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Feb 18 |
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Relaxation Techniques Not really. You can be mentally tense and physically relaxed or vice-versa. There are links there, but they aren't the same thing. More importantly, you are looking for two answers. One is physical, the other is mental. If you are looking for two answers, it implies that you should have two questions. |
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Feb 18 |
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Relaxation Techniques There are two questions here. This might be better off being split: "How can I [physically] relax quickly" |
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Feb 14 |
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Official Term/Good Reference for Hapkido Advanced Basics Actually that's pretty much spot on what I was looking for and fits nicely with what I have been told previously (e.g., "advanced basics are just basics done well") and seen when researching. Thanks much. |
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Feb 14 |
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Official Term/Good Reference for Hapkido Advanced Basics I will be happy to if I can get my hands on it, which I've been hoping to do. It isn't in Tedeschi's Hapkido or in my other books, unfortunately, and I can't confirm it is in that one without actually seeing it. |
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Feb 10 |
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Are there musical instruments which, when practiced, noticeably increase martial arts skills and performance? Agreed absolutely. Editing to make that point explicit. |
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Feb 7 |
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What are the ankles good for, relative to stance work and mobility? What exactly are you looking for with the answer here? |
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Feb 6 |
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What do I need to keep in mind when picking a martial art as a bouncer? If you know of additional criteria, then feel free to list the things you already know you are looking for in your question. You should also always talk to the instructor of any art you are taking to see if that individual instructor can help you in those aspects. |
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Feb 6 |
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What do I need to keep in mind when picking a martial art as a bouncer? Sure, but from my perspective that doesn't significantly impact the art you choose. Good conditioning, knowledge of locks and strikes, etc and then you make a decision in the situation the degree of force that is warranted. |
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Feb 6 |
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What do I need to keep in mind when picking a martial art as a bouncer? There is also a thread for discussing the topicality of recommendation questions. I think the question could be better phrased as "what do I need to keep in mind/look for when choosing a martial art as a bouncer?" |
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Feb 6 |
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Shoulder Tension My current art has a lot of structural similarity to aikido in this respect, and uses some of the same concepts of energy. Certainly something I can focus on more. |
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Feb 6 |
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Shoulder Tension Very good suggestions, will be trying these. |
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Feb 3 |
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What are the purposes of martial arts forms? Used to play very actively, not as much any longer, unfortunately. |
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Feb 3 |
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Training Body Reading Without Sparring That's a really excellent approach for learning to read the other person as a matter of personal work. Not quite what I am looking for since I am looking for drills to train others with, but I may adapt it as a way of explaining how to frame it. |
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Feb 2 |
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How do you prepare for the stress of a real self-defense situation? @Swift We were addressing the point that "If you are at the stage of a physical confrontation [...] you have already failed as a martial artist." |
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Feb 2 |
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Do shock knives make a good 'training' alternative to real knives for knife fighting sparring? We used to use pens (normal ballpoint pens, caps in place). Worked rather well. |
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Feb 2 |
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Rule 1: Cardio. What exercises are worth doing to increase cardiovascular fitness? In my mind there are still too many questions, independent of the topicality of the theme. |
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Feb 2 |
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Are there legal ramifications to being a trained martial artist? Yeah, the fact that he had a gun and it was in your home frequently–though not always–makes it a "lethal force warranted" situation under law, which simplifies things significantly for force short of lethal. |
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Feb 2 |
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What martial notation systems exist for describing techniques in writing? If you do play with it and it works well, let me know how it turns out ^_^ I'd be interested to see. |
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Feb 1 |
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Are there legal ramifications to being a trained martial artist? The basic rule in the US is that "A person may [...] use physical force upon another person when and to the extent he reasonably believes such to be necessary to defend himself or a third person from what he reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of unlawful physical force by such other person" with a few added caveats and conditions. Very similar. |
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Feb 1 |
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How do you prepare for the stress of a real self-defense situation? Agreeing with GrandmasterB: I think there is a confusion of different types of confrontation that can occur and what you can realistically do to avoid them. There's a difference between a "monkey dance" (which is a mutual engagement), other social violence dynamics (sometimes mutual, sometimes avoidable but not trivially so, etc), and what happens with a predator who has specifically isolated you in a situation you aren't realistically always going to be able to avoid (e.g., in an apartment alone). |
