[QUOTE=DCS;2965410]I was going to say that, but in general you did a good work. Keep training.[/QUOTE]
I’m only just getting started.
[QUOTE=Kovacs;2965404]Shit like that grips me but you’re quite right, be the bigger man. You’re there to train, no score points. Thill will be evident as your training evolves and his stagnates.[/QUOTE]
I had that issue for a while on the opposite side. I don’t know how big Ghost is, and I’m not huge. I’m 6’0 225lbs. For a while I only had a few guys that were about 5’8" and 165lbs to roll with. I got sloppy and relied on my weight and strength too much. When I finally got some bigger guys to roll with, it took a while to adjust my game and get better. But those smaller guys were killing it in tournaments against people their own size.
[QUOTE=Diesel_tke;2965421]I had that issue for a while on the opposite side. I don’t know how big Ghost is, and I’m not huge. I’m 6’0 225lbs. For a while I only had a few guys that were about 5’8" and 165lbs to roll with. I got sloppy and relied on my weight and strength too much. When I finally got some bigger guys to roll with, it took a while to adjust my game and get better. But those smaller guys were killing it in tournaments against people their own size.[/QUOTE]
I’m 5’7" and about 150lbs right now.
Instinctively lowering your hands from your head to guard anything but your head is a bad habit, but it’s a natural reflex and something you get rid of through training.
Aliveness is timing, energy, and motion. Grats, your video is in the 1% of all the useful, alive sparring video on the internet and you even called it Karate…sniff…and I know its the advanced striking forum but…“always look eye”.
[QUOTE=W. Rabbit;2965555]Instinctively lowering your hands from your head to guard anything but your head is a bad habit, but it’s a natural reflex and something you get rid of through training.
Aliveness is timing, energy, and motion. Grats, your video is in the 1% of all the useful, alive sparring video on the internet and you even called it Karate…sniff…and I know its the advanced striking forum but…“always look eye”.[/QUOTE]
Thanks. I could have put this in the TMA forum, but no one posts there, and kyokushin isn’t really “traditional.” By that I mean it doesn’t suck.
Osu!
Hi, I’m new and this is my first post here, but I have some advice for you.
You mawashi Geri is sort of going in an upward direction, I think you should work on that and try to hit the surface at a 90-degree angle(especially with gedan mawashi, I always kick downwards and drop my weight into the target)
You can also open your hips a bit more,
I think you’re not because you’re sparring a bit defensively because of less impact conditioning.
Also, please don’t drop your guard so much, even if it is KK, you’ll get headkicked(I do it too and get headkicked a lot).
I think you should do some slow mawashi geris, first lift your knee to the side then turn,
expand your leg and open your hips and try to hold it for as long as you can.
Very nice sparring videos btw.
Osu.
[QUOTE=HumbleMan;2965588]Osu!
Hi, I’m new and this is my first post here, but I have some advice for you.
You mawashi Geri is sort of going in an upward direction, I think you should work on that and try to hit the surface at a 90-degree angle(especially with gedan mawashi, I always kick downwards and drop my weight into the target)
You can also open your hips a bit more,
I think you’re not because you’re sparring a bit defensively because of less impact conditioning.
Also, please don’t drop your guard so much, even if it is KK, you’ll get headkicked(I do it too and get headkicked a lot).
I think you should do some slow mawashi geris, first lift your knee to the side then turn,
expand your leg and open your hips and try to hold it for as long as you can.
Very nice sparring videos btw.
Osu.[/QUOTE]
Thanks. Flexibility is really my biggest struggle, at least when it comes to my hips, and it’s something that Shihan really has me working on. And yeah. Vs faster/more skilled opponent’s I do still get smacked in the face more than I would like.
[QUOTE=ghost55;2965589]Thanks. Flexibility is really my biggest struggle, at least when it comes to my hips, and it’s something that Shihan really has me working on. And yeah. Vs faster/more skilled opponent’s I do still get smacked in the face more than I would like.[/QUOTE]
100 uchi mawashi geri, 100 soto mawashi geri, 100 mae keage in zenkutsu dachi everyday, if you find the time try this for a month.
I got very good results from this routine.
You can also do squats for each kick if you want to improve leg strength. 30-45 mins workout.
And try these exercises.
Other than that I’d listen to your Shihan he knows a lot more than me :P.
[QUOTE=HumbleMan;2965592]100 uchi mawashi geri, 100 soto mawashi geri, 100 mae keage in zenkutsu dachi everyday, if you find the time try this for a month.
I got very good results from this routine.
You can also do squats for each kick if you want to improve leg strength. 30-45 mins workout.
And try these exercises.
Other than that I’d listen to your Shihan he knows a lot more than me :P.[/QUOTE]
Will definitely try to work this into my daily routine somehow.
[QUOTE=HumbleMan;2965592]100 uchi mawashi geri, 100 soto mawashi geri, 100 mae keage in zenkutsu dachi everyday, if you find the time try this for a month.
I got very good results from this routine.
You can also do squats for each kick if you want to improve leg strength. 30-45 mins workout.
And try these exercises.
Other than that I’d listen to your Shihan he knows a lot more than me :P.[/QUOTE]
Not good, do not do those “stretches”.
