AndrewGreen

Marketing... If I give you a rank in Aikido and no one else will recognize that rank, you will either have to forget everything you know or stay with me. Same within different styles and their sub styles. If you have a rank in Shotokan karate and you go to a goju ryu school, you are now a white belt. (A crushing blow to the ego) So you're much more likely to stay with the Shotokan school where you can be an "advanced" student, instead of a "beginner" somewhere else.

Submissionfighter, That is still a martial artist, and a pretty good one too. How is training a choreographed routine for a movie different from training a choreographed routine in a dojo, apart from looking more impressive?

Nor to many MMA fights. And where the kung fu guys that entered able to stand up? No, they got taken down easily. UFC is far more striking orientated then submission orientated these days. The submission skills work better with no rules and no time limits. Back in the early ones, there where no rules. No biting, no eye gouging, that was it. And those mats benefit the striker, not the grappler who will be the one doing the throw, not recieving it. Then they will be the one on top of you while you are flat on the concrete.

That is one study, more would be needed in order to reach a conclusion. I am vertainely not an expert in that sort of thing, but there are things I would immediately question. How was this measured? Was there an actual increase in muscle size/density? Or did they just learn how to use that muscle more effieciently? Did they remain relaxed, or did the muscle tense up (but remain still) in there training? Visualization is definately an important tool in sports training, but I very much doubt that it can lead to muscle increases. You can do this experiment on your own. Visualize yourself hitting the heavy bag for 15 minutes a day. But hitting through it with far more force then you are currently capable of. You will likely start hitting harder, but you won't be physically stronger.

Treebranch, that article is good, but not really relevant. The basics of it is that TMA is not for fighting and anyone that tells you it is lieing or doesn't know what they are talking about. He makes some good points, but he doesn't go into the fact that their are methods of learning how to fight. What he is talking about is TMA vs TMA people trying to repackage their stuff as streetfighting. That is the same sort of training methods, but instead of focusing on "self-improvement", focusing on "combat" which is a dead end. It is, those training methods do not teach you how to fight. If you want to learn how to fight, you have to train in fighting, there is no other way. That means sparring, in all ranges with as few rules as you can safely do. hmm... That sounds like MMA to me... Even then its not perfect, nothing is, but its the best we can do. Those "combat ..." schools are the ones that insist their stuff is to deadly for competition and can't be trained against each other without killing people. I think they are the worst off, not getting the benefits of either TMA or MMA, and instead believing they are doing something they are not. His martial arts are not really martial bit is irrelevant to this as well. NO ONE in MMA would ever claim they are doing some ancient warrior art. It's just a name, if you don't like it don't use it. I kind of prefer combat athletics as I think it is a better description, but Martial arts is the standard term for what all of us do. This is a problem with many traditionalists, getting to caught up in names. This is a karate punch, this is a kung fu punch, this is a TKD punch. Who cares? Which one lands the most and hits the hardest, that is the MMA way of thinking. TMA and MMA are two seperate things, they do different things, and they do them differently. It is not just a matter of techniques and training methods, it is a whole different approach to training. Learning to fight means fighting. Not talking about it, not working choreographed routines, not saying "if this was a REAL fight I'd..." but just fighting, and doing so in a safe way without compromising on the nature of the fight. This is "sport" training. It is fun, it is safe, and it has a better chance of working. (Both CAN work, and both CAN fail, but MMA gives better odds) Both provide other benefits as well, and neither should be done if being able to fight in the street is your only goal. Here is another good read for you, but from a MMA perspective instead of a TMA one: http://www.thomasbrown.net/straightblastgym/page.asp?section=sport&parent=Press&session=

Canadian weapons laws are somewhat vague. I'm not a lawyer but my guess would that intent would be taken into consideration. If it is only for training you MIGHT (But ask a lawyer or phone the police station to be sure) be ok. But if you carry them around with you they are definately illegal.

I do know "Showdown Joe" is working at getting it legalized in Ontario. He posts regularlly on the "Canada" forum @ mma.tv

The rule is: 15. The device known as "Brass Knuckles" and any similar device consisting of a band of metal with one or more finger holes designed to fit over the fingers of the hand. http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/c-46/sor-98-462/82829.html So I'm not sure if tekko fall into that category.

