Recent content by fullpint

please do so sooner than later

hmmm, conflicting advice here. I think the general answer is...whatever I do, do it with confidence. any more specific advice though?

no one has any advice?

OK guys, I just started the bootcamp. I'm about 2 weeks into it and its been pretty easy so far. I'm in sales and make "cold calls" all day long so its not difficult approaching strangers and making eye contact when there is no agenda involved (ie trying to score with a chick) Well, I...

Do one of the following: BRAZILIAN Jiu-Jitsu (not Japanese!) Muay Thai Western Kickboxing Western Boxing If you're not sparring, then your not really learning anything. Fighting is all about instincts. You have to spar to hone your instincts. Traditional Martial Arts (TMAs) such...

Fighting spirit, as you call it, is somewhat important. The great thing about training in martial arts is that after you have been training a while with regular sparing everything seems to move in slow motion. In a street fight confrontation the ability to keep your cool and think without just...

This is exactly why you can win in a street fight. If someone is just going crazy then they probably have no idea what they are doing and will wear themselves out very quickly. You just have to know how to defend and when to attack. Training is all about sharpening your instincts. This is...

this is exactly what I'm talking about. I have never seen a TMA school (karate, TKD, etc...) that doesn't do this. If you drop your other hand you are literally asking to get smacked, but all these schools insist on doing it, and they think that walking around in circles doing it while yelling...

forget the TMAs There are too many TMAs (Traditional Martial Arts) that waste too much time focusing on useless things such as katas. For those of you who don't know what a kata is, its basically just walking around in circles throwing a bunch of puches and kicks in the air (with bad form...

I don't like reccomending Krav Maga schools because, in my experience, they vary to much in quality. I know that there are some great ones out there, but there are also some terrible ones. I've seen a few of them who think that they are the Cobra Kai kids from the Karate Kid, when in reality...

Martial Arts is a great way to improve your self confidence. It is extremely important to get involved into a quality program as opposed to what we call a "mcdojo". Get the UFC or Pride on payperview or rent some tapes at the local video store. Doing so will give you some insight into what...