boyo1991

Well the tkd I get now is very informal.. pretty close to even Kickboxing. I keep a rounded stance but I really only have tkd for some really nice kicks haha. Judo is my art though. I do the others more to "round out" a game. Not necessarily for mma cuz I'd rather not get paid to bleed but as if I were going into mma.. lol.

I didn't leave enough for it to fray which I should have thought about but hey this Gi was destroyed haha

I am friends with my sensei/sempai. They've helped me not only be a much better martial artist, but have actual loyalty to the school. Our school isn't meant to be a professional business. My school is non profit. We pay our dues that goes to a pool fund for the schools to pay rent, travel, and renovations to the school. We do what we do because we love it. And we love the people. Since me and my sensei are friends, it helps me actually believe what they're saying. And with them coaching me if they say "you can do it.. no problem" I don't second guess it and I have no problem pulling off a one handed tai otoshi left handed from collar grips only! (For the record tai otoshi is my worst throw.) And this is in mock tournaments that I used it. Tomoe nage.. a move I never thought I'd ever truly do well has become my tokui waza. Only thanks to my best friend and sensei. So to answer. I will never be taught by anyone who refuses to be my friend. And any student I sempai for will be my friend.

Judo is not about ground work or newaza specifically. As a matter of fact my school only does a lot of ground work because a) its a good addition and b) we have a very competitive and rather less than honorable bjj guys in town. If you take a look at judo online, if you transition into newaza for a shiai you generally have 3-5 seconds to get into something before they call mate and stand you up. (Which IS a shame...) As for judo helping with karate, its possible... but to the karate guys it won't be viewed as helpful except in a shiai... or randori where you learn better body mechanics... Any who good luck on your judo adventure! Stick with it and I might meet you in Denver or Chicago sometime

So recently, I tore my kin skin GI. Real bad up the sleeve. So what do I do? The only logical thing! Made it into a tekken/street fighter style sleeveless GI! Hahaha check it out! : http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/boyo1991/IMG_20121226_194229-1_zps09e48cd0.jpg

Hello again! A very select few if you may remember me.. but I'm back haha! I have done tkd... judo and a little boxing. I love love love judo and its become my life. My school emphasizes the need for ne waza or ground technique so we have a good mix. I train 4 days a week 4 judo sessions, a tkd session and a boxing session. I hope to meet you all and share great stories! I have another shiai coming up here in January and plan on posting a few videos! Have a good one guys!

i would if it were in my best interest.... never for a strike... too fancy.. maybe a kick.. but not some really fancy scissor kick or anything the fanciest id go would be to get in close and if the guy has good sences to jump around my ogoshi throw, im not taking chances, make it uchi mata, or harai goshi at least...

definetely judo. JUDO!

see, i took a look at those.. its like 20$ to cover what i need.. maybe.. idk if it was 20 for a set of 10 or 20 for 1... cuz i looked online and it said it was a set but well idk haha. anywho, ik which ones you mean, and have seen em at walmart as well.. never really thought abt those tho... if i layered em and and a second layer of it of the same material, would that be good enough for taking a fall do you think?

So ive been doing a lot of looking online how to make my own mats.... They all involve tarps and altho not expensive... I need portablility and suuuper minimal costs... I only need like 7x7 mat.. nothin big.. how should i go abt it? Thx!

well I was much more excited abt my first one than my second match lol.but Saul good. so far in randori at my dojo I am 2-1 the loss was to a brown belt... I am white... my two wins is against orange and white belts Haha

It's ninjitsu man. Why wouldn't he wanna? I don't mean that to say that he did it for the name to say "I'm studying it" but because it has been known as throughout history been known as the most versitile deadly and quick form of martial art. However I won't answer for him all in all lol

Well.. I have warrior cardio but what I still try is to not necessarily work for a dominant position but a position that I can do nothing while making the opponent work still... Say a certain hold down or just standing far back even just works

Welcome to the forums! If Ur looking for anything here as far as martial arts this is the place... Great people. And covers many styles not to mention sensei portion cross training and off topic so if u don't wanna talk abt martial arts u can still chat and socialize!

Just today I used an armbar from kesa ketame. I didn't go all the way around but I just took my forward leg and pulled from there... It's pretty effective just a suggestion cuz even if they don't tap u don't gotta worry about that arm getting out and being bridged