Kajukenbopr

i read some time ago that a chi kung master at China developed a form of Chi Kung (pretty much like tai chi but with static postures- no movement as you practice), was even published in a newspaper for anyone who might come beat him in a fight would get money for it.a lot of fighters came for the money,no one beat him though. after that,the style was called "Da Cheng Chuan",which means "The Great Accomplishment", by the people who saw him fight.

well, the techniques taught in kajukenbo have been proven effective in order to be approved for teaching. In my case, the closest thing I've had to real life fighting was sparring full contact against black belts, having to prove my techniques at medium contact(very few are done full contact so there are no bad injuries amongst each other), and having to defend myself against other school's black belts in a group-seminar we had a couple of weeks ago(pretended to be friendly only to start fights), and one had to defend against them and since I didnt know them, it was like having to fight someone on the streets.

How to fight a tai chi person? well, attack the legs and the hands. Do not attack the body or the face... Do not try to wrestle them. they will shove you into the ground.and fight in martial arts, dont throw punches like crazy or you will get pummeled. ...I will study more on the subject.....

I suggest minimal use, if any, of creatine, but its only a suggestion...

Good one! lol

interesting.... another thread must be made....

Not necessarily true. Flouride has been on the market for 60+ years now, mixed in with toothpaste, water, and other products, and yet substantive reports have clearly indicated it does 'nothing' to whiten your teeth or protect your teeth from decay. In fact, the EXACT OPPOSITE is the case. In mildly large doses (about 4 times what you would normally be subjected to by brushing your teeth 3 times a day), i can cause your teeth to yellow, and weaken them structurally... to the point they can decay far more rapidly and even become brittle. Fact is, flouride is rat poison... tested by the U.S. military on an unsuspecting Ohio community back during WWII. It was determined, by that test, that the residents teeth became white due to the flouride mixed in with their water. However, what they failed to realize was that at the same time, there was a change in the filtering process of the water, which effectively removed some chemicals found in the Great Lakes... that was causing the teeth to yellow (i believe, but don't quote me on this, one of those chemicals was lead). The test was improperly done and thus obtained false results, yet the toothpaste industry jumped on that report immediately... and it became the wonder drug of the times. So... why is it that it's still out there? The more prominent belief is because both the government (that presented the first 'positive' flouride report, and thus would be held ultimately responsible) and toothpaste companies would be sued repeatedly were such information made public. Another tobacco industry scenario (and, on that note, don't forget how long the general populace was left ignorant about the harmful effects of tobacco, eh?) I rest my case(and I didnt even begin)

just go to google.com and look for "creatine formaldehyde" you will find some interesting webpages. have a nice day

found this too: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VII. Products Cr products may be purchased from supermarkets, nutrition stores, and via the Internet. Because Cr falls under the Dietary Supplement Health Education Act of 1994, the Food and Drug Administration does not regulate the quality of dietary supplements but does regulate structure/function claims. Therefore, there is some concern of the quality of products available. A recent review by Benzi (2000) discusses some product quality issues, some of which are discussed briefly here. Commercial Cr is produced from the reaction of sarcosine and cyanamide. This process can yield several possible contaminants such as creatinine, dicyandamide, dihydrotrianzines, and ions such as arsenic. The ion contaminants as well as dicyandamide could be a potential health hazard. Therefore, good manufacturing practices need to be employed to protect the consumer. The ultimate goal for product quality research is to establish a monograph for the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP). you can find all this info at: http://hdlighthouse.org/see/diet/supplements/creatine/creatine13.htm

like I said, its all up to you,really. I cant tell you what to use or not use.

its hard to come by- many bodybuilding webpages only show the nice side of it.they want you to keep buying it,see? However, my brother is about to gradute as a chemical engineer(3.80 average whoo hoo!!) and he told me it was harmful in the LONG RUN as it produces some toxins in the body.at short term it doesnt seem to produce side effects. I received an email from a sports magazine sayign all the bad side effects, but, since I'm not a body builder I didnt care until I saw this thread. Anyway, took me long enough to spot on the internet, however, I did find this; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "The problem with Creatine is we have only short-term knowledge of what it does," Wojtys says. "What something like Creatine will do to an athlete in the long term is completely unknown." One of the more recent studies on Creatine shows alarming results. When Creatine is processed by the body, it forms formaldehyde, a very toxic substance, often used as a preservative, that can damage everything from artery walls to muscle, Wojtys says. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This info came from this link - http://athleticscholarships.net/performance-enhancing-drugs-health.htm

well, I dont want to try to see how it goes and damage my knees and calf muscles, so, I think I'll pass...

