Has anyone seen this dvd called Paul Vunak R.A.T. (Rapid Assualt Tactics) fighting instructional video? i know nothing is better than learning fighting styles in person, but im limited, i live in a small town. No good dojo nearby.. So i searched for good instructional videos to constantly train to and get a good %26#039;start%26#039; at learning a MA. does this video actually help you out? or is it just a rip-off like most martial art instructional videos?
Paul Vunak R.A.T. instructional video. Questions about.?
paul vunak is a very talented martial artist and is a highly appraised teacher. any resources from mr vunak should contain useful information for any martial arts library and i know that it is one of his more popular videos as well. I%26#039;m not sure that is the best bet for a beginner though as some moves and concepts require a little prior knowledge and skill to be easily learned. for some more basic instruction in jeet kune do/Kali try this link
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Monday, November 16, 2009
Best hand to hand combat system?
Hi,
What do you think is the best combat system? I am 17, and have done all sorts of martial arts since i was around 6. This includes 6 years of karate, 1 year of Tang Sou Do, 2 years of Muay Thai, under a year, but still training in Vale Tudo, and been doing boxing for a while now.
I want vicious moves that will work quickly and effectivly.
I am well rounded, but i want something else, i am going to give Krav Maga a go, but it has a very large emphasis on weapon disarming. I know this is very useful, but i want to know a fighting style that has more of an emphasis on seriously good hand to hand combat.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Best hand to hand combat system?
Karate is actually a nice complement to what you already have. It is solid and pretty practical.
Stay jedi
P.S. don%26#039;t forget to study specific ground fighting and not just Vale Tudo
Reply:Although somewhat rigid and static in their teaching methods, the old school classic Japanese martial artists provide a study program that enhances ones discipline and self control to a very high degree. As opposed to a specific style of self defense, or fighting techniques, the basic discipline of focus and dedication are more important. The positive by product is improvement in self defense capabilities, and ability to either avoid or efficiently handle various types of threats.
In terms of practicing specific styles of self defense: which ever works for you as an individual is best. But there is no magic bullet. Your level of effectiveness will depend on your own personal level of attainment through practice and conditioning, mental and physical. Shotokan karate (and its relatives), or judo, are good places to start. But give the old school method a try.
Reply:Sounds like you%26#039;re pretty well rounded. Maybe you could try out some Silat or Kali. Both get into weapons, joint locks and both up and down fighting. Also I love Eric Paulson%26#039;s CSW is an awesome systyem.
Reply:if you want the quickest moves then do kuk sool won
it teaches you to take down your oponent in 5 seconds or less
basically kuk sool won is a martial art system of all korean martial arts
so at the same time you are learning hapkido, akido, taekwondo and others
kuk sool won has the most techniques (over 200) by black belt only
Reply:most systems, military systems that is like krav maga are designed to cover general attacks, and techniques easily taught to a large number of people at once.
This is the same anything armies teach. It is not designed to be the best, but the best thing to teach quickly.
generally if you have been doing a lot of fighting the best hand to hand style is the same thing you will see in any arena sport, from anceint egyptian, greek ,roman or medieval british whatever.
And it looks a lot like MMA, but with gouges, biting, and groin attacks meaning the groundwork is over a lot quicker.
In other words, box with the hands, kickbox with the feet, thai box with the elbows and knees, wrestle for takedowns and control and submission technques on the ground.
This is what all martial arts started as. They only change historically when they are used for different things(sports etc.) or lose thier realistic elements.
Just like there is one good way to throw a javelin, one good way to play a violin, one good way for anything. There is pretty much one set of good ways to fight.
Reply:My top are:
Krav Maga
Lotar
Jeet Kune Do (original, concept or renegade branches)
Combat Hapkido
(Some styles) Silat
Escrima/Kali
Reply:muay thai.
What do you think is the best combat system? I am 17, and have done all sorts of martial arts since i was around 6. This includes 6 years of karate, 1 year of Tang Sou Do, 2 years of Muay Thai, under a year, but still training in Vale Tudo, and been doing boxing for a while now.
I want vicious moves that will work quickly and effectivly.
I am well rounded, but i want something else, i am going to give Krav Maga a go, but it has a very large emphasis on weapon disarming. I know this is very useful, but i want to know a fighting style that has more of an emphasis on seriously good hand to hand combat.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Best hand to hand combat system?
Karate is actually a nice complement to what you already have. It is solid and pretty practical.
Stay jedi
P.S. don%26#039;t forget to study specific ground fighting and not just Vale Tudo
Reply:Although somewhat rigid and static in their teaching methods, the old school classic Japanese martial artists provide a study program that enhances ones discipline and self control to a very high degree. As opposed to a specific style of self defense, or fighting techniques, the basic discipline of focus and dedication are more important. The positive by product is improvement in self defense capabilities, and ability to either avoid or efficiently handle various types of threats.
In terms of practicing specific styles of self defense: which ever works for you as an individual is best. But there is no magic bullet. Your level of effectiveness will depend on your own personal level of attainment through practice and conditioning, mental and physical. Shotokan karate (and its relatives), or judo, are good places to start. But give the old school method a try.
Reply:Sounds like you%26#039;re pretty well rounded. Maybe you could try out some Silat or Kali. Both get into weapons, joint locks and both up and down fighting. Also I love Eric Paulson%26#039;s CSW is an awesome systyem.
Reply:if you want the quickest moves then do kuk sool won
it teaches you to take down your oponent in 5 seconds or less
basically kuk sool won is a martial art system of all korean martial arts
so at the same time you are learning hapkido, akido, taekwondo and others
kuk sool won has the most techniques (over 200) by black belt only
Reply:most systems, military systems that is like krav maga are designed to cover general attacks, and techniques easily taught to a large number of people at once.
This is the same anything armies teach. It is not designed to be the best, but the best thing to teach quickly.
generally if you have been doing a lot of fighting the best hand to hand style is the same thing you will see in any arena sport, from anceint egyptian, greek ,roman or medieval british whatever.
And it looks a lot like MMA, but with gouges, biting, and groin attacks meaning the groundwork is over a lot quicker.
In other words, box with the hands, kickbox with the feet, thai box with the elbows and knees, wrestle for takedowns and control and submission technques on the ground.
This is what all martial arts started as. They only change historically when they are used for different things(sports etc.) or lose thier realistic elements.
Just like there is one good way to throw a javelin, one good way to play a violin, one good way for anything. There is pretty much one set of good ways to fight.
Reply:My top are:
Krav Maga
Lotar
Jeet Kune Do (original, concept or renegade branches)
Combat Hapkido
(Some styles) Silat
Escrima/Kali
Reply:muay thai.
Changing my style. How does this sound?
I%26#039;m 19 years old, student in university, no girlfriend yet. I think it%26#039;s because of how I present myself. Personally, I don%26#039;t even know myself (MMOs ruined my life, and I am learning who I am again).
Right now I look average, this is what I%26#039;m going to do:
1. Change clothing to %26#039;casual%26#039;.. polo shirts, overall more expensive wear
2. Use a cologne, probably Aqua di Gio, Hugo, Sean Jean or something similar
3. Get professional advice on my hair style - I think it%26#039;s okay now but it can improve
4. I started working out, and in 4 months I%26#039;ll have muscles and a 6pack
5. I%26#039;m starting to take martial art classes and get more involved with sports
am I going to be fine?
Changing my style. How does this sound?
try it out, its all about being comfortable
Reply:it%26#039;s fine to change the outside, just make sure the inside is just as put together
Reply:I don%26#039;t think that will do much for you. You are however the same person. If you want to attract a woman with your facade aura, I don%26#039;t think you%26#039;ll appreciate her enough since she fell for your looks oppose to who you really are. The sad thing is that you%26#039;re doing this all for presentation. Are you serious into these things or is it just based on conformity. Which brings up the fact that expensive wear does not equate being better dressed. You%26#039;re just really conditioned into moving in the wind of the market and based on what you see.
Reply:If those changes sound good to you, then do them. I think they sound rather superficial and they won%26#039;t change who you are on the inside.
Just be yourself. College girls like that!
Reply:You%26#039;ll be fine.
Reply:yeah, man, you%26#039;ll be good. you can%26#039;t just sit around and expect girls to swarm you, though. start to talk to some of the girls in your classes.
Reply:Do what makes you comfortable. Just be yourself.
Reply:Yes, you%26#039;ll be fine. You%26#039;ll be fine because you care about your looks and style... not because you%26#039;re wearing a certain cologne or whatever. Remember, you need to find a %26quot;style%26quot; that YOU are comfortable with. Don%26#039;t rely so much on what others think. But being able to make adjustments is healthy. Just be careful not to obsess about it, and you%26#039;ll be fine.
And remember: your character is much more important than the brand of your shirt or cologne. Make sure your heart is good and honest. That%26#039;s what a woman really wants. Nice cologne %26amp; attractive clothes are just gravy.
HTH.
Reply:Your hard work is very admirable, but you still need a personality. That means you have to find things you are interested in, and then socialize with like minded people.
Reply:Oh for sure! Don%26#039;t spend too much, but also remember not to lose yourself in this. There are always three qualities that girls go for, Honesty, Outgoing, and Humor.
Reply:Building muscle is a great way to improve self confidence.
Learning a Martial Art is an excellent discipline in control.
Using cologne can backfire. I hate a guy who smells too strong! Try a scented body shower gel, and get the same scent as your anti perspirant. You will smell good but not overpowering. Polo shirts are gay. No really, I think they look stupid, and can%26#039;t believe that they are actually being replayed from the dreadfully dressed 80%26#039;s era. Can%26#039;t go wrong with an Aloha shirt with a white tee shirt and jeans. This exudes the aire of relaxed and ready for what life%26#039;s gonna toss at you.
Reply:Wow! Thats enough to impress me! Yet whatgirls are mostly attracted to is confidence. If you are confident and comfortable in your own skin it shouldnt matter what you where your personality will definetly stand out and thats what attracts girls. Good Luck :)
Reply:yep, you%26#039;ll be a stud- you go boyfriend!
Reply:Number 4 or 5 sounds reasonable enough, but ditch everything else (though if you wear clothes different from all thet other guys you might consider something more similar to them--usually a simpler attire is best). Girls aren%26#039;t attracted to guys with good style or cologne. They are attractive to a confident, %26quot;bad *** but essentially nice%26quot; guys who are charming, Funny, and usually good-looking. Don%26#039;t try to change yourself for what you think will attract others.
You have to like yourself before anyone else will like you. That means working on your personality and accepting yourself for who you are. Are you shy? Strike up more conversations. Are you a passive guy? Practice saying no when you need to. You catch my drift. I know you say you have a great personality...so use it! Let the girls know you have it!
p.s. Good job getting out of MMOs. Or if not, keep it to one hour a day max. If you can%26#039;t, try cold turkey or other games that aren%26#039;t as addictive.
Reply:Personally, I think what you are doing is just a waste of time and effort. No offense!
Do you realize that what you are doing at the moment is creating a completely new person. It%26#039;s simply not you. I know it sounds confusing, cause you are still physically you after the changes. But it%26#039;s not the natural you. Think about it, if those characters are you, you would already have them and not having to change into them.
Just be who ever you have always been! Be yourself!
Right now I look average, this is what I%26#039;m going to do:
1. Change clothing to %26#039;casual%26#039;.. polo shirts, overall more expensive wear
2. Use a cologne, probably Aqua di Gio, Hugo, Sean Jean or something similar
3. Get professional advice on my hair style - I think it%26#039;s okay now but it can improve
4. I started working out, and in 4 months I%26#039;ll have muscles and a 6pack
5. I%26#039;m starting to take martial art classes and get more involved with sports
am I going to be fine?
Changing my style. How does this sound?
try it out, its all about being comfortable
Reply:it%26#039;s fine to change the outside, just make sure the inside is just as put together
Reply:I don%26#039;t think that will do much for you. You are however the same person. If you want to attract a woman with your facade aura, I don%26#039;t think you%26#039;ll appreciate her enough since she fell for your looks oppose to who you really are. The sad thing is that you%26#039;re doing this all for presentation. Are you serious into these things or is it just based on conformity. Which brings up the fact that expensive wear does not equate being better dressed. You%26#039;re just really conditioned into moving in the wind of the market and based on what you see.
Reply:If those changes sound good to you, then do them. I think they sound rather superficial and they won%26#039;t change who you are on the inside.
Just be yourself. College girls like that!
Reply:You%26#039;ll be fine.
Reply:yeah, man, you%26#039;ll be good. you can%26#039;t just sit around and expect girls to swarm you, though. start to talk to some of the girls in your classes.
Reply:Do what makes you comfortable. Just be yourself.
Reply:Yes, you%26#039;ll be fine. You%26#039;ll be fine because you care about your looks and style... not because you%26#039;re wearing a certain cologne or whatever. Remember, you need to find a %26quot;style%26quot; that YOU are comfortable with. Don%26#039;t rely so much on what others think. But being able to make adjustments is healthy. Just be careful not to obsess about it, and you%26#039;ll be fine.
And remember: your character is much more important than the brand of your shirt or cologne. Make sure your heart is good and honest. That%26#039;s what a woman really wants. Nice cologne %26amp; attractive clothes are just gravy.
HTH.
Reply:Your hard work is very admirable, but you still need a personality. That means you have to find things you are interested in, and then socialize with like minded people.
Reply:Oh for sure! Don%26#039;t spend too much, but also remember not to lose yourself in this. There are always three qualities that girls go for, Honesty, Outgoing, and Humor.
Reply:Building muscle is a great way to improve self confidence.
Learning a Martial Art is an excellent discipline in control.
Using cologne can backfire. I hate a guy who smells too strong! Try a scented body shower gel, and get the same scent as your anti perspirant. You will smell good but not overpowering. Polo shirts are gay. No really, I think they look stupid, and can%26#039;t believe that they are actually being replayed from the dreadfully dressed 80%26#039;s era. Can%26#039;t go wrong with an Aloha shirt with a white tee shirt and jeans. This exudes the aire of relaxed and ready for what life%26#039;s gonna toss at you.
Reply:Wow! Thats enough to impress me! Yet whatgirls are mostly attracted to is confidence. If you are confident and comfortable in your own skin it shouldnt matter what you where your personality will definetly stand out and thats what attracts girls. Good Luck :)
Reply:yep, you%26#039;ll be a stud- you go boyfriend!
Reply:Number 4 or 5 sounds reasonable enough, but ditch everything else (though if you wear clothes different from all thet other guys you might consider something more similar to them--usually a simpler attire is best). Girls aren%26#039;t attracted to guys with good style or cologne. They are attractive to a confident, %26quot;bad *** but essentially nice%26quot; guys who are charming, Funny, and usually good-looking. Don%26#039;t try to change yourself for what you think will attract others.
You have to like yourself before anyone else will like you. That means working on your personality and accepting yourself for who you are. Are you shy? Strike up more conversations. Are you a passive guy? Practice saying no when you need to. You catch my drift. I know you say you have a great personality...so use it! Let the girls know you have it!
p.s. Good job getting out of MMOs. Or if not, keep it to one hour a day max. If you can%26#039;t, try cold turkey or other games that aren%26#039;t as addictive.
Reply:Personally, I think what you are doing is just a waste of time and effort. No offense!
Do you realize that what you are doing at the moment is creating a completely new person. It%26#039;s simply not you. I know it sounds confusing, cause you are still physically you after the changes. But it%26#039;s not the natural you. Think about it, if those characters are you, you would already have them and not having to change into them.
Just be who ever you have always been! Be yourself!
Pull back hairstyles that won't come apart easily?
Does anyone here know where I can find some pull back hair styles that are nice and won%26#039;t mess up too much? I am in a martial art class so it can%26#039;t be anything flimsy that will come apart.
Pull back hairstyles that won%26#039;t come apart easily?
Just use lots of hairspray and small clips, like bobby pins.
Reply:put it in a pony tail and then curl the pony tail and put hairspray cuz the curls will keep the pony in for a while then put some burrettes it where there are the lil hairs sticking out
Reply:Pony tail with hair pins. Lots of pins.
Reply:Pins and other hard accessories might not be allowed in martial arts, so my suggestion would be to stick with softer hair accessories. My suggestion would be just a basic ponytail, and then if you have any pieces that fall out of it try an elastic headband (the kind that%26#039;s like a ponytail holder but bigger) to hold them back.
Pull back hairstyles that won%26#039;t come apart easily?
Just use lots of hairspray and small clips, like bobby pins.
Reply:put it in a pony tail and then curl the pony tail and put hairspray cuz the curls will keep the pony in for a while then put some burrettes it where there are the lil hairs sticking out
Reply:Pony tail with hair pins. Lots of pins.
Reply:Pins and other hard accessories might not be allowed in martial arts, so my suggestion would be to stick with softer hair accessories. My suggestion would be just a basic ponytail, and then if you have any pieces that fall out of it try an elastic headband (the kind that%26#039;s like a ponytail holder but bigger) to hold them back.
Should I report A Bully?
