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I was wondering, what are the top three weapons such as the sword, staff, or escirma, etc. which you can find in a real street confrontation as an improvised weapon? Such as using a Pool Stick as a Bo Staff or maybe even two escirmas if you were to snap it into? Are there any improvised weapons out there which have duel factuality? Thanks guys and gals ladies and gents *Poofs in a puff of smoke*

I was just sighting examples of how clothing may effect a persons ability to defend ones self. And no I did didn't say that any martial art teaches its students to use a set numbert of techniques in any given situation. Its just some MAs use specific attacks to a higher degree.

It has become apparent to my knowledge, that some martial artists have a HUGE weakness when confronted with the very clothing that the practioner may wear. I have trained in the following styles: Ryukyu Kempo, Muay Thai, Jujitsu, BBJ, and finally Tang Soo Do. During my Tang Soo Do Training, the kicks were often targeted above the chest level. Now what if the leggings of your pants were to tight and you could barley get a kick above the waist level? The answer? All of your training goes out the door and thus you will have to defend yourself with other skills learned from various styles you have trained, improvise, or the usage of other techniques within the same Martial Art. I know this from experience when me and some of my friends were just Sparring with our usual cloth, that being T-Shirts a pair of Jeans, and finally Shoes and Socks. My jeans were a little bit tight around the legs and thus I couldn't get my kicks in high enough and on top of that it slugged my footwork tremendously. Also during my JJ and BJJ training we fought from the ground. What if there was some object lying upon the ground such as glass? Would you take the risk of being cut or possibly mortally wounded? This scenario has never occurred to me. So anyone who has any experience in that field let me know or post here.

I've witnessed a dude down at the current dojo I attend use the horse stance in Jujitsu and very rarely does he ever get taken down or defeated. He's one of our best grapplers next to Roberto who uses the reverse stance. Kind'a odd but eh whatever works. I've got my horse stance down; all I need to learn now is how to use the forward fighting and my cat stances. I always seem to be easy to push in those two stances for some reason as compaired to the horse stance. Are there any tricks to wielding such a stance that you know of? Mind you I stand about 6'3-6'4, so my legs are very long. Any help would be appreciated

'People are bound not by limitation, but rather by the boundaries of their imagination.'

It would depend on your enemy/opponent, how you were trained, how long you’ve been training, what you excel at, what you are weaknesses are, your personal fitness level, and possibly height (dwarfs usually lose in terms of power and are easy to push around. No offence to any dwarfs, but then again some techniques are easier when your shorter), and your willingness to fight. (I'll expand on this when I finish my homework)

All good anwers so far. Keep it up! Anywho, could someone give me some price ranges between fast food items such as: Long Johns: Chicken Platter; McDonalds: Big and Tasty, Hot Fudge Sunday and 1$ Salad as compared to more healthier foods which could last at least a few days if not three do to regular consumption of a group of three in one household and were to buy it at? I’ve seen grapes on sale for 87 cents before, but those are difficult to come by. Anything cheap, healthy, and doesn’t taste like a mountain of poo.

Currently I weight at least 180-192 pounds and stand 6 foot 4 inches. I have lifted weights constantly, sometimes for hours upon hours. I haven't been gaining any muscle mass over the past three months. Mind you I work out at least three hours a day at the minimum, nine hours at the maximum (with rests inbetween). I mainly jog to warm up, and then work on my flexibility training, then onto strength. My diet consequently is mainly made up of fast food and junk food- not because I want to- but rather because my parents purchase such foods, because of their money value, rather then their nutritional supplements. I would try to get a job in town, however there are no job openings within the city I currently inhabitat and to top that I can't get my licence till I'm 18 years of age (Being 17 and in a few more months I'll be 18 ). Any help would be welcomed. Thank you in advance.

I've always been a kicker more then anything, given that I have trained in BJJ, Ryukyu Kempo, Tang Soo Do, and Mui Thai. When I spar with friends at the dojo, I always seem to bring my opponent tumbling to the ground when I kick at there legs, even at 25% power. They just lay their gravling in pain. Its not that I mean to, its just that I was built for Mui Thai kicks (I stand 6'4 and have a VERY strong legs). Now if I were to attack at full force... well thats another story. So I was wondering: What can I do to stop hurting my sparring partner? I'm afraid of one day of seriously hurting someone. Should I stop just using kicks all together or what? Any help would be welcomed. Thank you in advance.

When fighting a street fighter who has no training in any form of martial arts, but does have an extreme amount of combat experience, and who is also more fit then you -- what must you do to effectively defend yourself if attacked by such a person? Should you avoid grappling? What about getting within striking range if shorter?

I am not being disrespectful, but could you be more specific? What sparring techniques have you tried that did not work on the street? Mainly for me (this may be different for other persons) is any kick above the head, as it takes to much time to bring the foot back down to the ground, but then again I ain't all that flexible either, but I can kick to my head level. Now let me tell ya I stand about 6'3-6'4 so my reach is phenomenal. But that's just me. My friend who has trained in both Karate and Tai Kwan Do uses all of these super flashy spinning attacks, I can take down easy if I get a choke hold on him, or I just sweep him and use his momentum making him fall onto the ground rather harshly. Most of these types of attacks are a form of telegraphing. Sure they may be powerful, but easy to doge or counter. Unless you are super speedy and well trained I wouldn't advise beginners to use these techniques. However I will say this: Everyone is different and thus some attacks will work for a variation of people.

