Martial arts discussion thread

[Bartrim]

I liked this page called "McDojo" on facebook. Great for a (cringeworthy) laugh.

https://www.facebook.com/McDojoLife?fref=ts

Here are some examples of the great you tube vids they post.

EFO Empty force fail.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6XldR7pCFI

Yi Chuan Kung Fu... I'm still not sure if these guys are just a parody though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTIqtLa35kc

[GoktimusPrime]

Had a quick look at the FB page. I see what you mean by cringeworthy laughs... man, that Kung Fu Vs TKD video -- all it needs is the Benny Hill chase music.

[Sinnertwin]

I dont know if it was the EFO or the fact that i was PMSL, but something moved me

KIAIIIII!

[Bartrim]

Well this is the last week. Due to family reasons my Sensei is closing his doors and moving back to Peak Hill. The sad thing is if he hadn't been such a douchebag over the whole thing we actually could of kept the doors open with a Sensei from outside the area possibly relocating but it's too late now. Onwards to Southern Martial Arts and Crossfit (except for the crossfit)

[Bartrim]

Enjoying Southern Martial Arts. Got to spar in a boxing ring which was awesome and a 15 year old learnt a harsh but valuable lesson about forgetting his groin guard.

[Megatran]

*Snip* and a 15 year old learnt a harsh but valuable lesson about forgetting his groin guard.

What I'd give to see that.

[GoktimusPrime]

Also about just forgetting to defend one's groin. There are no guards in a real fight unless he's gonna wear a cup 24/7. Either way... lesson learnt. Hopefully. I have met some people who still refuse to even contemplate wearing guards or practising techniques to better protect the groin even after getting hit there. Their thinking is just, "Only a dog would hit someone there," uh... right... because bullies and people who commit assault are totally going to have a sense of decency and honour!

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I've recently been training with someone who keeps on using the Wing Chun Horse Stance all the time, even though it seems to offer him really poor balance and also leaves him very open/exposed (especially the groin). On a few instances I've tried to demonstrate this to him by kicking toward his groin (but stopping short of making any contact), and also just shoving him backwards to show his lack of balance. Despite this, he still continues to use the Wing Chun Horse Stance in every aspect and appears to be leading with his hands rather than with his legs (which would also account for why his stance doesn't serve him well).

According to this site:

It must be stressed that the Wing Chun training stance is not a stance in which one would fight. Wing Chun Sil Lim Tao stance is called Yee Gee Kim Yeung Ma and comes from the first form of Wing Chun Kung Fu.

The stance is used to develop the leg muscles and balance from simply standing (Its an Isotomic strength training exercise for those who wanted to know, that means it trains muscles to be strong without movement). The first Wing Chun form, Sil Lim Tao or “Little Idea”, is performed with the practitioner remaining in the training stance throughout the form. All of the other hand forms start in this same training stance.

When I look at images of practical Wing Chun applications, they do what virtually every other martial art system does and employ stances that has one foot in front of the other (duh!).
http://www.brooklynwt.com/files/imag...0triangule.jpg
http://www.wingchun.si/images/slides/yipman09.jpg
http://pacificwavejiujitsu.com/blog/...hun-stance.jpg
http://www.lawingchun.com/jessica/MA...e/pg5_full.jpg

I gave him a push that was firm enough to send him backwards, but gentle enough that it wouldn't make him fall over. And I've shown him how to adopt a wider stance (i.e. bow stance / Zenkutsudachi) that will better absorb incoming force without budging. I told him to give me a hard shove, and he did, and he couldn't move me when I was in the correct stance. Time to do some Tai Chi Push Hands next time.

[Trent]

I have met some people who still refuse to even contemplate wearing guards or practising techniques to better protect the groin even after getting hit there. Their thinking is just, "Only a dog would hit someone there," uh... right... because bullies and people who commit assault are totally going to have a sense of decency and honour!

This attitude always amuses me. If I'm in a fight with you, it's because you started it. I don't pick fights and am a very non violent person. So if I find myself in a position where I have to defend myself, considering I have zero martial arts training, I'm gonna look for the easiest and safest way (for me) to end that fight. And a swift, hard kick to the groin has a good chance of that.

Outside of a ring, there is no such thing as a fair fight.

[KalEl]

Good discussions going on

Glad the new dojo is working out bro!

[Bartrim]

Good discussions going on

Glad the new dojo is working out bro!

Thanks. The martial arts there is more competition based. They do a little bit of self defence. I'm enjoying it a lot. I did karate (kempo) for 4.5 years now switching to a more competition based martial art like Muay Thai, it feels like a fresh start and I look forward to learning more and blending the styles I've learnt together.

What are you training in at the moment?