What's the gladiator wearing? What am I wearing?
Just grab 5 year olds by the dobok lol I think it's a great thing to teach them to fill up time with a limited white belt curriculum. Maybe just...
Hmm... I don't know if emotional is the right word, but don't get thrown off by dry, or robotic seeming kata performance. Even watching sharp...
For ring fighting purposes, I sometimes deliberately target either nose, eyes, or chin. The nose is easy because if I'm just going for the middle...
Sounds like hurt pride/ego. Pretty normal, but nobody should be a butt about it. But we all have our moments. It seems like at least on some...
Very cool. To fill in the spaces, are you doing more of a personal exploration or drawing from Hapkido and potentially other arts? Both? What...
Is this really that hot of a take? Who holds him up as some serene man of peace and tranquility? He was a passionate martial artist who was very...
It may just be because I haven't done Olympic sparring in a few years. If I'm in open stance and close enough to land outside crescent, I'm...
Fully agree. I've seen and played in football games where an ACL tear occurred. Hate to see it. The situation, forces, and impact are far from...
@Ivan keep on being an eternal learner! As you may well know, the world of academia and published media can be even more vicious and contentious...
I don't feel there's significant force on the knee doing it but that's my knees. Do yours hurt or does it just sketch you out? I find that hook...
I agree that it requires a certain range of motion. I can throw this comfortably at full force with my right leg. No strain or pain ever, but I...
Dang really? This might be my favorite. Lol I know people don't like it, but I've got 2 KOs with this kick. When sparring Muay Thai I land this...
In the case of outsiders, I still don't see what's wrong with just showing them some basics or nothing at all. If it's their prerogative who they...
As @dvcochran stated, inward vs outward is a huge factor. You can really put some stank on an outward crescent kick! And as stated, crescent...
Idk. I still wouldn't call this horizontal chamber. It's more 45, but it's still fairly vertical. Step one: 45 degree chamber. Step two: keep that...
Exactly. Just focusing on the video and the way the person threw the kick in the video sort of threw me off. Actually getting up and trying it,...
My explanation would be something like this^^ Traditional vertical chamber does not lend itself to throwing side kick imo. There's definitely an...
I always chamber my hook kick just like I do my side kick and then shoot it out. It's hard to tell from the angle, but track the movement of...
Same. It's like saying throwing a baseball 300 times will not improve your ability to throw it home. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
I think you get it. I'm not talking about self praise or lack of criticism but really just dropping the insults lol. That's what caught my wife's...
Anyone here set any martial arts goals for this year yet that they would like to share? Ironically, I had set a goal to get out of the house more...
There is a serious lack of this kind of thinking in many TKD schools. If not lead by your teacher, you need to let your mind wander and question....
I think KM is generally excellent at teaching people how to deal with aggression. From situational awareness, mindset, and drilling you can learn...
I was taught "traditional" Hapkido used mainly low kicks and no high kicks.
This is an important point. @Ivan if you really want to train like a professional athlete, you need to enlist about 5 people on hand who will...
This is a great post. A lot of Taekwondo schools don't have this type of tendon conditioning practice. The training culture can be much more like...
Ivan, Glad to see you're keeping up with your training! Keep up with those lateral raises. I still do them every day (not 100 per side tho lol)...
I have no idea what the rules are now. I don't think it was technically legal back when I did it haha but no one complained. Its not very...
Every time I throw a spinning heel kick close range my palm touches the floor. Never had an official protest or seen one raise issue. I come from...
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