In the last question i asked about the bully
problem many of you told me to take
martial arts/self defence classes and such.
I am trained in Muai Tai and M.M.A. style fighting
so skills are not the issue. I am only about 150 pounds.
This bully that i am having troubles with is around 220.
And yes i do lift weights and work out but that
can onlt do so much without the help of steroids
and things like that. Also i am not trained to take
on mutiple assailants at one time. I don%26#039;t know what to do.
Should I report A Bully?
yes i think you should report him and heres why; chances are you aren%26#039;t the only one he is bulling. He could seriously hurt someone or even drive someone to suicide if he isn%26#039;t stop.
in facts kids these days that commits or attempts suicide because they are being bully and tease is so common that it is now call bullicide. So there is no telling how many people you will help if you stop his bullying. report him.
Reply:disagree with mae.....he should go and kick the bully%26#039;s ****** ***! he can do it and being a sissy is not the way to solve problems. Do you think complaining to the teacher that this will stop? yes temporarily but it will come back two fold. Report It
Reply:report his sorry @$$
Reply:I think you should.
It would save you a lot of trouble instead of fighting.
Fighting never does any good.
Its like the war thats going on right now...the only thing we%26#039;re getting out of it is pain on the inside and out.
And even if you do beat the bully he%26#039;ll just come back for you with backup. Bully%26#039;s dont give up that easily... trust me D=
I know its tough but you have to stand up for yourself.
Reply:Go for the knees. The bigger they are, the harder they fall. I have kicked many butts especially those who are bigger than me. I%26#039;m 5%26#039; 7%26quot; @ 170 pounds and had a spat with a bully who was 1.5x my size. I went straight for the knees and he is in rehab now for the past 6 months. Knees are delicate and bigger guys can%26#039;t maneuver like us. If your 150 pounds you can easily bring down the baboon.
cotton tree
problem many of you told me to take
martial arts/self defence classes and such.
I am trained in Muai Tai and M.M.A. style fighting
so skills are not the issue. I am only about 150 pounds.
This bully that i am having troubles with is around 220.
And yes i do lift weights and work out but that
can onlt do so much without the help of steroids
and things like that. Also i am not trained to take
on mutiple assailants at one time. I don%26#039;t know what to do.
Should I report A Bully?
yes i think you should report him and heres why; chances are you aren%26#039;t the only one he is bulling. He could seriously hurt someone or even drive someone to suicide if he isn%26#039;t stop.
in facts kids these days that commits or attempts suicide because they are being bully and tease is so common that it is now call bullicide. So there is no telling how many people you will help if you stop his bullying. report him.
Reply:disagree with mae.....he should go and kick the bully%26#039;s ****** ***! he can do it and being a sissy is not the way to solve problems. Do you think complaining to the teacher that this will stop? yes temporarily but it will come back two fold. Report It
Reply:report his sorry @$$
Reply:I think you should.
It would save you a lot of trouble instead of fighting.
Fighting never does any good.
Its like the war thats going on right now...the only thing we%26#039;re getting out of it is pain on the inside and out.
And even if you do beat the bully he%26#039;ll just come back for you with backup. Bully%26#039;s dont give up that easily... trust me D=
I know its tough but you have to stand up for yourself.
Reply:Go for the knees. The bigger they are, the harder they fall. I have kicked many butts especially those who are bigger than me. I%26#039;m 5%26#039; 7%26quot; @ 170 pounds and had a spat with a bully who was 1.5x my size. I went straight for the knees and he is in rehab now for the past 6 months. Knees are delicate and bigger guys can%26#039;t maneuver like us. If your 150 pounds you can easily bring down the baboon.
cotton tree
Changing my style. How does this sound?
I%26#039;m 19 years old, student in university, no girlfriend yet. I think it%26#039;s because of how I present myself. Personally, I don%26#039;t even know myself (MMOs ruined my life, and I am learning who I am again).
Right now I look average, this is what I%26#039;m going to do:
1. Change clothing to %26#039;casual%26#039;.. polo shirts, overall more expensive wear
2. Use a cologne, probably Aqua di Gio, Hugo, Sean Jean or something similar
3. Get professional advice on my hair style - I think it%26#039;s okay now but it can improve
4. I started working out, and in 4 months I%26#039;ll have muscles and a 6pack
5. I%26#039;m starting to take martial art classes and get more involved with sports
am I going to be fine?
Additional info: I%26#039;m not trying to be someone I%26#039;m not, I don%26#039;t know who I am that well yet. Yes I have a great personality, I just have trouble showing it because right now I have the style of a dumb high school kid who uses AXE spray. I also have self confidence. Sense of humor is so-so.
Changing my style. How does this sound?
i answer it for a no-no!
you should be happy just the way you are. but if you%26#039;re not quite happy with yourself, you should relax yourself and do not stress yourself.
just enjoy life and nothing could go wrong. you should not be so confused because the more you get it, the more arrogant you%26#039;ll be.
Reply:Defining yourself. Cool, Honestly.
I also recommend doing Yoga Classes, It gives you self control, belief and confidence as well. In saying that aswell, there are girls who go there.
Um, try joining more communities, always help.
Reply:http://mensfashion.about.com/od/goomingh...
http://www.mens-fashion-tips.com/
Going to the gym does pay off! My friends boyfriend started going and he now has an awesome torso.
Your going to be fine!
Reply:OK, there are ways of changing your style and there are ways of changing your style and braking your wallet, so here are some tips.
1) the casual look is nice but you don%26#039;t have to get the most up to date $150 polo shirt, last season shirt and pants are ok and cost allot less. Remember it%26#039;s not the clothes it%26#039;s how you ware them. last season%26#039;s shoes are fine too. try shopping around late October early November for great deals. find colors that look good together, dark blue with Grey OK, dark blue with forest green... don%26#039;t do it!
2) cologne... careful with this one. this is a pitfall of most men, they spray on way too much. no those aren%26#039;t tears of excitement, her eyes are stinging. spray the wrist, rub them together. then spray the neck, where the neck reaches the color bone, hold spray at least 1 foot away form your body for a good mist.. ONE SPRAY IS ENOUGH. I think oils are better though, they last longer.
3) hair advice is a good idea from someone who knows what there talking about. figure out the establishment before you ask hair advice.
4) working out is great but a healthy diet is essential! remember if your looking to lose fat make sure your not consuming more than your burning.
5) your on the right track, martial arts is a great way to not only get into shape but stay in shape.
use common sense and remember that looks will get you to the door but personality carries you through. it looks like you%26#039;ll do great and good luck.
Reply:I think that what you are doing is great! Its wonderful to constantly reinvent yourself. This will boost your confidence and show how versatile you are.
peach
Right now I look average, this is what I%26#039;m going to do:
1. Change clothing to %26#039;casual%26#039;.. polo shirts, overall more expensive wear
2. Use a cologne, probably Aqua di Gio, Hugo, Sean Jean or something similar
3. Get professional advice on my hair style - I think it%26#039;s okay now but it can improve
4. I started working out, and in 4 months I%26#039;ll have muscles and a 6pack
5. I%26#039;m starting to take martial art classes and get more involved with sports
am I going to be fine?
Additional info: I%26#039;m not trying to be someone I%26#039;m not, I don%26#039;t know who I am that well yet. Yes I have a great personality, I just have trouble showing it because right now I have the style of a dumb high school kid who uses AXE spray. I also have self confidence. Sense of humor is so-so.
Changing my style. How does this sound?
i answer it for a no-no!
you should be happy just the way you are. but if you%26#039;re not quite happy with yourself, you should relax yourself and do not stress yourself.
just enjoy life and nothing could go wrong. you should not be so confused because the more you get it, the more arrogant you%26#039;ll be.
Reply:Defining yourself. Cool, Honestly.
I also recommend doing Yoga Classes, It gives you self control, belief and confidence as well. In saying that aswell, there are girls who go there.
Um, try joining more communities, always help.
Reply:http://mensfashion.about.com/od/goomingh...
http://www.mens-fashion-tips.com/
Going to the gym does pay off! My friends boyfriend started going and he now has an awesome torso.
Your going to be fine!
Reply:OK, there are ways of changing your style and there are ways of changing your style and braking your wallet, so here are some tips.
1) the casual look is nice but you don%26#039;t have to get the most up to date $150 polo shirt, last season shirt and pants are ok and cost allot less. Remember it%26#039;s not the clothes it%26#039;s how you ware them. last season%26#039;s shoes are fine too. try shopping around late October early November for great deals. find colors that look good together, dark blue with Grey OK, dark blue with forest green... don%26#039;t do it!
2) cologne... careful with this one. this is a pitfall of most men, they spray on way too much. no those aren%26#039;t tears of excitement, her eyes are stinging. spray the wrist, rub them together. then spray the neck, where the neck reaches the color bone, hold spray at least 1 foot away form your body for a good mist.. ONE SPRAY IS ENOUGH. I think oils are better though, they last longer.
3) hair advice is a good idea from someone who knows what there talking about. figure out the establishment before you ask hair advice.
4) working out is great but a healthy diet is essential! remember if your looking to lose fat make sure your not consuming more than your burning.
5) your on the right track, martial arts is a great way to not only get into shape but stay in shape.
use common sense and remember that looks will get you to the door but personality carries you through. it looks like you%26#039;ll do great and good luck.
Reply:I think that what you are doing is great! Its wonderful to constantly reinvent yourself. This will boost your confidence and show how versatile you are.
peach
Changing my style. How does this sound :)?
I%26#039;m 19 years old, student in university, no girlfriend yet. I think it%26#039;s because of how I present myself. Personally, I don%26#039;t even know myself (MMOs ruined my life, and I am learning who I am again).
Right now I look average, this is what I%26#039;m going to do:
1. Change clothing to %26#039;casual%26#039;.. polo shirts, overall more expensive wear
2. Use a cologne, probably Aqua di Gio, Hugo, Sean Jean or something similar
3. Get professional advice on my hair style - I think it%26#039;s okay now but it can improve
4. I started working out, and in 4 months I%26#039;ll have muscles and a 6pack
5. I%26#039;m starting to take martial art classes and get more involved with sports
am I going to be fine?
Additional info: I%26#039;m not trying to be someone I%26#039;m not, I don%26#039;t know who I am that well yet. Yes I have a great personality, I just have trouble showing it because right now I have the style of a dumb high school kid who uses AXE spray. I also have self confidence. Sense of humor is so-so.
Changing my style. How does this sound :)?
its a start, youre going abt it the right way with you saying that youre not trying to be something youre not so make sure you stick to that
Reply:Im 25 and had some fasion issues leaving college. I think your doing good. My suggestion is to find a cute girl who you think dresses nice or cool and ask them to go shopping with you. It worked wonders for myself, I now refuse to go shopping with out a girl present. It also makes a great date with a girl, you learn a lot about each other, its very informal and you always get a bite to eat or a drink after shopping.
Right now I look average, this is what I%26#039;m going to do:
1. Change clothing to %26#039;casual%26#039;.. polo shirts, overall more expensive wear
2. Use a cologne, probably Aqua di Gio, Hugo, Sean Jean or something similar
3. Get professional advice on my hair style - I think it%26#039;s okay now but it can improve
4. I started working out, and in 4 months I%26#039;ll have muscles and a 6pack
5. I%26#039;m starting to take martial art classes and get more involved with sports
am I going to be fine?
Additional info: I%26#039;m not trying to be someone I%26#039;m not, I don%26#039;t know who I am that well yet. Yes I have a great personality, I just have trouble showing it because right now I have the style of a dumb high school kid who uses AXE spray. I also have self confidence. Sense of humor is so-so.
Changing my style. How does this sound :)?
its a start, youre going abt it the right way with you saying that youre not trying to be something youre not so make sure you stick to that
Reply:Im 25 and had some fasion issues leaving college. I think your doing good. My suggestion is to find a cute girl who you think dresses nice or cool and ask them to go shopping with you. It worked wonders for myself, I now refuse to go shopping with out a girl present. It also makes a great date with a girl, you learn a lot about each other, its very informal and you always get a bite to eat or a drink after shopping.
Changing my style. How does this sound?
I%26#039;m 19 years old, student in university, no girlfriend yet. I think it%26#039;s because of how I present myself. Personally, I don%26#039;t even know myself (MMOs ruined my life, and I am learning who I am again).
Right now I look average, this is what I%26#039;m going to do:
1. Change clothing to %26#039;casual%26#039;.. polo shirts, overall more expensive wear
2. Use a cologne, probably Aqua di Gio, Hugo, Sean Jean or something similar
3. Get professional advice on my hair style - I think it%26#039;s okay now but it can improve
4. I started working out, and in 4 months I%26#039;ll have muscles and a 6pack
5. I%26#039;m starting to take martial art classes and get more involved with sports
am I going to be fine?
Additional info: I%26#039;m not trying to be someone I%26#039;m not, I don%26#039;t know who I am that well yet. Yes I have a GREAT personality, I just have trouble showing it because right now I have the style of a dumb high school kid who uses AXE spray. I also have self confidence. Sense of humor is so-so.
Changing my style. How does this sound?
You keep adding comments when you get answers. I%26#039;m starting to think you don%26#039;t know what you want. If you have a great personality, the outside doesn%26#039;t matter as much. If there is nothing wrong with you you just have to socialize, otherwise you won%26#039;t meet girls. Simple as that.
Reply:good on ya. just try not to be sumone ur not.
Reply:I already answered this question. Stop asking.
Reply:Be yourself dont ever change ur style you should never have to change for anyone no matter who it is and always flaunt what you%26#039;ve got
Reply:Do it for you, if you think it will help you to be more comfortable with yourself then go ahead and good luck. But, don%26#039;t do it to get a girlfriend or anything because if they can%26#039;t accept you the way you are then you don%26#039;t need them. Good luck!
Reply:its okay for you to change your style but in a simple way. you don%26#039;t have to buy and wear expensive clothes and perfumes just to get notice. may best advice is just be your self and maybe in the near future someone will notice and appreciate for who you really are. cause sometimes people will just make fun of you when yoou try to change something about yourself.
Reply:All steps of your plan work toward one goal: being somebody you are not, or surrounding yourself with a fake shell.
Just be yourself; that%26#039;s all you can do. If you try to be someone else, you%26#039;ll never have relationships that are real.
Reply:If your going for the thug look then try a longsleeve shirt with an x-large t-shirt thrown on top. It doesn%26#039;t have to be anything special any color will do, but make sure the Longsleeve is either darker or lighter than the color of the t-shirt. If you want something fancy than try an Ecko t-shirt. G-UNIT or Rocawear would be my first choice in jeans, if you don%26#039;t feel like spending that much just go with a normal pair of Route 66 baggy jeans. As for the shoes I try to go with anything that matches my outfit. From Nikes to Ecko brand or even skater shoes like Adios. If your ears don%26#039;t stick out of your head to far it is nice to stick on a fitted with the brim flattened and the sticker still stuck on. I have never seen the point of wearing Sean Jean because it is expensive and it doesn%26#039;t make any difference which kind of jeans you wear as long as they match, they are baggy, and they look nice. Always make sure to choose your color scheme wisely. BTW there is nothing wrong with axe.
Chuuch Preach
%26quot;Tony%26quot;
Reply:Find yourself and go from there. That is the most important thing anyone can ever do. Start figuring yourself out, start analyzing yourself, start realizing who you truly are, and don%26#039;t hold back. The real question you need to be asking is, %26quot;How do I find myself?%26quot;, rather than a complicated version of %26quot;How can I change?%26quot; You do not need to CHANGE anything about yourself, regardless of how big or mundane it is. You only need to FIND yourself. Seek from WITHIN yourself. Everything you need to know about you is already inside you, from what hairstyle you%26#039;ll feel best in to what kind of person/job/etc. you truly desire, EVERYTHING, you%26#039;ve just got to reach for it.
Right now I look average, this is what I%26#039;m going to do:
1. Change clothing to %26#039;casual%26#039;.. polo shirts, overall more expensive wear
2. Use a cologne, probably Aqua di Gio, Hugo, Sean Jean or something similar
3. Get professional advice on my hair style - I think it%26#039;s okay now but it can improve
4. I started working out, and in 4 months I%26#039;ll have muscles and a 6pack
5. I%26#039;m starting to take martial art classes and get more involved with sports
am I going to be fine?
Additional info: I%26#039;m not trying to be someone I%26#039;m not, I don%26#039;t know who I am that well yet. Yes I have a GREAT personality, I just have trouble showing it because right now I have the style of a dumb high school kid who uses AXE spray. I also have self confidence. Sense of humor is so-so.
Changing my style. How does this sound?
You keep adding comments when you get answers. I%26#039;m starting to think you don%26#039;t know what you want. If you have a great personality, the outside doesn%26#039;t matter as much. If there is nothing wrong with you you just have to socialize, otherwise you won%26#039;t meet girls. Simple as that.
Reply:good on ya. just try not to be sumone ur not.
Reply:I already answered this question. Stop asking.
