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At least the discussion hasn't boiled down to name-calling and insults yet.

But that's a good point that was raised: the idea of freedom is a relative one.

I agree with MP that you have to get used to being tagged in the face.

You can't really "condition" the face/head like you can condition other parts of your body:

1. The musculature of the face...

I agree with ged.

Although most "fights" will start when the aggressor is IYF, it would be better to not let him get that close to begin with. On average, to react to a punch takes longer than the...

When I was younger, I could hit 10/sec but only for like 2 secs and they weren't always on target. Now I can do maybe 7-8/sec but barrel them down accurately for longer periods of time.

Ironfist's...

So you can't extend your arm w/o locking it? It takes conscious effort to lock your elbow and knee joints since the "locking" of the joint requires active tension in the muscles. Like just let your...

Practicing the 2 on 1 teaches you 2 really good lessons, too:

1. Movement is the key in multiple attackers. Don't need any flashy flying kicks or anything like that. Simple moving and punching can...

The first two metacarpals are the strongest in the hand. The last metacarpal, because it can "bend" slightly, is the weakest metacarpal bone in the hand. So if you punch with good structure (aka not...

I like how some people can make a character judgment on events that occured like how long ago?

All I can say is that the few times I've met the man, Emin has never come off as an arrogant fuknut...

If it's just muscle pain and not stress fractures (which can cause "shin splint" pain), I agree with all the above. Stretching, massage, and relaxation are the most important.

The worst case...

I don't know what the homepage is either, I only know the link to the clip.

There are other links on http://www.columbia.edu/cu/wingtsun/videos.html

hope that helps.

Word. Jay-Z calls himself J-Hova because he feels that his flows are the best, there for he likens himself to God in terms of rap.

IMHO, even though his flows are smooth and he obviously has mad...

I see your point now, gfguy. I just wanted to make sure that we were all on the same level -- "trapping" is not chasing hands but controlling the opponent's options whether it be by a good strike,...

I agree with you David: WC is not a trapping system.

I agree that there are many aspects of boxing and WC that are different, but on a level of abstract principles, there are those that can be...

These clips are to show the brutal and effective side of WT. Most people think that Muay Thai is "brutal" and consider Kung fu to be more "refined" or "elegant." These clips just go to show that a...

I disagree. The principles of boxing and WC are very similar, although the theory may not be.

I disagree with centerline theory being the nucleus of WC. Especially since every lineage seems to...

It is possible to apply the WC principles to boxing, such as economy of motion, forward pressure/intent, structure, etc..

And it is possible to apply some WC technique and stance to boxing -- look...

I think there are 2 separate arguments/points being discussed here.

1. The principles of body mechanics are refined and analogous, (but not the same), to the principles of power generation found...

Your doc checked out your ribs right? Is this a fracture or a clean break?

I personally wouldn't rub anything like dit da jow for fear of displacing the broken rib even more, especially if it's a...

It's because in the opera, shaving the eyebrows makes it easier to apply all the face paints, etc.. Especially if the actor had to play female roles.

Thanks curtis. I'm not thinking about switching styles, as I know the effectiveness of my WT -- I have scars from knocking someone's teeth out on my knuckles from a scuffle ~6 weeks ago.

I was...

How much does freestyle wrestling involve clothing manipulation and such? From my friends that wrestled, there is no doubt that they can work from the clinch and such, but they didn't really have...

Hey all, after some recent encounters on the street, I'm pondering learning Judo in order to be more comfortable learning to fight and control a clinched position and clothing grabs. My current...

http://people.zeelandnet.nl/ejkoch/movies/WT2.mpg

What about force gradients? <u>Below is opinion and conjecture only:</u>

One thing about the abs and any muscles in general is that while you cannot isolate the forces in the ways that people...

The movie is not that good though: As stated before, the story is all over the place and the movie is so short that you don't really care about the characters or anything.

IMHO, a very bad choice...