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- Thu Jul 06, 2000 8:54 pm
- Forum: Jujitsu/Grappling Arts
- Topic: movement
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5790
- Fri May 12, 2000 7:42 pm
- Forum: Kyohon - Grappling (For Stand-Up M.A.)
- Topic: Will a throw really work in a self-dfence situation?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 25093
Will a throw really work in a self-dfence situation?
Senosen : It only failed because you were trying to force it. Throws, like any other technique, must be executed at the right moment. If a throw does not seem like it will work, do not attempt one. Here is a pointer though: before attempting a throw or takedown, control their balance. If you have t...
- Fri May 05, 2000 8:43 pm
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: Joint manipulations are breaks.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2186
Joint manipulations are breaks.
Doctor X: Good point. Thanks for the input. Bill Sensei: I fully agree with you, but I think I failed in communicating my thoughts. Let me give it another stab. I believe in restraining techniques for practice purposes. Joint-locks can be fooling though because even the restrained locks can seem ve...
- Thu May 04, 2000 10:31 pm
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: Joint manipulations are breaks.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2186
Joint manipulations are breaks.
Hi Guys- In ninjitsu we treat nearly all of our locks, submissions and throwing techniques as breaks. You can certainly throw or submit with a joint manipulation, but those are secondary effects. The only time you would just lock someone up is to control them because you don't want to hurt them. I a...
- Thu Feb 17, 2000 8:51 pm
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: traditional martial exercises
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5230
traditional martial exercises
"What they don't realize is I HATE WORKING OUT, I just hate being out of shape more."
HA! I love it! Mind if I use it?
HA! I love it! Mind if I use it?
- Tue Feb 01, 2000 8:37 pm
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: Capoeira on NPR's "Only A Game"
- Replies: 31
- Views: 9109
Capoeira on NPR's "Only A Game"
I am fortunate enough to study under a Capoeira Mestre 2 times a month. I learn what I can, and practice what I remember. It has been my experience that a lot of Cap is just a dance. My Mestre says that when it comes to the street, Capoeira turns into a low-kicking/grappling/entangling weapon. One s...