bushido_man96

3-10-08 Chest/triceps Bench press: 155x10, 185x8, 225x3 Incline bench press: 135x10, 145x6, 165x2 Dip machine: 215x10, 8, 6 Back Back hyperextensions: 3x10 Abs Decline crunches: 3x12 Medicine ball crunches: 3x10 followed by 3x10 tosses and catches. Used 20 lb. ball. Hanging leg raises: I played around with these. I lifted my legs up as high as I could, and then my instructor would raise them up higher for me, and I would try to resist them from lowering. I only did 3 or 4, and it was nasty! Cardio: Schwinn spinner for 10 minutes, and then a recumbant bike for 10 minutes. Combat Hapkido: 10:15 - 12:00. We worked on the green and purple belt curriculum. We learned quite a bit, and worked on some good finishes. TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00. Class was rough today. I didn't feel that great as far as my technique went. In sparring, I did ok, but felt that I could have done better.

I have heard that a Pankration fighter from a long long time ago used to break his opponents fingers in the beginning of the match, and then finish them off, and he was undefeated because of that. Yes, I have read about him as well. There are several old stories about the early Pankration events. Those guys were tough. There was a story about one Boxer who refused to block or parry any attacks, because he felt it was unmanly. His face must have been a mangled, gnarled mess!

I have never seen one of those notches wear out. That shouldn't be a problem for you.

However, the guy can be twice your size, but as long as you have trained the proper muscles, as ps1 has pointed out, then you would have an advantage of specialized training.

I would like to take Pankration for the clinch work, ground work, and takedowns. I think you will find a healthy amount of these in the style.

I see Martial Arts as something that can have a sports side to it.

I do believe Krav Maga and Systema have practice scenarios for it.

I am not so sure it is good for kids to get knocked out like that, though.

That is true, but you need to keep the knife from cutting you first. If you can debilitate the attacker, then you may accomplish that goal. However, you want to keep that knife from moving too much, I think.

So, are you saying that in 32 one hour sessions of Isshinryu, you can obtain black belt status?

You can train your minds in ways other than meditation.

I agree with you.

I don't have "deadly" techniuqes and "regular" techniques. I have techniques with which I can alter the targets of. The goal of self-defense is to take care of the situation as quickly and efficiently as possible. If the attacker is weilding a knife or some other weapon, then this will force you to think about neutralizing the knife, and then striking a target that will diminish the fighter. I would think that weapon attacks happen around 15% of the time. However, I don't know the stats, and may be wrong.

Go against a fully resistning opponent, and you may find that applying a wrist lock is more difficult than expected. Also, the size and strength of the individual comes into play. They do have their uses, but you have to be smart when applying them.

I always understood randori to be "free" practice, and not prearranged. We do what are called one-steps, that are prearranged, and then work up to free sparring.

Chuck Norris was a big one for me. I grew up watching shows like Lone Wolf McQuade and the Missing in Action series. My dad was also an inspiration for me as well.

How do you recomend grabbing the hands weilding the knives, John? Most likely, they will be slashing and trying to cut you. Grabbing them is going to be difficult.

Perhaps this is part of the reason that Capoeiristas play to the music in the rodas.

It sounds kind of fishy to me. I don't really buy into the chi being week at certain times of the day. Perhaps I don't think it would be weak enough to make that much of a difference. What I would like to know is how the study was conducted to deduce where the chi was flowing and when. To my knowledge, I don't believe there is any system in place to track this "flow" throughout the body.

mmmm True but not 100% of the time, reaction can be faster believe me. How? Anticipation may be faster, but there are some simple drills you can try out to see. Put a towel on your shoulder, with it hanging evenly in the middle. Now, you stand with your hands down, and when you partner tries to grab the towel, try to stop him. Most of the time, you won't be able to, because you can't react until he acts. This automatically puts you behind the curve. You move quick grasshopper. sounds like a good idea to try? is there any others?? To add to this drill, after doing it like you did above, you change things a bit. Now, as the defender, get your hands up in a fence position, or an interview position, and then allow your partner to grab for the towel. Now try to stop him. You will have a much better chance at stopping him now.

What you should do then is go to the classes, and learn what you can, and then spend time on your own with a partner applying the stuff in more of a "free" manner, without the structure of the class and teacher.

That is interesting. Different. It does show you what is likely happen when you go to defend againts a knife, though.

A free standing bag with a water filled base may be the way to go.

This was my impression as well. There is an art to it. It is not something a lot of people really train for...just those who have a knack for it. Have you ever seen the movie Over the Top with Sylvester Stallone? Good stuff! "It's like a switch when I turn my hat around." Awesome stuff!!!!

Ooooh, I would love to do Pankration. I envy you there.