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I would attempt to grab a finger and pull it away, and try to get to an eye with the other hand at the same time. Then, I think I would try to thrust my hips up and to a side, and try to get the guy off, and roll over to get up.

I don't know if TKD and Shotokan Karate are really rival arts, but I think the rivalry between the Japanese Martial Artists and the Korean Martial Artist is very real.

Its the various ideas, strategies, and training methods that seem to make this impact in the end, I think. Even Judo and BJJ have many of the same moves, but different philosophies in employing them and in training. Whether you end up with an "Irish stew" of techniques, or you study an extensive "traditional" system, the results will be whatever you make of them in the end. You can even make the self-defense seminar into your art; who says it has to be just a seminar? I get together with a group of fellow Martial Artists every week to do this, along with my TKD training. If you want to look at the way one art applies a technique, and then at a different way that another art applies the same technique, then you get various perspectives, which is always good. However, you don't want to miss the forest for the trees.

Welcome to KF!

One job is plenty for me right now. Wait, does being a parent count???

I think the one-hand folder is the way to go, but I have heard that fixed may be preferable if you are allowed to carry it. Make sure to be careful, and check the laws in your area as to what is legal to carry and what isn't. In my area, if you carry a blade that you can "flick" open, cops will confiscate it.

I hope you get back on top here shorly, Kez. Maybe the antibiotics will get you going.

Here is a thread with a little bit of information on it. Hope it helps: http://www.karateforums.com/karate-gi-vt31898.html

Huh, wierd. I have done the 2nd degree form in the past, but was never told anything like that about its origins. I never really considered it, either.

I think that if they would take the time to set up their punches, then they could put enough power into them to get trembling shock. I have seen some PRO-TKD fights, and seen one guy carted off on a stretcher after taking a solid punch to the ribs. However, they did not fight with chest protectors, either.

Low kicks are allowed in K1. Then my guess is to be able to see the target area better.

Do you have any experience, or know much about it, ps1?

I don't quite understand what you mean here. I don't think I have ever experienced anything like that.

There are a LOT of different styles of Kung Fu out there, and none of them are exactly the same. You have Northern and Southern styles as a few broad categories, and then each has many subsets. Here is some very general information on the Chinese arts, including Kung Fu. It is Wikipedia, so take it in stride. I am sure you can find other specific information by doing searches on specific styles: Chinese Martial Arts

I agree. All around the world, the human body moves the same, breaks the same, etc. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to think that many styles have similarities. I have seen similarities in styles as far apart as Jujitsu and the hand-to-hand combat of Medieval Europe.

This kind of discrepency is not uncommon, and I wouldn't be surprised by it. However, if both of your schools were member schools of the same organization, then I would be surprised if the descrepencies existed.

Welcome to the Forums, and welcome to the Martial Arts! I am a rather lumbering fellow myself, so if I can do it, you can do it!

Man, that sucks, Kerry. Make sure you are drinking plenty of fluids to keep you cleared out, but no milk. You may also try something like Mucinex, if they have it there.

There is some stuff you can get called mole skin that you can put on it that might make it a bit more bearable to perform with.

Are the legs legal targets in K1? Its been a while since I saw a match, and don't remember. Being able to see the knee would ensure that you wouldn't get kicked there.

Thanks, Zanshin. I think that the NKF is the national governing body in the U.S. for Olympic Karate, and is under the umbrella of the WKF. Much like the USTU was/is under the umbrella of the WTF. Thanks for the link.

I didn't bring up paper; I just said credentials. They are not necessarily the same. Certificates are printed on paper, sure, but you just take it for what its worth. Now, take a guy like Hocheim. He has credentials, but they are not necessarily in the form of a certificate that he can show everyone. Sgt. Jim Wagner is another. I don't know that a lot of new styles show up; just different styles. There are many who spend years and years under one teacher, and eventually will venture out on their own, and start their own school. Then, they will teach in their own "style." Does it make them wrong? No. Does it make them right? No. It just makes them, them. As far as the belt system goes, the Martial Arts weren't about belts until Kano introduced them. All they did was indicate rank and knowledge. They still do. The belt has never been magical or "deeper." It is, and always has been, just a belt. You take it for face value, and with a grain of salt.

I have read about Olympic-style Karate, I suppose in an effort to get Karate into the Olympics. I have seen a little information on it, but I thought I would probe a little to find out more about what it entails. I read that the governing body is the USA-NKF, I suppose the National Karate Federation. Does anyone know any of the specifics about this? Like what the stipulations on forms competitions are? Sparring rules and regulations? I am very interested in seeing what these entail.

I don't know how many people read ESPN The Magazine, but in an October issue, there is an article about Pat Miletich's gym in Bettendorf, IA. Apparently, he has a try-out held there every year, where guys come from all over the country to try their hand at being the next MMA star. The article was quite interesting, and the fact that it shows up in a sport magazine like ESPN The Magazine shows just how big MMA is becoming. One thing discussed in the article is how tough it actually is to break into the MMA game, even the lower rungs, like the IFL. I loved the article, and thought the magazine did a good job of covering the subject. I also saw that ESPN did a spot on MMA on its new TV Magazine show, E60, but I didn't get to see it. MMA gets more and more coverage all the time. Comments?

I think that the main thing is that many don't spend a lot of time and research in what they start. They just do an art for a while, and then decide they want to do their own thing, and just start something up. What people want to see is training credentials and experience.