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Nierbo posted:So at MMA one of the coaches sons was teaching boxing and he said to keep my back foot parallel to my front, but I watched a tonne of boxing online yesterday and I don't think I saw a single boxer do that. Whats the deal? It's a style thing. The amateur coaches I used to work with went for the general parallel approach, which is more of a relaxed foot position thing, and I've seen material (Hazlitt's book, eg) that prescribes a kind of pidgeon-toed approach. Unless you mean that he was saying that you should never under any circumstances have your feet in any position other than parallel. That would be weird.
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# ? Nov 4, 2016 17:59 |
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Nierbo posted:So at MMA one of the coaches sons was teaching boxing and he said to keep my back foot parallel to my front, but I watched a tonne of boxing online yesterday and I don't think I saw a single boxer do that. Whats the deal? It's the ideal and helps keep your hips square and allows for the most efficient forward/back movement.
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# ? Nov 4, 2016 18:02 |
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Boxing for MMA or boxing boxing? Some people find they have more power with the rear foot pointing to the side and have enough skill elsewhere to live with it. It makes it a bit easier to slip to your inside.
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kimbo305 posted:Boxing for MMA or boxing boxing? I learned boxing in a pure boxing gym and they taught the stance with your rear foint pointing forward, but the place where I'm going now (MMA/boxing/thai/kickboxing) taughts it with the rear foot pointing to the side. Never asked why (and I'm probably wrong), but I suspect it's easier for people to learn who wants to get later into other things that involve kicking.
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# ? Nov 4, 2016 18:47 |
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For MMA wouldn't you want your feet pointed forward to shoot/prevent shots and throw kicks/knees?
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# ? Nov 4, 2016 21:31 |
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Yea left foot facing forward, right food shoulder width and 45 degrees out or a little narrower.
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# ? Nov 5, 2016 02:13 |
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Looking for a product reccomendation : groin protectors ( i live in europe if that matters because i will probably have to order it online) A few weeks ago i got kicked in the groin while wearing a shock doctor bio flex cup, and it hurt. a lot. So i'm looking for something that's a lot tougher while not immobilizing me too much. I've been looking around online and seen some of these thai steel cups, any idea on those ?
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# ? Nov 6, 2016 15:12 |
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're: foot placement. I find that its not overly important to focus on. Granted, I can't outbox a grocery bag, but I find its more important to hit the guy an getn out of the way than it is to worry about which way your toes are pointing. Seriously, watch some fights. Those guys don't study toe chi. On an unrelated note, what are the risks of taking a fight while out of shape? I've trained regularly for about two years now, but I love beer and ice cream. Will I literally die?
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# ? Nov 8, 2016 01:15 |
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Rationale posted:On an unrelated note, what are the risks of taking a fight while out of shape? I've trained regularly for about two years now, but I love beer and ice cream. Will I literally die? RIP this goon
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# ? Nov 8, 2016 01:33 |
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Rationale posted:'re: foot placement. Boxing is all about footwork, yes I know is more fun to slug it out with someone instead of doing endless footwork drills, but building on that will make you a better boxer.
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# ? Nov 8, 2016 11:15 |
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Rationale posted:'re: foot placement. If this is not a serious post then its brilliant.
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# ? Nov 8, 2016 12:58 |
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my dojo... is the street
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# ? Nov 8, 2016 13:09 |
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02-6611-0142-1 posted:my dojo... is the street The best base for MMA is homelessness. Cody McKenzie p4p #1.
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Bangkero posted:The Gracie breakdown of man vs panda was pretty amusing. I roll/box/muay Thai there. I'm very new to the sport all around so take from my experience what you will. The people there are very helpful and friendly and there's tons of experience in the gym overall. There's ample Mat space and the gym is open for a good chunk of time during the week. It has enough weights and cardio to supplement an actual gym membership. I would definitely recommend them.
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# ? Nov 11, 2016 00:31 |
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Does anyone have experience with this gym? http://www.mebjj.com
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# ? Nov 13, 2016 02:53 |
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TheChimney posted:Does anyone have experience with this gym? It looks like a great place to train.
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himurak posted:I roll/box/muay Thai there. I'm very new to the sport all around so take from my experience what you will. The people there are very helpful and friendly and there's tons of experience in the gym overall. There's ample Mat space and the gym is open for a good chunk of time during the week. It has enough weights and cardio to supplement an actual gym membership. I would definitely recommend them. Thanks, I'm trying to sneak out either Wednesday or Thursday. Just don't know if I'd get more out of the advanced gi on Wednesday or the advanced no-gi class on Thursday.