[QUOTE=BKR;2965625]Not good, do not do those “stretches”.[/QUOTE]
Those are part of my normal kyokushin warm up. What’s wrong with them?
[QUOTE=ghost55;2965633]Those are part of my normal kyokushin warm up. What’s wrong with them?[/QUOTE]
The knee that you’re squatting on is hyperflex with weight on it and you’re pushing down on your knee with the far hand.
There are way better hamstring and groin stretches that do not put pressure on your joints like that.
[QUOTE=ghost55;2965633]Those are part of my normal kyokushin warm up. What’s wrong with them?[/QUOTE]
And yeah I got introduced to those stretches when I first started in Judo in 1980.
[QUOTE=BKR;2965700]The knee that you’re squatting on is hyperflex with weight on it and you’re pushing down on your knee with the far hand.
There are way better hamstring and groin stretches that do not put pressure on your joints like that.[/QUOTE]
Improving flexibility isn’t about flexibility in the joint that’s not what you want.
Stability and full range of motion in the joints is what you need. You can train that in general and then in Sport specific movements.
To be positive what you should be doing or dynamic stretching warm ups and then if you want to work on absolute flexibility after you’re tired you should take up yoga and learn how to stretch properly.
My impressions
Hi Ghost!
First of all, you are looking fitter all the time. Good work. If you care, I have some impressions of the videos and some thoughts:
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Your reflexes for checking the leg kick were great against the green belt. I think you just got a little nervous when the bigger guy decided to turn it up as soon as he got touched. You are correct that we can always get better at these things, but you are on the right track, especially for a tired dude.
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You are doing a great job for the most part of remembering “kick in, kick out”. I don’t know if that was taught to you like that, but it’s a great instinct. If the combo starts with a kick it should generally end with a kick, unless you are interrupted.
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Like everyone else has said, hands up-chin down. I sympathize with the exhaustion though. Proper guard and leg checking are the first thing to go when you are tired.
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Are you allowed to mix up the punches a bit more in KK? You threw straight punches almost exclusively.
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Still on the topic of punches, throw more in combination. Start putting 3-4 out there at a time. Would have most likely made the brown belt quit in frustration.
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You are doing a good job of not reverting to brawling when you are pressured, but don’t take turns. You were pretty good about this with the green belt. Just remember, sparring politely is more about power than volume and work rate. If they can’t keep up, they can’t keep up.
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More leg kicks. They set up punches, and the punches set up leg kicks.
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More lateral movement. I know KK is generally a more “stand here and try to out man each other” kind of style, but I’d love to see some more footwork and elusiveness.
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Overall, great stuff. Keep up the good work.
Never watched this style before. mad props… you guys are fucking masochists. I spend A LOT of time trying to avoid leg kicks and you fuckers sign up for them… God god…
With that being said… that dude needs to check his shit. He got kicked harder than he liked by a much smaller guy in a non malicious way… and totally bitched out. Im not an enormous dude (6 ft 215) but a lot of my partners are smaller… and it has happened plenty of times where maybe they got more amped up than I was and hit me harder than I liked for the session.
Instead of smashing their quad with a roundhouse I asked them if they were ok with me escalating to the power they were using since it was my only way to keep up. That was the end of it. No need for a talk after class etc. That dudes pretty old to be acting like that and no offense to you because you got some good kicks… but if hes getting upset over you kicking him he really wouldnt like facing a guy in his weight class.
What concerns me is Shihan’s reaction. I tried bringing my concerns to him, and his answer was basically “tough shit, he’s a brown belt.” I don’t want to sound like a bitch, but that makes me really not want to spar with this guy. I mean, if I kicked him as hard as I could in the leg, it would hurt. If he did the same to me, I would probably need medical attention. I don’t mind getting hit, I just really can’t afford a broken leg right now.
[QUOTE=ghost55;2966392]What concerns me is Shihan’s reaction. I tried bringing my concerns to him, and his answer was basically “tough shit, he’s a brown belt.” I don’t want to sound like a bitch, but that makes me really not want to spar with this guy. I mean, if I kicked him as hard as I could in the leg, it would hurt. If he did the same to me, I would probably need medical attention. I don’t mind getting hit, I just really can’t afford a broken leg right now.[/QUOTE]
Makes you not want to spar with the guy?
Maybe you wouldn’t need medical attention. That’s martial arts for you.
If you’re worried about breaking bones, pick up cross-stitch.
[QUOTE=W. Rabbit;2966406]Makes you not want to spar with the guy?
Maybe you wouldn’t need medical attention. That’s martial arts for you.
If you’re worried about breaking bones, pick up cross-stitch.[/QUOTE]
The problem is that he’s basically spazzing out when he get’s frustrated, and physics are overwhelmingly stacked in his favor. And he’s also twice my age and should know better at this point.
[QUOTE=ghost55;2966407]The problem is that he’s basically spazzing out when he get’s frustrated, and physics are overwhelmingly stacked in his favor. And he’s also twice my age and should know better at this point.[/QUOTE]
Sounds familiar to anyone. Forget his age or what he should know.
Many of your future opponents will be frustrated spazzes, if you have any real ones at all.