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Defend with leg and knee
While sparring, sometimes I unintentionally use my legs and knees to defend against opponent's kicks. I know it is wrong. I'm just curious why there is no leg defense in Teakwondo?
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Does bicep development affect punching power?
Context: I've been boxing for a few years now and decided with my coaches (a bit before the pandemic hit) that I would move up a weight class. As I was confined and didn't have access to the gym, most of what I did for exercising was running,…
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Very high horse stance
When I attempt to go into a horse stance my form breaks down after just a couple inches of depth. I cannot go lower than this and begin to lean significantly if I go any lower. I'd estimate my thigh angle to be only be 15 degrees before form…
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What does it take to be a part-time kickboxing or MMA coach?
As someone who plans on studying at university, it might be quite difficult to find part-time jobs that are similar to my chosen area of study. Other than my subject of study; theoretical physics, I have quite a passion for martial arts and I would…
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Are there striking or weapon styles that use hip tilt?
In Shorinji Kempo we make a point of learning to use different hip positions. I forget the exact Japanese names but basically we have hip forwards and hip backwards stances that we use in different situations.
Shorinji Kempo has an unusual…
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Is laundry punching bag the same as regular punching bag?
I would like to know if training with a laundry punching bag such as this is equivalent to using a real punching bag?
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Should you throw your crosses, jabs, uppercuts and hooks while tucking in your chin or cheek at the shoulder?
While I am shadow boxing, I always wonder if it's necessary to protect your chin while you throw your punch combinations, as in tucking in your chin behind your shoulders. Often times, this whole idea goes out the window when say you're mixing up…
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Getting back up after getting knocked down: How to recover quickly and get rid of the dizziness?
You see your opponent do something unexpected and weird. You don't quite understand it, but you know something is going to happen. The next thing you know — you are on the canvas/mat. You have been knocked down. All that — happened in less than a…
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Does spinning around yourself help reduce the dizziness from a punch on the jaw?
Does spinning around yourself
help reduce the dizziness from a punch on the jaw, and
prevent getting knocked out easily?
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What is the best way to compensate for lack of training partners when training at home?
We can get instruction from online videos and can practice forms and basic strikes easily enough.
Partners for pair work are hard to substitute though. Partners for grappling even more so.
What is the best way to compensate for this lack of…
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Which martial art uses "knee on neck" to subdue an opponent?
What martial art uses "knee on neck" to subdue an opponent, and where would you find a training partner to let you practice such a deadly move?
[Update] This is not a move that I would ever practice. Nor would I expect someone to pull this move on…
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Manual of Pehlwani techniques?
Are there any manuals or similar resources describing Pehlwani techniques (preferably in English or Hindi)?
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Why do some students wear headbands during practice?
I saw that at some schools of some martial arts many of the students wear headbands. They seem to only be in certain martial arts (like Karate), and I would almost never see it in others (like BJJ or Judo). Do these headbands have a historical or…
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Submissions in Pehlwani?
According to Wikipedia, in (some rulesets of) the Indian grappling sport Pehlwani, one can win with locks and submissions. However, English language resources on the techniques of Pehlwani are very limited.
What submissions are allowed/taught in…
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What is the name of this throw that starts from a failed guillotine?
In this video, a bully throws a punch at a student. They go out of frame for a second, and when they come back the bully has wrapped an arm around the student's head as if he were going for a guillotine choke (a.k.a. front headlock). The student…
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