Questions tagged [anatomy]
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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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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.
In spite of this,...
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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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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 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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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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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 ...
