bushido_man96

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.

Everytime I tried to keep fish, the died. I just gave up. I'm more of a dog person, anyways.

I liked the first one, with the half of pomegranite falling into the water. Very pretty.

Hehe, funny....

I remember when I was going through my instructor certification when I was the ATA, one of the requirements was CPR/First Aid training. A lot of people don't like the ATA, but that is one of the things that they did get right.

Thanks for the information on the horseman's form. I have heard of Bando, but don't know much about it, other than the name.

I agree. However, if you do a high quality lower rank form, and the next competitor does a high quality form like Unsu, be ready for the competitor doing the more difficult form to place ahead of you. Also, welcome to the Forums!

Thats because we all have the same body. Many things in the world of Martial Arts are universal.

Good response, cross. I do feel that if you choose to master a system, or achieve a black belt, then having an instructor is the way to go. Otherwise, I think that one could try, but I don't think it would go too well. But to learn efficient self-defense and the like, I think can be done more easily with the like-minded individuals and peers.

No problem! I'm glad you got to it. I disagree with your assessment here. I believe that each trained fighter makes his own decision on whether or not they try to avoid a fight or not. The level of training as far a technique has no effect on this. Only their personal beliefs and philosophy. I have a different viewpoint here as well. I think that if they are focusing and practicing on making these training materials work, and they work on applying them in different situations, then I think the are a trained fighter. They may not be as well trained, but they are still training, in a sense.

Incredible!

I agree. RIP.

Nice reminders, I suppose. I like to think that I have fairly decent grammar usage.

At the same time, the Gracies have been known for their "take all comers, no rules" philosophy. Just playing devil's advocate here, to bring out another point. Yeah, it should not be tolerated if it is against the rules, but Shamrock does have a bit of a point.

I like this set up. Lesnar doesn't have to win to prove himself; just survive. I think he can. I would love to see this fight go all 5 rounds. I love Couture as a fighter. I think he can win this match, but, I think he can lose it, too. We've seen it many times in MMA; it just takes one shot. But, like everyone else, I am not going against Randy. This would be a fun fight to watch. Lesnar is getting better, and soon, he'll be contending for sure.