Hi All My apologies for not responding to any posts – for quite a while now I’ve been on a whirlwind schedule – not that I am complaining. Travelling...
Thank you Hoosain! Congratulations on your continued success! Sincerely, Garry Parker Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ... From: sabaki@yahoogroups.com...
You seem to truly be on road a lot. Great to hear your home with family again. Thank you very much for the Fourth of July greetings. Do you have Americas'...
With a jo-dan uke chu-dan uke gei-dan uke When block the head punch, chest punch, gei-dan punch, what waza concept is the faster? IYO? God Bless and Enjoy 4th...
good question ... however I tend to personally disagree with the concept of which is FASTER because people tend to think of the short term answer for that ..ie...
Charles: How about something that comes close to a "universal block"? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsIFTMtpX3Y&feature=channel Kakie Uke is good for left,...
GOOD WAY to show it ... much better than trying to describe with words IMHO not bad at all .. very close to what I use ..I think the part of moving to the...
Different question does anyone know where I can find a listing of the moves in the kata Sepai all I am interested is a listing of the moves ... anything else...
IMHO, deflections are much better then grapples. They take to long, and typically if someone grabs me; I strick nerve point right a way. Instantly, taking...
Hi Charles, Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I'm not completely sure I understand you, or rather on what you define as "grapples". Deflection and grasping...
"The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses." Napoleon Hill "In every success story, you find...
... if you mean grapples as in maintaining contact then I woud tend to agree with you ... if you mean a short period to seize control of the opponent's...
Hi Bruce, I agree with you in terms of the Ko's and such. it's rarely that easy or predictable in real life. Here is a decent opinion piece. I don't agree with...
Bruce shinshii, it takes longer to grapple then to strike; Yes? Or No..We have many moves that disrupt incoming attack. Sir, I was speaking from Self-defence,...
While studying in Okinawa at Hombu dojo. Master, demonstrated many times. Takes to long to grab wrist, very difficult on incoming strike. I thought grapples...
OK I agree with your statement but this guy is flat out wrong ... It doesn't change my statement but he is making the classical mistake of not understanding...
Old gray missed that. Yes one needs to understandd the PP, and without proper understanding, no help. I begin seito/students with PP, after I am aware of...
Hi Charles, Thank you for the clarification. I agree somewhat however we just do things differently is all. We don't try to grab in incoming punch but rather...
Since it's been a while since we've had a good conversation about fighting, let's back up a bit and review our common assumptions: 1. The basic paradigm should...
In the spirit of hopefully getting a good conversation going i've some thoughts as well. ... From: Hank Prohm To: sabaki@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July...
Hank Shinshii, glad to see your still around this fine list. Yes very important, this is not sport karate/martial arts we are speaking about. This is...
... NOt true ... if you ever have to deal with someone that is high on drugs like Meth or PCP or is seriously mentally ill then you will KNOW (or learn) very...
... I would agree with that premise .. kata does cause movement but not just any movement ... movement that disrupts the attack, then unlocks the resistance...
Hey Bruce, I for one would certainly like to see the article if you get a chance to post it! Much obliged in advance :-) Tom ... From: Bruce Miller To:...
I got several requests (on an off list) for this article which is actually part of a Monthly QLK Newsletter despite the title it is about adrenaline not...
NOt true ... if you ever have to deal with someone that is high on drugs like Meth or PCP or is seriously mentally ill then you will KNOW (or learn) very...
You know that is funny, Non MA injuries aside, come to think of it a few years back my wife tripped on the stairs and thought she had a bad sprain. Went to...