bushido_man96

I was surprised at that fight. It looked like Serra just dominated him, and I thought St. Pierre was a much better fighter than he showed. I hope he bounces back as well.

You are taking the point of the matter here to an extreme. The point is that quality is more important than quantity when you are training for technical purposes. Now, if you are endurance training, then the more you do at a time, the better it is for your endurance. However, MA training is equal parts endurance, technique, conditioning, strength, flexibility, coordination, and all kinds of good stuff. The difference between training 3 days a week for 1 and 1/2 hours may be about the same as training 5 days a week for 1 hour at a time. It really depends on the focus of the training, and how you go about it.

These are all very good points. You would think that with the show taking a "scientific" approach, that they would have had a "control group" to base some of the measurements off.

I try to avoid the very same scenarios, DWx. I work up in a jail, and there are even some in there that will ask me about it (our town isn't very big, so people know other people, and what-not). I try to shut down that conversation really quick, because I don't need a bunch of guys trying to challenge me all the time, either. After all is said and done, you just have to shake your head and walk away from those people. They won't really understand anyway, unless you can get them into a class.

Very nice! Its like your own action camera.

Kick, kick, kick your partner, all across the floor....

What about shuffling around? Do you think that is worth the energy? I don't think that it would use as much as bouncing, and it helps with evasiveness more.

Very nice!

This is true. The market is definitely more demanding now than it was then. Competition is nice, but as you said, it brings out some lower quality stuff as well.

Ah, that makes some sense. It sounds kind of fun to me! Make sure you complete each kick, and don't hurry into the next kick at the expense of the first. As for stepping, experiment with setting the kicking foot down next to the base foot, or crossing it over the base foot. On the hook kicks, it may be easiest to cross behind the base leg. Otherwise, if you have some questions, just ask away!

What are the English equivalents of these terms? Just curious...my Japanese isn't up to snuff. I know some of the terms, but these throw me off. Thanks in advance!

Hehe, thanks, Ed. I can kind of relate to your post as well, Ottman. I have been known to block with my elbows at times....that really makes them think twice about kicking!

Sometimes taking a little break is one of the best things you can do. It gives you a little time away to re-focus, and re-charge your training. As for those that slack in class, just push them a little more, try to talk them up. If that doesn't work, then I would go with obiwansbane suggestions.

Very nice. Thanks for sharing. I have heard a lot about Paul Vunak, but I have never had a chance to read any of his stuff.

Thanks for that information, Bajifan. Lots of good stuff there.

Hey, we all started right there, though. Every one of us was in your shoes at one point. Just keep at it!

No worries, man!

That's great, Matt. Let us know how it goes for you.

If you're in wrist-grab range, you're probably in elbow range too, and they tend to cut nicely, if you throw an overhand elbow. Or, you could try an upward elbow to the underside of the chin, if you can reach with it. Drive up with your legs a la an uppercut punch. Jerking your controlled arm back toward you may give that elbow extra leverage too, though against a much stronger person, maybe not. Good idea. Those elbows are very nasty. It is good to train all different ideas and targets when you are there, to see what you can and can't do. You could also grab them with your free hand, and maybe deliver a headbutt.

Seconded. I have the 1st one. They really are some great books. You can just open it up to a page, and take a workout into all kinds of variations. I love these books. The drill I listed is actually in one of them, I think.

I would do some round-robin sparring rounds, to get your endurance up and keep it up. I don't recommend a lot of really hard contact before the event, that way you are healthy when you get there. Have fun, and good luck! I think the full-contact thing would be a good time.

Try this site: http://tkd.paperwindow.com/ I know it is a TKD site, but it does have the Shotokan forms on it as well. You should be able to print them.

Just keep your chin up, Kez. Everything will come to you, in time.

Hey, that's good enough! Good for you, Laurie.

I don't think that it is disrespectful. I think that some people get worked over things sometimes, for no reason. Maybe they felt like they were being tested or something. Who knows.