bushido_man96

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?

I don't know about that, Bob. Does it destroy the integrity of the tournament, or is it a chance to show integrity by not being biased when it comes to judging your own students? After all, isn't integrity one of those tenets that many MA instructors preach in their moral ethics portion of the classes?

Not that you created it, but you did suggest it, and I think it would be a good way to start classifying. Good suggestion.

It is isn't it?... I Have been bogged down with work the last few weeks so haven't been able to train, so I can tell you that I envy everyone that has. So yep, don't take it for for granted I say. WNM I've been bogged down with injury this last few weeks, and I don't like how that is slowing down my training time, either. Also the older I get, the busier I get with other things, so for all of those that get to train 4 or 5 days per week, don't take it for granted!

I'm not sure where I'd be without the Martial Arts. I met my wife in my TKD school, so that might have turned out differently. I've done it for so long that I can't imagine not doing it in some capacity. It has really changed the way I look at things, being aware, contemplating how I would approach different scenarios, and things like that. I try to think with an MA mindset all the time, geared toward the physical aspects, for the most part.

I think that WNM has a good suggestion here. I imagine just with these two classifications, you could get a lot of writing material for hand techniques. Applications, what and why, of each of these two types might be a good place to start.

That sounds great, tallgeese. I know that just the monthly grappling sessions that I have been involved with have helped my ground knowledge out a lot. Getting a regular class in should be great. Let us know how it goes for you.

Just to be able to train is a privilege, and one that all experiencing it should be thankful for.

Very interesting. I thought there would be more names on there that I would recognize, but its nice to know that hypes and busts have been around a long time.

A reunion would be kind of cool to see. I remember watching that show after I got home from school when I was younger.