bushido_man96

I am not sure a chop would work as well as say a back hand strike in that case. When you strike with the back of the hand, you cover more surface area, and tends to make the knockout more effective than the edge of the hand would. Wouldn't it be more effective to cover less surface area? That way the same amount of force is concentrated on a smaller target, say for instance, the jugular? You'd have to be precise but it would cause greater damage to your target. I would still go for a back hand strike over a chop personally. Just feels stronger. Yes, the smaller surface area does displace the power more effectively, but in order to affect a knockout in that way, you want to do the strike to that area with a larger surface, like the back of the hand, to make the knockout happen. I have heard it called a brachial stun before. If you strike the are with the knifehand, it doesn't mean the strike won't be effective; it will just have a different result.

Sounds cool. What can you tell us about the style so far?

Sounds like we're talking about forms that are for 2nd and 3rd dans. So, in theory, they should have an excellent grasp of the basics. I'm not saying that means they shouldn't or don't need to practice them, just that it's safe to practice the more difficult aspects at this point. Even at the lower rank levels, the forms are still fairly simple as far as movements go. However, the forms are used to represent the skill and technique levels of development better, I think. The first form has a front kick on each leg, and a side kick on each leg. My current TKD style's white belt form has no kicks. The orange belt form (2nd ATA belt) introduces the round kick, and has front kicks in it as well. The 3rd form uses a jump front kick, the 4th form uses a round kick/reverse side kick combination, etc. GM Lee wanted to have more kicks in TKD forms, and worked them in in a fashion that allows increased technique development at each rank. Hope that helps.

Man, those penalties kill. And the Phins have New England next week, don't they?

Ah, cool. Thanks for the explanation.

I see what you are saying, AikiGuy. Drills don't tend to be as static and unchanging as forms do. You can alter a drill, and it is no big deal. But if you try to alter a "form," you may get chastized for it.

I don't think it is a bad example. It is just one example. I have seen spin kicks work in MMA matches pretty well. However, I don't see a lot of straight-on, front leg side kicks, which is what I was pointing out. Cung Le does them well, but those are also at lower levels of MMA competition as well. In the UFC levels of competition, you don't see them as much.

What is the "crawl?"

Can you describe the reverse butterfly kick? I am having trouble visualizing what you are saying here.

I agree. I can't even imagine how long it takes to condition your hand to be able to do breaks like that. Besides that, your fingers don't to be conditioned that much if you plan to strike the eyes or throat.

I am not sure a chop would work as well as say a back hand strike in that case. When you strike with the back of the hand, you cover more surface area, and tends to make the knockout more effective than the edge of the hand would.

He also felt that the older forms were too simple. He was able to learn several of them very qickly, and felt that the forms should take some more work to get down, and take some time to develop the skill in. He also made sure that everything in the forms repeated on each side of the body, where in the older forms, this didn't always happen.

Grand Master Haeng Ung Lee was the founder of the ATA, and he was the driving force behind the creation of the Songahm forms system. He lost the battle with cancer a few years back, and the title of "Eternal" Grand Master was given posthumously.

Yes. A typical board for breaking (12x8x1 I think). It bruised the tip of my middle finger though. Very impressive, ps1. Thanks for the explanation above as well. Very nicely laid out.

Haha, not surpised, Patrick! The near shutout to Jacksonville the week before this was pretty disappointing. However, they turn around and turn in a gem of a game this week, where I really thought they would get scorched. The offense played well this week, giving the defense the chance they needed to stay fresh. Congrats to Tony Gonzalez on becoming the leading TD catcher among Tight Ends in history. Its been a long time coming, and well deserved.

Assuming that survival cant be achieved when someone with friends has mounted you is hardly an approach that will help anyone interested in learning to defend themselves. If you believe there is a chance that at some stage in your life someone with friends will mount you, id plan on learning some effective escapes from the mount. Saying it cant be done, doesnt help anybody. Good points, cross. I don't think anyone goes into a situation planning on fighting 3 guys, let alone grappling with 3. However, you can be pummelled from the mount by 3 just as easily as 2 can hold on to you and get pounded by the other. As cross mentions, if they take you down, it is best to know how to escape the grappling.

Interesting points, bearich. It could be the case. As for Fedor being worried about the environment of the UFC, I am not sure. Perhaps.

Hehe, I think I know what you are saying here, but how did this come about, if you don't mind me asking?

Stretching like that will help. You can also do some standing quad stretches for a variation. In time, the discomfort should pass.

As stated above, get it checked out. Cease your training until you know what the score is.

I wouldn't worry so much about using "Kung Fu" techniques or "Kickboxing" techniques; a punch is a punch, anyway. Just focus on what you can do to win. There is no point in doing a certain "technique" if it won't get you anywhere.

What seems crazy to me is the fact that it was an ITF tourney rule. In WTF, I know that punches don't seem to score that often, and would figure it would be a rule from a tourney of that style. Very strange.

As far as pro fighting goes, the Boxers are the ones who rake it in, I think.

One of the disadvantages of the crescent kicks is that I have found that if you can block them really well, you really leave the kicker hung out to dry as far as a counter punch goes. You can also knock them down that way as well. Just some things to consider.

That does seem helpful. Nice site.