Martial Arts

I do Aikido and I'm not too sure if joining Muay Thai would be cool. Since Muay Thai is bent on destruction, killing, and a whole lot of damage. Yet, Aikido is for Peace. So..where to go? Aikido for peaecful "cop like" restraint techniques or Muay Thai Elbow-Knee action?

2007-07-06 15:58:00 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I train in several other styles including mma, bjj and kali/escrima. I have done cage fighting and the worst injuries I have ever encountered were during my Aikido training. I have had my right index toe completly pulled out and turned all the way to the right. As well I had my left shoulder completly seperated. My left arm is about 2" or 3" inches longer than my right now. I have had injuries from my other training but those were my worst, and they were from my Aikido training.
Has any Aikidoist had any real serious or their worst injuries do to Aikido training. I sooooo Love Aikido.

2007-07-06 15:43:12 · 6 answers · asked by Zenshin Academy 3

In what moment and why.

2007-07-06 14:38:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

slaps or punches

i like slaps over puches because a well delivered slap to the ear or face can knock someone out much quicker than a punch and you can break your hand

2007-07-06 13:21:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-06 10:12:11 · 7 answers · asked by timssterling 4

give me reasons

2007-07-06 08:33:33 · 9 answers · asked by hi 2

This is annoying when you pay for an hour, but spend half the time doing push ups and stretches (which you can do yourself anyway before the class), and only spend half an hour practising the martial arts technique.

2007-07-06 04:04:53 · 22 answers · asked by pantocool 1

I know it is best for you to be taught under a proper instructor. The problem is that I have no instructor to learn under. I have been taught very little in Goju-ryu, and have a yellow belt in Taekwondo. Very little experience right. Well as of now because of my job I have no proper way to learn, and I was wanting to know from experienced practioners what should I do untill the opportunity presents itself to learn under someone. Thank You.

2007-07-06 01:24:59 · 11 answers · asked by D.B.K. S 2

...get into violent conftrontations or street fights (outside of controlled training situations)

2007-07-06 01:20:25 · 13 answers · asked by megalomaniac 7

Jujitsu perhaps?

2007-07-05 23:56:39 · 25 answers · asked by inTHEgaddadavida 3

2007-07-05 23:30:38 · 12 answers · asked by tattedupwhat 1

2007-07-05 22:23:26 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

i dont mean js fists and feet i mean whole body like shoulders head and anywhere is possible to inflict damage with?

2007-07-05 21:29:51 · 10 answers · asked by Shorin_ninpo 1

www.guamtaekwondo.com .

2007-07-05 19:48:50 · 8 answers · asked by Strive 3

I am into kyokushin karate for 6 months now and don't have any belt yet, which is 100% OK by me. I enjoy the every aspect of the sport and am training it to learn new things, not trying to emphasise some fast progress. But when I see all the other people/kids i get the nervous feeling in my stomach that is should have started training it a couple years ago. I am 19 by the way, and I am in a very good shape, the fastest in the class even. It is for sure that some kid that is at this time 15 and has 2nd white belt will have the bigger knowledge than me in my age, and I am already lacking in cathcing up. One day I would like to do some serious competition (3 to 5 years from now ) and the kids my age who do that, on the state level at least , not talking about international championships only have green belts, not to mention that 25 year olds have their 1 dan black belts for shore for some time now surely. Could I ever aspire to do some serious competing, like Europian championships ?

2007-07-05 19:32:32 · 14 answers · asked by milauwio 1

Is my TKD school odd (or rare) because it doesn't teach you to kick for the face/head during seld defense? I read a ton of responses about "high flashy kicks that are useless". If we are working on self defense drills and you kick high, you WILL get knocked over. All an instructor does is step forward or sometimes a nice hard jab and your probably going to end up on your a$s. If not, you are at least off balance enough that you have to go completely defensive for a second. Granted I could kick anyone six and a half feet tall in the face if they let me, but I haven't found any one yet. We are taught instead to try and take out a knee at least hammer the thigh. Just curious. Thanks for any responses!

2007-07-05 19:20:02 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I always make sure my sons gi is straight and his belt is tied correctly and make sure he arrives to class early. a lot as in most of the other parents come rushing in 10 minutes late with the children looking very sloppy belts tied incorrectly ect. And then they have the nerve to chastise the poor children when they do something incorrectly (like have a sloppy form ect) this is just sooooo irritating. And they dont understand why my 6 yr old has his orange belt and their 8 or 9 year olds havent even ranked.

