Kajukenbopr

maybe I'll have luck with people from the UK.........

dont you think dismissing the word of a doctor might not be good advice?

well, I think that you shouldnt be trying to take 2 martial arts at teh same time for teh following reasons: 1. the material is not the same for both 2. your training gets backed out because you keep mixing the 2(which is not necessarily true always) 3. When you get the chance to fight you might get tangled between the 2 styles and in that indesicion, get beaten.Or you start mixing the 2 and could either make it better or worse for your fight. 4. (the most important for me) your Sensei/Sifu is not likely to agree. most masters like to feel loyalty from their students.

I used to have really bad knees, the type that made a horrible sound whenever i moved them. Now, thanks to some Tai chi excercises, I can move again and I feel great. My recommendation to you- Tai chi will help you get your leg strength up again, probably even stronger than it was in the first place.

i was a bit late with my message oh well

Might not be anything bad, maybe you overworked it somehow. In any case, get it checked with a doctor just in case, you dont want to be stuck with a leg injury that will leave you defenseless.

Western training is the normal kind of excercise everyone knows: push-ups,abs workouts. weight training,running.These excersises require extra weight and can cause the person doing them to tire out rather fast. Eastern training would be excercises like Tai chi, Chi Kung, meditation, Ba Dua Jin....etc-Some styles from Japan only required for the student to train with a sword and meditate to achieve their physical condition. These kind of excercises do not necessarily need extra weight and can be practiced for longer periods without tiring too much. Which do you practice and why? Do you feel it is effective for your martial arts training or do you wish you could achieve more?

I say illegal for 2 reasons: if you train for sport, u probably arent accustomed to kicking so low 2nd, you are most likely going to hurt that person when those kicks land....seriously hurt someone if you break up the knee. jsut make sure there arent any cops around....

lol, yeah, just get to Puerto Rico and we'll give it a go

I have to disagree with you in your comment on Wing Chun. Wing chun is a really good style for self defense; I've sparred with a friend who practices it, and even though he was in a really bad shape, he was able to defend himself well- he knew his stuff; he didnt excercise is all.

It is very effective though it has some weaknesses that need to be straightened out before using it to defend yourself well. but it seems I'm a bit late answering this...

kenpo is great for self defense. jujitsu is really good. kajukenbo is self defense only Krav Maga(hope I spelled it right) is also self defense only. Muay thai is born from self defense.

2 things to do: like Straight Blast said - let him get all tired and then attack or, if you are with someone- girlfriend, wife, son- and dont have time to see how harmful he can be, illegal kicks: genitals, knees, ankles.any of these should work...

I'd like to sparr with a muay thai fighter to be sure. that should be a fun and enlightening experience...

well, I train in kajukenbo- the whole idea is to be able to hold your own in a street fight, so I'd day I could hold my own against an average fighter. However, I dont get a chance to sparr full contact often. It depends on the circumstances...... but it is safe to say that if the fighter does not train to fight, he will have a hard time with me.

Da Cheng Chuan or the "Great Accomplishment", which trains in a Chi Kung Style of Zhan Zhuang (Standing like a tree) is considered one the most powerful, if not the most powerful of the Chinese martial arts. However these styles are not very known, to my knowledge. Has anyone heard of this style? I have only encountered 2 books on the subject and no practitioners nearby- however, there are practitioners in UK and China. I would like to ask if anyone knows of this style. 1. What do you think of the style? 2. Were you able to experience this style's power? I am currently training in Zhan Zhuang by myself and would like to see if anyone else has info that we can share.

for a beginner, I wouldnt recommend it because the practitioner would need to understand some of the concepts to actually defend himself(after learning pushing hands) until learning everything well, you should not try to use it to defend yourself with tai chi because you could hurt yourself.

Well its actually spelled Kajukenbo and like MR Mike said, its a part of our style. Its Chuan Fa Kung Fu which helps unite the various attacks together in a way that it flows into one another without the need for stopping. Also, it opens the door for the practitioner to search for certain training options in Kung Fu like Tai Chi or Chi Kung. Also, it helps on style.

well, Kajukenbo is a style which trains in karate, jujitsu, judo, kenpo, and kung fu- it was made for streetfighting and the techniques learned are made to take down any kind of attacker.Also, it can be modified for tournaments though it's not done often. However, I wouldnt call it perfect other than in the sense that I love it for myself. Other people might think their styles are pretty perfect for them.

Chuan Fa - Kung Fu part of Kajukenbo and Zhan Zhuang training for Da Cheng Chuan(Chi Kung)

maybe it depends on who uses the style...?

Im not sure about tang soo do.... but I'm pretty sure that muay thai and wing chun are pretty effective in a street fight since I've practiced with a friend who's in wing chun and even though he was in the worst physical condition I've seen, he was still able to defend himself really well. We all know muay thai is strong....

well, as a general guideline for self defense: 1. act to defend yourself 2. I'f you couldntovercome your oponent,try to analyze the style. 3. learn to notice weak points in the opponent's style. 4. defend yourself or get out of a dangerous situation-(better alive than dead) Study a lot, not so you know a lot of styles, but to master the one you know.