As has been said before, this is not really true. If there is no attack, there can be no aikido, the operative word being 'attack', but an attack does not have to be physical, just ...
... a problem in what you did it was STUPID to pull a handgun on the dog. If he was seriously going to attack you, it would have recognized your poise as a threat and attacked. Since I have huge ...
In an attack a man tries to invade your space. So you need to draw him out in a counter attack line, of your choosing the right timing for your attack against his weakest position. Like a trailing ...
... en any BJJ in real life though) is nothing but a joke. They all assume that you're going to be attacked by someone who doesn't know what they're doing and that they' ...
... smart **** Gichoke. Couldn't you just say, no martial art will help you against multiple armed attackers. And no, I dont think Karate is the answer. But you can get away much easier if you are ...
Hi Jorge
I would very much like to spend some time training with (and talking to) an experienced and open-minded karateka (or any practical boxing art practitioner) but I think it would have to be ...
Some years ago I bought a wall mount Mook Jong for training as I was able to appreciate it's usefullness for training. I just use it for my own set training drills which are only a few.
Anyhow ...
You just did, lame-****. Go look at your post. Nobody has mentioned Ken Chung in forever on this ng... so your post was simply an attack.
Mike Sigman
Hey!!! We can attack Spiderman... but you can't.You don't have thought authority yet.
Gi has spoken.
Mr Rob, May I take the point here. While reading this thread I decided to take up the offer by BITA. Posted earlier in the thread to go & punch one of the Instructors. To cut a long story short I ...
I feel your all right my thinking on the same issue is when an art is so attack based it is very easy to counter. The way I train is from flow, energy, movement, position, and angles. I also feel as ...
Care to elaborate? And how could you know? Do you go around attacking high level aikidoka in alleys?
Beginner's classes are for practicing beginner techniques. Obviously beginners are not ...
After the first 5 seconds of artery attack.
How long it take for him to wake up?
Is it a good idea to arm bar and knee bar him after he is out so after he wake up he cannot fight back?
I have no personal interest in violence, have no weapons and do not live in fear of my neighbours. If I were to study martial arts it would not be to 'protect' myself or to do harm to ...
Where my hands are depends on the distance to my opponent. Generally, I don't have my lead hand any higher than solarplexus level. If I keep them higher, my reactions are slow because I'm ...
Lynn,
Just one quick question for you...
If someone were trying to... hmmm.... say, -RAPE- you, do you think that they might punch, kick, or even *gasp* -slap- you?
At least your Sensei isn ...
sorry to be replying to my own post... I just want to add that this AM (despite being old and out of practice) I did a few squat jumps. In my observation there wasn't much if any stress in my ...
Chi Sao is an important concept in Wing Chun and WC-related arts, as well as in Southern Preymantis. Basically, the practitioner gains sensitivity to the position of the opponent's arms and body ...
I can't say I have any disagreement here. I believe, at one time, aikido was trained in some areas. I'm starting to look into KravMagda myself. Just a couple thoughts. When you are looking ...
Well, let me go ahead and throw in my 2 cents. I believe the solution to be a combination of 3 things.
1) Experience 2) As posted previously, 'Soft Focus' or as I like to say, 'Zoom ...
I actually do a bit of both - especially where forms are concerned. I'm not sure what your background is in. However, in taekwondo self-defense there are times we take things very easy--mostly when ...
Usually the bow is a sign of respect/thank you to the teacher and past teachers when done to the teacher and/or shomen (my spelling is poor for japanese at the moments, so I will go phonically (via ...
For anyone curious, I highly recommend checking out on of Pak Vic's classes. He is an excellent teacher and very welcoming.
I've always enjoyed the hypothetical who would win versus who, ...
I have heard of Dragon, Snake, Crane, Panther, Tiger (the 5 Shaolin animals), Praying Mantis, White Crane, (4 or 5 other Crane styles, too,) Monkey (a couple of styles), Tiger-Crane, and Eagle Claw, ...
The way we approach it is to train in high reps, low impact. When we do the djurus, the short sets of practice movements, we train to start the adrenaline rush consciously. The more you do it, the ...
Dear Scholars:
As I've been reading the threads on Christianity and the Martil [sic] Arts, I have been struck by one overriding suposition that they make.
In addition to the lies, half ...
Less analyze these insults ,eh? He hits me with 3 things that intend to make me look bad...
First one is 'He studies trivia' Kind of an innocuous insult that couls even be taken as a ...
Hi Chas,
Hope you don't mind a few more questions. All the b.s. you and Mr. Gartin are confronted with causes me to look deeper into the maybe whys. Your explanation about how Mr. Gartin looks ...
As of yet I don't really have any techniques I'm specifically good enough at to consider specialized weapons. The two I work on though, and even though I hadn't thought about it that ...
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Good move. Knowing how to throw a decent blow will make your Aikido (and that of your training partners) better.
Well, it's hard to find a striking art with a similar philosophy to Aikido ...
True, if a martial art works in one age, it should work in another (but bear in mind that you can't karate-chop a Smith & Wesson.) And tai chi certainly works.
Specifically, I study tai ...
... was to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury.
Aikido is performed by blending with the motion of the attacker and ...