bushido_man96

Thanks for the information. I shall put it to good use. I hope...

"How dare you disrespect your uniform!!!!" :lol:

I wonder if the ancient Greeks had this same kind of discussion in their day, during the various Olympiads, considering the Pankration. At times, there would be individuals that would enter in multiples of the "heavy games," as they were called. The Pankration would have been viewed as a cross between their Hellenic Boxing and Wrestling, and therefore, the athletes of the time would surely have demonstrated some of the same traits that we see in the Martial Artists of today, involved with MMA. There would have likely been those who favored their Boxing to their Wrestling, and vise versa. It would have been interesting to hear if spectators, trainers, and athletes of that era felt many of the same things we feel today, and if they had some of the same arguements.

With the comic book movies being all the rage, it appears that Marvel is running away and hiding with this genre. Batman and Superman have been great for DC, but what does DC need to do to catch up? I think the Flash would be a good one to try, but aside from your Justice League, who else could you take from DC and get a good movie out of? Wonder Woman, maybe? Isn't she DC?

Using soccer shin protection is a great idea. I will consider that. 7-22-08 25 minute walk, about a mile.

There will always be desparity. But with the advent of more and more gyms, you will see more athletes training in all the ranges more often. Sure, they will always have their strong points, though, but I see it beginning to stabilize more in the future.

Interesting. How many of those has he done?

I think that they are doing the right thing, and getting away from Arnold for this one. I mean no disrespect to Arnold; I love his movies. But for this franchise to keep going successfully, it is time to move away from Arnold.

The Director wants to do 3, it sounds like. Does anyone think he do more than 3, and still keep it successful? What's the limit on a comic book movie hero?

Terminator Salvation, GI Joe, Transformers, and Wolverine all look good to me.

Yes, good point. I never thought of it that way. And Royce had already been in very many fights prior to its debut.

Pretty cool. The info on Ken Masters said that his original style was based on Karate, Judo, and Taekwondo. I thought that he and Ryu were rivals from Shotokan Karate? I do know that in one of the advancements after Hyper, I think Super Street Fighter 2, they started to individualize Ken more from Ryu, giving him more flash with different kicks. Also in Hyper, his fireball wasn't as powerful as Ryu's, but traveled faster, I think. His whirlwind kick was not as powerful, but worked for multiple hits, and his dragon uppercut became a flaming one, and would hit for about 5 times, if you sunk it in deep enough. Ken was my favorite.

I don't believe there is a law regarding it. Schools may have such a requirment, but other professions may not. That is why you see MA instructors doing so.

Thanks, tallgeese. In the Combat Hapkido system, we always make use of the "live hand," rooting youself/dropping your center, and the distraction technique. However, I don't like really calling it a "distraction;" I want it to be more than that. If you are going to strike or kick someone, I don't want to teach the technique to just pester the attacker. If you can stop the encounter with that technique, then good. So, I like to at times refer to it as a "diminishing" technique, a la Hock's idea of the diminished fighter. One idea I have for training the technique in this manner is to hang a heavy bag so that the bottom is closer to the floor, to give a target for the low-line kicks. Then, from around the bag, a partner grabs one of the wrists, arms, whatever for the technique. Then, do the distraction/diminish technique with full power, into the bag. I think this is important because when you are actually performing the techniques with a partner, you can't always drill them hard. I have also considered donning head gear and our TKD sparring vests so that we can practice the body shots, too.

I may have to purchase that TKDTimes back issue. There may be some interesting stuff in there, to compare with my other research.

I thought the Oh Do Kwan was what Gen. Choi called his system. What do you know about the Chang Moo Kwan and the Song Moo Kwan?

You might try getting one taylor-made for you. Take one of your older ones to the taylor, so they can get an idea for the pattern, and then have them size you up for you.

Kind of reminds me of Bruce Leroy in the movie The Last Dragon; whenever he was out walking around, he would wear his Kung Fu outfit. But, when he was teaching, he didn't wear it!

Hey, you gotta go with what you know, right?

Much like the description given in NightOwl's article. The MMA competition has evolved so much now that it is impossible to be successful without having at least some knowledge of all 3 ranges of combat. This was demonstrated when Royce Gracie came back to fight Matt Hughes. Is there a fighter amongst the current ranks of the UFC on par with the knowledge of Royce concerning BJJ? I doubt it; they guy has dedicated his life to it. However, with Hughes' knowledge of Wrestling, and his striking abilities, being more well-rounded was a distinct advantage noticible in his victory.

Since you brought up Oregon, I think that training with Loren W. Christensen would be great, too.

Does anyone know which were the original Kwans? I had thought that there were 5 at first, but maybe there were 6? From what I have read, the Chung Do Kwan was the first one. There was also the Moo Duk Kwan, which now exists as both a TKD organization and a TSD organization. Was the Ji Do Kwan another?

If you count Tank Abbot as untrained, then the UFC has shown a piece of the untrained attacker bit. I don't think that the UFC demonstrate style vs. style; not anymore. They are opponent vs. opponent. These opponents learn various ways of defeating each other. Here is the main problem that I see with the arguement: we bring in the fact that other styles are made for survival, and may not work well in the UFC. The fact of the matter is that these survival styles, like TKD or Karate for instance, still have rules-based competitions in which certain techniques are not allowed. So, when you look at it from this standpoint, you can get a viable comparison. Also, I believe that not all MMAers out there are learning for competiton. Therefore, you will have some people who train in MMA gyms who will also practice the eye gouges, the face raking, the groin kicking, etc. techniques that are "too dangerous for competition." In the end, what makes a style more appropriate for the MMA competition style is the way you train. You have to be in good physical shape, for one thing. Then, you work your strategies, and improve or learn to defend your weaknesses. In the end, I don't think that I could be convinced (not that anyone here is trying to convince me) that an MMA competitor could not defend themselves as effectively as another stylist if they needed to on the street.

Sweet!

Pretty nifty.