r.y.f.s.o. posted:

I was a bit of a tubbo, 6'0" and 215, but I was definitely lacking in anything resembling muscle from years of lifting nothing heavier than a notebook and my fingers to type on it. I got sick of feeling like a wet noodle constantly and chose BJJ / Muay Thai in the hope it would beat the fear and fat out of me, and it did.

Fontoyn posted:

Also, pump yourself up. poo poo like: "this motherfucker can't do poo poo to my butt" relaxes and psyches me up.

Mechafunkzilla posted:

There is no martial art where the basics can be "grasped decently" in a short amount of time such that it would actually help you. It's all about internalizing the movements until they become second nature, tons of repetition, and lots and lots of sparring. The only way you can ever really become proficient at any concept or technique is to use it in sparring against a resisting opponent. That's why many martial arts don't work. Anything that claims to teach you actually useful self-defense skills in a few days or weeks and isn't called "how to buy running shoes that fit" is bullshit. Even if the techniques are sound, showing them to people who won't practice them for a few months is just setting them up to get stabbed to death when they try to fight someone instead of run away.

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My friend got jumped by three people outside a strip club at 3 am. He just got a few bruises but he asked what I would have done, as a martial artist. I told him: I wouldn't hang out in a strip club parking lot at 3 am!

Guilty posted:

Went through my post history to watch some good fights:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQvvVowW2HA&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&list=UUpFNovPlkKcXRJcUQGfUhqg&v=LczXRTlh__0#t=114s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL_jBxmQ3t4&t=6m15s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QUy0p_j1wtE

Two Parter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z95oLaR36DM&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evc3JnGZ8PU&feature=related

This is probably the one you're going to want to watch the most, one of the best fights, brain vs. brawn:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fobuj8J-vZA&feature=player_embedded

This fight gets so technical, they don't even fight!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLDL_1L8F9s&feature=youtu.be
edit: I think my favorite part is when Thepsuthin fakes a teep, Antuan fakes a grab, Thepsuthin sees the fake, tries for a real teep, sees he's not going to make it, keeps the fake up, Antuan makes the grab, Thepsuthin knows this will happen, and pulls back before Antuan can score any points. It's like they're both psychic

Sitmonchai highlight reel. Muay Thai's "boxing pro" (still no boxer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fec32bOLvLw&feature=youtu.be

Internetjack posted:

A few comments on Aikido; I trained in it for four years back in my college days. It was one of the best things I ever did for myself.

I like how Aikido was classified in the OP, a performance discipline.

In four years, training 2-3 days a week, I never learned to be an rear end-kicking machine; nor did I ever want to be one.
What I did learn though was more of a philosophy, a way of being and walking through life. There was plenty of cool poo poo and exercise too.

What I learned was breathing, walking, being calm in mind and body, relaxing, and facing conflict with love in your heart. These were lessons I could take off the mat, into my every day life. These are lessons that have served me in work, friendships, and confrontations for the last 16 years. That is why I love Aikido. I still do my turning exercises in the living room to this day.

The best advice I can offer anyone that is looking to pursue a martial art, is to be humble. Subject yourself sincerely to what the teacher and school is offering. Don't judge, don't critique. It may take years for the lessons to make sense. If you're not comfortable with what you are submitting to, then maybe it is not the school or discipline that is appropriate for you. Feel free to shop around. There are lots of arts, schools, and teachers out there. Find one that suits what you are looking for.

mewse posted:

Boxing

Most people don't know poo poo about boxing.

• In this thread, you can ask any general questions about boxing and how it compares to the other martial arts. There is a lot of equipment shared between boxing and other striking disciplines, so asking "are these gloves crappy?" in this thread is perfectly fine.
  
• W&W has a boxing training thread where you can discuss training boxing specifically. It gets less traffic than this thread but boxing culture can be a bit different sometimes.
  
• The boxing thread in the punchsport pagoda is where you'll go if you'd like to discuss fights as a spectator rather than a participant.
  

