bushido_man96

A very nice article. Thanks for sharing this with us. This is a very good point. I have never really thought about it, but you are right; the longer you try to hold someone in a lock, then the more of a chance you run of them beginning to squirm out of it. Even if it does hurt them some, escape may be their priority. It can also get tiring to hold a lock for a prolonged period of time. I found this out the other night at work, when I had to work my thumbs out for a while before I could even write with my pen again.

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Thanks for the link.

You might try something called "Goof off." I've heard of it, and I think it does a pretty good job of taking things like that off. Worth a shot.

Thanks for the thoughts so far, everyone. Good posting. I may dig the book out and find something else to poke and prod at.

That's a good point that you make, Tony. I think that many times MA students get caught up in needing an instructor in order for anything that they learn or do to be considered legitimate. I think that self-discovery through training without an instructor to lord over you to make sure you do this "right" or that "right" can be a very liberating experience.

We also use a lot of hip twist in our school, and no sine wave. I think the main reason that we don't have a sine wave motion is because our GM was originally trained in the WTF style forms, most like the Palgwes, but I am unsure. So, we use a lot of hip, and no sine wave.

Cheers anyway, I'll thank Mr Ohgami for you personally next time I train with him WNM Sounds great.

I am a bit doubtful of this though. It is a strategy we also tell beginners but if you are fighting a competent fighter then circling to the back puts you at risk of any spinning type techniques off the the back leg, back kick, hook kick etc. You'd be moving into the line of power of those kicks as well as moving yourself away from the open side and the majority of targets. It is something to try but I'd be wary of how your opponent reacts to this because you could end up in a worse off position. I think that if you move towards the back, you can cut off some of the momentum of these techniques, and if you cut close, not allowing too much distance, then it will be tough to execute those techniques. I do think that it is worth exploring both sides of this; defending those attacks, and trying them out to a side-stepper.

This is an interesting way to view this subject. Thanks for pointing it out like this; it gives me a visualization, anyways. Its kind of a funny one, too, because just this morning, I thought my bedroom door was open when I attemtped to walk through it....

Bowser as #1. Ahhhh, all is right in the video game world.

Welcome to KF, KyoSa Twigs.

Welcome, Tony. I rather enjoyed reading your descriptions above. Thanks for sharing them.

Here is the Defendo web page: http://www.defendo.com/ In the history section, it states that its roots are in Defendu (which is what I was thinking of when you mentioned it), which was put together by Willam E. Fairbairn. I'm not sure that a lot of Western MAist really care what the Eastern mindset is about what they may have put together. I just think we don't hear alot of hub bub out of them because they aren't concerned with touting their historical aspects, or spiritual development, and the like.

I enjoyed the movie, and my kids enjoyed it, as well. We went as a family, and I felt that it did have parts in it that both kids and adults could relate to. Good family movie.

That's pretty cool. Survival insticts at its finest.

Hehe, nice. I wonder if it does the "Mmmm, burger..." quote when looking for a place to eat?

Thats....interesting. I know I won't be taking any trips off that launch pad.

I went back home for 3 days, visiting my brothers and parents, and all of the family. We spent 2 days golfing, and we had a pretty good time (when I wasn't golfing like total crap, that is).

I hear ya. The most focused practice we could do was just get together and fight, and try to drill and such. We did't have many actual fight practices, just lots of fighting time.

Well, I don't do many around the head movements with weapons, so I don't face this too much. However, I do agree with isshinryu5toforever that it is important to become familiar with the weapon that you are using, and that this will assist in the decrease of hitting oneself in the noggin.

Thanks for the suggestion, tg.

6-19-09 MA Workout Combat Hapkido: 8:00 - 9:00. Worked on 2nd half of red belt material. Also worked some trapping drills. Weights Bench press: 235x5, 6 fail Row: 200x6, 7 fail Military press: 125x4, 5 fail Lat pull-down: 180x6, 7 fail Machine curls: 60x4, 5 fail Triceps push-down: 180x5, 6 fail Cable trunk twists: 90x10, 10 Decline abs: 22x20, 10 6-22-09 Push-ups: 25, 30, 25, 25 = 105 6-23-09 Combat Hapkido: 1:00 - 2:00. Did 30 minutes of trapping work, then worked on the first half of the red belt material. Push-ups: 3x25, during Hapkido session. Afternoon: Did some footwork drills in a parking lot, using the intersecting lines to do angle movement, and using the straight lines to move forward and back in back stance. I tried to focus on moving on the balls of my feet, and not going back on my heels.

Those are some good questions, but in the end, are they contradictory to each other? Most of those twirly speedy moves aren't fight applicable. So if that is the case, then is it necessary to try to practice them outside of the competition setting, with the competition bo?