Sometime it's hard not to try to protect the honor of the TCMA. Where should we draw that line?
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I understand that. I don't like it when people make sweeping negative statements about CMA either. The problem is, by constantly responding to those types of posts, we then prevent any meaningful discussion, because the negative types will derail every thread, knowing they'll get the attention they crave. It really is that simple.
For the longest time, I lurked and posted only in the southern forum, where things were really more about lineage battles than style battles. :D:D:D
Main forum, well, you know, the generous provider of this resource pays for it through advertising, meaning 'bums on seats'. A lively irrational argument about theoretical BS, with a full dose of trolling makes for a couple rounds of nachos for Gene, which I believe he is known to share as well....
But, ultimately, its up to each of us to control ourselves. You don't have to participate in those redundant arguments more than a couple of times to learn.
Yup, just make an MMA vs TMA forum and put all threads relating to it in there and be done with it. Let them go on about it all they want. it would sure help clean up the general forum.
Maybe I'm guilty of this, but I had fun doing the research and got to touch on some stuff that's interesting to me - like what techniques I learned from cma that I use all the time in sparring.
Granted, the bickering's not productive, but I'll take any excuse I can to talk shop.
Want to "protect the honor" of TCMA. Post clips like this that would be great examples of TCMA being effective and would show you actually know what you are talking about.:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=789_1328390550
Instead of ones like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc4Ubxy54vE
that only show you've got zero understanding of realistic techniques and only give people more ammunition against you.
Do you know who is the person in that clip? Those are all his students.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZouSsrTGNE
Do you not see the irony of posting clips of a teacher teaching techniques that you claim are realistic and then posting clips of his students going live and not a single one of them is able to pull off one of the techniques you are claiming to be effective.
On the other hand, maybe those really are effective techniques, but he is such a bad teacher that he can't teach his students how to use them.
BTW, At least you are now posting examples of techniques that actually work. This is more along the lines of what you need to do since your mission seems to be to protect the honor of TCMA. Better than those clips that just sabotage that mission.
The wrist lock can only work
- if your opponent grabs on your wrist.
- when you hold on his grabbing hand, he still refuses to let it go.
That was exactly how that clip was showing. You opponent can raise and bend his elbow to release the pressure. You can then change it into X. If your opponent turns his body to release the pressure, you can then change it into Y. Both X and Y are not showing in that clip. Since I don't believe you are truly interest in this subject. there is no need to describe X and Y in detail.
Please tell us know will you set up a "wrist lock".