I was wondering what the Sparring Regulations for Tang Soo Do were. What are the illegal striking points, is grappling allowed, are you only allowed to use kicks, etc.?

I've noticed a great deal of sparring techniques DO NOT work on the street. Most of the time you won't have the time to open up with a feint, or else risk being punched in the face. So what are some strategies that won't work on the street as compared to a sparring match in the dojo?

http://www.thaijujitsu.com/ Check out their web adress. Should provide you with some info.

I was wondering, why is it most MMA fighters fight from a forward fighting stance, but not a cat or course stance? I was also gandering, are there any martial arts competitions which allow different stances to be used, but with a rule set similar to MMA? Thank you and good-day.

I heard it was a pretty balanced style as it teaches both stand up fighting and ground fighting which makes this style one of the most complete styles I've seen thus far. This is one of my favorite martial arts of all time, but its hard to find now adays unless you train in both Jujitsu and Mui Thai. I'm surprised that I've never seen an professional MMA fighter be classified under such a style. (And by the way I've never actually trained in Thai Ju-Jitsu, but rather just Ju-Jitsu and Mui Thai separately as well as some Ryukyu Kempo)

What do you mean by pulling punches?

I am a very weak puncher. Whenever I strike my heavy punching bag I notice my punching bag doesn't rock very hard. Also when sparring my sparring partners say my strikes don't hurt much, but my kicks are like OMG THAT HURT! I am a VERY strong kicker as I stand 6'4 (Six Feet - Nine Inches) and weigh 197 pounds. Now about my weight... I use to weigh 182 pounds and was losing weight pretty nicely. That is until I began to stop eating at fast food restaurants and ate healthier food products such as green apples, tuna, and drinking nothing but water. So why is it after eating healthy foods I've been gaining all this weight?

I am currently taking Ryukyu Kempo and have trained a little bit in BJJ. I was wondering if Ninjutsu (not to be confused with Ninjitsu) would go along with those two styles? I heard from my counselor that Ninjutsu sparring is all about the art of surprise, specially when fighting with weapons. A person who is using a bokken during sparring matches may throw a couple of wooden ninja stars from his gi sleeve, a surprise attack, and then follow up with a swipe from the sword. I'm a horrid ground fighter and I stink at weaponry, but am a grand stand up kicker. So any suggestions would help.

Well I just found out that I would be charged $75.00 monthly if I wanted to go to the Tang Soo Do dojo and another $180.00 dollars for equipment. For every tournament I wanted to compete in, it would cost me an additional $75.00 per tournament. To expensive for my blood.

Lets say someone were to grab your wrist with a cross grab. You then place your heart 7 onto theirs and defend yourself with a wrist lock, locking your opponents wrist. Why is it whenever you look at your opponents chest, take a deep slow breath, or raise one of your legs from the ground it hurts more then if you had done the opposite, that being just going for a normal wrist lock without the speical add ons?

http://www.kyushokarateusa.com/KEMPO%20KATA%20-%20TAIYOKU%204.html I don't understand what this specific kata, that being TAIYOKU 4: is talking about. Mind you my sensei has simplified the names of the movements depicted by this web site, so I don't know the terminology which the text is saying. So anyone who can find a video, simplified terms, or even a step by step guide let me know. Or just simplify the vocabulary for me so that I may be able to understand the definitions of these martial arts terms.

In about a couple of days I might be switching dojos soon that being Ryukyu Kempo towards Tang Soo Do. I have achieved my yellow belt in Ryukyu Kempo, and somewhat experienced in it. Within my previous style I have noticed that most of the moves we use are a series of joint manipulations such as tui tai (sp)-- and strikes through our kata. I know very little about Tang Soo Do. So my question is, what makes both of these styles unique and what are the similarities? I want to be the the type of warrior, who in a self-defence situation can KO an opponent quickly and effectively, and in Ryuyku Kempo there seems many types of knockout techniques, which would be efficient in a street fight.

Its been about a month now and I have passed my yellow belt test, but my sensei keeps forgetting my yellow belt! Anyone else here ever had a problem simular to this? Once I asked my sensei to order me some MMA gloves and for about four months he kept forgetting them... Oh what is a yellow belt to do!

I was wondering which styles have a good balance between striking, kicking, kneeing, elbows and grappling? I was thinking Ninjutsu, but I'm not sure. And by the way what does Ninjutsu mean anyway? I heard from one of my counclers that this style sets your oppponent up for a grapple later in the fight or sparring match, just wondering of course. I also hear that french foot fighting is great for blocking techniques as you block with your feet and hit with your fists. Now I know no style is perfect, but are some balanced styles out there? (Excuse my English Spelling I don't have Word)