bushido_man96

That is an interesting way to put it, ninjer. I can see your point. However, if I was standing up, and I notice that more people are entering the fight, it is much easier to high-tail it out of there when you are already on your feet. Just my opinion, though. I have been fortunate enough to not have to fight.

I have been watching the IFL today, and I did see a side kick get thrown, and it did land on the stomach. However, the bell dinged after the kick. And, it is the only one I saw thrown or landed so far.

I agree with this advise here. A poor kata is a poor kata, no matter what skill level it is.

Cool, thanks John.

Nah, there is nothing silly about asking, ps1. Its all good!

That is what I thought you meant, but I just wanted to clarify.

Excellent post, ninjer. I had read about Maeda in some of the BJJ books that I have, and I enjoy the history behind it. Thanks a lot!

I understand the point that you are making, ninjer, and it is very good advise. Learning the different striking arts can be great, if you like to study the differences between each of the arts. Sure, you will gain a few little things here and there; the nuances of each of the styles. However, when it comes to gaining knowledge in other ranges of combat, i.e., striking, clinching, and grappling, branching into another art that focuses on these aspects will benefit you more.

I see. Thanks for sharing, ninjer.

Those are some very interesting comments, Greg, with some good points. I do think that Combat Training is essential, and the two could share time in a structured class setting. Thanks for sharing.

Well, the Chiefs have traded Dante Hall to the Rams for a 5th round pick. They say that by making this move, they have gotten back to having 7 picks in the draft. If they get the Trent Green deal to go with Miami, then they could end up with 2 more picks, which would be grand. They need to fill in some holes on the Offensive line, and I hope that they address this in the Draft. If they could get a highly touted OL on the first day, I think that would be great.

Does anyone own or have access to train on these bags? I have one of the older model Wavemaster standing bags, but I have not had the opportunity to train on these newer ones. They look like they would be better for working lower line kicks, like the Thai round kick. Is this the case, in anyone else's experiences? Are they worth trading up to?

Some of the sticking hands stuff that they are doing I am not too sure about. Some of it seems exagerated. However, this is not an area that I know that much about, so I could be missing something.

Well done!

You are very welcome! Let us know what you find out, and how the training goes.

You mean there's life outside martial arts? Ah, there is, just a little bit!

Do bok is the Korean word for Gi.

Even if you are comfortable fighting on the ground, how long do you want to be there if your opponent has some friends showing up to help him out?

Good point, and I hope most people would share your sentiment. But I have met people who thought some of their stuff was appropriate for the street. Yikes, that would be ugly, quick, I think. Simple is better, in the street.

Ah, you mean the Muye Dobo Tongi? I have a copy of it at home, and I rather enjoyed reading it. The prints in it are very interesting as well.

I don't think you will be disappointed. I enjoyed the book very much, and I think you can learn a lot from it.

I would like to know more about them as well. I have one book on Tang Soo Do, and would like to get more; I just don't know where to look for sure.

I don't get that channel, so I don't ever get to see them. I would love to, though.

This is where I think we have to be careful when it comes to bunkai, and self-defense training in general. If you get overloaded with solutions, then you can get trapped into trying to think of which one you should do, whereas if you know fewer, and can apply them to different moves across the board, it can serve you better, because they will be easier to recall.

This is how I see it. Its purpose? Not for sure...just technique work, I would say. I am sure that you could find a scenario in self-defense where you could end up in this position, but I think it would be few and far between. Something you can gain from the technique is the drop of the body weight into to punch by dropping into the stance at the point of execution. I think that you could get this punching into a front stance as well.