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Here's a Sambo write-up, shamelessly copied and pasted (and edited) from my school's website:

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An acronym for “SAMozashchita Bez Oruzhiya” or “Self-defense without weapons”, Sambo is a form of sport, self-defense, and combat established in the former Soviet Union during the early twentieth century. Under the leadership of Sambo’s forefathers V.S. Oshchepkov, V.A. Spiridinov, and A. A. Kharlampiev, indigenous fighting styles from regions including Japan, China, Mongolia, India, Africa, Europe, North America, Caucasus, and Russia were studied and blended into what is now known as Sambo. After generations of civilian and military refinement, Sambo has evolved into an extremely formidable fighting art with principles applicable to martial artists of any style. Sambo’s arsenal includes, but is not limited to, strikes, joint locks, chokes, throws, ground fighting, and weapons. Like all fighting systems, Sambo continues to grow and evolve in both its sport and combat variants.

Sambo’s effectiveness lies in the student’s ability to master and flow with his or her own natural body movements. Inasmuch, Sambo training begins with an examination of one’s instinctive approaches to movement. Once the student begins to move freely and comfortably, alone and in tandem with other students, techniques are taught that synchronize with the student’s innate movement style and individual preferences. In Sambo training of this kind, techniques evolve out of and generate their power from fluid, confident, and comfortable understanding of physical movement and energy manipulation. Standardized technique is secondary to improvisational movement.

This is not to say that strength, power, and technique do not play a role in Sambo. Quite the opposite, refined technique, power, and strategy are integral to Sambo’s effectiveness. As students progress, they begin to negotiate an individual balance between strength and movement - fortifying devastating strikes, throws, and combative techniques. In essence, every practitioner practices a system of Sambo unique to his or her self. Unlike most other martial arts, Sambo does not practice standardized kata, forms, or curriculum.

Sambo practiced as a sport comes in several different flavors. Sport sambo in Russia is most similar to Judo, with an emphasis on throws and pins, and very limited time on the ground to finish submissions. There is also "combat sambo" the sport -- distinct from combat sambo, which is essentially military combatives meant for practical self-defense -- which is like a hybrid of regular sport sambo and mixed martial arts, where there is still scoring from takedowns and pins, but with the addition of punches, kicks, and knees.

In the US, many schools (particularly members of the American Sambo Association) compete in "freestyle sambo" which is a modified ruleset for sport sambo in which more emphasis is placed on the grappling aspect of sambo, and there is more time spent on the ground after a takedown.

An important distinction between sambo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is that sambo generally spends more time learning and practicing leglocks and less time on the guard, due to the pinning rules and limited grappling time (conversely, because you can't reap the leg during leg control in BJJ and because beginners usually don't learn leglocks at all, leglocks get less attention). This isn't to say that any given sambo/BJJ practitioner or school won't be great at one or the other, though.

Thoguh posted:

How is this for a Judo write-up? Any suggestions for changes to the format or the content?

Judo


What is Judo?
Judo was founded in 1882 by Jigoro Kano, who had studied with several Juijitsu schools and wanted to create a system that could be practiced at full speed and intensity, as well as avoiding the secretive nature of traditional Juijitsu schools. In more modern times, Judo has been an Olympic sport since 1964 and is practiced in practically every country around the world.

Judo matches generally range from 3-5 minutes depending on the level of the competitors. The goal of the match is to win by Ippon, which can be obtained in one of three ways. A competitor can throw his or her opponent flat onto their back, force them to submit via a choke or arm-bar, or pin their opponent to the mat for 25 seconds. Lesser scores of Wazari and Yuko can also be scored for throws that don’t quite put the opponent flat onto their back, or for pins that are held between 15-24 seconds.

A Judo practice will generally be around an hour and a half and will consist of a 15-20 minute warm-up followed by around 45 minutes to an hour of instruction and ending with 15-30 minutes of live sparring, called Randori. The split between standing techniques and matwork will vary by club. Some clubs train almost exclusively standup and others will be 50/50 between standup and matwork. The average is probably around 80% standup, 20% matwork.

Anything you could ever possibly want to know about Judo you can also find at Judoinfo



Why do Judo?
Judo is a complete grappling art that will allow you to train both stand up and matwork techniques. Due to the wide variety of techniques available, Judo is a great choice for anyone regardless of body type. Judo is also an art that you can train and compete at any level. Whether you're a completely out of shape goon who just wants to get out of his parent's basement or a former elite college wrestler, there are opportunities available for you to work out with and fight against people with similar goals.



