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What is the name of this takedown / throw?
Today, whilst sparring with my opponent I was trying to pull of a lot of kneeling shoulder throws, but my opponent simply walked over me several times. I came back up from one attempt and managed to sway the opponent so that all of the opponents…
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Are there any martial arts that use the boomerang?
The boomerang is a traditional hunting weapon. For use outside of hunting, boomerangs can be thrown, used for striking, blocking in a similar way to tonfa etc.
My question is, are there any martial arts that teach the use of the boomerang?
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kicked in the sternum - tips on healing, time frame? any lingering danger?
I recently (a week ago) got side-kicked with a heel in my sternum pretty hard, enough that it knocked me down (I weigh 215 lbs). Needless to say it was very painful and a week later it still kills if I try and do any pushups or move certain ways. …
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Why was `Rumble in the Jungle` held in Zaire?
The Rumble in the Jungle was a historic boxing event in Kinshasa,
Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) on October 30, 1974wikipedia
Kinshasa is in Africa, which is far away from USA. It was inconvenient for not only Ali and Foreman, but…
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Can Iaido help one's Aikido?
I practice Aikido Iwama Ryu which has a strong weapons emphasis.
I often have trouble centering as I get too tense and I suppose I try too hard.
Anyway I love weapons and was wondering if Iaido can help me in relaxation, centering, and ki extension.…
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Do women have any advantages in sword fighting
A bit of backstory:
So I wanted to know if there were any advantages of women fighting against men. And the only thing I came across was lower center of gravity. On average, women lose against men in both strength and speed (I think just…
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How to avoid knee pain/injury during Shikko waza?
In Aikido there are suwariwaza techniques which are done on the ground and one should walk on knees or sometimes pivot on one knee for tenkan. Some schools make the students walk in shikko like 10 times around the mats to train it. However it could…
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Single slap versus double slaps in 2 hand ukemi
Based on what I see and hear during my practice, some students (even teachers) do ukemi with double slaps. For example, when the tori executes shomen ate and the uke does ukemi, I hear two consecutive sounds of slapping the floor.
But sometimes I…
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Can video games make you a better martial artist?
On its face this seems like a silly and easily dismissible notion, but neuroscience has established that visualizing the processes of learned skills can improve\reinforce neural pathways in much the same manner actually performing the action does. …
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Has anyone studied the demographics of martial arts?
On the way to the seminar this weekend, someone advanced the hypothesis that engineers are more likely to be attracted to aikido than to other martial arts.
Has anyone studied this? Are there comparative demographics of various martial arts?…
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How to do Pai kui and the Cheet jeung techniques?
My friend and I are practicing southern style mantis kung fu, but we do not have an academy that teaches this.
How do those two techniques work?
It would be great with pictures, but if not, no problem.
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Fact check-- highest belt level for a 21 year old
I don't know if this is the right place for this question, but here it goes.
I'm writing a story where one of the characters has been involved in judo since she was 4/5. She took to it like a duck to water and she flew up the levels.
My question…
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Question about types of motion in ITF Taekwon-do
In ITF Taekwon-Do, what are the main differences between:
Continuous motion
Connecting motion
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Double and Twin definitions
Could someone give me definitions for
1) Double (Doo) - eg. ??
2) Twin (Sang) - eg. twin forearm block, Dangun
In ITF Taekwon-Do?
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I'm struggling to understand the difference, relating to a yellow belt student.
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Considering boxing for improvement in Muay Thai punches
I've been practising Muay Thai for about 8 months now, I really like the sport and I plan to continue practising it. Later on I would like to add some ground skills and move on to MMA. My ultimate goal is to eventually become a well rounded fighter,…
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