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Todiand "MMA" are very similiar actually. The only key difference being that todi was designed to kill/maim/ as efficiently as possible. it was meant to protect your life and your family from someone intending on killing u. It included striking, grappling, throwing, choking (and any other combat ...

This man is one of the VERY few preservers of the old art..

Old naifanchin actually used a "pidgeon-toed" crane stance with the knees and feet pointed inward in order to protect the groin.

The kiai can be used to potentially startle your opponent and THEN strike... but the idea that a kiai will allow you to generate more striking power is a false concept... and a waste of energy. Efficiency, strategy, and above all PRINCIPLE is the name of the game. It takes very little effort to k...