bushido_man96

Wow! Stuff fiction stories are made of!

That would be awesome! I loved the Ghostbuster movies as well. Even though the guys are getting older, I would still love to see it come back.

Hehehe...I like your style, tallgeese!

I guess I'll drop the Parisyan Yoshida fight. Updated list: -Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans..... Chuck Liddell…KO -Rich Franklin vs. Matt Hamill.......Rich Franklin…KO -Nate Marquardt vs. Martin Kampmann.......Martin Kampmann…Sub -Dan Henderson vs. Rousimar Palhares.......Rousimar Palhares…Sub -Dong Hyun Kim vs. Matt Brown......Dong Hyun Kim…KO -Kurt Pellegrino vs. Thiago Tavares......Thiago Tavares…KO -Roan Carneiro vs. Ryo Chonan......Roan Carneiro…Sub -James Lee vs. Tim Boetsch.......James Lee…KO -Jason Lambert vs. Jason Day.......Jason Day…Dec

Kung Fu Hustle was quite funny, I will admit that.

The first way is a training exercise, the second is application. They are both equally valuable IMO. I agree, as long as the transition is made.

Thanks for sharing, Patrick. Really useful stuff, even if it is review for some.

9-5-08 Early morning workout, like, at 1:30 am: Stacking: (holding and chambering for a side kick, the horizontal chamber) 4 times on each side, for around 20 seconds per time. Push-ups: 2x20 I then practiced on a section of Yoo Sin hyung, starting with the U-shaped punches, and going through the waving kicks section. It isn't a long section, and is mostly upper body techniques. The waving kicks are like sweeping kicks, so I worked on them with the corresponding hand movements, to try to crisp them up a bit. Afternoon workout, at the park: Lots of footwork today...Exercises from Tae Kwon Do... Basic step (replacement step): 30 each side/stance. Skipping step (change step, then replacement step): 30 each side/stance. Change step: 30 each side/stance. Basic step (retreating): 30 each side/stance. Skipping step (retreating): 30 each side/stance. Change step (retreating): 30 each side/stance. Spin step with chamber for side kick: 20 each side. This one kind of sucked. I need more work to coordinate this one better. Front kick: from natural stance, alternating. 20x2. Round kick: from natural stance, alternating. 20x2 Basic step: advance then retreat, 20 each side. Change step: advance then retreat, 20 each side. I did 4 almost pull-ups, pulling my head up between the monkey bars. I also ran up and down a small slope with junior around 8 times. It wasn't a maximum effort by any stretch, but it got me jogging a bit. I also stretched the legs a wee bit. I was suprised to notice how much the footwork worked my upper legs. They got a bit of a burn going. I also realized, and should really have a long time ago, that the key to good footwork is to really engage the movement of the feet by pivoting and focusing on the push off, from the balls of the feet. After being at the park for around 2 hours (it was a beautiful day), I went home and mowed the lawn. It was so nice outside, that it was almost pleasant to mow the yard. .....and here it is, my Zen moment for the day.....a freshly cut yard looks really beautiful.....

I think that his has to do with a lot of "traditional" styles not really teaching a pure uppercut punch. Many do teach and "upset" punch, but it usually is just not the same as an uppercut (at least in my experience). It usually isn't quite as tight of a punch.

Agreed. I think that cross training can be very beneficial, even early on in a Martial Arts career. I would say that going with a standing style and then a grappling style would be the best way to go.

It goes this way in my school, too. I don't care for the either, but in order to keep the higher ranks happy, I pretty much conform to the, for now. However, I make sure that they know that when class is over, they don't have to use the titles.

Tiger1962 has some legitimate concerns, and ones that I think tallgeese covered very well. It doesn't have to be full contact all the time, but you need some conctact some of the time. Different target areas should be explored from the sparring standpoints from time to time as well.

In TKD, we start the palm up, tight up under the ribs. Ideally, I prefer tallgeese's method, from the high guard, like a Boxer.

Awesome. I may have to mention this in our next DT session. Thanks for the cool ideas, guys. It'll give me and the other guys a chance to do some impromptu reactionary stuff.

That is a great way to look at it. I will consider this in my next Combat Hapkido session. Thanks!

There are a lot of really common sense things listed there, when you get right down to being an upstanding citizen in society. Remember the Golden Rule...

That is a great idea. I may have to experiment with that one.

I don't care for it too much, either. It reminds me of the kids in Thailand that start fighting at such a young age, too. Kids should just not be exposed to this level of competition yet. Even Pop Warner football league don't get that rough.

I agree that kicking exercises, done the right way, can help to build plyometric power. The drills are fun, too. Nothing better than wanting to puke after doing 20 consecutive jump spin side kicks on the Wavemaster.

The only problem with this is that it is really hard to make children, who tend to think in fairly concrete terms, understand such an abstract idea. That is why keeping them goal oriented with different ranks and requirements has become a norm for teaching children, in just about anything. I agree. Although I don't like to refer to black belt as "just the beginning," I do like to make it realized that it is just another stepping stone.

This may be the case. In general, I believe the side (thrust) kick is a more powerful technique than the front kick, be it thrust or snapping. However, with the side kick, you have to usually turn the body more to engage the hips into the kick, and line up the body properly for maximum power. Therefore, although more powerful, the side kick tends to be a more telegraphed technique. Hence, this little tidbit of information from tallgeese: I am not discounting the side kick at all, but kind of along the lines of what tallgeese says here, we should think about the economy of the techniques that we choose. Bruce Lee's economy of motion idea...

I think this is a good point to keep in mind when side kicking. However, it can be done in a few ways. One, the way the pic and vids earlier on show. The other, with the leg chambered perpendicular to the ground, is to then do what I like to call "point your rump" at the opponent, which lines the heel and hip up to thrust into the target (like a back kick, I guess). Both will work. What I have noticed is that the more back kick-like variation tends to be easier to jam, as the chamber is not as high to begin with.

I think that it is more along the lines of "what good will your Martial Arts training do you if I pull a gun on you" kind of question. But, I gather your point from the other view, as well.

I always got hit with the "may I" or "can I" thing. I never miss it now.

Beautiful pics.