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# ? Nov 14, 2016 16:10 |
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Rationale posted:'re: foot placement. posts GGG .gifs in endless waves.
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# ? Nov 15, 2016 16:25 |
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Got my ankle popped while i was getting an inside heel hook applied onto me. It felt as if a few big bubbles were popping in my foot. Didnt hurt much after a minute or two but my foot is kinda tender today. Ive iced it a little. Can anyone tell me if rehab or special treatment should be done and for how long?
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# ? Nov 17, 2016 15:04 |
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TheChimney posted:Does anyone have experience with this gym? I don't know anything about it, but I know there's a Paragon Jiu Jitsu, a Jean Jacques Machado school, a 10th Planet, as well as a Gracie Humaita....Try em all see which you like best.
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Odddzy posted:Got my ankle popped while i was getting an inside heel hook applied onto me. It felt as if a few big bubbles were popping in my foot. Didnt hurt much after a minute or two but my foot is kinda tender today. Ive iced it a little. Can anyone tell me if rehab or special treatment should be done and for how long? Someone can in fact tell you if rehab or treatment is a required! (a doctor)
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# ? Nov 18, 2016 16:36 |
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So I just learned that my local rec center has a boxing class taught by Buster Douglas I'm in there as soon as I get my membership
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# ? Nov 20, 2016 19:54 |
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Mechafunkzilla posted:Someone can in fact tell you if rehab or treatment is a required! (a doctor) For sure it's the sensible option but seeing a doctor in Canada in my city for sprains takes about 13-14 hours in the emergency room. I tried avoiding going to it if it was at all possible but it's all good. It doesn't hurt anymore really. Ice helped.
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# ? Nov 21, 2016 03:51 |
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Lately I've been swimming a couple of times a week. Really good cardio exercise to complement grappling. Almost no joint strain at all, lots of big (gentle) rotational movements, and your body feels really good afterwards. It's like simultaneous cardio and joint rehab.
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# ? Nov 21, 2016 04:06 |
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I tried a karate class last week to supplement my aikido stuff. They were very old school formal in their approach, and their website said verbatim, "Do not train with us unless you're willing to commit full time as a student." So, I sent them a email that I had a lot of fun, but couldn't go full time since aikido is my home dojo, and wishing them the best. I got a mail back that was basically "WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM WELL WHATEVER BYE." I have no idea what people even want sometimes.
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Fuckin Trump Riot posted:I tried a karate class last week to supplement my aikido stuff. They were very old school formal in their approach, and their website said verbatim, "Do not train with us unless you're willing to commit full time as a student." So, I sent them a email that I had a lot of fun, but couldn't go full time since aikido is my home dojo, and wishing them the best. what do you get out of aikido?
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# ? Nov 21, 2016 21:42 |
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Odddzy posted:For sure it's the sensible option but seeing a doctor in Canada in my city for sprains takes about 13-14 hours in the emergency room. I tried avoiding going to it if it was at all possible but it's all good. It doesn't hurt anymore really. Ice helped. Then don't go to the ER - go to any clinic which accepts walk-in patients.
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Fuckin Trump Riot posted:I tried a karate class last week to supplement my aikido stuff. They were very old school formal in their approach, and their website said verbatim, "Do not train with us unless you're willing to commit full time as a student." So, I sent them a email that I had a lot of fun, but couldn't go full time since aikido is my home dojo, and wishing them the best. When I was looking to start a martial art a couple of years back. I looked at places near me. I found a place looked neat had karate and jjj, so I sent an email up to them with some questions that weren't answered on the website, where'd dude get his black belt from, do they live spar(which I required absolutely no wiggle room), some other really basic stuff, and the guy responded saying he'd rather talk over the phone. While it was annoying due to my lack of cell phone at the time and how my job was I set up a phone meeting with the guy, and he pushed for me to come into his gym, and when I asked him questions he got absurdly defensive and started saying how I should learn respect for my elders(I was 25 at the time) and stuff like that. Suffice to say I don't know karate or Japanese jiujitsu. Gym owners are people too, some are power tripping assholes some aren't.
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Grandmaster.flv posted:what do you get out of aikido? Movement and footwork. Exercise. Better control over center of gravity and core muscles. Get to hang out with nice, laid back people.
