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    Thank you! Actually I am a pedestrian, unable...

    Thank you! Actually I am a pedestrian, unable to drive. I used to notice Gokor's Hayastan Academy in my neighborhood walking past it, but it seems that recently have they moved to North Hollywood...
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    Looking for Judo dojo

    in Hollywood/Los Angeles area. Thank you!

    Jesse Peters
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    Thanks! I learned the other order in Soo Bahk...

    Thanks! I learned the other order in Soo Bahk Do/Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan, but I'm going to try practicing them in the Okinawan order from now on. According to this article...
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    1st & 2nd Okinawan Pinan forms order?

    Are the first and second Pinan forms reversed in order in the original Okinawan Shorin-ryu style?

    Jesse Peters
  5. 3 years later how time flies. I've got my...

    3 years later how time flies. I've got my blackbelt, my tuition payment to my previous school just ran out, your school has moved right next to me, and I'm ready to train any time! Should I come...
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    In Soo Bahk Do/Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan we seem...

    In Soo Bahk Do/Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan we seem to use this more than the shuto or knife-hand, not sure why.

    Jesse Peters
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    Interesting to hear about the lion and leopard...

    Interesting to hear about the lion and leopard boxing connections, the only animal I had previously heard of in connection with Passai was the snake, coiling uncoiling striking fast and poisonous. ...
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    In Hwang Kee's "Soo Bahk Do Tang Soo Do Volume 1"...

    In Hwang Kee's "Soo Bahk Do Tang Soo Do Volume 1" he says this form's original name was "Pal Che". Pal meant "selection of the best choice", or "fast". "Che" meant "collect". Movements were...
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    Looks a lot like the Naihanchi form I practice! ...

    Looks a lot like the Naihanchi form I practice!

    Jesse Peters
  10. Thread: Systema

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    A few years ago Scott Sonnon was briefly...

    A few years ago Scott Sonnon was briefly moderating a forum on www.uechi-ryu.com and he said that this Polish saber technique more of less resembles the Russian style:
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    In Robert W. Smith's "Chinese Boxing: Masters and...

    In Robert W. Smith's "Chinese Boxing: Masters and Methods" he passes on a light-body qigong exercise from the Chinese masters. First practice twelve jumps as high as you can from your feet alone...
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    SQUAT-THRUST VARIATIONS It is possible to create...

    SQUAT-THRUST VARIATIONS It is possible to create an entire full-body workout out of nothing but variations on the humble squat thrust, without even considering combining the squat thrust with other...
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    TRIPOD PROGRAM This involves many three-limbed...

    TRIPOD PROGRAM

    This involves many three-limbed exercises

    24 jump squats

    12 tripod backbends, lying on your back raise yourself to a full backbend with your right foot and both hands, left...
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    None of the other Power Programs require any...

    None of the other Power Programs require any apparatus, not even a post.

    THE "MOSTLY LEG DAY" PROGRAM

    24 jump squats

    12 right-leg extensions, standing on your right leg, left leg in half...
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    Power Programs

    These are workouts I have been using recently, which I can no longer practice due to a hip injury before Christmas followed by severe flu a few days ago. So I provide them here for the benefit of...
  16. Mayan Martial Arts

    Interesting information on the Mayan warrior arts! What weapons did they prefer to use to attack these points in their demonstration? Cudgels? Fisticuffs? Open hands?

    Was this art by any...
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    Up until recently I never wore glasses when...

    Up until recently I never wore glasses when practicing martial art, even though I wear thick glasses in everyday life, such as while typing this. Just recently, Sah Bom Nim suggested I wear my...
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    Chinese qigong exercise balls?

    Are there specific hand qigong exercises for using these little chiming bell-like relaxation devices? Or can they be held in the hands while performing other qigong exercises like the Eightfold...
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    Some methods I like: Headstand on three points...

    Some methods I like:

    Headstand on three points held stationary for at least count of 30, sometimes 100 or longer sometimes lose count and meditate in this position, generally either head and...
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    "Ringing the Praises of the Kettlebell" Part...

    "Ringing the Praises of the Kettlebell"

    Part 1: http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/Competition/Klein/Bell/bell-01-11/kb-apr32.htm

    Part 2:...
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    Is it at all related to "Pilates" exercises? ...

    Is it at all related to "Pilates" exercises? Those seem to have really helped popularize the whole "Core" concept recently. I've practiced many times the original 34-pose sequence from the book...
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    www.iowastrong.com/tube.html This explains...

    www.iowastrong.com/tube.html

    This explains some of the physics behind a thick-waisted shape for generating power. Not unique to Japanese rikishi, plenty of oldtime strongmen, powerlifters, ...
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    Thanks! Are Dands also a lower-body exercise, ...

    Thanks! Are Dands also a lower-body exercise, as well as an upper-body (I've heard "dand" means arm) exercise? Also what are Full Contact Twists?

    Jesse Peters
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    Wow! Great stuff! Thanks! Jesse Peters

    Wow! Great stuff! Thanks!

    Jesse Peters
  25. Exercises with a short length of iron chain?

    Is this useful or not for exercise? What kind of exercises would you consider most beneficial for strength/agility/flexibility or other attributes? Would it be best to pull like strand-pulling? Or...
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