Rainbow_Warrior

I think that boxing is cool...but grapling is unlimited...you can create new moves always... using all your body parts to submit the enemy..... I dont say boxing is useless.....I box and boxed for years.....

Well ... Is normal to see people and think the way to take them down , or do some choke/lock ? I don´t walk in the street attaking people but.... I think a lot about techniques , and when I have free time , I try to visualize moves and try be creative.

Well . I train greco-roman takedowns every class , its part of luta livre ( it puts emphasis in wrestrling takedowns for standing grappling ,and some judo throws). When I said I have problems with throws with no gi , I was talking about judo-like throws...like hip throw..or arm throw.... BTW , I connected some throws today with a novice...but I cant do that with the guys of my skill ( I still a rook , but with many rolling hours in 10 months) Why there is such difference ? Do you ´´tie´´ him with the gi ? I ask , because I have 0 gi experience.

I have never grappled with a gi . But I d like to. Maybe some day I can take judo clases..... I like the throws , and they dont work very well if you dont have a gi.

Yes ! That sounds good . I dont know what does ´´control ´´ mean. Are you talking about acquiring a dominant position ? Do you mean that you are submiting the purple belt ? Is very dificult ( near impossible) for any non grappler to stay in a dominant position against a purple belt , unless the begginer were 2x heavier and stronger. When I grapple against purple belts ( luta livre has a very similar grading.....a purple belt is almost the same ) , some days they let me work - and I ´´ control ´´ them and take them down - but just because they are figthing soft. When they do their best...I cant control them , I just survive till I get submited.

You can ´´control ´´ a BJJ purple belt with no previus training ? It soundS VERY weird. A purple belt in BJJ means 4 years of training or more. 1) Is the guya REAL BJJ purple belt ? 2)Does he weight 100 lbs and you 200 lbs ? 3)Is that guy injured? 4) If all above were negative...You are a prodigy , indeed.

And kung fu has roots in India ..but kung fu is not hindu martial arts , and muay thai is not jung fu... judo is not jujitsu and bjj is not judo... USA comes from the UK , but today is not the same thing . Isolation may change the core and the basics of anything.

HMm look at wikipedia , they list si pal ki as other thing different from kung fu. I have some friends who practice it , and it is not kung fu ( but , it is influenced by kung fu.....every asian art is in some degree )

You have a mid finger to ! USE IT to counter !

Wing chun IS Kung fu !.. Kung fu is an umbrella term for chinese MA , Choy li fat is kung fu , tai chi is kung fu , hun gar is kung fu , mantis is kung fu etc etc etc

Well I dont know why people call it ´´ karate chop ´´ or judo chop.. Is a very common technique ...may be it is old as martial arts are. I had this kind of strike in my shaolin northen gong fu training....

Yes , there is people with suck skill . But is not very common . Is a small minority of the population I am right handed. I can fight in the other stance . I find cool to have my strong hand ( right) closer to my enemy , because jabs are much more easy to conect than other punches. But , when I fight like that , I dont move with the same grace .I feel like caged . Some practice may help me of course. I tried to fight in a left handed stance against an awesome MMA guy who train with me. It was easy for him to take me down , because my slower reaction..... I should practice first with unskilled mates...

Hey.... I have seen some training of this art. Also a friend of mine is into this korean Ma. I know it uses much pressure points , ´´dirty techniques ´´ , puling hair , face , eyes , etc. What is the parenthood of this martial art ? What do u know?

Humans are right or left handed , its not choise. You may train in 2 stances , but ALWAYS have a dominant stance.

I think that after breaking your hands once , you wont have that problem very often. I broke my right hand in a fight when I was 13 . Now , I have a very thick knuckles ( just in my right hand ) I can hit a door ,or a normal diameter wall with full power without damage to my bones.

yes ! I talk about full contact Karate and Kickboxing . The one you said ( with long pants and w/o low kicks , knees and elbows) .. Also , the Kickboxing that is similar to muay thai without knees and elbows BUT with permited low kicks.

Maybe the change is because the influence of kick boxing and full contact too ...... Many places sell their training as MT , but they offer something really close to Kick boxing . I know a teacher who says that Thai box cannot be mixed with full contact , boxing or kickboxing.,...because it gets watered down , and the timing moves are sooo diferent...... That guy also advocates for MT praying and those arm rings ( braceletes ? )

Well... I have trained several years in boxing and a lil bit in MT. When I was takin MT , I noticed some minor guard differences (to adjust the movements for kicking and defending kicks ) , but the punches are very similar. Did MT always have this similarity to western boxing ? Or Did it change with the English conquest of siam and the XX century globalization ?

Well calisthenic and plyometric are good for that . I think is not matter of strength ( I can leg press over 620 lbs and squat 300 lbs) . It may a be problem of explotion , that I dont have. Burpee ! I remember doing that a lot when I was in the Navy ROTC. ... I should start with that again.

Well..... I noticed that Im not good at takedowns , specially against strong opponents. Sometimes they take me down , and I dominate or win on the ground.I feel that my ground game went good. Or if we are playing under mma rules , I keep them distracted with strikes and can shoot with success . But , when it turns to standing grappling I dont handle it in the way I would like to.... I am a slow shooter , and reach they hips from the clinch is not easy for me with strong/skillfull guys.. I know I can pull guard , but I am looking for an alternative , or way to improve my Takedowns. It ussually ends with me on the ground , but in the bottom position.... sometimes I can sweep and fix it..... My defence is not BAD , but it should be better if I am not that good taking down. I practice takedowns sometimes in my schools , with and without resistance.

IMHO. It looks like hollywood film with pre arranged moves. It is dangerous , because some of his students could think they can handle gang in a Street fight...

tnx to all but... this guy is just pure raw power.. I hope some day I could handle a guy like him with a good technique. Anyway...is the first time I win against a big big guy. I remember the first class , when I had to sparr with a guy bigger than this one....and I had to tap because I couldnt breath when he had me in side control.... I was so sad....

well , rolled with the same big guy today . I did what ps1 suggested....I waited to his shoot. He tried a double leg...and I cought him with........... a guillotine . The second roll , I could barely took him down....When I reached the mounted position I could do a frontal mata-leao (the neck crank , without crossing his arm). Submited him again. In the third one.... I waited for his shoot , and it ended in my half guard... I could mount him ( rolling to my side) but....I lost the position , and it ended with him trying to rear choke me. He couldnt....and he got tired and surrended. I feel a lil bettter now

Ohhh . I have CONAN II : The destroyer movie...Its awesome..... I used to watch arnold´s movies when I was a kid ( I was born in 1985 ...so watched the movies mainly in the 90´s)... Its kinda cheap movie....but poor argument...but its so cool

Hmmmm that is nasty. I know who do u feel. The other day , at the university a professor grabbed my bicep and said ´´ I need some strong boys because I am gonna move to another house ´´ . I pushed his hand away and said ´´ Hey , u are touching me . I m gonna tell that to the authorities ´´ in a semi-serius tone... He walked away.... How old are u ?