Kyle-san

To learn what I can and apply it to my everyday life somehow.

Of course, having a shorter weapon means that you have a smaller area to cover/defend. A bokken could be utilized in the same way as a small bo or as a sword, whichever would give the advantage for the specific situation. But a bokken in close would be more effective than a bo in close, simply because it would take less room to manipulate and make use of it.

I'm a small guy and I still say that size plays an important role in things.

I'd got with the bokken, but that's just because I like the size of it. It's quicker and can be used in the same manner as a bo.

Welcome, good to see another new face.

I agree. A good example of anyone helping someone else is people that are stalled on the side of the road. Most just drive on by them when all it would take would be a 5 minute stop to lend them a cell phone or whatever.

Hah. I knew those heels had self-defence value in them.

That's pretty funny considering WTF is the style used in the Olympics and (in my experience) has the least emphasis of effective defence.

Yes. I've helped a few people out by talking the other guy out of the fight, it's cost me more than a few beers but was worth it. Knowing how to fight without fighting is as much a part of my skills as anything else.

Start jogging, but break it up into 10 minute blocks. Say you decide to go out for half an hour, for each 10 minute block you run for, say, 2 minutes and walk the other 8. If you keep working at it like this, you'll eventually be able to work it up to running the entire time. Skipping helps as well. Fast, serious skipping, will improve your cardio real fast.

I don't actively advertise that I'm in martial arts, but if it comes up in conversation I'm more than willing to talk about my experience (as little as that is). As for telling a street fighter that you do martial arts, that's the last thing you should do. Far better to make him think you're an easy fight and then give him a nasty surprise than to announce it before anything starts.

The ability to solve a situation and defend myself without escalating things.

10, currently 19.

... That was wonderful, I can't believe I didn't notice earlier.

Soul Calibur 2 is easily the best fighter on the market right now.

And what if you meet these requirements with just one style? Does that still make a person a mixed martial artist?

I think it's nice as a shared interest, but it's certainly not the main thing I look for. However, it is fun to spar with someone you're interested in.

Yes, there are strikes. Yes, there are pressure points, chokes, and armbars. However, there are a lot of different styles of Jujutsu with some being more effective than others, or having a different emphasis. As for how it stacks up against a Wing Chun or Hung Gar student, that all depends on how well the Jujutsu-ka is able to adapt to what's being thrown at him. Personally, I'd say the Jujutsu-ka would have the upper hand.

See, and the way I see this situation is that you're equally ego driven by feeling you have to keep applying the pressure to the point of harming someone you're training with. For my dojo, it doesn't matter if I'm with a white belt or a brown belt, I go my hardest without hurting them. I guarantee that within 5 minutes of me breaking the guy's arm, my sensei would be kicking my ass out of the dojo. I can't understand your position at all.

I've honestly never seen kata done to music outside of certain televised Karate tournaments.

How is it helping them to impede their training through injury?

Personally, I'd much rather fight someone with a little training under their belt. Sure they'll know a few moves, and how to utilize their speed and power a bit better, but they'll follow some very predictable patterns depending on their style. A Karate-ka, especially, tends to get caught up in some basic sparring patterns. Besides, I know of few karate dojos that'll teach proper defences againt a grab or lock, which just makes things so much easier.

From what you've described, a good Aikido style would probably be just what you're looking for.

Yeah, I couldn't bring myself to break a classmate's arm just because he wouldn't tap. I mean, if I did that I'd get my a ss kicked so hard by my sensei it wouldn't even be funny.

And how is one supposed to gain this experience? Is it not possible to be able to "win" a fight on the street if you don't do those kind of fights often?