Just a quick note today. I was training in the morning with a Mensaikan Aikido and Judo guy…. and I realized how important and under emphasized small joint manipulation is. It seems to work great against Judo guys or this Judo guy. This week I think i’ll try to work a lot of small joint stuff with the boys.
Muscles sore from fatigue?
I have recently discovered that a cold bath (yes COLD) for about 5-10 minutes (or as long as you can last) helps reduce pain after an intense class.
2 Methods to get into the cold bath:
1. Try to sit in the tub as the water is running. Ease yourself with warm water and as you acclimatize, slowly lower the temp of the water. When the water hits your crotch it takes a couple seconds to adjust.
2. Fill it up to the top, hop in. It takes a couple seconds to get used to the cold (and you’ll probably suffer from cold shock) but once you’re used to it, it feels oh so good.
Also, when i am a little sore before class, a hot tub does wonders for me as well.
1. I see those guys at the beach, gym, mall wearing tapout/sprawl/koral gear or dojo/dojang clothing.
If you only wear your training clothes only inside the gym give yourself 0 points.
If you wear that crap running some errands after the gym give yourself 5 points
If you wear that crap everywhere you go, (clubs included – you douche) give yourself 10 points
If you wear that stuff and you don’t train anywhere give yourself 20 points.
*Note I sometimes wear my hapkido shirt outside to run errands – I wear it to advertise and get more people into the gym!
2. Some douches practice that stuff with their friends when they are totally not qualified (IE just starting, or a low colored belt). One day someone is going to get hurt if you’re not aware of the risks involved.
If you teach that stuff inside the gym and you are qualified give yourself 0 points
If you teach that stuff outside the gym and you’re qualified give yourself 5 points
If you go around teaching techniques outsideside the gym and you’re not qualified but had some training give yourself 10 points
If you saw something on youtube or the UFC and never really trained before give yourself 20 points
3. Some people enjoy the attention of being trained to fight. I especially notice this when i’m at the Bar and everyone says they are trained in something and how they are so good.
If you train and nobody outside the dojang, dojo know you train give yourself 0 points
If you are a train and only some of your friends know (and obviously the dojo/dojang) give yourself 5 points
If you’re train and everybody knows you train give yourself 10 points
If you’re a blackbelt and you introduce yourself with a black belt give yourself 15
If you don’t train and you tell everyone you do give yourself 20 points
4. Tron Funking Blow~~~
If you never fight or only fight when your occupation permits you to give yourself 0 points
If you only fight when completely provoked give yourself 5 points
If you fight when drunk give youself 10 points
If you fight when sober just cause you can give yourself 20
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If you have 0-19 points, don’t worry man on a scale of doucheness you are just as douchy as a buddhist monk. Your celebrity douche bag rank is ” GSP ” – this guy is awesome.
If you have 20-39 points, you’re alright man, I will go out for beers with you Your Celebrity douche bag rank is ” Me ” – if you’re here, you probably know me, and I am at 20 points-ish
If you have 40-60 points, it’s cutting close, I dunno about beers, maybe the guys won’t beat you up too badly at our Gym. Your celebrity douche bag rank is “Jeremy Piven” -i Hate that guy!
If 60+ Fuck Man, You better leave your door open cause i’m coming to get you. Your celebrity douche bag rank is “Phillip Seymour Hoffman” – I don’t think he’s ever played a non douche role in his life
1. Don’t complain.
2. If you don’t know the technique don’t teach it. It sounds stupid but some people who have maybe seen or done a move once or twice automatically think they are experts.
3. When you’re training with someone else who’s learning the technique. Don’t fuck with them, don’t purposely resist cause you know you’re not committing.
4. Shut the fuck up and do what i say.
5. Don’t have to validate everything with the chief instructor. Usually the other instructors there know their shit too. And it takes a lot of time off the head instructors hands
Quote of the Class: “SHUT THE FUCK UP! YOU’RE JUST A FUCKING ORANGE BELT, HE’S JUST LEARNING THE MOVE. THE MORE YOU RESIST NOW THE MORE YOU’RE GOING TO SCREW HIM UP”
The Title Should read, “Minimize getting killed, Know the 12 possible angles of attack with a knife”
By READING the following you AGREE the Francis Lau AND HAPKIDO VANCOUVER and it’s Intructors and Students are not responsible for how you deal with this information.
First off, let’s get the terminology down. L means left, R means Right. U means up, D means down. K = knife. Duh. Now that that’s over with, here are the 12 possible angles of attack with a knife, if you know of any more please feel free to comment and talk about it. The Next couple posts will probably be about how to stop each of the angles.
1. Knife coming from U to D, R to L (diagonal)
2. Knife coming from U to D, L to R (diagonal)
3. K coming horizontal R to L
4. K coming horizontal L to R
5. Knife going Straight in
6. This one is hard to explain, but you are drawing a ‘)’ motion (start from the bottom of the bracket) with the knife going into the neck
7. Opposite of 6, in a ‘(‘ (starting from the bottom) motion knife going to the neck
8. K going from U to D coming from the outside
9. K going from U to D coming from the inside (for 8,9 think inside outside crescent kick but with your arms)
10. K diagonally D to U , R to L
11. K diagonally D to U, L to R
12. Knife straight in and up.
Enjoy.