What’s “taking the piss?”
IronFist
Taking the piss = winding you up = extracting the michael = having a go = taking a pop = taking the rise = mocking you = being irresponsible/derisive/derogatory towards you… etc
Like this:
Serpent[b]
Originally posted by morbicid
I think its great that you get punched in the head, Ironfist. I think it will really improve your fighting skills. Stop trying to dodge and just let them punch you in the head really hard.
Obviously quoting from experience there, morbicid. It’s apparent from every post you make.
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I have read studies (none of which I can cite by name, so take it with a grain of salt) that were done on boxers. Neck strength was strongly linked to being knocked out less. The reasoning given was that stronger neck muscles are able to keep the head more stable, transferring the force to the musculature rather than causing the head to whip back. This goes against the principle of yielding, in that you are trying to keep your head stable and just absorb the force, which means your jaw/face will get bruised up a bit more because the force is not being expended in making your head go backwards. But knockouts are not caused by the bruising/pain on your face; they are caused by the sudden, shocking movement of your head causing your brain to impact against the inside of your skull. So neck strength, keeping your chin tucked, and your head stable, help to prevent knockouts.
Once again, this is from memory of studies that I cannot cite, and I am not a medical professional. Anyone who is is welcome to chime in.
Yep, really no secret as to what causes KOs.
Seven, my own idea is having to do with perception. I’m more inclined to have newbies move into the other person’s punches than trying to evade them…at first anyway. Evasion is something learned by recognizing the peculiar pre-emptive movement cycles involved…that takes a bit of time and good footwork. Closing the distance is more conducive to MMA, but I’m coming at the idea from a TCC perspective…not much difference between the two really. 
how close are you to the guy? If you can not see his hands move before they hit you may be you are to close? Can u adjust the distance or is that down to the guy doing the hitting?
Originally posted by Mat
[B]Taking the piss = winding you up = extracting the michael = having a go = taking a pop = taking the rise = mocking you = being irresponsible/derisive/derogatory towards you… etc
Like this:
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Like taking the mickey out of someone?
I learned that from this girl from England.
How would you use that one in a sentense? I took the mickey out of him? That sounds kind of gross.
IronFist
Originally posted by IronFist
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Like taking the mickey out of someone?
I learned that from this girl from England.
How would you use that one in a sentense? I took the mickey out of him? That sounds kind of gross.
IronFist [/B]
Taking the p!ss sounds better.
Taking the piss and taking the mickey are the same thing.
Example: “I had to hit him becuase he was just relentlessly taking the mick!”
or, when someone is mocking you:
“Are you taking the piss, mate?”
etc.
The best boxing drill I’ve ever done for this is to get a sparring partner, gloves, and some tape. one man is on offense, the other is on defense. The defensive man puts his gloves up against his forehead in the position for getting punched (make fists, put your hands against your forehead with palms facing your face, keep your elbows close together to stop uppercuts, and pull your shoulders up to help stop hooks). Now someone puts a circle of tape around your gloves and head, holding the gloves in place. Now you do light contact sparring. It sounds a bit brutal but the offense man doesnt have to hit hard. You figure out hor to make punches miss you VERY quickly… Also, you may try a punch slipping ball (looks like a speedbag) or a slipping rope (your practice bobbing and weaving under it).
I couldn’t use the phrase "taking the piss " and still consider myself cool…
Originally posted by SevenStar
I couldn’t use the phrase "taking the piss " and still consider myself cool…
That’s because you’re not cool.
Besides, you have to be English or Australian really to get away with it. You Yanks just aren’t up to the task.
Originally posted by Serpent
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Besides, you have to be English or Australian really to get away with it. You Yanks just aren’t up to the task.
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That pretty much explains it - they are the only ones uncool enough to be able to get away with it.
its a disturbing world, where people can have sex with inanimate objects and then go apply for a job working with children…
morbicid
what the fuck are you talking about?
IronFist
A GDA wannabe?
morbicid: 
lowsweep: my old coach basically did the same thing with me as i was used to doing karate type blocks and parries all the time. it works pretty well - if ur partner doesnt smack the crap outta ya! 
dawood
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It causes brain damage with too much of it?..
But kungfu “quick blood” exercise…
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Yes, repetitive strikes do cause brain damage. The cumulative effects of these strikes can be serious over time, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s like problems. Head gear is not believed to help. This is seem in sports other than boxing that involve players receiving repetitive blows to the head, such as soccer and American football
Also, if anyone has had a concussion, be careful about getting another one as the second is believed to cause permanent loss of cognitive ability.
For any training, consider the results, both desirable and undesirable. If anyone is interested in the research behind this, most of it is online. A good place to start is: http://health.nih.gov/
Try BBC for popular summaries of research.
Stumblefist,
Do you also refer to “blood quickening” exercises as “boiling”? Do you consider them related to shaking/tremor practices?
Anybody else wanna see morbicid get banned?
Originally posted by SevenStar
Anybody else wanna see morbicid get banned?
Getting WHAT banned?? Sounds like a sexually transmitted disease.
I would consider him a type of disease