How do I get into Judo?
Basically, just find a local club and show up. Everyone is happy to have new white belts. You'll eventually need to purchase a Judogi (a decent single weave will probably run you $50-$70), but for your first practice shorts and a sweatshirt is usually fine. Many clubs also have spare Judogis that they will lend out to beginners.

Judo is governed worldwide by the International Judo Federation (IJF) and each country has its own affiliate organization. In the United States this is USA Judo (USJI). USA Judo maintains a list of all affiliated clubs here. The US Judo Federation (USJF) and the US Judo Association (USJA) are secondary IJF affiliates in the US. So if you find a club that is not listed in the link above but is affiliated with one of the other two organizations, it is still legitimate. There are politics involved between the three, but from a non-elite athlete's perspective they are all pretty much the same.

Judo tends to be one of the cheapest martial arts to join because for the most part the instructors are part time and either run the club as part of a community organization like a YMCA or by renting mat time at a local gym. Because they don't have a profit motive they are able to charge just enough to cover expenses and keep costs low for the students.


Even Putin does Judo.

Smegmatron posted:

I made a BJJ post. Tell me if I got anything drastically wrong. Also if anybody can find an image of a rear naked choke that doesn't involve MMA fighters, post it and I'll put it in. I spent ages looking and all I could find was lots of really bad tattoos.

Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu (a.k.a BJJ, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, GJJ)



What is Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu?
Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a grappling art derived from judo with a stronger focus on ground fighting techniques. Originally brought to Brazil by a Japanese migrant, the Japanese art was modified by Gastao's youngest son Helio to suit his small, weak frame. Helio modified the art to minimize the amount of strength and agility required to succeed by exploiting superior leverage and positioning instead. Helio's art became known as Gracie Jiu-jitsu or Brazillian Jiu-jitsu. BJJ has become the basis for the hand to hand combat cirriculum of many military and law enforcement units as well as a cornerstone of most mixed martial arts fighters' skillsets.

The artform focuses on gaining a positional advantage over an opponent and then if necessary, applying a submission technique to incapacitate them. These techniques generally take them form of either a joint manipulation or a choke and can be applied from many different positions if the opportunity arises. BJJ's cirriculum also includes techniques for defending yourself when you're in an unfovourable position as well as techniques to escape these situations. This, coupled with the BJJ's focus on technique over athleticism means that the art is suitable for people of all shapes, sizes and levels of fitness. Women frequently train in the same classes as men (although compete separately) and have little trouble in doing so. Please note that "all shapes and sizes and levels of fitness" is a generalisation and 500lb hambeasts should probably consult a doctor, not a BJJ instructor.

Unlike judo, competitive BJJ matches only end when a competitor submits, passes out, gets disqualified or time runs out. Depending on who is running a tournament and who is participating, a BJJ match will generally last between 3 and 10 minutes. In the event of time running out, the winner is decided on points awarded during the match for manouvers such as passing through an opponent's defensive posture, taking an opponent to the ground, mounting an opponent or securing a position behind the opponent. For a full list of competitive BJJ rules and regulations consult the IBJJF website.



Why should I do BJJ?
Because it's fun. BJJ is also a great way to improve your fitness while doing something interesting and mentally engaing. Nobody is going to tell you that BJJ is as good at building muscle as picking heavy things up and putting them down again or as good at developing cardio as interval training, but it's certainly a lot more fun which in turn means you're probably going to stick with it. If you're a 5' waif of a girl (or on the edge of male and female), there are BJJ techniques for you. If you're 6'10" and so muscular (or fat) that you look like a sock stuffed with walnuts, there are BJJ techniques for you. If you want to defend yourself from potential threats or surprise attacks, BJJ has techniques for you. If you're under 16, there are junior classes you can attend until you're old enough to join the adults.



