• Archive through October 01, 2008 October 01 - 08:15 pm [20]

haha.

Now I hear the chilling sound of spurs slowly clinking and chaps sqeeking as I slowly realize, to my mortification 'this is not a straight bar'

By the way, Bob#2 has decided that Bob#2 should refer to Bob#2 as 'Bob#2'. After years of meditating and developing Bob#2's mind and body to perfection, using first person singular references feel inadequate.

Bob#2 hopes you understand and repect Bob#2's decision.

Bob#2

LOL. only bob-e tu has the massive intellect to come up with that. lol


anyway xD

i have had a few injuries along the line, it happens in this sport (there is a thread somewhere here of tims past battlescars). in grappling, the scariest moments are being slammed or picked up really high in the air lol, and hyper extensions, mmm and getting hit in the nuts, and really just overdoing it and hurting yourself, lol. Okay, lets just say that the dangers are less apparent, either way, they both have dangers, but with danger comes opportunity right? You are right when you say that fighting takes a well rounded approach.
This is why it is rudimentary, and essential to learn a counter to every attack you learn, and an escape to every technique that is being used. becuase most of the time, when people get a lock on you, they usually like to give you pain, because face it, the majority of people are ••••••••. Thats why i invest time in being able to get out. Plus im barely decent when it comes to pure groundwork, but i absolutely love the art of throwing even though im not that good at it, lol. Most of the time, you will have to turn to books to find counters. a great book for finding counter throws is the book written by jigoro kano on judo. And if you can find the "canon of judo" by mifune. ive never read it, but mifune is badass. lol

happy training man, and keep the straight and narrow. "peace and compassion, but when that fails. whoop some ass then" lol just kidding.

cheers.

Bob#2 is not amused and skipped over most of your post.

Bob#2 recommends Kelly-Crofts stops switching his feet and squating too low. Its a bad stragegy even though Bruce Lee did it in some of his action films. (What looks good on the big screen isn't necessarily what works in a fight... You'll fight exactly like you spar...it'll be too late by the time you realize that your opponent is proficient at sweeping.). You're trying to look cool at the expense of gaining applicable technique.

Also, if you must do a monolouge before each of your video clips, hold a mouthfull of water for 10seconds, swallow and then take 3 deep slow breaths before hitting record. You sound like you're riding the white horse in the clips you've posted thus far.

Bob#2

actually in the one bruce lee sparring clip that exists lee spars almost exactly like in his movies taunting and all.

Actually there is no bruce lee sparring clip and if there was he wouldn't switch his feet like a confused rockette nor squat like a midget standing on a teeter-totter.

Bob#2 has spoken and is going to meditate until dawn. Please do not further disturb Bob#2 with your falibility.

http://www.break.com/index/laugh-away-your-abs.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVVGZEFQusM

You didnt know there was a bruce lee sparring vid?


And you call yourself a BoB?

firstly, that could anyone in that ninja suit. Secondly, if that is bruce lee Bob#2 didn't see any stance switchin, midget squats nor taunting.

Bob#2 once washed Bruce Lee's car. He stood up straight, walked normally, tipped well and smelled like vanilla cookies.

Bob#2

watch the big show vs mayweather fight. lots of taunting.

Fake

that brass knuckle hit looked pretty real.

Robert: Chinese fast wrestling by liang shuo yu also has many interesting counters to watch.

Bob #2: Looking good is not high on my list of priorities when it comes to martial arts. I do enjoy some nice flowing kung fu pants, dont get me wrong, but my sparring is based on my experience. I wouldn't call any of my stuff taunting, but i do intentially leave things open to invite an easily readable attack.

Kelly,

You are just 20? Then, you are doing fine. You have many years to learn and grow. Don't get caught up in some of the critics. You don't have to rush your development.

Wider stances are better for fighting. Narrower stances are more suited for boxing or non-grappling type sparring.

When people fight enough grapplers, they learn to widen their stances or else get taken down easily.

A wider stance helps your sprawl. Sprawl is a a fundamental of fighting, but not boxing or kickboxing.

There are really no clear rules about switching your feet. Whatever works for you.

As you fight better people in every aspect of the game, you'll discover, the natural way, what works are doesn't work. And that will also change as you change.

Backarcher,

Thank you for the encouraging words. I am just 20 so I do still have much to experience and learn.

I have definatelly found that wide stances have made my life much easier on the mats.

I switch my feet so that I can use different techniques better and so that my opponent doesn't catch my rythm. I have a bad left knee so some things I can only do with that leg forward, some with it back.

Either way.... you gotta love it. fighting sure is a ton of fun.

Thanks kelly for the book recommendation

I have seen that book before, i was going to get it, but i was pressed for cash and only had like 30 bucks on me at the time. i usually spend like 50 bucks on martial arts books, lol.

For some reason i am a SUCKER for chi gong books.

take care kelly, happy training

Haha, thanks. Yeah I have a copy of it, it is pretty nice. Tim also translated a book on shuai jiao training by the shuai jiao king that is supposed to be pretty good.

again with the "haha"s.