Red J

Great advice for any "sticky" situation that you get into.

I did it last night. I take Shaolin Kempo. You can probably see this exercise in many MA styles especially ones with Chinese influence. I don't see any problem with getting privates in it as it will probably compliment any style you do. It will help with your balance, softness, and understanding how opponents move.

Competitions should not be required.

Oops, the dreaded double post has occured. If there is a mod, please delete.

I went 75/25 the other way, with the key variable being for the streets, not for the ring. Do you really want to go to the ground on the street with all the "quality spectators" that the street usually turns up?

This is not a lately kind of observation as childhood obesity has increased (almost exponentially) along with type 2 diabetes (once considered an adult disease now commonly found in adolescents) and other weight related illnesses. A recent statistic factors obesity and weight related diseases to be the number two killer among Americans right behind smoking. It is a good thing to see people making healthy choices through martial arts training.

Nice clip. He got off a few hand strikes to say the least. Wowza!

Well, you guys know I'm going to say running. I'm averaging about 12-15 miles a week since I ran the half-marathon in November.

Volkswagen, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz. Welcome!

If a friend offends you once ignore it. If it happens repeatedly have enough respect for him to let him know. Wouldn't you want the same in return? He might think that he is being funny and that you are amused. Or....Have him read this post. I have always found it best to be honest with people that I call friends.

Welcome!

It was ironic.

Happy Holidays!

Time to step up and get it done. Good luck, I'm sure you are well prepared.

Well we learn set techniques and combinations of moves. These combinations all have major principles attached to them which are discussed as appropriate. As you advance you learn variations of each for different kinds of attacks and different sizes of attackers. The real application of principle comes when we do self defense techniques that we have to make up on our own. We call these "kempos". The instructor will give us the scenario, have someone attack, and we have to defend using techniques from the principles that he wants to see demonstrated. Many times the principles are associated with the 5 animals which stress different kinds of mind sets. This is especially true on tests. I'll give you more later. Gotta run.

Well said. This is exactly the end result which is MAs that can think, or better yet, react for themselves in any kind of situation. Understanding the principles is the key.

Ok, I had to quote you. Running perpendicular for cover is a good choice. Running straight back is not. A target in motion going from one side to another is harder to hit than one that is stationary. Of course if offering your wallet makes him go away then all the better.

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Be careful, the next step could make you a "Cereal Killer"!

OK, from Chow (Kara-Ho Kempo) we get Parker (Parker Kenpo) and Emperado (Kajukenbo). The lineage from the Emperado side continues with Gascon, Pesare, Cerio, Villari (and many others) most of whom developed sub-systems of Kajukenbo and called them kempo/kenpo. In the Kajukenbo line the kenpo has a strong influence as the styles above and below it always refer back to it in the names of their systems.

Another point to make: In the ground game, strength and size has it advantages, but I have seen many a smaller guy smoke a bigger guy using skill. Skill, technique and speed can make up for this disadvantage. Knowing how to maximize leverage using your body can make the difference. Just like the stand-up game, you need to learn to use your entire body to make a technique or principle work to its maximum potential.

Homey the Clown.....I think I baited myself into picking. Now with 20/20 looking backwards, the use of the edit button comes into play.

Do they sell a nice middleweight? This has been my preference living in South Florida.

I prefer a teacher that can explain something and then show it. That way all the verbal people get instruction to their strength, and then all the visual people get theirs. With this type of approach, everyone benefits. The next step of course is feeling it and doing it which is kinesthetic which covers the hands-on people. As Delta1 said, balance. This way everyone's learning preferences are covered and the concept is being presented in a multitude of ways which will provide for higher retention.

Do you mean that this is not normal? That explains a lot.