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So a shoot tends to be more reactive than active, as in you wait for, or create, an opening and then react to that?

The what ifs were to differentiate between real life and ring. Shooting or no, what works in the ring won't necessarily work in real life. I can accept that. How many ways are there to shoot in on them to take them down? I know about takedowns, I've learnt those. Its the shoot I'm not sure about. As I keep saying it may be because I misunderstand what's meant by shoot, in which case I pin the blame on those who've explained it to me. However, from what I have been told it consists of simply darting into range, I'm not concerned about the take down, its the move into range where I'd consider someone vulnerable.

Okay, I was under the impression that shootfighting was moving in, trying to grab, in a similar method to a tackle. If I'm wrong then please correct me. However I'd imagine that if a shoot is similar to tackle, there's something of a limit on the variations you could use. With punches there's a thousand and one different permutations and methods of throwing them. Charging in to try and yank someone's feet away I just can't see that much variation, if I'm wrong then please do correct me. The difference is simple. The ring is a perfectly clear area, there are no obstacles. It is an even surface. Your opponent does not have access to glass bottles, rocks, or allies. There is no bouncer moving in to drag you away. There is plentiful lighting so you can clearly see your opponent. There is nowhere that your opponent can dodge to beyond a certain range. There is nothing on the ground for you to slip or trip on. Need any more?

No, I'd guess that they're in a ring. I said that I didn't have experience of shootfighters, and was simply working from what I did know. I've had people trying to move in to take me down to the ground before, and I've had people trying to sweep my legs. Whether or not they were shooting is irrelevant, I was simply quoting from my own, personal experience and assumptions based on what I knew. I could ask whether you've had an experienced striker try to stop your shoot, but it wouldn't really help any since you are not a whole style to yourself, merely a person.

Ah, for sparring I guess different rules apply. And generally we don't kick above waist height with side kick since it reduces your power and makes you very vulnerable.

Whenever I can, any time I don't have anything else to do.

I believe it already is classified as a martial art. As for the proven street fighting art, its hard to call. I've never seen a shootfighter in action on the street so I couldn't say, however I will say that if you try to shoot against an experienced striker you're going to find yourself bruised, and against a grappler I'd imagine you're fairly likely to be hurled quite a distance across the road.

Since the three templates are grappling, striking and weapons it would be hard to say that grappling's not one of the best for the street. Hardly anyone knows how to throw a good punch either, or move off the centreline, angle around, block, throw a decent kick...and brute strength actually has more effect in grappling if you think about it where you're in close and vulnerable to their reach, whereas in striking you're trained to dodge. How do you dodge someone you've got in an armlock?

A sidekick is the most powerful technique the human body can deliver (with the exception of the spinning side kick). To get that power you need to make sure you have a good chamber, push off your grounded foot, and try and keep your bodyweight upright as much as possible. If you lean back to throw the kick then you're counteracting that movement, as well as putting yourself off balance should someone block the kick upwards.

You're their instructor. If you've advertised self-defense then you better know what you're talking about. If you've advertised a martial art with no mention of self-defense then that's a different matter, give them what you say you'll give them, don't take advantage of them.

Choi Kwang Do and boxing are two which spring to mind, you don't really want any art that focusses its attention on high kicks, since being completely fair, if you're short, you won't be able to kick them in the head. Any instructor who teaches you that you should kick to knee height is probably a good bet, and you'll want a fair amount of focus on the hands.

Or alternatively could it be the fact that its so easy to get a gun there? You know, I'm guessing its the gun thing.

I'll ignore that. From what I've heard this sniper seems to want to outsmart everyone else, and he seems to be easily capable of that. I've also heard the quote 'Mr Policeman, I am God' before but I can't think where. I'm sure it was a book. Anyone else know?

Practice them in the air at various speeds. To work on balance try doing multiple kicks off one leg, without putting your leg down in between the kicks. Then swap and do the other side.

Unsuprisingly some people prefer not to get injured while training, I can't think why. Whether it is a hindrance or not, that's what they do in that TKD school and if you want to train there you should accept it. If you really believe its that much of a hindrance find somewhere else to train, but simply because you spar to a different, more painful, method in Krav Maga doesn't mean that you should do it in all arts. If you've done it more than once I'm suprised the instructor hasn't simply banned you from the school.

It can do, yes. Whether it does is open to debate and dependent on the school.

Depends. How much do you weigh, what's your normal heart rate, what's your heart rate as you run, how fast are you running, there's enough factors mixed in it'll be hell to work out. Since I can quite happily eat a Domino's large pizza on my own (admittedly only while drunk, we usually get one each) and not suffer from it I'd have to say that you don't need to worry. Of course it does depend a lot on your bodytype.

I'm an Assistant Instructor (we only have assistants and full, nothing in between) and I started when I was eighteen. I've never had any trouble with disrespect, quite possibly because as soon as there is any shown it gets cracked down on not only by me, but the whole team. Anyway, for younger instructors we do have a few, but not many. Assistant instructors have to be over 14, and have to be exceptional. They also have to certify and take part in a course, as well as first aid training. They are expected to make extra classes, train more in their own time, and be dedicated to the art. Just because someone's young doesn't mean they can't be a good instructor, no matter how elitist the views of some people may be.

Nah, drinking too much ranges from 'getting stone', 'getting slated', 'getting pissed', 'getting wankered' and a few others I can't recall offhand.

TDK? Who's TDK? I've had the reiki and shiatsu things done to me, and never gained anything from them. It may be because I'm too sceptical for it to benefit me, but this was by people who'd reportedly 'healed' several people I know very effectively.

I'm not unwilling to believe in chi, I just know a fair amount of biomechanics, physics, and a few other fields. If anyone can give me solid evidence of Chi I'll quite happily believe them. Unfortunately while I've seen some amazing things every one of them is one that I can understand the principles behind, and see why it works.

All that I've seen of Ki is good biomechanics. Don't get me wrong, its still impressive, but there's nothing particularly mystical about it other than a pure knowledge of how the human body works. Same with 'secret breathing' in Aikido, I've seen it done, and again it works simply because the guy knows what he's doing and has done it so many times that he doesn't even need to pause to measure up his partner, its become purely instinctive.

Claw finger thrust straight to the face. I agree with the locks comment, unless you're good at them and have a fair amount of practice then an opponent can make life difficult for you. Easiest way to put them on is give them a good strike first, its amazing how that'll loosen people up for locks.

Hard elbow strike straight across the head or throat, or downwards punch into the neck. Knife hand thrust to the throat, round punch to the temple. Even a good inwards punch to the head.

Doesn't that refer to having eaten too much?