r/martialarts

Hello! I am looking for a little help in completing my protagonist's moveset. I already devised her striking style, her signature techniques and her mobility and footwork, but her grappling game is still a bit lacking. So I am looking for a few suggestions. I am taking suggestions of fictional characters I can study (even fighting game ones), real fighters and wrestlers, specific styles and techniques I can look into— Be free to suggest me anything.

Here's what you need to know about my protagonist:

• WHO IS SHE:

Self-taught fighting prodigy looking to make her father and kingdom proud. Dreams of being a legendary hero just like him when he was younger, but he's grown overprotective in times of peace, so he sheltered her. Arrogant and hot-headed weeb. Barely 20 years old.

• HOW DOES SHE FIGHT:

Her fighting style is very Hong Kong cinema inspired. Because she's not very big, she compensates with agility and impossible flexibility.

She fights mainly with kicks and has a preference for the flashy, acrobatic stuff. Because her father wasn't willing to teach her anything more than basic self defense, she had to sneak out to train in secret in order to become stronger.

Unfortunately, most of her training material came from Anime and Kung-fu films. Which explains why she settled for the stylish stuff. She can make it work, but she will need a master later on to refine it.

• WHAT ARE HER REFERENCES:

For her kick-heavy, acrobatic style, I am taking inspiration of these disciplines:

◇ Capoeira (with some Breakdancing and Parkour stunts).

◇ Taekwondo.

◇ General Wushu acrobatics.

◇ Jeet Kune Do (for her punching).

In short, she fights with Tricking.

Picture something like Yagami's Crane Style (from Lost Judgment) and Eddy Gordo (From Tekken). This is a protagonist agile enough to do fucking Air Combos.

• WHAT I NEED HELP WITH:

To put it simply, I want to give her throws that fit her stylish, highly cinematic fighting style. But I am not sure of where to look. She is good, and the fact that she didn't kill herself while practicing flips for almost a decade shows that she has talent, but she's still untrained. Her kicks hurt, she can dodge well, but she's not the type who learned how to do a BJJ ground submission.

So what can I use instead for her fight scenes?

So far, I only have one reference for a throw she can do.

And that is a WWE-styled flying head scissor.

So maybe Professional Wrestling throws would fit the vibe I gave her? Or is there something else I can use? Something I'm not seeing?

A lot of fighters in mma and boxing have expressed their feeling about drinking during camp and even sex during camp . Some avoid it like the plague however there are those like Ryan Garcia and Tyson fury that do it here and there but don't get slouched . I have drank and sparred in someone else's camp and have done fine I just wanted to get your opinion.

Ps. This is also kind for me I am in my first fight camp not a full sanctioned bout but an exhibition.

Why do some fighters just have such a good iron chin and are very hard to knock out?

The sports are so similar that I wonder.

Does a Kickboxing world champion stand a chance against a Muay Thai world champion in a Muay Thai match ?

And vice versa ?

As we know, going for a guys balls is a fast pass to win a fight but id like to know why it doesn’t seem to be used in any real martial arts. I understand why it isn’t used in things like MMA and other martial art related sports events. I’m talking like historical martial arts and self-defence training. I would like to clarify this is a completely serious question, I’m not trolling I’m just genuinely curious.😭

https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/s/I6Q5TuyN5W

Realistic AF.

If she can't run she'll hit, if she can't hit she'll scratch, can't scratch, bite, can't bite, spit.

I do not get why martial arts and regular gyms are putting more of these things up, replacing the standard heavy bags.

It’s inferior and worse than the standard bag in almost every way with its only plus being good for body hooks.

Straight punches are awkward and only good for body level. The head level is at a much different distance level from the body, so if you condition yourself for the low level body punches, you’re at more risk for accidentally hyperextending if you try to punch higher or work in combinations. And even if you do punch at head level, it’s angled, so now anything landed is now at a glancing angle. Head level hook punches also run into that glancing blow issue.

For kicking, first and foremost, you’re limited to body kicks only basically, but the shape of the bag naturally trains bad habits. Because of how wide and rounded the bottom is, it’s natural to throw kicks from an upward angle that would in practice slam your shin/foot into an elbow. Trying to hit horizontally is awkward due to how wide it is, and head kicks limit you to only practicing downward style round kicks due to the curvature of the bag. You also can’t get a full hip rotation again due to how wide the bag is.

Front teep/push kicks are ok, but for side kicks, again it’s the same issue as the straight punches. The weight distribution also makes them land weird and it’s bad training due to how wide the target is.

It also conditions bad training for knees, because the shape again naturally conditions the practitioner to knee only upward instead of forward, and if hung high enough, upward is sometimes all you can reasonably reach.

All these issues are basically fixed simply by using classic heavy bag that hangs to the floor. I wish gyms would hang only one or two of these things instead of taking up over half the training area sometimes.

Hi! I’m a classical musician (violinist) in my 20s and I have been looking to get my body moving again via martial arts— the past couple years I spent finishing my degree in conservatory have been more sedentary than I’ve ever been just because my schedule was so busy. I miss feeling strong and clear headed in the way that only exercise can bring about!

I did shotokan karate as a kid/teenager for about 5 years, going a few times a week, and I really loved it! I got pretty good at it, too. Once I got really serious about the violin, it started to feel a bit high impact to do kumite (a lot of the reason was that the classes were mixed age and I spent a lot of time as a smaller than average teenage girl getting inadvertently beaten up by people’s 40 year old fathers, which became upsetting.) I ended up quitting but I still miss it.

I loved doing kihon and especially kata, though— those were definitely my strengths and to this day I still love anything that prioritizes intentional movement of the body in different forms. I’m looking to get a meditative experience for the mind that also aligns my body and strengthens bodily awareness. As a side note, it would be an amazing bonus if this aided my playing or prevented playing-related injuries in some way!

I was leaning towards Aikido just because I know a few professional musicians who do it. I am just a little worried about it being hard on the shoulders and arms as a beginner. I don’t have any mobility issues and generally am in good health so maybe I am overreacting a bit, but I need to be able to play my instrument to make a living, so it’s quite important to me that I not get injured above the hips at least!

If anyone has any suggestions on how to prevent injury, or personal experiences practicing Aikido, especially starting out, I’d be really interested to hear that. And if I should abandon this idea and try something else, I’d also appreciate knowing that! Thank you! :)