least or you will decline quickly. 3. Most self-defense classes don't teach women what it feels like to be hit, choked, etc. I'm with sub grap on the BJJ programs for the reasons stated on their site.

Please go look at the last 4 pages or so of "What weapon do you actually carry" in the Weapons section if you really feel this way.