Reply:Be yourself dont ever change ur style you should never have to change for anyone no matter who it is and always flaunt what you%26#039;ve got
Reply:Do it for you, if you think it will help you to be more comfortable with yourself then go ahead and good luck. But, don%26#039;t do it to get a girlfriend or anything because if they can%26#039;t accept you the way you are then you don%26#039;t need them. Good luck!
Reply:its okay for you to change your style but in a simple way. you don%26#039;t have to buy and wear expensive clothes and perfumes just to get notice. may best advice is just be your self and maybe in the near future someone will notice and appreciate for who you really are. cause sometimes people will just make fun of you when yoou try to change something about yourself.
Reply:All steps of your plan work toward one goal: being somebody you are not, or surrounding yourself with a fake shell.
Just be yourself; that%26#039;s all you can do. If you try to be someone else, you%26#039;ll never have relationships that are real.
Reply:If your going for the thug look then try a longsleeve shirt with an x-large t-shirt thrown on top. It doesn%26#039;t have to be anything special any color will do, but make sure the Longsleeve is either darker or lighter than the color of the t-shirt. If you want something fancy than try an Ecko t-shirt. G-UNIT or Rocawear would be my first choice in jeans, if you don%26#039;t feel like spending that much just go with a normal pair of Route 66 baggy jeans. As for the shoes I try to go with anything that matches my outfit. From Nikes to Ecko brand or even skater shoes like Adios. If your ears don%26#039;t stick out of your head to far it is nice to stick on a fitted with the brim flattened and the sticker still stuck on. I have never seen the point of wearing Sean Jean because it is expensive and it doesn%26#039;t make any difference which kind of jeans you wear as long as they match, they are baggy, and they look nice. Always make sure to choose your color scheme wisely. BTW there is nothing wrong with axe.
Chuuch Preach
%26quot;Tony%26quot;
Reply:Find yourself and go from there. That is the most important thing anyone can ever do. Start figuring yourself out, start analyzing yourself, start realizing who you truly are, and don%26#039;t hold back. The real question you need to be asking is, %26quot;How do I find myself?%26quot;, rather than a complicated version of %26quot;How can I change?%26quot; You do not need to CHANGE anything about yourself, regardless of how big or mundane it is. You only need to FIND yourself. Seek from WITHIN yourself. Everything you need to know about you is already inside you, from what hairstyle you%26#039;ll feel best in to what kind of person/job/etc. you truly desire, EVERYTHING, you%26#039;ve just got to reach for it.
Technique or training first?
im having a debate, I do martial arts (jujitsu-go shin ryu) and im confused, im slim, healthy and not in bad shape. i dont go to the gym as i live a healthy life style.
when i asked my training partner if we could hire a hall out so we could train more as we only train once a week, he said i should do it at home.
now im not sure about you out there but i have trouble putting people in wrist/arm/shoulder/leg locks when they arent there, and dont get me started on the throws!!!
i dont have room to complete my katas at my house but i run through them in my head all the time.
so can i really improve my martial art by just exercising? or am i right to assume that i need the technique practice too?
but how do you do something like that?
when i asked them this they just said %26quot;do your stretches%26quot;
can i really improve the art like that or am i right to assume that with jujitsu go shin ryu i need more practicle practice?
thank you very much
xiè xiè nín.
Arigat.
Technique or training first?
to become a competent martial artist
is about training intelligently
different training will give different results
stetching will make you more flexible and faster
running sprints will make you faster
hitting a punch-bag will increase the power of your punches
work out your strengths and utilize them in your sparring
work out your weaknesses and train intelligently to make them strengths
this way you will become an effective and well rounded martial artist
fitness and exercise will improve some of your raw aggregates
however
technique is the most important thing
without technique you can expend a lot of energy for nothing or even hurt yourself or put yourself in a harmful position
with technique you can expend a few grams of weight and destroy your opponent
but it is not possible to enter the technique fully without training with a partner
how else can you ever know if what you are doing is of any use or really understand the dynamics and subtleties of the movement?
think of yourself as the master of your mansion-(the body)
you attitude should be that the master is home, and from this repsonsiveness you interact effortlessly with the external environment
you cannot have this ease of movement, nor hope to be effective in it without training and experience
you improve your tools-(techniques and movements) and the usefulness of your responses in combat by training
different trainings will improve different aspects of your tools and responses
reflexes, strength, speed, accuracy, timing, placement, weight shifting etc.
however, once you have improved these and while you can improve them to extraordinary lengths
combat is not about the %26quot;raw aggregates%26quot; but rather about the mental side
the ability to utilize your tools effectively, efficiently and usefully
control of timing, distance, weight of your opponent, movement
can only really be learned through combat experience
it is a great idea to do the mental visualisations, however these need to be translated to the movement as well-(sometimes not always)
often there is either one or the other, do both together at least sometimes
precision in training rewards you with effortless excellence in combat
with any martial art or sport practical application is absolutely essential
it is how you learn the most, the most effectively and the most about yourself and your martial arts
the more you get the better
however, you should also try to vary your opponents to keep your martial arts fresh
otherwise you run the risk of developing a stylised response
hope thats of use to you
consider what it is you want to improve
consider what specific training will improve that
exercise will not improve your technique unless it is focused specifically
it may even throw your technique out by over-developing a resistant muscle group
however it will help to make you healthy
fit and perhaps stronger
which can be useful for your martial arts
train intelligently, with purpose and you cant go wrong
(as a post note i would caution against jogging- (it tightens the leg muscles and develops slow twitch muscle fibre) its a mindless and not particulary useful training
as an example- running or sprinting in bursts (interspaced with stretching) up or down a mountain where extreme sure-footedness is needed is far better
it develops co-ordination, confidence, ballence, and fast-twitch muscle fibre
still it does not develop the mastery of the specific technique you desire
Reply:train first and develop technique as you go along remembering that you develop your own style within the technique
Reply:usually training first then develop your technique - but it would appear your question is about practising. I don%26#039;t know - just do your best
good luck
Reply:I think doing your stretches is very good everyday, and after that you could do some of the techniques that you could manage in your home. When the training day come, you could see the difference and it will improve your flexibility in your body.
Reply:jien dao ni hen gao shiin shifu.
You must develop technique under supervision first before training at it, otherwise you may be entrenching bad technique.
Training in raw fitness is an excellent idea though. It will improve your concentration and your ability to absorb new information even though approaching physical exhastion. This is essential in learning how others fight and developing strategies to defeat them.
Be careful, however to not train too much using techniques which you are still perfecting for the reasons given above.
Regarding Katas. It is possible to practice through visualisation. Even small body movements will help anchor the memory of the individual movements. (I called these phone-booth katas).
zai jian.
Reply:For Grappling styles, I think yo udefinitely need a partner.
Reply:yeah u can%26#039;t work on technique by urself if u live in so cal then i would tell u 2 come over and i would train with u but i think exersiceing is also important when it comes 2 martial arts because if the other person works out and is stronger then u then u will most likely lose if u guys are evenly matched when it comes 2 skill. u also don%26#039;t have 2 stretch all day u can do stuff like push ups sit ups pull ups and all the body wieght exeercises that will get u in the shape needed 4 martial arts.
Reply:you need techniqe too.
And while it is a valid point that you don%26#039;t want to be practicing bad technique, you won%26#039;t know unless you practice, and use it on a fully resisting opponent.
What is your goals in taking martial arts?
I would be extremely suspect of a gym that told you to just %26quot;do your stretches%26quot; instead of training.
There is not many things you can actually do on your own, but that is better than doing nothing, but it is still not nearly as important as training with a partner that is fully resisting.
Katas arent going to do anything for you anyway so it doesn%26#039;t even matter if you do those or not. You want to find someone who will trian against you with full resistance and see if you can do what you have learned. If not you might want to find another school.
If you are just doing it for excercise then do whatever makes you sweat most but if you are doing it to learn to fight, then you should be aware of what you are learning and be able to use it.
Reply:Yea, you need a training partner. Have you reached out to the community to find another place, another gym, another person to train with? Yes visualization is important for sports and martial arts and can help. You do need practical experience though. I suppose you could work on getting into top shape with work outs but I really think 1x/week is low unless this is just a fun hobby. In that case, 1x/week is fine for fun stuff :)
You can try to get a grappling dummy to help a little... but a real live person is always better... sometimes no one is available.
Reply:If I were you, I would do both. Practise the techniques and katas with a partner, and do strecthes and weight-training as an extra, at a gym.
As you stated, it%26#039;s difficult to practise locks/throws with an %26#039;imaginary%26#039; partner, it%26#039;s not the same if you don%26#039;t have a partner.
Good luck, train safely!
Reply:It is once thing to TRAIN at home, and anothe to do so in a atmoshpere with other students and teacher.
TO me they go hand in hand. Learning martial arts in training. When I was on off Dojo time years ago I would use a garage or a gym someplace to train with others in the class on our own so the next class we were ready.
Reply:Because i only have five hours a week to train technique in judo, i try not to waste my class time warming up or conditioning with conventional excersizing. I try to use the time given to me entierly for learning and improving technique, and randori/sparring. Outiside of class i do other excersizing and training to improve my conditioning. For an hour just before class, i box, i joined boxing about five years ago, and now i have no need to warm up for judo besides breakfalls. On my off nights from judo, i do one night of boxing and two nights of kickboxing, neither of these are similar to judo in any way, but they are a great cardiovascular workout and it is a great thing to do. Also, i joined a mixed martial arts (western style) club about three years ago, with thier varied techniques taken from judo, jujitsu and wrestling, it keeps me sharper to adapting to new techniques.
So yes, if you are unable to spend more time practicing with a partner outside of class time, then do other training, join a gym, or just work out at your house, start jogging and running long distances, skipping, improve your flexibility and your acrobatic ability. Read books on jujitsu, train your body and your mind, every second passed is a second wasted, don%26#039;t sit around whining in your head that you can%26#039;t do jujitsu, make the best of your situation and improve yourself in other areas, so when you can do jujitsu, you can take in more without wasting any time.
Reply:i must be missing something here but doesn%26#039;t it go hand in hand?
dont you do what you can do when you can do it?anyone with an iq over 1 would know if you dont have a partner you work on something else.there%26#039;s always something you can work on and improve whether it be technique,fitness,flexability,your chi,theory,etc.etc.etc.thats like saying whats the point of shadow boxing(which is working on your hand and foot movements as well as fitness)and not doing it because you dont have anyone to spar with?i hope this helps after all the other crap you%26#039;ve read.
Reply:telling you to do stretches is crap. you cant just stretch your life away and hope to win in a fight. they are good, but no one has time to stretch before a fight. stretching after is probably more important. blah blah...
having a partner is gold, and if you cant find one, go to another gym that has more hours, or more serious people. one day a week is better than nothing, but you really need 2 or more to start progressing past curiosity.
the people you train with suck, and are in it for the image, and not the learning. move on...
Reply:i would train at home the key is not to try and do the throws and grapples by your self but to remeber that you need speed,focus,and power to do the moves/techniques so work on those areas of your trainning plus trainning your mind is quite excellent as for your katas go in the backyard if you have one or front yard which ever and just remeber if you wanna have your techniques foolproff then practise and train until it becomes second nature only then the technique will be yours ohh by the way if you wanna call yourself a martial artist one day is nonsence just to train it should be at least three days a week good luck.
Reply:Practicing by yourself can be a challenge . Sometimes however , doing so may improve your ability to comprehend the movement . Try training with more then one partner also . This will get you more accustomed to different strengths and weaknesses .
Reply:Hi Xie Xie Nin. I train at karate I have been training since the age of 8 and I have not really learnt anything until I watched the world championships in Finland. Now I am learned the Bunkai of my Kata perfecting throws kicks finger strikes ect. But I have the same problem as you. I train at home with a good work out but I too have little space so kata is hard. But I hire a hall out on Fridays and I train along with a guy from my club.
I guess I feel confident when practising kumite to practise with some one else. I guess it%26#039;s the same with you too. Perhaps you just need to choose another club or find a friend who%26#039;s committed like you are. I bet your great. Would love to learn jui jitsu.
Reply:Technique or Training? While studying the martial arts for over 29years now, I can tell you straight off that you need another training partner. You obviously have more desire and drive then your training partner and you can%26#039;t put one with drive with one that doesn%26#039;t have that level of desire. You%26#039;re having trouble with training by yourself, and given your martial style, you need a training partner once again. If you don%26#039;t have room in your house then let%26#039;s consider the great outdoors. Visualization is an incredible tool keep that part going strong. You can greatly improve your art by exercising, and you can greatly improve your art through repetition of technique they go hand in hand. You need both exercise and technique practice to advance within yourself and outwardly to express your martial art. How do you do something like that? Find a new training partner, join a school if you don%26#039;t already belong to one and or find a new school. When you asked %26#039;them%26#039;? Sounds like you need a new school given your statement, %26quot;When I asked them this they just said %26#039;do your stretches%26#039;.%26quot; You will not reach total improvement until you change the situation by the afore mentioned criteria. As far as technique versus training is like saying, what really paints a wall, the paint or the brush? You can%26#039;t have one without the other.
Reply:I stretch as soon as I get up in the morning and before I go to bed at night. I also train for 30 min to 1 hours every night must going through my kata%26#039;s. You can go through arm locks, bars, sweeps. Just picture your opponent in front of you and go through your steps. If you have a hard time getting to that mind set, get a water noodle and put is in the couch to the %26quot;arm%26quot; is sticking toward you, it can also be a leg, weapon, etc... Where there is a will and dedication there is a way.
Reply:in my opinion you do need extra practice with live partners there is no substitute. good luck
Reply:Keep visualising, it is an underated and very benefical way of training. If you want more practice with a partner in a class environment then why don%26#039;t you ask the instructor if he/she would run more classes per week. I%26#039;m sure he/she would if enough of your class requested it.
Reply:No, you cannot improve your Martial Arts skills by JUST stretching and exercising. However, since you cannot practice kata or techniques without a partner and withour proper room to do it, exercising and stretching is about the best you CAN do. Certainly it cannot HURT.
Also, continue practicing the techniques in your head. There is a very definate link between visualization and actual practice- sometimes the brain cannot tell the difference. If you are doing it wrong, your instructor will correct it in the next class.
Bottom line- it%26#039;s best to train with a partner in a nice open area, preferrably with padding, and with an instructor. If you cannot get this perfect training conditions outside class, you have to just do the best you can.
Hope this helps...
Sensei Cox
Reply:HI, I do wado ryu karate and bujinkan togakure ninpo (ninja). Do kata%26#039;s in your bedroom or garden. in front of a mirror. even walking down the street is a transferance of weight, also known as different stances. as for the loxks and stuff, read martial art books, watch videos and talk to other people who train to see what they do. have fun.
Reply:You cannot improve your Martial Arts skills by only stretching and exercising. Since you say you cannot practice kata or techniques without a partner and withour proper room to do it, exercising and stretching is about the best thing that you can do. I would add that you continue to practice the techniques by visualising them in your head. There is a very definate link between visualization and physical practice - often the brain cannot tell the difference. If you are doing it wrong, your instructor can correct in the next class. Goodluck %26amp; enjoy
Bottom line- it%26#039;s best to train with a partner in a nice open area, preferrably with padding, and with an instructor. If you cannot get this perfect training conditions outside class, you have to just do the best you can.
Hope this helps...
Sensei Cox
Reply:once a week is not enough i suggest u train with a friend.
Reply:yes you are right you will need the technigue
Reply:hi josh, your gay with your dog.
when i asked my training partner if we could hire a hall out so we could train more as we only train once a week, he said i should do it at home.
now im not sure about you out there but i have trouble putting people in wrist/arm/shoulder/leg locks when they arent there, and dont get me started on the throws!!!
i dont have room to complete my katas at my house but i run through them in my head all the time.
so can i really improve my martial art by just exercising? or am i right to assume that i need the technique practice too?
but how do you do something like that?
when i asked them this they just said %26quot;do your stretches%26quot;
can i really improve the art like that or am i right to assume that with jujitsu go shin ryu i need more practicle practice?
thank you very much
xiè xiè nín.
Arigat.
