Martial Arts Discussion

[John M.]

Holy cow Batman! I've been in a few fights (and I'm only 16 at the moment ) but I've never hospitalized someone, proably as they were always the aggressor and doing most of the fighting by themselves.

I've never been one to go looking for the fight. I've even had my nose broken a couple of times just to smile at the idiot and walk away. A tolerance to pain like that kept it from going any further in those cases.

In this case the person I had to fight was psychotic, off his meds & really intended to kill me so it was him or me.

Funny thing is, he started hanging around like my little toadie after that until the family moved a year latter. :rolleyes:

[Master Boid]

I've never been one to go looking for the fight.

Of course! That is the point of MA's imo, so that you won't have to fight but if you DO that you know how to defend yourself.

[Colin]

Let's try and keep this on the topic of types of Martial arts you lads study, and not turn it into a comparrison of scars and battle wounds please.

[Master Boid]

Hehe, I am sorry Colin, I've got no scars to show really!

[John M.]

Sorry Colin, that was not my intent. I only offered up a situation that answered one of the questions asked....

So getting back to the main topic.

I also highly recommend training with someone of another discipline. I had a couple friends who were very good wrestlers. Sparing with them really helped to hone close-in skills & forced me to think about how to break holds, as many here have already stated, most fights do go to the ground at some point.

Be respectful & stay safe people.

[Master Boid]

I totally agree with Colin! In fact I recommend practicing in more than one art, you never know what you'll be up against and if you've learned the style then all the easier to defend yourself against it.

If you give them to indication of what you practice until they attack you (because of course you'll be defending) then they'll be mildly suprised. If there's one thing I've learned its never to underestimate anyone.

[TimC]

...but my brother (and fellow x-marker) teaches self preservation to military, law enforcement and a few private clients. I believe the question was if the art you studied would work in reality when/if it came down to it. Check out his website and lets see if we can't intice him to join the conversation.

http://www.counterstriketactics.com/...%20Assault.htm

-Tim

[Master Boid]

He seems to understand well the concept of the JKD philosophy and how Bruce intended it to be taught.

I have seen many teachers like him, most were MMA instructors or my teacher at the club where I learn JKD (the physhical techniques that Bruce actually put down before he died), they both used these concepts, not much different.

One thing I will say though is that everything he's written is true, and it is one of the most well writen explanations I've seen of JKD.

[Bil]

...but my brother (and fellow x-marker) teaches self preservation to military, law enforcement and a few private clients. I believe the question was if the art you studied would work in reality when/if it came down to it. Check out his website and lets see if we can't intice him to join the conversation.

http://www.counterstriketactics.com/...%20Assault.htm

-Tim

Alright, I'll throw my two cents in for whatever it's worth... which is probably no more than two cents.

Regardless of style, IMO, it must be based on reality and put to full contact (100% power and speed) testing in order to be relevant in the real world or else you don't know that it will really work in a pinch. I've seen a TON of instructors demonstrate complete garbage that worked during the demonstration because the student unintentionally and inadvertantly facilitated the demonstration... I've even been that student. Let's face it, we've all been there.

Secondly, unless it is put to the test of full contact, you will never really know what it is like to try and stay focused in combat when you finally are thrust into that position. And at that point you are relying completely on muscle memory and luck. I prefer to believe that luck favors the prepared.

Look, this is just one man's opinion and it certainly isn't gospel. But in my life it is the only way to think and train. I wrote an article about 6 months ago that better articulates what I am trying to say. If you want, take a look and see if you agree. I'll apologize in advance if I offend anyone.

http://www.fighttimes.com/magazine/m...sp?article=322

Bil

[flairball]

My MA's background in in Judo, though I haven't been training much this year. Too busy right now. I'm very interested in Kendo as well, and might give it a try, as there is a dojo near my house. I have several friends that are quite serious Aikidoka, one in paticular quite advanced. Roku-dan. He trained at Hombu dojo in Tokyo for ten years.