This looks rough. Am I going to get hurt?
Probably. You'll definitely have some sore muscles for the first few weeks or maybe even months of training. The worst injury you'll encounter under normal circumstances will be something in the order of a dislocated toe. It isn't uncommon for a pinkie toe to drag on the mat and pop out, but tape and ice packs fix everything. While the techniques are designed to dislocate or break joints and put people to sleep, this doesn't happen in training. It's your responsibility to tell your partner that you've had enough by tapping before you get injured and it's your partner's responsibility to respect that and let go as soon as you tap. As long as you're training in a decent school, you won't get end up with any severe injuries.

I want in. What do I need to know?
You can train with or without a gi and lots of people do both. To train with a gi you obviously need a gi and it will run you anywhere from $50 up to several hundred dollars. BJJ gis should be double-weave due to the fact that they're constantly being tugged, pulled, grabbed and wrapped around people's necks. Speak to your instructor when you get started and see what they recommend. Feel free to double check that advice with folks in the thread. If you're training without a gi, you just need a rash guard and a pair of board shorts or something similar. Again consult your instructor and see what they would prefer you to wear to their sessions. Some schools sell their own rash guards as part of their standard uniform.

The to get started is to check out schools in your area by calling them and inquiring as to whether or not they do free sessions for people who are looking to get started. If they do, go along and participate and see how you like it. Don't feel any obligation to sign up with them because they gave you a trial session. Check out each of the training centers in your area and see which one you feel most comfortable with. If for some reason they don't do introductory lessons, they're probably not worth your time anyway. BJJ will generally be more expensive than judo unless you're training with a college sports club or some other subsidized organisation, but it's not something that should be prohibitively expensive. Prices vary between regions and trainers, but as a baseline, something in the order of $35-$55 per week for group sessions is what you should be budgeting for.

The Gracie Academy website has a directory of some of the schools in the US and internationally as well as their pricing to give you an idea of what people are charging in your area. If you're not sure if a school you're thinking of training with is up to par, post a link in the thread and get some recommendations for good schools in your area.

If you've just started BJJ or you're looking for a more technical, in-depth explanation of BJJ's fundamentals, Stephan Kesting's Beginning BJJ is an awesome place to start.


Even people in their 90s can do BJJ!

Lt. Shiny-sides posted:

Effort Post Incoming!!!

I haven't included references, if you want them just ask.

A Shiny Guide to Conditioning

Here is the framework of what I do with my guys. I’m by no means an expert when it comes to physiology (just a meathead S&C coach) so don’t take this as gospel. In fact, I’m planning a major overhaul for the New Year. Once that is done and tested I’ll share my findings. Still, this has been used with Olympians and elite combat sport athletes with good results. This framework can be used by those of you just looking to improve their general fitness without aiming for competition. Just peak as you would for a comp and then take a little less time off before repeating the process.
The vast majority of my plans are altered versions of the blueprint laid out in Joel Jamieson’s book, “Ultimate MMA Conditioning”. I cannot recommend it enough. Probably the best book out there for simple clear conditioning advice. Below is a plan mainly focused on aerobic prep. In my opinion (differing from Jamieson) aerobic conditioning is the most important aspect of combat sports, as after about 30 seconds it is the key energy system used. I do train ATP/PCr and glycolytic pathways as well, but that is for another post.

Periodization

A big mistake that most people make about conditioning is to do one thing all the time for their training. Periodization is the process of splitting training into multiple periods, (get it!) of training each with a different focus. This allows for the improvement of multiple physical attributes over time while reducing the risk of overtraining.
In my experience training and coaching combat sports, I have seen primarily two schools of thought regarding conditioning and neither one follows anything close to intelligent periodization. The most common school of thought I have seen is the “just trash’em” conditioning program (all HIIT all the time). Most of the guys who do this have no idea what they want in themselves/their athletes or how to get those changes to occur. In response to that lack of understanding, they fall back on just working as hard as possible all the time. These are the guys who love the sledge hammers and duelling ropes, and feel that if you aren’t near vomiting you slacked off. Not to say I’m entirely against that kind of stuff, but it has its place which will get to that later. The constant beating that this kind of training produces is part of the reason you have so many injuries in certain camps in MMA. No matter how tough you are, nobody can take that much of a beating forever. Another big issue with just trash’em all HIIT all the time training is that over time your body will get use to the stimulus, and you will see diminishing returns.

