bushido_man96

What is it about Choong Moo that connects it to your style? Is it the movement, speed etc.? I would say Choong Moo hyung because it has a flying side kick in it, a back leg round kick-to-spin side kick combination, that characterize the kicking elements of TKD, along with the many hand technique attacking and blocking combinations that link it to its Karate heritage. Does that help?

I have never heard of the style. Is it relatively new? Where is your dojo based out of?

During basics in our school, we do our side kick from a sitting stance (horse stance), step the back leg in front of the front leg, crossing over, and then chamber the leg perpendicular to the ground and side kick. During the chamber, we pivot and turn our hips over, pointing the rump and heel at the target before kicking. Its kind of like a back kick.

I like those simple options, ps1. I think those could work well into my Hapkido work.

The seminar is over, and it went well. I'll have updates coming shortly, both here and in the Training thread. The only bad thing is that we covered a lot, and I retained very little!

I think that the Karate could help with Kickboxing. What you will have to look at is what your Kickboxing rule set is, and then take what you learn in Karate and adjust and apply accordingly. If you don't kick well, then take the time to hone the kicks you learn through Karate. Then, take them to the ring. Learn to put together the combos of hands and feet. Karate's footwork may also lend itself to the ring. Its all about taking the time to research it and then apply.

I don't think that learning every technique is a great idea, either. However, learning combative concepts is important. Not every place will teach the same concepts, either. Learning the concepts standing up and on the ground take a different perspective.

That is why it is important to check out these schools, and to get an idea of what they offer. If it is more in the MMA flavor, then they probably have a good idea of how to put everything together. Even some traditional schools will have a good way of putting a few styles together successfully as well. Yes, there are those out there that don't do it well, and they should be avoided. But you never know until you try it out.

It depends on what the Judo community wants to see happen with its competition. If it starts to include more ground fighting, then it becomes more like submission grappling, or BJJ competitions. That is ok, but it changes the Judo "game" from its focus now, which seems to be achieving the perfect throw that ends the confrontation. I do think that Judo should spend the time on the ground in its classes, though. The Judo community shouldn't allow the competition rules to be the sole governing aspect of what is trained. This can be seen in WTF TKD, and it can have a negative effect on the art.

Yeah, it was "brick sabaki.."

It would make sense that a percentage ends with gunshots, in an environment where guns are rampant. But, in the course of the struggle, both are probably trying to gain a positional advantage to draw and use their weapon to end the fight. As for the the U.S. armed forces, I do know that they have implemented a combatives program, with several levels of training. It begins with basic ground fighting skills from BJJ, and works up to Boxing/Thai Boxing skills, and eventually into weapons, I think short stick being the main weapon.

I like the hybrid version shown here. He makes a very good point about the trajectory of the front snap kick. If you are going to kick to the body with the front snap kick, it is hard to get good results. You have to get some thrust in there. Your results will get better with the front snap kick if it is low, or high, like to the chin. Joesteph, I think that you could break boards with your heel on a front kick without any problem, especially if you try to get that thrust in it.

That is a solid philosophy. Its always good to have higher expectations of yourself than others do.

I think that is a solid goal. Not everyone gets to carry the torch on after the GM passes it down.

In doing the kick this way, is the body presented to the front? Or do you turn the body, but keep the kicking leg in the perpindicular fashion to the ground for both kicks? Or, do you keep your body facing forward for the chamber for both kicks, and then pivot your body to the side if you wish to side kick? I can see the merit in both. I would just like to know which way you go.

Are you saying, ShoriKid, that at one point you form an "X" with your forearms in front of your face? It seems to be that way for a split second, then the forearms separate, with the inside hand being brought back down. In this manner, the initial "X" cover also becomes a defense. Then the outside hand can push down and trap the attacking hand, and the inside hand can slide up into the high block position, but instead of blocking, you can attack with the forearm into the chest or neck area. I like to reference Iain Abernethy in some of these areas, mainly because he knows more than I do... Abernethy views these techniques not as "blocks," but more as "responses," which is more inline with the actual translations of the techniques from their Japanese names. One of his examples is using a hand-against-hand point of origin, that may happen during a scuffle. If you feel the opponent's hand go to your throat, then you drive the arm up in a high block motion to keep it away from your throat. Then, the body is open to counter attack. Alternatively, the next idea spouts from a lapel grab. He secures the grabbing hand with the same side hand, while smashing down on the crook of the elbow of the grabbing hand (initial downward motion of the high block). This action causes the attacker to bend forward with the pressure and weight of the initial strike. Now that he is bent forward, the high "response" is jammed up into his chin/neck/head, or whatever is available as a target. Strikes as blocks, and blocks as strikes.

If this is the case, then it is another example of how sometimes tradition can lead to stagnation. Tradition is not always a good thing.

Go ahead and share it with your friends! I don't mind at all. As for the experience that you had with your instructor, I don't think that I would stick around and put up with that. I don't care what their rank is; it does not give them free reign to insult me.

Nate Diaz...Sub Mac Danzig...Sub Alan "The Talent" Belcher...KO Houston "The Assassin" Alexander...KO Alessio "Legionarius" Sakara...KO Wilson Gouveia...Dec Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon...KO Drew "The Massacre" McFedries...KO Rob "The Rosedale Reaper" Kimmons...Sub Brad Morris...Dec

That's pretty cool. It must have been a nice surprise, with the pet coming home like that.

I remember Joe and Mac, and the BattleToads. That's it.

Funny! And the split at the end was awesome, too! Poof! Gone....Ninja cat disappears...

9-11-08 TKD class: 6:00 - 7:00. Tonights class, unfortunately, was the last official class of one of my good friends, and a 2nd dan, before he moves for a new job. He'll still be around, and I'll be able to keep in touch with him, but he is really one of the guys that I like to go to when it comes to training help. He is also a great training partner. The school that he is heading to is going to be getting a really great student, who will be a really good teacher some day. That said, since is was his last official class here, after sparring him 1 to 1, I got to be in on the 3 on 1 match against him, as well. That match consisted of a lot of me turning into Vulture_man96, making sure that most of my shots on him came from behind him, where he couldn't see me...

Thanks, tallgeese. It has been a good way to rehash some things that I haven't been over in a while. Its also a nice shakeup, because at times, my creativity is a bit nil.

Um, a ton....I don't know what the count is right now. Especially if you count my library of fiction titles, which has grown exponentially in the last year as well. I got the books in today. I started reading the facsimilie book, and I will read Wagner and Hand's book second. Awesome!!