Kajukenbopr

it is the same as in Wing Chun, as in Kenpo, as in Kajukenbo, as in Krav Maga, Kali, Farang Mu Sul, etc. so of course its going to be similar to Wing Chun- it was the first martial art he trained in, his foundation for martial arts. Does this matter really if he took it and made it part of Jeet Kune Do?Bruce LEe's style was born form his experinces with other styles and mixed it with his Wing Chun MArtial Arts foundation, from there, he began adding things that worked better for him.

I train for self defense and the arts of my style. the lineage is not vital for me, but I still from time to time look into it- just to know where everything came from, who changed what, and where are they now

lol, use your shoe or your watch to disrupt the chain movement. get close enough and hit hard and fast, remember that the chain is a really good weapon, but in short distances, you can use the need to hold on to it to your advantage. of course, like MenteReligieuse said, it could be used for chokes and such, but hey, if he gets close enough to choke you, you have to fight, so, dont be afraid and defend yourself the best you can!

I got a question though, just how long have you been practising shotokan for? If you havent reached black belt status or even if you HAVE reached black belt, you might find areas within your Shotokan which can still be worked so you dont feel like your style needs more work. examples: 1.are you moving as you should? 2. are your katas (or self defense techniques) effective?Demonstrate why they work or dont work for you. 3. are you fast and strong enough? 4. Could you train harder ans improve what you already know? I hope you are not bored with your style because it could make you jump from style to style tiring from things easily, instead of finding what you really like and working hard at it.

open left covering right punch- thats how all kung fu I know schools do it

drunken kung fu is pretty cool to look at and makes you achieve a great sense of elasticity and strength however I dont see how it would go well with your well based Karate postures since drunken kung fu doesnt use that many solid postures but strikes using any means of attacking without focusing on a stable position. If you just want to expand on your martial arts knowledge, try any kind of Chinese Martial arts

what exactly is Phenoix?

I've seen kenpo masters that can move really fast(almost as fast as this) but this one is a bit "too fast" besides, if you listen carefully, the bird sounds change as he starts moving faster, go slower with the kick, and then resume as he finishes the katas

I have seen crane, snake, and eagle forms in some Kung Fu videos(and discovery channel ) I have never seen Leopard forms, I've only heard of Leopard strike as part of combinations, but I dont believe it to be just a concept, some internet sites say it is a form/style. Anyone know Leopard forms? or seen them? At some internet sites, Leopard Style is said to be a style in its own but used as part of the 5 animal System. Maybe those sites are wrong?

some books say chi is part of your blood(or bodily fluids) so, it could be your chi manifesting itself in you...

What do you mean exactly? I don't understand what you mean? I'd like to knwo the answer to this one... Aikido is one form of jujitsu which tries to inflict no damage on the attacker- however, i think it looks at the attacker as someone who would give up after being outmaneuvered. Judo however, is a development of Jujitsu where the practitioner can practice most of the moves without the risk of serious injury of traditional jujitsu techniques. Judo is not a step backwards, just a step into more practical moves.( you can practice all moves repeatedly) Jujitsu, on the other hand, has techniques just a bit more devastating and practical- why fight your oponent for a while if you can finish the fight by controlling and hitting your opponent in quick movements. the 3 are very useful styles, each as valid as the next

definitely aikido with strikes - looks like JJJ to me.

I've heard of the Leopard Style, one of the 5 animal kung fu. however, I havent been able to find any specific information as how the movements are done or about the footwork. The only descriptions I've found so far are: unpredictable, fast, overwhelming. All I've found is that it has a similar footwork as in Tiger Style and that the blows are similar to Western Boxing. Does anyone have better descriptions to this Style? Does anyone know how the footwork is done? can it be practiced as a style in its own? I would appreciate it if you could point me in the right direction. Thank you

its part of my chi kung excercises but not the only one it is one of many stances

10-20minutes? I used it for training in chi kung- it enhances your endurance greatly

