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There is no justification for obesity. Being overweight is more commonly due to laziness. Following a proper diet will only do so much. If someone wants to be in the spotlight and mentor and teach then I think at the very least they should keep themselves healthy if just to set a good example. I highly doubt Bruce is eating healthy foods. 5% body fat is extreme and an overstatement on your part. Bruce has to be atleast 30% bodyfat. Obesity is becoming more and more common and accepted in society. It's too easy to say "I'll start tomorrow". Yes, we all have the right to talk. I do believe genetics play a part in some things but not alot. I dont believe in genetically "slow" matabolisms (laziness and overeating can alter it). I dont believe in genetically fat people either. I dont think big bellies automatically means fat either but if your arms and legs sway like jelly bags then youre fat. If someone is ok with being fat then fine but dont say "Oh I'm just big boned or my parents were big so I am too", come to reality, they are fat because they made themselves fat. Now onto the thyroid factor. Being overweight can cause thyroid damage so I think it starts with a child being overweight and lazy. As time goes on surely you can take medication/herbs and control dietary intake and get on an exercise program.

Goofing around doesnt mean it's effective. There are other factors as well like the first one is goofing around, the second is big into bjj could mean big like a star trekkie junky, that doesnt mean he's good, third is overall strength and athleticism, if you are 6ft and a heavyweight but hes 5ft then obviously an effortless strike by you would hurt him.

Having a preference of one flavor to another is judgement. You like chocolate more than vanilla therefore in your judgement, you prefer chocolate. I personally see no difference in opinion and judgement. Just because something isnt attached to you doesnt mean you arent passing judgement on it.

Would you tell others if it was the greatest system you've ever had the privilage to train in?

High blood pressure and obesity isnt healthy physically. The greatest flow of chi isnt going to do you any good at all if you die early from chronic high blood pressure and obesity. Healthy body, inside and out.

John is the exception not the rule. I cant recall ever hearing that story in the papers. I wonder why? You'll never witness an IMA practitioner stopping an MMA practitioner because it takes a real teacher to show someone how to make an IMA effective. chi blasters vs normal bjj practitioners totally awesome master vs nobody An exceptional ABOVE AVERAGE INSANELY DEDICATED practitioner of an IMA of course will mess up anybody who decides to fight him. John Chang is the exception however and not the rule. If you were to take an average mma practitioner and walk him into tai chi studio after studio he would win everytime until facing someone on par with John. I'd appreciate a reference on Tyson vs Chang, I dont recall seeing that on ESPN.

You cant base effectiveness on whether you have or havent heard of a certain system. No one here knows for certain if it's an effective system or not. For all we know it may very well be the BEST system out there.

Opinions are judgements. Obviously you can modify or completely change your opinions but they are still judgements none the less.

The $160,000 apprenticeship course isnt a correspondence course. You have to attend class on their campus. You can get correspondence classes from them but not the apprenticeship.

Apparently they are "do as I say not as I do"

Agreed

The author is supposed to be a high level master.

They have the greatest training and nutrition in the world. They are far from unhealthy. A look at GSP will show you that. A true martial art huh? Well for your information, many schools claim to be deadly while in reality are harmless, unless of course the student practices them in a manner that makes them deadly. A boxer can kill you easily. Especially a heavy weight boxer. A heavy weight kickboxer can easily break bones and kill as well. Cung Le has demonstrated that against a very highly trained professional. Sure you can choke someone out with bjj or judo or wrestling but when is the last time you read a newspaper article about some guy getting a bone break or dying because he fought a jujitsu master? My point with Tai Chi in the cage went soaring over your head. As has everything else I've said. Catching someones arm while they punch at you and breaking it isnt reality. I'm not saying it cant be done but you arent seeing reality for what it is. To call an MMA fighter an athlete and nothing more shows your ignorance. By your definition sanshou isnt a martial art but I consider it one, boxing and wrestling as well. Any combative system of fighting. You are living in a world of clouds, rainbows and unicorns. Many MMA fighters who you claim to be only athletes can perform with beauty and grace and can beat the tar out of your "true" martial art masters.

To make an internal art work against a professional fighter would require someone being a real master. Not some Bruce or Clyman type of master. Not some weekend tai chi teacher.

Strongman Magnus Samuelsson KILLS KILLS #4...So then I'm guessing that he could crush the bones in the hand during a handshake?

