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So, I train at my friends Dojo, and, I'm a bigger guy. I've been losing a lot of weight. Um, Cardio just isn't my thing... biggrin

It sure is with everyone at the dojo though. I decide, I am getting into shape. ******** it, I'm going to be sore tomorrow, the Cardio might kill me, or feel like it. But, I came to get into shape and Cardio is just a part of that.

Ten minutes later I puked in the bathroom. xD Everyone was worried about me, I was fine though. I just washed my hands, wiped the toilet seat. And... WEnt back out there. Coming to the lovely discovery after puking your cardio increases slightly.

Frog hops, running, Push ups(True evil torture for slightly pudgy big guys like me with really long legs and an altered center of gravity.) These other weird, upside down sit up things that feel fine at first but they start burning throughout your entire body.

Then we went over some boxing stuff, which I wasn't near as good at. I'm more like. I'll move away from you, or move into you. Come on in, move close to me. I'll use a take down on you or hit a really sensitive area because if it was a real fight I'd be looking to do some damage.

So, boxing slides weren't my thing, but, I kept going along. I was there to get in shape and it wasn't my class. And it's good to know other things.

Then we went into Ju Jitsu. Which, some of it is useful on the ground, but... I found it funny the guys teaching it were exactly the type thinking their one style of fighting would beat all.

My buddy was talking to a cop who wanted to talk about, the use of turtling up on the streets. For those of you who don't know the term if any. Picture a cop getting on their hands and knees, with their butt in the air, back, and duty belt, oh, AND the head wonderfully exposed to any oncoming attackers.

My friend is an ex cop, he basically politely said if he turtles up in a street situation he should go back to the police academy. I also sparred with a ju jitsu blue belt, smaller guy than me, pretty tough though.

He was a nice guy, I liked him. I'm not going to lie, Ju Jitsu does look pretty gay. But it's good exercise for the upper body since it's ground work. And I learned a useful choke if I ever have to deal with someone wearing a long jacket, also how to choke someone with their own shirt. Should go over them a few times just to make sure I have them down knowing me, but good things to have backed up into instinct y'know?

I worked out a much better chambering position and balance for my kicks as the class ended, and we all just kind of wandered around the mat doing whatever until the instructor politely said it was time to go.

And then.... Came two days of being EXTREMELY sore. Slept a lot. And my upper body has rebuilt itself some, some muscle starting to perk up there, I just straighten my arms, and my triceps pop up. My biceps have gotten harder.

Um, yeah... No pain no gain. I've had sore arms that I wasn't even comfortable, holding them above my head for a few days. But, I'd say it was worth it. No Pain, No Gain.

Now I'm just really impatient to test out my new striking power since my triceps grew. xd

Some strength would come from the arms too, not all of it for a decent punch. but surely some would

Well Krav Maga is just that ... it is purely a battlefield art and a self defense art ... everything else has some sort of sport aspect to it ...

But then again everything gets killed by a bullet ...

also, that snapping at the last second as you go in. There's a few elements to a good punch.

I like being able to semi sound like I know what I'm talking about. When really I'm just trying to string things together in sensible way to make conversation xd

Actually, I have to concede on part of the debate. I've been reading a Krav Maga book to get the finer details and to know the background more. And... It's not about physical prowess, it's about simple combinations of movements. I read this in a section of the book.

And while strength would give more power. The power would come from, quite a bit more than just the arms.

From the easier to understand scientific viewpoint of the structure of a properly thrown punch, the power is derived from a specific line of force. This line originates at the base of the foot (usually the foot in the rear position) and follows an arcing trajectory to a point on the surface of the fist that varies dependent upon the way that the fist and arm are held. The smaller the curvature of this line, the faster the punch, while the more drastic the curvature of the line, the more powerful the punch. This does not, of course, take into concepts such as drilling jing or the kiai which are supplementary techniques to a given strike.

And of course boxing gots the best punch ...

I don't think one punch from a different style is any better than another...It depends more on the ability of the person, not the style they do...