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What's the difference between Iaijutsu and Iaido?
For what I've been found, this two arts have some similarities, but I can't fully understand it, this is pretty much the definition of each.
Iaido: The art of sword drawing. All katas begin and end with the sword sheathed. In some ways you could…
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What would you do to handle a road rage fist fight?
A video of a road rage fight shows two people, Mendez and Ramirez, who were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. The man who was beaten in the video was Jerry Patterson. In a Huffington Post article about the incident, Patterson…
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Founder of a martial arts system passed away. How can current Black Belts move up in the system?
I and a few other Black Belts are the last generation of a martial arts system. The founder was a Grandmaster who created his system that took roughly 40 plus years to create. However, he passed away and his students have continued teaching the…
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Why numerous martial artists break their legs while throwing roundhouse kicks to opponent's legs?
I have seen many incidents in MMA and similar martial arts where a fighter who throws a roundhouse kick, usually towards the opponent's legs, breaks their own leg.
That makes me wonder if this kick directed to opponent's legs is useless, because…
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If yelling is so good, why MMA fighters don't yell often
In our class, the benefits of yelling/shouting, i.e. Kihap, in sparring are sometimes pointed out. If yelling is so beneficial, why MMA fighters don't yell often? Or do they?
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What is an optimal way to evade a punch?
I want to know what is the best way to evade a punch in MMA: dodging, parrying, blocking or stepping back (so that you are out of reach)?
Specifically I am looking for a way to evade a punch such that
I will be able to react as fast as possible…
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How do mixed martial artists select their stance lead foot?
An orthodox (right-handed) boxer fights with their left foot forward so they can throw a strong right-handed punch with hip rotation.
A right-handed judoka has their right foot forward so their stronger right hand can grip close to the opponent's…
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How does gripping with the thumb spoil foot movements?
This quotation is from Dynamic Judo Throwing Techniques by Kazuzo Kudo (9th dan), p. 27
Seizing your opponent's practice suit—whatever part of his suit
you grab, remember to do so using your little finger and ring
finger together. If you are…
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Does BJJ adequately train defence against "ground and pound" situations?
I am nervous that my BJJ training is negatively affecting my MMA skills (which is what my priority is).
Many of the positions we are drilling in my BJJ class would be a bad idea in an MMA fight, since the BJJ techniques aren't taking into account…
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How can I tie my belt so that it doesn't come off during rolling/sparring?
I don't know if people that practice other martial arts have this problem, but I know people that practice BJJ have this problem a lot. I guess it is because of all the friction, but no one can seem to keep their belt on. It's like the belts are…
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What is the difference between Osoto-Otoshi and Osoto-Gari?
What is the main difference between Osoto-Otoshi and Osoto-Gari?
I am beginner, and I know that the movement of the right leg is different. But what is the difference of the arms movement and body movement and direction?
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Origin of the "pinyon" in Villari's Shaolin-Kempo-Karate system?
When I was young, I took a few years of Shaolin-Kempo-Karate at a couple Villari's dojos. As part of our training, we had the expected set of katas that we were required to learn. However, there was another class of forms that we were required to…
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Improving Skills with Mental Training
I do boxing for several years in a gym. Besides physical training, it also includes sparring with an opponent. Since boxing, like most martial arts, relies on quick reflexes rather than thinking, I would like to automate my movements, in order to…
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What is the Maṇḍala stance/posture in Dhanurveda?
This is a stance first discussed in the Agni Purāna on the subject of Dhanurveda (archery).
The best description (and really only, outside of the Agni Purāna itself) that I've been able to find is:
Keep your knees thirty six inches apart and stand…
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Why were leg grabs removed from competitive judo?
As of 20101 the IJF made it illegal to grab the legs or trousers during direct attacks in tachi-waza, and as of 2013 it is illegal to touch the legs whatsoever during tachi-waza. I have heard multiple possible reasons for this rule introduction:
to…
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