nice

Apparently you're also so simple you can't think up an original thing to say

Indeed. Right there with you.

TKD from the 40's though 50's was self defense greared,form the 60's through 70's it was aimed at both,to me it's from the mid 80's that WTF went strictly sport

I suggest 'The Research of Martial Arts' by Jonathan Bluestien. He investigates what concerns you.

Tai Chi is a combat art. While many teachers only teach the Bodily Development side of things (Strength and Health)... there is a very deep combat part of the art... which includes something like 12 different Lethal Weapons. What does "Meditation" have to do with Weapons?! Also, if you think Slow-Motion training is Easy... the Try doing pushups in slow motion. At least 8 seconds down, and 8 seconds up... for each one. If you can even reach a QUARTER of your standard pace amount... Id be Shocked. Then, try holding out arms fully extended, away from your body... and see how long your can last. Make sure to keep your arms perfectly level.. without letting the move / dip down (use a mirror and a stopwatch). In the Wing Chun version of that drill... you slowly make a vertical line up and down, in front of you, ...for a solid 6 minutes (per arm). Maybe +20 seconds up, and +20 seconds down, with your fully outstretched arm in front of you... fingers fully extended. Slow deep breathing, all throughout. Making sure that when drawing the line... your wristpoint does not go out of the imaginary center-line that divides your body in half. They develops both internal-strength, as well as Surgical precision / control. The drill after that... is to make a vertical palm, starting from the wrist point touching your chest.. then slowly and fully extending the arm... then slowly returning it to the chest. Should take anywhere from 30 to 60 seconds to fully extend, and the same amount to fully retract. Do this again... for about 6 solid minutes, before swapping arms. While the arm in extending and contracting... the wrist point should remain at the same exact vertical height... the entire time. No dipping down. No rising up. And no horizontal crossing of the centerline. All the while, you perform these in the WC stance.. which your bent knees, are directly over the toes. Most beginners cant maintain the WC stance, for more than 60 seconds, before having to straighten their legs out... because their muscles and tendons cant handle the long duration stresses. Of course, these Slow Motion strength, control, and consciousness building drills... are only One small factor in the sum total Combat training. In Tai Chi... you can see some sensitivity drills that are more Combat related, when watching "Push Hand" drills. In Wing Chun, its "Chi Sao" (Sticky hands). But even these, are still only a fraction of the combat training. There is much more... such as Hitting wall mounted sandbags, with your bare fists, for extended periods of time.

@@johndough8115 Just because the techniques are difficult to do does not mean that they are what's best for combat. Doing slow reps for your pushups undoubtedly is more difficult and will probably help in your quest for gains. The WC stance might be difficult to maintain but that also means it's difficult to hold when you're being attacked. What good will doing the techniques slowly have done you when your opponent kicks you in the leg?

