Kane Fan said:have you ever broken a board?
because you can do it nearly by accident
in fact I have seen it done by accident before...
Big Rick Rock said:It's your wrists that take a beating over time. Punching guys on the elbows and top of the head during fights or sparring...
I'm sure a boxer could punch thru a board... But why? "Boards don't hit back" -Bruce Lee
-BRR
If I roll my wrists around on a cold day, it sounds like I'm breaking pieces of uncooked spaghetti.Big Rick Rock said:It's your wrists that take a beating over time. Punching guys on the elbows and top of the head during fights or sparring...
-BRR
Djimbe said:Because BOXERS baby their hands and ultimately weaken them over time by using Wraps and Gloves all the time , then get in a Fight on the steet and their bodies cant withstand the amount of force they can generate without a Crutch .
Djimbe said:I should have said "And/Or" , youre Correct , but look to the Gym (this IS a BBing/PLing website , after all) Look at the ppl that weaken themselves by using Wraps all the time I have seen guys using Wraps to do 60 lb dumbell Curls ! When youre DDeadlifting 800+ , thats one thing , but you know what Im on about !
Using them all the time creates an Inherent Weakness over time . Also not hitting anything HARD leaves one Unprepared for when you DO hit something hard . Theres actually somethign TO the Breaking thing , as well as Variable Bag Hitting ala CMA . over trime your hands do calcify and Strengthen , and your Bones get more dense .
Micker said:Breaking a board is a big showboat thing that isn't hard to do. It impresses the people who don't realize its pretty easy.
Mike Tyson can punch A LOT harder then Bruce Lee could ever dream of.
Karate is more about speed and accuracy.
A punch is a punch
and there is no special ancient chinese secret punch.
A boxer trains for power more then a karate student,
so I would imagine both people being of similar size, that the boxer would have a stronger punch, while the karate student would probably have much better kicking power.
"You Cant Teach Power !"
Micker said:I was generalizing a bit. Calling Bruce lee an Actor is like calling Chuck Norris an actor. Sure they starred in movies, but they WERE followers and leaders in martial arts.
Bruce lee did start his own, martial arts style so to speak in Jeet Kune Do.
He was as much of a martial artist as anyone I can think of, having dedicated his life to it.
I used Bruce Lee, because he represents the total bullshit that hollywood feeds us about martial arts. Hollywood makes you think anyone with a black belt is a deadly weapon.
That when you learn karate you suddenly learn a secret punch that lets you break boards!!!! OMG!!!! Its bullshit. I went to karate tournements and people were doing kata and breaking boards. The crowd was in awe, but the boards were little pieces of wood, easily broken.
I have people tell me that Bruce Lee could beat anyone up and never lost a fight. Come on, he was good, but he was just too small PERIOD.
Martial Arts has this mystery and wonderment attached to it, fed to us through the media. One inch punches, flipping men without touching them, Ninja who can disappear etc.. All this hype leads to the original poster asking if anyone but a karate student can break a board.
You can't teach maximum power,
but you can teach/train to develop MORE power or to reach your maximum, and if a boxing coach can't teach power, then a karate master can't teach power.
My point is breaking a board proves nothing about your skill. Breaking several boards is about strength and power, and could be developed with ZERO knowledge about karate or boxing. The maximum boards a person could break would come down to the persons size and strength(punch power).
Yarg! said:When Djimbe types up his rebuttals, for some odd reason I see the djimbe in his avatar going into overdrive and this drum beat starts playing in my head and starts cresendoing like that drum beat from Jumanji. Strange.. BRR whats wrong with SBG?
Djimbe said:WRONG . The difference between Noirris and Lee is that NORRIS was a LEGIT CHAMPION in his Sport , and ACTUALLY EARNED BLACK BELTS in THREE SYSTEMS ! Lee NEVER EVER Earned a BB or Teaching Cirtificate in ANY style , and he NEVER fought ANYONE as an Adult .
Wich NO ONE USES to any level of Success ! Even Inosanto just teaches BJJ+MT + a Little Kali thrown in now ! Lee "Invented" a PLATYPUS of uselessness . No one using "Jun Fan" or "Jeet Kune Do" has EVER done ANYTHING in the MMA/MT/KB World - and its MADE UP OF SPORTS SYSTEMS ! Now tell me how its "Really A Philosophy ...." Twaddle . I could make up my Own MA centering around Poo-Flinging , and that dosent mean SQUAT .
There is an IMMENSE difference between ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK and HUMBLING YOURSELF and paying Lip Service to it , and reaping the Rewards of having a Great Rap .
And seriously dude , training in your backyard to a "Style" wich you made up yourself with less than 2 years of actual Instruction ?
Thats what most of us call a Yard Tard .
The above statement is so true - ESPECIALLY in Refrence to Lee that I can do nothing but nod at it .
