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Sons of YLC tried to run away or kill themselves to escape their IMA training routine, that's how demanding it can be if done correctly.


Ha, perhaps they just got sick of being buggered by their...

lol, might be funny.

Actually, my teacher has just such a belly. He is a vegetarian with not a drop of excess fat on him, trains about 4-6 hours a day. However he has a pronounced belly.
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Great, thanks for the replys. Having read the whole thread again today I can see that I maybe should have mentioned our relationship from the start. Would have saved on confusion.

Given me a bit...

Nope, she never agreed to let me go harder, she agreed to stop hitting hard and then moaning when I did it back. Her point of view is that I hit her disproportionately hard. I dont believe I am.

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Haha, we have talked about it often. We agree something and then she carries on smacking me and moaning when I smack her back. One problem is that we arent talking free-sparing here, so we have no...

Yeah I agree that she shouldnt hit harder than she is willing to take, I will have a word about that. The MAJOR problem I have is that she also happens to be my wife! The little monkey knows she can...

Originally posted by eulerfan
Is she sort of new?

nope been practising slightly longer than me, although not as often.


Are you better than her? Do you have superior technique? I mean, if...

Thanks for the replies. Id basically already decided on the same course of action that you two suggest, but wanted it confirming for me.

Of course my only problem now is not getting riled when she...

The class I attend has about 6-8 people in it most days. Only one of these is a woman. She is just over 5 feet tall and of slim (but athletic) build.

On a couple of occasions I have been asked by...

I actually had in mind other anecdotes :) about Chiba Sensei from when he was teaching at the Hombu Dojo. Anyone read 'Angry White Pyjamas'? Worth a read.

From the above story about the Russians,...

I constantly look at other arts and indeed 'brawlers'in the street. Some of those idiots fight better than any 'martial artist'! I think you should learn from everything and anything. I try not to...

I also cannot see the martial value in a double Jian form. Its much the same as the use of 'akimbo' pistols in John Woo movies. It looks good to the untrained eye, but is a really bad idea.

Just...

Im very, very wary of any sifu who claims to be able to teach more than one martial art. I personaly would never visit such a teacher.

My own belief is that it is possible to be competent and...

It comes down to trust, doesnt it? If I lend a teacher my body for a demonstration I expect him to look after me. I tell you this, if any training partner (Junior or Senior) INTENTIONALLY damaged me...

1) Dont be there / run like ****.

2) Beg for your life.

3) Try and keep your head and neck covered.

4) pray.

5) Try and remember faces.

My fave was the wrist pushups in drunken master (i think). I was actually told to do those by an Aikido Instructor a few years ago. I did but stopped as it seemed very hard on the joints. Anyone else...

hmmmm,

The young master (Bench fights!)
RoadHouse (comedy)
Snake in Eagles Shadow (The footprint training scene)

and far to many others to mention.

This often where ive seen tai chi practitioners disagree. I personally have had one teacher who did believe in chi (and 'used' it in martial arts) and two who didnt / dont. My peronal opinion is that...

hehe,

as i said no offense was meant and I dont know your background so I am not in a any position to judge you. I do have to say though that wether you injure somebody with a walking stick or...

Not gonna get involved with any argument but I would be interested to hear what exactly you disagreed with that Dan Docherty was saying/ doing? Just in the interests of friendly discussion you...

No offence meant, but your not being very realistic.

If you get attacked in the street, you wont be worrying about how you look. You'll just be trying to survive. And don’t count on CCTV for...

yeah, thanks for the help guys. Im gonna try the 'knee busters' as i like to think of them, as they are pretty intense.

TzuChan. Everyone i know calls that exercise backbends and I do them...

Hmmmz, seems I may have to find some machinery to work with.

After Fords suggestions I looked here:

http://www.betterbodz.com/hamstrings.html

but the stiff legged deadlifts and 'good...

Id have to agree with this, with caveats. Ive only been going climbing for a few months but im already starting to see so many similarities.

There are 'internal' and 'external' schools in...

Im hoping someone can suggest some exercises to target my hamstrings. However, these need to be body weight exercises as I have no access to weights and dont intend to buy any unless absolutely...