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Post by BillCogswell on Nov 18, 2006 10:24:20 GMT -5
SB, how's it going man? I've just been real busy with work and also full time college, along with having four kids and a wife. So, I don't get out much anymore.
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Post by BillCogswell on Jun 20, 2006 15:35:14 GMT -5
kaeden, I never got your emails . You can reach me at bill@apexsombo.com I am in the process of trying to get on the Chesapeake PD however I may put it off to get the degree first. Thanks for asking.
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Post by BillCogswell on Jun 13, 2006 14:49:23 GMT -5
Sorry, I have been real busy with some college courses and studying for the Police entry process so I haven't been online much. We don't get a PM notification on this forum for some reason so I didn't notice I had any, there were a few actually . How are thing's going with you my friend???
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Post by BillCogswell on Mar 12, 2006 9:16:15 GMT -5
Good luck!!!
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Post by BillCogswell on Mar 12, 2006 9:15:25 GMT -5
Happy Birthday! Don't mind Boyd he's just jealous because he's 4' 7" and bald as a baby's a*s!
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Post by BillCogswell on Mar 19, 2006 9:04:07 GMT -5
Nice posts Shawn! I am locking this thread as this argument is getting beyond old at this point and neither side of these issues will ever back down to the other. There is some real good information on this thread and great statements from both sides of the issues (for those who have chosen sides that is), however, let's move on to more positive things please.
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Post by BillCogswell on Mar 17, 2006 20:50:37 GMT -5
Denise Richards says enough already...
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Post by BillCogswell on Mar 15, 2006 22:24:10 GMT -5
"People just need to look inward at themselves, better who they are and shut up and train."
Great post Shawn!!!
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Post by BillCogswell on Mar 14, 2006 7:23:00 GMT -5
"And if Thesz says that he heard that Radwan was in fact a legit hooker...why should we doubt him?" I'd be curious to know who he heard that from just for the record as it would help solve that issue (for those who actually care about that issue that is). Meaning if he heard that from Cecchine I think it would negate the point but if he heard it from someone else in the past, that solves that one. Here's the actual quote from Lou on Radwan: "Hi, I never met him, but have heard he was a hooker. I have heard the name of course. Lou"
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Post by BillCogswell on Mar 14, 2006 7:16:58 GMT -5
"That he beat up the Dudley Boys in a bar fight"
LOLOL
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Post by BillCogswell on Mar 12, 2006 16:52:51 GMT -5
These issues are all based on opinion and speculation. I personally prefer not to get involved with it and only base my "reactions" to facts not personal opinions of matters that are unprovable either way. Like I've always said LAOH is my favorite tape set and it had a great impact on my game, what the man did or does is his business and it has no bearing on my own life. I look to the future rather than harp on the past so again, it has no bearing on me in this manner.
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Post by BillCogswell on Mar 31, 2006 18:13:42 GMT -5
Welcome!!!
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Post by BillCogswell on Mar 7, 2006 19:04:22 GMT -5
Thanks guys!
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Post by BillCogswell on Mar 26, 2006 13:08:03 GMT -5
Happy Birthday fogster, have a good one!!! ;D
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Post by BillCogswell on Feb 19, 2006 14:13:53 GMT -5
Hi Robert!
I will watch the material all the way through one or two times and then I will get a fresh notebook and watch it again but this time taking detailed notes on each "technique" (if it is a technique oriented piece of material) that I want to incorporate into my "toolbox". I find taking the detailed notes gets the material "into my head" which is the first step in the learning process. If you can't get the material cerebrally then you won't be able to get it physically. From here I take it to the mat and begin the physical learning process, which by the way is much easier once you have thoroughly gotten it cerebrally. That's how I work it anyhow... ;D
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Post by BillCogswell on May 10, 2006 17:31:46 GMT -5
Good to have you here Kelly!
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Post by BillCogswell on Apr 1, 2006 14:35:31 GMT -5
Hi Shaolin, good to see you're still around! "Bill, I just ordered your dvd on transitioning"...which DVD is that? I have "positional escapes" and "submission chains", perhaps that (SC) is what you're thinking of. Anyhow, I hope you get some use out of it and thanks!
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Post by BillCogswell on Mar 22, 2006 20:39:47 GMT -5
Welcome mightymouse and a happy belated birthday!