Technique or training first?
to become a competent martial artist
is about training intelligently
different training will give different results
stetching will make you more flexible and faster
running sprints will make you faster
hitting a punch-bag will increase the power of your punches
work out your strengths and utilize them in your sparring
work out your weaknesses and train intelligently to make them strengths
this way you will become an effective and well rounded martial artist
fitness and exercise will improve some of your raw aggregates
however
technique is the most important thing
without technique you can expend a lot of energy for nothing or even hurt yourself or put yourself in a harmful position
with technique you can expend a few grams of weight and destroy your opponent
but it is not possible to enter the technique fully without training with a partner
how else can you ever know if what you are doing is of any use or really understand the dynamics and subtleties of the movement?
think of yourself as the master of your mansion-(the body)
you attitude should be that the master is home, and from this repsonsiveness you interact effortlessly with the external environment
you cannot have this ease of movement, nor hope to be effective in it without training and experience
you improve your tools-(techniques and movements) and the usefulness of your responses in combat by training
different trainings will improve different aspects of your tools and responses
reflexes, strength, speed, accuracy, timing, placement, weight shifting etc.
however, once you have improved these and while you can improve them to extraordinary lengths
combat is not about the %26quot;raw aggregates%26quot; but rather about the mental side
the ability to utilize your tools effectively, efficiently and usefully
control of timing, distance, weight of your opponent, movement
can only really be learned through combat experience
it is a great idea to do the mental visualisations, however these need to be translated to the movement as well-(sometimes not always)
often there is either one or the other, do both together at least sometimes
precision in training rewards you with effortless excellence in combat
with any martial art or sport practical application is absolutely essential
it is how you learn the most, the most effectively and the most about yourself and your martial arts
the more you get the better
however, you should also try to vary your opponents to keep your martial arts fresh
otherwise you run the risk of developing a stylised response
hope thats of use to you
consider what it is you want to improve
consider what specific training will improve that
exercise will not improve your technique unless it is focused specifically
it may even throw your technique out by over-developing a resistant muscle group
however it will help to make you healthy
fit and perhaps stronger
which can be useful for your martial arts
train intelligently, with purpose and you cant go wrong
(as a post note i would caution against jogging- (it tightens the leg muscles and develops slow twitch muscle fibre) its a mindless and not particulary useful training
as an example- running or sprinting in bursts (interspaced with stretching) up or down a mountain where extreme sure-footedness is needed is far better
it develops co-ordination, confidence, ballence, and fast-twitch muscle fibre
still it does not develop the mastery of the specific technique you desire
Reply:train first and develop technique as you go along remembering that you develop your own style within the technique
Reply:usually training first then develop your technique - but it would appear your question is about practising. I don%26#039;t know - just do your best
good luck
Reply:I think doing your stretches is very good everyday, and after that you could do some of the techniques that you could manage in your home. When the training day come, you could see the difference and it will improve your flexibility in your body.
Reply:jien dao ni hen gao shiin shifu.
You must develop technique under supervision first before training at it, otherwise you may be entrenching bad technique.
Training in raw fitness is an excellent idea though. It will improve your concentration and your ability to absorb new information even though approaching physical exhastion. This is essential in learning how others fight and developing strategies to defeat them.
Be careful, however to not train too much using techniques which you are still perfecting for the reasons given above.
Regarding Katas. It is possible to practice through visualisation. Even small body movements will help anchor the memory of the individual movements. (I called these phone-booth katas).
zai jian.
Reply:For Grappling styles, I think yo udefinitely need a partner.
Reply:yeah u can%26#039;t work on technique by urself if u live in so cal then i would tell u 2 come over and i would train with u but i think exersiceing is also important when it comes 2 martial arts because if the other person works out and is stronger then u then u will most likely lose if u guys are evenly matched when it comes 2 skill. u also don%26#039;t have 2 stretch all day u can do stuff like push ups sit ups pull ups and all the body wieght exeercises that will get u in the shape needed 4 martial arts.
Reply:you need techniqe too.
And while it is a valid point that you don%26#039;t want to be practicing bad technique, you won%26#039;t know unless you practice, and use it on a fully resisting opponent.
What is your goals in taking martial arts?
I would be extremely suspect of a gym that told you to just %26quot;do your stretches%26quot; instead of training.
There is not many things you can actually do on your own, but that is better than doing nothing, but it is still not nearly as important as training with a partner that is fully resisting.
Katas arent going to do anything for you anyway so it doesn%26#039;t even matter if you do those or not. You want to find someone who will trian against you with full resistance and see if you can do what you have learned. If not you might want to find another school.
If you are just doing it for excercise then do whatever makes you sweat most but if you are doing it to learn to fight, then you should be aware of what you are learning and be able to use it.
Reply:Yea, you need a training partner. Have you reached out to the community to find another place, another gym, another person to train with? Yes visualization is important for sports and martial arts and can help. You do need practical experience though. I suppose you could work on getting into top shape with work outs but I really think 1x/week is low unless this is just a fun hobby. In that case, 1x/week is fine for fun stuff :)
You can try to get a grappling dummy to help a little... but a real live person is always better... sometimes no one is available.
Reply:If I were you, I would do both. Practise the techniques and katas with a partner, and do strecthes and weight-training as an extra, at a gym.
As you stated, it%26#039;s difficult to practise locks/throws with an %26#039;imaginary%26#039; partner, it%26#039;s not the same if you don%26#039;t have a partner.
Good luck, train safely!
Reply:It is once thing to TRAIN at home, and anothe to do so in a atmoshpere with other students and teacher.
TO me they go hand in hand. Learning martial arts in training. When I was on off Dojo time years ago I would use a garage or a gym someplace to train with others in the class on our own so the next class we were ready.
Reply:Because i only have five hours a week to train technique in judo, i try not to waste my class time warming up or conditioning with conventional excersizing. I try to use the time given to me entierly for learning and improving technique, and randori/sparring. Outiside of class i do other excersizing and training to improve my conditioning. For an hour just before class, i box, i joined boxing about five years ago, and now i have no need to warm up for judo besides breakfalls. On my off nights from judo, i do one night of boxing and two nights of kickboxing, neither of these are similar to judo in any way, but they are a great cardiovascular workout and it is a great thing to do. Also, i joined a mixed martial arts (western style) club about three years ago, with thier varied techniques taken from judo, jujitsu and wrestling, it keeps me sharper to adapting to new techniques.
So yes, if you are unable to spend more time practicing with a partner outside of class time, then do other training, join a gym, or just work out at your house, start jogging and running long distances, skipping, improve your flexibility and your acrobatic ability. Read books on jujitsu, train your body and your mind, every second passed is a second wasted, don%26#039;t sit around whining in your head that you can%26#039;t do jujitsu, make the best of your situation and improve yourself in other areas, so when you can do jujitsu, you can take in more without wasting any time.
Reply:i must be missing something here but doesn%26#039;t it go hand in hand?
dont you do what you can do when you can do it?anyone with an iq over 1 would know if you dont have a partner you work on something else.there%26#039;s always something you can work on and improve whether it be technique,fitness,flexability,your chi,theory,etc.etc.etc.thats like saying whats the point of shadow boxing(which is working on your hand and foot movements as well as fitness)and not doing it because you dont have anyone to spar with?i hope this helps after all the other crap you%26#039;ve read.
Reply:telling you to do stretches is crap. you cant just stretch your life away and hope to win in a fight. they are good, but no one has time to stretch before a fight. stretching after is probably more important. blah blah...
having a partner is gold, and if you cant find one, go to another gym that has more hours, or more serious people. one day a week is better than nothing, but you really need 2 or more to start progressing past curiosity.
the people you train with suck, and are in it for the image, and not the learning. move on...
Reply:i would train at home the key is not to try and do the throws and grapples by your self but to remeber that you need speed,focus,and power to do the moves/techniques so work on those areas of your trainning plus trainning your mind is quite excellent as for your katas go in the backyard if you have one or front yard which ever and just remeber if you wanna have your techniques foolproff then practise and train until it becomes second nature only then the technique will be yours ohh by the way if you wanna call yourself a martial artist one day is nonsence just to train it should be at least three days a week good luck.
Reply:Practicing by yourself can be a challenge . Sometimes however , doing so may improve your ability to comprehend the movement . Try training with more then one partner also . This will get you more accustomed to different strengths and weaknesses .
Reply:Hi Xie Xie Nin. I train at karate I have been training since the age of 8 and I have not really learnt anything until I watched the world championships in Finland. Now I am learned the Bunkai of my Kata perfecting throws kicks finger strikes ect. But I have the same problem as you. I train at home with a good work out but I too have little space so kata is hard. But I hire a hall out on Fridays and I train along with a guy from my club.
I guess I feel confident when practising kumite to practise with some one else. I guess it%26#039;s the same with you too. Perhaps you just need to choose another club or find a friend who%26#039;s committed like you are. I bet your great. Would love to learn jui jitsu.
Reply:Technique or Training? While studying the martial arts for over 29years now, I can tell you straight off that you need another training partner. You obviously have more desire and drive then your training partner and you can%26#039;t put one with drive with one that doesn%26#039;t have that level of desire. You%26#039;re having trouble with training by yourself, and given your martial style, you need a training partner once again. If you don%26#039;t have room in your house then let%26#039;s consider the great outdoors. Visualization is an incredible tool keep that part going strong. You can greatly improve your art by exercising, and you can greatly improve your art through repetition of technique they go hand in hand. You need both exercise and technique practice to advance within yourself and outwardly to express your martial art. How do you do something like that? Find a new training partner, join a school if you don%26#039;t already belong to one and or find a new school. When you asked %26#039;them%26#039;? Sounds like you need a new school given your statement, %26quot;When I asked them this they just said %26#039;do your stretches%26#039;.%26quot; You will not reach total improvement until you change the situation by the afore mentioned criteria. As far as technique versus training is like saying, what really paints a wall, the paint or the brush? You can%26#039;t have one without the other.
Reply:I stretch as soon as I get up in the morning and before I go to bed at night. I also train for 30 min to 1 hours every night must going through my kata%26#039;s. You can go through arm locks, bars, sweeps. Just picture your opponent in front of you and go through your steps. If you have a hard time getting to that mind set, get a water noodle and put is in the couch to the %26quot;arm%26quot; is sticking toward you, it can also be a leg, weapon, etc... Where there is a will and dedication there is a way.
Reply:in my opinion you do need extra practice with live partners there is no substitute. good luck
Reply:Keep visualising, it is an underated and very benefical way of training. If you want more practice with a partner in a class environment then why don%26#039;t you ask the instructor if he/she would run more classes per week. I%26#039;m sure he/she would if enough of your class requested it.
Reply:No, you cannot improve your Martial Arts skills by JUST stretching and exercising. However, since you cannot practice kata or techniques without a partner and withour proper room to do it, exercising and stretching is about the best you CAN do. Certainly it cannot HURT.
Also, continue practicing the techniques in your head. There is a very definate link between visualization and actual practice- sometimes the brain cannot tell the difference. If you are doing it wrong, your instructor will correct it in the next class.
Bottom line- it%26#039;s best to train with a partner in a nice open area, preferrably with padding, and with an instructor. If you cannot get this perfect training conditions outside class, you have to just do the best you can.
Hope this helps...
Sensei Cox
Reply:HI, I do wado ryu karate and bujinkan togakure ninpo (ninja). Do kata%26#039;s in your bedroom or garden. in front of a mirror. even walking down the street is a transferance of weight, also known as different stances. as for the loxks and stuff, read martial art books, watch videos and talk to other people who train to see what they do. have fun.
Reply:You cannot improve your Martial Arts skills by only stretching and exercising. Since you say you cannot practice kata or techniques without a partner and withour proper room to do it, exercising and stretching is about the best thing that you can do. I would add that you continue to practice the techniques by visualising them in your head. There is a very definate link between visualization and physical practice - often the brain cannot tell the difference. If you are doing it wrong, your instructor can correct in the next class. Goodluck %26amp; enjoy
Bottom line- it%26#039;s best to train with a partner in a nice open area, preferrably with padding, and with an instructor. If you cannot get this perfect training conditions outside class, you have to just do the best you can.
Hope this helps...
Sensei Cox
Reply:once a week is not enough i suggest u train with a friend.
Reply:yes you are right you will need the technigue
Reply:hi josh, your gay with your dog.
What should i do hapkido,jeet kune do, krav maga,or mma?
those martial arts seem to be most practical in a fight or any military fighting style would be good also
What should i do hapkido,jeet kune do, krav maga,or mma?
Hapkido is in my mind the most effective martial art out there, but you cant really do competitions with it because some of the things it teaches you do permanent damage. So do Hapkido if you mainly want to learn self defense.
If you want to be able to do alot of competitions go for MMA.
Reply:Well one thing in Hapikido that is really effective is wrist locks they are simple and extremely dangerous. They are also not used in MMA because of how easily it would end the fights. Report It
Reply:Wow all those arts are great i would choose between Hapkido and MMA just to narrow it down for you
Reply:Do Muay Thai mixed with some BJJ.
Reply:Its really up to you and what you feel is best for you. Also on the quaility of the teachers/school you go to.
Go to any school your interested in check it out %26amp; the websites. Also compare the $$$
dont want to break the bank to to this either.
good luck
as far a krav maga check out the site
www.kravmaga.com.
and
http://www.martialsearch.com/how_to.asp
Reply:your best bet for self defense would be jeet kune do because it is not actually a martial art in itself but a fighting philosophy it basically consists of learning whatever works from all sorts of martial arts and incorporating it in your own individual style, krav maga is very practical and easy to learn and it is designed for tough real life situations, however it relies on trapping (one of the fighting ranges) a lot which is the most difficult to execute in real fights, I like MMA a lot because it gives you a lot of flexibility, i practiced muay thai for almost three years and now i am doing brazilian jiu jitsu and i can say that it is definetely a great combination for self defense (as long as you practice both martial arts frequently and keep fit) I encourage people to learn as many styles as possible and simply try to master the moves that are most effective and learn to fight in different situations...on the ground or against a bigger opponent(i don%26#039;t care about katas) it is the best way to complete yourself as a fighter and create a reliable system of self defense.
Reply:All of these are %26quot;mixed martial arts%26quot; as every one of them has an eclectic approach to fighting (ground + stand up).
I can tell you now that Jeet Kune Do is a street oriented philosophy of fighting. Although it%26#039;s not a hardened style, there are still moves special to Jeet Kune Do and very power effective. The Jeet Kune Do sidekick is one example.
MMA (the sport) is basically a Jeet Kune Do with rules slapped on it.
It really doesn%26#039;t matter which one of the 4 you pick so long as the school is good and provides you many opportunities for live practice.
Reply:Do you have a school for each of these styles around? If you do, I suggest you rather visit the schools, try to take a few trial classes, and see which one you like the best. All these styles are good but would be even better if you had the right teacher.
Reply:depends in what situation, life or death? tournament? street defense? JKD/ Krav maga are for street defense, MMA is mainly for sport, can be used in street fights but usually MMA concentrates on one person, not multiple people, and if they have weapons, you%26#039;ll have hell of a time.
Reply:You should learn Gong Kwon Yusul it is like all of the martial arts you listed plus TaeKwondo, Karate, and more...
What should i do hapkido,jeet kune do, krav maga,or mma?
Hapkido is in my mind the most effective martial art out there, but you cant really do competitions with it because some of the things it teaches you do permanent damage. So do Hapkido if you mainly want to learn self defense.
If you want to be able to do alot of competitions go for MMA.
Reply:Well one thing in Hapikido that is really effective is wrist locks they are simple and extremely dangerous. They are also not used in MMA because of how easily it would end the fights. Report It
Reply:Wow all those arts are great i would choose between Hapkido and MMA just to narrow it down for you
Reply:Do Muay Thai mixed with some BJJ.
Reply:Its really up to you and what you feel is best for you. Also on the quaility of the teachers/school you go to.
Go to any school your interested in check it out %26amp; the websites. Also compare the $$$
dont want to break the bank to to this either.
good luck
as far a krav maga check out the site
www.kravmaga.com.
and
http://www.martialsearch.com/how_to.asp
Reply:your best bet for self defense would be jeet kune do because it is not actually a martial art in itself but a fighting philosophy it basically consists of learning whatever works from all sorts of martial arts and incorporating it in your own individual style, krav maga is very practical and easy to learn and it is designed for tough real life situations, however it relies on trapping (one of the fighting ranges) a lot which is the most difficult to execute in real fights, I like MMA a lot because it gives you a lot of flexibility, i practiced muay thai for almost three years and now i am doing brazilian jiu jitsu and i can say that it is definetely a great combination for self defense (as long as you practice both martial arts frequently and keep fit) I encourage people to learn as many styles as possible and simply try to master the moves that are most effective and learn to fight in different situations...on the ground or against a bigger opponent(i don%26#039;t care about katas) it is the best way to complete yourself as a fighter and create a reliable system of self defense.
Reply:All of these are %26quot;mixed martial arts%26quot; as every one of them has an eclectic approach to fighting (ground + stand up).
I can tell you now that Jeet Kune Do is a street oriented philosophy of fighting. Although it%26#039;s not a hardened style, there are still moves special to Jeet Kune Do and very power effective. The Jeet Kune Do sidekick is one example.
MMA (the sport) is basically a Jeet Kune Do with rules slapped on it.
It really doesn%26#039;t matter which one of the 4 you pick so long as the school is good and provides you many opportunities for live practice.
Reply:Do you have a school for each of these styles around? If you do, I suggest you rather visit the schools, try to take a few trial classes, and see which one you like the best. All these styles are good but would be even better if you had the right teacher.
Reply:depends in what situation, life or death? tournament? street defense? JKD/ Krav maga are for street defense, MMA is mainly for sport, can be used in street fights but usually MMA concentrates on one person, not multiple people, and if they have weapons, you%26#039;ll have hell of a time.
Reply:You should learn Gong Kwon Yusul it is like all of the martial arts you listed plus TaeKwondo, Karate, and more...
What is Vadha?
