Yeah. Had this one guy I trained with for about 2 years. Every time we padded up to spar the only thought in his head was to go out and hit...
The Hindu Pushup is just like a Dive Bomber done from the palms of your hands but your feet are spread wider so as to open up the hips for...
Yes, yes, yes!!! Combat Conditioning! Add back bridges or shoulder bridges to these 2 exercises and you have a great conditioning program that...
I agree. There are many resources out there that we can use to educate ourselves. Just talking to someone who is training at a particular school...
Solid post. I couldn't agree more.
Very cool. Only white dude! Your last point is absolutely right on the mark. On Black Belt Magazine's web site the first thing you are hit...
There isn't. It's the content of the training I am talking about. If the success of the school depends on watering down the training, that is...
Stuart: Points taken. Thank you. I am just surrounded by the lack of effort in Martial Arts training, hell, in life training for that...
Koyo...great thread. I couldn't agree more with your sentiments about the arts...no matter what style you train in, the essence has to remain...
Thanks to everyone for the solid posts. It's good to hear different views and to get the feedback. It is greatly appreciated. Koyo...thanks...
First off, who said anything about needing to validate the black belt? I know what it took to earn my black belt and I don't flaunt it nor do I...
You're missing the point about positive and negative reinforcement. People who start in a McDojo, especially kids, will most likely stay in that...
Thank you for the solid post. I agree, there are still schools out there that hold onto tradition but they are few and far between...almost like...
Hey...where is your thread? I searched but couldn't find it. I'd like to check it out. It sounds like it has intellect behind it, something...
Sorry Domino. New to MAP and had no idea this had been discussed to death. You always have the option of not joining in but I would like to hear...
I am not yearning for the 60's. I am yearning for something further back than that. What I am concerned about is that people in the MA's have...
Hey fellow Martial Artists. The question I pose is based on what I see in the schools nowadays whereby the mind set is to promote at all costs...
Didn't happen in class but at a tournament. One of my students had stepped up to do a nunchaku kata. Center judge checked the weapon for safety...
Anybody here seen the HBO special called The Smashing Machine about Mark Kerr and the inception of Pride Fighting? Brutal documentary and really...
What makes it interesting for me is being able to take various techniques and arrange them in any order to affect physical trauma when needed....
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