​@@PengyDraws Just because the techniques are difficult to do does not mean that they are what's best for combat. - Its funny, how modern people think that 2000 yrs worth of Combat Development, was somehow never effective. Blows my Mind. Doing slow reps for your pushups undoubtedly is more difficult and will probably help in your quest for gains. - There is no "Probably". Ive done the work. Hence, I know what works. Hence, why I posted it. The WC stance might be difficult to maintain but that also means it's difficult to hold when you're being attacked. - WRONG. The stance is similar to how a Downhill Skiier, is positioned. The deep bends in the knees, lower your center of gravity, which help GREATLY with STABILITY. In addition, they both act like SHOCK ABSORBERS. You can use them to absorb and re-direct the OPS energy. - Would you tell a long time Skiier, that they shouldnt use their stance, because its hard to maintain while zipping down-hill?! Have a dose of Common sense Dude. The stronger your Tendons are... the Less likely you are to experience FATIGUE from a bent knee position. - In my case, I eventually was able to maintain this stance, for an entire Hour, without resting / raising. This made it 1000% easier, to maintain the proper stance, while I was sparring full contact. - The last thing you want in combat, is Instability, and quick Fatigue! Ohh.. And hopping up and down like a bunny.. isnt doing anything but wasting energy, as well as reducing your stability. What good will doing the techniques slowly have done you when your opponent kicks you in the leg? - Every drill has a specific purpose. Ive already listed what the stance development is used for... - The first slow motion hand drill (vertical line), is to develop your arm to have stronger tendons, and Surgical level of precision control, enhanced awareness, all without Fatigue. When you first start, you will often notice that your wrist/arm strays away from your center line.. as you move it up and down. You also often stiffen up your muscles, raise your shoulders, turn your body+shoulders at an angle, and many other bodily structural mis-alignments. With time and effort, your develop stronger Tendons, gain Surgical precision of your arms movements, and greater awareness of its 3d-Space positioning. Your arms being extended for a long period of time, also means that you will be FAR less likely to experience arm fatigue, in the middle of Sparring / Combat. IE: If you can maintain perfect form for 20 minutes... you will have no problem with a 5 minute or less fight / round. - The 2nd arm drill, has X, Y, and Z movement.. all at the same time. Thus, you need to become FAR more accurate in your awareness and ability to precisely control your arm. It also specifically builds up your punching/striking line strength and accuracy, to a much higher degree. This one builds your 3d Spatial awareness up, even more than the first exercise/drill. If you can do both of these drills without Fatigue (shaking, straining, pain, and going off-line)... then you can start to build ALL of your hand techs, from that Solidified Foundational Base. You know.. if you build a house on Swamp land.. it would eventually sink, and destroy itself. Its the same way with Kung Fu. If you have poor / weak foundations... everything else that you try to ADD on top of it... will end up failing / falling apart. - Another form of Slow Motion training, is to slowly extend and retract your kicks (and hold your leg fully extended, for a set time period). This is not only in Wing Chun... but also arts like Tae Kwan Do. Thats why they tend to have some of the most Accurate kicks, in all of the arts. Anyone can easily use Momentum to swing their leg up... but if you lack good muscular strength and control of that leg... then you are going to suffer quick Fatigue, as well as accuracy issues... and your kicks wont be as powerful as they could be. Furthermore, you are more likely to MISS a kick... to have set-down issues, and other clumsy "SLOP" issues. - And as for what you should do, when someone is trying to kick your leg... - Wing Chun has Advanced Leg-Fencing methods. We operate the legs, similar to how we operate our Arm techs. Ive had an experienced MMA fighter, and a larger sized Muay Thai fighter, both try to land their kicks on me. Neither were successful. All I had to do, was use my weightless lead leg (we put all our mass on the rear leg/hip), and soft-intercept their kicks. Either right when it was just starting... or nearing its exact moment of impact. As soon as their leg is nullified.. I throw a few chained counter kicks... and neither of them had been taught how to deal with them... thus, they just ate them. The problem is, that unless you have depth of knowledge and experience in such deeper arts.. all you have are very POOR and Ignorant ASSUMPTIONS.

@@PengyDraws Part 2 - Btw.. for WC pushups.. we start them with two vertical fists (knuckles touching) in front of our chest. You keep your elbows sticking to your sides, at all times... Because your arms are in the center of your body... it actually increases your maximum pushup height. You develop far more strength, along a much longer striking Line.. as this pushup is basically a mirror of how we actually strike. A standard pushup, is not quite how a person strikes. Hence, the type of strength that you develop by doing them... isnt as directly transferable to Striking power. Another feature of the WC pushups, is that because they are in the center... it forces you to have to "Balance". This makes it more straining... and more similar to Single-Arm pushups... rather than dual arm pushups. As for the Slow Mo arm drills I mentioned before... When you get to a level where there is no fatigue issues... then Im my case, I made custom adjustable weights that hung from both of my wrists. That causes a much greater strain on the Tendons... hence, they develop to a level that most artists never come close to attaining. That said... WCs greatest strength is from being Relaxed. Thus, if you are using mostly muscle force to hold your arm up... then you will develop an arm that is too Stiff, and too Slow. Our strength, is more from superior joint and relaxed full-body-mass power. As well as learning to use the OPs energy against themselves, to amplify our own. Thus, a warning.. that nobody should attempt to use additional mass on these drills... until they have zero fatigue issues for like 5 minutes worth of time. And if you notice that you are struggling to hold the mass up... such as you start to raise your shoulders... then you should stop immediately, and stop using the extra mass, until you have built yourself up to a better level. Otherwise, you will end up developing bad body structure habits, and possibly cause injuries as well. These are just a few more examples, of how Hardcore that Kung Fu training can be... and what the differences and benefits are, in comparison. This is also why a lot of KF practitioners Suck... because a lot of them refuse to develop the required strength / body type, conditioning, etc. Ever see how easily it is for most people to take down a bad / sloppy fighter? Thats because, if you have poor coordination, poor awareness of your limbs 3d positions, and poor stance / footwork (straight legs).. it makes it so very easy... to be able to trip or take down the OP. Often, they will end up tripping and or falling, all by themselves... with very little needed help of your own. However... when you have Mastered your Foundations.. it becomes extremely difficult for others to be able to take you down. This is why most of the MMA / Sport fighters, tend to go to the ground fairly quickly... because they are not good at maintaining an upright position.. due to many reasons Ive already listed.

