Kajukenbopr

Running, run a lot- it will give u endurance and help u lose weight. Stretch a lot , legs, arms, I cant really give u a workout instruction because 1) I dont know ur body type, 2) I dont know if you can take the training. But I recommend, doing all your Katas until you dont really have to think about them to do them right.Let your body feel the flow of the moves in the Katas, they flow nicely if you just relax a bit. But you have to do them over and over so they are a part of you and your movement. Also, practice your basic moves, over and over again- these tend to be flawed when neglected. They are just as important as any Kata. Ask your Master/Sensei/Sifu/ Instructor - however he is addresed as- and ask him what would be a good workout for you when you are training by yourself. --remember to run a lot--

Do a lot of repetition, and I mean a LOT. that gets you prepared and accustomed to doing the movement without having to think of what youre doing too much, it will come natural....

start out slow but do a bunch of repetitions until you have it perfectly well, then add more speed still doing a bunch of repetitions until you reach full speed. try not to start at full speed cause all you will do is get hit. Start slow and build up to your fastest reaction

if he starts naming all the types of karate he thinks are good or Kung fu styles that are effective, he wont be able to finish counting....... KArate en general!

I take a big steak sandwich a couple of hours before practice and Gatorade or Powerade just before practice

skip front kick, back-step side-kick "wheel kick and sidekick"

Actually, Ive read about water and Ki but I dont think a person can make a ball of ice from visualization and focusing Ki. However,if you want to see what we can really do, search for " Hado "- this form of Ki manipulation is scientifically proven but nothing as flashy as making ice. Not a big scale show of Ki but it does work and its proven.

TJS I'm not saying it doesnt work. I'm saying, if you can finish the fight by getting close and then get some distance is better than just staying too close until the person gives up or is defeated. I can and will use grappling any chance I get, as long as it is comfortable, but not my move of choice in most cases. Also, if it was an attack on the street, and the attacker has help, you cant really get too close to the attacker and forget about his friend/s .

Nope, learning WC doesnt take too long. What takes time is for the person to get comfortable with it and even so, a friend of mine showed me some moves and taught me how they did them in less than an hour, and I was able to use them in sparring. Mastering karate moves to fight effectively takes longer.... But maybe it varies from person to person.....

Every art in itself can be invincible if you train right- take jujitsu, for examle, when it first came out of Japan it was a "virtually impossible to defeat martial art" A lot of schools dont train like they should and give only part of the whole lessons making some jujitsu styles useless in a real fight.... However, if you reach mastery level in ninjitsu, the "profesor/shidoshi/sensei or however you want to call it, makes sure you are ready for any kind of situation and know everything about the art. Rarely can you see such strict Martial Arts masters/student relationship.

yes, I'm with you Sam easy and legal

if you don train in a good school........

No , I knwo the advantages of grappling , I just dont see the point of staying too close to the opponent for too long if I can just use something that will finish hiom up fast and end the fight. Also, if there was another attacker you cant stay too clase to one to fight the other

well, Japanese Jujitsu tends to(in a fight) get in finish off the oponent, and get out, as soon as possible without rushing too much. BJJ tends to hold on to the opponent in order to completely submit him-stays in trying to keep short distance fighting- most of the time wont let go until the attacker gives up or is defeated.

in Kajukenbo, the only MAster I recognize are the founders, and Siju Adriano Emperado from then on,students that train and teach

I think its more useful for competition, unless you are in a one-person fight. I would not train BJJ because I dont see the point in getting too close to an opponent, if you can control him from afar or just strike him down with some hits. you train in whatever style you wish to train in. dont let anyone tell u what you should train in.if you like it, be true to it.

Japanese Jujitsu is better for self defense than BJJ.

I'll stay with my kajukenbo and the arts that are part of it

as a martial art.... if it is what people watch on tv, i think its more of a show than actual martial arts. but if taken to real context if could get to be martial arts like judo........maybe.........you get the idea.... olympic wrestling- pretty much like a martial art though I dont see how many people would find it comfortable to fight like that to defend themselves. yes, a martial art....

well, ninjitsu is a pretty complex art. it can go to different stages which must be learned in order to be able to say you mastered it: 1. use of fingers(the fingers and nails get harder) 2.uniform-masks etc... 3.fighting-normal,groundfight,bonebreaking,throws,locks, strategy,etc. 4.weapons 5.stealth 6.military strategy 7.Vital points,accupunture,a form of chi/ki practice To master, this style requires from 7-10 years.Of course, it was a very traditional style which I learned this from, so it can vary from school to school. It is a pretty complete system- hard to beat, pretty near impossible-(if it is done as it should be). There are many books you can look up to learn more about this art.

you grab the neck and 2 choices: you could break it or just choke the oxigen from getting to the brain...

Jujitsu- all the way- better for self defense Aikido- if you want it for the art. Judo- if you just want to grab someone and throw him hard on the floor.

Kenpo(China /Japan)- most kicks are low, has throws, locks, a lot of fast punches. Most techniques react to the opponents movement.Focusing on projection(hitting with more power)and circular movements. Its fast striking techniques make a lot of movements into one technique which makes it devastating. Tae Kwon Do(olympic) - A lot of high kicks, no punching training at all. no locks, no grabs and no throws.they focus on speed and how high they can raise their kicks. Tae Kwon do (traditional)(from Korea) - pretty much like japanese Karate though it focuses more on the kicks. I cant really talk much about this art, all the people I know take Tae Kwon do it for sport. Karate(Japan) - very formal, strong hits, punches, all kinds of kicks(like in Tae Kwon Do) however, they are more selective as to when they use kicks.locks, throws. stances provide for rooting and power to attacks instead of more speed.

there are some KArate styles that are just as effective as Wing Chun-Isshinryu,Shotokan, Kenpo- to name a few. I'm not dismissing Karate- I love Japanese martial arts. However, training in Wing Chun can make someone a better fighter in less time. But as long as the KArate practitioner keeps gaining experience, he will be able to take control in a fight against Wing Chun.

Whenever and ALWAYS if your body is worrying you after practice, go ask your instructor and go ask a doctor. Maybe you could weather it, but in the end it could just end up hurting you.