haha MMA...I like! Teach me?

 

Hey hows this for a change up?? From elementry school till just a few years ago (when the kids started poppin out[sm=groupwave.gif]) I practiced capoeira.. But now I am thinking about studying Jeet Kune Do. you know the philosophy and methods of Bruce Lee. Ithink that would be interesting..........

 

OMG that is so funny!!! Wifey and I are laying in bed and cant stop laughing!!!

 

I am a MCMEP Instructor ( Marine Corps Martial Arts Program ). Here is a little something on it . I also study OKINAWA-TE BUDOKAN , when I was duty station on Okinawa from a 65yr old master who kick my *** everday until I was good to go

When the average person hears the words martial arts they immediatly think of two individuals wearing a gi, throwing high kicks and trash like that. We take a more literal approach to the word. The word martial means "of or pertaining to war". Being a good fighter does not make you a good warrior. You must have a combination of mind,body,and spirit. We have divided them into 3 disciplines.Below is section taken from the training manual.
. The Disciplines of MCMAP

a. The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program consists of three components;
mental discipline, character discipline, and physical discipline. Each discipline is divided into blocks and presented systematically to Marines at each belt level. Those disciplines taught at lower belt levels are then reviewed and reinforced during follow-on training and at the next belt level. Many skills specific to one discipline reinforce the strengths of the other disciplines. This creates a synergistic effect, whereby the program as a whole is stronger than its individual parts. For example, martial culture studies strengthen the mental character of Marines through the the historical study of war, at the same time reinforcing the importance of character to a warrior and a martial society.

(1) The mental discipline has two main components, warfighting and professional military education (PME). This encompasses the study of the art of war, the professional reading program, Marine Corps Common Skills Training (MBST), decision making training, the historical study of war, the tactics and techniques of maneuver warfare, risk management assessment, force protection, and the study of Marine Corps history, customs, courtesies and traditions. The mental discipline creates a smarter Marine, capable of understanding and handling the complexity of modern warfare - a Marine who is tactically and technically proficient, and one who is capable of decision making under any condition from combat to liberty. This training, which begins with the transformation of recruit training, serves as the foundation of the "strategic corporal" and the future leadership of our Corps.

(2) The character discipline has two main components, the Marine Corps Core Values program and the Marine Corps , Leadership Program. It encompasses Troop Information training as well as the study of the human dimensions of combat. Designed to instill the Mrine Corps Ethos into every Marine, character discipline is the spiritual aspect of each Marine and the collective spirit of the Corps. The components of character discipline instill in every Marine the warrior spirit we all share, and emphasizes the best of our traditions for developing esprit de corps, camaraderie and a warrior mindset. By building the character of a Marine, we develop the Marine as a warrior-defender, one who embodies our core values, one who is self-disciplined, confident, and capable of making the right decision under any condition from combat to liberty.


(3) The physical discipline consists of three main components; fighting techniques, combat conditioning and combat sports. The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program is a weapons based system beginning at assault fire and moving to the four elements of the fighting component; rifle and bayonet, edged weapons, weapons of opportunity, and unarmed combat; with unarmed combat having a role across the entire spectrum of combat. The various armed and unarmed combat techniques are combined as part of the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Program to produce the combat conditioning component. It is the sinew of what every Marine must be prepared to execute; to seek out, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and movement or repel his assault by fire and

 

Man, i really wish i could study capoeira. Do u know any places i can look up?