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Are there Aikido masters who still succeed when challenged/did something was lost from Ueshiba's skills?
I've read Morihei Ueshiba's story and as it is narrated in The Art of Peace, he was challenged by practitioners of many other martial arts and never defeated, even when he was getting older. Many of ...
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At what point does a difference in style become an entirely different martial art?
There have been multiple articles (eg, BBC, IRISH CENTRAL) in the last few years regarding the "comeback" of Bataireacht (The Irish martial art of shillelagh fighting).
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What is the origin/meaning of this bo form name?
As per What is this bo form, possibly from Tang Soo Do?, I had a green belt form when I studied Chuck Norris-style Tang Soo Do (later Chun Kuk Do) involving the staff named Mohammed Bastone Ana Isa (...
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Hurting in knee hollow when landing a turning kick
I attend taekwondo and I have a yellow belt ( after white belt) and we are practicing roundhouse/turning jump kicks. Although when I land on my left leg it hurts in my knee hollow (behind the knee) ...
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Best target for leg kicks in self defense situation?
In a "street fight" (self-defense situation), if you have the agility and opening to do a powerful leg kick (or, if lucky, two), what is the best target?
I'm thinking that outside leg kicks ...
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Best bo/staff for a 12 year old to start training with?
My son has an orange belt in Karate, he is 12 years old and has asked for a bo for his birthday, as they have started training with them. Some people have recommended foam/rubber ones, would ...
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What is the safest way to take down a person in a street fight? [closed]
What is the safest way to take down a person in street fight with just one strike?
Punching to face, abdomen, pushing to the floor could be too much damages if the person died , blind or severely harm....
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What causes a person to instantly faint when struck lightly with a knife-hand strike beside the neck?
What causes a person to instantly faint when struck lightly with a knife-hand strike beside the neck? What is the anatomy and physiology that occurs?
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BJJ beginner training
There is a 10th planet bjj that opened 10 min away from where I live a few months ago and the reviews are just amazing. I would like to sign up and try it out in january as my job is really intense ...
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Classification of Fighter Types / Approaches
In a comparative context (such as when talking about combats between very different practitioners, between followers of different style and the like), does a relatively broadly-applicable set of ...
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Does the equivalent of an axe kick exist in any Chinese martial arts?
The axe kick is quite common in Japanese and Korean martial arts but despite seeing what appears to be similar in many demonstrations, I haven't been able to find a reliable source stating it as a ...
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Should I get into BJJ with my current body metrics?
So I'm planning to get into Jiu Jitsu but I'm 32years old ,125Kgs (275lbs) with a height of 6 feet. I'm fat yes but have had a history of playing basketball but that too was about 12-14 years ago.
I'm ...
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Fear of getting injured in Judo
A year ago, I started practicing judo almost from scratch, and although I have been enjoying learning it and have improved my physical fitness, the fear of getting injured when I am thrown, or during ...
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How to "properly" combine left and right hand and foot strikes
What is the proper flow of combinations of hand and foot strikes, in sports like kickboxing or MT?
For example in boxing, the beginners are usually taught that after a right cross your weight should ...
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How can just 128 Shaolin monks defeated a 10k troops?
It was the 128 monks of the southern Shaolin temple who defeated the
army of Xilu over three months in 1673 without suffering a single
casualty. However, by doing so the monks had made enemies of ...
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