The other school of thought is just a variation of the trash’em but instead of trashing the athlete with super high intensity conditioning they just go nuts with volume. These are your old school coaches telling you to run ten miles every day, then bag work for an hour, then sparring. This produces the same over work issues as the high intensity bros, just through too much volume. They also fail to train their athletes/themselves for the specific demands of combat sports, ie. preparing them for high intensity efforts. The one saving grace of the volume trash’em guys is that they tend to build up the volume overtime rather than the go hard out from day one like the high intensity trash’em bros. What both camps fail to understand is that by using a proper periodised plan you can build a safe program, which has room for long term improvement, and is specific to combat sports.

My plan goes from low to high intensity, high to low volume, and most important general to specific to the sport.

The Components

Central Adaptations
These are primarily training methods to improve aerobic capacity (how long can you go) and power (how hard you can go while maintaining in the aerobic zone) through adaptations to primarily the heart and vascular system. When performing this training methods I choose to use more general exercise (bikes, runs, swims, etc.) rather than specific exercises (drills, bag work, etc.) as the higher volume here can tend to lead to overuse injuries. Also the athlete is far enough away from competition that specificity isn’t a high priority.

Low Intensity Stead State (LISS) cardio – This can be anything from running, swimming, or performing a series of sport specific drills at low intensities. The key is to keep your heart rate fairly low, I recommend 140-160 beat per minutes (BPM), and train for long times, 30 to 90 minutes. The biggest benefit that LISS training gives over any other type of aerobic conditioning is that LISS is the only way to produce eccentric cardiac hypertrophy (ECH). ECH is the expansion of the left ventricle of the heart. This allows for the heart to fill with more blood each time it beats. While ECH is great, performing LISS also improves what could be called your general aerobic capacity through a host of other adaptations that I’m not going to get into now.

Tempo Intervals – This can be done on just about cardio machine or through drills just like LISS. Tempo intervals are performed by sprinting at 70-80% of your max speed for about 15 seconds. Then rest about one minute bringing your heart rate down. Repeat this 20 to 30 times. This is a great transition exercise from steady state to intervals. You still get some of the aerobic capacity benefits of LISS but also start transitioning to improving aerobic power production like what is seen in many forms of HIIT.

Vo2Max Intervals – I really prefer to do these on spin bikes as it is very easy to control the intensity. These are 4 intervals of 4 minutes on and 3 minutes off at a heart rate 90 to 95% of max. These guys are brutal but very effective. They provide a slew of benefits to the aerobic system primary of which is concentric cardiac hypertrophy (CCH). CCH is a growth in the thickness of the left ventricle walls. This is caused by high intensity work and allows the heart to eject more blood every time it pumps. These intervals combined with the previous LISS training result in a heart that can fill with more blood (ECH) and then empty it quickly and powerfully (CCH).

Peripheral Adaptations
The primary changes that occur in the muscles and peripheral systems of the body. Allowing for better oxygen use, increased ability to deal with waste products, and increased storage of fuels for performance. At this point I move my athletes to much more specific movements. This is in part because the volume is lower, but also because we want the adaptations to occur in the correct places specific to the sport, and to place demands on them that begin to simulate what they will see in the ring/cage. I tend to use a lot of bag work here, but you can really use anything, including battling ropes, as long as it somewhat simulates the sport.

30/30 Interval – Again I tend to do this either on a heavy bag alternating straight punches and hooks every round or using a kick pad. These are 30 second on 30 second off intervals. The 30 seconds on needs to be maximal throughout, as fast and hard as possible while maintaining technique. The 30 seconds off is a total rest. These are performed 12 times, then rest for 4 to 5 minutes, then do another 12, 30 seconds on 30 seconds off. That makes this a total of 24 minutes of work. Truthfully these guys kind of fall in between central and peripheral adaptation, but I group them in here because of the specificity to the sport.

