bushido_man96

Pro-force is usually good stuff. I think the curved bags are more conducive to kicking, so if you go that route, keep that in mind.

Good stuff!

Um... isn't that when you hold down for two seconds, then press up and kick when you're using Guile? Just kidding, welcome to the forums. Hey, that's what I was thinking!!

No doubt! All that hard work. All that cash! Apparently, there were 4 crew chiefs suspended for the Daytona 500, and the drivers were all docked 50 points prior to the race this weekend. Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Elliot Saddler, and Scott Riggs' crew chiefs all got suspended, for making illegal adjustments to the cars. Saddler, Riggs, and Kahne are all on the same team, (car owner Ray Evernham). Kahne's chief was suspended for 4 races, Kenseth's for 4 races. Riggs, and Saddlers' were suspended for 2 races each. I think that each were docked 50 points as well. Apparently, Michael Waltrip may be facing even more severe punishments for things found on his car. Just found out that Waltrip's crew chief and team director have both been suspended indefinitely by the rules committee. Waltrip has also been docked 100 points! Talk about being in a whole! Even if he wins the race, he will still be behind the 2nd and 3rd place finishers in points! Apparently, they found an illegal substance in the intake manifold of the car.

Both of those are cool!!! "Don't mess with me, or I'll take out your integrated air defense system, buddy!" Then walk away while they try to figure out what the heck you just said!!

My mom's idea of sleeping in is 8:00 AM. She is always up early.

We got about 4 inches the night before last, and it spat a little more snow today. It is kind of nice, but now it is bitter cold. We didn't get any sleds this year. I could have got some, but there was no snow on the ground at the time. It don't snow unitl February here, anymore. Thunderstorms in my region can range from thunder and lightining with high winds, to even hail and tornado warnings included. They can be rough, or just a storm. You never know, here in Kansas!

That's a tough kick. I would practice stretching a lot. Then, practice the kick between two standing heavy bags. Make sure that you get the chambers in tight, and make the kick as dynamic as possible. Hope that helps!

Serkan Yilmaz has fought in K-1, is that who you meant? That doesn't sound right, because I thought that there was a UFC fighter that had a TKD background. I agree with you here...the traditional MAs do form a good base. There are many fighters already out there who have admitted to having a base in differnent, more 'traditional' systems. I feel that many traditional stylists would like to move onto the higher level of MMA competitions, and take their MA training to that level, by joining an MMA gym and expanding their training.

I have heard of the fake wallet trick before, and I think that it is really a good idea. I have even heard of people putting fake money in it.

I don't think that they could hurt any. As long as you can get the leverage you need right then. But, that goes with just about anything, though.

I like this timeline layout, baron. This is good info, and when you really start to look at it, it won't take as long as it does to read it to go through it all in your head. The key is learning how to do it when things get sticky. When the panic factor kicks in, thought processes tend to fly out the window.

That's a cool thought, Baron. I would have never thought about that, with going to talk with bar owners and such. The police ride-alongs are a good idea as well.

This is a great topic, Baron. Being able to difuse a situation is very helpful for both parties, whether or not the antagonistic party is willing to admit it. I think the toughest part of the whole thing is putting aside the ego. It is so difficult for so many to do. I have been able to talk down a party that was trying to get into a fight once, and did ok. However, I was wondering if you could elaborate a little bit more on some of the points that you made?

I loved Rumble in the Bronx, but after that, his movies seemed to focus on being too funny, even the fighting.

I asked my GP about them, and they said the most they can really do is give me steroid shots, into my knees. I opted out of that! I haven't seen an orthopedist yet, though, so I don't know how that will go.

Either way, the conditioning that you will gain from wrestling will be amazing. The conditioning, at least, will transfer to your BJJ training.

Those videos looked pretty good. I liked the second one. However, I wonder how many more techniques they could have blocked if they would have had their hands up?

You might ask to see if you can practice with a wrestling club on campus as well.

When it comes to the kicking arguement, this is a point that an instructor of mine made one time: "If two guys are sparring with each other, and they both know that the other will be trying to kick them in the head, and the guy can still get it done with the other ready for it, then why wouldn't it work on a guy who has no idea you are going to kick?" Now, I am not saying that you should kick away head-height in a fight, nor will I train my students to do so. However, it does make a little bit of sense. There has also been an upswing in the amount of head-kick knockouts seen in the MMA competitions as well, don't you think?

This is the point I was getting at, ps1. These styles all have training methods that make the practice of the style more immediately transferable to the MMA ring. I think that other style can have success, however, they have to abandon some of their more 'tradtional' training methods to make time for the ring training.

That is very interesting info, NightOwl. Thanks for sharing.

I think the idea of the 'cheap shot' came into being when various cultures decided to begin implementing rules into training for a sport and way of life, rather than combat.

I think that it is possible to get good at the martial arts farily quickly if you are learning it for self-defense purposes. If you are learning the basics of defending attacks, pre-emptive strikes, using simple movements to learn how to defend yourself, it can be done without a lot of years of experience. If you are talking about learning all of the nuances of a traditional style, such as advanced techniques (jumping kicks, spinning kicks, etc.), then it will take some more time. I won't teach a jump side kick to a student that has trouble executing a basic side kick. Most other instructors think this way as well. I don't know if this is what you are referring to or not, but this is kind of how I view these different aspects of MA training.