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That was pretty funny.

This is exactly what I'm getting at. Martial arts, at their core, are about being able to defend yourself. Having respect for oneself or others does not dictate how skilled or good one is at martial artist or not. Now if you were to say, "I believe a good human being is. . .", that would something I completely agree with. I understand. Oh dear Lord! I know two instructors like that. Both 6th degree black belts in their style. They make me want to get better than them just so I can kick the crap out of them sometimes. I'm not exaggerating. This is what one of them said to me: "You need to put this patch on your gi because I'm a 6th degree black belt. Isshin Ryu is my life's passion and I've been doing it for 30 years..."

Good timing, good speed, and good form, I would guess.

The last time someone gave me the finger, I grabbed it and bent it back until they appologized. They never did it again as far as I know.

I ask that members of other martial arts respect other martial artists in a sense that no style is superior to another. After that, the individual must earn respect as a martial artist. I hate it to Hell when someone says "I'm a better martial artist than you because I'm [this rank/a member of this style]." That's the most arrogant thing I can hear a martial artist say. As far as style, I respect all styles. As far as the individual, I respect good martial artists. I believe a good martial artist is humble, respects himself, others (reguardless of style and rank), continuously works hard to improve themselves in their field, is open minded about techniques, and is effective at his techniques.

It depends on the style.

That's the whole design of the class and that test though. You don't advance unless you can handle a gang in a street fight.

What really got me liking the idea of that class is his standards. I've always wanted a teacher like that.

Every time I see that video I'm jelous of the students in that class I really am though. What do you think?

I've pulled off a kick to the head a couple times from that distance. True, it can be physics. But if you watch "Fight Science", you see they demonstrate the Escrima stick verses the Bo-staff. They talk about the physics. They say the Bo-staff travels twice the distance in the same amount of time as the Escrima stick. This means it builds up twice more momentum along the way as the Escrima stick did. Keeping this in mind, the high kick, because it's longer and has to travel further, could deliver more damage, and to the head (a way weaker area than the leg) could actually end a fight. The trick after that is doing it right. I'm just defending what seems to me to be a lost technique. Everyone discredits the high kick. They call it ineffective which I don't believe is true for one moment. I think the deal is that it may be ineffective because people often don't know how to use it. And everyone wants to always debunk this technique, that one, or the other one for whatever reason. What it really boils down to is - Why say one technique, kick, punch, stance, style, anything martial arts related, is superior or more effective to the other? It's like the age-old saying; "It's not what you've got, it's how you use it."

I agree very much.

I think it's not accurate at all to say martial artists can't fight. Also, that organization shouldn't be saying they train better than everyone else.

Pretty good. Very well thought out.

I suggest making like Nike and just do it Seriously though, in my experience, going in with a "just do it and do your best" attitude despite the situation has served me and people I know well. Try it.

I like the second part of your post a lot and it answered my question. But the first part wasn't my question at all. I was just saying that I helped break up the fight (the technique worked in what I wanted to do and I would have been able to switch at any time if I needed to) and I was asking what you thought of the fact that someone is basically not allowed to defend themselves. Five days of out-of-school suspension. Thank you I was actually surprised that I was able to react that way. I always tell myself to do that but I never really get a chance to train the instinct. That's the point I made to the teacher I got in a debate with about that last week. Owned

You have so much more patience and tolerance for that stuff than I do.

The second day of school came around and it was a pretty normal day. Then suddenly, during lunch, I see a student jump on the back of another student. He threw him onto a table and punched him in the back of the head. I saw the other student try to get out but couldn't escape. It was clear to me he wasn't trying to fight back. The only teacher that was there was a tiny, old woman who frankly wouldn't have been able to separate the two if her life depended on it. So I did. I ran over and pulled the student to throw the first punch away and locked his arms behind his back. The student that got attacked ran away. The next day, the student that got attacked thanked me for helping him out. He said the only reason he didn't swing back is because he could have gotten kicked out of school. This instantly struck me as rediculous and told him if he got hit first he automatically had the right to defend himself within reasonable terms. A nearby teacher told me that the school has an absolute zero tolerance policy and both of them would have gotten arrested and suspended from the school immidiately if he had thrown a punch. The reason? They were afraid of another Columbine shooting happening in the school. Seriously, what in the heck is that about? Then the teacher and I got in a 20 minute long debate about a kids right to defend himself in school. I think I won because she told me I should go into a school administrative position for a career. But it got me thinking. What do you think of the situation?

If you were still alive that is.

I need to remind myself to look up these fights on YouTube. He's a lot better at that than I am. The last person to tell me one of my Kuk Sool Won wrist throws wouldn't work, I was so insulted that I used it on him. That I dissagree with. I think he started off good there and then went downhill. Sure it's accessible, but I know I'm not the only one that's heard the saying "A video is a poor excuse for a good instructor." That's half the reason I don't watch Ultimate Fighting Championship anymore. I'd be more than happy to start watching again when competetors wear clothes. That's also why when I fight I wear a C9 brand tee-shirt and karate pants. Maybe I'm weird, but I always do better when I am wearing something other than a swimsuit. I've never been in that predicament before. Again, completely the opposite for me. But why? Except for the slow, boring fights and the lack of clothing, I like it the way it is. Way I see it; that's a mechanical man. Not a fighter. This is why I dissagree with most people. People think UFC fighters are invincible and other people think traditional is invincible. Nothing is invincible especially because fights are unpredictable. That's why I say that it all lies within the individual verses anything else. That's all I've got for this one.

That's exactly how I feel about my Kuk Sool Won class. Replace "Brazillian Jiu Jutsu" with "Kuk Sool Won" and again; welcome to my world. This one I dissagree with. I do think that some students would be overwhelemed, but that's them and their issues. Some people would absorb the type of calm training as a lesson in keeping your mind clear when faced with a high-intensity confrontation. Which most people know and agree is a good idea. This however I agree with. Interesting. I feel loved I like this guy.

Very good fight.

In my experience, it doesn't bleed easily. I've never been one to bruise either. But that could be just me. I know a guy who's nose will bleed if you punch him in the stomach.

I dissagree. I have a couple technique ideas in mind that (thankfully) I've never had to try but are taught in Kuk Sool Won and Krav Maga. Duck under the first knife swing. Get really low. You can back up into him and grab his ankles and pull them out from under him. You can drop low and sweep his legs out from under him. You can grab the first swing by the wrist. Step out away and put him into a standing armbar. He can't reach you with the other knife from here.

Worked for me. Try going to https://www.tkdtutor.com . Then click Sparring (on the left), Free Sparring, Fighting Styles. It's a really good website, I used it to help me write my thesis a while back, there's just loads of good info there. Thank you, DWx. That was a help. What is a 'feign' attack? I think if anything I'd be an Analytical Fighter, but I'm not really good at it

I would love to see that link, but I can't click it. I copied into my browser window and nothing happenend. It couldn't find the address.