My sister recently enrolled my nephew into a martial arts class called Vadha. I don%26#039;t know much about martial arts and I%26#039;m curious what Vadha is all about? Is there a certain philosophy or style it follows?
What is Vadha?
Vadha Kempo is a hybrid system deriving from the traditional %26quot;Mother%26quot; art of Vadha (meaning %26quot;To Slay%26quot; in Sanskrit). Vadha finds its origins in India. Vadha Kempo has evolved into one of a handful of offensive fighting styles that uses circular moves to initiate or re-direct an attack. These circular techniques called %26quot;arcs%26quot; allow the VK practitioner to un-balance an opponent and make him vulnerable to multiple counters.
The founder of Vadha Kempo, Professor and Grand Master John Salvaggio, revolutionized traditional Vadha much in the same way Bruce Lee did Wing Chun and Ed Parker did Chinese Kempo. Professor Salvaggio holds Black Belt rank in Ju Jitsu and Tae Kwon Do; he also has substantial experience in various forms of Kung Fu, Shotokan, Judo, Aikido, Go Ju, Tai Chi and a form of Navy Seal training known as Bukito. Advancing Vadha in many ways, Professor Salvaggio incorporated the term %26quot;Kempo%26quot; (a term which refers to the blend of hard and soft techniques) into the name of his art to signify the distinction from the traditional form. In blending the most effective aspects of these great art forms, American Vadha Kempo was born.
What is Vadha?
Vadha Kempo is a hybrid system deriving from the traditional %26quot;Mother%26quot; art of Vadha (meaning %26quot;To Slay%26quot; in Sanskrit). Vadha finds its origins in India. Vadha Kempo has evolved into one of a handful of offensive fighting styles that uses circular moves to initiate or re-direct an attack. These circular techniques called %26quot;arcs%26quot; allow the VK practitioner to un-balance an opponent and make him vulnerable to multiple counters.
The founder of Vadha Kempo, Professor and Grand Master John Salvaggio, revolutionized traditional Vadha much in the same way Bruce Lee did Wing Chun and Ed Parker did Chinese Kempo. Professor Salvaggio holds Black Belt rank in Ju Jitsu and Tae Kwon Do; he also has substantial experience in various forms of Kung Fu, Shotokan, Judo, Aikido, Go Ju, Tai Chi and a form of Navy Seal training known as Bukito. Advancing Vadha in many ways, Professor Salvaggio incorporated the term %26quot;Kempo%26quot; (a term which refers to the blend of hard and soft techniques) into the name of his art to signify the distinction from the traditional form. In blending the most effective aspects of these great art forms, American Vadha Kempo was born.
How is my ninja essay?
Black as the night. Swift as an eagle. Strong like an ox. These are the characteristics of a ninja. Ninjas are the primary theme of our Great Gatsby presentation. My group and I attempted to use the ninja theme to create an alternate setting for out scene. The scene we were assigned was the death of Myrtle. In this scene, Myrtle is found dead at Wilson’s Garage because of a hit and run. We found out that the death of Myrtle was caused by Gatsby’s yellow car. The driver, however, was never mentioned in the book. When Nick and his friends arrive at the accident, Tom and Wilson both are saddened at the sight of Myrtle’s lifeless body, and with this scene, we choice to do the ninja theme.
When we chose the ninja setting, we discovered many changes. The first change I noticed was the attire. Instead of being a 1920’s look, we had a black clothes. Ninjas are famous for their black attire. They are usually covered entirely in black cloth except a thin strip across the eyes so they can see. We successfully dressed like a ninja.
Another difference between the original setting and our setting was the difference in commerce. In the 1920’s people who had money usually didn’t have much political power. However, people in Asia, the place where ninjas originated, were a lot different. People with money in Asia usually had a lot of power. People’s political power classes were determined by their income. Since ninjas did not have a lot of political power, it meant that they were not very wealthy. So with our presentation we were not allowed to have an upper class type of setting.
Finally, when using the ninja theme we were not allowed to use motor vehicles of any kind. During the age of the ninja, cars and other means of motor transportation did not exist. Because of the this, we could not use the original death scene as proposed in the Great Gatsby. So instead of hitting Myrtle with a car, we used a fight scene. Hand to hand combat was often used by ninjas. Ninjas were usually masters at different types of Martial Arts. Some of the types of martial arts that we used were karate, kung fu, and tae-kwon-do. These martial arts were an important technique used by ninjas.
As you can see, the setting we used was ninja. The ninja theme effected the original clothing style, wealth and the death of myrtle. The ninja theme was most effective when it came to choosing an alternate setting of The Great Gatsby.
How is my ninja essay?
I enjoyed reading it. It%26#039;s a good essay overall. You might want to reorganize your facts so that they have a flow, rather than putting facts randomly in different sections.
Reply:Wow, I enjoyed reading that lol. great job!
Reply:It%26#039;s a good essay as long as you don%26#039;t need to keep your facts straight.
White Teeth
When we chose the ninja setting, we discovered many changes. The first change I noticed was the attire. Instead of being a 1920’s look, we had a black clothes. Ninjas are famous for their black attire. They are usually covered entirely in black cloth except a thin strip across the eyes so they can see. We successfully dressed like a ninja.
Another difference between the original setting and our setting was the difference in commerce. In the 1920’s people who had money usually didn’t have much political power. However, people in Asia, the place where ninjas originated, were a lot different. People with money in Asia usually had a lot of power. People’s political power classes were determined by their income. Since ninjas did not have a lot of political power, it meant that they were not very wealthy. So with our presentation we were not allowed to have an upper class type of setting.
Finally, when using the ninja theme we were not allowed to use motor vehicles of any kind. During the age of the ninja, cars and other means of motor transportation did not exist. Because of the this, we could not use the original death scene as proposed in the Great Gatsby. So instead of hitting Myrtle with a car, we used a fight scene. Hand to hand combat was often used by ninjas. Ninjas were usually masters at different types of Martial Arts. Some of the types of martial arts that we used were karate, kung fu, and tae-kwon-do. These martial arts were an important technique used by ninjas.
As you can see, the setting we used was ninja. The ninja theme effected the original clothing style, wealth and the death of myrtle. The ninja theme was most effective when it came to choosing an alternate setting of The Great Gatsby.
How is my ninja essay?
I enjoyed reading it. It%26#039;s a good essay overall. You might want to reorganize your facts so that they have a flow, rather than putting facts randomly in different sections.
Reply:Wow, I enjoyed reading that lol. great job!
Reply:It%26#039;s a good essay as long as you don%26#039;t need to keep your facts straight.
White Teeth
Name this song/genre/and or more songs like it? Link provided?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=djhpRRIpGNQ
thank you for taking time to answer this. I love this style of jazzy vocal upbeat stuff. don%26#039;t ask why it has martial arts paired with this song because I would like to know myself as well :)
Name this song/genre/and or more songs like it? Link provided?
Bitter:Sweet - Dirty Laundry
Hip Hop
Reply:The song in it is called %26quot;Dirty Laundry%26quot; by Bitter:Sweet. I don%26#039;t know of other songs that I can compare it to, sorry.
At least you know what the song is now! : )
thank you for taking time to answer this. I love this style of jazzy vocal upbeat stuff. don%26#039;t ask why it has martial arts paired with this song because I would like to know myself as well :)
Name this song/genre/and or more songs like it? Link provided?
Bitter:Sweet - Dirty Laundry
Hip Hop
Reply:The song in it is called %26quot;Dirty Laundry%26quot; by Bitter:Sweet. I don%26#039;t know of other songs that I can compare it to, sorry.
At least you know what the song is now! : )
Who would win in a real fight between Mike Tyson and Bruce Lee?
When Mike Tyson was at his prime stage in his professional boxing career and Bruce lee at his prime stage of his martial arts career. Like a regular knock out fight, who ever quits or gets knocked out first loses. Like a UFC styles with no weapons and no dirty acts. We got brute strength on one side and speed on the other.
Who would win in a real fight between Mike Tyson and Bruce Lee?
bruce lee, he is faster and was trained and schooled in pressure points, and the ancient ways of fighting, tyson is brute force and would never land a punch, sort of like a bear going after a cheeta.
and just so you know when bruce did his movie, they had to ask him to slow his punched down because the camera was not picking them up.
bruce lee.
bruce lee.
bruce lee.
Reply:no tyson had the speed of a cat.tyson would bob and weave and get inside and throw devistating uppercuts and ending in a bloody mess Report It
Reply:Bruce Lee... Don%26#039;t hate because he%26#039;s asian and stronger and faster then a american. Report It
Reply:mike tyson was good but bruce lee was BA I say bruce lee
Reply:definately mike he%26#039;s tougher
Reply:Mike Tyson would get raped for shizzle
Reply:Bruce lee.
Boxing is very limited in their fighting rules and are not used to defending against kicks and other martial arts attacks.
Reply:Bruce Lee, no question.
Reply:The Dragon
Reply:Bruce lee all the way
he was too sweet
Reply:bruce lee would whip the **** out of him in minutes. it wouldn%26#039;t be close.
Reply:Bruce would win if you could use kicks, otherwise it would be even.
Reply:Bruce Lee he is faster, Mike moves a bit slower and is too heavy to fight someone that small.
Reply:Lee
Reply:bruce lee. cos he is more agile, plus in the end mike tyson would screw it up neways by bitin his ear off and get eliminated. haha
Reply:Bruce Lee
Reply:mike tyson...
Reply:Bruce Lee was a master at what he knew and very deadly. He would stop Mike Tyson from even getting near him.
Reply:face to face bruce lee, but if submission was aloud lee might be in trouble if ever got put down on the mat
Reply:bruce lee!
Reply:Mike will win because Bruce is dead
Reply:bruce lee . in a short time. my opion?
Reply:Bruce just doesn%26#039;t have the size and the power to get through Mike%26#039;s defense and not be wiped out by one punch. Mike would win, one punch, first round.
Reply:Ummm... Tyson would win cause Bruce Lee is dead.
Reply:Bruce Lee
Reply:both in there prime iam going with bruce on thr fact he would use your strengths against you
Reply:Bruce will win because of it speed, precision and concentration, he can use arms and legs to knock out Mikey, who can only use their arms and it%26#039;s no faster enough like Bruce.
Reply:Bruce man whats wrong with you. Tyson never got kicked. Bruse in 1:30 of the first round. By K.O
Reply:Tyson. Straight animal...possibly the missing link. Definitely the ultimate fighting machine.
Reply:Bruce lee beat Chuck Norris in the movies, an undefeated champ.
Maybe Bruce was boosted up by holllywood, but Tyson was fighting for real/
maybe a better question is who would win between Tyson and Chuck.
Chuck was undefeated in real life so I can%26#039;t see him losing but Tyson was awesome before dumb things happened to him.
I think they all could hurt each other, Bruce looks like he was willing to kill where Chuck and Tyson wouldn%26#039;t.
Give it to Bruce as most ferocious.
Reply:Please, you must be joking! Bruce Lee would lay him out --No question about it.
Reply:Tyson was, at his height, an encyclopedia of classic boxing. Even more than his toughness, this shot him to the stop, allowing him to beat opponents that were even larger and stronger than him (and there were a few.) However, Lee is strong AND fast and supremely well trained. In a street fight, Lee would wipe the floor with Tyson.
Reply:Depends on whether or not they were making a movie. :) If they were making a movie Bruce Lee would win. If they were in a boxing ring Tyson would win because he could chase Lee to the ropes and pound the crap out of him. Personally I like Bruce Lee and cannot stand Tyson. But there is a difference from reality and make believe. Tyson was a killer, Lee was an actor... as well as a student of Jeet Kun Do, his form of martial arts meaning hands and feet basically.
Who would win in a real fight between Mike Tyson and Bruce Lee?
bruce lee, he is faster and was trained and schooled in pressure points, and the ancient ways of fighting, tyson is brute force and would never land a punch, sort of like a bear going after a cheeta.
and just so you know when bruce did his movie, they had to ask him to slow his punched down because the camera was not picking them up.
bruce lee.
bruce lee.
bruce lee.
Reply:no tyson had the speed of a cat.tyson would bob and weave and get inside and throw devistating uppercuts and ending in a bloody mess Report It
Reply:Bruce Lee... Don%26#039;t hate because he%26#039;s asian and stronger and faster then a american. Report It
Reply:mike tyson was good but bruce lee was BA I say bruce lee
Reply:definately mike he%26#039;s tougher
Reply:Mike Tyson would get raped for shizzle
Reply:Bruce lee.
Boxing is very limited in their fighting rules and are not used to defending against kicks and other martial arts attacks.
Reply:Bruce Lee, no question.
Reply:The Dragon
Reply:Bruce lee all the way
he was too sweet
Reply:bruce lee would whip the **** out of him in minutes. it wouldn%26#039;t be close.
Reply:Bruce would win if you could use kicks, otherwise it would be even.
Reply:Bruce Lee he is faster, Mike moves a bit slower and is too heavy to fight someone that small.
Reply:Lee
Reply:bruce lee. cos he is more agile, plus in the end mike tyson would screw it up neways by bitin his ear off and get eliminated. haha
Reply:Bruce Lee
Reply:mike tyson...
Reply:Bruce Lee was a master at what he knew and very deadly. He would stop Mike Tyson from even getting near him.
Reply:face to face bruce lee, but if submission was aloud lee might be in trouble if ever got put down on the mat
Reply:bruce lee!
Reply:Mike will win because Bruce is dead
Reply:bruce lee . in a short time. my opion?
Reply:Bruce just doesn%26#039;t have the size and the power to get through Mike%26#039;s defense and not be wiped out by one punch. Mike would win, one punch, first round.
Reply:Ummm... Tyson would win cause Bruce Lee is dead.
Reply:Bruce Lee
Reply:both in there prime iam going with bruce on thr fact he would use your strengths against you
Reply:Bruce will win because of it speed, precision and concentration, he can use arms and legs to knock out Mikey, who can only use their arms and it%26#039;s no faster enough like Bruce.
Reply:Bruce man whats wrong with you. Tyson never got kicked. Bruse in 1:30 of the first round. By K.O
Reply:Tyson. Straight animal...possibly the missing link. Definitely the ultimate fighting machine.
Reply:Bruce lee beat Chuck Norris in the movies, an undefeated champ.
Maybe Bruce was boosted up by holllywood, but Tyson was fighting for real/
maybe a better question is who would win between Tyson and Chuck.
Chuck was undefeated in real life so I can%26#039;t see him losing but Tyson was awesome before dumb things happened to him.
I think they all could hurt each other, Bruce looks like he was willing to kill where Chuck and Tyson wouldn%26#039;t.
Give it to Bruce as most ferocious.
Reply:Please, you must be joking! Bruce Lee would lay him out --No question about it.
Reply:Tyson was, at his height, an encyclopedia of classic boxing. Even more than his toughness, this shot him to the stop, allowing him to beat opponents that were even larger and stronger than him (and there were a few.) However, Lee is strong AND fast and supremely well trained. In a street fight, Lee would wipe the floor with Tyson.
Reply:Depends on whether or not they were making a movie. :) If they were making a movie Bruce Lee would win. If they were in a boxing ring Tyson would win because he could chase Lee to the ropes and pound the crap out of him. Personally I like Bruce Lee and cannot stand Tyson. But there is a difference from reality and make believe. Tyson was a killer, Lee was an actor... as well as a student of Jeet Kun Do, his form of martial arts meaning hands and feet basically.
Does anyone know Hwarangdo?
people say it is the martial arts that was used by the hwarangs but it is true or is it another mixture of non-korean styles?
Does anyone know Hwarangdo?
Never studied it but I know it%26#039;s similar to Hapkido. Lots of joint locks, throws as well as kicks and strikes.
Reply:I think it is more likely to be a mixture.
Reply:Hwarangdo history has it as a traditional martial art of upper class government and military officers . Acknowledgment given to Chinese military practices. Knife/Weapons training is included, also some indicated calligraphy. Buddhist practices not considered a Major influence.
Reply:Friends of mine study hwarangdo and I can tell you it has great technique and is very effective for defense.
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Does anyone know Hwarangdo?
Never studied it but I know it%26#039;s similar to Hapkido. Lots of joint locks, throws as well as kicks and strikes.
Reply:I think it is more likely to be a mixture.
Reply:Hwarangdo history has it as a traditional martial art of upper class government and military officers . Acknowledgment given to Chinese military practices. Knife/Weapons training is included, also some indicated calligraphy. Buddhist practices not considered a Major influence.
Reply:Friends of mine study hwarangdo and I can tell you it has great technique and is very effective for defense.
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Whats with these people?
i take taekwondo and i love martial arts. recently ive been really frustrated with lots of people who think they know about martial arts. the most annoying thing is when people say a certain style is not affective. most of the people saying that dont even take the style so how would you know? also i hate how people think martial arts is all about learning how to beat someone up. martial arts were created to teach self defence and other principles to make a better person. mma organizations like ufc and pride shouldnt be called really martial arts. they learn ma to beat the other people up for money and glory. people thinking that sparring is fighting bugs me too. i have a friend who asks what is the purpose of sparring if you aren%26#039;t trying to beat the other person up as much as you can. sparring is an activity that builds strength, focus, technique, speed, sportsmanship, and reflex. it%26#039;s not just a fight with protective gear.people who dont know ma should shut up
thank u
Whats with these people?
