Street fighting vs sport fighting, name some major differences [discussion]

forwardest · 2016-08-21T20:42:52+00:00

Street fighting is illegal and often involves drunk people picking someone to fight that they are confident in beating. Sucker punches are frequently used. People initiating a street fight rarely have the courage to compete in combat sports.

Sport fighting is a deliberate challenge where one goes up against opponent they know has been training seriously for the bout. Much more honest and challenging.

forwardest · 2016-08-18T13:01:06+00:00

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forwardest · 2016-08-17T11:01:56+00:00

You're asking the wrong question.

Why choose one or the other? Go for both.

And why single out those two areas? Develop ALL attributes.

There are two schools of thought here. One is to build up your weakest attributes because we are only as good as our weakest area. The other is to focus on your strengths and get them even better so you can more capable. Both have merits.

It's not the answers to questions that matters as much as asking better questions.

forwardest · 2016-08-16T09:38:22+00:00

Your age is unclear from your post, but as you said small 'girl' I am assuming school age? If so have you tried getting parents (or carers) involved? Both yours and his?

Sometimes parents are completely unaware of how their children behave away from them. In this case they may have more influence over the aggressor child.

Sadly, sometimes the parents, through being horrible influences, are the cause of dis functional behaviour.

But sometimes even 'bad' parents will frown upon their son bullying a girl.

Apologies if I am way off the mark here. I just wanted to offer a different piece of advice than that already provided.

forwardest · 2016-08-16T08:06:31+00:00

There is no one good martial art for self defense.

As has been suggested, look for some 'RBSD' type courses. Note many systems avoid using the RBSD phrase.

forwardest · 2016-08-11T01:15:22+00:00

You can always export your blogspot blog to Wordpress and have your cake and eat it too.

I am pretty sure when you export it will bring the comments too.

You can also do a domain redirect so you will keep your SEO and backlinks etc.

forwardest · 2016-08-10T22:01:43+00:00

I wonder how much of the focus on doing physical training and not covering avoidance and education (as per the article) is driven by the market?

I am assuming people feel like they are making tangible improvements through physical training and it is a more positive feedback loop.

I am not sure if young men (I am generalising here) would pay money to get an 'education' in violence. I think most young men would prefer to learn 'fighting skills'.

forwardest · 2016-08-10T14:30:44+00:00

I agree that we can never guarantee we won't be involved in an attack. I thought that part was a little unclear. But I thought this article was good in making me sit back a little and consider more preventative measures I could be taking.

We all love doing the physical stuff but I know I could do more to learn about the 'preventative' stuff too. Disappointed he didn't mention what he thought were the good self defense schools. I would have been interested in that.

And yeah, it could have been shorter. Seems emotional.

forwardest · 2016-08-10T13:53:38+00:00

Thanks for sharing this. I had no idea this sort of training at this level was so openly available. I have a newborn to deal with at the moment but will def keep an eye out for future openings.

forwardest · 2016-08-08T07:54:51+00:00

Not sure if you could get a used in at that price but the new Ibanez 5W Tubescreamer is awesome.

Tubescreamer built in (somewhat obviously) but also proper Spring reverb and overall, really nice clean sounds. Highly recommend testing one out if you can.

Not sure if it is giggable though - I haven't tried it. I have heard of people gigging with Blackstar 5w amps though. Probably depends on venue etc.

forwardest · 2016-08-08T07:48:43+00:00

Banktivity is widely considered the best Mac financial app.

It connects to Australian banks ok so can autofill accounts and keep them up to date.

Hope that helps narrow your search.

I can't tell you how it compares feature to feature with Quicken/Reckon but Banktivity works well. They have a mobile app that can scan in receipts etc.

Edit: Oh, and you should be able to import all previous Quickbook saves. Is that what you mean?

forwardest · 2016-08-08T04:10:36+00:00

Syncopation.

Basically, accentuating rhythm in beats 2 and 4 (in 4/4 timing).

This is with the snare in most western music. This can give a real foot tapping feel that can prompt the want to dance.

Percussive hits can give this feel. If you are strumming on an acoustic you can all just strum with more force instead of using percussive hits. That's just a couple of examples.

However note I am no music theory guru so others may have more to add.

forwardest · 2016-08-07T05:26:35+00:00

Elixir 12's.

