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Apr
29
reviewed Approve suggested edit on Which disciplines involve smacking away opponents' strikes?
Apr
29
comment What is a “heavy jab”?
Perhaps this was a pedagogical trick to emphasize movement in the shoulder during regular jabs, and not a separate kind of punch in itself?
Apr
29
comment What is shen energy? Is there such a thing as a “shen state” and if so, how does it come about?
Could you excerpt part of that article so this answer stands on its own?
Apr
26
answered Which disciplines involve smacking away opponents' strikes?
Apr
24
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Apr
23
revised Is weight training useful in martial arts?
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Apr
22
revised How dangerous is it to choke someone unconscious or to be choked unconscious?
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Apr
19
accepted How effective are foul techniques as a side control escape?
Apr
19
comment How effective are foul techniques as a side control escape?
My question was originally triggered by surprise (in another question) about how many people seem to think biting and so on work as some automatic, easy escape, or elicit a predictable and desirable response. Your answer addresses these points well. I wouldn't say that legal and illegal moves require "equal" training, but that's quibbling.
Apr
19
comment How effective are foul techniques as a side control escape?
@Trevoke I upvoted it, and currently it's the best, but I wanted to sustain the suspense so more people would answer :D
Apr
19
comment How effective are foul techniques as a side control escape?
@Trevoke I thought it was clear that because we're talking about explicitly tournament-illegal techniques, we're therefore talking about the utility of these techniques outside of competition.
Apr
19
comment How effective are foul techniques as a side control escape?
I'm really looking for answers that specifically address foul techniques in comparison to other escape techniques. Could you speak more to that, instead of generally about biting? Also, are you worried at all about potentially escalating the fight while in a disadvantageous position? We are not assuming that the attacker is already maximally violent while on top.
Apr
16
comment How effective are foul techniques as a side control escape?
Regardless of the law, this answer does not address the question: how do these techniques compare to other escape techniques? The only part that's relevant to that question is the fact that it bears a risk of disease.
Apr
16
comment How effective are foul techniques as a side control escape?
I'm really looking for answers that specifically address foul techniques in comparison to other escape techniques. Could you speak more to that, instead of generally about biting? Also, are you worried at all about potentially escalating the fight while in a disadvantageous position?
Apr
12
asked How effective are foul techniques as a side control escape?
Apr
12
comment Is martial arts training 'inadequate' for the real world?
@Lex, why do you think that as the person on the bottom, you'd have an advantage in biting a BJJ practitioner? Is there a reason he would be unable to bite you beyond "sport sport sportists never think of such things"? And how do you you think someone on top of side control would respond to being bitten--by being nicer to you, or with strikes or a choke? Have you ever tried, say, purple nurpling an unfriendly BJJ brown belt while rolling to see whether it would result in a reduction in the beat-down you were already receiving?
Apr
11
comment Is martial arts training 'inadequate' for the real world?
I downvoted because I've learned de-escalation and violence detection and modern etiquette (not reiho) in karate, my judo dojo is decidedly not militaristic, I've learned self-defense in every art I've trained, and I don't understand #6. He also admits that knowing how to fight helps the odds. He is also perpetuating this tired "martial arts is a sporty sport that can't be used to defend yourself because it's so sporty that you'll only use sport techniques" myth. He also perpetuates this strange (but common) fear of the mostly mythic hyper-predator.
Apr
6
comment Thrusting Targets in the Leg
-1 This is a Q&A site. Don't leave "the math" unsaid; answer the question.
Apr
5
answered Impact of being smaller(shorter arms) and how to overcome this
Mar
26
revised What are the purposes of martial arts forms?
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