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Don,

The Spec Ops guys train mainly in Hwarang Do which was introduced to them by the late Michael Echanis. The Navy Seals are trained by JKD/Kali instructor, Paul Vunak.
Mongol Rifleman Monday, May 06, 2002 at 03:36:14 (PDT)

lol I know acdrop out you are working for goldsea. But common, why did you post three large sections within 5 hours in the martial arts catagory. The strange part is this. The first one you talked about kicking stuff and how it affects your lets. The second post you said, "Side kicks are not really effective combat kicks." and something about it not being effective in a real fight. 2 hours later someone must have really bugged you because you came back and started tooting your own horn and dissed me, called me a punk.

lol. anyways, calm down. I dont really care what you like to practice TKD whatever. I am trying to share my experiences with the rest of the people looking at this forum. lol. funny guy. lol
SOG Sunday, May 05, 2002 at 20:20:55 (PDT)

[AC Dropout is a valued poster but entirely unaffiliated with Goldsea. --Ed]

Hey we are getting some really good feedback on this issue, thats nice. In response to the question about the Navy SEALs train. They are trained in a variety of martial arts but since they only have 6 months to graduate bud/s. They are taught SAFTA a uniquely designed system by SEALs for SEALs. Although many people think they are great fighters, its true. However not in a martial arts sense. They have superub body conditioning allowing them to kick ass fast, but they dont have much skill. Most of their combat capablitie lies in stealth. They are trained as primarily recon, sabatoge, etc, not hand to hand per se. Same goes for special forces, green berets. In short their fighting style is a watered down version of JKD, and Judo, add a bretta knife to the mix for quick victory.

SOG Sunday, May 05, 2002 at 20:09:09 (PDT)

I don't know if any of you know this, but did you know that karate, kung fu, and buddhism originally came from India? Now you know. The Hindus gave these things to the Chinese more than thousands of years ago.
chinalova Sunday, May 05, 2002 at 16:33:14 (PDT)

Whacking in the ear with a cupped hand works great too. It disorients them, causing them to lose balance.
TSJ Eric@KristinKreuk.net Sunday, May 05, 2002 at 11:55:25 (PDT)

AZN REalist,

Buy a gun, and don't break a sweat, that's even better.
AC dropout Sunday, May 05, 2002 at 10:57:49 (PDT)

lh,

I've been hit by a cross punch and hook punch. But because my opponent didn't knock me out, the techniques were ineffective. I've seen a competitor cough blood after getting hit in the chest through a chest protector by a round house; and I've seen someone get carried out in a strecher because of a cracked skull from a reverse spin kick, that doesn't mean these techiques are the most effective either.

This could be due to the fact I hung around world class competitors in TKD and not world class competitors in Boxing.

What I'm trying to say fights fall into two categories. Either its a mismatch in skill level and you can throw any techique to win (which you and SOG seem to have an abundant experience in). Or you will find someone of similar skill level and that when a true test of the individuals skill, strategy, and determination come into play.

When I was a competitor, I would practice combo kicks going foward, backward, sideways. I would practice controlling my oppenent, setting them up, and play mind games in the ring.

Now if someone starts the fight and states "I favor front kicks, punching, and gappling" or even if a fighter doesn't state what his favorite techniques are, what make you think I wouldn't know after 30 sec of fighting with him. And with that knowledge what makes you think I wouldn't be adjusting my strategy to win.

Like I stated a side kick is usually not a knock out kick. I didn't see the fight. I don't know how strong your kicks are. Are you an elite althlete where bone breaking kicks are standard? Where did you aim the side kick? Did you lean into your kick? Did you lean away from the kick? Did you hit with the ball or the heel? Can you snap your kicks like you can snap a punch?

A kick test to see if your side kick is strong enough. Get a piece of paper and in a side kick position hold the paper against the wall with your heel for 30 seconds. From your description you are able to transfer energy from the floor into a punch to wind someone. Are you also able to do that with your feet? You have to make sure your shoulder, hip, kicking heel are aligned for proper positioning.

Most TKD competitors I know use the side kick similar to a boxing jab. It done with a lead leg to keep an opponents distance, when a back kick is not quick enough. Like the jab, the front leg side kick also sets up for stronger kicks in a combo. Back leg side kicks are usually considered too slow for competition.

TKD matches last for more than 10 sec because it is an amateur sport, like olympic boxing and judo, no one would participate if it ended that quickly. Each match is required to last 9 minutes, unless you KO the opponent.

JKD has 3 seconds of free sparring or 3 second training drills to repeat a technique? There a lot of difference.
AC dropout Sunday, May 05, 2002 at 10:55:22 (PDT)

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