Interesting posts, sounds like most people here understand the need to be "in shape".
Another thing to consider is the difference between spar and fight and how it relates to conditioning. The...
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Interesting posts, sounds like most people here understand the need to be "in shape".
Another thing to consider is the difference between spar and fight and how it relates to conditioning. The...
Anerlich, Good point about the Filipino MA's they do translate pretty well between stick, knife and hand. I was thinking more about seeing security people do stupid things with weapons that land them...
VingDragon,
For street use I really liked my straight night stick. I used it on several occasions but was mainly using Escrema techniques. There are quite a few things you can do with a stick that...
False appeal to authority, 5 yard penalty.
Point to Kathy for using solid WC written technique to interrupt an attack by going for the center. ;)
I wonder if Terrance really does not understand that at a certian point many of us no longer...
Hendrick, I need to buy you a beer. That was a wonderful post.:D
Curtis said
I did not say he could not hurt me, only that he could not win. He could damage my soft tissue etc...
Things change when you get over 150 pounds, however in those cases where I...
Well.. if you look at MA's that allow full contact you will notice something called gloves. These allow people to go 100% and still not cause perminant damage (most of the time).
It means that...
Ali,
Yeah, it's a short version of what we used to debrief skydives back in my competiton days. I also used a similar system in fencing and in some of my more agressive MA training.
Simon,
You are very welcome, happy to be of help.
If you or your coach are new to using a video camera to debrief then I should give you a couple guidelines.
1. The coach should review the...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing_chun
The best way I know to train that is overload training. You will need one partner (preferably someone who has better footwork than you) and a ref/coach. A video camera on tripod or held by another...
And when somebody obviously does not have the correct mechanics and is getting very bad or no instruction it's helpful for them to know that they are doing it wrong.
With all the full contact...
[~T~]G,
Not just backfists, any strike in the air where you fully extend can cause serious damage to your joints. Oh, and if your instructor does not know this then get another one.
I took a look at the longer of the two clips and would say that it really makes the point of this thread... if you can't escape when you get taken to the ground then you get pounded.
On the other...
How about this. Chi is a byproduct of intent or the lack thereof. When you are "in the now" your Chi will flow. If you are thinking about the end result of your action (or anything other than the...
Marker
Custom rubber blades (Click on custom option).
Here are some links for you if you want to go with practice blades. There are quite a few marking systems out there that you can add on to...
Funny that our reasons for doing this are pretty much the same that somebody would have for playing any sport.
20 years ago I started to add Chin na, Judo and Aikido to my skill set because I noticed that in real fights some people wont stay down with just strikes (clean or dirty). From my experience I would...
Van,
Many of the schools that have a "street fight" class do it because they are teaching a sport version of MA in the "regular" classes. There are many things that a particular MA may have that...
Not why you started to study MA's, but why you continue to do so after you have reached an advanced level of skill.
A couple decades ago my answer was simple. I was working in LA as a bouncer and...
Ok. That explains why so many fights that I watch look like pushing contests to me. I could see how that would change things quite a bit from how I do it. Not just the strikes but your set up...
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Ummm... how? My understanding of a strike is that I end it at a specific point. Usually 2-4" inside the person. If you are going through the person then how do you avoid pushing the punch?...
Ray,
Nice write up.
From what you have seen what makes the MT strikes so much stronger than the WC ones (or any other styles for that matter)? Also, given that they hit harder do they lose...
I have been "tested" a few times at work. I have a heavy bag here in the office (one of those self standing ones full of sand) that I have used to good effect a few times.
We had a customer...