bushido_man96

Wow, Kez, that would be freaky. Years ago, there was a small quake in my area, but it was before my time here. I have heard stories about it; freaky, to say the least.

Yeah, same targets, less protection. "Fuller" contact, I guess you could say.

This is a good point. Even those who are trained in kicking can get kicked in sparring, and the expect to get kicked. However, I am of the opinion that lower line kicks will have a higher percentage of success than high kicks will.

I always kind of thought that the Kyokushin style of sparring was a rougher form of Olympic TKD sparring. Same target areas, no hands to the head; gives it kind of the same feel.

Very nice, and very simple. After all, isn't that how it should be??

Pretty cool stuff, huh?

I agree with you quote here. I am not going to be waiting around to see how good the girl is before deciding how much force I need to use to put her down. It may sound rough, but I am not going to get punched on by anyone.

Set up a plyometrics program that you can do twice a week, and that will help you to build explosiveness in your kicks. There is plenty of info in the net, and you can get something going pretty quick.

Yikes! Adding the spin would be a killer! How cool is that.

2-25-08 Chest/triceps Bench press: 135x10, 155x10, 185x6, 205x3 Skullcrackers: 60x10, 70x6, 6 Triceps push-downs: 90x10, 105x6, 6 Abs Decline crunches: 3x12 Hanging knee raises: 3x10 Defensive Tactics: 11:00 - 12:20. Today was a good workout. We did some more wrist takedowns and throws, and worked on some Combat Hapkido material. Traditional TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00. I was sore after class tonight, especially in the legs. I like the stance work, but it tires my big legs out. I have been spending time on some chunks of my form, and it is improving. I am feeling more and more confident about it.

The nice thing about solo training is that you can pretty much do whatever you want. Jay has some good suggestions, but you can also use your schedule and bounce around every other day or something to change it up, and not get bored.

Hehe, I guess so.

I have seen some focus mitts that are kind of a cross between the glove/mitt. They might suit the purpose you discuss. I think they can be a good training tool. However, it is hard for the partner to strike with them, like you mention.

Has Kyokushin decided to start allowing punches to the head now? I had heard that it was being considered, but I didn't know if it was the case now.

I fear you people...

Hey, Eric. With my "little" brother, I can try to put on any kind of limb-manipulating move, but he is just solid. A distraction is what I have to use on him, and it is the important part of the joint lock, I think. I agree with Treebranch, and the distraction technique is what can help to break the balance, and then open up for finding a lock.

Hehe, I agree. I don't like anyone messing with my food, either. I do have a food-related story...at my old workplace, a guy who was known to be a jerk, tried to dig his fingers into one of my snack cakes. I grabbed his hand, and began to apply a wrist lock, and it was funny because my supervisor was sitting next to me, and he began to clear out. The guy pulled away, and he made some comments about me being a bit crazy. I told him that I don't go sticking my hands in his food, and I don't recommend him doing to mine. Funny stuff; my supe and I laughed about it later.

If they have been shot already, breaking bones isn't going to amount to much, either. Basically, if someone is juiced like that, you need two things; distance, and more ammo.

I agree that Wrestlers and BJJers can learn a lot from each other. Put Randy Couture and Royce Gracie in a room together, and I'll bet that there isn't one that couldn't learn something from the other. With one year of Wrestling under my belt, I know that it is a very active style, and requires one to be in great shape. You don't see a lot of stalling and waiting, and especially lightweight matches can be very fast-paced. From reading Helio Gracie, and watching great BJJers, it seems like they can be more patient, and can let their opponents walk themselves into a submission.

If you want to apply your Karate training to JKD, then I suggest getting a copy of Tao of Jeet Kune Do, and also copies of the books Bruce Lee's Fighting Methods (4 volumes), and read and apply the concepts to your Karate. Get a training partner to go along with and to bounce ideas off of as well. Also do a Google search of your area to see what JKD schools are around.

You are right on here. You also have to consider if the person you are fighting is inebriated in some form or another. If guys that are hyped up on PCP keep coming after LEOs after they have shot them 15 times, there is no point in trying to use a pressure point stike on them.

Thanks for the explanation, ps1. I need to get that book; it sounds like a very informative read.

That would be great! I don't see traveling to Ausie in my immediate future, though.

I can relate to this. I wish I would have taken care of things more when I was younger. It would have helped me, for sure. I am not saying that it is a good thing to fight, but when you have to do it, you have to. There is no going half-way. The way you have described yourself, you kind of remind me of my dad. He has those attributes. My other brothers have them, too. I, on the other hand, have to work at it a little bit more. My dad told me once when he was an LEO in a small town about an incident like you had a gunpoint. He talked the guy down. It is tough to think that he very well could not be around today because of someone like that. I model a lot of things about myself after him. I can't be him, but I try, and am still trying. It is a constant body of work. Kudos to you, and how you handled that situation.

I would like to train in Kyokushin, or a derivative thereof, and BJJ. I do TKD now, along with some Combat Hapkido and a bit of DT. I think that Kyokushin and TKD would be very similar, and I would like the tougher aspect of the fighting. As for the BJJ, I would want it to learn the ground game. Judo would be great as well, to work on the throwing.