Hi, Kawaishi's first sensei was Kataro Yoshida who taught him Aikijujitsu and was a student of Daito Ryu ( Kataro I mean ). He taught Aikijujitsu...
I am being too general I know and much to brief, I have read a fair bit on the historyof Judo and agree that Kempo has no ties to judo. But all of...
Yes I know Ju Jutsu is a generic term for all Japanese arts thats my point to an extent. What I said is correct just very brief and without some...
No I am not, just tired of people thinking BJJ is a Brazilian MA. They only have the dancing type one.
Its really simple, Gracies were taught Judo way back when which at that time was also known a Ju Jutsu which is generic for most MA of the time....
Safe practice and finding out if it works on a non compliant Uki is near impossible. Its a matter of trust and faith in the hundreds of years of...
Yes I agree, I'm not exactly sure how that refers to what I was saying but I do understand what you are talking about!
Another point you should remember when referring to pain compliance not working is that after pain there is breaking or dislocation. So if you...
I find that you must find the opportunity to use all techniques not just locks. If someone knows you are going to do a right hook or jab or throw...
Interesting question, I have had 2 sensei and prior to meeting them I had no idea of their history. As it turned out my first one was a POW in WW2...
Psssst, over here, Drive across the border and drive back!!!!!!
Yes and in a few years they will be forgotten throws just like all the others, why not just get everyone to stand and push each other over its...
I can highly recommend the Buick Yip swords from HK, good price too for the quality, received the ones from Fight World and they are not in the...
Exactly my point, thank you for sharing!
LOL I wondered if the pre 1960 comment would get a fun reaction, I did not mean that teachers were better then just refering to the exclusion of...
Keep in mind people that this has been happening since Martial Arts became sport. Rules are made to make it safer and look better according to the...
Welcome, hope you have fun here. Don't forget real fights don't tend to look good most of the time we save that for the movies
Hi, Yes carrying a concealed weapon of any sort is frowned upon, thats why its illegal. You can buy practice swords from a few places on the web I...
I'll jump in tp at least give you something to go by, the names are not as important as knowing where they are and how they are approached and...
OK thanks for the reply, don't worry you'll be fine with the rolls just keep at it, good luck in the comp kick some butt!
All the advise given here is excellent and practice is the main thing to do, I will just add one thing though. If you step forward with your...
Hi, Depending on which of Ricks books you get as to how the points are referenced. His first is a text book he wrote when he was a College...
I would also recomend any books by Rick Clarke I have some of his work and went to several seminars and they are very good. If you want original...
I think you did the right thing with the guy who resisted, I get that a lot when I teach a friends Kickboxing students. You try to show them how...
Sounds to me like cyber bullying meets real life bullying, stupid people the lot of them. That mother should be ashamed of herself the only reason...
One of the best places to find info would be the Judo info site, if he is listed somewhere they would probably be able to point you in the right...
Hi, thanks for the reply, I have just started to learn them in the last 6 months but have been training with the same organisation since 1986 or...
Excellent!!! A friend of mine does Kenpo I must ask if he has done much of the kata work for them. He has been away so I have not discussed it...
It does not take long to learn how to block and punch and do a basic kick, how well you do those basic things can take a life time. To defend...
Wow thanks for the reply I was starting to wonder if anyone used them at all, yes they are used in the southern chinese boxing styles I just...
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