2007-07-05 19:03:04 · 16 answers · asked by Brutal 2

Im looking for some gloves that mixed martial artists would use for my heavy bag. I want something that are inexpensive but still durable. And they have to have good support in the wrists and knuckles. I was looking at these Evergel gloves but they are more like boxing gloves. So what should i buy?

2007-07-05 18:11:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

There's the old argument that it causes heart problems, and even Eizo Shimabukuro, the head man of Shorin-ryu (Who likely learned his Sanchin kata from his older Brother, Isshinryu founder Tatsuo) says to train it while you're young, and then drop it for other kata when you get to a certain age.

On the other hand, martial artists like Seiko Toyama train Sanchin quite regularly and live long, healthy lives. I think the argument against Sanchin originated in the Shotokan camp many decades ago. I first read of it in a book by a Shotokan guy. Is there anything to this argument?

2007-07-05 11:39:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would really like to learn Zui Quan (Drunken Boxing)
but where?
how much would it cost?
would it be hard for someone with no martial arts experience?

2007-07-05 10:14:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

will there be 1

2007-07-05 09:42:07 · 6 answers · asked by J-Mex 3

2007-07-05 08:09:51 · 10 answers · asked by maddy s 1

okay i have learnedso many ways to kill/injure/debilitate an attacker. so lets make a hypothetical question.

so your goin through your wallet/purse and a man come at you from behind with a knife, he cuts your arm (not to bad a cut though) you hit his hand, knocking the knife out and he pins you agiants a wall, he's yelling stuff at you. WHAT DO YOU DO?

so asuming my hands are being pinned at the wall, id kik downwards on his knee with enough force to brake it. then id go run becuase i dont want to kill someone (i'd aume jail isnot a fun place)

what would you do?

2007-07-05 06:03:13 · 26 answers · asked by Mollie 5

I've heard that Frank is facing a suspension for his behavior in the fight against Baroni, some people think it was because of his excessive taunting and motioning he was going to put Baroni to sleep but thats happened in lots of fights it seems pretty obvious to me that it was because he pushed and then kicked Phil Baroni while he was unconcious, it was completely disrespectful and uncalled for. Matter of fact it was so disgusting that you can only see it if you watched it live, it was edited out of the Showtime replay. Yeah Frank dominated Baroni and may have even be injured doing it but he lost all of my respect. I totally agree he should be suspended that kind of behavior in the ring/cage is unexceptable, what do you think?

2007-07-05 05:36:13 · 13 answers · asked by Joseph B 5

i'm a student in high school and i'm currently a practicioner of about 4 martial arts styles. one of them is aikido, and most of our techniques are defensive but can be quite dangerous and usually cause injuries (and even sometimes fatal depending on the situation). if i were to be "attacked", so to speak, at school, would self-defense be a logical option?

2007-07-05 04:47:12 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-05 04:41:24 · 20 answers · asked by Habt our quell 4

I personally look at the arts as a circle. In order to complete that circle you should be perpared for any situation you come against weither it is physical, mental, or tactical. At our school we train in several different arts but still keep a traditional atmosphere, we wears gis, have ranks, testing, bow, yes sir no sir, respect, etc...we work hard and take it serious. Not what you call a Mcdojo I think is the term. Some schools focus on one style only, what I call a stylist. Not that is a bad thing necessarily. How do you look at yourself when it comes to this?

2007-07-05 02:02:43 · 8 answers · asked by IIIxKrazy 3

give reasons, examples, not just opinions and biased statements...

2007-07-05 00:17:57 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I tried to watch UFC but half the match was two guys clinching each other. It looked like they were trying to dry hump or something.

2007-07-04 21:57:15 · 20 answers · asked by Coalboy 2

It happens alot and i want to hear your opinions about why this happens. IMO everything depends on your school and association. In my TKD school and assocation we train in MMA as well as traditional Tae Kwon Do and spar full contact. Our self defence is extremely effective and it has kept me alive numerous times. Yet alot of people put down styles like TKD, Karate etc. We're trained to see the good parts of all martial arts and not to put other styles down.

2007-07-04 21:37:42 · 14 answers · asked by HwArAnG 2