15/15 Interval – Performed basically the same as the 30/30, these intervals are 15 seconds at max effort and then 15 seconds actively resting. This means that if you are on the bag you are still using good foot work, with hands up, throwing a couple combinations at 60-70% power. 7, 15/15 intervals are performed before a rest of 4 to 5 minutes and then another 7 are performed. Here is where we really into peripheral adaptations through improved lactate threshold of the muscles.

Tabata – Yes, I do use Tabatas with my guys. Mainly because of the time benefit as we near competition. It allows for continued gains and doesn’t take long so they can focus on what is important at that time, the fight. 20 Seconds on 10 seconds for 4 minutes, balls to the wall the whole time.

Putting It Together

Using the concepts of periodization it is pretty easy to use the methods listed to improve conditioning. Following the same order above you can go from high volume to low, low intensity to high, and general to specific. Most of the general adaptations take around six weeks to start occurring while the specific take a little less, around three or four weeks. I find that slow integration between each training modality is best. For example, build up to four LISS sessions a week before transferring to 3 times a week LISS and once a week Tempo, and so on. The general adaptations should be done about four times a week max whereas the peripheral adaptations only need a max of three times a week. The only exception being the Vo2max intervals which shouldn’t be done more than three times a week. Ideally my plan would look something like this:

About eight weeks of LISS building to Tempo, then two weeks to bring in Vo2max intervals, followed by four weeks of them. Transferring into 30/30 intervals for four weeks, 3 weeks of 15/15, and about two weeks of Tabata.

KingColliwog posted:

This thread title from a few pages back in the old thread was better "Ask / Tell: The Martial Arts Thread: I was winning the fight until I died"

nice work on the OP

Smegmatron posted:

That owns hard but BJJ newbies reading A/T probably aren't the best group to be encouraging into flying armbars. If we're going to do that, I'd put in a gif of Garza's flying triangle at UFC 129.

P.S XGuard put the BJJ writeup in the last thread into the second post in this one. It's probably too long for the first post.

willie_dee posted:

I have a friend (not really a friend, but someone I know) who is convinced that Aikido is the be all and end all in a fight. I have tried showing him MMA/UFC and what not but he has all this bull poo poo about why it doesn't count. Is there a right up any where on how rubbish Aikido really is in the physical combat sense? I know bullshido used to have these great Your Martial Art sucks videos but I can't find an Aikido one.

Bohemian Nights posted:

I was in the same situation with my much younger cousins. They are both enrolled in a taekwondo class, and I was very skeptical about the entire thing so I went there to watch at some point. Yes, it was mostly bullshit, yes, I wish they could be tiny little armbar machines instead, but they seemed to be having fun and getting some good exercise, and depending on how old your children are, that might be the most important thing.

Also a camouflage belt sounds loving rad. I would wear a camouflage belt.

Fontoyn posted:

gently caress me, as I go into my gym for the first time in 2 months to get that ranking sheet, I'm greeted by a sign saying:

GEAR SALE, WEDNESDAY: MAY 12TH, 3P.M.-7P.M.

As it turns out, my gym is going under and I can no longer mooch free time in exchange for strength/conditioning for the new kids. Worse still, I apparently own 300+ for months I didn't ever come in to train (and the logs prove it).

So, for the people with more experience than me, how can my gym always be packed to bursting, my coach charge 150+ a month, and we're still somehow hemorrhaging money so bad he's selling off gear?

Winkle-Daddy posted:

It really inspires confidence when I have a question and instead of making up some bullshit answer the instructor says "Hey man, let me talk to some people about it and get back to you next class!"

In my old karate days the instructor had sort of a case of "I'm the instructor, I know what's best and I don't care what you were told at this seminar by this guy that outranks me by a whole bunch. It's probably because it's a different flavor of Karate, and not what I teach, so when you're here, you do it my way. Period." Some of the TMAs seem to have a complex around tradition over practicality and there is no way to get an honest answer beyond "because I said so."

One of the many reasons I don't go there anymore!

kimbo305 posted:

quote:

If you want practical sword fighting:

Nierbo posted:

The Aikido thread is where the action is at the moment.

