A self defense & (japanese martial arts mats) martial arts knuckle destruction techniques!
November 20th, 2007
Let’s face it, 90% of people on this planet that fight, use punches and strikes as a majority of their arsenal of moves. I first learned this technique in a martial arts seminar, from expert, Tom Cruise. No not the movieactor, but the guy who has trained the Navy Seals,Army Rangers, US Army and even many SWAT teams. This technique is designed to protect you from being punched in the face, while at the same time destroying your attackers punching hand. You ready? The next time a punch is coming at you, grab the back of your head with your dominant hand, and make a triangle with your elbow facing your attacker. This will do a few things. First of all, it will protect you from getting punched in the face. Secondly, if you keep your hand behind your head and keep the triangle formed, stick with it and use your elbow to smash your attacker’s hand. It works extremely well and I’ve used it in jail with great success in many fights. When your attacker punches your elbow, he will break his knuckles and will be a useless baby crying in pain!
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Training Traditional Martial Arts
All to often traditional martial arts and those who practice these ancient arts are considered dreamers, fools or historical mummies because we are training arts that flourished 400 or more years ago. These people can not understand the reasons why we study archaic weapons like sword, bow, spear, halberd, etc? Their n?1 line is ” you can never walk on the street with these weapons” But that is not all. Traditional kata training is considered foolish , a waste of time not realistic??.. How little do these people understand of the traditional training and the underlying concepts….
Unlike the rest of the world Japan has been isolated from external influences for the biggest part of it’s existence as a nation. For over 1500 years the Japanese have been involved in internal struggles, battles and full scale wars. They had to defend themselves against the Mongol invasions, conspiracies amongst themselves and assassinations.
Because of their isolation from the rest of the world, new inventions like gunpowder came to them very late. The rest of the world was tasking giant steps in modern armament development whilst the Japanese on the contrary did not depend on weapon development to fight their battles.
After having perfected the weapons the had and having explored all the different ways a bow can fire, a sword can cut and thrust, a punch and kick can be given and a Naginata can slice they came to the conclusion that the deepest secret of martial arts was not to be found in the type of weapon, the thickness of the yoroi, the strength of the unarmed techniques but in something else.
They started to look inward , into the deepest part of their being and they came up with the answer that have made them the experts of martial arts in the world.
They knew that by knowing oneself and the opponent they would always be able to overcome him. From that moment a new martial science was born. The art of strategy. Strategy has been developed by the Japanese and taken to the point were it became an art form. The Japanese strategy is far superior to other countries. The Go Rin No Sho (book of 5 rings) of Miyamoto Musashi is considered in the western world as one of the top books concerning strategies for battle. There are even books written applying Musashi’s principles to the modern day business world. But to the Japanese the go Rin No Sho is a book for beginners. That makes you wonder doesn’t it?
Today in this rapid changing world the learning of traditional martial arts is still learning these practical martial strategies through physical exercises.
Let’s compare:
When you enter a traditional Ryu you start learning a bunch of techniques called waza. This is like learning how to lay bricks, plumbing, making doors and windows , etc?.
The next step called Kata training takes you to the next level. You start building a house. Your first house will be very traditional, square with no fancy extra’s. This is when you start seeing the principles of building a house. The experience you acquire teaches you that there are certain ways to do things. You can not make a 2 by 2 m hole and place in this hole a much smaller window or door. You also learn that you must start at the bottom when constructing a house, not at the roof.
After making many, many houses you start designing your own house. You put in some extra’s, some improvements and so on. This is the moment when you can use the principles or strategies of making houses to construct different types of buildings. You understand the underlying concepts. You know inside yourself what it is that makes a building being such and you understand that although their shape may be different at the end they are all houses?.. But only he who masters the highest level will be able to turn any house into a home.
This is what modern day practitioners fail to see. They think that more muscle strength, faster movements, more deadly techniques and such will make them invincible. How wrong they are. They are still living in a dream. As long as man has 2 legs, 2 arms, 2 eyes, etc? battle will never change. The outer form may change but he who understands the underlying concepts will always win the battle. Man’s actions are ruled by basic instincts and the art of strategy as learned in the traditional martial arts builds upon these instincts to secure victory. Through training we learn to see our inner fears, understand the reasons of our behaviour and actions. We learn to correct and perfect these in order to obtain control over ourselves. By understanding this we will also be able to know the enemy and control his actions.
Finally, modern day practitioners tell us ” let’s fight , no rules”. No rules?.. ok , so we are allowed to bite? To stick our fingers in your eyes? To catch and twist your groin until it is separated from your body? To use the most extreme techniques until you die? This is true combat, anything goes and until the end. Until one or both will never get up again to see the rising of the sun.
This is the reason why traditional martial artists never get involved in modern day martial arts championships. They realize that by participating they already have lost. And in the rare case that some traditional martial artist would step in a ring with rules he will loose the battle. He is trained for true combat not sports.
Peter Vermeeren is a traditional martial arts teacher for over 30 year. His websites can be found here: <a href="http://www.takaharudojo.org" target="_blank">http://www.takaharudojo.org</a> and http.//<a href="http://www.kamikaze-portal.com" target="_blank">http://www.kamikaze-portal.com</a>
Mixed Martial Arts
Mixed martial arts, better known as MMA, is a form of sports that involves the use of a mixture of martial art combat techniques to win over the opponent. MMA has become very popular in recent years and MMA championships like the “UFC” or Ultimate Fighting Championships have become very popular.
MMA began with pitting one martial art technique with another under minimal rules, so that the martial art which would be the most effective in day to day life could be found. Modern mixed martial competitions have evolved from such events, but rules are much stricter due to which, the sport has been promoted into acceptance. However, there is no centralized sanctioning authority for mixed martial arts and the rules vary from place to place or organization to organization.
Striking and grappling are the common techniques used in MMA. Striking techniques involve kicks, knees and punches while grappling techniques involve the use of holds, sweeps and throws. Techniques like eye-gouging, biting and fish hooking are considered illegal in most MMA competitions. Other techniques like head butts, spinal locks and elbows may or may not be considered legal in different MMA organizations.
In MMA competitions, victory is based on the judge’s decision, submission or knockout. A competitor’s corner man can also decide the outcome of the match and so can the match doctor if the competitor is injured to an extent that he/she can no longer fight properly.
Competitors participating in MMA have to train themselves in a variety of fighting styles so that they can effectively overcome their opponents. MMA training usually involves stand up, clinch and ground combat. To make the stand up combat effective, boxing and kickboxing are taught. These improve kicking, punching, kneeing and most important of all-footwork. Freestyle wrestling is taught to improve clinching. Additionally, competitors are trained in Muay Thai to improve the striking power during a clinch. Training in Brazilian Jujitsu and Sambo improves ground combat by improving the competitor’s positioning. Further, shoot wrestling, catch wrestling and judo are taught to enhance the competitor’s ground combat abilities.
Some of the best competitors are well rounded fighters. But, they all specialize really well in one aspect of mixed martial arts. Sometimes this style is so dominant that it is overwhelming for the other opponent.
Success in modern martial arts lies in adapting many styles. These styles have to be altered accordingly. Today, MMA competitors do not train in a particular style but train all the styles together. Flexibility plays a very important role in succeeding in MMA competitions. MMA is physically a very demanding sport and being competent is the only key to success.
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