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Post by BillCogswell on Feb 28, 2006 11:20:54 GMT -5
Welcome Lance! Boyd posted a welcome as well but being the mentally deranged man he is he posted it on the "welcome to the Strength & Conditioning forum" thread, LOLOL.
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Post by BillCogswell on Feb 21, 2006 10:02:00 GMT -5
"infamous"? LOL
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Post by BillCogswell on Feb 21, 2006 8:01:24 GMT -5
Welcome John, great to have you here!
You certainly won't find "Attitude" here ;D
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Post by BillCogswell on Feb 18, 2006 10:46:29 GMT -5
Great to see you around Shawn!!!
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Post by BillCogswell on Mar 31, 2004 15:37:20 GMT -5
Bill Cogswell Bridgewater, MA. 02324 www.groundfight.combill@groundfight.com age: 37 Kids: 4 Married Occupation: Legal a*sistant for my wife's company, instructor and full time dad! I am honored to be a part of the RMATA and I look forward to not only learning from Vince and the rest of the a*sociates but helping the RMATA grow!!!
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Post by BillCogswell on Jan 31, 2006 15:11:07 GMT -5
Making Sense of Street vs. Sport by Burton Richardson "There is no doubt about it. The well-trained modern No Holds Barred (NHB) or Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athlete is a fighting machine. He or she can fight very well in the kickboxing, clinch, and ground ranges. Athletes in the sport of MMA train to fight skilled opponents through the use of striking, throwing, and submission holds. Rules prohibiting headbutts, eye strikes, groin attacks, biting, and other tactics are in place for the safety of the participants, but other than these constraints the fights are real as they get. Competitors prepare for the sporting event through rigorous training. Sparring against uncooperative opponents is the main method of preparation, along with ma*sive conditioning. Without sparring in all of the ranges, the fighters would be lost when matched against a skillful opponent. Bottom line: the training methods work. It is from my extensive training in MMA and full contact stickfighting that I was able to distill the JKDU philosophy of training into one phrase. That phrase is: “If you want to learn how to fight you have to practice fighting against someone who is fighting back!” This is what the MMA athlete does daily.
Now, what happens if such an athlete, who trains within the rules of the sport, has to take on an aggressive street attacker outside of the ring or cage where there are no referees? In the great majority of incidents the trained fighter is going to dominate the situation. (An ambush from behind is another story, but no type of training will help you there.) Why? Because all fights take place in the kickboxing, clinch, or ground ranges, and often within all of the aforementioned distances. Someone trained in all of these ranges will generally prevail over an adversary who can only bring aggression to the fight, even without the use of “street” tactics.
On the other side of the equation, you have probably heard of many instances where traditional martial artists who spend most of their time practicing forms and static technique sequences, along with limited sparring, have been overwhelmed in a self-defense situation. Even though the traditional martial artist had eye strikes and groin attacks in his arsenal, he wasn’t actually able to apply his training when real resistance came crashing down on him. So if the MMA fighter fares much better than the traditional martial artist in a real fight, we can come to a logical conclusion. If a main goal of your training is to develop usable self-defense skills, you should then train in the sport of MMA. This is where we at JKD Unlimited have a different point of view.
The reason MMA fighters can fight well is because of the training methodology of practicing against a resisting partner in all of the ranges. This is the key to skill development. Knowing the techniques is not enough. You must develop the skills necessary to be able to apply your techniques against someone who does not want you to succeed. Is a real attacker going to resist you? Of course he will. The true art of self-defense lies in your ability to overcome that resistance, not just in memorizing a litany of deadly techniques. You can learn the punches and defenses of boxing rather quickly, but just because you can demonstrate them doesn’t mean that you are ready to fight the champ. You have to learn the techniques, and then practice them in the proper environment to prepare yourself for combat.
Once you know how to train correctly you must direct that training to address the “rules” of the event you are training for. In MMA, different fighting organizations have different rules. Some fights allow headbutts, kicking a downed fighter in the head, and elbow strikes. These tactics are illegal in other organizations. Fighters adjust their training to allow for the rules. As the rules change, the training and tactics change. If you are primarily interested in the self-defense aspects of the martial arts, then I believe that you should train for the “rules” of the street. As we all know, there is only one rule, and that is that “There are no rules.”
