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Should the closed-fist strike be sidelined? - Graham Kuerschner weighs in - Blitz Martial Arts Magazine

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:43:18 -0700

Should the closed-fist strike be sidelined? - Graham Kuerschner weighs in - Blitz Martial Arts Magazine:

prs-and-ippons:

okinawanwarrior:

As punch-related deaths keep hitting the headlines, is it time that self-defence schools sideline the close-fist strike? Graham Kuerschner believes so. Read the full article at www.blitzmag.net

Article on how the close fist punch should be second guessed when it comes to self defense due to the fact that it could seriously harm someone or kill them.

It got me thinking of my immediate reactions if someone were to try and attack me. They are as listed

Punch to the chin and/or jaw.

Punch to the temple and/.or orbital bone.

Open palm strike to the nose

Eye gouge with thumb or finger

Grip and crush the throat, or punch in the throat

Grip the testicles(if a dude) and squeezing or ripping

Stomping the knee

elbow to the jaw or temple.

elbow to the nose

knee to the face(nose or temple specifically)

taking the persons head and ramming it into something(a wall or something sharp)

Jesus christ. I’m so violent. So it seems like me punching them in a self defense situation would actually be the safest thing out of all of my instinctual reactions.

But hey man, thats what happens when you grow up in a bad chicago neighborhood, you don’t fuck around.

…What. I don’t think the author understands what self-defense is even about. We don’t train for bad circumstances, we train for worst-case scenarios. Heck, even an ippon in Judo is supposed to signify that you killed your opponent.

The author says that “Open-handed strikes should be the default response in all circumstances where striking is deemed an appropriate response. Don’t get me wrong, punching has its place, but not as a first-choice weapon in self-defence.” You need to use the type of attack appropriate for the situation immediately, not go test the waters to see how strong your attacker is.

Really, not killing someone in training isn’t hard. A few people losing control is a shame, but no reason to discredit close-handed striking.

yep. Plus I mean. WHat are really the chances of actually killing someone in one punch? It’s what we train for yes, but you would have to have a lot going right to do that. Timing, body alignment, relaxation. So many factors, that likely would NOT come about a stressful situation like that. Much more likely to kill someone doing another movie.

…Aren’t openhanded strikes much more likely to give someone a concussion (without the lame-o side effect of breaking your hand)?

lilbeff: Bruce Lee had me up to three miles a day, really at...

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:33:47 -0700

lilbeff:

Bruce Lee had me up to three miles a day, really at a good pace. We’d run the three miles in twenty-one or twenty-two minutes. Just under eight minutes a mile [Note: when running on his own in 1968, Lee would get his time down to six-and-a half minutes per mile]. So this morning he said to me “We’re going to go five.” I said, “Bruce, I can’t go five. I’m a helluva lot older than you are, and I can’t do five.” He said, “When we get to three, we’ll shift gears and it’s only two more and you’ll do it.” I said “Okay, hell, I’ll go for it.” So we get to three, we go into the fourth mile and I’m okay for three or four minutes, and then I really begin to give out. I’m tired, my heart’s pounding, I can’t go any more and so I say to him, “Bruce if I run any more,” –and we’re still running-”if I run any more I’m liable to have a heart attack and die.” He said, “Then die.” It made me so mad that I went the full five miles. Afterward I went to the shower and then I wanted to talk to him about it. I said, you know, “Why did you say that?” He said, “Because you might as well be dead. Seriously, if you always put limits on what you can do, physical or anything else, it’ll spread over into the rest of your life. It’ll spread into your work, into your morality, into your entire being. There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. If it kills you, it kills you. A man must constantly exceed his level.”

Zen in The Martial Arts, if anyone was wondering about the source. Every literate MAer should have a copy of this book.

Dr. Sohn’s variation on the Yang style of T’ai...

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:03:37 -0700

Dr. Sohn’s variation on the Yang style of T’ai Chi.

Dr. Sohn was a student of Ahn’s, who was a student of Cheng Man Ch’ing. (I was a student of one of Dr. Sohn’s students. Know thy lineage, padawan.) This is the only video of Sohn’s form I’ve been able to find — and it’s not even the man himself, just one of his students. Despite some of the flaws in execution, I am really excited to find even this much.

What make’s Dr. Sohn’s variation unique is that it was developed to enhance a sense of relaxation, with a greater emphasis on circular movement. EEG feedback was implemented to create a T’ai Chi form which would most encourage a relaxed state. It went hand in hand with the Amma Therapy he and his wife, Tina, taught at their school in New York, as part of the kinesiology requirements for the school. This T’ai Chi form taught the students how to carry their bodies while performing Amma to best benefit both receiver and practitioner — because what good is a massage if it’s wrecking the practitioner’s body?

Does anyone else out there know this variation? Do you have video you’re willing to share? (Because seriously, I will love you forever.)

a-d-a-p-t-or-die: Also I’m competing with the kata Rohai soon so any advice would be great. For...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:05:21 -0700

a-d-a-p-t-or-die:

Also I’m competing with the kata Rohai soon so any advice would be great.

For rohai specifically

or kata in general

It doesn’t matter

halp

Strong, deep stances, squared shoulders. (More of a general kata thing than Rohai in particular; I haven’t done that one.)

