bushido_man96

I think the reason that I can say this, is because of the coverage that ESPN is starting to give MMA competitions. They have been covering the events more and more, and it is being accepted as the sport it is. MMA is bringing martial arts more into the mainstream, and it is great.

I saw the highlights on ESPN last night. Well, the highlight, I should say. But hey, it is UFC, and anything can happen.

There you go! Remember, if you are going to do some serious striking, wear gloves, and wrap the hands.

You are on the money here, Patrick. Talking to your instructor may help you get something set up. The other suggestions here are good ones, too. Taking the time off may actually help you out more than the training.

Hey, ps1. Ric Flair was a professional wrestler: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Flair

I couldn't agree more! Just try to pick up and read through a BJJ book written by anyone credible. All the Machado books, all the Gracie books ect... they all start with drills for the same reason. Those drills are the foundation for habits that will save your life. .....Just to add to that, any credible author that I have read also state that they mainly use the basics, as opposed to advanced techniques, and they use them in combinations and setups. They are just really, really good at them.

Thanks, Baron. Every now and then, the words come together.

I took a few face punches when the adrenaline was dumped. I didn't feel them at the time, nor do I remember feeling them afterwards. They weren't the hardest punches, though.

It is hard to tell how many styles are really out there. Just becaue one isn't listed, doesn't mean that it isn't credible, as well. I didn't check the list, but I am sure it is not really complete.

Welcome to KarateForums, and welcome to the Martial Arts world! Enjoy the journey!

I agree, Baron. He knows his stuff, and is very well-spoken. He should do great. On a sidenote.... ....my frustrations continue. I saw that Eric Hicks signed somewhere, which is really not a big loss. He was a good player, but not irreplaceable. Otherwise, the Trent Green anguish continues, and it seems that Peterson is just being....oh I don't know, but he isn't making things move yet. It sounds like we could get a 5th round pick for him now, but we will see.

Well done!

I have seen two month cycles, three month, and some of those listed above. It really depends on the school.

Very cool. Incidentally, I will have some upcoming article on some of Silver's work, and its relations to the Martial Arts. I hope that you enjoy reading them!

That is an interesting point, cross. I remember some heavyweights that got into it at a weigh-in once, and I can't remember who it was. It may have been Tyson/Lewis, but I can't remember for sure. There were no "jabs" thrown, though. There was a wind-up punch, and then a crowd of people covered them.

A heavy punching bag, like for boxing.

One thing I have found out is that even if you train in these scenarios and "lose," you are still learning valuable information.

It really isn't apples to oranges so much. If you look back a ways, there is an article link posted in here that compares the similarities (and they are many) of the Knight and the Samurai. Not every knight was a mounted warrior. Also, not every samurai weilded a katana.

The Martial Arts are an interesting paradigm. When they were originally trained for war, you had several different aspects; armed, and unarmed. You were taught with your weapon against weapons, and then unarmed against weapons. Within the different drills, you would get close and kill or disarm, or throw them to the ground, and dispatch them. Then, hand to hand combat changes. War, as I like to say, has lost its "intimacy." Now, in a war, you shoot someone from across a field. You don't look into their eyes as they expire. When it was hand weapons, such as swords and spears, it was much more intimate. Now that war is not as intimate, the styles of fighting have changed. Since those ranges of combat started to fall by the wayside, certain places began to focus on certain aspects; i.e., striking, or grappling, or clinching and throwing, etc. So now, we come to our broken up "styles." Now, with MMA, we are moving back towards intergration. Kind of interesting, isn't it?

That is a pretty tall order there. About the only way to get out of something like that is to talk your way out, or run. I don't think anyone could survive an altercation like that, if it came to blows. The thing about self-defense is that there are so many variables that you may or may not have to account for. If you train to slap people who attack you on the wrist, they are going to sluff it off, and then do some real damage to you. It is like I mentioned earlier; if you try to fight someone who is trying to kill you, you will most likely be in for a rude awakening.

The problem is, how do you know if they are trained or not? Personally, I would want to fight in such a way that is successful against either the trained or untrained.

Hmm, I had not heard of him. That is interesting. If there is that much negativity, I think that I would be warry. Welcome to the Forums!

Here is an article relating to the cut and thrust, that may help to answer your question better: http://www.thearma.org/essays/thrusting_vs_cutting.html

Here is an article that discusses the actual weights of Medieval European swords. It also discusses where some of the fallacies that exist stem from: http://www.thearma.org/essays/weights.htm

This is an ARMA member book. This was an excellent book. In this book, the author has studied various medieval fight manuals, and has practiced the various ways of using and defending against the dagger attack as it was done in Medieval Europe. What will be suprising to many is the fact that many of the methods and defenses that can be found in the Medieval manuals are very similar to many things found in the Easter Martial Arts as well. From locks, to throws, to knife hand strikes, you can find them here. The book describes 3 different types of dagger combat: unarmed against dagger, dagger against dagger, and dagger against sword. His research in these areas has been backed up by hours spent in both drill and free play. The author is also not shy about stating the odds when fighting dagger against sword, or unarmed against dagger. He does not say that it is easy, but that it is important to drill properly, to gain the proficiency needed. By comparing the research that he has done with other contemporary writers on knife combat, including W. Hock Hochheim, James LaFond, and Marc MacYoung, you can see that not only were the methods of dagger combat valid in Medieval times, but they are still valid to this day.