Dave Liepmann

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May 16	revised	How much can I improve my punching precision? How? deleted 69 characters in body
May 16	comment	What are the most effective exercises (hojo undō or otherwise) for martial arts? ...and the sentences immediately after the one you quoted describe why I think so. I don't mind using nigiri game jars; but they shouldn't be valued higher than modern grip training methods unless the goal is historical reenactment rather than functional martial arts.
May 16	comment	Attacked by black belt Stop worrying about "revoking" his "license"; just see if you can track down his teacher and tell that person what happened.
May 16	comment	What are the most effective exercises (hojo undō or otherwise) for martial arts? THelper is right; the issue is with presupposing that traditional methods are more effective at sport-specific training than newer methods. (Furthermore, many if not most martial artists are also in need of general strength & conditioning prior to sport-specific S&C, and do not understand the difference.)
May 16	revised	What is Fa-jin? added 546 characters in body
May 15	answered	What is Fa-jin?
May 15	revised	Can Forms (Kata/Poomsae/etc.) or Techniques (Waza) be practiced on the ground? added 1 characters in body
May 14	comment	Can Forms (Kata/Poomsae/etc.) or Techniques (Waza) be practiced on the ground? @stslavik About "going back"--that's why I recommended getting substantial experience before playing with kata-on-the-back. In my experience most people advocating "do kata from your back" can't grapple and are looking for ways to avoid the hard work of learning to grapple, or feigning expertise in an art they're unfamiliar with by drawing weak parallels. I'm not saying that's the case with you, but I think it's important to keep in mind when giving advice.
May 14	reviewed	Reject suggested edit on How dangerous is it to choke someone unconscious or to be choked unconscious?
May 14	revised	Can Forms (Kata/Poomsae/etc.) or Techniques (Waza) be practiced on the ground? deleted 59 characters in body
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May 14	answered	Can Forms (Kata/Poomsae/etc.) or Techniques (Waza) be practiced on the ground?
May 13	awarded	Sportsmanship
May 11	comment	What is the oldest documented Eastern Martial Art that is still practiced? Awesome answer. I look forward to reading the sources you reference. Thanks! :)
May 10	revised	How does one progress from tai chi push hands to free-sparring? added 102 characters in body
May 8	revised	How long should it take to gain fighting proficiency in tai chi? added 213 characters in body
May 8	accepted	How, historically, did American push-hands get so restrictive in comparison to Chinese push-hands?
May 8	accepted	What are tai chi's high-percentage push hands techniques?
May 8	revised	Is weight training useful in martial arts? rearranging
May 8	comment	Training while exhausted For a specific example of a "training while exhausted" recommendation, see this answer from Sardathrion, which inspired this question. It is a classic example, in that the method is recommended as a way to reduce tension in movements. This has been shown to be a poor approach. In particular, one of the hallmarks of well-mastered technique is the absence of unnecessary tension, ergo using the "train while exhausted" technique to reduce tension is by definition misguided.