I recall my kata technique improved a lot when I started focusing on my T’ai Chi. You gotta have your soft arts with your hard arts.

historicalheroines: To learn more, follow this link! Although...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:26:53 -0700

historicalheroines:

To learn more, follow this link!

Although she isn’t technically a historical figure, I think she still deserves to be recognized and lauded for her achievements!

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Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:21:41 -0700

shihanusa: Hirokazu Kanawaza · Shotokan Karate-Do · Kyu Kata...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:02:42 -0700

shihanusa:

Hirokazu Kanawaza · Shotokan Karate-Do · Kyu Kata (by dvdmillenium)

Oh my gosh that was precious <3

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:46:00 -0800

Oh my gosh that was precious <3

martial-arts-addict: boulderinternalkungfu: Amazing Taichi by...

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:08:05 -0800

martial-arts-addict:

boulderinternalkungfu:

Amazing Taichi by 5 Year Old Girl

Wow, for a 5 year old she is a prodigy

This is gorgeous and also a little spooky.

I was arguing with myself earlier about whether or not I was going to get a workout in today. I won...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:08:33 -0800

I was arguing with myself earlier about whether or not I was going to get a workout in today. I won the argument by doing enough of a workout to feel like I earned a shower and still had energy left over to do some chores. It wasn’t my best EVER, but it was the best I could swing today.

Attempting to motivate when one of your internal organs is actively sabotaging your efforts is a serious bitch, but in light of that, it makes ANY success feel so much better. Like flippin’ the bird, but more satisfying.

The Power of Martial Arts: Fact:

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:44:30 -0800

The Power of Martial Arts: Fact::

the-karate-girl:

themindrunswild:

I’m terrified of starting karate again because they will see my scars during body grabs

I know the feeling. I have scars all over my body - some fresh and some ancient. Don’t you have a gi? I just leave the sleeves down and, from what I’ve seen, most of the karate-ka in my…

And remember: you don’t have to talk about anything you don’t want to.

Martial Artists FTW: Boob Punches

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:48:04 -0800

Martial Artists FTW: Boob Punches:

fitgrrlproblems:

pornpoliticspeople:

martialartistsftw:

So I was in class this evening, and we’re doing a training drill, and my (male) training partner strikes me (female) in the boob.

My first reaction is an internal, “Dude, WTF?!”

My second reaction is to consider the fairness of this move.

It’s not like I have giant bazongas (if you will); when…

IMO, considering there is considerable space about my bouncy breastness and pleanty of gut below, hitting me in the boob is pretty, well, lame. It doesn’t really hurt/hinder as much as the cut and it doesn’t move me back as much as hitting my decollage so its just a bit of a wasted shot. All it really does is bruise them for the next week and a half!

The discomfort it causes when anyone lands a cheap shot there just makes me hit them back as hard in the stomach, evens(/coughrevengecough)

DAMNIT. Why can i never post things to the right blog?

ughhhh

Hahaha! I like your approach.

I’m kinda flat-chested, so it’s more ‘functional mammary bits’ than ‘excess mammary squish’ that gets affected, and it tends to hurt.

I stopped Wing Tsun classes a while ago on account of work schedule, but you know, when I remember this, I kinda don’t feel bad about not going back. It happened a few more times after I made the original post to the point where it started feeling kinda deliberate, and… no. No thanks. Do not want.

"Don’t practice until you get it right. Practice until you can’t get it wrong."

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:24:21 -0800

“Don’t practice until you get it right. Practice until you can’t get it wrong.”

- Roger Gracie (via martialartsdisciple)

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Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:17:27 -0800

fearsomeinnovation: action poses, some martial arts and wing...

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:48:36 -0800

fearsomeinnovation:

action poses, some martial arts and wing chun stances from memory

fearsomeinnovation: more kung fu poses from memory

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:45:16 -0800

fearsomeinnovation:

more kung fu poses from memory

5-souls: Check out these karate school advertisements by Grey.

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:24:28 -0800

5-souls:

Check out these karate school advertisements by Grey.

salt4life: Chloe Bruce.

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:07:16 -0800

salt4life:

Chloe Bruce.

mmafanmade: Jiu-Jitsu Training Artist: Surga Marie-Stéphanie ...

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:05:46 -0800

mmafanmade:

Jiu-Jitsu Training

Artist: Surga Marie-Stéphanie

Demons of Gung Fu Practice

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:24:26 -0800

sifu-kisu:

2. ‘Blindly study, blindly train’ - Today Shaolin, tomorrow Wudang…

If there’s a boxing style, then he trains in it. In appearance it looks correct, bu tinternally the principles are not there. To blindly study and blindly train is only skin deep.

This is the’Demon of the Blind Eyes’.

A true student should not wander from style to style. When the proper style and master is found, it is a life time of work. Picking up techniques here and there will never give the core principles of “Gong fu” [achieved skills]. A style is like a path to the top of a mountain: to change one’s path, one usually has to go back down the mountain, and at best, can only move laterally. Dedicated training in only one style, however, allows one to make faster and better progress overall. From one principle there are 10.000 techniques, just as with one letter there are 10,000words. Before learning all the words, one should know the alphabet perfectly.