All I can say is %26quot;what yupchagee said%26quot;.
Well said.
Sparring is not fighting and fighting is not sparring. Simple.
Ok, I never stop with something simple so here is some more:
One thing most people do not realize about martial artists is the true, traditional ones are NOT badasses. They are the calmest, most controlled people you can ever hope to meet.
No REAL martial artist is going to be braggiose or pick fights.
I believe real martial artists can, indeed, compete but that is their sport, not their ART. The problem is most competition martial artists fall to the accolade accorded them for their prowess in fighting and lose sight of the real martial arts.
That is sad. I have seen this happen with quite a few.
Reply:well i think neither
Reply:ive had a little experience in several martial arts, and tae kwondo is my favrit style. its also the one im most experience in. i made it to advanced blue belt, but i personaly dont like the belt system. i prefer measuring experience by how long the art was studied. unfortunately i didnt feel that way when i was taking tae kwondo so i didnt really count how many years i was in so i dont know. it was like 4 or sumthin in that ballpark.
Reply:I think you need a blog dude. Screw em. You know what you know. If they are ignorant and stuck in their ways just nod man. Nod and walk away.
Reply:I agree with everything you say. Most people are completely ignorant when it comes to Martial Arts. All they know is movies %26amp; MMA shows. They don%26#039;t seem to realize that movies are fantasy %26amp; MMA, no matter how many times they describe themselves as %26quot;Ultimate fighters%26quot; is nothing more than sport. There are rules that don%26#039;t exist in the real world so things that work in the ring won%26#039;t work on the street.
All we can do is try to educate people 1 at a time.
Reply:You%26#039;ve invested too much time in this, my friend, and you%26#039;ve gotten yourself offended by something you cannot change. Their words can only hurt you if you allow them to. My advice is ignore what you know to be false, and continue to grow in your craft. Keep your tongue silent and let the other wallow in their own self-crapulence.
Reply:I am a desciple of Tang Soo Do.Most people outside of the circle believe in the positivity of our %26quot;arts%26quot;.Only the people who want to practice what we do add thier cheap 2 cents.It%26#039;s all about male pride and dominance.Especially with MA,men want to appear as knowledgable as humanly possible.this should not upset a true desciple of the arts.this type of know it all jacka** should only make us laugh and become a bit more proud of how hard we really train. As far as the pride fighting goes,these fellas started out just like us,at the beginning.they all need MA training.These are very tough men.As we have learned from sparring,how different it is in the ring.Strong focus and being very fast is what prompts success.In short,these are some guys who got good and let it get to thier heads.Keep training your mind as well as your body.Peace
Reply:how do you know?what qualifies you to decide that someone else is wrong?your typical of the know all know nothings,which is a hell of a lot of ppl on this site.ppl like youshit me you come on here and ask a question but you only wanna hear your own opinion?iv%26#039;e been doing ma for 39 years iv%26#039;e taught hundreds of students,and i mean hard i dont teachpussies.any 1 of my students will attest to that.iv%26#039;e had more fights than youv%26#039;e had craps,i mean real ones.i may not know eveything about ma but i know what works and what doesn%26#039;t.and i know how to really kill someone,not just carry on withshit about dim mak and all the othercrap ppl go on with here.and i%26#039;m not the only person like that.everyones entitled to there opinion but you dont have to be einstein to work out the ppl that think they know and the ppl that really do.ppl should take note of the ppl that do know instead of trying to bag them.just because you dont like the way someone puts something doesn%26#039;t mean thier wrong.and i%26#039;m not bragging or talkingshit i%26#039;m stating facts.now you seem to know so much you tell me why i%26#039;m wrong?and if you were a martial artist you wouldn%26#039;t be telling ppl to shut up.
Reply:unfortunately dude not everyone thinks along the same lines as you do.
and therefore you%26#039;ll have instances where people will misuse what they%26#039;ve learned. along with people who think that Martial Arts is just about beating someone up just because they bumped in to you or got in your face.
When it never had ANYTHING to do with that to begin with.
and sport fighting has been around since the early years of the Greeks and Romans, the Mayans, or the Egyptians, even the Indonesian people.
these fight groups like UFC, PRIDE, IFL, all they%26#039;re doing is taking Martial Arts as a sport to the next level, of course MMA (because if you haven%26#039;t noticed, the only two Martial Arts disciplines they seem to care about most is Muay Thai, and Jujitsu)is not a Martial Arts discipline in itself , but the benefit of learning two disciplines to help the individual become a more well rounded fighter.
and theses people that you hear blasting other disciplines are poppin off just because they can, this is a Q%26amp;A forum , and they can run their mouths however they wish no matter how wrong or misguided it is.
Reply:what ever. I dont think you can call it anything but a sport.
thats nothing to be ashamed of. but it is still a sport. there are no TKD bouncers in my city, at all.
you find Muay Thai is a majority or boxing. some CQC.
why? not because TKD people hover in a zen cloud and dont want violence, but because MT and boxing are great tools in a fight outside the gym/dojo or tournament.
and for EVERYONE here. never believe you can fight until you have. regardless of your style/system/art. dont believe what your instructor says, or your mom, or friend, or your trophy cabinet tells you...
katas do not equal fighting, points do not equal fighting. tournaments and sparring are not fighting. they are events that have the players attempting to out combo their opponent for success and skill development.
fights want one man smashed and injured as fast and as evil as possible.
unless you have tested yourself against the unknown quanta of real life and danger, you dont know sh!t about your art, its effectiveness, or yourself.
and I personally do not like TKD for that matter, because you dont teach people the value of knees and elbows. why the hell not? they are attached to your body, and are great personal range weapons with tremendous damage potential. why not teach the things that work?
oh yeah, because its a sport...
and what sup with this continued comment %26quot;real martial artists...blah blah%26quot; define a real martial artist, go on.
we do what we do for our own reasons. think for yourselves people. I have done traditional, but I cannot be bothered bowing to dead people. traditional arts create more calm people, well, thats great, but I prefer to study for action and violence. I dont work at burger king, but in a more volatile environment.
there is no %26quot;REAL martial artist%26quot;, only individual perspectives on what it means... to me it means perfecting the ability to crush the enemy faster than he does me. I dont want to walk on water or meditate on OM.
I am no perfect weapon or a badass, but I dont delude myself with incense and tiger balm either. if you are never tested with the randomness of life outside the training hall, you are only safe within the hall.
we must always walk in 2 places people: the training hall, and the real world. dont believe they are the same.
Reply:FINALLY! another student that actually knows the real reason for martial arts! i hate it when people learn it just do beat each other up too!! it%26#039;s not just a physical thing it%26#039;s a mind set...I%26#039;ve been doing tae kwon do since i was about 10(I%26#039;m 19) and it%26#039;s really made me who i am today..it%26#039;s taught me maturity, patience, responsibility, and self control...
Reply:Put it simply art is a kind of art like dancing which is good for body and soul, sport is sport governed by rules and with points for winning, the real thing is terrible and you should not be there at all!!
Reply:It%26#039;s obiviously you have never met a real fighter. I guess you think all those fighters do nothing but sit in locker talk sh*t, lift weight, drink protein shake, and beat people up. Actually if you were to meet at least 5 to 10 fighters, you%26#039;ll find more than 80% of them are incredible humble, respectful, and nice. Hell many of them are somewhat shy or %26quot;geeky%26quot;. The reason many MMAist or fighters isn%26#039;t afaird to voice out their opinion is because of their training enviroment.
Think about this, if you were a firefighter. You spent years bust your *** training for it. You%26#039;re very aware of the risk and everything. Then someone come and try to talk about how you do everything wrong, do you really think you would want to sit down and listen to someone without any real experience? I%26#039;m sure you would tell them to get lost.
by the way you%26#039;re welcome to go to your mom%26#039;s house and cry it all out, she%26#039;ll fix you a hot coca, you can dress up in pammie so you two can cuddle up and watch Disney movie while she lie to you about how great of martial artist you are if that will help you feel better.
Reply:I agree!
As a matter of fact I might even go farther...
When it comes to the INTERNAL martial arts, we are talking
about philosophy and a way of life, not just a %26quot;contact sport%26quot;!
Reply:I%26#039;m with Rikkar on this. And, like him I can%26#039;t just let it go at that without a little bit of soapbox rant:
MMA events such as Pride and UFC are martial arts. They are about combat which is what the martial arts are about. Having said that, not all martial artists train for combat. They don%26#039;t all train for sports. They don%26#039;t all train for enlightenment, self defense, self discipline, or any of the other reasons people train. Everyone trains for their own purpose.
In the early days of the UFC, they would introduce the fighters and if you notice, none of them were above a 2nd or 3rd degree black belt. Why? Because at that level, you posses a combination of skill and youth but you may lack a bit of maturity. If you continue training, you may come to realize that you no longer need to prove anything to anyone.
I don%26#039;t care what other people think about me, the styles I%26#039;ve studied, or the car I drive. I do what I do. I know what I know. Do I have to climb into a ring and beat some guy up to prove that I%26#039;m tough? No. Do I care that you may think that makes me weak, a coward, or that my style isn%26#039;t good enough? Not at all. People are going to think what they think no matter what.
A Shaolin Monk could climb in the ring with the UFC champion and wipe the floor with him and there are those who would still make excuses as to why the Monk won.
Everyone has an opinion. Even the ones you don%26#039;t agree with, if stated respectfully, can be valid. If people on this forum would state their views in a more respectful manner than just saying %26#039;I%26#039;m right and your opinion is crap%26#039;, then we might be able to learn something from each other.
End of rant.
Reply:martial arts was created for defense so the ufc is showing you what it takes if you were ever in that situation... TKD ? if you like it do everyone a favor %26amp; stick with it . you are being a hipocrit by judging other mma%26#039;ers ya know! just wanted to point that out.
when your ready to learn how to defend yourself you%26#039;ll know where to go.your school is a franchised art that can teach anything NEW without someones okay first. plus whats that that you cant make eye contact with a higher up unless they look at you. thats degrading. anyway your school has well over 20, thousand students across america and out of those hundreds of schools there are only 10 top competitors. that sais enough right there. you will never be a martial; artist with those thoughts
thank u
Whats with these people?
All I can say is %26quot;what yupchagee said%26quot;.
Well said.
Sparring is not fighting and fighting is not sparring. Simple.
Ok, I never stop with something simple so here is some more:
One thing most people do not realize about martial artists is the true, traditional ones are NOT badasses. They are the calmest, most controlled people you can ever hope to meet.
No REAL martial artist is going to be braggiose or pick fights.
I believe real martial artists can, indeed, compete but that is their sport, not their ART. The problem is most competition martial artists fall to the accolade accorded them for their prowess in fighting and lose sight of the real martial arts.
That is sad. I have seen this happen with quite a few.
Reply:well i think neither
Reply:ive had a little experience in several martial arts, and tae kwondo is my favrit style. its also the one im most experience in. i made it to advanced blue belt, but i personaly dont like the belt system. i prefer measuring experience by how long the art was studied. unfortunately i didnt feel that way when i was taking tae kwondo so i didnt really count how many years i was in so i dont know. it was like 4 or sumthin in that ballpark.
Reply:I think you need a blog dude. Screw em. You know what you know. If they are ignorant and stuck in their ways just nod man. Nod and walk away.
Reply:I agree with everything you say. Most people are completely ignorant when it comes to Martial Arts. All they know is movies %26amp; MMA shows. They don%26#039;t seem to realize that movies are fantasy %26amp; MMA, no matter how many times they describe themselves as %26quot;Ultimate fighters%26quot; is nothing more than sport. There are rules that don%26#039;t exist in the real world so things that work in the ring won%26#039;t work on the street.
All we can do is try to educate people 1 at a time.
Reply:You%26#039;ve invested too much time in this, my friend, and you%26#039;ve gotten yourself offended by something you cannot change. Their words can only hurt you if you allow them to. My advice is ignore what you know to be false, and continue to grow in your craft. Keep your tongue silent and let the other wallow in their own self-crapulence.
Reply:I am a desciple of Tang Soo Do.Most people outside of the circle believe in the positivity of our %26quot;arts%26quot;.Only the people who want to practice what we do add thier cheap 2 cents.It%26#039;s all about male pride and dominance.Especially with MA,men want to appear as knowledgable as humanly possible.this should not upset a true desciple of the arts.this type of know it all jacka** should only make us laugh and become a bit more proud of how hard we really train. As far as the pride fighting goes,these fellas started out just like us,at the beginning.they all need MA training.These are very tough men.As we have learned from sparring,how different it is in the ring.Strong focus and being very fast is what prompts success.In short,these are some guys who got good and let it get to thier heads.Keep training your mind as well as your body.Peace
Reply:how do you know?what qualifies you to decide that someone else is wrong?your typical of the know all know nothings,which is a hell of a lot of ppl on this site.ppl like youshit me you come on here and ask a question but you only wanna hear your own opinion?iv%26#039;e been doing ma for 39 years iv%26#039;e taught hundreds of students,and i mean hard i dont teachpussies.any 1 of my students will attest to that.iv%26#039;e had more fights than youv%26#039;e had craps,i mean real ones.i may not know eveything about ma but i know what works and what doesn%26#039;t.and i know how to really kill someone,not just carry on withshit about dim mak and all the othercrap ppl go on with here.and i%26#039;m not the only person like that.everyones entitled to there opinion but you dont have to be einstein to work out the ppl that think they know and the ppl that really do.ppl should take note of the ppl that do know instead of trying to bag them.just because you dont like the way someone puts something doesn%26#039;t mean thier wrong.and i%26#039;m not bragging or talkingshit i%26#039;m stating facts.now you seem to know so much you tell me why i%26#039;m wrong?and if you were a martial artist you wouldn%26#039;t be telling ppl to shut up.
Reply:unfortunately dude not everyone thinks along the same lines as you do.
and therefore you%26#039;ll have instances where people will misuse what they%26#039;ve learned. along with people who think that Martial Arts is just about beating someone up just because they bumped in to you or got in your face.
When it never had ANYTHING to do with that to begin with.
and sport fighting has been around since the early years of the Greeks and Romans, the Mayans, or the Egyptians, even the Indonesian people.
these fight groups like UFC, PRIDE, IFL, all they%26#039;re doing is taking Martial Arts as a sport to the next level, of course MMA (because if you haven%26#039;t noticed, the only two Martial Arts disciplines they seem to care about most is Muay Thai, and Jujitsu)is not a Martial Arts discipline in itself , but the benefit of learning two disciplines to help the individual become a more well rounded fighter.
and theses people that you hear blasting other disciplines are poppin off just because they can, this is a Q%26amp;A forum , and they can run their mouths however they wish no matter how wrong or misguided it is.
Reply:what ever. I dont think you can call it anything but a sport.
thats nothing to be ashamed of. but it is still a sport. there are no TKD bouncers in my city, at all.
you find Muay Thai is a majority or boxing. some CQC.
why? not because TKD people hover in a zen cloud and dont want violence, but because MT and boxing are great tools in a fight outside the gym/dojo or tournament.
and for EVERYONE here. never believe you can fight until you have. regardless of your style/system/art. dont believe what your instructor says, or your mom, or friend, or your trophy cabinet tells you...
katas do not equal fighting, points do not equal fighting. tournaments and sparring are not fighting. they are events that have the players attempting to out combo their opponent for success and skill development.
fights want one man smashed and injured as fast and as evil as possible.
unless you have tested yourself against the unknown quanta of real life and danger, you dont know sh!t about your art, its effectiveness, or yourself.
and I personally do not like TKD for that matter, because you dont teach people the value of knees and elbows. why the hell not? they are attached to your body, and are great personal range weapons with tremendous damage potential. why not teach the things that work?
oh yeah, because its a sport...
and what sup with this continued comment %26quot;real martial artists...blah blah%26quot; define a real martial artist, go on.
we do what we do for our own reasons. think for yourselves people. I have done traditional, but I cannot be bothered bowing to dead people. traditional arts create more calm people, well, thats great, but I prefer to study for action and violence. I dont work at burger king, but in a more volatile environment.
there is no %26quot;REAL martial artist%26quot;, only individual perspectives on what it means... to me it means perfecting the ability to crush the enemy faster than he does me. I dont want to walk on water or meditate on OM.
I am no perfect weapon or a badass, but I dont delude myself with incense and tiger balm either. if you are never tested with the randomness of life outside the training hall, you are only safe within the hall.
we must always walk in 2 places people: the training hall, and the real world. dont believe they are the same.
Reply:FINALLY! another student that actually knows the real reason for martial arts! i hate it when people learn it just do beat each other up too!! it%26#039;s not just a physical thing it%26#039;s a mind set...I%26#039;ve been doing tae kwon do since i was about 10(I%26#039;m 19) and it%26#039;s really made me who i am today..it%26#039;s taught me maturity, patience, responsibility, and self control...
