elbows_and_knees

like I said before - hard to soft, sort to hard. A palm heel to the gut won't do too much. you may want to use them both... another issue is that of speed and versatility. I can't imagine throwing an uppercut with my palm, and it would be virtually useless for body shots to the lower torso. It's just a tradeoff dictated by where you like to strike, I suppose.

not really... I find it funny how a lot of people say that though. while it is hard work, it has nothing to do with what the west knows as kung fu. If I'm not mistaken, they don't use that term as much in china - chuan fa - fist art - is more prevalent.

it sounds like he is an anime fan... he's wondering if different schools have been brought into existence and are decipherable by their techniques. For all you anime fans, think rurouni kenshin. For you non-anime fans, think kung fu. when you see upright stances, speed and longer range techniques, you think longfist. when you see the upright stance, circling footwork and palms out, you think bagua. When you see stomping and powerful short range techniques, you think baji. This is what he is talking about. Are there sword styles that can be categorized in a similar way. My guess is that you can no longer do that. Why? most of the once existent styles are now dead.

I have been training for over 20 years. however, I currently train in multiple styles, several days per week. I'm training / teaching thai boxing 4 days per week in a judo class 2 days per week in a capoeira class 2 days per week. in bjj / submission wrestling 2-3 days per week.

I don't think mere consent would be enough. if you're putting people in someone where they can die, they would likely need to sign a waiver - a lawyer would have to draw one up.

if you fight thai, you need to be able to clinch. period. however, you don't want to mimic their strategy - they picked something that worked for them -you pick something that works for you. Being that you are short limbed, you may not be able to use the teep to probe and to keep people off balance, but you can use it defensively - to stop them from coming in - then you can clinch and knee. But, like I said, find what works for YOU.

yeah, basically. There are some good running programs around the net. Do you have a specific program now, or do you just run how and when you feel like it?

the only thing I kick are bags and pads. start high and work your way down - all of the material settles at the bottom of the bag, so it's hardest down there. That's all I kick, and my shins are fairly hard - kicking and taking kicks are second nature - it doesn't hurt at all. Most of the thai boxers I know do the same thing - And we all fight thai.

I'm not saying it doesn't have it's uses. but it has plenty of drawbacks - for all fighters, boxers included. Boxers are quite used to it though - it was actually popularized by a boxer. He kept that hand low so he could throw flicker jabs... I can't remember which boxer it was - I think it was spinks. RJJ does it also. And as we've seen recently, it's gotten RJJ knocked out. I say it's bad form because the face is unprotected. you can keep the shoulder raised to protect the chin - like a boxer would do it - but the mojority of the face is still unguarded.

it's still sloppy and bad form. he may be able to get away with it on his students - but he may not be able to with someone of equal and greater skill - they will exploit the opening. I can hold my hands low against the guys I train - I do it on purpose sometimes to get them to learn to recognize openings - but I cannot do it against my coach - he will tear me apart. Some just naturally gifted athletes, like RJJ can get away with it, but the average person doesn't have RJJ's ability.

you are in the street though - you have no clue what training this guys has. as for your defense to the takedown, neither will work effectively, because first you need to get out of the way of the attack. When he shoots, you sprawl. THEN you worry about knees.

get fit fast? what are you talking about?

1. bruising is bad as it is counter productive to conditioning. When people just knock shins, they are more likely to end up bruising themselves. 2. they say that rolling the pin up and down your legs breaks capillaries and such in your shin 3. your shins likely won't be any harder than the person who kicks the hard end of a heavy bag everyday.

in general, punching doesn't set up slipping - slipping sets up counter punching. I may lead with a jab so that I may get a step closer to you, but I have to wait for you to make an opening in order to slip inside. that opportunity is when you throw a punch. I can slip inside of it, getting closer to you, and return a punch of my own, after which the rest of my infighting follows. when you are talking about infighting, having the guard extended as you do when you are further away makes it A LOT easier for someone to get a punch in on you. by keeping the fists in tight, you are protecting your face - pretty much the only easy open target is the forehead. this makes it easier for you to slip in, only risking minimal damage, as you can shake off solid shots to the forehead pretty easily.

that's too broad of a generalization. WAY too broad. heck, k-1 is rooted in kyokushin, no?

from the book of matthew: "But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and a scrip, and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one."

Not anymore. in the spirit of keeping the action going, they stand the fighters back up way more often now. This is especially true in small time shows.

I'd do both. since I currently compete standup anyway, I'd be used to k-1, and my grappling experience would help in mma. my standup is better than my groundwork though - I'd definitely do better in k-1.

seen in more places than that. in pancrase, closed fist strikes aren't allowed. watch some of those. Specifically, watch some of bas rutten's matches. He is a master of the palm strike.

you are supposed to hit hard things with it... it's safer for YOU that way. The old saying is hard to soft and soft to hard. In other words, you use a hard surface - like your fist - to hit soft areas like the stomach. Use a soft area - like the palm - to hit something hard, like the skull. How many times have you heard of people breaking their hand from hitting somone in the forehead, jaw, wtc? there is a reason for that - hard against hard, and it's possible that the hardest thing will win. a palm won't do much damage to the stomach area, but it can be devastating on someone's face. That said, no, I wouldn't say the palm heel is overrated. It's a great tool to use, if you know where and how to use it.

Where is jasonville? I was in indianapolis last night - I've got a lot of family in nap, hammond and gary.

if they are that eager to learn, tell them to go to your school. friends training friends doesn't always work out, for reasons you stated. After they start, sure, train with them, but I personally wouldn't teach them.

not really. when tyson slipped inside, he just kept his elbows in and his guard up.... His coach at the time taught him something which he called the peek a boo guard.

Yeah, I see what you're saying. Anything is about target selection. But I have a greater chance of injuring myself on a missed spearhand than I do on a missed punch, which is my point.

my church did the same. I'm 27, no preacher, but assist in the youth bible study classes. They have asked me to teach judo and muay thai classes, but require that I tie the training in with biblical lessons.