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Seven Mountain Spirit Fist Kung Fu

April 5, 2016, 1:26 pm
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http://sevenmountainskungfu.com/

I ran into a few of these guys at one tourny I went to. I also saw this master walking around. Its some strange Chinese kung fu style from Vietnam. They are located in Philly. There are some vids of this guy, and he makes a lot of noises.
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Multiple attackers, have we got it wrong?

April 5, 2016, 7:53 pm
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IMO, the term "multiple attackers" is misleading and excludes a lot of information. While the possibility of multiple attackers does exist and should be accounted for, the idea of a multiple ATTACKER scenario is limiting. What we should be talking about is multiple ACTORS. In every fight I've witnessed there are different players. You have at least two combatants, who can create a mutual combat scenario or a predator/prey scenario. Then you factor in additional attackers if they exist. That's our multiple attacker scenario. Then you have your bystanders, people trying to break up the fight, and people playing strict defense from one side or the other. These are your multiple actors. Should you be a combatant, the odds are that not EVERYONE in any scenario is out to get YOU SPECIFICALLY. That's a kung fu fantasy and greatly oversimplifies the scenario. In fact, framing the conflict in that manner can actually CAUSE that scenario. A panicked defense can easily change the intent of third parties in the event of stray or hasty attacks or simply displays of rage and hostility. Essentially, the issue needs to be reframed.
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Premier Boxing Champions: Broner vs Theophane

April 5, 2016, 8:11 pm
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Putting my daughter in Karate; am I doing her a great dis-service?

April 7, 2016, 9:10 pm
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My ex-wife decided to put our kid (and possibly herself) in martial arts. Of course I'm extremely supportive. Naturally she did not want to join my gym and I totally understand and respect that.

She found a different MMA gym that appears to be a non-Bullshido school. So far, so good.

Our kid is developmentally delayed. She's 11 years old, in a 13 year old's body but has a 7 year old's brain. The school mom found was extremely welcoming and understanding of her situation and gave us several free trial classes without doing the hard 1-year-contract sales push. The owner even invited me to drop in and do his classes from time to time. Very cool welcoming people.

Unfortunately in the 3 classes we tried (1 BJJ and 2 MT) there were about 30 kids in class and only 1 or 2 instructors. Our daughter was at a complete loss compared to the other noobs and even the 5 year olds that had been training for a few weeks/months. At the end of the day she said she had fun, but in my opinion she wasn't learning anything valuable as her technique was horrible and the instructor didn't have nearly enough time to work with her. I tried assisting but she didn't like taking direction from dad (in many ways she is a typical pre-teen).

So, tonight she had her first Karate class. There were only 16 or so kids (including 3-4 other first timers) and two instructors. I explained the situation up front and they were also very accommodating. One instructor (4th degree BB) lead the class and the other (his son, 3rd degree BB) went around helping those in need. Of course my daughter was the most in-need and she got the most attention. And it worked! She actually learned (as much as can be expected in a 1 hour lesson) the shitty karate sideways stance, backhand lead hand punch, side kick, etc. techniques.

I love that she's getting some physical exercise, learning to follow instructions, participating with other kids, discipline, etc. I hate that she's learning shitty bullshido fighting technique.

Man I'd love to spar with these black belt instructors in MT or MMA rules.
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Tactical Journal of RBSD Warrior

April 8, 2016, 2:59 am
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this strikes me as bullshido...at least I smell bull

April 8, 2016, 9:30 am
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Someone explain sport TMA to me

April 8, 2016, 9:49 am
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Since I've got my daughter taking Karate, and I was horrified at the sideways one-arm-down stance (being a super-awesome Moo-Ti fighter myself), I'm trying to learn a bit about the traditional martial arts.

I understand there's no leg kicks or head punches, so that's why that stance is effective. So my two questions are:
How are points awarded (lol, I have the same question about BJJ and I've got a year of training in that)?
How are the rules different between Karate and TKD?

