bushido_man96

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.

Hmm, more interesting.

Just treat him like another friend of yours, who is seeking your knowledge. Be a friend, and if you have to line something out, do so.

Welcome aboard!

Welcome to the Forums!

The ony tourneys I have attended have been TKD tourneys, so now throwing or grappling was allowed. I just do the Hapkido along with it.

I am not saying that they aren't supposed to prepare someone. However, most classes can only prepare someone physically. In order to prepare for how you will react in violence, you have to generate a violent environment in some limited form. ...And I have never been taught by a 12 year old...

I have a younger brother who is quite large, and trying to do wrist locks on him is like trying to tackle an oak tree with a shoulder butt. In the end, you just get hurt.

Did you have a throwdown over a Big Mac?Just kidding...

I wanted to put this question to those who have worked with one or both of these styles. From what I have seen with these styles, it seems that Wrestling can be very aggressive, and perhaps from the going after the pin mentality. It also seems that BJJers tend to be able to relax more, and show that they can work from their back, and let things come to them. In reading things about Helio Gracie's training, he liked to be more defensive it seemed, laying back, and letting his opponent wear down, and countering on what he was given. Are these just generalizations I am making (I try not to do that), and it is really based on the person's style when they fight? Or do these styles lend themselves to be more easily offesnive (Wreslting) and defesnive (BJJ)?