the rum soaked fist: internal martial arts forum

Surprised no one has anything to say
Here’s another one
https://www.youtube.com/live/HWX1UcjOKI ... XC8DBMbP8K

Too "by the numbers" for my taste, others may disagree

Which one or both
Remember he emphasises it is just the starting point
He has trained plenty of good fighters in most formats out there

Really liked the skills and info on that second link, thanks Wayne. Looks extremely competent at what he does and teaches.

I liked the second vid more than the first one as well. Thanks for posting.

watched him do a nice deflect, sort of single whip ish, in the second, then a kind of beng quan and golden rooster knee followup. assuming the deflect motion better as "guard removal" than actual "reaction to punch" (too slow?). haven't trained in striking arts/sports, so this is more a question than a conclusion.

First video - this system (and a galaxy of its variations that people alternately love or hate) is standard for most pad training in combative sports, explaining padwork to beginners is always a steep learning curve and any system is better than winging it.
Second video - Kyokushin as an art is great for teaching people to engage in a meaningful way, kyokushin sparring makes its practitioners incredibly tough but they have and always will struggle to have regular success outside of kyokushin competition due to the suboptimal nature of their guard/distancing/timing/head/movement to avoid head punches and grappling. This sensei is undoubtedly good at kyokushin but I will always struggle with the arts "built-in" shortcomings and rhetoric.

He is well known as a bjj wrestling and judo coach
He is always up for a roll
Has great respect for hsing I as do all the leading fighters in his art

His latest.

https://www.youtube.com/live/tdQhemLjnI ... Qsy_o9HyN-

Latest vid is good stuff, nice crossovers between the striking and grappling. I like seeing content with the full scope that isn't leaning on rhetoric or a specific angle, just good dialogue, looks like someone that would be fun to sit in a room with to chat or play around with. Good training respects good training, JMA/FMA/CMA/IMA groups that are training with contact and non-compliance in mind in my experience have looked similar and need more fanfare.

You are right there
He allowed me to teach in his dojo for a couple of years
We had some great conversations
That’s where I got to meet his student Carnage Corbet
A real gentleman
Cameron was refereeing a lot of MMA at the time
I can’t remember their names now but I remember watching him roll with a pair of Māori twins called the something tigers

Bit more

https://www.youtube.com/live/0sbr1-scl- ... vWzouoIu8N