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7 seconds of meer violence!

karl52 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:21:14 GMT

my tribute to all the ridiculous advertising you see used for self-defence systems:cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooKbywtD3m8

came across this on youtube....

jazzysingh — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:20:36 GMT

watch the vid from about 20 seconds...

YouTube- Vadim 10. Some flexibility

savate or kickboxing

juststeven — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:36:24 GMT

For no other reason other than that I am French, I have always wanted to learn savate. I currently train in american or western kickboxing. I have found a school in my general area that offers savate once a week. My question is, is there much of a difference between the two? I am very happy where I currently train, and I was wondering if it's worth it to alter my training and incur the extra travel time and expense, if the two are relatively similar. The school that offers savate has a good reputation, but I am already a little leary, because they won't give me any information over the phone, insisting I come in for an appointment. Is savate pretty much just kickboxing with French terms?

Inspirational Videos

Danny1415 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:16:52 GMT

I find this video very inspiring, which is kinda funny since I don't train MMA much.

YouTube- - Mixed Martial Arts - Inspirational training vid.

So what other inspirational videos have you guys come across?

P.S. Does anyone know the song in the video? I've been going mad trying to find it

OLD Funakoshi & students footage

Fish Of Doom — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:35:12 GMT

some REALLY interesting stuff in here, particularly if you know anything of shorin and even goju (there's a guy doing moves from tensho in one clip)

YouTube- Sensei Gichin Funakoshi 1/3 Documentary Unpublished 1924

YouTube- Sensei Gichin Funakoshi 2/3 Documentary Unpublished 1924

YouTube- Sensei Gichin Funakoshi 3/3 Documentary Unpublished 1924

about 27 minutes in total

discuss :D

Running- again...

Knight_Errant — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:55:38 GMT

Today, I went for a prescribed run- I'm a bit behind on crossfit, so it was the pullups and pushups and the 5k that I did today
God I miss it!
Now, I scored below average for british army times, so I need some way of improving my cardio. My question is, would I be better doing 400m repeats twice a week and a longer run or just stick with something simpler?
Cheers

Epic Beard Man - Cracked's verdict

Llamageddon — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:26:15 GMT

small bit of swearing:
http://www.cracked.com/article_18725...ral-video.html

Combat between Kiai master and MMA fighter

toupaipai — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:23:21 GMT

Hi guys,

the thing is that sometimes there are masters that overrate their habilities, and in some occasions they reach such a confidence level that becomes comical. In the next video appear first some images with the Kiai master, and afterwards a combat between that master and a MMA fighter. The result.... well, tell me what do you think... :lowblow:

YouTube- Incredible fight between a Kiai master and a MMA fighter

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martial arts..."martial", or "art"?

renshi peter — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:27:04 GMT

Hi all,
Thought i'd start this thread in an attempt to keep it from taking over others.

Many comments have been posted suggesting that unless a martial art contains a combative component, it cannot be classed as "martial".
I completely agree that jumping into the ring is the best way to compare your fighting skills against another opponent, however not all martial arts students are fit agile twenty-something year olds, with the desire to knock someone else senseless.
There are other aspects to a martial art, and other ways to measure them.
For example, a Thai Chi master can study their whole life, yet never throw a strike in anger. Iado and Kendo are other good examples. I study both of them yet have never cut somone in half, which is pretty much the only reason to use a sword in a "real fight"...yet these are still "martial"arts, so therefore why can't karate or kung fu, etc. also be so without having to engage in tournament fighting ?
Also, just because a martial artist does not competitively fight, it does not neccisarily mean they will be less effectice if they are ever required to ( and i hope no-one ever needs to ) defend themselves in the real world.

A Hunter (blanks) A Bear

SpikeD — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:04:06 GMT

This is worth sharing.

http://www.youtube.com/tippexperience

Don't be a player or YOU WILL DIE

Infrazael — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:31:19 GMT

http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20100609-21294.html

Best Sport for Young Kids

JJMicromegas — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:49:16 GMT

This is just a thought experiment since I don't have kids, and I think I heard or read this quotes somewhere. I think that the best sport for young kids to do from age 7-12 or so is gymnastics. Especially for martial arts this will give them the flexibility and agility that they will need later on in life.

Let me phrase it another way, if you wanted to build a superfighter and you had a kid at age 7 what physical activity would you have him do?

Your thoughts.

CHAT IS ON!!!!!

coma — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:46:46 GMT

You heard me, come to chat for all your nutrition, unicorn or world domination questions*!!!!!

That's right, 5 exclamation marks, how can you resist?

*Actual chat always differs from the subjects advertised.

What physical feats should a woman be able to do?

coronavirus — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:32:50 GMT

Just interested, what do you think the female version would be?

my weekly routine?

JamieW — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:55:05 GMT

Right, im going to put on here my weekly routine. when i train and what i train in. i want to be a professional MMA fighter and hopefully reach the top. so i train as much as possible.

Basically i jus want some feed back on weather you think im trainin in the right things and doing enough of them and things. i know you guys cant see how hard i work in them and what i do and learn in them but ill just say i do work hard and the classes are of a very good standard.

Monday- BJJ 6pm-7pm. Then gym to do weight training. i use a the routine out of the bas rutten big book of combat vol 1

Tuesday - Muay Thai 6.30pm - 7.45pm. Then i will go for a swim and do around 20 lengths or a 2.5-3 mile run.

Wednesday - BJJ 6pm-7pm MMA 7pm-8pm. Then swim again around 20 lengths.

Thursday - Muay Thai 6.30pm-7.45pm.

Friday - Boxing - 5.30pm-7pm Muay Thay - 7pm-8pm

Saturday - Muay Thai - 1pm - 2.30pm

Sunday - I go the gym again to do the same routine as monday.

so what do you think? is this enough? should i change things. i also work in a demanding job 8am to 4.30pm mon - fri. i try do as little as posibles in work so i have max energy for training lol. and i also eat healthy as possible to.