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Why shouldn't I? A lot of different types of athletes lift weights at the YMCA. I see a lot of the same people every single day and I've gotten to know them and their athletic backgrounds, so why shouldn't I tell them about my athletics pursuits when they ask me? It's not like I go around announcing it to the entire world like some martial artists however is somebody asks me what sport I train in I tell them that I am a full contact kickboxer and a grappler. As for their "certification" that was the point that I was trying to drive home. That they are "certified" by the "YMCA kickboxing association".

In Canada you can be charged with carrying a concealed weapon if you are caught carrying an asp baton.

STARBUCKS DRINKERS MUST PERISH!

you must be really bored

You must build up the fine motor skills in my muscles and so forth.

Kick him in the nuts.

Simplicity is key. Get all that fancy stuff out of your head and just focus on simple and direct combonations when sparring.

You boxed and kickboxed in the past eh? Then why would you short change yourself get into point fighting? You are going to develop bad habits if you are not careful and those bad habits could hurt you in the kickboxing/boxing arena

You just have to build a tolerence within your nervous system. It'll come with time.

Wouldn't it just be easier to spar with people?

First off, most MMA fighters come from predominantly wrestling and/or grappling backgrounds - they have limited striking experience. So they are not going to go for a head kick in a MMA fight. A good grappler or wrestler will take a guy throwing a head kick with ease so if you are not a good kicker it is unwise to throw a head kick in a MMA fight. How ever I've seen a few head head kicks thrown in MMA. Guys like Frank Shamrock, Chuck Liddell, Guy Mezger, Yuki Kondo have all thrown head kicks. I've even seen Tito Ortiz throw a head kick when he fought Randy Coture.

Breaking boards and bricks is kind of cheesy! People who swear by it say that it is a method of building power; however most good boxers out there can hit harder than Martial Artists and they don't encorporate board or brick breaking in their training. It's nothing mystical or anything - it is just physics. If you hit something properly, it'll break.

Those tactics you describe are called fakes.

That is an awesome quote. I heard some American President say that at a press conference but I can't remember who. Either way that is the way I think about verbal harrassment.

Look at some judo and BJJ books and you'll find some nice chokes that can be put on quite quickly.