@@johndough8115 Look, there's too much to read...no offence. But I'll address your 1st paragraph. The problem with tai chi is that it moves extremely sloooowly. What they're not noting (mainly because these people have zero fighting/sparring experience).... is that explosive power is crucial. Yes, they might be abvle to hold their arms out for a long while, but that's only becasue they got good at doing that kind of exercise. I'll never forget the one world champion martial artist who said - you get good at something by doing it! If they repeatedly keep slowly doign their techniques, sure, they'll be precise, perhapse strong when their arms are out stretched etc....but put any of these wannabe's into a fighting ring, they will (and DO ) always lose. That is simply fact.

Ah yes, defending yourself against the sexual advantages of your female boss… on da streetz

@@RamseyDewey a true psychological test of martial arts, its not just the body but the mind as well.

Is this a job offer?

Yep. I have a stretch I can show you can be very helpful for people with scoliosis. But I have to show you… so, future video I guess.

@@RamseyDewey thanks, looking forward to it.

Awesome! Now that's Japanese Jujutsu. I hope you guys also do weapon work. Go and practice your failed Ippon Seoi Nage into elbow to the stomach and a Kote Gaeshi finish!

@@jestfullgremblim8002thank you! we do that from time to time, but currently we mostly focus on sport application

That's kinda what many Krav Maga schools teach. And judging by the research i've done. You were taught just that in Judo, Aikido, Iaido and other weaponschools like Tenshin Ryu Hyoho. Also in other martial arts like Silat People of the past knew their stuff, they sure did.

Most people freeze in the face of danger.

I think this comment wins. Well done

It’s not, but thanks.

I have a couple of friends from Uzbekistan. I could ask them if they know anything about it. But I am not familiar with those.

Training 3 times a week is For fun anymore it is a half measure and full on training is dit fighting

Also the facts that Aikido ones are usually meant to takedown and transition into a submission pin/hold down, and are also done while moving (usually with Tenkan amd Tentai), so they are in theory better against weapons

I couldn’t if I wanted to. My knee got shredded up in the first one when that dude climbing on the ceiling fell on me.

@@RamseyDewey I'm 😥 but I understand. Well at least when He fell you two didn't make a human centipied. Now technically wouldn't that make that falling on you guy a cannibal ?

What?

Had a great answer from @TheDevourerOfPancake, definitely worth quoting: Hey! Here's my 2 cents as a wrestler. The taller you are standing, the farther you fall so practice being able tomove as crouched low as possible and keep your arms glued to your torso. Your goal is to make handfights happen, tie up as soon as possible. They can't wildly accelerate while you're stuck to them. Learn how to turtle, it's a bit more resistant to being rolled and jammed around then standard guard and lean on your opponent every chance you get. Stalling might be bad competition behavior but it's a great training skill to keep yourself safe with the newbies. I've got nothing for the jumping guard, that's just wildly unsafe

Picking the right training partners is a big deal. I don't know the culture there, but telling someone "no thanks, I'm going to sit this round out" is fine. Better to miss a round of rolling then weeks or months of training because of injury

Tomiki? Also known as, Shodokan, by any chance?

The one that punches the hardest punches harder.

@@grigoreureche345 You will get radically different data with every individual. Not every boxer is Mike Tyson. Not every karateka is Mas Oyama.

100% try any standing wristlock sfter you T-off on an opponent, works like a charm

If nobody actually does it, then it is what it is.

I practice aikido and I agree.

@@RamseyDewey you're correct, better frazing might be: aikido should've been 90% atemi like it was meant originally, but then we're getting into labels and complexities that are solved by just calling it mma

Nishio Sensei did, and his students still do.

Are you surprised to learn that anecdotal evidence is not the same as empirical data?

Hahahahaha! That sounds like the title of a fantastic straight to video action movie! I couldn’t do it if I wanted to. I still have a torn PCL from the first one and it’s not healing.