Fun was like 10 years ago for me. Now - not so much. My knees can't take anymore punishment.
Maybe I should take up boxing... just pound someone's face into gorilla cookies or something instead .... lol
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Fun was like 10 years ago for me. Now - not so much. My knees can't take anymore punishment.
Maybe I should take up boxing... just pound someone's face into gorilla cookies or something instead .... lolYou know what? It's hard on fingers and toes, which can get jammed or sprained, if you're not careful; you can get shoulder pain if you chronically do techniques wrong or get arm-barred a lot; and some techniques are tough on the lower back. But there are 67 throws; not all throws are for everyone. Some are good for short people to use on tall peoples, tall on short, and so on. If a technique hurts your shoulder or knees, it's not 'your throw'. Most people have 3-5 core throws that they specialize in, though they can do many more. Those are 'their throws', the ones they perfect. They say it takes a year to learn a throw, many more to perfect.
Judo was designed for the purpose of being able to use full force, all the time in training, without injury. So it's really not as hard on your body as other arts. Getting punched in the face is a hell of a lot worse for you!
Judo was designed for the purpose of being able to use full force, all the time in training, without injury. So it's really not as hard on your body as other arts. Getting punched in the face is a hell of a lot worse for you!
I've been considering taking Wing Chun. The video below is of one of the Sifu's (Sifu Pham) of aCombat Wing Chun here in Dallas. I've been by a couple of times to check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K6WZhWp7pg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K6WZhWp7pg
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I'd go there, looks cool, and I can see that it could work with my Jujutsu fairly well IMO.
I saw you on youtube and now we must be youtube friends!
I'm torn on Wing Chun. Those guys are fast, and it's well rounded, with striking, joint manipulation, and takedowns. But they generate little power with those punches and kicks. On the other hand, if you use it to buy a second and transition quickly to something more devastating, like knees, it's all good. I like the close quarter aspect of it.
Lara, you thought about trying Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? 90% groundfighting would be easy on the knees. Nice pic, BTW!
Lara, you thought about trying Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? 90% groundfighting would be easy on the knees. Nice pic, BTW!
It's true, one good whack to the knees after hitting the floor and there they go. lol Because of the military and an accident I was in last year, I have no cartilidge in either knees.
BJJ came from judo. We do plenty of grappling/ground fighting, and the knees don't get worked very much at all. Many judo guys, when they get old, tend to concentrate on the ground aspect, as it's much easier on the body.
Bone on bone - so NOT fun. lol But I do like to grapple. Funny how alot of people don't think that martial arts has alot to do with strategy or having some wits - they think that some of them (especially mixed martial artists) are just "numbskulls", but its actually quite taxing on your brain. Lots of scenarios to go through in your head while you're going through the motions. After a while, it becomes second nature, but it takes a while to get it all down.
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I just did a Newaza workshop today (ground techniques)...
We went over positions and did some takedowns with beginner transitions, from guard to side control and such.
I like it! Also it fits with what I'm already training in since we use a lot of the same principals in Seibukan Jujustu. My sensei is looking to get certified to teach BJJ, so there's no cost to the few of us he's invited to train while he gets his rank and certification required to make it official.
We went over positions and did some takedowns with beginner transitions, from guard to side control and such.
I like it! Also it fits with what I'm already training in since we use a lot of the same principals in Seibukan Jujustu. My sensei is looking to get certified to teach BJJ, so there's no cost to the few of us he's invited to train while he gets his rank and certification required to make it official.
Newaza is awesome! Technical, and fun. We had a 92yo guy from Japan, Sensei Okada, come teach. He's a newaza specialist (judo), and he went 2 hours straight of arm bars, chokes, and head-crushing (yes, just how it sounds: how to submit by crushing the other guys head). Crazy stuff, the BJJ guys were even wide-eyed.
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Off to Touyube to search for "Head Crushing Submissions"
back--I got nothing... I'm also intrigued, could you elaborate?
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I don't know the term in Japanese, I'll find out. Basically, say you're in the mount, put one arm under his head and grab the opposite shoulder. Then grind your shoulder into his face. 1) it's suffocating, 2) it's painful as all get out, 3) it can be stealthy pressure on the neck. Okada had a bazillion ways to apply that kind of technique.
Here's Okada:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF7h...0ECB330F3&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=2
Here's Okada:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF7h...0ECB330F3&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=2
