I used to wear funny t-shirts. For example, one that says "Hookd on fonix dun gud 4 mee." The problem is, every time I went anywhere, people...
What was the amount of grappling? Was it similar to the Muay Thai clinch, or was it joint locks like you'd see in Hapkido/Aikido, or...
Penetrating power without enough velocity is just going to be a push.
I didn't mean double value, I meant double importance. Velocity is in the equation twice, Mass once (Mass * Velocity * Velocity).
I was driving home from work today, and passed by a pedestrian whose shorts were around his knees. His belt was keeping them in place over his...
In my tests with a strike meter, the arm actually proved the most important. The whole body punch might have more weight behind it, but velocity...
It's very hard to generate power with a jab from that position. The jab is pretty much universally referred to as the most important punch, so...
They don't have to consent to partnering with him for any reason. They also don't have to divulge their reasons if they don't want to. However,...
I think it's different for striking arts, in regards to getting hurt or not. There are three of our students: two brothers who are small for...
Where in any sport is there a big event like that for kids? Did I miss the 10-12 Super Bowl? Even Karate Kid wasn't an international tournament....
I want to disagree, because a few thousand sounds incredibly low.
Says someone on a martial arts forum...
If you have sufficient power you may put undue stress on your joints. The solution is if you do start to feel your joints are being overstressed...
I'm going to start here. Let's go ahead and use the standard font. Things like bold and italics should be used for emphasis. This may be a...
I agree with this, except then... I disagree with this. Block a front kick with your forearm, and you're not taking the force of the kick....
You know what, I was thinking if I'm pulling and kicking with the same arm. If I'm pulling with one arm and kicking the other, then a head kick...
I feel like I wasted time trying to find answers where there weren't any. Most of the application videos I've seen have made me cringe. A lot of...
My Master and one of the senior students at my school have different ways of doing the spinning hook kick. This senior student has a similar...
@Kung Fu Wang The wrist grab is the entry to the clinch, but the clinch really starts at the headlock. I would say he's not clinched in the arm...
If I'm pulling them into it, it's probably a body kick (or leg kick, which we don't do much of in TKD).
It's going to be very difficult to discuss range if the definition is fluid. Definition of CLINCH 1: to hold an opponent (as in boxing) at close...
I think it's fine to prefer certain strategies, but you shouldn't limit yourself to one. Grabbing an arm and pulling usually starts from punching...
My personal opinion is that the forms (especially in Taekwondo) don't offer application, and that when you find application it's confirmation bias...
It's faster, but with less weight behind it. More snap, less follow-through. It's also a habit I try to break in my students, because they tend...
I find the opposite. I find this acts as a counterweight to make the recoil faster, but by pulling your shoulder back, you're preventing your...
I would argue it's actually better for knee health to be in line with the kick. Your knee is designed to take stress forward and backward, not...
There's a big problem with the history of the forms. To sum up the bullet points: Karate had forms with lots of martial applications Those...
Using the clock analogy (where 12:00 is forward, 6:00 backward, 9:00 is left and 3:00 is right), where does your left foot point when you...
So you're enabling it. Then you're defending that there is no rule. So you're defending him.
It's a risk/reward thing. The risks are: Ducking puts you in position for an easier head kick or a knee strike (or even an uppercut) Ducking...
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