Some will say that this is all nonsense, and that your best bet is to just train as an MMA fighter would train. You are probably never going to get attacked on the street anyway. If you do get attacked, the theory is that you can spontaneously adjust to that environment and add in the foul tactics. That theory needs to be examined. The entire principle of training is to create habits within our bodies so that we will not have to think about what we are doing in a stressful situation. We want our bodies to be able to automatically react in a positive and safe manner when under the stress of combat. Let’s go back to that theory that if you are in a street fight you can spontaneously adjust to the lack of rules. My question is this: If you don’t train to protect your groin, what would prompt you to think about doing that in a real fight? Answer: A solid groin hit! Do you want to wait until you are kicked in the groin to adjust your clinch stance? Do you want to wait to start protecting your eyes until after you have been gouged? No. If we are talking self-defense, this attitude of training for the sport then making an instantaneous adjustment in the midst of a street attack is dangerously backwards. In JKD Unlimited we do the following: We train primarily for the street environment, and then make adjustments to the training for those who want to enter competitions.
We play in all the ranges against a resisting partner, just as we do in MMA sport training, but we always have the street tactics included as we do our training. The idea of training one way, then making a spontaneous adjustment to a mode that you don’t train is not practical. It would be like training solely in submission grappling when you are preparing to enter an MMA competition. With this philosophy, you would say “I am going to work on my takedowns, guard pa*ses, and submissions without any strikes allowed. Then when I get in the match, I will just adjust to the striking.” We all know that this does not work. You have to train for the parameters of the event. You don’t only train collegiate wrestling techniques if you are going into a submission wrestling match. You wouldn’t just train boxing if you are fighting in a Muay Thai kickboxing match, just as you wouldn’t only train kickboxing if you are going into MMA. When you change the rules of the event, the techniques, tactics, training methods, and structure must change to accommodate the particular rules. As effective as sport-oriented MMA is, you should go beyond MMA if you are training to be prepared for the arena of street self-defense.
One drawback of the including the street tactics is that you can’t actually gouge your partner’s eyes or hit him hard in the groin. But you usually don’t actually try to knock out your partner in training either. Great thing about grappling is that you can apply your technique at full tilt with minimal risk of injury. Does this mean that we don’t add striking to the face because it isn’t at full intensity? No. We can also add eye strikes, groin hits, and simulated bites to the training in a safe, fun manner to play the game at the street self-defense level.
BJJ, kickboxing, and MMA can be very effective in a street fight, but the best MMA fighters don’t just train BJJ or Muay Thai or Greco Roman. They cross train specifically for the event. We cross train with MMA style training methods, but with the street environment as our first priority. This can be done by anyone of any level of physicality. We adjust the intensity of the training to suit the individual’s current physical condition and goals. It is extremely fun, healthy, and mind expanding. If you aren’t planning to compete in the sporting event, but want street self-defense, I suggest that you train primarily for the street environment."
This article was published on Wednesday 01 December, 2004.
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Post by BillCogswell on Feb 10, 2006 17:26:22 GMT -5
Good to see you still around Reneh!
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Post by BillCogswell on Jan 26, 2006 7:18:20 GMT -5
Oh, I lost the web address for that site and haven't been on there in a while. I used my real address for that forum as well so I don't know why I never received your email. bill@groundfight.com is the one I always use.
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Post by BillCogswell on Jan 24, 2006 7:03:56 GMT -5
"Bill! You really gotta start readin your mail man! " What mail?
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Post by BillCogswell on Jan 22, 2006 9:07:05 GMT -5
Welcome add69!!!
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Post by BillCogswell on Jan 20, 2006 7:39:30 GMT -5
Well, the groundfight forum had almost 30,000 posts (in all) and we had 573 members before it crashed for good this time. For an mma forum that's pretty big and sadly there are people who wanted it shut down for personal reasons most of which I believe were related to one of the members on that forum who was rather loud about certain issues, not myself. The hacker I believe was trying to hurt that member specifically, in my opinion. Anyhow, it's gone now so I just move on and think positive.
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Post by BillCogswell on Jan 18, 2006 13:37:38 GMT -5
Hey guys, I just wanted to mention to anyone who was a visitor to the groundfight forums that two weeks ago the forum was hacked and crashed for good (third time actually). I don't have the time or patience to keep up with another rebuild of that forum so I am redirecting anyone who was a member there to join this forum. So, if some of the RMATA forum members see some new faces, that will explain it.
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