The Book of Casual Rule: Knockback

[IAmBatman]

I imagine it's Tae-kwon-doh!

[Taeblewalker]

Originally Posted by Drewman-chu

You mean like Counterstrike?

[Griffin]

Originally Posted by Drewman-chu

Thanks Griff, you really know a lot about martial arts. What is your specialty?

Shotokan (striking and blocking discipline), Kobudo (Japanese weapon discipline) and Ju-Jitsu (grappling art).

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

I imagine it's Tae-kwon-doh!

You just made the list...

[Spidey'tilIDie]

OH NO! NOT THE LIST!!!

[GreyOwl]

Originally Posted by Griffin

Shotokan (striking and blocking discipline), Kobudo (Japanese weapon discipline) and Ju-Jitsu (grappling art).

Very interesting! I've been training in and have taught martial arts for over 17 years myself, and I also do a lot of martial arts history research (I've written a 200 page paper, that has since grown to close to 400, and co-authored several articles that have been published). I do Chinese Kung Fu, Okinawan Karate, and Tai Chi. What's interesting is that Griffin's earlier comments about stopping KB apply to Okinawan and Japanese-derived martial arts, but not so much to Chinese styles. There are multiple concepts and philosophies depending on style and region.

[SirGalahad]

Now I have an argument for my wife as to why I spend so much time on these boards.

Education FTW!

[Griffin]

Originally Posted by GreyOwl

Very interesting! I've been training in and have taught martial arts for over 17 years myself, and I also do a lot of martial arts history research (I've written a 200 page paper, that has since grown to close to 400, and co-authored several articles that have been published). I do Chinese Kung Fu, Okinawan Karate, and Tai Chi. What's interesting is that Griffin's earlier comments about stopping KB apply to Okinawan and Japanese-derived martial arts, but not so much to Chinese styles. There are multiple concepts and philosophies depending on style and region.

That is true. I have been a practitioner for 23 years (since I was 5). I have studied many forms of Japanese Martial arts and some Chinese (like Wing Chun). I have always found that the Japanese arts were more practical and effective than the flashy overcomplicated philosophies of the Chinese. But I do have an enormous amount of respect for all styles, except for Tae Kwon Do (even though I was given a first degree black belt, which I did not except, because it was literally given to me. )
I too have instructed at my own school and my father's school for many years Shearin's School of Self-Defense, although now, I only do private lessons for getting into shape, self-defense, and I manage some local kickboxing and tournaments which I also used to do. I will occasionally teach seminars at private schools for self-defense and sometimes specifically for females, and I have even instructed some local law officers. I use to compete a lot, but I got kinda bored winning all the time , so now I teach as often as I can (pass it on to the next gen. and all).
I don't really like the tournament scene anymore though, as the judges are usually uneducated martial artists, and are too easily impressed with unaplicable acrobatics as opposed to demonstrations of power and self-discipline.
I think that you and I have more in common than I thought, but that doesn't mean that we have to start agreeing about stuff though.

[GreyOwl]

Originally Posted by Griffin

But I do have an enormous amount of respect for all styles, except for Tae Kwon Do

Heh...I have to agree with you there.

Originally Posted by Griffin

I don't really like the tournament scene anymore though, as the judges are usually uneducated martial artists, and are too easily impressed with unaplicable acrobatics as opposed to demonstrations of power and self-discipline.

Yup, precisely why we don't really get involved in the tournament scene, too.

Originally Posted by Griffin

I think that you and I have more in common than I thought, but that doesn't mean that we have to start agreeing about stuff though.

Of course not! (oh wait...was that agreeing with you?!)

[Spidey'tilIDie]

So, Griff, GO, when's the honeymoon?

[GreyOwl]

Originally Posted by Spidey'tilIDie

So, Griff, GO, when's the honeymoon?

All we'd do is fight (just using different styles!)

[Cigarman]

So, according to the current KB rules, there is no way to punch someome off a castle wall using KB if there is a battlement to run into before going over the wall?

[Griffin]

Originally Posted by Cigarman

So, according to the current KB rules, there is no way to punch someome off a castle wall using KB if there is a battlement to run into before going over the wall?

If the figure getting knocked back is given enough movement, they can go over that battlement.