Reply:Put it simply art is a kind of art like dancing which is good for body and soul, sport is sport governed by rules and with points for winning, the real thing is terrible and you should not be there at all!!
Reply:It%26#039;s obiviously you have never met a real fighter. I guess you think all those fighters do nothing but sit in locker talk sh*t, lift weight, drink protein shake, and beat people up. Actually if you were to meet at least 5 to 10 fighters, you%26#039;ll find more than 80% of them are incredible humble, respectful, and nice. Hell many of them are somewhat shy or %26quot;geeky%26quot;. The reason many MMAist or fighters isn%26#039;t afaird to voice out their opinion is because of their training enviroment.
Think about this, if you were a firefighter. You spent years bust your *** training for it. You%26#039;re very aware of the risk and everything. Then someone come and try to talk about how you do everything wrong, do you really think you would want to sit down and listen to someone without any real experience? I%26#039;m sure you would tell them to get lost.
by the way you%26#039;re welcome to go to your mom%26#039;s house and cry it all out, she%26#039;ll fix you a hot coca, you can dress up in pammie so you two can cuddle up and watch Disney movie while she lie to you about how great of martial artist you are if that will help you feel better.
Reply:I agree!
As a matter of fact I might even go farther...
When it comes to the INTERNAL martial arts, we are talking
about philosophy and a way of life, not just a %26quot;contact sport%26quot;!
Reply:I%26#039;m with Rikkar on this. And, like him I can%26#039;t just let it go at that without a little bit of soapbox rant:
MMA events such as Pride and UFC are martial arts. They are about combat which is what the martial arts are about. Having said that, not all martial artists train for combat. They don%26#039;t all train for sports. They don%26#039;t all train for enlightenment, self defense, self discipline, or any of the other reasons people train. Everyone trains for their own purpose.
In the early days of the UFC, they would introduce the fighters and if you notice, none of them were above a 2nd or 3rd degree black belt. Why? Because at that level, you posses a combination of skill and youth but you may lack a bit of maturity. If you continue training, you may come to realize that you no longer need to prove anything to anyone.
I don%26#039;t care what other people think about me, the styles I%26#039;ve studied, or the car I drive. I do what I do. I know what I know. Do I have to climb into a ring and beat some guy up to prove that I%26#039;m tough? No. Do I care that you may think that makes me weak, a coward, or that my style isn%26#039;t good enough? Not at all. People are going to think what they think no matter what.
A Shaolin Monk could climb in the ring with the UFC champion and wipe the floor with him and there are those who would still make excuses as to why the Monk won.
Everyone has an opinion. Even the ones you don%26#039;t agree with, if stated respectfully, can be valid. If people on this forum would state their views in a more respectful manner than just saying %26#039;I%26#039;m right and your opinion is crap%26#039;, then we might be able to learn something from each other.
End of rant.
Reply:martial arts was created for defense so the ufc is showing you what it takes if you were ever in that situation... TKD ? if you like it do everyone a favor %26amp; stick with it . you are being a hipocrit by judging other mma%26#039;ers ya know! just wanted to point that out.
when your ready to learn how to defend yourself you%26#039;ll know where to go.your school is a franchised art that can teach anything NEW without someones okay first. plus whats that that you cant make eye contact with a higher up unless they look at you. thats degrading. anyway your school has well over 20, thousand students across america and out of those hundreds of schools there are only 10 top competitors. that sais enough right there. you will never be a martial; artist with those thoughts
What style holds the sword pointed down?
In most martial arts, the broad sword is held with the blade pointing toward the sky. I%26#039;ve seen people holding the sword with one hand and the point aimed at the ground. What style is this? Iaido maybe??
What style holds the sword pointed down?
I practice with the Jian (the chinese straightsword found in Taiji). That is one of the opening fighting stances. Two major attacks can happen from that vantage point:
A) You can swing the tip up in a lunge remniscient of Italian fencing.
B) You can swing the sword back towards you (if you are in a back stance), lunge and loop the sword in behind their head or shoulders.
I much prefer the latter.
Reply:I don%26#039;t know.
Reply:Wu Shu and Tai Chi do have some stances that are held with one arm forward and open palmed while the other is over the head or at head level and holds the blade pointed towards the opponent (slightly down). I%26#039;m not sure if this is the stance you are referring to.
Reply:People dont usually fight out of this style, but they just walk around. It doesnt work as much as the other styles, but if used correctly, it can throw off the other person since they are not accustomed to seeing the sword pointed down.
But, honestly, i dont know what the style is called.
Reply:Dragon tail kami/sword stance? From Ken-do. Ia-do?- from draw and return position?
What style holds the sword pointed down?
I practice with the Jian (the chinese straightsword found in Taiji). That is one of the opening fighting stances. Two major attacks can happen from that vantage point:
A) You can swing the tip up in a lunge remniscient of Italian fencing.
B) You can swing the sword back towards you (if you are in a back stance), lunge and loop the sword in behind their head or shoulders.
I much prefer the latter.
Reply:I don%26#039;t know.
Reply:Wu Shu and Tai Chi do have some stances that are held with one arm forward and open palmed while the other is over the head or at head level and holds the blade pointed towards the opponent (slightly down). I%26#039;m not sure if this is the stance you are referring to.
Reply:People dont usually fight out of this style, but they just walk around. It doesnt work as much as the other styles, but if used correctly, it can throw off the other person since they are not accustomed to seeing the sword pointed down.
But, honestly, i dont know what the style is called.
Reply:Dragon tail kami/sword stance? From Ken-do. Ia-do?- from draw and return position?
Answering Joshua M's question?
Ok first of all you should make your email adress able to be reached through here so its easier. Now as far as the Zui Quan goes it is very hard to find a school that teaches Zui Quan exclusivly and even harder to find one that knows what they are doing. I advise you do what I do. Get a good solid mix of martial arts one of them being Zui Quan. If you are willing to move you could come train where I do which its a little expensive due to how much property costs in florida but my instructor has one multiple world championships and is well versed in jujitsu , eagle claw kung fu, muy thai, zui quan, monkey kung fu, tiger claw kung fu, and a little bit in samurai sword fighting. However odds are you wont want to move so I would advise trying to find a good school that just features zui quan as one of their styles.
One thing I can%26#039;t stress enough is that you should find a school that isnt in it for the money and is truly about the art. Also make sure they do realistic sparring
Answering Joshua M%26#039;s question?
no comment.
One thing I can%26#039;t stress enough is that you should find a school that isnt in it for the money and is truly about the art. Also make sure they do realistic sparring
Answering Joshua M%26#039;s question?
no comment.
Help! i may be getting into a fight soon at school!?
ok first of all let me tell you that there is this kid in my school that i hate soooooo damn freakin much. i hate him because he%26#039;s a show off and he started some beef with me. he threw a ball at my head for some damn reason. then i push him then he wanted to fight me but i walk away because i don%26#039;t want to get in trouble. kids in my school thinks i%26#039;m a geek (sort of) and a ***** because my mom makes me wear uniform clothes. but i%26#039;m not. i know how to fight cause i learn martial arts and i learn some crazy ufc fighting style. but i never want to fight cause i have very good grades and every teacher likes me as a student. i also lift up weights. but the kid who is messing with me i can tell that he also learn some techniques of his own. he also lift weights, he%26#039;s stronger than me but strength don%26#039;t matter, it matters how you fight. i hate it when people underestimate me. my mom would kill me if i fight in school. so what should i do if he mess with me again! trust me i know how to fight!
Help! i may be getting into a fight soon at school!?
Just Spit in his face and call him a Bit#h! then when he rushes you put him in a muay thai clinch and knee him in the face! Then when he goes down get in full mount and drop some elbows on his dome and put him in an armbar till he taps out! Thatll make him feel stupid!
Reply:If you don%26#039;t have a choice, or if you%26#039;re tired of his crap, go for it. It%26#039;s good for you to get in a few fights in you life; it toughens you up. And even if you lose, there%26#039;s no shame in taking a beating. People will respect you more since you stood up to him.
Reply:Yeah dude it sounds like a fight is comin.
But let him start it. Then u can finish it. If it was me, i would manipulate the time and place of the fight to where it wasnt at the school and there wasn%26#039;t a lotta witnesses. That way u don%26#039;t get busted for fightin....and your mum won%26#039;t get on u either. And i%26#039;m thinkin that one beatdown will cure his problem with u. And maybe u even could have a friend of him later on...sometimes it works out that way.
And just for your info liftin weights by itself don%26#039;t make a guy a fighter. I do bodybuilding and if that was all i did, i wouldn%26#039;t be able to take on the weakest wimp in town. Some of those bodybuilders are so big they nearly can%26#039;t wipe their own butts.
Reply:Just continue to do what you do at school. Dont provoke or insinuate a fight. But honestly Richard there is a time for everything, if he comes to harm you then it is your sole right as a human being to defend yourself. I have been in fights through out my life that I could not have avoided and what I%26#039;ve learned is that win or lose its the respect that counted. Some people are unhappy with themselves and thats why the try to bully other kids. If it boils down to it, take your respect by force, and if its time to fight: then kick his ***! Your mom will always be your mom but this is a part of being a man, mothers know nothing about that. So
again avoid it as much as you can, but defend yourself . . .and be calm.
P.s continue to do good in school kiddo
Reply:Winning or losing the fight is irrelevant. Should you fight? No.
You should report this to your counselor or some other school authority so that if an altercation does take place, the authorities were informed and it will be less likely to come back on you.
No one likes to be a snitch and you can tell the counselor you%26#039;re not asking for protection, you%26#039;re trying to prevent an incident that could jeopardize your school reputation.
When/if you seek the schools advice, tell the truth. Even if you started it, tell the truth and show some integrity.
They have been trained for situations like this and know what to do. Good luck.
Reply:dont fight him thats stupid, just be like w/e your a douche bag
Help! i may be getting into a fight soon at school!?
Just Spit in his face and call him a Bit#h! then when he rushes you put him in a muay thai clinch and knee him in the face! Then when he goes down get in full mount and drop some elbows on his dome and put him in an armbar till he taps out! Thatll make him feel stupid!
Reply:If you don%26#039;t have a choice, or if you%26#039;re tired of his crap, go for it. It%26#039;s good for you to get in a few fights in you life; it toughens you up. And even if you lose, there%26#039;s no shame in taking a beating. People will respect you more since you stood up to him.
Reply:Yeah dude it sounds like a fight is comin.
But let him start it. Then u can finish it. If it was me, i would manipulate the time and place of the fight to where it wasnt at the school and there wasn%26#039;t a lotta witnesses. That way u don%26#039;t get busted for fightin....and your mum won%26#039;t get on u either. And i%26#039;m thinkin that one beatdown will cure his problem with u. And maybe u even could have a friend of him later on...sometimes it works out that way.
And just for your info liftin weights by itself don%26#039;t make a guy a fighter. I do bodybuilding and if that was all i did, i wouldn%26#039;t be able to take on the weakest wimp in town. Some of those bodybuilders are so big they nearly can%26#039;t wipe their own butts.
Reply:Just continue to do what you do at school. Dont provoke or insinuate a fight. But honestly Richard there is a time for everything, if he comes to harm you then it is your sole right as a human being to defend yourself. I have been in fights through out my life that I could not have avoided and what I%26#039;ve learned is that win or lose its the respect that counted. Some people are unhappy with themselves and thats why the try to bully other kids. If it boils down to it, take your respect by force, and if its time to fight: then kick his ***! Your mom will always be your mom but this is a part of being a man, mothers know nothing about that. So
again avoid it as much as you can, but defend yourself . . .and be calm.
P.s continue to do good in school kiddo
Reply:Winning or losing the fight is irrelevant. Should you fight? No.
You should report this to your counselor or some other school authority so that if an altercation does take place, the authorities were informed and it will be less likely to come back on you.
No one likes to be a snitch and you can tell the counselor you%26#039;re not asking for protection, you%26#039;re trying to prevent an incident that could jeopardize your school reputation.
When/if you seek the schools advice, tell the truth. Even if you started it, tell the truth and show some integrity.
They have been trained for situations like this and know what to do. Good luck.
Reply:dont fight him thats stupid, just be like w/e your a douche bag
Help! i might be fighting in school soon?
ok first of all let me tell you that there is this kid in my school that i hate soooooo damn freakin much. i hate him because he%26#039;s a show off and he started some beef with me. he threw a ball at my head for some damn reason. then i push him then he wanted to fight me but i walk away because i don%26#039;t want to get in trouble. kids in my school thinks i%26#039;m a geek (sort of) and a pussy because my mom makes me wear uniform clothes. but i%26#039;m not. i know how to fight cause i learn martial arts and i learn some crazy ufc fighting style. but i never want to fight cause i have very good grades and every teacher likes me as a student. i also lift up weights. but the kid who is messing with me i can tell that he also learn some techniques of his own. he also lift weights, he%26#039;s stronger than me but strength don%26#039;t matter, it matters how you fight. i hate it when people underestimate me. my mom would kill me if i fight in school. so what should i do if he mess with me again! trust me i know how to fight!
Help! i might be fighting in school soon?
The bigger and better of the two of you will know how to walk away from a fight with his head held high. And I suspect you are the bigger and better of the two of you. Fighting solves nothing. You are still going to hate him. So where has it gotten you? I believe you do know how to fight. But I believe it%26#039;s better to let this guy know, it%26#039;s not in your best interest to rip his head off. I would simply say, you aren%26#039;t going to let him ruin your future by getting a bad mark on your school records. Tell him if he was worth it, you might consider. But since he isn%26#039;t, you aren%26#039;t going to allow yourself the pleasure of kicking his butt, cuz your academic reputation is more important.
Then walk away.
Reply:u will lose doesnt matter how much ufc fighting stuff u know some kid in my school said the same thing got in a fight and got his *** kicked nasty the only way u can learn how to fight is by fighting because u dont know how ur going to feel or react when some one punchs u in the face
Reply:You remind me of someone I know. I wouldn%26#039;t advise fighting...sounds like drama..ohh drama...DEFINETLY DON%26#039;T get in a fight. BAD IDEA! I would say to just ignore him or yell some comebacks his way..lol..not by teachers though. But have fun..find ways to tick him off. If he starts a fight go complain, get him in some trouble! Do other people hate him in school? There were kids like that in my school, everyone hated them cause they were stuck-up. I advise not fighting and ignoring him but if you want you can also talk it out. Maybe you two are similar
Reply:good for you, you walked away the first time but maybe you do need to kick the guys a s s so he%26#039;ll leave you alone.
BUT think about WHY you are fighting. i mean do you really have a reason, because somebody who is being a show off doesn%26#039;t necessarily need to get his butt kicked.
Help! i might be fighting in school soon?
The bigger and better of the two of you will know how to walk away from a fight with his head held high. And I suspect you are the bigger and better of the two of you. Fighting solves nothing. You are still going to hate him. So where has it gotten you? I believe you do know how to fight. But I believe it%26#039;s better to let this guy know, it%26#039;s not in your best interest to rip his head off. I would simply say, you aren%26#039;t going to let him ruin your future by getting a bad mark on your school records. Tell him if he was worth it, you might consider. But since he isn%26#039;t, you aren%26#039;t going to allow yourself the pleasure of kicking his butt, cuz your academic reputation is more important.
Then walk away.
Reply:u will lose doesnt matter how much ufc fighting stuff u know some kid in my school said the same thing got in a fight and got his *** kicked nasty the only way u can learn how to fight is by fighting because u dont know how ur going to feel or react when some one punchs u in the face
Reply:You remind me of someone I know. I wouldn%26#039;t advise fighting...sounds like drama..ohh drama...DEFINETLY DON%26#039;T get in a fight. BAD IDEA! I would say to just ignore him or yell some comebacks his way..lol..not by teachers though. But have fun..find ways to tick him off. If he starts a fight go complain, get him in some trouble! Do other people hate him in school? There were kids like that in my school, everyone hated them cause they were stuck-up. I advise not fighting and ignoring him but if you want you can also talk it out. Maybe you two are similar
Reply:good for you, you walked away the first time but maybe you do need to kick the guys a s s so he%26#039;ll leave you alone.
BUT think about WHY you are fighting. i mean do you really have a reason, because somebody who is being a show off doesn%26#039;t necessarily need to get his butt kicked.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Please help! I can`t find this book anywhere! It`s called "ryukage" something...?
I`m looking for a book with the word %26quot;ryukage%26quot; in it but I can`t find it online anywhere and I`ve looked every place I can think of including Amazon and Barnes %26amp; Nobel.
A guy was reading it on the train the other day and I stole a peek (rude I know, but nothing else to do for 30 minutes...) I`m heavily into martial arts and I like the author`s writing style but I didn`t catch his name. The guy told me that he ordered it online from a site but I didn`t have anything to write it down with so I forgot by the time I got home. The only thing I remember is that word %26quot;ryukage%26quot; which I found out means %26quot;dragon shadow%26quot; in Japanese.
