Questions tagged [anatomy]
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Targeting arteries / tendons in knife fights?
Is it practical to target arteries or tendons in a knife fight? For instance the brachial artery, the carotid artery and the femoral artery are all listed as targets in the MCMAP Manual (MCRP 3-02B). ...
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Does bicep development affect punching power?
Context: I've been boxing for a few years now and decided with my coaches (a bit before the pandemic hit) that I would move up a weight class. As I was confined and didn't have access to the gym, most ...
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Would women with large breasts be able to fight?
Soo... I don't have a big chest. But all the girls I've known with them complain about this or that pain :-/. It's normal to see ladies with remarkable structure going kung-fu crazy and being totally ...
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What is the difference between a choke and a strangle?
In martial arts which permit submissions, a distinction is sometimes made between "chokes" and "strangles", however in my experience these terms are not used consistently.
What is the difference ...
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What is a "shoulder lock" in Judo terminology?
In a judo context, "elbow-lock" has a broader definition than in other martial arts, referring to both armbars and bent-arm rotational locks (since both manipulate the elbow joint for effect, ...
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Are Omoplatas legal in judo?
Are omoplatas legal in judo? Though they cause pain to the shoulder joint, they "lock" the elbow joint (in a bent position) to achieve this (as in ude-garami and te-gatame).
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Why is ude-garami legal if it is effectively a shoulder lock?
Since 1925, judo competitions have nominally banned all joint-locks applied "anywhere other than to the elbow joint". Since its inception in 1951, the IJF has also adopted this rule.
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Is there a way to reliably attack only a bent elbow joint with ude garami (Kimura, Americana)?
Joint locks in judo must nominally be on the elbow joint only. Ude garami, translated as the entangled arm lock and with variants are known as the Kimura or Americana in BJJ, often affects the ...
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Simple workout for kicking/leg muscles
I figured a very effective workout for punching muscles is elevated pushups which strengthens chest and arms.
Elevated pushups don't require any equipment.
I'm looking for a similar workout ...
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Resisting choke holds using throat tendons?
When I was a kid in my early teens, my parents got me to take up Judo.
I remember little of it, but I do remember quite successfully resisting choke-hold attempts by tensing the neck down and the ...
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Is it common and expected that shifus give theory classes about stuff like TCM, meridians and joints?
I have practiced taiji for some time. I also practiced shaolin styles for some time. However, when practicing stuff like sparring I feel I could do it better if I understood stuff like traditional ...
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Low kick and block with shank-bone
I can't find relevant info about this matter. The thing is, I found this picture to get more detailed info about anatomy of the bone it self at the shank part of the lag and found this:
I) Is this ...
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What happens to a person being choked?
Let us assume a very common choking technique (for example hadaka jime) performed on an average adult. If I understand correctly what I could gather from other questions, the main mechanism involved ...
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How do blood chokes actually work?
This is prompted by this answer and the description of blood chokes included. It states that:
Cerebral blood flow (CBF) chokes involve restricting the flow of blood to the brain, thereby denying it ...
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Is hitting hard objects really effective in making bones harder?
In several martial arts (e.g. karate, muay thai), there are methods for toughening body parts (such as the fists or shins) by hitting them against hard objects. I am an amateur martial arts fan and ...
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Can you be immune to chokeholds?
This guy in a video seemed to be unaffected by his partner's chokehold. Is it possible to be immune to chokeholds?
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Why Do Pressure Points Work Differently Against Different People?
In Hapkido we do a great deal of training with various pressure point techniques. These include pinches that hit a nerve (e.g., on the inside of the leg or on the outside of the elbow) or strikes that ...
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Which muscles do I use to stand? [closed]
Standing naturally is REALLY HARD. Farmers spend their days bent to the earth, techno-people spend their days sitting at a desk, etc. The body adapts, and deforms, and loses its natural efficiency. ...
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