Ligur posted:

Or crushing skulls like melons!

mewse posted:

If you don't wear handwraps while jogging, people might mistake you for a runner

mewse posted:

Ligur posted:

Well. If you run and wave your arms simultaneously, you're getting roadwork and arm exercise at the same time, for better overall conditioning, aren't you? I often have people jog and punch for a warmup for striking class. Better than just doing one or another. And if you like boxing, every punch or somewhat punchlike* movement you perform is towards home.

Also IIRC this really talented, like, Olympic level American wrestler who also competed in pro boxing in the early 20th century ran his 7 mile or whatever morning run holding a brick in each hand to condition his shoulders and mitts to stay up.

So you could try that too!

Oh and if someone doesn't have girly 2lbs weights around, and you are too cheap to buy a pair or are in a cabin in the woods or something just drink two 0,5 liter bottles of sugary water (or pour on the ground while screeching like an ape) and fill the bottle with sand. Now you have a light, improvised weight for shadow boxing and it's a tad annoying to hold so you also improve your grip strength, and you'll be better at massaging your girlfriend!

Or crushing skulls like melons! Although I'm not sure if a small sand filled bottle is enough resistance training to make melon skull crushing gripz.



*I would not count the arm... motions most hobbyists make while running or even walking as "punches".

Mechafunkzilla posted:

Jogging with a light medicine ball and alternating extending it in front of you and above your head is one of my favorite endurance/cardio exercises.

Ligur posted:

You actually do this? Sounds torturous. It's like saying "I actually like burpees and prefer to do them over other calisthenics".

(I actually started loving burpees when I developed me legs to a point they can explode me up repeatedly for minutes on end.)

Dolemite posted:

A lot of trainers and students seem to have the curved Fairtex pads. Having used those, both as a pad holder and as the person kicking the pads, the curved ones are much nicer. They're easier for both the pad holder and the person striking them to keep things on target. If your kick or punch hits the pad, but misses the sweet spot, you'll still know it. But, the fact that the pads are curved means the failed kick or punch won't accidentally slide up the pad and hit the pad holder in the face.

That particular model you linked to (the white, curved Fairtex set) is particularly nice. They have long elastic buckles, so you can cinch them down to fit you. But the straps are made in a way that once you've set them to be tight enough for your tastes, you can slip the pads off and on without having to redo the straps every time. And unlike a lot of the other brands I've used, the Fairtex pads' straps don't keep coming undone in the middle of training.

They also seem to be pretty durable. A lot of our trainers have had their sets of these pads for a good while.

I'm probably going to pick up a set of those pads myself after I get paid.

deadlyrhetoric posted:

How the Hell am I supposed to clean my hakama?

e: other than febreze.

Ligur posted:

Ahh, off to teach basic coursers in the fearsome, too dangerous to train techniques of Savate cardio-kickboxing in a few minutes. First basic course class for me this year and it's their second class ever. So many questions which make me tremble in anxiety.

Can any of them perform a push-up, if the group is 90% girls again? Are they interested in actually breaking a sweat? If so, are any of them in the physical condition that even induces sweating under strain? Because it's a beautiful summer day, will anyone even be there?!

edit: wow, it was only 70% girls and everyone could do several push-ups, except the large girl who was roughly 110lbs overweight, but she turned out to be easily the best puncher of the whole group. Like, natural right cross, weight shift, turning her hip, side, shoulder and then releasing, fully extending the arm, twisting the fist 0,05 seconds before impact, all down to a finished product.

General Emergency posted:

I'd say that usually when girls end up in the kickboxing gym they actually have at least a bit of basic fitness covered and are actually interested in the sport somewhat. Those who don't are probably joining Elixia's cardio boxing classes. I know our gym also has a separate "fitness boxing" group for people who want that.

ImplicitAssembler posted:

Wash it.

deadlyrhetoric posted:

What about the pleats? One guy in my dojo says to leave it folded, submerge it in water with salt and a bit of detergent, and then step on it?