The book cover is black and red with some Japanese characters on it. It`s a thick book and I think he said it`s part of a series. It`s got 3D illustrations in it. It`s an action/ fantasy that reads like a Japanese anime) The fight scene I got hooked on was so intense and very detailed!
I really want to read this one! Please help me find it.
Thanx so much
Please help! I can`t find this book anywhere! It`s called %26quot;ryukage%26quot; something...?
%26quot;Wild Fire: Legend of the Ryukage Clans Book - Volume I%26quot; by Walter Ragland
http://www.lulu.com/content/758216In a world on the brink of destruction, In a time of hopelessness and chaos, In a future with no promise of tomorrow, A hero will emerge and an ancient prophesy will be fulfilled as five mystical clans of immense power awaken to meet their destiny in the ultimate showdown between good and evil in which only one will prevail. The legend begins now... Beginning in ancient Japan and transcesnding the voids of time and space, with a superb blend of deeply rooted oriental philosophy combined with super-advanced technology and hard-hitting martial arts action, Wild FIRE is the ultimate edge-of-your seat sci-fi adventure novel series which is destined to remind us all that no matter which race, creed, or hardship we may endure, within each one of us lies the power to do the impossible. However, only by overcoming our differences and working together can mankind ever hope to restore balance to this world, protect the things we cherish the most and pave the way for a brighter future%26quot;
%26quot;
fresh fruit gifts
A guy was reading it on the train the other day and I stole a peek (rude I know, but nothing else to do for 30 minutes...) I`m heavily into martial arts and I like the author`s writing style but I didn`t catch his name. The guy told me that he ordered it online from a site but I didn`t have anything to write it down with so I forgot by the time I got home. The only thing I remember is that word %26quot;ryukage%26quot; which I found out means %26quot;dragon shadow%26quot; in Japanese.
The book cover is black and red with some Japanese characters on it. It`s a thick book and I think he said it`s part of a series. It`s got 3D illustrations in it. It`s an action/ fantasy that reads like a Japanese anime) The fight scene I got hooked on was so intense and very detailed!
I really want to read this one! Please help me find it.
Thanx so much
Please help! I can`t find this book anywhere! It`s called %26quot;ryukage%26quot; something...?
%26quot;Wild Fire: Legend of the Ryukage Clans Book - Volume I%26quot; by Walter Ragland
http://www.lulu.com/content/758216In a world on the brink of destruction, In a time of hopelessness and chaos, In a future with no promise of tomorrow, A hero will emerge and an ancient prophesy will be fulfilled as five mystical clans of immense power awaken to meet their destiny in the ultimate showdown between good and evil in which only one will prevail. The legend begins now... Beginning in ancient Japan and transcesnding the voids of time and space, with a superb blend of deeply rooted oriental philosophy combined with super-advanced technology and hard-hitting martial arts action, Wild FIRE is the ultimate edge-of-your seat sci-fi adventure novel series which is destined to remind us all that no matter which race, creed, or hardship we may endure, within each one of us lies the power to do the impossible. However, only by overcoming our differences and working together can mankind ever hope to restore balance to this world, protect the things we cherish the most and pave the way for a brighter future%26quot;
%26quot;
fresh fruit gifts
Aikido...which one? I like Segals moves but what style is it...Hollywood???
I don%26#039;t want to grow a pony tail or anything just want to get fit using a martial art...and it be more direct than some of the Aikido styles I%26#039;ve seen. Thanks.
Aikido...which one? I like Segals moves but what style is it...Hollywood???
Seagal Aikido is what he does. It is his own style that he created,after learning Aikido in Japan. They are many many styles of Aikido out there some teach mainly the way of life or the %26quot;do%26quot; part of Aikido and others teach the internal energy or %26quot;ki%26quot; part of Aikido. And they are others that teach both, then they are some that teach nothing but techniques that would get you in and out of a fight. in the shortest time possible.
Reply:Seagal created his own organization called Makoto Aikido Kyokai. Now, the person responsible for this organization is Larry Reynosa.
The best advice is to check out different dojos near your working or living place.
I have some articles here, but it is in portuguese:
http://www.institutouniao.com.br/aikido
Aikido...which one? I like Segals moves but what style is it...Hollywood???
Seagal Aikido is what he does. It is his own style that he created,after learning Aikido in Japan. They are many many styles of Aikido out there some teach mainly the way of life or the %26quot;do%26quot; part of Aikido and others teach the internal energy or %26quot;ki%26quot; part of Aikido. And they are others that teach both, then they are some that teach nothing but techniques that would get you in and out of a fight. in the shortest time possible.
Reply:Seagal created his own organization called Makoto Aikido Kyokai. Now, the person responsible for this organization is Larry Reynosa.
The best advice is to check out different dojos near your working or living place.
I have some articles here, but it is in portuguese:
http://www.institutouniao.com.br/aikido
Why do people still insist on claiming JKD is a style not a philosophy?
seriously,
if you are a martial artist it is my opinion that you MUST must follow the JKD philosophy, meaning in short:
%26quot;use what works FOR YOU regardless of what style it comes from%26quot;
Imo if you are a serious student of the martial arts and you found a way to make a fade away jump shot work for you in a fight then why the hell shouldn%26#039;t you use it?
maybe I%26#039;m being extreme, but shouldn%26#039;t ALL martial artists study JKD which is just basically the art of using whatever the hell works for you?
I understand that if you are new to martial arts and just learning and don%26#039;t really know then you probably don%26#039;t have the background to start experimenting with what works before you have a grasp of some basics- but once you have some experience under your belt why the hell wouldn%26#039;t you use something that works for you.
Why do people still insist on claiming JKD is a style not a philosophy?
The idea of free-flowing movements is not specific to Jeet Kune Do. Bruce Lee was not, and is not, the only person to advocate free-flowing movements and switching between one method/style and the next based on the situation, and modifying and adapting techniques to make them your own. I have to modify many of my jujutsu techniques based on my abilities and what works for me (short guy, short arms). Hell, the basis of aikijutsu and Judo is that you have to take what the opponent is giving you, so you have to be free-flowing constantly. But while Lee did promote natural movements and actions, he also said they should be done in a learned way. Like throwing an effective kick instead of striking in some crap, inefficient way.
Also, Bruce Lee taught Jeet Kune Do as a martial arts system in addition to its ideology. I don%26#039;t know off the top of my head, but stuff like combinations and trapping are stressed in Jeet Kune Do, and use of the %26quot;four ranges of combat%26quot;. In this way, Jeet Kune Do can be referred to as a style as well.
Reply:correct again
Reply:a+
Reply:You can say yes its a Style but Yes its a Philosophy, Its an Art. Whatever you make of it thats what it is. Its not this way or that way its just a Way. Well, I understand what your saying BUT, you can learn any Martial Art and make it your own Mr. Lee wasn%26#039;t saying that Just his Art you can turn it into your own, he is saying take what you can, and make Everything your own. Not like some Karate schools they say your foot MUST be right HERE for this to work and then you go to other schools and they say you MUST have it THERE to work. Bruce Lee is saying you must learn the basics then make it work for you and your body. Then that way there is no %26quot;system%26quot; and no %26quot;set movements.%26quot; You learn and let the Art takes its path in your body make the Art your own.
Reply:Hi there
I do agree that it%26#039;s more of a philosophy that should be applied to all. But i also think that the art that was taught by Bruce was a compilation of all his best stuff. You could argue that what is taught today maybe a very watered down version of the original concept with new instructors throwing in their own stuff for good measure. That doesn%26#039;t make it the authentic art that Bruce taught. Or does it? You see this again all depends on who you train with and why you should choose your instructors with care. There may well be someone out there that has had more exposure to the source. Like his original students for example. In the end who are we to judge.
Once you learn everything written down you tend to stop learning. Better to train for the feeling this is something that comes with experience.
Best wishes
idai
Reply:You are 100% correct
As a teenager we would get together and share techniques
with each other,picking and choosing what worked well and felt natural.
Reply:Its somewhat a style in that there are certain stances and moves in the book Tao of Jeet Kune Do. The main idea of the art is a philosophy though.
And yes all people should study Jeet Kune Do after their cup is filled.
Reply:I want a serous answer to this not an insult. If I go to Jersey and study JKD are they going to teach something different then here in Wyoming. I mean its all about what is applicable right? So being an MMA fighter and a green belt in Tae Kwon Do a student of judo and various sword fighting styles makes me a JKD guy. Does JKD have belts. if it has belts then it a style. if it has a unified teaching system that it is supposed to fallow then it is a style. If I follow my own path but never take JKD and am not a JKD because of it then it is a style
Reply:I think it%26#039;s due to some instructors who want to jump on the JKD bandwagon and use the Bruce Lee myth to promote their school. Bruce himself has stated clearly in an interview that he regretted giving it a name since he didn%26#039;t want anyone to go around using JKD as a promotional tool for their schools which is what happens nowadays when someone claims to teach JKD, they deliberately blur the distinction between philosophy and style to make people think JKD is a specific style and since JKD can be applied to any style, they basically have a free pass to claim anything they want since it%26#039;s a debatable subject. It doesn%26#039;t help that most people%26#039;s source of knowledge about Bruce Lee and JKD are his movies which were merely for theatrics and designed to promote the martial arts in general to the public and not JKD, this adds to the confusion in general about what JKD really is.
The book %26quot;The Tao of Jeet Kune Do%26quot; on the other hand does show us what JKD is all about when applied to Bruce%26#039;s way of fighting. But it must be kept in this context, that it is customized for Bruce Lee%26#039;s gung fu(or Jun Fan gung fu as he called it), it would look different when applied to someone else like Dan Inosanto for example, because he does apply JKD principles in his training but as applied to Filipino Martial arts which was his focus of training at that time after Bruce passed away. When people read the Tao of JKD out of context and don%26#039;t regard it as merely a guiding principle for training, they assume that this is how JKD should look like, that is when they mistakenly conclude that the techniques illustrated in the book is the gospel truth of the JKD style. An apt analogy would be when people look at a painting of Vermeer. Now to those who don%26#039;t know his works, he liked to experiment with the concept of light and shade and his paintings are of figures and scenes that depict the different effects of light and shadows from different directions and intensity. To those who don%26#039;t know this, they just see a painting of a man flirting with a girl (%26quot;Girl with a wineglass%26quot;) or a soldier flirting with a lady(%26quot;Officer and a Laughing Girl%26quot;) or a girl alone in the dark(%26quot;Girl with a Pearl Earring%26quot;) and conclude that Vermeer%26#039;s art is about Girls, when in fact, the way the light is reflected in the room with the two couples and on the girl%26#039;s face is Vermeer%26#039;s true theme in his paintings.
Dang! I can%26#039;t believe I just combined something about Bruce Lee and Johannes Vermeer all in one post! I guess those sleep inducing lectures in my college fine arts class was pretty useful afterall : P
Reply:could it be because even though bruce said that it wasn%26#039;t and the book says it isn%26#039;t, linda and shannon are now claiming it is so that they can make money off the name?
if you are a martial artist it is my opinion that you MUST must follow the JKD philosophy, meaning in short:
%26quot;use what works FOR YOU regardless of what style it comes from%26quot;
Imo if you are a serious student of the martial arts and you found a way to make a fade away jump shot work for you in a fight then why the hell shouldn%26#039;t you use it?
maybe I%26#039;m being extreme, but shouldn%26#039;t ALL martial artists study JKD which is just basically the art of using whatever the hell works for you?
I understand that if you are new to martial arts and just learning and don%26#039;t really know then you probably don%26#039;t have the background to start experimenting with what works before you have a grasp of some basics- but once you have some experience under your belt why the hell wouldn%26#039;t you use something that works for you.
Why do people still insist on claiming JKD is a style not a philosophy?
The idea of free-flowing movements is not specific to Jeet Kune Do. Bruce Lee was not, and is not, the only person to advocate free-flowing movements and switching between one method/style and the next based on the situation, and modifying and adapting techniques to make them your own. I have to modify many of my jujutsu techniques based on my abilities and what works for me (short guy, short arms). Hell, the basis of aikijutsu and Judo is that you have to take what the opponent is giving you, so you have to be free-flowing constantly. But while Lee did promote natural movements and actions, he also said they should be done in a learned way. Like throwing an effective kick instead of striking in some crap, inefficient way.
Also, Bruce Lee taught Jeet Kune Do as a martial arts system in addition to its ideology. I don%26#039;t know off the top of my head, but stuff like combinations and trapping are stressed in Jeet Kune Do, and use of the %26quot;four ranges of combat%26quot;. In this way, Jeet Kune Do can be referred to as a style as well.
Reply:correct again
Reply:a+
Reply:You can say yes its a Style but Yes its a Philosophy, Its an Art. Whatever you make of it thats what it is. Its not this way or that way its just a Way. Well, I understand what your saying BUT, you can learn any Martial Art and make it your own Mr. Lee wasn%26#039;t saying that Just his Art you can turn it into your own, he is saying take what you can, and make Everything your own. Not like some Karate schools they say your foot MUST be right HERE for this to work and then you go to other schools and they say you MUST have it THERE to work. Bruce Lee is saying you must learn the basics then make it work for you and your body. Then that way there is no %26quot;system%26quot; and no %26quot;set movements.%26quot; You learn and let the Art takes its path in your body make the Art your own.
Reply:Hi there
I do agree that it%26#039;s more of a philosophy that should be applied to all. But i also think that the art that was taught by Bruce was a compilation of all his best stuff. You could argue that what is taught today maybe a very watered down version of the original concept with new instructors throwing in their own stuff for good measure. That doesn%26#039;t make it the authentic art that Bruce taught. Or does it? You see this again all depends on who you train with and why you should choose your instructors with care. There may well be someone out there that has had more exposure to the source. Like his original students for example. In the end who are we to judge.
Once you learn everything written down you tend to stop learning. Better to train for the feeling this is something that comes with experience.
Best wishes
idai
Reply:You are 100% correct
As a teenager we would get together and share techniques
with each other,picking and choosing what worked well and felt natural.
Reply:Its somewhat a style in that there are certain stances and moves in the book Tao of Jeet Kune Do. The main idea of the art is a philosophy though.
And yes all people should study Jeet Kune Do after their cup is filled.
Reply:I want a serous answer to this not an insult. If I go to Jersey and study JKD are they going to teach something different then here in Wyoming. I mean its all about what is applicable right? So being an MMA fighter and a green belt in Tae Kwon Do a student of judo and various sword fighting styles makes me a JKD guy. Does JKD have belts. if it has belts then it a style. if it has a unified teaching system that it is supposed to fallow then it is a style. If I follow my own path but never take JKD and am not a JKD because of it then it is a style
Reply:I think it%26#039;s due to some instructors who want to jump on the JKD bandwagon and use the Bruce Lee myth to promote their school. Bruce himself has stated clearly in an interview that he regretted giving it a name since he didn%26#039;t want anyone to go around using JKD as a promotional tool for their schools which is what happens nowadays when someone claims to teach JKD, they deliberately blur the distinction between philosophy and style to make people think JKD is a specific style and since JKD can be applied to any style, they basically have a free pass to claim anything they want since it%26#039;s a debatable subject. It doesn%26#039;t help that most people%26#039;s source of knowledge about Bruce Lee and JKD are his movies which were merely for theatrics and designed to promote the martial arts in general to the public and not JKD, this adds to the confusion in general about what JKD really is.
The book %26quot;The Tao of Jeet Kune Do%26quot; on the other hand does show us what JKD is all about when applied to Bruce%26#039;s way of fighting. But it must be kept in this context, that it is customized for Bruce Lee%26#039;s gung fu(or Jun Fan gung fu as he called it), it would look different when applied to someone else like Dan Inosanto for example, because he does apply JKD principles in his training but as applied to Filipino Martial arts which was his focus of training at that time after Bruce passed away. When people read the Tao of JKD out of context and don%26#039;t regard it as merely a guiding principle for training, they assume that this is how JKD should look like, that is when they mistakenly conclude that the techniques illustrated in the book is the gospel truth of the JKD style. An apt analogy would be when people look at a painting of Vermeer. Now to those who don%26#039;t know his works, he liked to experiment with the concept of light and shade and his paintings are of figures and scenes that depict the different effects of light and shadows from different directions and intensity. To those who don%26#039;t know this, they just see a painting of a man flirting with a girl (%26quot;Girl with a wineglass%26quot;) or a soldier flirting with a lady(%26quot;Officer and a Laughing Girl%26quot;) or a girl alone in the dark(%26quot;Girl with a Pearl Earring%26quot;) and conclude that Vermeer%26#039;s art is about Girls, when in fact, the way the light is reflected in the room with the two couples and on the girl%26#039;s face is Vermeer%26#039;s true theme in his paintings.
Dang! I can%26#039;t believe I just combined something about Bruce Lee and Johannes Vermeer all in one post! I guess those sleep inducing lectures in my college fine arts class was pretty useful afterall : P
Reply:could it be because even though bruce said that it wasn%26#039;t and the book says it isn%26#039;t, linda and shannon are now claiming it is so that they can make money off the name?
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