bushido_man96

A lot of it will depend on how savvy a fighter they are, and how you set it up, too. If a fighter is experienced, he is probably tucking his chin, which will make it hard for a direct punching attack. A spear hand thrust might get in, but it will still be tough. Also, if he has a good Boxing guard, with his hands up about his face, getting around the guard for knife hand strikes will be tough as well, as they are easy strikes to block. So, you have to have a plan to make it work.

9-19-08 At the park: Pull-ups: 2 palm out, 2 palm in, 2 palm out, 2 palm in, 2 palm out. Sitting pull-ups: 2x5 The pull-ups weren't full ones, but I pulled up as high as I could.

Cool! Congrats to your instructor, DWx!

Very nice. That was a cool scene. I'll have to watch that movie.

Nice. Thanks for sharing it.

What is "improper" about the way that you train now? Do you feel the training is genuine, and that you are learning something that is effective? If that is the case, then I would stay with him.

Kind of like a bob before throwing the punch?

Very nice. Its that philosophy that makes you continue to hone even your basic techniques, to get closer and closer to being able to attain a perhps unattainable goal. I didn't know that ITF had single wrap belts, either. All my TKD black belts have been double wrapped.

I'm not sure about the MAist being held to a higher standard bit. I think that usually, it is something more akin to the card a defense attorney will play to the jury.

All good points. Yes, DWx, I do think that sport training can affect the way you will train and fight. Now, if you don't train for sport as much, like me, then it is easier for me to get away with a not-as-much kicking style.

I find it strange that you would be admonished for using blocks in sparring that don't "pertain to the style." I would think that as long as it was effective, that not much could be said. Blocks tend to become a different beast in sparring anyway, not resembling the way basics are done. I find this kind of odd.

I don't think that Okinawan MAs came from China. They may have Chinese influence, but to assume that Okinawan fisherman learned Chinese arts, and that formed the roots of the Okinawan styles, I think is off. Okinawans had a system of their own, and they probably were influenced some by China.

I agree with you exactly.

I found an online video that refers to what Abernathy does with the downward motion of the high block, Bushido Man. The first segment has the opponent going down; there's also a segment against a large opponent: http://www.blackbeltmag.com/kelly_mccann_armdrag_takedown_technique/videos/135 That's a good one. The first motion is what Abernethy does, but instead of the arm drag, he drives the forearm back up into the head. I'm sure he would do the arm drag takedown as well.

Wait a second...is there any other kind?????

Oh, don't worry! This old dog won't change much. I'm sure I'll see some new perspectives, but they won't necessarily become my perspectives. Yes, I have already seen where some of the compliments can come into play with each other. I look forward to working them together eventually. And yes, the Japanese will have to come as well. It'll be tough, but I think I can manage...

I would guess that the empty hand techniques stem from a style of Jujitsu of some kind, much like that the Samurai would have learned.

I do enjoy watching the Kyokushin videos. That guard is still useful, even for body attacks.

He does have a funny kind of whip going on there. He's got some good snap, though. Nice.

Funakoshi ought to be good at it. From what I understand, he spent the first 7 years of his training in Karate on Tekki. I didn't realize that TSD had a version of the form. It makes sense that it would, but I just had never seen it before. Thanks for sharing it.

I think you are right on top of it here, tallgeese. I had an "empty your cup" moment at the Aikido seminar I attended last weekend. I went in with my prior knowledge, and even had to stop myself from my natural TKD tendencies (which was my "it hits all by itself moment" ). But, what I had to do, was try not to do my natural TKD/Hapkido stuff, and just do things the way the Sensei was showing us to do it. This worked surprisingly well for me, too. I still used my Hapkido knowledge of wrist cranking and joint locking, etc., to work on some of the locks and stuff, but with the new Tai Sabaki and such, emptying my cup was the only way to go. Man, I'm getting all spiritual and stuff.... Tell me about it! I gotta back off a touch...

Very nice. I like this way of looking at it.

Good points, DWx. I do think that individuals make the difference. I also think you are right in that TKD punchers will usually punch differently than Boxers do, just due to the amount of training and the methodology that goes into each style. As for the types of fighters in a style, Olympic TKD is known for seeing the aggressive fighters, the counter fighters, front leg kickers and back leg kickers.

Hey hey! Thanks for chiming in, Aodhan!

9-18-08 TKD class: 6:00 - 7:00. The college students that are new this semester moved into the regular class tonight, so we spent a little more time on basics. It was a different pace for the class, but it was still a nice change up. We did spar some as well. I was sparring an orange belt who tends to be pretty high energy, and really tries at it. He was going along pretty good, and so I decided to go into defensive mode, just blocking what he threw. He threw a back leg round kick, and it appeared to be going head level, so I got my arm up to block. Well, his kick was about shoulder level, and instead of catching his shin with my forearm, I ended up blocking his kick with my elbow. Needless to say, that didn't work out so well for him.