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Professional fighters are prone to injury as is everyone, your statement was a blank statement. Do you think if Mike Tyson broke his hand on YOUR head that you'd be capable of fighting back? Many, many fighters have not only kept fighting with broken bones but have went on to win You're right about the mentality part though but do you think that all MMA fighters go around thinking "duh where's dah cage, where's dah cage"? Of course not. If you honestly think that MMA fighters go blank when confronted with a real threat and are incapable of differentiating between the street and the cage then you are definitely confused. Also, I personally would hate to be involved in a fight with Fedor because of the amount of VIOLENCE he is very capable of dishing out. You have a misconception about MMA. What is a "true" martial art? Lyoto Machida is a prime example of an MMA fighter who uses "true" martial arts in the cage. Cung Le is a Shan shou Kung Fu practitioner. Although if you classify "true" martial arts as internal only ie Bagua, Tai Chi, Hsing I then you are right, no fighter has yet to use those techniques in the cage or ring because they arent effective unless you are a real master, not a Bruce Franztis master but a real one like John Chang. Tai Chi in the cage is like that skinny nerd taking on the football lineman. It doesnt work. Also, the MMA fighters are typically in phenomenal shape so I'm sure that there bodies are healthy inside as well as out so it'd take an even more experienced IMA master to take them down.

Good point. So then you dont necessarily have to go out to a cave but just keep your home quiet and undesturbed?

Possibly. I'm pretty positive that Bruce has a big belly from fat storage, that goes for Gary too.

Why would an enlightened hermit want to have anything to do with a video recorder and the internet? You really think that Youtube is the line in the sand for evidence? It's ok to be a skeptic but dont think because you havent seen a Youtube video that you believe to be real that it's automatically impossible. All martial arts have limitations. MMA is the most effective thing? So you think Capoeira and Ryukyu Kempo is a great mixed martial art application? To be specific youre saying that bjj/kickboxing is the most effective thing right? Not in every scenario. Concerning the videos, I was specifically talking about BJJ, like the guy who constantly knocks out the people in the crowd, bjj IS NOT EFFECTIVE IN THAT SITUATION. The pimp and karate instructor in the middle of the street bjj IS NOT EFFECTIVE IN THAT SITUATION. Oh and here are some videos ( since you worship them as TRUTH) showing traditional martial artists in real fights. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8My36Iz-Wk The art isnt what is effective, it's the individual. Just because you werent impressed with this Sensei Enoeda doesnt mean he couldnt have kicked your ass. For the most part, most of the great MMA fighters arent impressive in real life because they're human, and sometimes very nice and calm so they wouldnt appear to be impressive at all, but in the ring/cage they become an animal. Cung Le is a prime example of someone who could break you with just a quick shot of his leg. Mike Tyson in his prime is an example of someone who could probably kill an average human with his fist. (singular). Bjj only works if it goes to the ground. A good wrestler like Chuck Liddell doesnt let that happen. Also, the first mistake was made by letting it go to the ground. Royce Gracie, Matt Hughes, Anderson Silva, Fedor, etc, would be in deep do do if they took an opponent to the ground in a street fight becuase that opponent probably has a buddy or 2 or 3 or more that's waiting right there with them. Many many debates have went on about ground vs standup but in the end, you should learn to kick butt standing before going to the ground because it's someone like a prime Mike Tyson or Chuck Liddell or Quinton Jackson who is going to take on multiple attackers before someone like Royce Gracie, BJ Penn, or any other brazilian jujitsu blackbelt would. I think it's wrong to assume that MMA fighters cant handle themselves with gloves off. Personally, I dont know anyone dumb enough to fight a professional MMA fighter on the street. You are right though in that there are limitations. I think that if a professional MMA fighter was losing a battle on the street and it was life or death that he/she would resort to biting, pinching, spitting etc.

Thank you. Very interesting.

Would you consider brazilian jujitsu a "type" of human expression?...or a particular "style" of expression?

Hey Sykkel how effective is bjj in these situations??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U-5_2aWoOg...=1&index=14 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM5hK9QaDrY...=1&index=69 Here's a better one of the first video brazilian jujitsu in the middle of a street? with traffic??? wouldnt happen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEv6i-lhIWc...590&index=4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRiSaFSVo5Q...C3&index=35 these are real world fights. they happen all the time. when you learn bjj you dont get an S on your chest and a pair of tights with a cape.

Do you really think Chuck Liddell, Matt Hughes, Randy Couture and Fedor are successful because of the little training they have in bjj? Chuck Liddell sprawls, hardly ever going to the ground EVER, his sprawling is due to his level of prowess from wrestling. He's submitted one person in his entire career. You really think bjj is that great? It has 0 effectiveness against more than one opponent. Also, for all those that train in bjj you should really be thanking Mitsuyo Maeda for bringing over Judo to Brazil. He may not have been the first but without him you'd know nothing about bjj. Bjj is great for ground combat and conditioning but to put it on the pedestal like what you're doing is erroneous. Can you imagine trying to take down an assailant in a crowded bar, street, or alley? How about your head smacking against a curb, stool, gravel or glass? It's great to use on a mat or grass but in reality, if the fight goes to the ground, you're already in a bad situation. Royce Gracie wouldnt want to go the ground in a real street fight because the guys friend would stomp his roiding head in. You'd be better off learning Judo or Muay Thai, something that is great in a clinch.