bushido_man96

Oh, well, in that case, I understand completely.

Male, age 28 years young!

It's good stuff. Quality entertainment. Not for the whole family, though. Incidentally, I find that this movie contains some great martial concepts.

I feel that drilling is not just a tradition, but absolutely necessary. In all the history of combat, soldiers drilled to learn. The Roman army did it excessively, and medieval warriors as well, in almost all cultures. Drills are the essence to learning anything, whether it is combat, football, soccer, or whatever.

Ah, very nice. Do you ever practice block and counter drills with them?

Didn't think you were mad; its all good.

Very interesting. What was his motivation for creating this organization?

Good luck with that (the weapons training) I'm going to change my name to saiandkamaandnunchukuandboandspearanddaoanddoubledaoandkatanaandescrima

Wouldn't the limited range worrry you, unless they were flying kama? Double dao, hands down. Speed, flexibility, and power. I shall dance around your katana like it is...slow. Unless it hits me. Then I'll fall apart and bleed everywhere. What is double doa?

I'm not that concerned about injuries. Okay, let's just set this straight: I want to just use the basic MMA style hand gear. Here's the question: Do we need headgear to avoid serious injuries, or will my students be better off or just as well without it? Sorry man, just having fun. I would suggest the type of headgear that boxers practice with. It can take a good swat, and provides good protection. I think they use it in Olympic competition as well. Everlast probably makes some like this.

Cool! I always was a Bruce Willis fan. My favorite Willis movie: The Last Boy Scout.

Never heard of this organization before.

Don't have enough weapons exerience to feel too comfortable with a situation like this, but I would say sword and shield.

You could get a Red Man suit.

I think that is a very good article. I think that drilling is one of the most important and useful aspects of training used in the martial arts.

I think the main reason for bag gloves is to prevent the knuckles from being torn up on the canvas from repetitive striking. Otherwise, I am not sure.

Welcome!

Welcome to the forums. Looking forward to your thoughts in the weapons thread!

Welcome to the forums, Chuck. Glad to have ya here.

Welcome to the forums!

Yeah, I saw that too. Hoping I get a chance to watch it while I'm at work.

I would just bridge up a little bit, not too far, and don't lean side to side yet. Just nice and easy, and you should feel a little something with time. As for back exercises, do the superman. Lay on your stomach, arms out in front, like flying. Raise arms and legs off floor, keeping them straight, and hold for 30 or 60 seconds. Do it 3 or so times.

The book is written by Royler, Renzo, Kid Peligro, and John Danaher. It is in the intro written about Royler.

The martial arts have become available to the public in many ways. Sport competition is one of these ways, and the level of competition ranges from regional tournaments to Olympic competition. Often, both forms and fighting competition are available, except at the highest levels, where it is only fighting. My mom studied TKD for a time. She never had any intentions of fighting anyone. Sure, she could defend herself if need be, but never intended on 'dancing a few rounds' with a young whipper-snapper like me. I feel that one of the appealing factors of the martial arts is the opportunity it provides for a person to better themselves physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Now, don't misunderstand what I am saying. Just because someone doesn't want to be a fighter does not mean that I will let them get by with bad technique and a lack of understanding to defend themselves. I am not about 'watering down' the martial arts. Far from it. I am constantly reviewing what I see in my current school, and thinking of what I would do differently if I were the chief instructor: what material I would teach, what the focus of the classes would be, and etc. The integrity of the arts, no matter which one, is very important to me. I think that everyone who wants to try out the martial arts, should be allowed to have that opportunity, and I will provide that opportunity if I am given the chance. If they don't want to be fighters, then that is ok. What I teach, and what a student takes from the experience, may very well be two different things. And that is ok with me. If we were all the same, it would be a very boring world, wouldn't it?

Lots and lots of reps. Make sure you get a good tight chamber position with your leg, and explode into the kick. Chamber first, then good kick, and re-chamber. You can strengthen the leg by doing straight legged raises while leaning on the wall. Make sure to stretch real good, too.