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[Riley]

YOU TOO?

I have inflamed tendons in the top of the forearm and something going on with the elbow as well. I almost can't use the darn thing.

Tendonitis takes a long time to go away. I had to break up a domestic violence incident the other day. Fortunately, I didn't need to try to use the left arm.

[AppyPappy]

I took a self-defense class in college and it was basically the same. Hurt 'em and run. After I hit 200 lbs, people left me alone anyway.

[1john2 3and4]

to an ex-soldier with the patience and courage to teach at an inner-city school, I SALUTE YOU! to the rest of the knowledgeable and experienced posters on this thread, i thank you for the informative analysis. i excel in the RITOD technique, which i got from life AND the movies. it works this way; from life: Run In The Other Direction.... and from the movies: act crazy and most of the time they'll leave you alone (i thought of this when i "sounded out" the acronym) anyway....

for your information, since i would like to give the great folks here SOMETHING back for the time spent informing me....there are a few great ways to get help for injuries, especially those not-so-niggling ones like tendonitis, hyperextension, etc. "Applied Kiniesiology" works great, and is a (relatively) gentle technique. for the "big guys", i ran across mention of the doc(s) who treated the competitors at the recent International Powerlifting Championships. you probably couldnt find better biomechanical expertise. his name is david ryan, in columbus ohio, was medical chairman for the "Arnold Fitness Weekend", and is licensed as a USA Boxing ringside physician by the ohio athletic association. there's an upcoming "Arnold Classic" at the end of february this year, in columbus, ohio....hope that's enuf info to get (and keep) you fixed up....this guy's the "real deal"....call and ask for a reference to a doc in your area. another doc i know specializes in the foot; mark charrette, (sp? sorry if there's too many r's or t's), indeed, in ALL the "extremities"....i have actually had the fortune to receive a treatment from him....so can attest to the efficacy. good luck!

john

[No.6]

What is your opinion about getting black belt in JKD and after that learning Aikido from good teachers? Is it a good combination?

I would say that's very difficult: Jeet Kune Do per se has no belts :)

If you mean 'take training in JKD &/or JKD concepts and then take Aikido' why not? The whole 'point' of JKD is that you shouldn't bind yourself to a particular set of responses, because that makes you predictable.

Ideally you should be able to hit things, trap/do joint locks, and grapple/throw. Almost any style gets around to all these things eventually, or you can take a salad bar approach if you want.