bushido_man96

Joe is right; the more you go, the better, especially early on in your career. There is so much to learn and get used to, that it can be kind of overwhelming. Going 2 times a week should provide a noticible difference. I am also glad to hear that you are sticking with it. Quitting is the easy thing to do; so congrats! Believe it or not, this kind of thing happens to a lot of us, so just stick with it, and things will get better.

I think the key is to be able to articulate that you were fearful of an impending attack. Looking for physical clues like the clenching fists, clenching jaws, and moving into your personal space. Can you talk everyone down? Maybe. At what point do you go the other way? I think it depends on how threatened that you feel.

Hmm, crazy. At any rate, it'll set up the rematch. Hughes even chimed in on GSP feeling greasy. I wouldn't think that GSP would do something like that. Perhaps he is just naturally slippery?

I was at a tournament over the weekend and I definitely agree with you on this. As for your sensei judging in your ring well my sensei has had to do that and he was very fair if not harder on his students. Seeing as we are discussing politics in tournaments and all that, isn't this a bit of a problem, as well? I think that as an instructor, it is important to not be harsher on your students when judging, but to be just as fair with them as you are with the rest of the competition. Now, if you do score your students well, because they do well, then be prepared to answer any questions as to why you scored the way you did. In the end, by being harsher on your own students, I don't think it solves any problems; it just compounds them.

As a military officer, don't you consider some of what you do Martial Arts oriented? It may not be all hand-to-hand, but it is something.

This topic was touched on lightly in another thread, but I thought it might be worth its own discussion, so I'll attempt it here. Efficiency and effectiveness do not always go hand in hand. In the thread where this popped up, the flying side kick was used as an example. A flying side kick can be a very effective kick, when it comes to generating power; its a popular Martial Arts demo break, especially when done flying over human objects. This break is actually a requirement for my dan gradings. However effective the flying side kick may be at dishing out punishment, it doesn't necessarily make the technique all that efficient; it requires serious considerations in distance, timing, and opportunity to set up and deliver. The jab, on the other hand, is a very efficient tool, but it may not be considered the most effective tool out there; not many knockouts result from the standard Boxing or MMA jab. But, it makes up for its lack of effectiveness with its efficiency; opportunity, timing, distance, etc. Its a lot easier to jab an opponent 14 times, then it is to even land one flying side kick. So, when it comes to efficiency vs. effectiveness, what are the deciding factors in the end? A lot of things are going to play into it, from the opportunities presented, to the targets available, and how they relate to timing, distance, opponent's reactions, etc. I hope this brings some good stuff; I open the floor to you!

Criminal activity and "make sense" don't really go together, though. Just the other day, right next door to me, someone broke into the house, stole a bottle of hydrocodone, and made off with it. They didn't take anything of value otherwise; just the prescription narcotics that they can sell for around $25 a pill.

2-4-09 100 Push-ups Week 4, Day 1: 18, 22, 16, 16, 25 = 97. Being sick this week has really thrown off my schedule, but I thought I would just repeat week 4 this week and next. It won't hurt, that's for sure.

I'm there with ya, Patrick. Congrats, Steelers fans.

Man, they'll do this kind of thing for just about anything, won't they? But hey, its for the love of food, right!

That is pretty cool. You can now buy your own piece of pop-culture.

I would not want to get too deep into a stance, because I want to be able to get out of it efficiently.

I think that this is a sorely lacking area not taught much in D-Tac, at least from what I have seen. We work all the time on one-on-one stuff, but there is so many times that we have someone there to help, that if you don't know how to work together, you can end up getting in each other's way. I would love to see more co-op stuff in D-T. 2-4-09 Back on the horse, kind of... 100 Push-ups Week 4, Day 1: 18, 22, 16, 16, 25 = 97. Alternating front kicks: 3x20, done between push-ups sets. Weights Bench press: 195x9, needs to go up Seated cable row: 170x7, 8 fail Military press: 115x6, 7 fail Lat pull-down: 150x6, 7 and 8 were not full pull-downs Machine curl: 45x8, needs to go up Triceps push-downs: 150x10, 10 was a hard one, go up Cardio: Bike for 20 minutes, then a brief stretch. After my cardio session, I talked to my instructor the side kick issue I had in class the other night. After some talking about which kick he wanted to see, I have it pretty well worked out now, for what he wants to see in class.

Here is a title that I will be checking out very shortly: http://www.paladin-press.com/product/964/47 It should offer some good information on the subject of Western Fighting systems.

I have seen these tools that you mention, but other than the makiwara conditioning that hands, I think they focus a bit more on developing some strength as opposed to the physical toughness. I have seen exercise that some Karate styles have done where the student stands in front of the sensei, who then slaps the student on various body parts to toughen them a bit.

Do you remember the bag phones, too? We had one....

Exactly. That's pretty much what I was trying to say.

You don't think that it can be self-defense in a bar? I think it could be. Although it doesn't work this way often, I don't think that going to a bar should automatically have to cause you to be on the lookout for a fight or an attack. But, it usually does.

The battlefield usage is not a valid arguement, for one major reason; on the battlefield, there would usually be some form of armor worn for protection. If you can't strike the nerve, then you aren't going to get any results. These techniques could not have been developed or used on the battlefield, due to the use of protective coverings of some type. The main things developed for battlefield usage were weapons and weapons techniques. Hand-to-hand combat has always been of a secondary concern to battlefield warriors throughout the centuries. Whether or not these techniques were designed for the high ranks or masters of the arts, is speculation at best. There just isn't enough proof to go around.

Joe Lauzon vs. Jeremy Stephens………….Lauzon…Sub Cain Velasquez vs. Denis Stojnic………….Stonjnic..Dec Mac Danzig vs. Josh Neer……………………..Neer……KO Anthony Johnson vs. Luigi Fioravanti……Johnson…KO Kurt Pellegrino vs. Robert Emerson………Pellegrino…KO Jake Rosholt vs. Dan Miller……………………Rosholt…..Dec Matt Grice vs. Matt Veach……………………..Grice…..Dec Rich Clementi vs. Gleison Tibau…………….Clementi…Dec Nick Catone vs. Derek Downey……………..Catone….KO Steve Bruno vs. Matt Riddle………………….Bruno…….Sub

Here is the updated fight card: Joe Lauzon vs. Jeremy Stephens Cain Velasquez vs. Denis Stojnic Mac Danzig vs. Josh Neer Anthony Johnson vs. Luigi Fioravanti Kurt Pellegrino vs. Robert Emerson Jake Rosholt vs. Dan Miller Matt Grice vs. Matt Veach Rich Clementi vs. Gleison Tibau Nick Catone vs. Derek Downey Steve Bruno vs. Matt Riddle Remember to have your picks turned in by Saturday, February 7th at 12:00 AM.

I just hope to hit .500 each time....

These repsonses are from the found...one hit, one kill thread, and it was brought to my attention that the subject in these posts might be worth its own thread, so I have started the topic here. Thanks for reading.

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I could only view one of the sites above, and he had a pretty side-on stance. Unless he's got a steady hand, I prefer to have two on, like tallgeese mentions. You can opt for a slightly bladed body posititon, but it won't be side on.