This Karate fight doesn't seem too horrible other than the breaks in action on non-scoring techniques, and both guys have their hands down the entire time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4lX...&nohtml5=False
Not a single point was scored, and I don't understand why. Also there were a few low leg kicks (just taps really not like a hard roundhouse to the thigh). There's a sweep/takedown at about 4:20 that didn't score and a really nice takedown at 5:05 followed by a strike and confident Kiai that didn't score. Why not?

Ok, now TKD.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ldi...&nohtml5=False
Again, hand position is insane, these guys are worse than the Crotty dudes. I've had "keep your hands up" beat into me for like 3 years now I can't understand why that isn't a concern in this sport.
This time there are points scored all over the place and I don't understand why when watching in real time. LOL, the ref misses the toe-tap to the back of the head at 3:10 so they stop the fight and go to instant replay to check and blue is awarded 3 points (taking a timeout for nearly 1:30). I guess clean side kicks to the chest protector score, but push kicks don't even if they knock you off balance and the ref has to momentarily stop the action (4:49).
Beginning of the 2nd round, (about 7:00) blue scores 3 more points as he's falling on his back. I guess he touched red's hat again. Blue ends up with a bloody nose from a kick to the face, but red didn't score any points until they appealed and watched the replay. Around 9:30 Red scores 3 (kick to face) and 1 (body??) then the blue coach appeals and instant replay determines no contact, so the 4 (why not just 3?) points are taken back.
Blue scores several more points in the third that I can barely understand why and skunks red by taking a 12 point lead.

So the object is to touch your opponents head gear, what a silly game.
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Pacquiao vs Bradley

April 8, 2016, 12:59 pm
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Okay I'm not that adept at boxing so not sure what to make of this one you guys will have to opine and educate me.
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Typical "Streetfighting" training session, what you would tell the trainers to do?

April 9, 2016, 5:17 am
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Ok, the true streetfighting is of course not some self defence stuff like krav etc but the majestic art of figures such as Tank Abbott, Bob Sapp etc.

Now, you would be the main instructor of a streetfighting dojo ("dojo" cause it sounds more street than "gym") and you would run a typical class for intermediate trainers - describe the content of this class?

As for me the main things would be (in not any particular order);

- Tehcnique; this would be haymakers, supplex, headlock and ground strikes - anything more than this is too gimmicky...except headbutts (ground kicks are kind of street but in a gay kind of way, this is manly street stuff not girly krav)
- Physique training: bicep curls, more bicep curls and bench press with emphasis on heavy plates not technique. Maybe deadlift but definately not squat (not streety at all) - also abs are for loosers
- Free sparring: Rules are for sports, this is real streefighting... mma gloves can be used maybe groin and teeth protection but anything else will destroy the soul of the street and transform it into mere sports

I could also consider breaking some blocks of concrete set on fire with bare fists cause that´s pretty masculine thing to do
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Glory 29: Copenhagen

April 9, 2016, 6:41 pm
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Okay Glory is back next week somewhere. Superfight series is on ufc fightpass but this is online at espn.com I don't get it.
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Fuck racism, really, just fuck racism.

April 9, 2016, 11:52 pm
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Paula Abbott Coome
April 6 at 5:33pm ·
RACISM...ALIVE AND WELL IN SOUTH DAKOTA. My grandson, Nokosi Paul Ringing Shield and his buddy both won 4th place in their respective weight classes at the SDWCA state tournament. I was elated with their accomplishments. Last night I went over to my daughter's home to view Nokosi's matches on trackcast. I was horrified to hear commentators make the following comments about my grandson. "Nokosi Ringing Shield, what kind of name is that? He must be straight off the reservation in the hills." And.. "look at that ponytail, he looks like a girl." Laughter..."My bet is on the ponytail"...more laughter. Then later one of the men said all the Native names are long, like sentences." One says something about all of them being poor and having bad habits. One referred to "udders" mooching off the government. Another said "My fucking taxes pay for them." One said."Give me that ponytail. I'll show you what I would do with it." Laughter. My grandson is 6 years old. He is an innocent child. These vile remarks were made by 3 white males working at the South Dakota State Wresting tournament in Aberdeen, South Dakota. I am hurt and saddened by the remarks directed at my grandson. I am at a loss what to do....Sad Grandma.