Mechafunkzilla posted:

There is no martial art where the basics can be "grasped decently" in a short amount of time such that it would actually help you. It's all about internalizing the movements until they become second nature, tons of repetition, and lots and lots of sparring. The only way you can ever really become proficient at any concept or technique is to use it in sparring against a resisting opponent. That's why many martial arts don't work. Anything that claims to teach you actually useful self-defense skills in a few days or weeks and isn't called "how to buy running shoes that fit" is bullshit. Even if the techniques are sound, showing them to people who won't practice them for a few months is just setting them up to get stabbed to death when they try to fight someone instead of run away.

Mechafunkzilla posted:

Just make a sports analogy. If you play basketball for two years and know the mechanics of how to do every type of shot, crossover, and pass, it doesn't mean you've gotten as good as you can get at them, be able to do them consistently in a game, or that you won't pick up new moves and get better as you continue to play.

niethan posted:

Does MT really have headbutts?!

Smegmatron posted:

Any advice on escaping a mount or side control? I'm getting pretty decent at not ending up there in the first place, but once I'm there in pretty much hosed. I've been shown one mount escape that works for me (control an arm and leg on the same side and buck them off) but it's pretty easy to predict and avoid.

I've been shown how to try and hip escape out of side control if they aren't controlling my head and how to fix that if they are, but I guess I'm either not doing it right or they're seeing it coming and preventing it because I have never once managed to so either of these things during a roll.

Dead Man's Ham posted:

Can anyone let me know if this place seems legit? http://alliancegreenville.com/jiu-jitsu/

I tried to check them out last year, but they were very reluctant to let me take any trial classes and I think their shortest contract was either 6 months or a year at like 120 bucks a month. From what I can tell it seems the instruction seems to be good - but im not 100% on their business practices.

swmmrmanshen posted:

God forbid someone wears so much as a blue gi inside the kodokan...(I'm pretty sure that's a rule)

Winkle-Daddy posted:

I can't decide if that would be badass or terrible. I've often thought it would be cool to have a martial art where one of the higher level tests would be something like you're getting into your car after work and a paneled van pulls up and a couple of people get out with masks on and attempt to kidnap you. I know this is an insanely stupid/dangerous thing to do, but that doesn't stop me from day dreaming. You would also have to swear anyone who's gone through this test to secrecy under penalty of a severe beating or something.

zalmoxes posted:

It might seem like a strange complaint, but sometimes I really wish we focused on a particular technique for a couple weeks at a time. Maybe I'm a slow learner, but it takes me a while to understand the nuances in most techniques and just when I feel I'm starting to get somewhere class is over.. see you next time. And next class, we're doing something different.

Nierbo posted:

Last session I did randori with a guy I call 'the rock' because he's immovable by my hand and he doesn't like to move of his own volition either. He's a blue belt, bout 5'9 and probably about 100kg and can harai goshi me at will. He just holds me away with one arm and we just stand there like idiots for 3 minutes until time is called. I'm exagerrating a bit but I wish he'd move around and let me practice whatever basic white belt thing I'm focusing on that week, it almost like he's in the exact same position at the end of randori as when we started. Its not like I'm going to pose some threat anyway,

Nierbo posted:

Thanks xguard and kolliwog. You're always very helpful. At the risk of sounding lame, I added your replies to my judo journal.

02-6611-0142-1 posted:

I think everyone respects karate again since Lyoto Machida smashed his way up the UFC ladder. Even if Shogun kind of humiliated him later, Machida showed that there was nothing wrong with the martial art, it was just the lovely way it's usually taught. I mean, he crosstrained a shitload obviously, but he showed that he could stand and strike with boxers and muay thai guys and pick them apart with pure karate. If someone does the same thing with TKD, it'll have my respect too.

KidDynamite posted:

So many years wasted in TKD and Kung Fu because my parents never knew where to find a boxing gym.

aendarasi posted:

p.s. I could write up a wushu section for the thread, I'm pretty new at it at only one year of training, but I have a decent handle on the basics. Is there any interest?

mindtwist posted:

I think it mostly comes from the collars. I use like a pistol grip and if I've got a handful of gi then the outside of my fingers, from the nails to the first knuckle, rub up on that coarse, crosshatched texture of the jackets. I have pretty long, spidery fingers so that may play a part in it as well