MATT THORNTON ALIVENESS - martial arts most important thing Straight blast

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2068450760833041053

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[UnoriginalName]

With people here talking about having a spiritual experiences and enlightenment, I ask why can't people have a sense of enlightenment doing BJJ, Boxing or ANYTHING for that manner? Does somebody really have to be doing a pretty martial art to achieve sense of enlightenment? I train in BJJ, and I always feel 'enlightened' after class, loving the fact that I learned a couple new techniques to practice, test them out in sparring and in general, having fun doing what I love.

[MstrKey]

Seems all the martial artists are doing just what he said they would lol. Crying. He's pretty much on the money. A quick search of youtube(since you're already here) of actual fight videos(not demonstration videos) will show you how ineffective most martial arts really are. In fact I can only find one video where an MMA guy lost to a "martial arts expert". Watch the Gracie challenge videos. You'll see what I'm talking about. Don't know this guys system but......his theory is sound.

[burttanium]

You can tell the martial artists who only ever do alive training without any static (compliant partner) training, they are usually the ones with the poor technique.

[jamesinct]

wow thanks matt thorton captin obvious ! I have been training in JKD for years and have never seen a school or teacher that did not train in a realistic enviorment or as matt says aliveness..I wonder what JKD schools he is refering to ?

[iceblue4u]

I think your concept of aliveness is correct if students spend most of their time doing drills, bag work at expense of sparring. Boxers drill and work the bags then get ring experience with sparring partners. A strong foundation in the basics ( and fitness ) is the first step.

[BestOfBestTV]

@UnoriginalName I am a bjj practitioner and through the years I have experienced "enlightenment" in many ways. To perfect any art, whether that art is music, a martial art, or acting, one has to be aligned spiritually, mentally, and physically. This is what I think achieves enlightenment. This :enlightenment" is not unique to TMA's only.

[pedinkus]

obviously has not been in or observed many real fights, useing phrases like "he always" and "they'll never" and "you have to be moving to be alive".

[DrAndreiPopescu]

Nice shorts !

[GracieJujitsu1]

The people you have demonstrating standup lack confidence in their moves and they look really sloppy. What kind of martial art are you teaching here anyway?

[kungfu2u2]

@ibuchanan82

Actually Dan Severn practices using a wrestling-dummy, I guess he lost every time LOL

[TheKlaj1992]

haha my sifu can go suck donkey dick, i been training for year and half aaaarhh fuck this shit, we dont train in live scenario :@

[SpookeySVG]

The first 30 seconds of the video is great...watch the first "pattern" sequence. In the "alive" training, why was there no knee to the wide open groin? Oh, because too much alive training, without a proper amount of "static" training, didn't create enough muscle memory to capitalize on a GRAND OPENING!