johnnymac

God I would love to see that. The BJJ that i did (and I hold a Nidan in BJJ) the first thing we always did was try to get your opponent into the guard. But back to the question at hand. I would stay away from the traditional Jujitsu's if you can, try something more standupish if you think there are going to be multiple people. Last thing you would want to do with several people is go to the ground with one of them while his buddies kick your ribs in. Sad but true.

I don't see why everyone is drilling this poor kid. If he kicked the dude in the face, then good on him. Why is everyone dwelling on this so much?

Silat is from all over the place. I was under the impression that it was originally from Malaysia.

I can't help much with the TKD, but there is a Saishu Ryu dojo on Fort Meade. This is where I train at. Saishu Ryu is very reality based and highly effective, so if you are even in the mood to try something a little different you should come by. Also our instructor (Sensei Boyd White) was trained by the system's founder. John

it depends on the flavor of jujitsu you are taking. Traditional Japanese Jujitsu was more like wrestling with no real strikes or anything. (Gentleman's rules). Brazilian Jujitsu goes to the ground to quickly, and if there are multiple people it doesnt work well to be on the ground with one guy while his buddy kicks your ribs in. I would probably go with the Shotokan training if I was you. It's more standupish and if there are multiple people you will do better.

Meijin isn't to shabby. My belt is an embroidered Meijin Satin. It's pretty nice. I'm happy with it.

You should get ahold of Jon Keeling. He is a traditional JKA karate instructor in San Fran. His website is jkasv.com. Great technician, and if you are looking for someone traditional and strict to work with you should seek him out. John

I'm on Matsukaze kata. It's one of the ones we have for Nidan.

Well I don't think that I will see Karate in the olympics in my lifetime. Karate is still not quite a sport. Especially for the traditionalists. Shotokan would be the natural choice for rules and whatnot. It has been marketed more as a sport than an art, and it has the clearest set of Kumite rules. Johnny

you ever think about doing Saishu Ryu? The kata are very similar to Shotokan, and the escapes and throws are easy to pick up. Doshu would probably even keep you at the Shodan level if you crossed over. If you are interested in this just send me a private message, I'll send you our regional head's email address.

Usually it's not the style that resolves a fight. It's usually the person who is using it who makes it work. Some people have come to my class knowing Shotokan and they couldn't even take a hit, then some of the other Shotokan guys have done well. It all comes down to the individual.

Kisei Fuse is the 10th Dan in charge of Seito Shorin Ryu Karate. He is pretty well known and well respected in the MA community.