True, I hadn't noticed that. Very fine description of his usage by the way. While he says it wasn't a glamorous use, I think he actually did well...
I'd say the advantages extend to training an art who *also* teaches grappling anyway, in a realistic perspective of what you may happen to need to...
I'm wondering what you mean in this post. I'm guessing you are being sarcastic, right? If you think karate kata don't teach exactly how to setup...
If you have an opportunity of assuming a "fighting stance", it has nothing to do with self defense. Just adapt to the rule set and be happy...
I don't regularly train with improvised weapons because my training partners are still in a very beginner level, but it's in our training plan for...
Manny, if you want to train for the street, there's no point for practicing competition sparring. Instead you should use various functional...
I've been through it. I even tried to convince my grandmaster to change the dojang guidelines and later to have a specific martial-oriented class...
It would certainly take a good amount of time to change everything in the site and their documents. But I think it would be a good thing for them...
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There's a lot of technical aspects to consider if you want to have more refined striking skills. The ideal is to have a good instructor help you....
From my "old style" Okinawan karate perspective, this whole discussion makes so little sense. Nearly all my striking techniques and tactics are...
Lol yes there are adults practicing it, and a few of them do know a lot about martial arts and fighting. But as it usually happens to any style in...
And what kind of impression did you have about taekwondo after seeing the vid? As for me, if I were looking for a martial art and that vid was...
Tony, just to make it clearer: "taekwon-do" is today generally the way established for writing the name of ITF tae kwon do. "Taekwondo" is the way...
I'm wondering what those ancient "unspoken rules" for fighting could possibly be. I've never heard people in the past fought - in self-defense...
I'm with the others: practicing at home is not only important but vital to one who really wants to have a good performance in martial art. The...
I've been taught by a non-Korean instructor (student of a Korean one though) that chago (I write it like that) means that you perform chagi in...
I would say there are important differences. When you push someone into an intense traffic road or in front of a moving vehicle, it can be pretty...
I'm very sorry for your problem. I'm surely going to be through a similar one soon. My black belt test was 6 months ago and my instructor says I...
Lol when there's not enough subject to discuss we can occupy with the semantics. ;) Hey. But the method is *interesting*, indeed!
Considering we are in the General Self Defense forum, discuss training for competitions or the Olympics makes no sense here. As for training for...
I think the author of the thread should explain further about what he/she sees as "mountain stance", so we could give better assistence. In the...
The influence of tournaments probably makes kicking with the ball of foot less and less common in Kukkiwon schools. The GM of my school tells to...
I believe both striking surfaces are acceptable to Kukkiwon, but the ball of the foot is favoured when doing forms. Instep is typically preferred...
^To the op. And they could also hit their opponent's eyes, throat or groin quite easily and wouldn't even think about it, it seems. ;-) Never...
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I practice forms at home having very little space every day. My tip is the following: whenever you have to make a step forward, first bring your...
This seems to be a very good idea, as long as one succeeds convincing the other person that working with a partner doesn't mean the students will...
I'm convinced that aikido is awesome... if you really know to use it. I would say that Ueshiba was not a normal guy, he really knew his thing...
Whatever martial art you train as a sport will work best as a sport. As a means of bare handed self defense, not so much. And this obviously...
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