creatine can be damanging for you, it creates the opposite of antioxidants- making you age faster or possibly even create a cancer with time... it is however great for bodybuilding if thats what you are after. I'd rather train without using any enhancers but its all up to you, really

just walk away, chances are if he's hit you like that, you dont train in martial arts. just walk away, talk to someone who can do something about it. if its out of school and he hits you like that you could even talk to the police -give a little lawsuit. dont try to fight, it can go bad for you

I try to avoid that specific stretch because the 2 times I tried it I felt like I was about to hurt my calf muscles. also, my knees felt uncomfortable too.

I dont see why you would need the boxing though just a little variation of your Choy Lay Fut would be enough, I think

glad I could help

I know Parker Kempo subscribes to this idea, but honestly I don't believe that what we would call "Kempo" originated in China. Firstly the word Kempo itself is a Japanese translation into romanized form. The chinese had a quite many different number of styles, but they weren't as hard or linear as many Kempo techniques are. Chinese martial arts primarily followed the theories of mimicking life and flowing. Most of these styles followed the Buddhist frame of thought. Yup I call it like I see it. Samurai families took the knowledge from China and developed their own style fo Kenpo. Still, Kenpo, is a word to clasify this hybrid martial art. It actualy DID come from China, Japanese practitioners just gave it the name Kenpo. In China Kenpo is "Chuan Fa" or "Fist principles"(this is a lot older than "Kenpo"), and in Japan, Kenpo means "fighting method". Pretty much means the same. you can find the info on Kenpo here: http://www.answers.com/topic/kenpo Like it says on the webpage, Kenpo is Kung Fu(or Chuan Fa) with teh faster Karate training for more effectiveness.

kenpo was developed in China- some samurai around the (700-1300ad) brought that knowledge to JApan where Karate was born from this and in Okinawa (I cant really remember but I know was after 1300ad), Kenpo-Karate was formed from the Chinese fighting arts. like KempoTiger said, Kenpo is a hybrid martial art which mostly derives from Kung Fu but leaves out most of the art from Kung Fu and makes it a harder style to give it more "effectiveness"(tries to end fight faster and doesnt really use a lot of forms or katas. As Kenpo evolves, it keeps taking concepts from other styles that work for the senseis who teach them.an example of this is okinawan kenpo karate,kosho ryu(this style is similar to japanese karate) - in hawaii Master Chow founded KAra-ho kenpo(a harder version, rapid fire strikes.) - from kara-ho kenpo were born both American KEnpo(circular mvements were added to make it more fluent) by Ed Parker and KAjukenbo(mixing kenpo with karate,judo,jujitsu,and chinese boxing) by the Black Belt Society. Hope this is helpful for you

pushing hands in the excercise/step you are taught before fighting free style using tai chi.when you reach free style sparring, you can use tai chi as a fighting art, agreed. but most people dont use it for fighting, even the ones who've mastered the art avoid fighting altogether.

thats what I mean, most people think that tai chi is hard to use against hard styles(like your Choy Lay Fut) but its the other way around. Tai chi is very efficient against hard styles. Good luck with your training, train hard.

dont feel bad, once you master tai chi and can put it in use for fighting, it is a really powerful art.

by what I've read, he probably didnt get a chance to train properly in all those styles. Most likely, I think he studied a bit of those styles, and took some concepts from what he saw. but who knows? he had enough money to take private lessons which I doubt since he didnt consider everyone a worthy fighter.

thats what I mean, one says: he(Bruce Lee) studied boxing, fencing and judo. others say he studied Karate, aikido, Judo and some other styles. Can anyone clarify this for me?? Because for what I know, he could have studied other people's movements, but really study and master other styles would take really long, how many years did he train in each one? --I'm not criticizing, by the way, he was a great martial artist, I just want to get my facts straight--

So you're saying if you are a good MMA practitioner you would never be defeated in a bar fight unless you were drunk or a really lousy fighter.... huh.... dont you think thats taking it to extremes? I think anyone can get beaten in a bar fight- my training just gives me a better chance of making it out in one piece but not guarantees that I will win....