bushido_man96

I have had experience in the SCA. It is nice, and the fighting can be fun, but I don't care for their restrictions so much, and their fighting is an augmented form of stick fighting as opposed to the actual combat techniques of Medieval Swordsmen. It is fun, though, and I do enjoy it.

I agree. This is what I have dealt with both in my Combat Hapkido training and in our TKD ho sin sul. My DT partner and I have been working towards more applicable ideas for our training. This approach is pretty much the same that Abernethy uses in training; striking is more efficient, and you should be aiming to end the confrontation with strikes. If the opportunity for the joint manipulation shows up, then take it; if it fails, hit them again, or hit them on the way down. But don't go looking for the joint lock. Look to strike first.

Well put, RAZ. That just about sums that up, I think.

Why would you want them to have to test again? If they have already completed the test once, and met the requirements, then why do it again? Just because they have gotten older? B/C in their intern phase they're a pseudo black belt. In this case, I say either hold them off altogether, or give them the rank; otherwise, it just seems like beating a dead horse.

This, I tend to agree with. Teaching a curriculum of forms and sport sparring rules is different from the working with the self-defense aspects of fighting.

Good jest! In all sincerity, though, is it required that a weapon have an accompanying kata in order for it to meet the requirements of being an "MA" weapon? Medieval European swordsmen have no recorded katas, yet still used the sword in the same manner as the Samurai.

I know that most of us, in our MA careers, have been exposed to the commonplace "defense against the wrist grab" stuff. However, after seeing the cool things you can do to a wrist like that, you stop and wonder to yourself, "now why would anyone grab my wrist like that?" Well, reading in Bunkai-Jutsu, Iain Abernethy put forth some interesting foresight as to how the "defenses against the wrist grab" came about. He describes using entering techniques when in a fight. These techniques are things like reaching to grab the throat, finger the eye, or grab the groin in order to get an attacker to get away from you. Well, a natural reaction to someone reaching for you in such a way would be to grab the wrist or hand to stop the attack. According to Abernethy, this is where the defense against the wrist grab would come into play. After seeing and reading Abernethy's idea on the subject, it made pretty good sense to me. So now, when you see the wrist grabs, you can have a better idea of why the idea came along, and the original intent behind the attack. Comments? Thoughts?

I had played the first a little, but not much. Its cool to see these classic characters brought back.

I heard about this briefly. Kind of cool, to have Dr. Pepper sponsor your wedding. Free drinks for everyone!!!!!

I think that fire arms are MA weapons. Actually, I would classify all weapons as MA weapons.

Good luck!

I don't know; leaving may have been a worse ideal. The big guy may have followed him outside, where there may not have been as many witnesses, and no cameras, and things may have turned out worse.

Which 2 did you order? "Throws for strikers" makes reference to many taekwondo forms and where you can find the throwing techniques within them. But im sure you would have noticed that you can find many of the movements that are shown from karate forms within your own forms already. I ordered Throws for Strikers, and Karate's Grappling Methods. I also have Stuart Paul Anslow's book Ch'ang Hon Taekwon-do Hae Sul, which is essentially Bunkai-Jutsu for the first 7 ITF TKD forms. I plan on researching all of the material thouroghly, so that I can perhaps put some kind of forms/self-defense applications together. I also noticed another Abernethy title, called Arm Locks for all Styles. I plan on adding this one to my library soon, too.

We haven't discussed this a lot, but my wife is fairly independent, anyways, and is pretty good about keeping the kids safe (motherly instinct and all). I do think that this is something that I would like to address in class time, if I get the chance, as well.

Steal it, man! Glad I could offer something up for you. We didn't spend much time on the drill; not near as much as I would have liked to, but enough to get the students thinking. Most of the info I passed on has been stuff I picked up in reading and whatnot. However, I think it is important to spend time on this stuff; knowing when to punch and kick is just as important as know how to punch and kick. Hehehe......I have slaughtered many a workout with tactics like these. If I have a vice, it is food......

Just hop on YouTube and type in the name of the form. I would be surprised if at least 5 or 6 options didn't show up for it.

Yeah, they are good stuff, too. I have them myself.

Why would you want them to have to test again? If they have already completed the test once, and met the requirements, then why do it again? Just because they have gotten older?

http://www.aemma.org/longsword_600.html This is gives an overview of the Grappling skills used and discussed in the Flos Duellatorum, written by Fiore dei Liberi. Enjoy.

Truly, it is only a matter of time before Wi-Fi is really all there is. Telephone polls may be no more...

Cool.

^^ That should do it. You can also just type Abernethy in on Amazon and search books. His titles will pop up.

6-26-08 Little Lyons class: 5:15 - 5:45. Assisted with this class today. We focused on Balance for their stripe, and the kids worked pretty hard. TKD class: 6:00 - 7:00. Taught this class today. After basics, I worked with the students on the twist kick, and they were getting the hang of it pretty well. There was one blue belt kid, and the rest were black belts. The black belts got lots of forms work in, and then after one-steps, I worked on some self-defense drills with them. We started by doing some action/reaction drills by having them take their belts off and hang them on their shoulders. Then, they would switch back and forth trying to grab the other's belt. This showed them how hard it is to react to someone who takes action first. From there, I moved into some simple work with keeping distance, putting up the fence, and then noticing factors that could lead one to use a pre-emptive strike. It was a pretty good drill for them.

Hi Bushido, Given that his background knowledge in traditional Karate is Wado, it does not surprise me that he uses Wado Katas to explain his applications. Thanks.

Look into Iain Abernethy's books and websites...his sole focuse seems to revolve around bunkai and what he calls "Applied Karate." Very good stuff.