Sai

[roshiq]

Originally Posted by novakru

heh,dinner date: yeah, hide them...:D

or you can have a good practice session;)

[novakru]

Originally Posted by Ferox13

Yeah MMA doesn't have any weapons in it - it is purely a sport designed for fighting full contact in the ring or cage. It is usually a blend of Striking (Usually based on Muai Thai or Boxing), clinch/throws/take downs (Usually based on wrestling or sometimes judo) and submissions (BJJ). That being said it is prolly the most efficient way to train combat sports...

I'll post today about the Sai - not sure if there will be much response as these days there are few TMA ppl left there....Another suggestion would to find a Traditional Martial Arts board for Japanese styles - that would prolly be the best bet for a place to steer you in the right direction..

.Thx Ferox!

[Ferox13]

No joy with that (but i did get a video of the Diaz brothers fighting each other with Sai)..

As I said, prolly yourbest bet is to try find a Japanese TMA forum..

[Elvis_Christ]

Excuse my ignorance but what does TMA stand for?

[Ferox13]

Traditional Martial Arts - styles like Karate, Kung Fu, Tae Kwon Do, Judo etc.

Its usually said to seperate it from MMA (mixed martial arts) and it is usually looked down on by MMA practitioners (with the exception of Judo and Kyokushinkai Karate). Brazilian JuJitsu isn't considered a TMA either.

There are styles which don't really fit into either catagory as they are really considered sports (but they are infact also Martial Arts) - these include Western Boxing, Muai Thai, All the styles of Wrestling and KickBoxing.