Well, actually, I asked the same question to an Englishman sensei who came to the dojo I train (AiKiDo).
He said that this could not be possible because if someone had tie his sword differently ...
It should hardly be a big deal that a post was delayed for a few days. AND the answer is in THE most common resource on Judo. This is not complicated. I am not going to give out personal information ...
Re:Speed
by Don Alexander
Yes. I am referring to relaxing the antagonistic muscles that work opposite the direction you are moving. Stretch, relax the body, and whip in straight alignment.
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The W.T.F. (AKA wussy tae kwon do federation) is what gives TKD a bad name.
I trained in ITF style for about 6 years.......they are not restricted to little wussy punches and kicks to pre- ...
Hello, I heard a guy who practice ninjitsu saying that Toshiro Mifune (Yojimbo, Sanjuro, etc...) badly holds the katana and that in a general sense was not a good martial artist. I don't think ...
IMHO, try using a soft eye focus. That means to look through your opponent and at no one thing in particular. The soft focus is harder to interrupt causing a flinch and it also btings in the ...
I was walking to a meeting on Ann street in Manhattan. When I felt a hand on my shoulder. Since I had never been in that area and lived some 40 miles away on Long Island. I suspected it was someone ...
Hi Bob,I've been learning Tai-Chi and Aikido for some time now, never took a self defense lesson for real life situations but I do love bringing wisdom of other school as each has so much to offer.
I live in Wallingford and go to the UW. I just finished trying to find a BJJ club in the area. If you go to www.bjj.org and look under locations you'll find at all of them have closed/moved.
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Hi,
you´re right! Don´t try to use bladed weapons without a proper training - you won´t learn anything, but the chances to hurt yourself are not that bad.
Since there are *big* differences ...
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Thanks all,my real name is "dunia.gs".
I hope i can do something real for the site.
Little bit about me,
I love Martial Arts, I have learn Karate (rank: brown belt), Kateda (rank: ...
Hello Bill,
I've been looking at some of the replies you have received. It seems that Tai Chi is as political, partisan and bewildering as all other martial arts. So it goes.
I learned a ...
etc), what are the best exercises?>>
Welcome to sweat and metal.
Chest (pecs): bench press and flys.
Shoulders (delts): lateral raises front, side, back, and military press
Arms: biceps= ...
I personally started when I was about 16 or 17, having never heard of martial arts or karate or Bruce Lee or anything. You can see some of that story here:http://www.mokurendojo.com/2007/01/care-and- ...
Hip stretches? Look up the stretching faq.
I found that laying on my back, pulling one leg up untils its 90 degrees, keep the knee pointed up, turn the lower leg so it is accross the body, now pull ...
A reframe would be that the more secure your ego the more willing you are to try and train at new things. It is the fragile egos that can not take the humility of learning new skills. And the fragile ...
I found this on the web :
According to "The Aiki News Encyclopedia of Aikido" (1991) by Stanley A.
Pranin, the following is contained in the entry for "Lovret, Frederick J.:"
& ...
Just don't drop your head when you shoot in. Keep your head in close and tight to his body and keep going forward so he can't set up for a knee strike. On the reverse side: If your being ...
Usually today one can find swords techniques taught as part of the teaching of martial art ones.
There are those of course that are interested in learning Swords arts by themselves and for them I ...