Ill say it again , there ARE no Secrets ! Most ppl I know are HAPPY to Teach and share what they know . Hell , I know all KINDS of Hitting MEthods and I show ppl for Free all the TIME !
HOWEVER ...
You found some McDojo TKD school where they Break Baked Balsa Boards (say THAT 5X fast ! HA) ... SO WHAT ? THEY dont Train hard , Goody for them , but that dosent Negate the ppl that USE the REAL Boards for TRAINING now does it ? Nor does it negate the fact that if you stack enough of them in a row it becomes Difficult .
Well , its easy to not lose something you have never been in . He has a PERFECT record of Zero Wins , Zero Losses , and Zero Draws .
There are different Training methods ,and ther4e are different HITTING methods . Theres noithing "Secret" , or "Miraculous" about them , but LOOK at the LINK
http://crane.50megs.com/index2.html
there IS a SCIENCE to it .
Sure you can . Says Who ?
Well , I can , and Im not "Master" anybody .
Wrong .
Technique amplifies Strength into greater Power . There are MANY techniques for Amplifying what you have into something more . Proper Standing , proper Breathing , proper Body Mechanics ...
Kane Fan said:actually Lee did have a match with someone at a tournament in his adult life
I'm sorry I don't know the tournament name or anything but I saw a clip of it
Yarg! said:When Djimbe types up his rebuttals, for some odd reason I see the djimbe in his avatar going into overdrive and this drum beat starts playing in my head and starts cresendoing like that drum beat from Jumanji. Strange.. BRR whats wrong with SBG?
Big Rick Rock said:I think JKD has done more for what MMA is today than most other martial arts have.
The JKD mentality is to learn and use what fits YOU as an individual, and NOT be limited by one style or form. Somewhere in there, after Bruce Lee died, they got greedy and instituted a belt system and MLM type crap that BL never wanted...
But then there were the guys who broke away and created the kick ass SBGi... Still, the idea in itself is great.
Somewhere in there, after Bruce Lee died, they got greedy and instituted a belt system
Djimbe said:But the IDEA ITSELF had VERY VERY LITTLE to do with BRUCE ! CMA ppl were Blending Martial Arts HUNDEREDS of years before Bruce's birth . Its the entire TRADITION of Shaolin , AND the Wudang systems !
Bruce was a Philosophy Major , and a one time Resident of China . He used his knowledge of Chinese Culture and Philosophy to sound like the Ideas he had learned from Books were his Own Origional ones . Wich couldnt be furthur from the truth .
Dong Hai Chuan - as ONE SMALL Example - Was the Progenetor of Baguazhang . He NEVER Taught a student that wasnt already a Master , and That didnt teach him THEIR system FIRST ! WHat does this mean ? Every Existing form Of baguazhang is a Mixed MA . Wing Chun is a Combo of Snake and Crane , Some Mantis systems have Monkey Footwork ... heck , theres a system called "Taiji Mantis" !
Using what works and disgarding the rest wasnt anything REMOTELY CLOSE to Bruce Lees Idea . It comes from the Great Daoist Philosopher Chuang Tzu .
Micker said:Bruce Lee was a great philosopher,
and had a fantastic mind for stragety in fiighting.
He wasn't the ultimate warrior that people think he was, but I give him credit for what he did for martial arts. He really brought martial arts out of the closet.
Also, I didn't say you couldn't teach power, I believe you CAN teach it. Teachinig a boxer to punch using his hips, keeping his hook close to his body etc.. all adds to power and it taught.
Big Rick Rock said:I wouldn't call it "cross training" to learn 3 different Kung Fu animals.
Even if Lee's ideas were inspired by Chinese culture,
it does not erase the fact that he actually put those ideas to work.
He started something that is now HUGE.
JKD has been a major factor in what MMA is today.
And I think SBGi took it a step further, these guys figured it out (well before the UFC) that cross training in BJJ+MT+Judo/Wrestling+Kali gave you a very well rounded system,
Firstly "SBG" Didnt figure out anything earlier than anyone . Back in the early 90s Thornton was sporting his Spikey Billy Idol Hairdo , and High-Kicking on the cover of the Mags just like EVERYONE ELSE at the time . THEN he started with the Machados at about the ame time as the Gracies started in , and they had been doing a LOAD of VT stuff already , the UFC just hadnt actually HAPPENED yet . Great , Ill give the guy Points for being Super Trendy .
you have the best grappling and striking systems plus the best weapon system all taught in one gym. Can't get much better that that.
-edit- I shouldn't say "the best" since that sounds like my own opinion.
Maybe I should say, "the most proven systems".
