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How, historically, did American push-hands get so restrictive in comparison to Chinese push-hands?
In tai chi circles outside of China, push hands competitions are noticeably more restrictive in their rules and format:
Many competitions use "fixed-step" rules (for example, this British event and this Canadian event). In these events, such as in…
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What is the application for tai chi's single whip?
What the bleep is going on in tai chi's single whip posture? It seems to be emblematic of tai chi, being a pose frequently struck by practitioners in the presence of cameras.
The actual sequence is shown in this short video clip. Coming from an…
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How effective are nunchaku as a choking weapon?
Numerous countries make it illegal to be in possession of nunchaku because they are claimed to be a weapon designed for choking. When I practiced Matayoshi kobudo in the WOF (admittedly for a relatively short time), the length of the rope or chain…
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Is shaking hands after a judo competition bad etiquette in Japan?
Judo contains a number of rituals inherited from Japanese culture, one example being the codification of bowing to your opponent before and after competing.1
However bowing doesn't carry the same obvious connotations of respect to many non-Japanese…
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How does Bartitsu's "foot hook with a cane" technique work?
Bartitsu is the British Gentleman's MMA. And one of the self-defense sequences, pictured underneath, involves hooking the opponent's foot with your cane and pulling his legs apart.
I've found one video of Tony Wolf (Sorry, it's a Vimeo link - it's…
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What are good questions to ask for a black belt testing?
I am a 4th Degree in American Karate. The dojo I have recently become a part of has a number of Black Belt candidates, and I will be serving on the panel. I don't have much experience attending black belt testings outside of my own, so I'm not sure…
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How can I practice shooting for a combat situation?
I realize that it's impossible to simulate a combat situation. But I think that shooting at target practice is wildly different from shooting under duress when lives are on the line.
How can someone without military or law enforcement experience…
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Keep old rank or start afresh?
Many years ago, around 15 or a little bit more, I practised karate.
I was a child and reached 9th kyu. Now I want to come back to the karate.
Should I start from 9th kyu or I should start from the beginning?
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Why don't we strangle with the hands in BJJ
Defences against a standing strangle with the hands AKA 'rape choke' are very commonly practised in self-defence classes yet when I roll with people in BJJ classes nobody ever seems to try it on me. Why is this?
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Is the differentiation between southpaw and orthodox stance useful?
I'm new to (thai) boxing and I remember that it confused me during training that I was always assumed to position myself according to what I now know is the "orthodox stance". I naturally assumed that it makes sense to train both stances (orthodox…
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What is a good BJJ book for someone familiar with groundwork but not BJJ?
I am looking for a Brazilian jiujitsu book to understand how BJJ thinks about groundwork. As a judoka of some years, I already have some familiarity with joint locks, chokes, control, escapes, the guard position, guard passes, etc. I am looking to…
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Could a non-Buddhist person become a monk/master at Shao-lin temple?
I heard that Shao-lin is teaching Kung-Fu to foreigners who are non-Buddhist people. By learning Kung-Fu from Shao-lin temple,
Could a non-Buddhist person become a master/teacher/monk at Shao-lin temple?
Or how could anyone become a monk/lifetime…
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Benefits of training with suwari waza
I'm curious about the purpose of suwari-waza practice, the Aikido technique sometimes described as "knee walking", although I'm aware that the two are different.
I know some styles like Hapkido and wrestling use it, although it is performed very…
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How useful is a grappling dummy, when you don't have a live training partner available?
There is no substitute for a live training partner, but sometimes a training partner just isn't available and drilling is an important part of training for groundwork grappling.
For those times I don't have a training partner available and want to…
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What height should women tie their belts?
As a woman starting in BJJ, I find that wearing my belt as low as the men in my class results in it sliding, during a roll, from my hips to up higher up onto my waist, which is naturally much smaller than a man's. This results in it falling open…
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