bushido_man96

It can be tough to break ties with those who we feel have become a part of our lives. But, in the end, its important to make a decision that you will benefit from. Sometimes, it can be a hard choice. You could speak with your instructor and tell her your thoughts; this may help you feel better about your feelings, especially by being up front about them. In the end, the choice is yours alone, and it really isn't for anyone else to say if it is right or wrong.

I don't train in Karate, but I have trained in Aikido, which uses seiza, and at advanced ranks, has defenses performed from seiza position. I still don't care for it. Its uncomfortable, and places strain on my knees I really don't need. I just don't care for it. If some do, that's fine. Its just not for me.

Make sure you are getting your base foot pivoted around to between 90 and 180 degrees. This will help open your hips up as well.

A few things to offer. 1, yes, LEO's get to carry guns, but we don't get to use them for every scenario. 2, after the guy had the suspect locked up, I'm not sure what assistance his partner could have offered that wouldn't have been more of a hinderance to him.

Watching this shows me how much I really don't know about what's going on in there. So many subtle details to learn.

I didn't vote, as I have no real experience in the BJJ game to realize if what I am saying in regards to them, in learning, training, or executing, would be factual or not. With that said, I can see the arguments for the article writer, and that tallgeese makes. Therefore, I think meeting in the middle would provide the answer for both: 1. Train these techniques. Do so under very close supervision, and in a very controlled setting, like in some series that would end in a leglock. That way, students get used to seeing them, feeling them, and doing and defending them. 2. Use rules in rolling/sparring to restrict them from certain ranks, unless you plan to spend time on them specifically, to work them out, and there again, make sure to slow it down, and keep everyone in check in the sparring. Now, like I said, I have no experience in BJJ, so I could be blowing a lot of smoke here, because saying is a lot easier than doing. But I know if it were me, I'd like to be learning everything that I could, and defend everything that I could.

I agree that burnout can be a factor to consider. However, I think you've made a step in the right direction by limiting to 60 days; you know there is an end, and therefore, I think you can keep yourself motivated through that end. As far as overtraining goes, your body will tell you that. Soreness will be natural, and should pass after the first week, most likely, as your body adjusts. The body is quite capable of amazing things. The mind usually gets in the way. But, if you find yourself sore for a month or so, and your technical training suffers to the point where you could be risking injuring yourself or a training partner, then you are likley overtraining, and should take some days to rest and recover. Then, you may need to re-evaluate your training regimine to something your body can handle.

What do you mean by "all the right techniques?" This jumped out at me, and I would like to hear your elaboration.

I've had the run through of pepper spray. I will never carry it, or ever try to use it. I just don't think it is that reliable. I don't have anything against not hurting someone as much as possible, however, if someone puts my safety at stake, I will surely not hold their's in high regard.

Thanks! Its always good to follow up> Yes it is. It helps me to make sure I'm being honest with myself, and keeping myself in check.

Totally agree. without the technique being varified by a qualified instructor as Injuries can occur etc. body mechanics work in a different way than the best discription! Application of techniques HAVE to be able to be changed as you can't guarantee where your attacker will "land" I don't disagree with you guys here. But, if there is no other choice but to learn from media of different kinds, or don't learn at all, what would you do? Not learn at all? Not even try?

It is hard for us to know what the approaches of the styles around you are. There may be a very combative-oriented TKD school, or an Olympic-style sparring one. The Hapkido school may be right up your alley, or you may find it gets too fancy. MMA sparring may be what you are looking for in hand-to-hand interaction with other participants, but they may have competition goals you don't share. My point is this. If you want to try something different from your current style, go watch any classes that you can in your area to see if anyone is offering what you seek. We can all banter here and tell you what we do, or prefer, but we can't help you with what's in your area. Only you can go do the leg work to check them all out. If I were you, that's where I would start. Let us know how your search goes, and welcome to KF.

