Jiffy

I have experienced more than I wish to too. (mostly through security work)

Gee, thanks guys! **blush**

I, like many others would like to differ there. One of the elements of power is effeciency of movement, a swing has little. Although the leverage may feel faster, the reverse leverage placed on the should joint prevents it's ability to continue power through the target.

me neither

Glad to hear you had a great time. There is so much to learn and it is the journey of a lifetime! Welcome to Martial Arts!!

Nice Thought!

Definately the way to go!! Prevention always beats cure!

Ooooooo, another drummer!!! (well, a long time ago I was...) Haven't played a kit in about 6 years

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

That's because many people feel the ARE necessary. Not all, and obviously not you, but that doesn't mean that because you feel that way, that you are right. As you said, more than one way to skin a cat. So as not to ruin this thread, please start a new one with explanations to this one.... Correct, the only advantage is a lower centre of gravity.

For me, Martial Arts isn't so much what I do as it is who I am. I'm now 25 and started training when I was 6. It's just every day life for me, and I couldn't live without it.

Add: To wear a BB in a style you have not graded as such is insulting those who have. In our school, of which I am the co-founder, I am studying Jiu Jitsu under our chief instructor. Although I am a BB in Karate, and also the highest rank in the school (besides our chief instructor) doesn't mean I have a BB in Jiu Jitsu, so I wear my grade belt. Moreover: the guys I train along side are my students in Karate, but when it comes to JJ, I am no different to them.

Personally, I believe that your rank only applies to the style in which you learned it, and unfortunately, only if they choose to recognise it. It would be fair for a Emergency Department doctor to walk into a theatre and start cutting people up just because he is also a doctor. He is not a surgeon. Same field, different area. Same thing with MA

Go to any local supermarket, buy a jacket and take it to just about any embroidery shop....

In the words of Mr. Miyaki (KK, not real Miyagi).... "Have Been, Do Know" "staring down the barrel of a gun" - Been There "being held at knifepoint" - Done That (twice) PLUS had a car crash that could have easily been fatal, some how survived, also had a couple of very interesting motorbike accidents including coming off the road at over 100km/h. At the time of these incidents, the idea of death (in some cases) entered my mind and instilled a brief moment fear until the survival instinct kicked in and made me focus on what I needed to do. On a daily basis though, I do not get scared by the idea of death. By my definition... I was: fearing for my life/scared of dying (past tense) I am not: afraid of death (current tense)

PS - Happy Birthday

As previously mentioned, meditation is an art of selflessness. More so, it is an art of no judgement. Meditation serves not to make things good, but to remove good and bad from the equation all together and to see simply what is, without judgement. The mere fact that you are looking for a result rather than a process will limit you in your endeavours. Release the idea of arriving at power or nirvana and simply spend time contemplating. The moment you come to a conclusion, you have passed judgement and therefore, stopped your meditation. Arriving at a conclusion or producing a judgement freezes that thought in time whereas non-judgemental contemplation is never-ending.

True, but the difference between the "Untrained Eye" and the Martial Artist is the detail at which you analyse the technique. Hence my comment "In the big scheme of things" meaning that while there is a difference, it is minimal and only detailed analysis will reveal a difference. Therefore, the only difference is details.

Indeed you are correct. Hikite is one of the most important principles in Karate, it is the Ying and Yan of the technique. I don't think people forgot that, they were just focusing on a different aspect of the conversation.

I'd like to go out on a limb here and say that the people that don't do MA are actually right. In the big scheme of things, Karate and TKD are pretty much the same. Sure I think there are differences in the way they are taught in the mainstream, but with the massive crossover in techniques and principle coupled with the great variance in teaching styles, the combination could indeed by synonymous.

Although it doesn't mean you cannot follow through with a Jab, by definition of the word, Zorbasan is right. A jab means a quick piston type movement. For a "Power Jab" I don't think it's the same thing. It just a normal front hand strike. In Karate, we do use both, but they are called two different things. Bit like the backfist difference you described. To us, two different techniques.... Uraken (back fist) and Tetsui (bottom fist)

Please do. Will be interesting to see if you maintain your no MA attitude or if the bug bites quickly.

^^ Fantastic Post! So True!

Hehehehe, yeah. Glutten for punishment. Best way to learn though!

In the reality of combat, the difference in rotation will make little difference. Rotation is important to ensure a more powerful technique and to prevent injury to the tendons and ligaments, but correct distance and timing are more important. I wasn't going to mention this, but since it's come up here is a though of mine.... (please do not duplicate as I am including this in a book I'm writing) Power in a Martial Context is the relationship between the following elements.... M - Mass I - Inertia M - Muscle Tension E - Efficiency I won't expand just yet, but will instead leave that as food for thought and discussion.