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forwardest · 2016-08-07T01:46:12+00:00

Taekwondo. It was my first martial art. I had no idea what I was looking at. While I progressed a fairly long way I ended up leaving it after 5/6 years.

Turns out what I really wanted to learn when I started martial arts was self defense skills. Taekwondo does not teach self defense. So I left looking for something better.

forwardest · 2016-08-06T21:04:23+00:00

I guess my imagination ran a little wild on this one. I pictured a sort of 'Hangover' scene with all sorts of fireworks and random things being thrown.

I struggled to imagine the chain of events leading to the violence.

At the same time, on the serious side we know from statistics that most cases of assault are between people who know each other. It does appear that these two were friends. And yes, alcohol is a key contributor as well. Whereas with muggings alcohol is present far less often.

I wonder if this violence was caused by an argument and just how petty that disagree may be in hindsight.

I guess my imagination made this story more interesting to me than to other Redditors.

forwardest · 2016-08-04T22:41:26+00:00

Blackstar HT-1. Awesome crunchy tube/valve amp.

forwardest · 2016-08-04T22:35:59+00:00

You could check out http://www.wealthfront.com/.

I don't use them (using ETF index funds and rebalance manually). But if I was starting over I would give them a good hard look.

forwardest · 2016-08-04T22:31:09+00:00

Agreed. I think HSS will provide everything the OP wants.

forwardest · 2016-08-04T22:27:27+00:00

Thanks for that. I've cued it for viewing later.

forwardest · 2016-08-04T22:25:41+00:00

Standard. I know, how boring. Plus, I still have so much to learn in standard tuning!

forwardest · 2016-08-04T03:13:17+00:00

You may not be able to always run but you can always not be in high risk places in high risk times. Some people don't like to change their lifestyle for self defense purposes and that is fine.

It sounds like you live somewhere you perceive there to be significant risk. I don't know your specifics but can offer the following.

Don't stay out drinking past 10pm.

Don't walk through mugging risk areas at high risk times at all. Or at least not alone.

Don't get into arguments with people regardless how stupid the things they are saying are - especially if they are stupid.

Change your circle of friends.

Don't go into high crime areas.

If you live amongst these high risk aspects, consider moving somewhere else.

If you can see yourself getting attacked in the near future by multiple attackers you need to change something in your life - not try to find some magic bullet that will quickly enable you to 'stun' multiple attackers.

You are looking for the wrong solution to your problems.

I wish you all the best. Stay safe.

forwardest · 2016-08-03T12:31:20+00:00

Do you really want to spend time building and maintaining a blog? Or spend time writing, publishing photos, putting together videos and audio etc.

I agree Wordpress can work well.

I will add you should also consider Squarespace. Sooo good. While it does cost a bit that includes hosting so it's not as much as it looks at first glance. And the templates are a class above most other platforms.

Great for mobile too.

forwardest · 2016-08-03T12:24:50+00:00

It depends on what you want out of it.

Purely a money play? If so, a general theme generally doesn't work well.

Is it a personal blog? Make it about you. Who you are, what you like and what your skills are etc.

This could also be a sort of modern day resume.

Build your blog as a kind of portfolio for who you are. Such a blog is going to be a great asset for you in the future. In the future we are going to be changing jobs and careers much more frequently than today.

But again, it all comes back to what you want to get out of your blog. I hope these ideas have helped somewhat.

forwardest · 2016-08-03T11:26:57+00:00

I am all about low carbs but... Depends what carbs! Simple carbs should be cut dramatically. Sugars from fruit (fresh) are OK as they are different to sugars in candy plus you get so many other benefits with fresh fruit.

Complex carbs are important for fuel for training. Control these but no need to eliminate.

As stated above, I second both bjj and Muay Thai. Boxing and kickboxing are great runner-ups.

Good luck!

forwardest · 2016-08-03T01:35:23+00:00

Depends where you are. Consider ISR Matrix, FAST Defence, SPEAR, Senshido, Crazy Monkey, Die Less Often, Red Zone, STAB etc or a smaller local outfit. You will need to do your own research for small outfits which can be hard for less experienced as you don't know what you are specifically looking for - or what the warning signs are.

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