Martial Arts

Honeslty I do not understand how anybody can consider this to be a skilled sport, I hate turning on the TV Set and watching to guys wrestle on the floor for the entire night, that is no way a fight.
and yet some how its considered skill, when in reality how can you consider that skill? they get to do just about anything you would on the street?
Boxing in my opinion is the far more skilled sport, you do not get to kick, choke, Throw elbows or Knees, you have a limited area of where you score points, you block and throw shots with only two hands.
to me there is no question Boxing is the far better skilled of the two, when you have more boundries such as boxing does you find out who really is the better man that night, I would be willing to bet that 99% of those in MMA couldnt do anything in the sport of boxing, which is why they need MMA it is a sport that allows them to basicly do pretty much what they want to do, to me that isnt skill, I can see that at any highschool any time

2007-10-19 17:03:37 · 7 answers · asked by Santiago R 1

My big brother beats me up all the time, not just messing with me, he hits me in my kidney's, my jaw, and my stomach, and he says thats "it's toughening me up" but i really want to beat the crap out of him
tell me what i should do!

2007-10-19 14:45:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Help im afraid to fight someone i know i can beat up, he challenges me in a fight in school and I knew I could beat him then I suddenly became nervous and didn;t want to fight, when I went home I changed my mind and thought that I would fight him but when I went to school the next day I was scared again!! How come Im afraid to fight someone I know I could defeat? HOw do I overcome this?? Also I train Muay Thai for about 6 months now and the guy who want's to fight me probably doesn't even have a fighting experience....

Before i wasn't afraid to fight my classmates about 2 years ago I challenged a friend to a fight then I lost... Maybe that's is the reason I get afraid???? HElp me please

2007-10-19 14:22:24 · 13 answers · asked by The Answer 1

Meaning do you really think a chinese system of Wu Shu is really that much different than Shaolin or Hungar, or in Japanese Shotokan, Goju, Kyokushinkai, Kenpo?

Do you think they have MANY differences or just a few?

2007-10-19 13:25:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Today I was throwing huge homerun punches but only connected on 2 of them. The rest I noticed he backed up on or ducked down. So when he does this what is a good way to hit him or do something. What are some good fist fighting techniques and punching tips.

2007-10-19 12:59:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or in the Tri-State area? I'm interested in learning but don't know who to ask or where to go!

2007-10-19 09:41:20 · 2 answers · asked by I C 2

Its almost become the same fight with different names. Plus, its produced alot of foolish assumptions within the populus that seems to make all people who have never taken martial arts but watch UFC think that the only 3 respectable fighting arts are Muay Thai, BJJ, and Wrestling.

I really enjoyed it more when it was like UFC 1 and 2.

2007-10-19 08:00:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am thinking of adding it to my other martial arts. However I hear conflicting opinions on how effective it is. The other thing is I HATE kata's! However if Kenpo is effective then I will still take the classes.

2007-10-19 04:47:17 · 18 answers · asked by Boomer 3

2007-10-19 04:16:02 · 9 answers · asked by silver fox 1

is there any video od bruce lee to display his feat besides the one inch punch and kick bags video.?any thing like breaking bricks or sometin?

2007-10-18 23:50:42 · 16 answers · asked by tormentor of ssouls 1

If there was competition between breaking a brick or 13 glass plates arranged vertically as showed in the guiness primetime who could shatter the glass with one blow?Huge ronnie coleman or brucelee , is it going to be lightning speed with considerable power or awesome power with less speed.The point where they both are going to strike is going to be the same.i guess brucelee would do better what are your suggestions?

2007-10-18 23:22:44 · 9 answers · asked by tormentor of ssouls 1

2007-10-18 20:00:13 · 9 answers · asked by bigpapamizz 1

I have a Aikido Dojo and currently have 6 studnets. There is a TKD Dojang down the street that has over 50 students. I put out flyers and thing of that nature but nothing happens. my classes are Mon. & Wed. kids class 5pm-6pm adults class 6:30pm - 8pm price $40.00 monh
The TKD is $25.00 month 1 day a week for 1 hour I dont know whats wrong lol.

2007-10-18 18:35:19 · 12 answers · asked by timberrattler818 5

can someone explain to me what these are. all i know is that there are:

crushing power - wood element
exploding power - fire element
crossing power - earth element
spliting power - metal element
drilling power - water element

in Xingyiquan these are the five combat modes. can someone tell me what it would be like to fight in these modes?

