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Posta frontale o corona: Fiore tells us this the guard of the circlet (frontale), called by some the crown (corona). Although frontale does mean "to the front" in modern Italian, that's not what it means here, it means a circlet or coronet. So the English translation would be guard of the coronet or circlet.'
Possibly edit wikipedia for combat sport: "A combat sport (also known as a combative sport) is a competitive [[contact sport]] where two combatants fight against each other using certain rules of engagement, typically with the aim of simulating parts of real [[hand to hand combat]]. Boxing, sport wrestling, mixed martial arts and fencing are examples of combat sports. The techniques used can be categorized into three domains: striking, grappling, and weapon usage. Some rule-sets specialize in one area, while others allow overlap." Examples of combat-derived sports where the players do not attack each other are not categorized as combat sports: Archery and Shooting. While most modern combat sports are fairly safe, the older combat sports (such as Pankration, Gladiatorial events, Jousting, and Medieval tournaments), were much more dangerous. Combat h2h is likely to have a lethal Tae Bo, Archery, and Cowboy action shooting Add Dog Brothers to combat sports table? Paint ball? Sambo? Pugil stick? Combat sports focus on the short range, while killing is actually more efficient on the long range kihon --> kata --> randori --> shia sparring http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uke http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparring http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_sport ukemi, atemi free/spontaneous (not step), physical (v chess), best effort (sport), pref safe (live blades/guns, lethal techniques) but not necessarily (pankration, gladiator) dueling: rapier, pistol, knife, medieval husband v wife combat sport is not necessarily contact sport? combat SPORT is not for settling personal (duel) or political disputes (war) combat SPORT is physical (sport) and not a combat game (like chess) joust hunting tag cutting & target practice is not cuz no opponent drill & plays even w a partner are not combat sport cuz paintball spectators, enjoyment kakutogi = fighting sports in Japanese kaw yan a Filipino adaptation of Muay Thai tegumi Fighting words: origins, meaning over time: fight, combat, war, joust, jisen, jiyu, kumite, spar, randori awase = blending hineri = twist Daito ryu has smaller circles than Aikido (seminal v repertoire) ~ (principle v technique/situational) warriors engage in combat. Professional warriors are either public/state soldiers or private/commercial mercenaries. Once when I was a foolish brown belt I went into the dance studio at UIC to practice some kata but there were two strangers in gis sitting there covered in sweat. They said they were done and that I could practice. After a while they asked if I wanted to spar. I told myself what the hell and answered sure. I shouldn't have said sure and I shouldn't have had a brat for lunch. I only sparred with one: He was wicked fast and charged right in on hajime. I went back, back, back, and then took a beautiful spinning side thrust kick in the gut. I really shouldn't have had that brat for lunch. Luckily they were actually pretty nice guys and as they left they told me: "Train long or train wrong". -GH The Life Story of Karate Master Gogen Yamaguchi by Graham Noble [http://www.dragon-tsunami.org/Dtimes/Pages/articlej.htm] "Ichigeki Hissatsu" (a single killing punch/kick) O waza = long distance techniques v ko waza = short distance techniques Gichin Funakoshi even said that the Seite (when one arm defends and the other counter-attacks) is important, but more so is Hente (defense and counter-attack with the same arm) - Hente is directly related to the Ko-Waza practice. For this reason, it is especially important to understand the O-Waza concept and its history. ten no kata (kumite, omote, ura)
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