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I had a person recently ask me how effective Brazilian Jiu Jitsu would be in a street fight and I just love questions like these. Let's take a good look at what a street fighter would do with another martial artist who knows Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
I have the highest respect for any practitioner of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and I personally think it's a great martial art, especially when it comes to mixed martial arts fighting in a cage. I really enjoy watching the MMA fights, where you have a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu expert up against another mixed martial artist, who uses Muay Thai and boxing techniques. Those are always a very interesting and exciting match to watch.
As for how effective Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is against a street fighter really depends on the individual. I feel that I can gain something from every martial art and it may or may not be hepful on the street, but keep in mind the streets and fighting in a cage are two different scenarios. I like to learn and be aware of all the other martial arts, so I can look at a person and get an idea of what they know or don't know. Most martial artist have certain mannerisms and walk a certain way. And I'm fully aware that at all times. I sure don't walk or talk like them and this really fools them.
Ground Fighting Techniques Are Helpful If You Use The Right Ones
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is well-known for being one of the best ground fighting styles that's out there, but keep in mind in a street fight, you can get 5 to 10 people ganging up on you and if you're on the ground, you will get your head kicked in or you will get a knife to your throat. Worse than that you might get a baseball bat to the head with nails sticking out of it or you might get a nice metal chain smashed across your face.
As you're reading this, you may have some knowledge about the martial arts, but can you survive an attack from five or ten people with weapons and some with guns? I believe in being aware of my surroundings and not putting myself in a situation on the streets, where the odds are not in my favor. When I see a tough martial arts guy walking down the wrong side of the street in an area he shouldn't even be and I watch him get almost beat to death, I just shake my head. As a street fighter, I don't walk alone down certain streets unless I have 5 to 10 guys with me with weapons.
The Street Fighters Mindset Is One Of Strategy And Knowing His/Her Surroundings
In the world of martial arts training, this type of mindset of how to survive on the streets is not taught in dojo's (at least not that I know of). I have a gang of friends and all of us like to street fight, but we know our limits and we know where not to go, because walking into an ambush is pure insanity, but yet trained martial artists will confidently walk into bars or dangerous streets, where they will get killed by an ambush. As I look around online and read other articles, I'm blown away that I'm not reading about a prepared mindset for the streets. I'm not saying, that it's not out there somewhere online, but it certainly doesn't seem to be very prevalent either.
Picture a trained martial artist, who doesn't understand street fighting or the mindset of dealing with chaos, walking down the street and five guys approach him and he goes into a martial arts stance. Now for just a moment, what do you think is wrong with this picture? Mistake number one, he went alone walking down the street where there is known gang activity and it's dangerous.
Don't Be The Guy Who Thinks He's Tough And Walk Right Into An Ambush
Number two, five guys approach him, and he goes into his martial arts stance and one of the gang members pulls out a long metal chain and swings it at the martial arts guy, he goes to block it with his arm and a part of the chain nails him right in the eye and the rest of the gang jump on him and kick the ever loving hell out of him. Once they got him down on the ground, they start stomping on him and kicking him. He's now got a broken jaw bone and broken ribs! So, how did his martial arts training help him in this situation?
In a real street fight I don't use a lot of martial arts techniques, but I do mind tricks and I use whatever I have on me or around me to distract and pull some of the dirtiest tricks the person has probably ever encountered. This is about using the element of surprise and to do something that someone has not been trained to handle. On a side note, I saw a beautiful woman one day jogging with some very tight skimpy shorts on and listening to her iPod. Sadly, this young woman is easy prey and a serial killers dream come true.
And to top it all off, she was jogging on a nature trail! Unfortunately, this woman was not trained in street fighting and she was not trained in being aware of her surroundings. How much longer this young woman will be alive jogging on a nature trail by herself is anyone's guess, but if you're a woman and you're reading this, I don't want you to be a victim, so be smart, hang out with five or ten girlfriends wherever you go and don't be caught alone anywhere if you can help it!
Mark H. Smith has been in the martial arts for over 20 years and he wants to reveal his quick secrets to winning street fights. Fancy moves won't save you on the streets, so find out what works today over at: http://www.streetfightingtechniques.org
A Quick History of Caftans
A caftan, or sometimes spelled “kaftan”, is a full-length, loosely-fitted garment with long or short sleeves that have been worn by both men and women. The caftan has had a long history behind it and is still being used today through many variations. Designers have made many changes in order to make the comfortable garment more modern and more practical.
Caftans have been said to have originated from the Mesopotamia and Asia Minor regions in 600 B.C. Variations had also spread through many African countries and by the 13th century it had spread throughout Eastern Europe and Russia. From Russia, the caftan spread out and made its way to Turkey, who brought it to Hungary and Poland when they conquered those lands.
During the Ottoman Empire of the 16th century, caftans of varying lengths were made from rich satins, velvet, silk and metallic threads. The different materials of a caftan were used to indicate a person's social status. The luxuriously made caftans were often used as gifts or “robes of honor” to visiting dignitaries, bureaucrats, ambassadors, and important government officials and state heads.
