odd question, but what’s the average number of black belts at a serious school?
a somewhat famous YouTuber said he went to a judo school with 50 black belts...seemed a very high number but I’m not a practitioner so I wanted others opinion.
As I’m getting older I am starting to consider going to different gyms when I go on vacation
if you had your choice of training with any martial arts teacher you wanted, who would it be?
For me its
Fedor- Fedor in his prime was unstoppable, wish he had made it to UFC earlier. Fedor is a bad *** in Sambo and amazing boxer.
Khabin- this is probably one of the greatest fighters in MMA. 29 and 0 record
Royce Gracie- a true pioneer in MMA the guy beat guys like Ken Shamrock, Dan...
I’ve noticed an issue with the mma community, if you start discussing anything that isn’t judo, muay thay, wrestling, bjj, boxing, kickboxing etc you immediately get attacked.
this again just the community, the people who actually teach or fight are way more open minded. Guys like Anderson...
Have you made JKD work on the street or in sparring vs boxers and BJJ guys? I remember Tim Tackett saying if it doesn’t work against a skilled opponent he doesn’t care to learn it.
Dennis Hanover founded Hisardut in Isreal and has trained in it and trains people in it for over 50 years from what I can rememeber. He was awarded 3rd dan by Mas Oyama Himself and Achieved 10th Dan in Jujitsu you can read this in www.MartialartsLA.com which is a school that trains directly...
My friend was in korea, the Phillipines, and Vietnam. He said that a Filipino Bolo was the best Machete he ever handled. Does anyone know were you can find a good Bolo at a fair price that is a good length about 20 inches in the blade?