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 Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:22 pm
Some martial arts primarily use punches. Some focus on kicks. Others rely on grappling, chokes, holds throws, etc, etc.
But there has to be one part of the body that is the 'centre', that enables good execution of technique in all of these martial arts. It doesn't matter if you include or exclude the 'martial sports' in the equation this time.
(for the discussion's sake, let's exclude the brain, or 'mind' in this case; we all know that strategy, memory, and all other tactics use the brain)
Last night was my second Chen-style Tai Chi class, and...well...my legs felt like lead afterwards...and I wasn't even doing the stances as wide as it should properly be. I was sweating, breathing a little bit hard and damned hot despite the heater already been turned off. sweatdrop
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:03 pm
For me its the Abdominals. The abs is the center or the core of the body. Strengthen this part of your body then you can do powerfull punches, powerfull kicks as well as good groundfighting and grappling skills. biggrin
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:06 pm
Triste Some martial arts primarily use punches. Some focus on kicks. Others rely on grappling, chokes, holds throws, etc, etc. But there has to be one part of the body that is the 'centre', that enables good execution of technique in all of these martial arts. It doesn't matter if you include or exclude the 'martial sports' in the equation this time. (for the discussion's sake, let's exclude the brain, or 'mind' in this case; we all know that strategy, memory, and all other tactics use the brain) Last night was my second Chen-style Tai Chi class, and...well...my legs felt like lead afterwards...and I wasn't even doing the stances as wide as it should properly be. I was sweating, breathing a little bit hard and damned hot despite the heater already been turned off. sweatdrop Well its obviously one of the vital organs considering without them you would kinda be dead sweatdrop
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:58 pm
The most important?
What do you mean?
Don't you kinda need all your bodyparts?
Most important.... -_-
*beats Triste with Camembert*
The most important is the totality. The entirety.
If you miss an arm, you compensate. Again, totality is what matters here.
EDIT
On second thought, the reproductive organs are the most important.
Think about it.
Nobody cares if you lose or you become cripple. As long as you can have kids, so your kid can beat up your enemy's kid when he's older. XD
Yes! Ph43|2 T3h F'/00D$!!! XD
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 12:38 am
uhhh.... this is kinda a retarded question. not to be rude or anything.
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:12 am
JoshuaKenzo EDIT On second thought, the reproductive organs are the most important. Think about it. Nobody cares if you lose or you become cripple. As long as you can have kids, so your kid can beat up your enemy's kid when he's older. XD I swear, I'd hunt you down and kick your a** if you weren't so damned funny. xd xd xd Triste But there has to be one part of the body that is the 'centre', that enables good execution of technique in all of these martial arts. That's the key sentence there. My question is just that: which part of the body should be strong? What gives you the foundation to build your skills on?
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:12 am
I would go for the torso.
That's pretty much your center of movement.
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:27 pm
Yeah, hips, abs, the whole midsection , or core , should be as strong as you can make it.
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:46 pm
I would say around the abs as well, the "hara" *though I have no idea whether that's spelled correctly.) The center of balance is very important to maintain. I think it's the one "part" that cannot be compensated.
Of course, losing your pinkie toe also destroys your balance. Gives you something to think about ne?
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:19 am
That's completely untrue. People that have lost their legs don't lose their balance.
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 2:20 am
Mirko_Filipovic That's completely untrue. People that have lost their legs don't lose their balance. True, but people without legs have the disadvantage of having to walk on their crotch. The crotch is essential to martial arts, but it cannot be a surrogate for our center of movement. Most of the time.
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:43 am
I love me kicks, but ya the vital organs are important
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:52 pm
Mirko_Filipovic That's completely untrue. People that have lost their legs don't lose their balance. Let me rephrase. Losing your pinkie toe would mean you have to learn how to walk all over again. We depend on them more for balance than we realize. Why I know this as a fact? A family friend had their pinkie toes surgically removed because of a diabetic condition.
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:30 pm
Any part of the body huh? Hm, thats a easy one. THE BRAIN! anyone can learn to use there arms, legs, torso...etc etc in a fight, but how are they learning it? they're using their brain.
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 8:07 pm
Kai Kazuku Any part of the body huh? Hm, thats a easy one. THE BRAIN! anyone can learn to use there arms, legs, torso...etc etc in a fight, but how are they learning it? they're using their brain. Read the first post and try again. Are you using yours? sweatdrop
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