Any Martial Artists Here?

Sorry folks. You can go to wikipedia to bring up the martial art of Sambo, but unfortunately trying to bring it to this site (maybe because of the racial connotation of the word) it will not allow me to present the article to you. I will try again later or perhaps someone here can bring it to you before I can. Have to go on a mission for the boss (my wife).

 

I totally hated that movie. This dude learns karate in two months and he beats a whole school of black belts. Complete and utter bullshit!!!

 

Martial Arts and the Bully

I went to the Internet to get more information on how to deal with the bully and using the martial arts to defeat him or her and I get mountains of information. I need to go through some of this to find what I think is the best topic that covers this growing need for good instructors to "teach bully prevention" in the schools and martial arts studios. This will be a very important program in the schools I teach in the future. I want it to be the best I can offer parents. The bully must be contronted by any means necessary from Kindergarten to University. I was once a victim of a bully until I broke his femur in his thigh. If I was a cold hearted bastard I could have broken his spine. No need. There are various degrees of force needed for a specific action. The bully victim need not to kill or paralyze the bully, just to immobilize or to turn the table to intimidate the bully him/herself. As soon as I can pare it down i will bring a series of good articles for the martial artists here.

Parents get the book, "The Bully, The Bullied, and the Bystander" From Preschool to high School- How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence, by Barbara Coloroso.

This will be my next passion as a martial artist to teach.

 

Forgive me Tiger Sensei, but you probably blew out his knee and hip as well. That guy will never walk the same. He probably wished you just shot him instead... lol

 

to be honest, sometimes it depends on who you learn from. If you ever watch 'UFC,' you commonly hear fighters and commentators, comparing BJJ rank from a relative unknown instructor, against a world-renown Gracie instructor/family member. Not all instructors or schools are created equal, especially when you have fast-food martial arts schools. To really understand this, you need to have been around a few schools, that taught the same or something else.

Perfect example would be comparing a black belt under Mas Oyama, during the days of his Kyokushin-Kai dojo, against a BB under a weaker instructor. This applies to academics also. Students under phenomenal instruction will more than likely, be better off that ones under some crappy stuff.

Mr Myagi was the GOAT. John Kreese was a hack.

 

Fam his form was horrible and he did zero sparring. And again two months of training to beat a school full of blackbelts. I agree the school matters but when I was training in Oyama under Shihan Coyle the training was crazy and a lot more difficult than when I did TKD. But there's no way two months of training would have prepared to fight a whole school of bb.

 

true dat...i cant even front....

 

Mr. Anten7, I'm no Sensei. I'm still a trainee with much to learn. That incident with the bully who picked on me was ten years ago. It has stayed with me because I felt guilty of what I have done. I had no choice. This was way back before I got into the asian martial arts as I have now. It was because of my wrestling (a martial art) experience from high school school. It served me well. I slammed his ass onto a concrete curve. I was picked on because I got good grades, loved school and made the mistake of carrying books with me wherever I go. Me a "Sensei", no, but, someday I will get there.

 

Lord willing, I will open a comprehensive training center in Glenville. You see, "men sharpen men". I am lethal by every measuring stick - but I'm so compassionate you'd never know. I'm a father, a son, and a brother. Every African-American Man I meet is my brother. I know I that I am a good teacher.

 

Bro I understand where you are coming from. However, in my case as a man of African descent. Studying and practicing a martial art is a lifelong process of developing the self. I do it to understand me. The martial arts is not about whipping someones ass or get my own whipped. It's about becoming something more than my present self. The mental strength that is so essential is key to everything one does in life. It means to overcome the mental resistence that governs what we can become. You see for me being the ultimate warrior and scholar is my creed. For the black man you cannot ask for nothing better. Every black man on the planet should make the way of the warrior scholar is calling for life. I know I will.

 

Mr. PettyOfficerJ, I test for Shodan-1st Degree Black Belt this Saturday. I'm nervous as hell. I say this because I wanted you to know a big test is coming as to my ability, knowledge and performance will be tested before the board of examiners. This DoJo does not give promotions away. You truly have to earn it. It will be a four hour test. It does not matter that running 5 mile distances, doing 500 push ups, 500 situps, 500 kicks or a 1000 jumping jacks to prove ones endurance which is all physical, it is the mental challenge that will be the true test and how my character has been developed. I want to thank you for the advice and inspiration you provided me, no matter what happens. Again, thanks for that boost in my confidence.-----Osu

 

Damn it sure has changed since I trained full time. To get a blackbelt in Oyama karate you had to fight 15 men two minutes each but your test sounds way harder. Good luck fam.

 

yikes

kumite may still exist, to get the belt. really depends on who you train under. many places are just out to make a buck now.

the big name in martial arts now is Gracie. If you want a BJJ belt under them, you really have to earn it.

 

Can't forget about Tiger Schulmans those dudes are everywhere now.
I doubt as many places will do a kumite now because of liability reasons. Everyone is scared to death of getting sued.

 

last time i did TKD, i had to sign a waiver for injuries

if u grew up in the mythos of the arts like we have, you kinda expect and welcome that

no pain, no gain

 

I seriously don't understand people who sign up for contact sports or in the case of martial arts a combat sport and not expect to gett hurt. I use to sprain and dislocate everything and my mother never once tried to sue anybody. I seriiously don't know how this country became so weak.

 

Wish I could be there to see you in action. I took Karate under Mas Oyama in Brooklyn, NY Flatbush area back in the day. No promotions were given there either, but sounds like it does not compare to your challenge. Damn!!! Good luck man!!!

 

The Fighting Black Kings highlighted his dojo over there.

TRUTH

they have a hardwood, no-mat style Shotokan dojo near my job. When I first started out in TKD, my instructor's dojang had no mats. Just a wooden floor with tape to simulate rings. Now...all you see are studios with mats everywhere. Falling doesnt mean shit now. If you fall on the hardwood once, you'll never make that same mistake again.

 

Word. I remember training three days a week two hours a class on hardwood gym floors. It was really good training. Haven't felt as strong since.

 

Correct and I agree!! Thats like comparing running on a treadmill at the gym to running on a real track or on the street.