Ninja, Weapons, and Grappling : A Decade of WTF

[BJMills]

I think you are confusing Ko-ryu Jujutsu Atemi Waza with Traditional Karate with deep horse stances. We had none of that, the Ko-ryu Kamae (Postures) are very upright and allowed you to move freely whether is was with a weapon or without.

Yeah, I'm not confusing Shotokan and Koryu jujutsu. But if you're staying true to the style(s) you're probably not throwing jab/cross/low round kick combos while sparring. Or are you? Just curious.

[plasma]

Yeah, I'm not confusing Shotokan and Koryu jujutsu. But if you're staying true to the style(s) you're probably not throwing jab/cross/low round kick combos while sparring. Or are you? Just curious.

No, nothing that advanced. Again we aren't a striking school. It was mostly a few straight punches and a front kick to setup a clinch and throw. Think of it more as a Judo Randori that allowed striking to set up your throw and not a kickboxing match.

[BJMills]

No, nothing that advanced. Again we aren't a striking school. It was mostly a few straight punches and a front kick to setup a clinch and throw. Think of it more as a Judo Randori that allowed striking to set up your throw and not a kickboxing match.

I see. That's still very interesting. Setting up throws with strikes is a criminally under-trained aspect of most people's game in my opinion. Mine included.

[plasma]

Part 2: Post College

Chapter 10: Gwon Kwon Yu Sul: The Seminar

[ghost55]

That sounds pathetic. Did you have to pay money to attend?

[plasma]

That sounds pathetic. Did you have to pay money to attend?

40 USD. DerAuslander got us a free DVD after the seminar they were planning on selling. I think I watched part of it once. At this point it's probably in storage somewhere.

[ghost55]

40 USD. DerAuslander got us a free DVD after the seminar they were planning on selling. I think I watched part of it once. At this point it's probably in storage somewhere.

Ouch. I would have been pissed off if I ended up paying $40 two waste two hours of my life.

[FinalLegion]

40 USD. DerAuslander got us a free DVD after the seminar they were planning on selling. I think I watched part of it once. At this point it's probably in storage somewhere.

I'm sorry if this is a stupid question but I never thought to ask: is your story happening here in the U.S. or somewhere else?

[plasma]

I'm sorry if this is a stupid question but I never thought to ask: is your story happening here in the U.S. or somewhere else?

I've kept the locations vague by design.

[plasma]

I will be having guests in town for the next week so instead of making you wait I will post the rest of the chapters today.

Still feel free to ask questions, I'll be able to read your responses but it may take a day or two to answer.

Enjoy:

[plasma]

Part 2: Post College

Chapter 11: Schism in the Dojo

[plasma]

Part 3: Finding my Way

Chapter 12: Branching out: MMA

Around the same time that F left the school, I took another job which moved me a hour and a half away if there was no traffic. So I ended up only training on Saturday, running the Judo competition class and running Knife Seminars. I will go more into that in Chapter 13. Going from training 5 days a week to 1 was something I was not used to, it was a rough 6 months. During this time, my school brought in a BJJ Brown Belt during the week to run classes, unfortunately between the distance, traffic and work schedule I could not take advantage of this.

It was then that Stick invited me out to see some of his buddies from his MMA gym fight. I went and struck up a conversation with the instructor of his MMA academy and the next week I was coming in twice a week. Tuesday was Muay Thai Kickboxing and Thursday was No-GI Jiu Jitsu. I very much enjoyed the No-GI Jiu Jitsu as it reminded me of my college training. It was then I fell into the trap most BJJ white belts fall into, the 10th Planet System. You see I was doing No-Gi Jiu Jitsu, the only time I put on a GI anymore was Judo class. Additionally, I know the Lockdown Half-Guard as a Judo technique to block the pass and get the standup. As my competition Judo strategy involved a lot of Sutemi Waza (Sacrifice Throws), Lockdown half guard was a key part of my game in case I got into trouble. The fact that the 10th Planet System utilized the position in a offensive matter intrigued me.

I stopped Muay Thai after 6 months. At this point I was 27 and never planning to step in the ring or cage so I decided just to focus on grappling. I like grappling over striking and the 6 months of Muay Thai gave me enough to let me work a bag without hurting or embarrassing myself. So with two days of No-Gi Jiu Jitsu, 10th planet Books and Videos and my Judo Black Belt, I earned my Blue Belt within the year. At the point I never put on a GI during Jiu Jitsu, and the head of the Academy was at that time a purple belt with no affiliation. I bring this up so a decision that I made in Chapter 14 makes sense.

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Part 3: Finding my Way

Chapter 13: Instructing

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Part 3: Finding my Way

Chapter 14: MMA Drama & Rediscovering BJJ

[Disastorm]

Awesome dude thanks for the story, it was very entertaining. I'm on vacation now in the land of the ninjas (Japan) so what better place to read it from. If this story was a small booklet or something I wouldn't have minded paying some dollars for it.