Good advice! I wound up ordering this white oak one, but it arrived and when I opened it up yesterday the workmanship was shit. There was glue all over the hilt (can’t remember the Japaneser word for the hand guard) and handle and to make matters worse, there was a small crack just developing at the end of the handle. So I’m having to send it back and might upgrade to a (hopefully) higher quality one if it’s made of the right wood.
Just saying people want to say wrestling, boxing, and muay thai isn’t martial arts because no belts
Division 1 white belts competing in ibjjf competitions man
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I follow these guys on Youtube. I think their videos are great.
[/quote]Yes, it is a good channel. I believe they practice some form of okinawan karate, kempo or Isshinryu, it is different from the straight, linear shotokan style. My only problem with okinawan karate is that they don’t use high kicks, and I love high kicks.
Speaking of more obscure MA styles, what do you guys think of vietnamese martial arts ? Things like Vovinam viet vo dao or Qwan ki do. Anybody tried this ? they seem to be quite popular in my country (and in Europe in general). At first glance they look pretty cool, I just don’t have much info on them
I know Vovinam do dropkicks, but other than that it just looks like some eclectic hapkido spinoff.
RE: Hammer Fists:
Smokes, that was a real knockout. It’s funny, I just started practicing tettsui (the hammerfist) and I was wondering if it is actually any good, I mean you don’t really see it used in boxing, k1, mma, etc. I am really glad this strike has real aplications, it shows karate is way more realistic than some people think.
I’m going to practice this strike like in the videos, great stuff.
no belts in wrestling… 
You really watch no fighting. Most of the hits that connor landed were hammer fists
Also on the ground hammerfists are how guys like brock lesnar, coleman, and others add finishing touches
I get it you never trained hard ever. Jeez i forget how stupid novices are
The inward hammerfist to the jaw (the one in the video) isnt seen very often, if ever.
The outward/spinning and downward hammerfists arent the same thing.
The inward spin hammer fist is what connor threw against mayweather
Really you aren’t going to see things like that because hitting with the heel of the palm and blade of the hand isn’t seen outside of pancrase in 1994
Conor didnt throw inward hammerfists, he did the downward ones to the back of the head.
I don’t get the usage of the technique as a legit strike just from the odd stance
It seems like a parry move
It’s just a whipping strike to the jaw or behind the ear. Easier on the hands and since it arcs you don’t have to be as precise. Like, you can see the dude throw it almost like a right cross.
Everyone still hype for:
The karate events fro Tokyo 2020 will be held here:
Also, just something insightful:
I use this ^ to motivate myself, if I train hard enough maybe I will repp my country at the olympics B)
Btw, I recommend this blog: http://www.wayofleastresistance.net/2008/11/karate-punches-vs-boxing-punches.html . It has really good articles on karate, comparissons, explanations. He has some articles on karate blocks, explaining them and how they work. Also, good points in his latest article on krav maga/RBSD
Word you’re looking for is Tsuba but thats too bad man. Don’t spend too much money but there should be at least a decent standard level of quality. Where did you order it from? I can give you some recommendations from shops that my GF has visited in Japan. If you are ever placing any really large orders let me know I can get you a big discount.
there is a brazilian black belt jiu jitsu world champion smoking weed in my backyard. And she’s cute.
Pics dude. And try not to get omoplataed
world champ? thats like a list of 10 possible choices.
He calling gabi a 10?
Name is Pati.