Mark C. Wallace

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I'm currently studying Tomiki Aikido under Dr. Yoji Kondo, although I started in Yoshinkan aikido under Helton-Sensei. I'm also studying Taiji under D. Gilmer at StillwaterTaichi I'm informally studying jo and bokken.

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Nov 9	comment	Conditioning after sick leave ? is this a martial arts question? or is this a fitness question?
Nov 8	answered	What is “seven star”?
Nov 8	asked	What is “seven star”?
Nov 6	comment	How dangerous is it to choke someone unconscious or to be choked unconscious? I'll try and quiz the MD's in the dojo again on Saturday.
Nov 6	comment	How dangerous is it to choke someone unconscious or to be choked unconscious? When we teach chokes, we also teach a method to revive some one from choke. Please get training in this from someone qualified before trying it, but loosely speaking we seat the person on the floor, kneel behind them with a knee bracking their spine and gently pull the arms back to expand the chest. That isn't directly responsive to your question, but I'd want to know it if I were in your situation.
Nov 5	comment	How dangerous is it to choke someone unconscious or to be choked unconscious? @DaveLiepmann asks to what contradiction I refer. In an earlier post, I'd mentioned that MD's in my dojo claim to have seen evidence of brain damage resulting from chokeholds. I freely admit I'm not an MD and I don't pretend to have the knowledge to interpret or explain a brain scan. The article I cite in this answer contradicts the evidence I offered earlier. To my mind, that contradiction means that I should do further research. I did not intend to create this level of heat/fractious argument. I was just trying to be responsible about my earlier claim.
Nov 3	answered	How dangerous is it to choke someone unconscious or to be choked unconscious?
Oct 29	reviewed	Close Endurance problems while practicing martial art
Oct 25	reviewed	Reviewed Judo gis for lanky players?
Oct 25	comment	The terms “form” and “sequence” in Martial arts Could you provide some context? Are you seeing these terms used in some publication?
Oct 24	reviewed	Reviewed What are the purposes of martial arts forms?
Oct 24	comment	What are the purposes of martial arts forms? While I agree with your point #1, I think a better answer would explain how they correct my mistakes. If my back is not straight, my form won't look right, but how will I see and correct that? (unless you're implying that the value of forms is as a part of coaching/instruction.) Similarly I think #2 is probably true, but I'm not sure I understand how that exercise helps. How does sparring from kata differ from sparring without kata? #3 is good. My teacher does this all the time; I may hate it, but it works.
Oct 24	comment	Good music themes for Tai-chi Welcome to MA:SE. Can you provide some examples of music themes you've found satisfactory?
Oct 23	answered	“Spinning Block” Pattern Origination
Oct 22	revised	What are the purposes of martial arts forms? edited for flow, removed sentence fragments, linked thoughts
Oct 22	suggested	suggested edit on What are the purposes of martial arts forms?
Oct 22	reviewed	Reviewed Did Karate really originate in the Okinawa region of Japan?
Oct 22	comment	Did Karate really originate in the Okinawa region of Japan? Like @Sardathrion, I'd like to learn more of the research.
Oct 19	comment	How do I find out what are the laws on edged weapons in my country? @Sardathrion, I'm skeptical that it can be de-localized. How would you do it?
Oct 18	comment	How do I find out what are the laws on edged weapons in my country? I think this is an interesting question, but not a good MA:SE exchange question - the answer is (a) intrinsically local, since the answers apply only to one country and (b) the skills/techniques involved are legal research, not martial arts.