bushido_man96

If you don't have much experience already, learning on line will be really tough. I won't say it can't be done, because anything is possible, even though many Martial Artists have a hard time accepting the idea of using our current technology to learn ancient fighting styles. The main problem that will come of learning this way is the lack of feedback from a qualified instructor. This can lead to bad habits being reinforced early and often, which is never a good thing. Its also hard to tell if you are doing something wrong if you aren't sure how to do it right in the first place. With that all said, I won't say it isn't possible. But, I do think it would be the longer road to hoe.

With my very, very, VERY limited knowledge of any grappling, I can really appreciate this statement. In fact, it kind of helps simplify things, at least in theory, when it comes to grappling. I am not good at it, and I do realize that grappling is the single biggest hole I have in my MA knowledge. This helps to kind of put being in guard into perspective for me, and if I think of it this way when I train, maybe it will help in the long run. Thanks, guys.

Very good! I do some 2 on one with my police officers. Seems prisoners and gangs are teaching each other one go high, one go low, take the officer down, take their weapon and use it on the them. Seems to me the most practical tools are some really good foot work, boxing with some elbows, a little Greco and great leg defense. Keeping the two in line making one useless to the other. Not necessarily in that order. Agreed! It's funny how something that works tends to show up in several martial arts. This is the way we trained it in TKD, Shotokan, Aiki Jujitsu, BJJ and Chuan Fa. Good footwork and try to stack the opponents. Not to mention trying to get the heck out of the situation as quickly as possible. Yep, if the tactics are good and sound, they tend to show up across the board. The truth tends to reveal itself.

Here's a list to start from: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=Martial+Arts+schools+in+Vancouver,+BC&fb=1&gl=us&hq=Martial+Arts+schools&hnear=Vancouver,+BC,+Canada&view=text&ei=i79wTO3TMYH_nAfqndz0Bw&sa=X&oi=local_group&ct=more-results&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQtQMwAA I just googled it, in case you need the list again.

You can be a good talker but a bad singer I'm not even sure I'm what you would call a "good" talker. I can cuss like a sailor, though....does that count for something?

I'd say that's accurate, Brian, and I'm going to make sure I see The Hobbit when Ian McKellan revives his role as Gandalf the Grey. It's expected to be out in 2012. But back to analogies . . . I hope to see it, too. I wonder if they'll backtrack and try to do The Simarillion as well? Anyways, back on topic, again...

So . . . - Would you say, RW, that if we extend what you've said about a conversation (real fighting) going wrong, it's like having an argument? - While kumite, which has rules, is like formal debate, which also has rules? - And kata is as a song whose words are carefully chosen, expected to be pondered, and meant to convey a message?I like the analogy; you obviously gave it a lot of thought. I just wanted to go with the flow of it. Yup! I came up with the analogy because I was singing a song in a different language that I don't speak, whiel following the lyrics (and translation) in youtube. I realized I could actually sing the song now without looking at the lyris, and I even knew the words and meaning of the song... but that doesn't mean I can speak the language And with that thought in mind, I think of the threads in the past on the "importance" of the language used in MA classes...English, Japanese, Korean...etc...

Its semantics. In actuality, I think the term edge-of-the-hand strike would best describe it, because it just says what part of the hand you are striking with. The action one uses when striking, like to the neck, is not like that of a sword or knife, because when you use either, you must have a drawing motion of the blade in order to produce the cut. There is no drawing motion in these strikes. More accurate describing the motion would be that of the chop of an axe. Just my thoughts.

I'm sorry to hear you failed, but I do like your positive attitude towards the situation. Keep that up, and you'll make it eventually.

I'd seen bits on that before. The only problem with the way they train is that their main focus is on entertainment, and little of what they do actually translates into what my limited study would show to be practical sword applications. But I agree with him...it would be a fun job to do.

8-19-10 Finished up push day from yesterday, doing triceps. Jogged mile in 12:10, then stretched.

Cool. Thanks for elaborating.

Wouldn't the Simarillion actually be the prequel to The Hobbit, which is the prequel to The Lord of the Rings? Sorry, maybe I'm splitting hairs...and going off topic...

When you see anything coming out of Black Belt Magazine, you have to look at is half advertisiment, and half endorsement. That's the way I look at it. And it isn't bad, and I'm sure Thompson has done some things to effect the MA community. But, it will depend on the demographics of the area involved, and each one will have different people who affect them differently. In the end, the endorsements help make those decisions for publications like this.

Half lotus...have to try that. I have a problem of when I sit cross-legged, one of my feet will fall asleep.

Man, I feel guilty because I haven't run at all this week. Been lifting so much, time cuts in. 8-18-10 Push day, doing shoulders. Workout got cut short and didn't get to triceps. Bummer.

I would not be so quick to rule out sport Martial Arts. The training that they do will usually be high impact, with lots of fight training, and definitely some contact. You'll learn to actively defend against someone whose goal is to knock you down, as opposed to being a passive partner allowing you to accomplish a technique. Look into all options before shutting any down.

Sounds like your school was represented very well. Congrats!

In DT at the academy and in some PPCT classes, we've done an angle kick that can be pretty nasty. I've been knocked down by one, and that was holding a pad for the kick, too.

Its good to see you back, Baron! Its good to see you back to training, too. I have always thought that Boxing would be fun to do, although I would have a tough time with competing, I think learning the techniques would be great, and the conditioning as well.

Yes. South Korea is pretty much WTF, whereas North Korea is essentially ITF.

The main knock on Aikido is the training methods involved in some schools. They don't focus enough on applications outside what they work from their traditional attacks, and rely too much on the other person's energy at times. There are some really good things to learn from Aikido. Making sure to find more practical ways to train the applications can help immensely.

Nice thought, Shorikid.

Welcome to KF!

The sad fact of the matter is that the farther back you go, the harder it is to find records of who did what and when. Being able to trace down one person like that gets harder and harder, the more obscure they get.