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How to recover from (or defend against) pressure point strikes?
I have been studying pressure point striking lately, and in particular those that immobilize limbs, such as striking the femoral nerve.
I feel it important to understand how to defend against such strikes, and more specifically, if struck for…
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how to survive not doing hardcore Judo after losing your ACL forever
I am 37, 1.80m, >85 kg. I used to train Judo twice or three times a week at competition level (although I was not participating in contests, I was training hard with those who did). About two years ago I had an ACL rupture while free sparring…
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What is this name of this kind of joint lock?
Can someone tell me the name of this joint lock?
Here is a still of the final position:
It seems to be an Aikido technique (is it?) .
Thanks
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What is a grandmaster?
In your own school, you have a Sifu (師傅 or 師父) or sensei (先生), which is frequently translated as master or teacher. In the same way you have a grandfather, who is the father of your father, you have a grandmaster, the master of your master or the…
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Moving from Karate Style
I have been practicing Karate-do Shotokan for 2 years now and I am moving to a town where there is no Shotokan Dojo.
I want to keep training Karate-do but there are only Gojo-ryu and Kyokushinkai dojos and I would like to know which one would be…
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Does anyone actually fight with two katana simultaneously?
Most of us are familiar with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Leonardo fights with two katana, one in each hand. In every other movie I have ever seen in which katana appear, they are treated as a two-handed weapon.
Does anyone really use two…
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Aikido - overcoming tension
I've been training in Aikikai Aikido for a few years but still have problems tensing up when trying to throw - especially training with someone larger. I've been training for a few years and know the main throws and pins.
I saw an older tiny guy at…
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Do Martial artists live longer
I am not sure if there is any evidence/ studies done out there, but do martial artists live longer than your average Joe?.
I do get that the fitness involved in Martial arts will help, however the strain on out bodies may counter this.
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Value in Practicing Spinning Kicks
In hapkido we have a large number of kicking techniques, ranging from sweeps and kicks from the ground up to and including spinning kicks, skip kicks, jump techniques, etc.
My question here is in respect to some of what we think of as the more…
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Filipino martial arts question and teacher respect
Is learning one style of filipino martial arts such as modern arnis presas method with one teacher who you started training with first and also taking other styles such as Kali and Balintawok at another school disrespectful to the first teacher?
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"Modern" Boxing Gloves & Punching Technique
In what ways has the evolution of the "modern" boxing glove (shape, size, weight, etc.) changed the way "the boxer" punches?
(Considering the invention of Jack Broughton's boxing gloves as the invention of the "modern" boxing glove)
Please let me…
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Relaxation Techniques
On training I hear all the time the world "relax" and "loose your self" etc.
From what I have see you must be relax to do anything, from martial arts to dancing, to talk.
So my question is very simple: is there any fast and simple technique for the…
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Bokken and Jo Kata book
When I did Aikido, several years ago, my teacher knew a lot of bokken and jo katas and other three or four combinations moves (small kata) for bokken and jo that I don't know how to call. The number of smaller moves katas was more than 40.
For some…
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How to properly initiate or use karate( any style that uses the beginning blocks since they're actually grappling techniques)grappling techniques
Not a lot of people know the truth about karate but it is actually a grappling martial art. If you study the beginning blocks you will realise this and you can see it on karate by jessies website. They aren't taught so much because some dojo have…
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Until one has mastered a martial art, is one actually more vulnerable to attack than before training began?
I don't know where I heard this, and I can rephrase the question to make it more clear: Before a person begins practicing a martial skill, he or she has an instinctual reflex for defense, regardless of how ineffective it might be. Once training has…
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