Any fruitful discussion requires definition! The problem I find with most discussions about Qi, or Qi-gong is that they lack any useful definition. For example, if Qi just was a blanket label applied for things that people didn't understand the mechanism for or couldn't see. Then to treat it as some kind of unified concept that can be applied to activity "X" isn't going to be productive. In fact, treating it like some kind of unified concept e.g. "just add Chi!" betrays just how little we know about the term. The concept wasn't even unified among the Chinese - Taoists, Neo-Confucians all had different ideas about the subject. So how would you even know what to add? My own experience? I've yet to see anybody provide any significant evidence that in a fight whatever they call "Qi" can do anything beyond simple physics. So my personal advice would be "study physics instead! " interesting how they didnt have physics back then and still they got it right.... huh Chi is used in traditional chinese medicine and in the UK they are trying to incorporate it into modern medicine as well

depends on the situation, If the striker is explosive it will be hard to pin down...

interesting points there

I also want to mention, for all those who have been watching "the Ultimate Fighter 2"- you saw the fight between the mixed martial artist(black belt in BJJ and muay thai) and the free style fighter. the free style fighter won the fight just because he wouldnt stay still. The Mixed martial artist used what he taught he knew but nothing worked- his striking wasnt good, and his ground work could have been better polished. I am not talking about someone who went and took some training and thats it, I'm talking about an experienced fighter(Black belt and had trained with more people) who couldnt win the fight against someone who fought any way he wanted to: had no discipline, and had poor training compared to his teammates. --even if you practice mixed martial arts, you wont win all fights. it cna be an advantage or a disadvantage to you--

"Claim?" MMA systems DO teach these types of fighting. The irony of your post is that if you probe deeply, you wrote it backwards. Mixed martial arts has evidence of its techniques actually working. The same can not be said of traditional arts. Perhaps they decided not to stay because: 1: the were called to duty 2: simply arent dedicated. 3: were not impressed with the style/system/classes 4: the classes were too difficult for them. I dont know about you, but I've seen MMA styles that are worth only for a ring- not even practical unless your opponent wants to stay fighting with you for a while to see who gets knocked down first... good fighters do arise, but its not because of the style, but because of how they train. I think if he mentioned the rangers and military he meant that they couldnt take the classes. And for someone who is supposed to be accustomed to taking hard training, desertion is not what is expected of them. Feel free to give examples. If you're opponent decides he doesnt want to stay and trade punches with you, (i.e. run away) that means hes not going to fight you anymore. You've done a good job of defending yourself. I'm not posting any names of styles here but, I have a friend who was taught boxing, some tae kwon do, and mixed with some KArate (trying to achieve a similar style to muay thai I guess) and the stuff he was taught was useless. He was taught how to kick for point tournaments, flashy punches that left openings and grappling defense that was more common sense than actual martial arts. After having trained in different styles and then one mixed martial art, he was left a bad boxer, a bad tae kwon do, and a horrible karate-ka(some new flashy karate based mixed martial art).

makes for an easy follow-up kick though... I dont like them to hit the torso beautiful for forms and presentations

"Claim?" MMA systems DO teach these types of fighting. The irony of your post is that if you probe deeply, you wrote it backwards. Mixed martial arts has evidence of its techniques actually working. The same can not be said of traditional arts. Perhaps they decided not to stay because: 1: the were called to duty 2: simply arent dedicated. 3: were not impressed with the style/system/classes 4: the classes were too difficult for them. I dont know about you, but I've seen MMA styles that are worth only for a ring- not even practical unless your opponent wants to stay fighting with you for a while to see who gets knocked down first... good fighters do arise, but its not because of the style, but because of how they train. I think if he mentioned the rangers and military he meant that they couldnt take the classes. And for someone who is supposed to be accustomed to taking hard training, desertion is not what is expected of them.

well, even though I take MMA,I take self defense, I dont look to "fight" on the streets but rather hurt and attacker so I can get away safely. I am taught the art of my style which makes it into both practical methods and art. MMA, teaching "street fighting"... well, most MMA anyway, just teach you how to fight while TMA teach you philosophy, discipline, and arts from which you take material to use in your fights. at least thats how I see it.

judo and jijitsu would be my choices- they are more self-defense oriented. BJJ s not bad though,, if thats what you are looking for

close your fists and move them to the front side of your face for protection(around the part of the nose) and hunch a bt so your elbows protect your abdomen. move diagonally trying to meet your opponent by his side(while you remain with your torso facing him) try to deflect your opponents punches to quickly strike your opponent in fornt of you(do not give him your side)