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How can a teacher recognize that a student has progressed from 'ha' to 'ri'?
The Japanese use the concept of Shu, ha, ri to indicate progress in development/growth. Straight from its WikiPedia page, Aikido shihan Endou Seishirou said:
It is known that, when we learn or train in something, we pass through the stages of shu,…
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How does Long Guard intercept weapon knock off?
Although longsword is also of interest to me, the focus of the question is sword and buckler duel scenario.
To me the long guard with sword and buckler was taught event shorter and lower than in the picture above. Hence the idea that someone could…
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What is a "reverse" seoi-nage?
The IJF recently banned "reverse" seoi-nage in competition, due to the difficulty of breakfalling safely. But how exactly is a reverse seoi-nage defined? What variants are/aren't legal?
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How do I set up correctly a collar choke?
How do I set up a proper so-called cross collar choke? Especially, I wanna' know how to position my hands, how to rotate them and my forearms.
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I'm mainly focusing on applying it from the closed guard position (bottom). Some aspects I would…
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Difference between renraku-waza and renzoku-waza
Judo has a lot of terms inherited from Japanese. Two such are renraku- and renzoku-waza. In the BJA syllabus these are translated as:
Renzoku-waza is the Japanese terminology for combinations of attacks that continue in the same direction.…
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Are there "right" and "wrong" kata bunkais?
This guy says some karate kata movements are to meant to represent defense against takedowns: frames, even sprawls. In other videos (example), his interpretations of kata, or kata bunkais, usually involve non-punching technics too: stand-up…
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How do weapons work?
Consider hammers, clubs, guns, knives, brass knuckles, blackjacks, spikes, and swords. What are the advantages of using a weapon in a fight as opposed to just using your bare hands?
Note: I have heard on this site that "Knives and all weapons are…
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What are some options for escaping full mount in BJJ?
I know the two most fundamental escapes: the "buck and roll" (upa) to and the shrimping knee-push guard recovery (in which you buck onto your side, push down on knee to get half guard, and work from there for full guard).
Are there any other options…
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How should my 8-year-old defend against a leg trip (kosotogake) in BJJ?
My 8 year old son has been doing BJJ for a couple of months now. He keeps getting taking down by this simple maneuver: opponent's leg behind your leg trip.
Are the options just to sprawl out on time or grab the leg? Anything else?
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In the earliest UFC fights, why didn’t fighters punch Royce Gracie during / after Gracie’s double-leg takedown move?
I’ve been watching the old UFC 1, 2 … fights in which Royce Gracie uses his double-leg takedown to then mount his opponent, or to have his opponent on top — always taking the fight to the ground.
Why didn’t Gracie’s opponents punch him when the…
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How to counter a rear bear hug?
The US Army hand to hand combat manual gave a solution like this:
But I guess that won't work if your opponent is shorter/taller than you or they kept their head slightly to the side.
So is there a way to effectively counter moves of this kind?…
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Why does Muay Thai stance have its hand position more out for catching vs boxing?
In Muay Thai, how come the palms hands are rotated more outward like they are trying to catch the punches? However in boxing which is punch heavy, they are not like that and palms are rotated inward.
I was thinking, maybe Muay Thai wants to catch…
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Do leg sweeps work with big people with muscles?
I was wondering about it because I have recently been watching out for some big men. I think leg sweeps are a good way to defeat them. But do they work with muscular people?
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Punching: Which way to Rotate Knuckles?
Why do they teach person to hit with knuckles horizontal in especially MMA and Muay Thai? It seems this can cause wrist damage, and hyperextension over the years. In Krav Maga they say to rotate muscles at 45 degrees.
a) if you test your bare…
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Is there any reliable evidence to suggest Bruce Lee was a great fighter?
There are two videos on Youtube which, judging by the comments below them, seem to convince people of Bruce Lee's brilliance.
Both videos are excerpts from a single film, apparently shot at the 1967 Long Beach Tournament and available elsewhere on…
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