bushido_man96

It has to do with their obsession of trying to get out of the shadow of the Japanese occupation. I can't say as I blame them, but they are going the wrong route. TKD or TSD aren't 3000 years old, either.

Hey, me too. I get out of breath doing basics in class. Don't feel bad...

Great description, ps1. You covered all of the bases. You brought back memories of my college days in the Rec. Sports Management classes...

You don't need to have a large set of skills to be good; you just have to hone the skills that you have. Someone once said something to the effect of "I don't fear the man with 10,000 techniques, but the man who has practiced 1 technique 10,000 times" or something of that nature. I agree that you have a right to not like him as your favorite fighter. Everyone has that right. I am not trying to press him into being your favorite fighter, either. However, you can't discount his accomplishments. The reason he retired is because the only person left for him to fight is Fedor Emelienenko, and that fight won't happen. Do I think he could win that fight? Sure, I think he could lose it as well; Fedor is a phenomenal fighter and athlete. I would not underestimate Courture, either.

a). TKD, because I can block kicks well. b). Wrestling, because I have little ground experience. c). Not sure. Maybe Shotokan? d). MMA fighter.

I agree with the assessment of the others. You shouldn't be hard on yourself for reacting the way that you did. You handled the situation, and no one else got hurt. You succeeded. Your judo training was not all for not. If the situation would have called for it, you would have done it. As it stood, a different solution was suitable, so it worked out well. When you get down to it, you should never be looking to force a technique, especially in self-defense. You take what is given to you. You did that, and you did well, I think.

Ending a street fight in one move is not going to happen very often. I think many people conceive to happen that way, but it is very rare that it does.

Good luck!

I think that if you find the stats, then you would be right. I was just throwing my experiences out there.

I agree. It is your training, and you don't want to be short-changed. There are enough people to spread this around, I think.

I think you are talking about a bag with hung from a cornerman, right? I think that would be ok. It may limit you somewhat, but not too much.

If you start the class, I think that these questions will eventually answer themselves.

TSD and Shotokan actually would have quite a bit in common. TSD may kick a bit more, but the moves will be similar in nature. The applications, remain to be seen.

Yudo - Judo in Korea. Soo Bak Do - an older style, may not be around anymore. Kwon Bup - an ancient style that translates into "butting and punching" I think. Originally, there were around 5 major Kwans of what became TKD before the "merger." There was the Moo Duk Kwan, the Ji Do Kwan, to name a few. Hwang Ki headed up the Moo Duk Kwan at the time of the merger, and refused to join General Choi. Therefore, we have Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do, and you can also find Moo Duk Kwan TKD.

If my leg is up that high, and has been caught, I am going to try to pull it back, and go to the ground before being tossed or having my leg broken. If you are athletic enough, you could jump off the base leg to try and swing your body up and around, or something desperate like that. Otherwise, you are in a bad spot.

I think it is because the ones in Thailand that actually survive long enough to compete as adults have been doing since they were around 8 years old, and they have been doing it to win bread for the family. If you come to fight them, they look at it like you are coming to steal their bread. Not a good thing...

If you just want the aerobic benefits, then a cardio-kickboxing class would be the way to go. If you want something that is more related to self-defense, then high impact sparring would be the route to take. It is hard to get both into the same workout, I think, because you end up sacrificing something when you get tired.

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.