I'm Facebook friends with some Lakota and this is not the first disgusting crap that I've read. But this is about martial arts, so please call or email the below. I'm not even sure if they are the right ones to talk to, to tell the truth, but all the pressure and hassle I can manage to stir up, I'm happy to do so.


Contact Us
Governor Wrestling Officers

Trevor Wiebe - President
Phone: 295-1360
Email: wiebetrevor@yahoo.com


Cody Hostler - Vice President
Phone: 280-6674
Email: cwhostler@hotmail.com

Tiffany Stoeser - Treasurer
Phone: 280-8180
Email: tiffany.stoeser@state.sd.us

Alexis Terwilliger - Secretary
Phone: 670-0249
Email: alexisterwilliger@yahoo.com



Ben Murphy & Travis Heasley - Group 1 Coaches
Phone:
Email: ben_murphy83@yahoo.com

Boomer Kuiper & Tyler Stoeser - Group 2 Coaches
Phone:
Email:

Paul Turman & Trevor Wiebe - Group 3 Coaches
Phone: 224-8817
Email: pault@sdbor.edu
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Reality Based Training too expensive for Navy Seals

April 10, 2016, 12:47 am
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Shady martial arts club: Where is the money going?

April 11, 2016, 9:30 am
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I have been training at my martial arts club for about a year and a half and have been slowly noticing some subtly off-putting things about it. I’m not saying which art or any names for the sake of privacy. I was hoping for some thoughts and guidance from those more experienced as I am not sure what is ‘normal’ martial arts culture and what is shady. Also to be clear, the club is not a McDojo, the techniques are real and authentic and the instructors have a lot of technical knowledge.

The Layout of the Organization:
- The organization in my country is a branch of a ‘mother’ organization in another country, and my country’s ‘president’ oversees all the clubs in my country but instructs at my home club. I will refer to him as ‘President’ from here on in.
- President communicates with the council in the motherland regarding administration

The Huge Amount of Volunteerism:
- A huge emphasis is put on recruitment. Recognition is given to those who recruit more members.
- A requirement for progressing through the belts is volunteer teaching time. This requirement becomes more significant as you progress higher through the belts, with four/five hours a week expected.
- It seems you are expected to put training/teaching ahead of many other responsibilities as you progress.

The Cost of Participation:
- There are a large amount of courses/events that go on throughout the year that everyone is pushed to attend, in addition to training throughout the week. Many people regularly skip them because they can’t afford it.
- Everything seems to be really expensive considering all instructors are volunteers and all we need is a simple training space.
- The cost of belt gradings go up significantly as you advance through the belts, e.g. the full cost of a black belt grading a few hundred dollars

The President’s Inner Circle:
- There seems to be a favourite ‘inner circle’ with President, a select few ‘nth’ degree black belts that are privy to the inner workings of the organization with others left out.
- President also has a history of asking select students to stay with him as roommates so he can mentor them.

The Social Atmosphere:
- There is almost a dogmatic enthusiasm that is common among people who train in the organization. I used to have it too before I started noticing things that didn’t seem quite right.
- All everyone seems to talk about is the martial art. I have been on hiatus with training because of an injury and have been feeling isolated because most of my friends are in the organization. Even if I join them to socialize after training all they talk about is the class I hadn’t attended.

I would appreciate any feedback or thoughts as this has been weighing on me for the past while. The shadiness seems so subtle compared to other horror stories I have read, so I’m not sure what to make of it. What is normal, and what is not? Our organization doesn’t do things like discouraging cross training or bad mouthing other clubs, but it doesn’t seem exactly ideal either. Help?
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Fraud or for real? Richard Kirkham

April 12, 2016, 4:36 am
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I've recently be asked by friend about an online teacher, and I'm wondering if anyone here knows anything about him. He promotes himself as Sensei J. Richard Kirkham B.Sc., and based on a quick google search, he appears to teach some sort of slap-and-tickle Kenpo, Taijutsu, and the ever-popular "Internal Energy Strikes", along with various sorts of self-defense and self-help stuff including a "Universal" system - mainly through eBooks, and "personal email consultations". I can't seem to locate an actual physical gym/dojo with his name attached to it. Do I smell bullshido?

