The best of East vs. West... (watch out for some bad language)
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Here we have a lovely hanegoshi springing hip throw! Want to discuss this blog post? Come find me on Facebook at my Mokuren Dojo FB...
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For the past several months I've been posting technique compilation videos on Saturdays and I've been following the order of the Gok...
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photo from: http://files.4medicine.pl/download.php?cfs_id=1388 Our judo and aikido teacher, Karl Geis, attributed a significant port... -
Someone asked me a while back to post what I consider to be pros and cons of aikido and judo – sort of what I like and dislike about aiki... -
It seems that Japanese arts (we'll take aikido as an example for this post) seem to have a different concept of posture than do Chinese ...
Not bad, but dragging a guy up to his feet in order to throw him again is violating the principles of "Maximum Efficiency with Minimum Effort". Once he's down, finish it! ;)
ReplyDeleteOh, I don't know. If you _want_ to throw the guy a second time, the most efficient way might be to pick him back up...
ReplyDeleteRed Sun was a great old movie.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen that movie in ages. Great clip.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing about fourth time he picked him I was starting to get tired for him, but he had a nice variety of throws.
An old teacher of mine offered this advice in a self defense situation: "hit your opponent with the heaviest object at hand. The Earth would do."
ReplyDeleteCharles Bronson with a flying side kick! Good thing he took it easy on that tired samurai. Great clip.
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