2007-10-18 17:23:30 · 1 answers · asked by Fire-Fly 1

Is good for a person looking to defend themselves, get into better physical shape and most importantly increases confidence?

I deal with difficult people frequently and often feel threatened. I want to learn to defend myself if some thing should happen. Also how hard is it to learn martial arts? What kind of physical training does it take? I know that it depends on the person, but how long does it take to advance in general for an average student? If I do this I don't want to be a beginner forever, I want to advance, be confident in my ability and be good at it.

I have looked and ninjitsu, tae-kwon-do, and judo appear to be prevelant in my area.

2007-10-18 16:01:10 · 14 answers · asked by notmuchanextrovert 2

I have taken karate for ten years and am currently a brown belt, so I posess strong kicks. I am 5'11 128 pounds and go to the gym three times a week so am quite strong (Have six-pack and other defined muscles), and can beat some people who weight 170 pounds in arm wrestles. What fighting style should I approach someone who is also muscular, on the football team, is about two inches taller than me and weighs 50 more pounds.

2007-10-18 15:36:59 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-18 15:30:29 · 19 answers · asked by Yo! 1

Need Advice!!!!!!?
I gave my girlfriend an ultimatum to quit her sport ,which involves grappling other guys, I told her, she could continue with her other sports, but not the MMA.Her reply to this was "don't push me you will not like the outcome"... I love my girlfriend very much. I really can not take this anymore.I do not like the contact she has with other men. What do you think of this situation?

2007-10-18 15:09:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-18 14:52:07 · 7 answers · asked by wardc89 2

2007-10-18 13:05:57 · 12 answers · asked by Kenshiro 1

I'm taking a "karate" class locally, and I would like to look up the forms/katas online for extra practice at home. The only problem is that it's hard to spell these foreign words, and I'm really not sure of the style of karate that we're considered to be. All I know is that the instructors call the first three forms Form 1, Form 2, Form 3. He calls the next six "pennums" or "penins"? Not really sure. The name he uses for the brown belt kata soulds like Saha (pronounced say-hah). The progression of the belts used to be white, blue, red, green, brown, and black, but is now white, yellow, blue, red, green, brown, and black. Hopefully this information helps someone identify the style and more helpfully, a website with videos for the forms for this style of the martial arts.

Thanks

2007-10-18 10:59:56 · 5 answers · asked by dws7011 2

2007-10-18 10:08:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi, is Bruce Lee correct in saying that the forearm can be trained everyday? as i want to get stronger forearms.

thanks in advance

2007-10-18 09:02:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

what should i do?i did 3 years karate and i know try to learn something kung-fu like.what should i do now? Wing Chun Kung Fu or Jeet Kune Do?

2007-10-18 08:02:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

how can i make it harder?
i bought a floor to ceiling ball, and i was preety good even though i havent used one in ages, this one is tied on my tree
how can i make it harder, ive loostend the strings, i want more of a challange
mind u i got smacked in the nose lol

2007-10-18 07:04:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I m holdinga cultural event at my University and part of my project is to introduce Brazil, so i was going to put on a capoeira show but I definately need some music. Im looking for more traditional songs that make use of the berimbau, and maybe some chanting. But either way all suggestions will be looked upon and greatly appreciated :) Thanks a bunch guys.

2007-10-18 04:03:43 · 4 answers · asked by champ 2

Are there any exercises you can do to improve reflexes? (Exluding sports)

2007-10-18 00:45:21 · 5 answers · asked by George W 1

I think after all the bs about Black Belts (and what they have become )... If i were to open a school... on the first day I would just give the student a BB... and say .. "now that we got that out of the way, let's start training"... That being said I was as proud as I could be to get mine (so it may seem hipocritical but just looking back)... anymore you see ppl jus want it and..... who cares about how good they get... they get it after paying for "the black belt program"... Ahh jus some food for thought... would like to hear others opinions... thanks

2007-10-17 18:53:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

why do i see ninjutsu viedos on youtube that have ppl doing flips and wall flips etc
in ninjutsu class do you really learn those kind of stuff to like show off in a tourny or something?

2007-10-17 16:53:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Say you're in a coliseum and they're unleashed like the tigers and lions were in old times, all at once, how many do you think you could take?

2007-10-17 16:39:54 · 29 answers · asked by Alex S 4