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Most folks simply think if a man is getting assaulted by a woman in public, they probably deserved it. And most folk simply think if a man is assaulting a woman he’s a jerk or worse. Man are stronger physically and have the upper hand most things physical. That is why we don’t see trans men...

Leonard, Duran, Hearns, Benitez! Amazing era for boxing!

So funny, for the most part folks these days will say there are no absolutes UNTIL it pertains to them. Silly humans…

Doesn’t sound good to me. I can take Eskrido for a lifetime and never fully get BJJ. If i “skip around” a bit, I might practice and become proficient in take down defense or defending oneself in a full mount, but to know what it is like to roll for hours and become proficient on the ground takes...

I’m only a traditionalist when the traditions are what I consider good and profitable. For the most part movement is simply movement. A movement that has some spiritual, philosophical or cultural meaning in one art means nothing in a different culture and is just as effective.

That goes back to the philosophical question of another thread as to whether MA’s would be better off with or without the philosophies attached. As a Christian, I could absolutely care less about the original philosophy of a particular MA, including my own. My GM, who created the style that I’m...

I’m a big FMA fan, so I’ll recommend the Arnis school with caveat that they are not all the same. Takes a little longer to “get it”, but the journey is amazing. The FMA’s are deep.

There are numerous MMA schools. It has become stylized. So now it is an art to itself. Similar to FMA, although there are many similarities, many of the styles are very distinct from each other. Someone might say “I learn eskrima” and another might say “ I learn eskrima” and have it be very...

Can’t remember if we did one steps in TKD, it was a long time ago. How about linking one steps together. Or creating one steps that link together. Or does that already happen?

Work in conjunction with you doctor. Our good friend battles this. Warm up with low impact fluid movement (shadow boxing, kata, rhythmic stick twirling, etc.), then move into fluid kinetic stretching. If you practice on bag or pads, make it light. We have a student that only has his left arm...

Myself included when starting out. Fortunately, had some great instructors that helped me realize the journey. I am now 68 (august) and still growing.

I remember doing kata in both TKD and Hapkido. The instructor would correct some aspect or our positioning by fractions an inch. Very cool, except bodies, punches and kicks follow their own path. I would have to say, as far as technique, sparring or combat is concerned, I learned very little...

The purest comment was for a different post altogether!

So you punch, Bob and weave in under the opponents hook/overhand, come up under the arm pit, capture the head/neck, put your leg behind opponents leg and VIOLA! If you’re using wrestling for the street it is. If for sport only, you abide by the rules. I always think street. If you wrestle for...

boxing literally compliments all arts.

Slide step, step slide. Forward and back. Left and right, right and left. Hours of these drills. A universal technique for sure.

Super. Thanks for posting this. I’m checking it out now.

I train in FMA and typically do not carry a knife. By chance, has anyone here ever tried defending themselves from a knife while holding a knife?

So if by chance of a skilled mma fighter were to take up knife fighting would his mma be a hinderance? “Wait, i can’t kick another man there, it’s breaking the rules!!”

He did say “or”. But with that said, here is a quote from one “mma” website “Does MMA work for self-defense? The simple answer is YES. Learning MMA is one of the best things that you can do to defense yourself, gain confidence, and become a walking weapon….” I think that you are putting “mma”...

That’s simply a falsehood. Many folk take MMA with a self defense mindset. Adding weapon training is a good compliment.

When our teacher talks, I almost always stop practice and motion whoever I’m coaching to listen up. I never spent time with GM, whereas my teacher spent many years with him to the day he passed. Wealth of knowledge there, not to be taken for granted.

We train open garage and front yard. Surprising how little attention we bring to ourselves. In fact, we’ve never gained a student from street traffic. Escrido de Alcuizar Buena Park, CA

Thanks for posting. Enlightening for sure. No bone breaking or joint hyperextending which is a real part of knife defense but impossible to practice.

I think Dan is being very gracious. Dan is a big “absorb what is useful” MAist. Josh’s school is close to me.

No sometimes I’m on the John LOL. For me there is really no need to ponder it more than for entertainment. But I certainly will allow you to wonder about it. Maybe your dog is doing the same… And I say that thinking my dog is pretty damn smart for a dog. If I say “let’s go for a walk”, she won’t...

Herding dogs have these attributes. Watching a Great Pyrenees take care of a herd of goats is a very cool thing. They almost instinctively know what to do. Humans bred them well. Good thing it wasn’t a jack russel…

Okay, they are more complex than a hamster. Please let me know when you catch your dog staring into the night sky wondering if we’re alone…

When you buy a puppy you never know the quirks of that particular dog. But you do know the general personality of the breed. You buy the breed for personal reasons. Maybe you just like the looks or maybe you have specific needs that are common to that breed such as hunting, tracking, etc. Dogs...