No such thing, just basics with good timing.

Why restrict yourself to the methods and techniques of one style? Take what works

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Make sure they aren't going to fall apart. Having the blade of a kama fly of is not a safe thing.

Weld them... Or cut the handles off of some shovels Not sure real ones are legal here though, might want to look into that first

Actually they where probably rattan, and "fighting sticks" sounds silly, just "sticks" will do Search for kali, escrima or arnis and go to dogbrothers.com

This may come back to haunt you later on if you don't do something about it. Bare feet on hard floors is a bad thing. Where your instructor comes from is irrelevant. If that is the environment you want to train in then be prepared to do some things that aren't good for you. The body needs water, not just before and after. If you can do a 90 - 120 minute class without water you either do need that water and just aren't getting it, or not training right.

Ask your instructor, differnt people want different things. I hope not, its a dumb idea. How long are your classes? I get this pain under my feet (it is not the blisters) it is more the kind of feeling when you try to go inline skating for the first time or something (I am a bit flatfooted)...hopefully this will pass... Hard wood or worse right? See if you can wear shoes (Ones designed for martial arts), you're feet and knees will thank you for it if you can.

First question would be Why are you trying to teach 6 year olds 5 step sparring in the first place? Have fun, play games and there ability level will grow faster then 5-step sparring will ever get them. But they won't be good at 5-step sparring. But those games should isolate an area of the martial arts and develop it in a competitive environment. (Note - this doesn't mean anyone needs to win or loose) A simple class: Warmup Start fighting for wrist control, Simple game try to grab and hold both your partners wrists while he does the same, keep going. Switch to bicep control & wrists Now add underhooks, If you get two go to a body lock (bear hug) and try and lift your partner of the ground, put them down nicely. Now try to take the back, with 6 year olds I wouldn't bother trying to show techniques for this, just let them go. Once again lift. Now we add a takedown (providing you have mats). You start with a rear body lock and sit down pulling your partner down over you and onto their back Once they've done it a few times let them fight for it. Add in other skills as they develop. (front headlock, neck ties, other takedowns, etc) Lots of fun and they learn doing it. Another class Start on knees in a neck and elbow tie and show them a few takedowns from there. Once they've done a few have them fight for a takedown, If your back touches the floor start over. (Try to avoid the word "loose" as some young kids can get really upset if they loose, even if they've won the past 10 rounds) again, fun and productive. Be creative, put your skills into game format and let them go.

Dan Inosanto taught Lee as far as I know. Yamashita's videos are more for show ( he likes his wrist rolls), if thats what your after then you'll like them.

What has your instructor shown you? Are you doing it for show or for function?

You don't use a sharp one... Kendo spars, that is katana Sabre is supposed to be sharp and fencers get to keep their limbs.

Yes Fencing, Kendo, stick fighting, SCA. You can spar any weapon you want, anyone doing weapons for functional value should be doing sparring. Most tournament forms competitions are an entirely different thing though, that is just for show.

Ok, he's got my back with hooks in and a rear naked sunk, walk me through picking him up and slamming him on his head from their? While your at it, he's mounted with a keylock, go from there. How about one more, He's got a standard "T" armbar, popped over to it from mount, go from there. Those are 3 basic locks so it should be easy for you to describe this pick them up and slam them defence from them.

Tap out, once it is sunk its usually to late. You can defend them before they happen. But what you are asking is kind of like "How do I stop a punch that has hit me in the face" Apart from that it depends on what they are doing, some things can be escaped with a significant strength advantage, or if they are just not applied "right", and some submissions can be escaped and are used for setting up other things. Give an example of what youare getting caught in and I'm sure someone will help you.

Once again, Go and read the other thread, I mentioned those things several times.

Don't like it? Pick up a intro Logic book and look up the fallacy of "Appeal to Authority" as it relates to tradition. Copi's is pretty standard, A basic understanding of logic and fallacies might help you out. Until then we're through as it seems you never actually READ anything that gets posted, you just carry on saying how nothing can possibly beat your ninja training. It's hard to take you seriously when you keep arguing the same things when they have nothing to do with what anyone has actually written.