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| bio | website | techfilth.blogspot.com |
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| location | New Zealand | |
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I have been training for the last 20+ years in a Okinawan derived style called Bushin Ryu.
In that time I've also dabbled in some other arts and had the good fortune to train under some excellent people.
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Jan 15 |
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Amount of force to do X Good question :) The neck is an interesting one - it is suprisingly hard to break unless you use the exact right angles - then it becomes quite easy. The actual amount of force to break an arbitrary rib would also be influenced by the density of the muscle/fat covering the area. |
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Jan 12 |
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Martial arts with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)? Something I've heard and you may want to look in to is that weaknesses in some of the knee ligaments can be overcome by strengthening the quads (this morsel of goodness comes from rugby players, they are prone to knee ligamnt problems). |
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Jan 10 |
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Getting Punches in stomach as practice in kick boxing @John Think of it as a drill. When you spar, have you been caught in the stomach area unawares? If not, maybe you only need to do it occassionally now. This sort of drill doesn't build the muscle or increase your physical capacity in any way, it simply trains you to react and fortifies you mentally to tolerate pain and discomfort. Do you think you are ready to move on from it? |
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Jan 9 |
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Getting Punches in stomach as practice in kick boxing I agree. You need to experience pain to learn to conquer it, but there is a limit to how much stomach-beating you need. |
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Jan 7 |
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Are handwrappings used only together with boxing gloves? I would suggest that this is because of a crucial difference between boxers/MMA fighters and traditional martial artists - while boxers & MMA fighters spend a lot of time hitting a bag they don't spend a lot of time conditioning the knuckles like traditionalists do (maybe some of the old school MMA fighters do, but only because they come from a traditional background). |
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Dec 5 |
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Injury during training session, after 2 months still feel the pain You haven't described the pain. |
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Nov 27 |
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What universal structures or recommendations are in place for TKD advancement for children? @balancedmama Something to try in this case is to shop around (if you have other arts around). Different instructors/schools will run things differently and your daughter's skills will be at least partly transferrable (i.e. she will start from the bottom again but will pick up the new art quickly). Cross training is generally an excellent way to build out your martial skills and you'll get to sample the new crowd/environment. |
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Nov 21 |
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Can I practice any of the martial arts after a hernia surgery? About your update: it can take a number of months for that feeling to go away, you will be conscious of the mesh for some time. As an aside, the mesh repair has been linked with a lot of complications due to it being placed incorrectly - if you ever start to experience pain (rather than just totally minor discomfort) then follow up and go to the doctor. |
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Oct 29 |
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Endurance problems while practicing martial art Agree about the BMI - it's the crappiest metric one can use because it doesn't account for muscle mass. |
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Oct 29 |
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Endurance problems while practicing martial art There are not enough details here - what is the warm up? Is it mainly aerobic or anaerobic? What is your eating like before the the workout? Do you have any underlying medical problems? Please add more relevant details! |
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Oct 26 |
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What are the differences between gel and foam gear? I believe that foams (to a certain degree) rely upon the air trapped in the foam structure and this dissapates over time, whereas gels are just a dense viscous liquid. |
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Sep 24 |
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how to overcome “freeze”? +1 - the wrist grab can be beneficial, you know where their hand is and what it's doing. If this is done to me then it's about a 75%/25% split between me either locking them up in return or just utilising their wrist grab to position them for a specific technique. Very seldom would I actually just disengage and then do nothing. |
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Aug 30 |
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What are good martial arts for aging bodies? @Mark absolutely no reason at all - feel fee to add it (with enough edits the answer will become community wiki). Having said that taiji tends to be known as Tai Chi at this end of the world and its martial component is not usually taught (unfortunately). |
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Aug 2 |
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Is the Olympic sport of Tae Kwon Do uniquely Tae Kwon Do like? Olympic TKD annoys the crap out of me - two competitors who mostly just bounce around and spray the occassional kick out. YAWN. I hope we never see them do the same with karate. K1 Kickboxing in the Olympics would be awesome to see. |
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Jul 26 |
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How do I increase flexibility to achieve a full split? @Dave the close vote will expire if no others follow it. It's not a duplicate question but it would certainly be a duplicate answer. |
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Jul 25 |
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How do I increase flexibility to achieve a full split? You've asked in a different way, but the answer to your question is the same as given here: Good exercises for higher side kicks?. Note that while you may strive for a full split, not everyone can achieve it, you may have a physiological setup that precludes it. |
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Jul 18 |
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What are the purposes of martial arts forms? @Roland - I've spent a lot of time as a bouncer (club doorman) so have had my fair share of trouble. Kata moves work incredibly well in real fights, in fact it can be quite scary when you instinctively perform the moves and leave someone (almost literally) in pieces on the pavement, it gives you a new respect for what you've learnt. Of course this stuff doesn't apply in the same way in controlled fights, those require skills and talents beyond just executing kata moves. But remember the question wasn't about fighting as such, it was about the uses of kata/forms. |
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Jul 18 |
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What are the purposes of martial arts forms? @Roland - I understand what you mean, I think you are missing something quite subtle - katas are designed to finish fights. If you look at anyone of a high enough rank, their "fighting" consists of distinct sequences of moves, it isn't a continuous rumble (if it is then you are doing it wrong). There is a difference between real-world fights in the street (which need to be finished ASAP) and fights in controlled situations like a cage or ring - my answer is from the "real world" perspective. |
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Jul 7 |
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Blocking with a katana blade From what I've picked up about blade making, the reason to avoid blocking with the sharp edge is not just because of dulling or chipping - it's also because the steel is physically harder on the back edge (i.e. the steel is softer on the sharp edge not just because of thinness but because of the smelting process). |
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Jun 26 |
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Conflict escalation management resources @Rophuine Your second statement is totally correct, that was what I was implicitly meaning, especially with the phrase and by how much. The key thing is that no two situations are exactly alike, each one needs to be judged on its merits (or lack thereof). And I agree about bouncers - there are a lot of them out there who do the job for entirely the wrong reason. |
