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Just posting to say that my guess of a 300 lbs 1rm on the first page was accurate. I benched 300 last week at 222 lbs bodyweight. (before I started lifting seriously and changing my diet, I weighed 153 lbs).

As a former karateka, I was always impressed with the flexibility of tae kwon do practitioners. So I would say that karateka (and all martial artists) would do well to learn the stretching methods of tae kwon do.

Pride FC still holds tournaments with no weight classes, and K1 (which Royce is signed to) has open weight matches as well. The problem is getting them sanctioned in the US.

Sorry, learning to grapple without an instructor or more experienced grapplers to train with isn't going to amount to much. There's nothing in your area? What about Judo or wrestling? Those skills will help you in BJJ later on if you find somewhere to train.

Accurate except Royce never got Matt in his full guard. The most he got was half-guard, which was passed easily. Which maybe proves your point even more -- Royce was unable to put Matt in his (Royce's) signature position. EDIT: Also, his escape didn't look like any elbow escape I've seen. Nevertheless. True, good point.

It was a sound beating, but I disagree that it was embarrassing for Royce. He showed once again that he is probably the toughest fighter in the world betraying no expression of pain and no indication of giving up when Hughes hyperextended his elbow and later let loose a barrage of punches to the back of the head. He was beaten by a phenomenal fighter. I haven't lost any respect for him. Although I am embarrased at the UFC for lying about Gracie's MMA record repeatedly throughout the broadcast and during the promotions for the fight.

Great clip. It looks like it's basically MMA with gis. As someone who trains mostly no-gi, I appreciate the self-defence advantages of gi training, so this is really cool to see. There looked to be a lot of skilled fighters there.

Board breaking is required in some karate organizations, but not all.

First of all, I wouldn't worry about comparing martial artists to Tony Jaa or Bruce Lee. Tony Jaa is a stunt man, not a fighter. He is in phenomenal shape but it is impossible to know how good he is at fighting from watching his movies. Bruce Lee, likewise has no real fight record and is known mostly as an actor, coach and martial art philosopher. Movies are as far away from real fighting as you can get, So with that in mind, focus your research on full-contact fighting venues (there are lots!) and you'll find the answers you are looking for.

You should question everything everyone tells you. Whether it is your parents, peers, boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, math teacher, priest, doctor, swimming instructor, martial arts instructor doesn't matter. Everyone should be considerate regarding your medical problem, and nobody should abuse you. Think about it. Is the way he treats you right? If you know in your heart/gut that it is not, then you don't need that person in your life. There are millions of people in the world to learn martial arts from.

Many gyms have assisted pull-up stations. You kneel or stand on a platform that is counterbalanced to take some of your bodyweight. You could try that, or just get a workout partner to help you by lifting up on your legs as you attempt a pull-up. Also, have you tried supinated grip (palms facing in)? You might find that a bit easier.

Congrats.

I don't think so. I've been flipped while trying to put a standing RNC on someone. He was fine and he managed to break my grip. That said, I wouldn't put someone in a standing RNC in the future without breaking his balance first.

That looks like one tough kid.

Falling back actually puts you in a better position for the guy choking you because he can get his hooks in and doesn't have to worry about being tossed over the front. I don't really understand how you are going to get an elbow into his ribs if he has you in an RNC, and even if you could, I don't see it breaking someone's grip if he is reasonably tough. That said, you should do whatever you can to NOT fall back if someone puts a standing RNC on you. Your best bet is to try to flip him forward overtop of you.

Kimbo Slice No, not really. Mas Oyama Rickson Gracie Fedor Emelianenko Mirko Filipovic

Yeah you really need to be more specific about what kind of hold you want to escape (there are many variations of triangle chokes, rear naked chokes, collar chokes, etc). Generally speaking, once a blood choke is 'sunk,' you are toast, as you will be incapacitated basically immediately. In many cases, even if you were able to struggle for a few seconds, you would not be in a position to do any damage. There is the odd case of someone escaping a triangle choke by picking up and slamming his opponent, but that is usually only done by a big strong individual with a very good base. That said, you can defend chokes as they are in the process of being applied. Trying to strike your opponent while he attemps to choke you may in fact leave you more open to the choke or another submission hold (for example, if your opponent is setting up a triangle choke in his guard, trying to punch him with your trapped arm might make it easier for him to trap it and sink the choke).

I'd call it "supreme deathfist ultimo heartstrike"

The traditional vs. modern martial arts distinction is a bit misleading because most of the arts commonly refered to as 'traditional' (ie shotokan, taekwondo, aikido, wing chun) are in fact newer than most of the arts commonly refered to as 'modern' (ie brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay thai, boxing). But I think in general the distinction is made to seperate arts which teach based on the tradition of the art/style/teacher vs arts which continually evolve to use the best techniques and training methods. This is how I will evaluate the following: 1- AIKIDO - traditional 2- JUDO - modern 3- KRAV MAGA - N/A 4- NINJUTSU - traditional 5- SIPALKI - N/A 6- TAEKWONDO (ITF) - traditional 7- JEET KUNE DO - By definition should be modern, but often isn't. 8- KICKBOXING - modern 9- MUAY THAI - modern 10- BOXING - modern 11- WING CHUN - traditional 12- KUNG FU SAN SOO -N/A 13- BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU - modern 14- ASHIHARA - modern, some tradition 15- KUDO DAIDO JUKU - N/A 16- KYOKUSHINKAI KARATE-DO - traditional/modern (aspects of both) 17- HAPKIDO - traditional 18- CAPOEIRA - traditional

One more point: What if I told you I wanted to be a great surgeon, and that I quit medical school halfway through it and decided to just create my own style of surgery without the help of others, and without testing it before putting it into practice? It's pretty clear that that is not a good idea. As a species we have accumulated hundreds of years of medical knowledge and surgical practices that I should learn and practice under an experienced surgeon. Martial arts are the same way. As a species, we have thousands of recorded fights and the culmination of centuries of knowledge about the best ways to fight. So why try to reinvent the wheel? Why not become proficient in proven fighting styles, then see what you can add?

You're going to need to drill, spar and/or roll with others in order to improve as a martial artist. So I recomend you continue to train at a martial arts club. If your shindo jinen ryu ryobu kai training is no longer satisfying you, try another martial art. An MMA gym will give you all the facilities and instruction you need to become a good fighter while allowing you to develop a style of your own.

Awesome, have fun. You'll gain some great throwing skills, some submissions and learn how to take a fall really well in Judo.

Footsweeps work best when the person is just about to plant all of their weight on the foot you are sweeping. If their weight is already planted, you won't be able to sweep the foot.

Not sure, probably around 300. I've done 250 x 7 and 255 x 6.

I did karate for over 8 years, began training in shootwrestling, and have since phased out the karate. This is the site for my shootwrestling club: https://www.grappling.ca It's basically like any style of submission wrestling. We do throws from wrestling and judo, lots of groundfighting, greco-roman drills for clinch work, and the option to do boxing as well. We work mostly no-gi, but we have the option to wear a gi as well.