I told my buddy that if he's interested in self-defense, he needs to drop into a local Muay Thai, BJJ, MMA or boxing gym, but he seems intent on doing online training with a mystical master. That's fine. I'm just hoping to steer him toward something semi-legitimate that might actually help him, and not teach him a bunch of "deadly secret techniques" that will end up getting him wrecked.

Any info about this Kirkham guy - good or bad - is appreciated.
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Rough Topic - Had To Write It by battlefields

April 12, 2016, 4:41 am
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It's taken me a while to write this as it is a bit of a tough subject, but it is something that has affected my gym twice in three years. And in my own life outside of the gym as well.


A couple of months ago I saw a friend from the gym at the local supermarket, it was a fleeting meeting, as he was in his car and holding up traffic. I hadn't seen him in a while, so we attempted to get in as much chat as possible in the short amount of time we had.


He told me he was no longer with his wife and that he needed a place to stay, asking if I had a room he could rent. If he had asked about two weeks previous, I would have, but my sister was moving back from the UK and had dibs on one of the rooms. I let him know that I would keep an eye out and we went our separate ways.


Not long after he had written a confession of sorts on Facebook, pleading that he had given up the drugs and that he wished to be with his family again. As many of you know, I also battle addiction, so I was sympathetic to this status.


Not more than a couple of weeks later, he took his own life.


I struggled with the idea that had I taken him in, had I rented him that room, I could have prevented this tragedy. Like many people in his life, I'm sure. I knew in my heart that it was not the case, but my head kept throwing up the question.


A mate from the gym assured me my concerns were unjustified, and while I knew this to be the case, I also appreciated the ability to hear it from someone else.


We often get angry at the selfishness of the act, forgetting the pain and suffering that must have lead to it, which quickly gives way to the compassion we feel for the ones closest to them. The pain is felt farther than could be imagined, and deeper than can be explained.


The topic of suicide is a tough one, as mentioned earlier our gym has experienced another brother fall by his own hand only recently. Our coach made a speech not long after urging anyone with thoughts or feelings that could turn down that path to grab someone, anyone, in the gym and talk, one of the most emotional training sessions ever. It bonded everyone, strengthened friendships, reminded each other that we are there for each other.


A few months went by during which I had an injury hiatus, returning to pump some iron. While pushing weight, a concerned mate came up and asked if I was okay. This guy is probably one of the hardest and toughest dudes I know, ex British military having served in Northern Ireland during the 80s conflicts, yet it was a plea from the heart.


After delving further, he simply said, "if you ever need to talk, don't hesitate to give me a call, okay?"


Now, at this point in time I was having a rough time in life but I wasn't thinking of suicide, but the moment he said this I was further from it than I ever had been.


It reminded me I was surrounded by people who care what happens to me, something that I want everyone around me to feel as well.


I don't know what it's like elsewhere, but here there are too many people, mostly males, who decide quietly they are going to end their existence. And they do it. Maybe they've had the thoughts for weeks, months, or years prior to deciding to do it. If that's happened to you, if you've had these thoughts, talk to someone, grab your coach, speak to your training partner, please don't be a statistic.
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Escaping Mount to Leg Control Positions

April 12, 2016, 8:14 am
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Meet Your Strawman: Freeman vs. The Man

April 12, 2016, 2:39 pm
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I've been seeing a lot of this Sovereign Citizen fnord nonsense, recently. This stuff seems like it comes right out of Orwell's Ministry of Truth fnord. I mean, how is it that every video on youtube is of a complete idiot SC getting pwned, yet F(N)lORiDa LEOs have produced a training video about handling these dangerous "domestic terrorists?"



Serious fnord discussion only, please.
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Brown Belt Test via Video

April 12, 2016, 3:56 pm
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Joao Carvalho: MMA fighter dies from head injuries

April 12, 2016, 4:45 pm
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MCMAP: does it suck?

April 12, 2016, 11:24 pm
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I just watched this video:


I am not impressed. Yes, it looks physically challenging, but the actual grappling looks dire. Am I insane, or is this as shitty as I think it is?
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