bushido_man96

Your spiritual beliefs should really not be too much of a concern, unless you get into a dojo that has its own sprititual beliefs that would conflict.

Very cool info. On the back of Black Belt Juijitsu, written by Machado, is a little quote by Norris. Wikipedia stated he was a black belt.

My last set of 1 is at 270.

Good stuff!

Hey, another SCAer! Hooray! I like the good ole long sword, as in the Medieval European style. And a nice, big shield, too.

Yeah, now if I could just retain it all.

This is good advice as well.

I have this problem as well. All of a sudden, every inanimate object just gets in my way!

Break down your forms, and give each segment some attention. This will help to get trouble areas down. As for sparring, doing round robins will help to build some stamina. Try to work in some cardio work as well. Best of luck!

You have written novels? Can I find them somewhere? I'd love to read them. Yes, you can find them in my room. I currently have a 650ish page novel that I'm sending out to agents in an attempt to get it published, a 500 page sequel to that novel, and 100 pages of the third book in the series, which is in progress. Hopefully, you could find them in a year and a half or so. Cool. I'll get some titles from you, and I will look for them!

This, and also alsey made a good point about transitioning your feet around and behind the opponents. These are my guesses as well.

Quote: It was created by a group of businessmen who hired Nakayama as best as I can tell, was then a 1st Dan under Funakoshi and "JKA" promoted him to 9th dan and set him up as "Chief Instructor" of the JKA. Wow, he was jumped from 1st dan to 9th? Wow.

I think I heard a guy who works for the PD here talk about it. He said the bukai included a lot of breaking, and was pretty self-defense related. I might be wrong, thinking he said this and said something else. Check it out though, and keep us posted!

Cool info, Jiffy. I have messed around a little with grappling, and wrestled one year in middle school. I try to keep my head, tuck my chin when the get to my back, and try to work something, but I just don't know enough yet. Going to go for it, though!

We have students that grapple or came from grappling schools & have learned there are some arts out there that can deal with a rush, single/double leg takedown, sweep or throw. Those types of grappling techniques have weakness like any other martial art technique especially when taken out of the octagon or sporting arena. The effectiveness of counter grappling is inherent to the amount of pain/damage inflicted preventing the grappler from completing the takedown. The obstacle in demonstrating moves casually with saftey in mind is the grappler doesn't acknowledge the technique & follows through with the takedown. Then dismisses the move as ineffective. When applied with intent counter grappling is vicious. The quality of a Hung-Ga practitoner is kinda judged by the stability of the stance & footwork. Royce Gracie was able to do this quite effectively in the first UFC's.

I don't think pain is an emotion, I think it is elicited by certain factors, but the body produces endorphins to suppress it. Some people release more endorphins than others, which enables them to tolerate more pain than others. I believe this: some people have a high pain tolerance. Some don't feel pain as much as others. Some ignore it. And some like it.

This is good when going from something like Shotokan to BJJ---they are two different arts. But when going from one shotokan school to another, you might expect that your rank would be somewhat recognized. I went from one TKD school to another, and started from scratch. It did not bother me, because I knew where I stood, as far as ability and technique. But I can understand why it bothers some people. Sure, it is just a rank, and everyone says it doesn't matter. But when you work that hard to achieve something, I can understand why some people get upset, when they have a great achievment like that discounted by someone else.

I got to grapple a little bit today with a black belt friend of mine for a little while at class tonight. He is in the National Guard, and they do some BJJ in basic training, so he knows something about it, and he has wrestling experience as well. We rolled a while, and he was trying to work a key lock on me I think, but he couldn't get it. I tried to shoulder lock him, but it wasn't working for me. A few times he tried a headlock or a triangle, but I wiggled free. But he kept control of my arm for the most part. He then got to my back, and had me stretched out and both hooks on. I felt that, but it wasn't enough to tap, so I grabbed a finger to loosen his lock, and then we broke. I felt ok about this, but I felt like I was on the run all of the time. He didn't submit me, though, so that was kind of a personal victory. Any help or suggestions on what to work on would be greatly appreciated. I have a long way to go, and he is going to start working with me a little. I am looking forward to learning some real good grappling someday. Thanks, all!

Congrats! You can do it!

My wife would probably say that I have gone overboard on them!

religion isn't based on understanding - it's based on faith. If your faith says that any power not from God is evil, then ki would be considered evil if it's not proven to be from God. Hence the discussion earlier about ki being spiritual energy - like the power of prayer - which is God given. Good point, elbows_and_knees. Here is my take on it: ki is in the body, like a soul, spirit, energy, however you want to describe it. So, if it is part of the body, which God created, then it should be a good thing, right? But, that doesn't mean that it can't be used wrongly.

I agree with you, Adonis. Although, being a full time fighter does make it easier.

you got to love bruce Oh yes. I have mucho material on him--the Tuttle Press books that were released years ago.

I work for a detention center. I work nights mainly, so we get in some rowdys from time to time. I enjoy it, and you have to stay aware, and always use your head to keep things on the safe side. You should check with elbows_and_knees. He bounces at a night club, and is very knowledgable. Good luck in the future!

Reminds me of that scene it Tango and Cash! "You sat on his chest?" "I couldn't find a piano." Classic.