Introducing RIKIMARU

[maskedman]

Here you go rikimaru, you accuse me of being a troll...introduce yourself...maybe in reality you are jones!

*bows respectfully*

[rikimaru]

OK, its seems that people want to know a bit about me. I apologise for commenting on "MaskedMan's" thread, that will be the last I have to say on the matter.

Anyway, to answer angela's question, this is the first karate board I have posted on, and I haven't used the rikimaru name before. I chose this name because it's what the guy out of Tenchu is called, lol.

I do sub wrestling and kickboxing at the moment. Although, admittedly I train more in the sub wrestling than the kickboxibng. I probably do one kickboxing sessiona week at most. I did Karate for a while when I was a kid but other than that I've been doing martial arts now for about four months.

[darkstar]

hi Rikimaru! welcome!! ;D

do you do kata in sub-wrestling?

[rikimaru]

lol, we don't do kata in sub wrestling darkstar. I'm not sure how we would.

[Aefibird]

Hello and welcome.

[darkstar]

rikimaru said:

lol, we don't do kata in sub wrestling darkstar. I'm not sure how we would.

hey, so, i've worked out a new kata (for PMT SB) incorporating the basics from groundfighting, going through guard, mount, passing guard, ground & pound, eye gouging etc etc. it's a one man drill and will take about a year to perfect.

if anyone would like to learn this invaluable tool to add to your training PM me and we can arrange a seminar for a very reasonable cost.

see above. if you would like to enrol please PM me.

[MasterH]

rikimaru said:

lol, we don't do Kata in sub wrestling darkstar. I'm not sure how we would.

What are Forms (Kata) if not just a visualization of actual combat.........could be done with grappling, not a bad idea.

[miffersy]

Hello and Welcome my friend

[rikimaru]

Thanks for the welcomes folks.

lol @ grappling kata. I'm not sure you are being serious MasterH, but in grappling there needs to be the resitance force of a live opponent to make it work. Performing an arm bar or double leg take down to fresh air would be of no benefit whatsoever .... BTW, I sincerely hope Maskedman or Andy don't come along now and say I'm wrong and argue the benefits of grappling kata.

[MasterH]

You can't take me too seriously, I tend to think out loud - even while typing. But you can say the same thing about almost all athletics. The winter Olympics are coming soon, watch some pre-event. You'll see the athletes visualizing the upcoming event. Would you conceder that a form of a Kata, why not?

Again, just throwing out conversation.

[rikimaru]

To be honest, I'm not really in a position to comment on kata. I haven't really had that much experience of it ... apart from when I was younger. However, I would consider the Ram Muay performed by Thai Boxers pre-fight to be similar to kata.

[MasterH]

OK,

So here's an exercise for you. Visualization. Close your eyes. Put yourself inside the ring. You have a training partner. If that partner attacks what are you going to do? Now, it matters on the attack, I know. But that's the exercise. Imagine the match. Now once you are comfortable with that, physically, go thru the motions. Meaning, your partner (imagined) throws a lead arm jab, what would you do? Now do that in the air.

It's a form of TMA mental training, and it works.

[rikimaru]

I'm not doing TMA though. And if someone throws a punch/jab at me I certainly wouldn't do a rising block in walking stance for example.

If people get a lot out of kata then that's cool. However, I can't see how it would help my grappling training. I don't think many grapplers owe their success to grappling katas.

Do you think grapplers should create set grappling katas for their training?

[MasterH]

If I knew more about grappling then I would be in more of a position to answer that. I can't even pretend I do. Maybe not set patterns (Kata's, Forms) But the visualization exercise still has merit. You're still working your mind on the best technique for the situation.

[colleentigerpants]

Hi Ricka ma who!

Al the guys have had to post a topless flexed shot.

Please be a dear and do the same!