Hobbes

I agree totally with menjo. Just thank the stars that you haven't needed to be in a real fight. For some of us, we haven't been so lucky. I'm just glad they can replace teeth and my scars fade really well.

sometimes circumstances do not permit you to bash the assailant's face in. I've trained several law enforcement personnel and what you find is that you have to do a lot of arm bars, etc... since beating the guy to a pulp is not an option in most cases, but even with that keep it simple and straight forward. For most who have trained in the MAs a long time, most have never needed to use it so they lack the experience of what its really like to restrain a larger, stronger and more agressive opponent. I used to work in mental health where a lot of people on drugs would come in aggetated for a manitory stay. One gets a lot of practice in said situations.

If I understand TheAnimal correctly, which is: Paraphrased of course -> Take care of business and for go the fancy stuff. Short and sweet and be done with it. If that is the case then I agree with him completely.

heh, I know you did Jack.

I see fighting as when I spar with friends, so we go full contact in every aspect. So fighting for me is a tougher sparing, thats how I see it. But yea, I know what your getting at. forgive me for using the word fighting a bit too loosely

I mean, look at what ever you have. Obviously we can't evaluate elbows with 99% of the footage... I would run out of partners really fast.. mostly because they would stay away lol.

I've done a fair amount of sports analysis, especially with some of the new cameras where you can slow it down significantly. To look at energy expenditures and general performance patterns a basic miniDV camera works really well. For high speed analyis I use the Basler A600 monochrome with a firewire enabled laptop. Some basic set up allows you to calculate velocities with markers but mostly just being able to see what's happening is a major step forward. Unfortunately normal cameras don't capture images fast enough to give you really clear pictures of high speed motions. Check out the camera at http://www.baslerweb.com/produkte/produkte_en_1455.php

Hmmm... partly from opinions of trusted others, and looking for patterns in video footage of matches I've been in as well as general class training. Counting the number of times I prefer certain sequences ect.. how often I like to get close to my opponent for a take down, arm lock and so on. I don't have enough footage to make a real assessment, but I have to agree with the results as surprising as some may be. We all do things out of habit so video is a really good tool.

doitashimashite

If you were to describe yourself, what type of fighter are you with regards to preferences, tactics, strategy etc...

I was asked this morning in my class what kind of fighter I was... I would have to say that I'm an opportunist. While I like to try to setup my opponent, I do what ever it takes. I have a prefernece for grappling, but when I think about it, a great deal of my takedowns end with kicks, just prior to a final submission or limb break.

Heh, yeah the place was a little hole in the ground... really out of the way. I had a guide find it for us, like most everything else. I can't say it was fun. Anyways, there was a line up of boxers, but unfortunately, I was bruised up pretty severly and I didn't want to spend my vacation looking like I just came out of a car accident. Frankly, I wasn't confident about the medical care either. His legs were stong but he was very slight in build. While I was in Japan I did the crazy thing of breaking multiple baseball bats with my shins, so his thigh, (just above the knee) was pretty soft in comparison. Perhaps I got really lucky, but after I hit him he couldn't stand on the leg. Massive charlie horse. I don't think what I did was very smart nor was it very fun.

I have some first hand experiences with that sort of thing... and I don't mean myself personally.

The 100% deal is far too Japanese for me. The idea is more tied to culture than reality. I've seen schools (English schools) teach their students in isolation and then release them into the wild with the expectation to perform flawlessly. I've had more than one encounter with a English student (Japanese) who was devastated when they found that they spent all this time learning Engurish then made lots of mistakes. Can only report what I've seen. There are lots of examples in many professions. I dealt with Doctors and Engineers mostly. That's another story. masters didn't get it right 100% of the time.. just more often than the rest of us.

Yes I was referring to a front snap kick exclusively. A thrust kick is a push motion, as apposed to a throw motion.