Hello, There are lots of styles that proclaim to be close in striking styles. However, a trawl of YouTube turned up with a lot of the 'close in'...
When I started MA it was the most common thing to do for a teacher to rent a village hall or community centre for one or two nights a week. Over...
Hello Over the years I have seen more scorn poured on Aikido as a martial art than pretty much any others. This is apart from the qi and kiai...
with the progress of time there must have been many styles that have died out. today's rare style is tomorrow's relic or even forgotten style....
Has anyone here looked at Anthony Cummings' youtube channel He seems to be quite well read in all things ninja, not sure if he actually studies...
Hello, I didn't want to hijack the 'age limit for black belts' thread. However, it was the title that made me think of this? the term 'age...
HI there Over the last few months I have seen posts from high ranking tkd masters sayin that they are switching organisations. The public nature...
Trained to kill Within your specific art how many lethal techniques are there and how are they dealt with? I have come across this issue many...
I recently came across quite a long post by a senior ranked TKD master dicussing a political situation within their art. While I know nothing of...
The ninjitsu people I am are get constanly harangued but ninja and turtle jibes I am equally sure for the most part it doesn' bother you....
Right then part 3 Creating your own style I am sure you have someone in your area who has created their own style of martial arts Maybe it is a...
It is widely believed that you can’t learn martial arts from a book or DVD. This doesn’t stop teachers, some well-known, from producing books and...
Hello This is inspired from a thread I saw where the OP made a comment about getting a black belt in a year. There is a possibility that his...
What is a solid style for stand up grappling a few suggestions Greco Roman Judo Muay Thai... ok more clinch work but still
i am interest to hear what other people think of pain and discomfort in training in my experience attitudes have gone right the way across the...
So I heard that GSP vs Bisping isn't selling well. There is a theory that the sale's will pick up in the last week. However, could it be also a...
Hello What are your opinions on weapon based sparring. There seem to be a couple of different approaches. The first hit approach where you try...
What do you make of the old stories if masters? I mean the far out ones, for example: - the old karate master (forgot his name) who apparently...
When I heard that this fight maybe on, I was overcome with a wave of boredom Does anyone care about watching them fight again?
I am not a master of anything and probably never will be. However the term 'master' is thrown about so much in MA circles i sometimes feel that it...
Musings while bored at work I picked up from another discussion where someone said MMA wasn't a style. on the surface i agree with them and the...
Would you classify your balintawak as a soft or hard style.I say 'your' as I imagine people have different takes on the art When people start...
Had a conversation with a friend of mine the other day and he was blowing up on the importance on conditioning. TBH i am in 2 minds about how...
different form other martial art the blade based arts seem to be much smaller and less marketed than other arts. If you were to ask who was the...
Hello Is the senshuei yoshinkan course still what it was. With the passing of the founder, a split in the organisation (I may be wrong with...
Hello This is another striking vs grappling question I'm afraid Within the striking art everything from boxing to tkd you'll hear people talking...
Hello Looking for a little bit of clirfication or at least some opinions. What would you say are the main defining characteristics between a...
Hello I am looking for some technical information if anyone feels like sharing. I heard once that a throw requires 3 points of contact. From the...
Hello I was clicking through YouTube and I found this [MEDIA] I don't want this to turn into about the gentleman who is presenting the...
Just that what technique do you love to practice During my aikido days it way irimi name, nothing ever felt as good for me as when I got the...
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