bushido_man96

I always thought that this was more of a chicken beak strike.

That may be the case, but it would have been more of a result of your motivation than his teaching ability. You won't get that from everyone. I just think that it would hold that teaching ability is important in most cases to be a good teacher.

11-15-07 Traditional TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00. Tonight's class was interesting. Hand techniques went well. Working on kicking techniques was an adventure with my hamstring still a bit pulled. I took it easy on the kicks, and even changed up to some knee strikes here and there, so I could get through basics. By the end of basics, my right leg was feeling pretty tired. I think it was from compensating for my left leg. But, I made it through, with no major problems to speak of.

Good luck on your trip! Have fun. Here are a few threads that I dug up that might have a little bit of information to help you out: http://www.karateforums.com/off-to-thailand-vt28744.html http://www.karateforums.com/kickboxing-boxing-and-muay-thai-vf14.html

I was browsing through, and this old thread caught my eye. After watching the video, I didn't think it looked like a mix of Muay Thai and TKD, but it looked like an Olympic TKD fighter fighting a Muay Thai fighter. I am not so sure that matters. He should either lower his kicks to lower targets, or try to create space to better set up his kicks with footwork. If anything, Olympic TKDers excell at creating space with footwork. He should have kept his hands up more, as well.

That is one blessing that teaching has; you have to know the material in order to teach it. The constant teaching is a good review.

What is the juji uke?

That's some bad luck there, friend!

I didn't want to, didn't mean to, but they were so loud Hey, there is nothing wrong with being observant of your surroundings!

Man, that sounds nuts!

I agree. You have to develop that awareness somehow. Even though we don't have punches coming to the face, I keep my hands up because I take it personal when I get kicked in the head.

Just think, if you using snowballs in the techniques, you could develop your own winter katas.... downward block followed by snowball at the chin Haha, my luck would be front snap kick followed by falling down on the ice.

It is interesting to listen to other conversations sometimes.

That is great! Best of luck to your son!

PRIDE may be defunct now. Not sure, though. The big thing is that Zuffa now has to get the PRIDE fighters that they want to keep under contract, and that isn't going well. I do know that Fedor will not compete in UFC, because they won't let him fight in other competitons. I know that they have been "unifying" some of the titles in the latest UFC fights, like the one with Rampage Jackson and Dan Henderson. I don't know what happens now. As for the IFL, I think it will be a good thing for the UFC. As fighters gain experience and popularity there, it gives the UFC kind of a minor league to pull new fighters from.

The only time I use the angle approach is when I am board breaking, that way I contact with the ball of my foot cleanly, and not the toes. Otherwise, I can get equal power doing the round kick straight on, with the instep.

The TKD practitioners that you see when you go to YouTube are most likely Olympic stylists. They don't block much, and trade a lot of kicks and counter, trying to get points. They don't score punches, from what I can tell, so no one bothers to throw them or defend them. They also use their hands down at the sides, and swing them to get momentum for their kicks. If you can find the right Traditional TKD school, you will find one that stresses hands up, and using the hands in sparring. At my school, I keep my hands up, and I do punch a lot. I enjoy punching, as a matter of fact. If you look at some old clips of Karate fighters, you will see that a lot of them tend to hold their hands fairly low as well. It seems to be a theme, and I don't know why.

I am think it was way before anyone's time. As long as there has been fighting, there has been fighting styles. As long as there has been fighting, I think you could say that most fighting has been involved with politcal reasons.

I think it'd be real fun training in the snow. Imagine it, sparring and you get hit with a roundhouse, you could counter with a snowball to the head. Breaks could be spent making snow angels Hehe, I am not so sure. I don't mind the cold, but I don't think training in the snow barefoot would be good for my health.

Welcome to the Forums!

The chains idea is very original. I like the knives, too. Convienient to be a cook!

I think many times the camps are held in outdoor areas as well, which would not be as much fun for most during winter. You also have the school conflicts, as mentioned eariler.

I am trying to think of a time when this would have been.

It is going to depend on the teacher and how they approach the art. TSD has similarities to TKD, but no sine wave motion. The moves have roots in Karate as well. Working a one-technique KO can be difficult, but generating that kind of power comes down to how you train the techniques, as opposed to what style the techniques come from. Proper positioning, use of the legs and hips to generate power, and good technique.

I don't think cross-training is bad. I think it allows you to see different ways to do things, and you can choose to focus on which suits you best. When you are learning two different styles, it is important to not overload yourself. Like dete mentions, however, if the two styles are contrasting, then you should be ok. When it comes to defending yourself, you shouldn't think about how you will be defending. You just defend, and take what comes, and give the same way.