Eat Bum Zen posted:

So clinch question:

Every time I get double unders into a decent bear hug or body lock (from there I transition into back control, work takedowns etc) my sparring partners have started doing this thing where they create a tiny amount of space and then essentially overhook both of my elbows and squeeze together (causing a lot of tendinitis pain and forcing me to let go). I usually give up on the lock and try to separate with a couple of strikes or a leg kick whenever this happens, but I've already wasted a lot of energy getting the bear hug to where it feels unfortunate that they can defend it so easily.

What's the counter (besides disengaging) to what my partners are doing? Against the cage it isn't a big deal because they can't make space, but I can't maintain a bear hug anywhere else long enough to generate a takedown or throw just out in the center or somewhere else on the mat. If I let them pinch my elbows together, I end up either getting screwdrivered into the fence or the ground, or having the jerk away with my hands low. The only solution I've tried that consistently works is disengaging with strikes as soon as I feel them stick their rear end out and create space.

deadlyrhetoric posted:

What about the pleats? One guy in my dojo says to leave it folded, submerge it in water with salt and a bit of detergent, and then step on it?

DreamShipWrecked posted:

A question:

I just recently started doing Aikido at a small dojo, I'm enjoying it quite a bit (funny how good being slammed into mats can feel). I mostly got into it because the peaceful ideas behind it appeal to me, but my sensei has been pushing me to diversify and attend the American Kenpo classes they have as well in order to have a quick response to an actually life-threatening situation, or at least to be able to tap someone in the nose before trying to pin them.

However, I haven't been able to find out much about American Kenpo. Is it a practical fighting style like Kyokushin Karate, or more the flashy like Aikido? Is it worth diversifying into?

E. It's not a matter of him trying to make me spend more money, it would be free anyways.

Clanpot Shake posted:

I did Kenpo for a bit in high school and found it slightly more practical than Aikido/TKD, but nowhere near as practical as Jujitsu. The kungfu criticism doesn't jive with my experience, but this was a while ago for me.

If you want something practical, take up boxing.

Clanpot Shake posted:

I did Kenpo for a bit in high school and found it slightly more practical than Aikido/TKD, but nowhere near as practical as Jujitsu. The kungfu criticism doesn't jive with my experience, but this was a while ago for me.

If you want something practical, take up boxing.

Mechafunkzilla posted:

If you want to get better at defending yourself but don't want to pay for another martial arts class, spend that time lifting weights.

Ligur posted:

No no no no: running. I have never met a guy who lifts weights first and does something else second who can also operate for more than 5 seconds (and even that extremely slowly). If you want to defend yourself, don't lift weights.

Instead buy an orbital satellite laser station.

Mechafunkzilla posted:

If you're muscular people will be less likely to start fights with you though! Also that guy does aikido so I'm sure his cardio is already superb.

tonberrytoby posted:

Remember that there is only one real American martial art. And it also focuses on the most practical things for real fights:
http://youtu.be/gyXhysmMNhE

Xguard86 posted:

the supreme martial art in capoeria anyway because you'll be too exhausted from all the dancing and sex to get into trouble.

Christoff posted:

TKD is so silly. I respect their athleticism and some of the kicks look really cool and maybe can be effective if you can actually land it. But you watch poo poo like Olympic and its literally them just exchanging the same kicks left right left right really fast with their arms down. Seriously so lame.


I'm still pissed none of you saved that Muay Thai Kata video from awhile ago what was that McDojo again where the dude sold crossfit styl levels of MT certification?

Ultragonk posted:

Hello, I've been thinking about taking up a martial art and my local gym has shotokan karate classes that fit my schedule. Has anyone here had any experience with shotokan karate (Probably a stupid question)? What do you think of it? I currently do historical fencing but fancy adding something more without weapons, though we do a little grappling in he fencing school.