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Fuckin Trump Riot posted:Movement and footwork. Exercise. Better control over center of gravity and core muscles. Get to hang out with nice, laid back people. Sounds cool
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Grandmaster.flv posted:Sounds cool It is! You're sure as poo poo not going to learn how to win a cage fight but you can at least get away from attackers. You spend a lot of time spinning in circles though.
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Fuckin Trump Riot posted:It is! You're sure as poo poo not going to learn how to win a cage fight but you can at least get away from attackers. The thread can benefit from an Aikido poster. I get the sense that a lot of us have had the Aikido experience that's "check out this technique I need you to grab my hand... no my other hand... no like this... well it doesn't work if you do that..." Keep Aikidoing and posting about it.
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# ? Nov 22, 2016 15:57 |
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So I tried to get back into MMA training about 3 weeks ago. First class I strained a forearm (still not back to full), second my shin somehow found my partners knee when I was getting body slammed and it still hurts to walk. Going back to the doctor tomorrow for that. I haven't been back to the MMA classes yet since I got bronchitis in the mean time, but I'm kinda thinking about picking something a little less intense. I care more about lifting than martial arts, overall. There's a traditional dojo that's fairly cheap, no contracts, and well respected that I can go to. I've visited in the past and liked them. They offer all sorts of classes, so I could easily do something like karate during the week and judo/jiujitsu over the weekend if I want to. Or go to some kobudo/iado classes to dance around with weapons. I'll feel like a bitch giving up on the MMA stuff so quickly, though...
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CommonShore posted:The thread can benefit from an Aikido poster. I get the sense that a lot of us have had the Aikido experience that's "check out this technique I need you to grab my hand... no my other hand... no like this... well it doesn't work if you do that..." The problem with aikido is you can't really learn the basics unless you do grab someone's hand the "right" way to start with. "It doesn't work if you do that" is a widespread problem, though, and it's a lot better when the other person's striking, because you have movement to work with. However, the first thing you're taught (or should be) is that, if they don't move the way you want or at all, hit them. They'll unstick real fast after that. That lesson frequently gets lost, though, because A) aiki guys are usually pretty laid back and don't like outright slugging people in the dojo and B) the "magic hakuma" effect (i.e. you move the "textbook" way for sensei because sensei, but not for your training partner.) That being said I trained regularly under a seventh dan, the (late ) Kevin Choate-Sensei. He actually trained regularly with O Sensei, he was like 6'7", and he was loving terrifying. He grabbed me by the throat once during training because I wouldn't stop leaving it open. Not choke or strike, just "whoops got your throat, okay go sit down junior your ukemi sucks today." He never hurt anybody on the mat, but he cross trained in systema, and you could tell he could loving wreck you if he really wanted to. I heard stories from a sixth dan requesting he hit her with more force so she could experience what it was like. The exact quote was, "It felt like a bomb went off in my shoulder." Another guy like that is our school's head instructor, Satomi-Sensei. He's an eighth dan, also trained under O Sensei, and was one of his closest students. He is also a terrifying man, although I've never even seen him so much as raise his voice. That's the thing about the high ranking guys: they move and carry themselves in a way that just screams, "do not gently caress with this person." White belts and even lower dans aren't guaranteed to get their poo poo to work right 100% of the time. Satomi-shihan and Ikeda-shihan? Whitehead-sensei? That's a whoooole different story.
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# ? Nov 22, 2016 18:22 |
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he cross-trained in systema?
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# ? Nov 22, 2016 20:35 |
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Grandmaster.flv posted:he cross-trained in systema? Yup. He was really big on it, too, to the point where he and Saotomi-shihan developed a little bit of a frosty relationship for a while (IIRC). It's done a lot to bridge the two, though. In fact, we share our dojo with a systema club here in town.
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# ? Nov 22, 2016 20:53 |
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does the systema raise any red flags to you though - do they actually spar?
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# ? Nov 22, 2016 21:25 |
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Grandmaster.flv posted:does the systema raise any red flags to you though - do they actually spar? Yup. And they hit each other pretty goddamn hard sometimes, too! A lot of it is keeping tension out of your body and moving with the blow, though, so it's not like they're just standing there decking each other. But dang can experienced systema guys punch you in ways that make your insides hurt.
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# ? Nov 22, 2016 21:30 |
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Fuckin Trump Riot posted:Yup. And they hit each other pretty goddamn hard sometimes, too! How does a sparring session like that usually play out?
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Is this all a very high-effort troll?
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