I believe balance refers mainly when a body is static. To retain balance in motion requires agility, I remember my basic sports performance pedagoy. Therefore, I feel that this can only be achieved by practicing techniques while opposing forces are messing with us. I think if we don't establish balance, then it is difficult to establish an effective defensive posture. Hard to block shots while you are falling down. I feel this again can be mainly affected through agility training. After all, a fight isn't like playing solitare. Lack of preparation in any juncture places the blame squarely on our own shoulders. By practicing against opposing forces and learning to maintain agility, we can help ourselves minimize the times when it is our fault, and help us learn how to recover.

If I got the supplies for my own home dojang, I'd be stoked.

The good news, Bob, is that the NFC East is so up in the air that they have as good a shot as the Giants at making it in.

When was the last time you tried to be "gentle" in a fight or confrontation? Did it work well?

Mirrors on a wall or two, some nice floor mats. That's it.

Thanks everyone!

Do you think Karate would be better without it? If so, I'd like to understand your reasoning why. Sojobo I do, because I think that there are more important positions to develop skills from than being on the knees. I also think that just because it was a popular way to sit in the days of feudal Japan, doesn't necessarily lend itself to being meaningful in our current day and age. I've real all you've said about it developing posture and what not, but in using some of tallgeese's examples of other styles that don't train it, I don't think it adds anything of value that can't be learned by observing proper posture in other combative stances and positions.

Another way to put it to practice is to have a partner practice the movements slowly with you, so you can get a better feel in reacting to someone else's stimuli.

I thought the force used was spot on. Unfortunately, the general public has a "freak out" affect when they see someone else messing with someone's neck/throat area. They don't understand, and are used to seeing the way violence is portrayed on TV and whatnot. I think this guy would have no trouble being able to justify his actions in court, with no repercussions. As for the comments posted afterwards, I'd render a guess that most of them are from people who have never tried to control and detain someone before, especially in an LE scenario. Cops never win in situations like this, because the general public is pretty much naive in regards to what we have to do when dealing with people, and how our hands are tied in actually dealing with them. By putting an actively resisting suspect to sleep, you neutralize that threat in its entirety, and the guy will likely have very little, if any, injury to show for it. And if he holds rank in BJJ, he can likely articulate how he knows when to release a choke. It also appeared that he knew something about how to revive someone, helping his case further, in my opinion. As for cuffing him from behind goes, that is exactly what I would do with someone, especially after they run. Even after they stood him up, he still showed that he was agitated, and showed signs of futher resistance. Cuffing behind takes away options he has. And it is much easier to cuff an unconscious subject than a resisting suspect, and by cuffing while unconscious, he probably did the suspect a favor by eliminating the chance for him to struggle while being cuffed, and thus injuring himself further. Kudos to this guy. This should be used as training footage for proper use of head and neck restraint techniques and tactics for LEOs.

If you have two days dedicated to recovery, that will help. I'm not sure I would do low-intensity anything on those days, except for some stretching. Just rest, especially if you are going to be doing that much dojo time on the other days. But, if you feel that you are overtraining, by all means back off a day, or even a session during one of your days. It would be a blast to be able to train that much.

Hehe..yeah, I probably would have give a little extra, too. Does that mean we are bad people? Or that we are just trying to re-check their ego? And soothing our own...

That might be the million dollar question with no obvious answer. I agree. I've heard people say they are "starting a new tradition" at my daughter's high school. So, I'd say that tradition isn't necessarily based on the "age" of an activity, or how long it has been around, but more likely has more to do with the frequency and consistency it has been observed, and its part in a culture, perhaps.

Since I love to help the world, and don't like to see good things go to waste, I shall take up that which you cast off. But just to help the world. 12/21/2011 Deffley B (Dead lift day) Dead lift: warmup: 135x5, 225x5, 315x3; work: 390x5x3 Push press: warmup: 45x5, 65x5, 85x3, 95x2; work: 140x5x5 I am stoked to see I am repping out only 10 lbs under what I set for my 1RM goal for dead lift for the year. Can't wait to hit my max out session! Back feels so sore all over from that session. I love it!