yeah most US tourney's i've seen they always encourage the hands to be at waist level... and the interesting bouncing they always do... i'll never...
the "stereotype" answer psorbably won't appeal to many people to check that as their answer, but from life experience they're both common reasons...
for me it took a lot of Tai Chi, when I first came to the school my shoulders were constantly clenched above my collar bone... it's something...
my favorite: Someone is in a left lead, they throw a Right Straight Punch at your chin, with your right hand push their right elbow across to...
completely agree. This is exactly why I love Tai Chi... the stances teach you rootedness, power, agility, etc, but you're not going to "stomp"...
i try, i think the most effective thing I can do is too remember to do the best possible work I can do towards reality based training whether I'm...
i'd feel confident but i'd also use my head. If life or family aren't in immediate danger then i'm using my feet to get some distance....
i think the greatest people you'd ever meet would never put it all on the sleeve for people to see. there's a few reasons. You can't just...
5 days a week, but then again, i work there. I do the classes the head instructor offers and provide support to the people there by working...
i do tai chi right now, in conjunction with boxing, muay thai, bjj and kali... it's all about coordinated movement, and effortlessness....
sparring more helps, but i also like just generally taking some contact when doing drills. There's a lot of boxing drills out there where you're...
... an age old question ... at least on these boards. no one person is another, so artforms must be different. I think I'd dig Sarong...
it's always pretty funny when people mess with you. Why do they make assumptions? Ajarn Chai the father of Muay Thai in America is just a little...
tell the mom that it's your class and your job to discipline them while he's there. you're sure she's doing a fine job when there at home but as...
i think you can defend yourself with a few nights of training a week if you use your time wisely. If you focus on one art and come in and apply...
it's not really the affiliation of sexuality that would bother me, but if i'm readying for a fight and the bloke kisses me on the lips he should...
in the arts I have studied we don't use the centernline as a key focal point of attack, but a compliment to the technique in use. in Tai Chi,...
i know that when doing some of the Dumag and other indonesian grappling arts like Silat we often take the knives to the ground. In fact I've seen...
i'm going to just jump in here out of nowhere. i think more traditional arts can be practiced to a successful level but it depends on the...
knee support/braces, you called it... well they don't exactly protect your knee from say a foot palm, the impact won't be absorbed, but for...
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