Variations were made throughout the years between men's and women's caftans. The men's often had gores added, which caused the bottom of their caftans to flare out. The women's garments were usually more fitted and more likely to have added sashes, belts or other accessories. Other elegant caftans had multi-layered sleeves and had slits on the other layers to show off the contrasting colors of the fabrics.
The caftan style had only just recently made its way to the West in the 1960's. It was Diana Vreeland who had visited Morocco and wrote a series of articles labeling the caftan as fashionable for “The Beautiful People. Vreeland worked for the magazines Harper's Bazaar and Vogue as a columnist and editor in the field of fashion.
Today's caftans have gone through many changes to become more practical, though they still have some of the essence of the African and Moroccan caftans. Caftans have been customized to each person and used as many different ways: from a cover-up to a nightgown. They are being worn with jewelry, sashes and belts, buttons, all depending on the owner. The choice of fabric has varied throughout the years, but silks and cottons are still used most.
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How do I explain to kids that are 10 to 12 what a Kimono is?
We are going to Japan, but I want to explain to my children who are 10 and 12 that there is more to the Kimono then just a beautiful costume. What more can I explain to the kids about Kimonos? I already told them that they were worn by both men and women but after that I am stuck.
Thanks.
I don't know as much about men's kimono, except that they are designed a bit differently than women's kimono (e.g. more of the sleeve is attached to the kimono body than with a woman't kimono). Just looking at a woman's kimono can tell you a lot about her. For example:
- Is she married or unmarried? This is a bit difficult to tell with anything other than a furisode, but if she's wearing any kind of furisode chances are she's not married. Furisode sleeves are obviously longer than any other kind of kimono sleeve.
- How old is she? Look for clues in the sleeve length, the brightness of the outfit's colors, and the location of her obi jime (the really thin outer belt that wraps around an obi -- it often looks like a shoelace). If she's wearing a furisode she's probably under 30. If she's wearing bright colors she's probably quite young, whereas if he outfit is mostly darker or more subdued colors she's probably older. An obi jime at or above center indicates a younger person, while a lower one indicates an older person.
- What's the season? Kimono patterns aren't random. Each and every flower is tied to a season, and sometimes even to a specific month. For example, cherry blossoms are a spring flower in season in April. Irises are also a spring flower in season in May. Maple leaves that aren't green are an autumn motif in season in November. A woman will choose her kimono's design based on the season. There are also some kinds of kimono that are only worn in particular seasons. If you're going to Japan in summer you might see a lot of yukata, which are kind of like bathrobes and may be used in bath houses, but they're also really run summer festival wear.
- How formal is the event she's going to/coming from? Like with Western clothes, kimono range from the very casual (yukata, kind of the t-shirt and jeans of kimono) to the different -sode kimono (furisode, irotomesode, and kurotomesode, which are all extremely formal wear).
- Brides have a special kind of kimono called an uchikake, which is worn like an overcoat over their wedding furisode. It's really heavy and the hem is padded. Mine weighs at least 10 pounds!
Other kind of random kimono info your kids might like:
- You have to be really careful when you're putting on kimono to make sure the left side of the collar lies over the right side. If you cross the collar right over left, you're either dead or a zombie because only the dead wear their kimono crossed right over left.
- Kids in Japan have certain special holidays where they wear kimono. On a baby's first visit to a Shinto shrine after birth (on day 32 for a boy and 33 for a girl), the baby "wears" a kimono (it's draped over him/her like a blanket). There's also a special festival called shichi-go-san (seven-five-three) where girls who are seven or three and boys who are five are specially blessed. They dress up in kimono for the day.
- Kimono are still worn today, and most big department stores have a room or floor just for kimono.
I found some books on Amazon you might want to look at, even just to write down the ISBN of each and look it up at the local library. Some of them are a little young for your kids, but it looks like there's a dearth of English-language kid-oriented stuff about kimono out there.
Suki's kimono: http://www.amazon.com/Sukis-Kimono-Chieri-Uegaki/dp/1553377524/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227827055&sr=1-1
Coco-chan's Kimono: http://www.amazon.com/Coco-Chans-Kimono-Kumiko-Sudo/dp/1933308265/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227827055&sr=1-3
Japanese Celebrations: http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Celebrations-Cherry-Blossoms-Lanterns/dp/0804836582/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227827055&sr=1-10
I Live In Tokyo: http://www.amazon.com/I-Live-Tokyo-Mari-Takabayashi/dp/0618494847/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227827084&sr=1-19
Children Just Like Me: http://www.amazon.com/Children-Just-Like-Me-Celebrations/dp/0789420279/ref=sr_1_34?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227827106&sr=1-34
Children from Australia to Zimbabwe: http://www.amazon.com/Children-Australia-Zimbabwe-Photographic-Journey/dp/1570914788/ref=sr_1_92?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227827181&sr=1-92
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