bushido_man96

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.

I just have a general TSD question for you, Laurie. What forms set do you use in your TSD system?

That sounds kind of Yogi Berra-esque.

This has come up before. I think it is ususally more of a matter of culture and environment. Have you ever heard the term "mouth like a sailor"? There are times, when being professional, that language control is important. However, when it is casual time, at least for me, my vocabulary tends to get very colorful . And sometimes, where I work, foul language is one of the only things that people will understand.

Good points. I also think that the utility of the move isn't as good as other moves. Most knife hand strikes are going to come in the form of either a downward strike, or in an arc from the sides, with the palm up or down. I think that the hook punch is probably more effective in this case for MMA fighters than the open hand would be.

What aspects of the 3rd degree form make you think of Kung fu, just out of curiosity? The 2nd degree forms has a good share of slow movements in it, along with some circular blocks, and a butterfly cresent kick, giving it some chunks of circular movement.

You make some good points, AikiGuy. However, I disagree that drill practice and katas are the same thing. I know this can spark its own debate, but I really don't think they are the same thing. Just my opinion, though.

Ah, yes. That does make sense. You can't really blame White, though. He wants to protect his investments. Sometimes, you just have to give in. I see things kind of like that in NASCAR racing all of the time. A few years back, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was trying to improve his ability to race on road courses by running in an IROC race. During the race, he wrecked, the car caught fire, and he ended up getting burned pretty bad, and missed some time for NASCAR. The sponsors don't like it when the guy they are paying to win races isn't in the car, so he was kind of forced to cut back on the extra-curricular racing activities. However, you then have guys like Tony Stewart, who will race in anything, no matter what.