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This is coming from me of all people, but I think he is justified. It was a freak accident basically. However, he should probably still repent.

I'm a very strong, practicing Christian and it has, in fact influenced pretty much everything in my life especially the martial arts. Do you see that code of ethics in my signature? That was based on Christian moral values I learned while growing up and and am still learning today. That code is also the base I practice for my martial arts. Especially the preservation of human life part. One of the ten commandments is "Thou shall not kill." So I follow that, and even further, don't even practice techniques that could cause permanent damage to an opponent. I could go on all day with this stuff too

I don't think you should be that way. You need to stand up for yourself, argue, and sometimes fight. It's a part of life and it's necissary. If you want to deal with your explosiveness, start standing up for yourself and you won't be angry anymore. All you're doing when you don't stand up is letting negative energy, emotions, mantras, etc. build up inside you. That's like throwing nitro glycorine into a room filled with gun powder and TNT. May I ask how old you are?

I suggest letting the situation die. It's nothing worth getting deeper into.

Interesting. But don't you think it would mess with the form of your fist? For example; I believe you want to have your knuckles foreward and your fingers pulled back into your fist as much as possible. Then put your thumb under them to keep that from getting in the way and to hold your fingers in place. That being said, I would guess ( though I've never tried, I probably should) that a lighter in the middle would fill the gap, yes, but also push out your fingers more where they shouldn't be. I guess I'll give it a try later and see what I can find of it.

I voted "No" in the poll. But personally, I don't mind all that much. So long as I know what I'm saying. If that were the case, I'd probably just say it in English. But I don't like it at all when a real big deal is made out of weather I know the language or not.

The way I see the kiat, it's necissary. It circulates breath, transfers energy at point of contact. That way, you give the opponent whatever energy would have bounced back and created recoil otherwise by releasing that energy. However, that loud, drawn out, obnoxious "KKKKKKKKKKIIIIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAASD!!!!!!!!!" I see every time I watch an NASKA broadcast (http://youtube.com/watch?v=dN_Y51WNc5c), tournament video ( ), or every time I go to a competition. That needs to not exist

I did do a search on Chinese Accupuncture. All I found was the healing methods, medicine and the needle things (I always thought it was the coolest thing in the world though ). Nothing on strikes. I ended up using as a reference.This is what I wrote in the book: Do you think I got it right?

I just had a Kuk Sool Won test. I know it's not necissarily a karate-type of style but it's tests are very similar.

He needs discipline.

The black belts at my Kuk Sool Won school tend to abuse their seinority. But they pull rank on me all of the time when I'm trying to ask them questions. They think every time I open my mouth I'm talking back.

I just started it recently. It's a good class.

Generally, I don't carry weapons. However, there have been a few instances where I've kept nunchucks on me.

I suggest not even bothering telling him. It will come up eventually and then he'll figure it out.

Good call, Wadorue1. I agree.

It sounds like you study Kuk Sool Won too.

Personally, I still don't see why we're arguing which one is better. You may think I was arguing on the side of high-target kicks earlier. I was actually just defending them. I still think a good, real martial artist would be good at both. Of course, it does require speed, timing and flexibility to be able to pull off a high-target kick. But that just means you practice it more to get all of that. It doesn't mean it's not effective. As for the low kick, it can be learned really quickly. But just like the high-target kick, it has it's place. There are times you should aim low and times you should aim high. Like the high-target kick, it requires speed and timing. However, it also requires strength where aiming high requires flexibility. Unless Mr. Featherweight can break boulders with his shins and kick at seventy-miles-per-hour, a kick to the thaigh or the side of the knee would be pretty glancing. Maybe not specifically those proportions. I admit I was exaggerating. You knew what I was saying though, right? So as you can see, they both have their place, strenths, weaknesses, and everything else in the martial arts and I dissagree with the thought that one is simply better than the other because it's easier.

In Kuk Sool Won, our tornadoes are very similar to the video provided. However, I think it's more of just a spinning jump followed by a high kick because the other foot is always planted before the kick comes through. I suggest following through with the kick and kind of barrel rolling in air. I think a good tornado kick lands on the foot it kicked with. I haven't had much practice at it, but it's worked for me a few times. First: Do a high kick. Follow through all of the way and make sure the foot you're kicking with is pointing behind you before you jump. Look at the video. Towards the end you'll see him doing a kick and then jumping into the high kick. Do that and add the second part. Second: Jump as high as you can and bring your kicking leg all the way across your body. For example, if you kick with the right, point it way over to the left and follow through. At the same time, spin your upper body. Third: Try to land on the foot you kicked with and then quickly set back to the original side you were facing. Confusing? It probably is. I wish I was there personally with you. I'm a much better teacher like that. Still, I hope what I said is of some use. Be sure to let me know.

I'm doing research for a book I'm writing now and I need to know some details about this kind of technique. If anyone knows them and can explain one to me, please do so. I'm looking for anything like this that would knock someone out. Please help.

My strategies are almost the same because of the way I spar. The difference is that I'm moving faster and trying to do damage.

I have that movie on my USB drive. It's so funny. I watch it all of the time.

Similar thing happens in this video: And people say spinning kicks are useless... I know. I get so mad when people say that

I have a feeling in the back of my head though, that those people were going way easy on them. I have a friend who knows a tiny bit of Ninjitsu and I cannot fight him for the life of me. I can imagine a thirteenth and fifteenth degree black belt would have picked them apart piece by piece even if they weren't trying to kill them. Especially ones who trained in Japan under the last Ninjitsu grandmaster. What do you think of that?

Exactly. Something I remembered earlier this morning about that is . The first time I saw it, I didn't think it looked that hard at all. Or very fast for that matter. Then I actually experienced one for myself. I was way surprised.

That's the same thing I thought when that guy dropped his weapons and went hands with Jason. I yelled at my television "Bad idea, buddy." Sure enough, the guy got thrown.