elbows_and_knees

cma typically means chinese martial art. From the context of his post, I'm thinking he means it to be combat martial art. If this is the case, then he's wrong on that one - there is plenty of combat in capoeira.

Capojushu capoeira, judo and wushu

That may not be a bad thing. Your tae ki do school can sell taquitos for observers to snack on.

My understanding is different. Look at fight training. Much of the training is anaerobic. there is also an aerobic component. If they improved eachother, there would be no need to do both. And we see it all the time. A good example is tyson - very explosive, good anaerobic capacity. But aerobic conditioning factors in later in the fight - and how many fights has he won that went longer than about 6 rounds? Most of his fights were won between rounds 1 and 5. He's never had that aerobic capacity.

There are females in my grappling classes. I don't find it awkward at all, and neither do they. Awkwardness is a mental thing - your mind makes it so. If you merely perceive it as training, there is no awkwardness. Remember that the next time you work the triangle choke with a female partner...

I varies from person to person. Many people are obsessed like that merely because it's new. They then burn out and quit. Some keep the obsession, and some keep training, but tone it down some. I personally am obsessed. I have been for years.

yeah, the biggest factor here is age. That is one of the main reasons that I don't agree with having kids as teachers. Adults can have similar problems, but it's less likely, as adults tend to be less immature.

tkd, wushu, many northern chinese styles.

That may have been a loaded question, but I may have been the poster with the response you are looking for. I love martial arts and I love competing. I am also a bouncer at one of my downtown area's most popular night clubs, so I have to fight. MA helps with this immensely. So, I also train so that I can fight. spirituality is fine and good, but as has been stated, that can come from elsewhere - church, for example. That doesn't have to be part of MA training, and can actually get in the way, as it takes away from training time.

I've got pretty much everything sevenstar has. I also have cornerman's equipment, like ice bags, swells, gauze, etc.

all the short guy needs is good footwork. once he's in close, he has the advantage. A perfect example of this was mike tyson in his prime.

forget the fingertips - I'm talking about the impact on the joints - it's the same is when you stub your toe from running it into the bed, or jamming your thumb while catching a basketball.

it's not necessarily about proving a point. When people fight, they WANT to hurt you. if they want to hurt you, when you move back, they are going to follow. Why? because they have to be able to touch you in order to hurt you. We are talking fights, not sparring. If it's a real fight and he stops when you back off, then it's likely not that serious anyway. you can probably verbally end the confrontation. Also, if your footwork is correct, advancing does not leave you off balance.

That's pretty much the recipe for all of the 'original' jkd guys. ("high kicks" are from savate though, not kickboxing.) some of the newer camps, like SBG has eliminated trapping and chin na and put more emphasis on clinchwork and grappling.

then they need a gun. I know people in their 50's who kickbox. One of my judo coaches is pushing 80 and he still schools people. Which art he learns doesn't matter. When dealing with things like age and frailty, what matters is HOW you teach them, not WHAT you teach them. However, realistically, the old and weak person needs a firearm. If they are not weak or handicapped, that is different. Yeah, that's what I figured. And I still think it would be a joke. I wouldn't train a preacher any different than I would any other man. And I'm not a big fan of scenario training, for several reasons.

There has been bad blood between angolieros and regional guys too...

http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=319

Your partner SHOULD be a different person each time. That is good for several different reasons.

matter of factly, I have a pic in a book of a guy in a stance that for all practical purposes, was a back stance. One of his hands was also chambered low - it wasn't at the waist, but it was low. When have you seen thai boxers do that? That to me is an indicator of outside influence.

yeah, american kickboxing tends to teach the chamber - it's a derivative of karate, after all. Thai boxing doesn't teach it that way.

it's not necessarily jab / cross. He said his problem is that he can't land a punch after his jab. That tells me right off the bat that his problems are either distancing, predictability or angles.

No, if YOU do some research you will find that the history of thai boxing is very vague. Too many of the records were destroyed during wars with burma. Some say it was created by the southern chinese as they migrated. Some also make a claim that it is a distant desendant of wing chun. Some say it was actually created by the burmese and others by the kmer. When you think about it though, there wasn't always a thailand, was there? people immigrated there from other parts of asia. It therefore stands to reason that it was created by another culture and was changed over time. That said, thai boxing IS thai - that is the sport that was created in the 1920's. It is the other ancient muay - thai boxing's predecessors - that are likely not originally thai styles.

I haven't read this thread yet, so it may have been said, but you can't put the mcschools out of business. Why? because there is a market for them. There are more people who want that than there are who want real training. Not only that, but there are people at these places who think they ARE getting real training and don't know the difference... there are probably some on this forum. A good marketing strategy wouldn't put the good schools on even ground either - there aren't enough people interested in good training to equal their numbers.

have you seen chai sirusute? And at his age, he can still kick butt. Also, I know a guy that celebrated his 50th bday by fighting a kickboxing match. Exactly what is this age you are referring to?