Kali hasnt been "Proven" as Squat . Its nowhere NEAR "The Best Weapons System , heck its not even the besat PERSONAL Weapons system . Firearms are . And before yo uget Ticky-Tacky Ive NEVER been beaten in a StickFight by any Kali or Escrima Practitioner , and I only trained in my "Poor" Chinese MAs/Weapons , though I DO have Dual Weapons training . But Sriously , I could just be Talented at it , I AM a VERY Athletic Cat naturally , so Im just going to say that its SO VERY Speculative until ppl start doing DeathMatches with Blades again . I would like to point out that Japanese , Chinese and European Swordsmanship is and always was FAR better/more widely used and more "Proven" historically . Heck , id take a couple of Roman Legions over the entirety of the Philipines !
Oh , and by the by Ill go back to this point again - The Militich camp is Combining the above systems in a GOOD way .
So far Thornton & co have produced no MMA Champions with his Methods , despite having umpteen schools in how many countries to draw from as far as Gene Pool ? HEs ony had ONE guy even make a decent showing out of ALL THOSE SCHOOLS , and I HAVE to call "Law Of Averages" on THAT one !
Had you cited Militich , I would have had to Agree with you - thats a school that CONTINUALLY PRODUCES CHAMPIONS .
SBGI produces nothing more than Revenue for its instructors , and a lot of ppl that THINK they can fight .
Djimbe said:Why , because of the NAMES ?
There is more difference in the Movement anbd Fighting styles of Monkey and Mantis than there is between Boxing and Muay Thai - and you WOULD call THAT Cross Training , wouldnt you ? Hell , theres more difference between the two systems than there is between Boxing and CAPOEIRA ! You DO realise that "China" is IMMENSE , and that all systems coming from there arent even particularly SIMILAR , much less the same , right ?
No , appearantly you didnt .
No , not "Insired by" A TOTAL AND BLATANT WORD-FOR-WORD RIPOFF ! Im talking like on the level of getting caught copying out of the Encyclopedia for a Report on the Crimean war . The guy was a C- student in Philosophy . He just had enough Retention to be able to take a few Ripped-Off quotes with him to Interviews . And he didnt just Rip off The Chinese , some of his stuff is from Japanese Sources , as well , Tatsuan Soho
Against WHOM ???
WHEN ?
WHERE ?
the man NEVER EVER EVER Fought anyone !
And again , NONE of his Students EVER Produced ANYONE of ANY Merit using his ACTUAL METHODS .
Firstly "SBG" Didnt figure out anything earlier than anyone . Back in the early 90s Thornton was sporting his Spikey Billy Idol Hairdo , and High-Kicking on the cover of the Mags just like EVERYONE ELSE at the time . THEN he started with the Machados at about the ame time as the Gracies started in , and they had been doing a LOAD of VT stuff already , the UFC just hadnt actually HAPPENED yet . Great , Ill give the guy Points for being Super Trendy .
Kali hasnt been "Proven" as Squat . Its nowhere NEAR "The Best Weapons System , heck its not even the besat PERSONAL Weapons system . Firearms are . And before yo uget Ticky-Tacky Ive NEVER been beaten in a StickFight by any Kali or Escrima Practitioner , and I only trained in my "Poor" Chinese MAs/Weapons , though I DO have Dual Weapons training . But Sriously , I could just be Talented at it , I AM a VERY Athletic Cat naturally , so Im just going to say that its SO VERY Speculative until ppl start doing DeathMatches with Blades again . I would like to point out that Japanese , Chinese and European Swordsmanship is and always was FAR better/more widely used and more "Proven" historically . Heck , id take a couple of Roman Legions over the entirety of the Philipines !
Oh , and by the by Ill go back to this point again - The Militich camp is Combining the above systems in a GOOD way .
So far Thornton & co have produced no MMA Champions with his Methods , despite having umpteen schools in how many countries to draw from as far as Gene Pool ? HEs ony had ONE guy even make a decent showing out of ALL THOSE SCHOOLS , and I HAVE to call "Law Of Averages" on THAT one !
Had you cited Militich , I would have had to Agree with you - thats a school that CONTINUALLY PRODUCES CHAMPIONS .
SBGI produces nothing more than Revenue for its instructors , and a lot of ppl that THINK they can fight .
Big Rick Rock said:Randy Couture started with SBGi. Here is a quote:
"The training at the Straight Blast Gym has been instrumental in my preparation for reality fighting in the UFC. Matt's expertise in stand-up, and ground fighting techniques has helped me win the Ultimate Fighting Championships. There is no rest for the best!" - Randy Couture (UFC 13, 14, & 16 champion)
Funny that you say SBGi has never produced a champion... Thats the same thing I say about every Chinese Martial Art ever practiced. They have never produced a champion in any MMA league I'm aware of.
Hey... Wasn't Matt Thorton the one who stood infront of your face and told you that CMAs have contributed "NOTHING" to the world of MMA or somethign like that? I think I remember you saying something to that effect... I could be wrong.
-BRR
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