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I have chronic shoulder problems and have experienced tears in the AC Joint (both grade 1 & 2) as well as rotatorcuff tendonitis and dislocated shoulders...

In any event, provided you get the OK...

Hi,

The primary rules are that there strikes with the hand / elbow nor head butts are allowed from the neck and up. Any strikes to the groin is illegal. All attacks to the legs (i.e. kicks and...

Sorry dude...
Thinking back I guess I started because it looked fun...
I remember I wasn't allowed to join the "regular" classes as a lot of the parents did not want a "foreign" kid in the class,...

From my experience, many (if not most) Karate dojo have rigid discipline to an almost militaristic degree. I believe this was due to several factors, including but not limited to the following:

-...

I started at around 5 or 6 years old. My best friend's dad was the local Kendo and Judo teacher. Being of half-Japanese and half-European descent growing up in Japan during the 70's (and going to a...

I do Japanese swordmanship. Since our system is a Sogo Bujutsu (a "complete" system) , in addition to the Kenjutsu and Iai/Batto -jutsu we are taught how to use the tanto, wakizashi (short sword) and...

SC107,

Bas is a MMA fighter and coach. He was King of the Cage and UFC champion (I think). He also did commentary for many of the Pride fights.

I've had the opportunity to train in a couple of...

BTW, some good resources regarding koryu are:
www.koryu.com
www.furyu.com

KG

I currently train in a Sogo Bujutsu (an art including jujutsu, kenjutsu, iaijutsu, naginatajutsu, tantojutsu, jojutsu among other things). I have also had brief experiences with other koryu and some...

I have done full-contact stick fighting (during my JKD days)...

These days I train in Kenjutsu (Iaijutsu) which is primarily kata type training, but once a month we suit up in Bogu (Kendo armor)...

My guess would be Yi Quan in the form of Tai Ki Ken (as taught by the late Kenichi Sawai).

Other than that the Neijia arts as taught by Wang Shu Jin seems to have a pretty good hold in Japan due...

I thought the movie was alright. But there were some inaccuracies (both swordplay and historically). I thought the cinematography was really great and the sparring/training scenes with the bokken...

I have answered this particular question in your previous thread... but I’ll post my thoughts again:

My personal opinion is that foreign budoka (I’m speaking of traditional Japanese arts as that...

Hanwei forge do put out some decent stuff (for the money).

From what I understand they use rail steel on some of their lower end stuff. When purchasing a lower end sword from them you suffer in...

I think you've summed it up quite nicely.
As mentioned in the article Aiki was a term used by various ryugi (including kenjutsu and jujutsu).

There seems to be great differences in what people...

There's also evidence that Ueshiba learned Kashima Shinto Ryu and Yagyu Shingan Ryu...


I recall reading that the first jujutsu ryu was Takenouchi ryu which was developed during the Muromachi...

If you need convincing to keep training then you need to take a break in your training. Or sometimes you just need to keep training through it. It depends on the personality of the individual.
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Do a search on Bujinkan, Genbukan and Jinenkan.

BTW, I don't think any of these organizations call what they do "ninjutsu" anymore... FWIW, all of these organizations teach material from various...

I’ve been involved in MA in one form or another for the last 26 years. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately) I moved a lot which allowed me to experience a wide variety of arts. I’ve always had an...

Next new fad... well, after "Kill Bill" and the upcoming movie "The Last Samurai", I'm betting that the McDojos will start advertising sword fighting... :rolleyes:

KG

I think it's important to 'define' what "Internal" means to you (your art or your own perspective).

I was taught that "internal" has nothing to do with whether an art is soft, develops ki, uses...

Here are a few others:

- economy of motion. That means don’t use more force than is necessary to apply a technique. And you should train to be able to move your body just enough to avoid an...

Here are a few basic ones...

- Breath! From my experience people tend to tense and restrict breathing (or hold their breath) during confrontations. So, when training make sure to focus on...

If you're referring to "splashing hands" as taught by James McNeil, then I think it's a great addition to any martial arts.
He studied it from a high level Lima Lama guy (I forget his name)...

blooming lotus,

As Kristoffer stated, Neijia refers to the "Chinese internal MA", eg Tai Ji, Xing Yi and Ba Gua.

And yes, Hoplology is what many of us are studying. Having said that I don't...