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History of the "Polish Throw"
There is a popular wrestling technique which is frequently referred to as the "Polish Throw": it starts from an over under clinch, then the foot on the "over" side is moved behind ...
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How does the Judo Kyu graduation system work in Chile?
How does the Judo Kyu graduation system of the FEDERACIÓN DE JUDO DE CHILE work for kids and adults? And which ranks are there?
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Punch and Stepping at the Same Time
In punching and stepping, there is a saying to " punch as your foot lands on the ground".
Example, if in orthodox stance,
Stepping with left foot, you would jab as you land.
In being very ...
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Does it impact martial art fighters when they go to different countries for competitions?
For example, someone from Australia goes to Nepal for a Taekwondo match would it impact the fighter's skill due to the different altitude levels...
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Are faster punches more powerful in boxing?
I train and spar in boxing, and am an avid follower of professional fights as well. I've heard almost every coach, other boxer, commentators, and so on refer to "Mayweather is has insane speed, ...
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How to get out of a pinned postion
I am writing a book and I have a question about how my smaller female would get out of this position.
She is on her back
Dude is a lot bigger than her and he is on top of her.
He has both her arms ...
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Why put your hands to your belt when kicking in WT taekwondo?
When doing practice kicks, I've always kept my guard up. Recently, my grandmaster has changed it, to bring the hands to the belt on the opposite side of the kick. When I asked why, he said that is the ...
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What criteria were used for the Qualification for the Judo 2004 Summer Olympics and how did the final ranking of the Judokas look like?
To participate at the Olympic Games the Judokas have to qualify by achieving results at tournaments. I am looking for a list of tournaments which were used for the qualification for the 2004 Summer ...
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Is this kick from the Legend of Korra actually possible, balance-wise?
See below. It isn't really a kick because I believe your leg is extended only as a counterweight, but I didn't know what else to call it. My intuition says that possibly your torso would be too top-...
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How to become Jackie Chan? [closed]
As title says, my question is how to become someone like Jackie Chan, a handsome martial artist with skillful tricks. I love all his tricks that he performed in his movies. But how do I learn tricks ...
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What strategies can a fighter implement to shield the outer knee from injuries caused by opponents’ strikes?
I have good knees. Given that repeated impacts to the outer knee can lead to lateral collateral ligament injuries, what defensive strategies can a Karate or Muay-Thai fighter employ to protect this ...
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What simple gross-motor technique could I do from here?
In a self-defense situation against a bigger, stronger man that is intent on killing or gravely injure the defender, what could the next move be from the picture below (the attacker would be the man ...
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Was seiza intended to be impractical?
It's hard to argue that traditional seiza position isn't uncomfortable, and something that takes some time to get used to.
Are there any benefits to Sitting Seiza? discusses potential benefits of ...
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What is the best way to Spar? (radori, kumite)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twE-zdUkB_U
In this video Jesse Enkamp talks about a decline in hard sparring in combat sports training.
To me this makes sense. If you are training for a fight you ...
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Is it possible to still wind someone even if they brace their core muscles?
To preface this, I'm a writer with an already weird search history and fascination with martial arts and penning fight scenes, so please bear with me.
I've seen videos of people either hitting ...
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