bushido_man96

Loren W. Christensen's book Solo Training 2 has some good exercises in it on strengthening your grip.

Very cool.

in the state judo shiai a few years ago, I won 2nd place with that throw. Very cool. I would have payed to see both instances!

Yeah, like 4 or 5 am, something like that. My brother said he got to see the TKD fights were a really tall Greek got knocked out with a 360 hook kick by a much shorter Korean fighter. It was late at night, though, and I missed out.

I agree. When I competed, I always got so wound up because of the nerves. It is definitely good to get that experience. You also learn a lot, too.

Do you mean like the swords that you see Fumio Demura posing with in the Century magazines? I wondered about the weight and how those things do for training purposes.

I think that this is the norm, but I don't think that doing it the other way is wrong. I can't say for sure, though.

I remember the instance that happened later on, but vaguely. Something about Sam, I think, meeting a "milk brother" of Jon's??? So, you think that it may be Ashara, and that Ned was just telling that to Robert to get him to shut up? It was different because Jon had no choice but to approach. It was pretty well laid out that Cat has no use for Jon, I think. She even feels that he is a threat to her trueborn children, if not indirectly (down the line). I think what upsets her the most is that Jon resembles Ned more than any of the other children, save for Arya. Also of note, Cat stated at Bran's bed that she prayed and prayed that Bran would stay...and that sometimes you get what you want. Jon tried to console her, but she was bitter and rash with him.

That would go along with faking out the opponent. Keep in mind, though, that if you are fighting someone that is drunk or otherwise inebbriated, they may not fall for a fake.

Personally, I don't like the defend-first idea, because when you defend (read as "block") first, you have to play on reaction. Reaction is almost always slower than action, because you have to wait to receive the stimulus before you react. Therefore, you are always playing a constant game of catch-up. Not good, in my opinion, when you are trying to defend yourself. The mindset of "wait for the attack" sounds like "wait to be the victim."

That sounds very cool. It almost sounds kind of like The Human Weapon show does. Those would have been some interesting styles to see.

Here is how I do it: breath in on the decline phase, and then exhale forcefully on the lift phase.

I am a TKD practitioner, and I do some Combat Hapkido as well.

I had a friend who did the 360 round kick with a few little stutter steps that began the motion. He was quick with it, but I am not so. His also came up at a 45 degree angle. The way I do it the best is by bringing the leg around level to the ground, as opposed to the 45 degree. The only problem is that mine is slower, and takes longer to load. I do have power in it, though.

That does clarify things a little bit. Thanks, YoungMan.

Multiple body punches, followed by a back leg round kick, to a spin hook or heel kick, either kick to the body or head. For self-defense purposes, I would keep it simpler, and probably inlcude some punches and a round kick to the thigh.

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I agree. During the last Olympics, I didn't get to see any of the TKD, Judo, or Wrestling events.

I can understand an arguement of this point. I am not sure how much I would support it, but I can understand it. With that said, would the competitons have to be based on the MMA style of competition? Or the style of competition based on the system that the student studies?

Just a quick note to Martial_Artist; I think you want to look at aggravated battery cases, as opposed to aggravated assault. Assaut is merely verbal threat; batter is actual, physical contact. As far as killing goes, it is one thing to say this or that, and to say "I would do this or that" when the situation has never happened. It is quite another when the situation actually arises. I think that everyone can survive; I don't think that everyone is capable of killing. Hence, the sheep in your analogy. Overall, you make a lot of good points, though.

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That should be really cool. The history of Savate has always been an interest of mine, but so have many Western martial styles.

If you can work a deal like that, it may be a good thing for you. However, it will depend on the demographics of the area you are marketing. There may be a reason there is no school there right now.

Thanks bushido_man. The embarrassment is the worst pain haha, and its impressive you never had to have them done! American actually, do you also play? No, I don't play. I am out of high school, and we don't have any clubs around here that adults play in. Both of my brothers played in high school, and one in college. I should have played, but I did not. 8-6-07 Chest/triceps Bench press: 185x8, 185x8, 205x6 Cable crossovers: 50x10, 50x10, 50x10 Dips: 2x5 Dip machine: 215x8, 215x8 Abs Roman chair crunches: 3x15 Side raises: 2x20x30 lbs; 10x30 lbs. Frogman crunches: 3x15 (Thanks, Dazed and Confused!) Forearms Grip machine: 3x10x25 lbs. Dumbbell wrist curls: 3x20x20 lbs. Combat Hapkido/Defensive Tactics from 4:30 - 5:30. During this hour, we worked on arresting techniques, from takedowns to controlling to cuffing. This was a great workout! We also reviewed some of the low rank Combat Hapkido curriculum, which, after doing, we realized tied in very well with the arresting techniques that we had worked on. We just had to change the introductory movements. Instead of being grabbed, we had to initiate the grabbing. Tradtional Class from 6:00 - 7:00. We did combination work at the end of class instead of sparring, and I need to work on being lighter on my feet to initiate moves better.

Any of those that I listed will help with most of the kicks that you will be doing.