bushido_man96

Cross training in other athletic endeavors, like basketball or football, can give you some ideas of how to make your body move in relation to others at high speeds.

No kidding? I guess I didn't dig enough on it... (I can't believe you would do that to me!!!!)

Very interesting, Rainbow_Warrior. You do have it laid out well, I'll give you that.

So, you think that Couture won all of his fights without any skill? I think that he is highly skilled, and if that wasn't the case, there are plenty of other fighters out there that could be doing what he does, but they are not. Why? It is isn't because they aren't strong and athletic. Most of those guys have to be; it is just about a prerequisite to compete at that high of a level. It is because they are not as skilled.

I don't really buy into that. I think that hyperextensions may be occurring, causing injuries to joints and the like. If the practitioners are inexperienced, lack of proper technique could be a contributor as well. What kind of training do you do in your style that allows all of your practitioners to perform 2 techniques per second? Every practitioner in your style can do this? They all must have high levels of fast twitch muscle fibers.

Fights always contain random factors, so it is hard to tell who would be better. You also have to consider the experiences of each of the WWE Wrestlers outside of Wrestling, which may include MA training of some sort, including NCAA Wrestling backgrounds, or some other MA. You also have to consider the actual fight experience that some of them may have. A body slam may be fake in the ring, but if one of them guys picked you up and slammed you to the street, it is going to hurt. Most of them are also in great physical condition, like you said, and that has to be accounted for as well. Brock Lesnar, a former WWE competitor, was in a UFC fight not long ago. He did not win, but he didn't get schooled either. I think that with the training time for the UFC, he will eventually be able to hold his own in the ring. Now, I know that the ring and the street are different, but it is still a stick to measure by.

Chokes are great, but they have to be trained properly. I think that the blood chokes are a better route to go, liability wise, because you don't run the risk of crushing the windpipe. Also, once you release the choke, the blood starts going back to the brain, preventing any brain damage. Choking with the hands could prove more dangerous than with the arms, because the fingers can penetrate more, and cause more damage to the trachea, etc. (in my opinion).

That is interesting information. I never really work out with music, so I don't experience too much of this.

It does sound interesting. I had never heard of it before, either. Perhaps it includes some Judo as well?

I would say that is about the extent of it. If you really think you are going to disarm a skilled swordsman, you may get a rude awakening. Same with a knife, or even a gun. Not necessarily. It is all about training for the situation. A friend of mine and I do some "slap leather" drills, which involves drawing a gun at close quarters. It can be done, and done successfully. I am not saying that gun disarms are impossible, either. My dad tells a story of watching his dad take a gun away from a guy and proceed to beat him severly about the head and shoulders. Things like this happen most often when the person with the gun has it only as a threat, without a true intent to use it.

that is what my instructor has told me.. to have faith in my skill.. I was so scared in highschool to fight that I didnt even want to go to school sometimes, untill I was 17 and I turned into the very thing that I hated, which was a bully, after that I was never picked on, I was the one doing that bulling then, untill I got my head handed to me, after that, I became friends with this guy kicked my butt.. who just so happened to be a student of my future instructor at the time, and so I started going and it really has changed me a lot.. A LOT.. That takes quite a bit to admit, Throwdown. I was a lot like you were, pre-bully, that is. Now, I am a bit better. I have shared this little story before, but I will do so again....I have a good friend who has been in some scraps, and is not scared to mix it up. He actually trained with me as a student for some time. Him and I were talking about fighting and what not, and my brother came up in the conversation. He told me that my brother was crazy, and has that "little something" (I think it is excess testosterone, to be honest.. ) that clicks, and you then you fight. My brother loves the adrenaline rush, and he is kind of crazy. He actually wants me to test my tazer on him, that's how crazy he is! My buddy went on to tell me that I don't have that "extra something." It was nothing personal against me; the two of us are practically brothers. But, he spoke the truth, and I always thank him for that.

I have seen about as many women arrested for domestic battery as I have men.

3-4-08 Defensive Tactics: 10:30 - 11:00. Not much time today, but we did work on some ground tactics. I also did 10 burpees today. It isn't much, but it is a start.

3-3-08 Chest/triceps Incline bench press: 135x10, 145x8, 155x4 Decline bench press: 135x10, 155x8, 165x6 Triceps push-downs: 90x10, 105x8, 6 Overhead triceps press: 50x10, 60x8, 65x6 Abs Decline crunches: 3x12 Hanging knee raises: 3x10 Cardio: 10 minutes on a Schwinn Spinner, then 10 minutes on a recumbent bike. Defensive Tactics: 10:15 - 11:15. Worked on a shoulder throw, sheonage, and a head-wrap throw into arrest and control techniques. TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00. Class was good tonight. Sparring went very well for me. I sparred the 4th dan at the end of class, and managed to stay mobile, get some shots in, and block and move well. I was pleased.

There are some schools that will evaluate students who joing with prior experience, and place them at a level they feel that they are the equivalent of, technically. Now, before they can test, they must learn all of the ATA's curriculum up to that point. However, they show them some respect by acknowledging them with a rank equivalent.

If you look into his "Applied Karate" concepts, you will see that he has various stages of performance, the final stage being a type of "bunkai sparring" in which both individuals are actively resisting.

That is an interesting site. I had never heard of it before, but I am not surprised to see it. It makes me think of the kind of stuff that the ARMA are doing, only the ARMA doesn't claim the modern, eclectic approach. It appears that this Viking system incorporates the old world weaponry, but I didn't notice anything on new world weaponry.

As humans, we make gains in life; monetary, familial, friendships, etc. Many of us don't want to leave these things behind, and therefore dread death. We don't want to leave our families, or part with our possessions. I think that these are some of the biggest contributors to the fear of death.

What are the "traditional" rules?

I mean that many people take the word "traditional" and think that it makes their style more credible than other styles. It is a term used to mislead others into thinking that their style is an "orginal" fighting style that is this old and has this lineage, and is therefore superior to anything else. I see it all of the time with "traditional" weapons and "traditional" forms, etc, etc.

Each person is going to be different, and the type of training is going to have a lot to do with it. In the end, I don't think proficiency in Kung Fu would take much longer than any other style, regardless of how long it takes to get a black belt rank in such and such a style. The rank tends to be irrelevant; the time in training, and the training methods, are much more relevant.

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I think that many students will gravitate either toward some of the tendencies of their instructors (in an attempt to emulate them) or find a few moves that they like and work well for them, and then build a bulk of their combinations off of those moves. I think that at times it can be a good idea to practice random combinations to force the students to think and change up, but sticking with what works, the bread-and-butter, is important for every Martial Artist.

In the past, I struggled with this. Now, with my job, I have become more comfortable with it. One thing that I do notice is that I don't have time to get psyched out if things just "happen." However, if I stand across from someone, and they start building the situation up, I don't deal with the rush as well. I would love to have the opportunity to work out in a style like MMA or Boxing, for the benefits that NightOwl speaks of.

If you prefer the Shotokan, then TSD might be what you want. However, since you have evaluated each class once, I would go a bit further with each. Try showing up at the school in the middle of a class, when they don't know you are coming, and see if anything appears different.