How many years did you train before you peaked?
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I think the safe response is "I haven't peaked yet" but I'll answer the question this way: I think I felt my best at around 40 years of age. I had accumulated a lot of MA knowledge, sifted through what I found practical and still interesting, and had a strong focal point as to what I wanted to still train consistently, while still having the motivation to continue learning new elements of martial arts systems. If I'm not mistaken, men tend to peak physically in their late 30's, which is why a lot of triathlon and marathon winners are about that age (I don't have stats to support that; I just remember hearing that once). I still train intense workouts multiple times a week, something that most long-term martial artists in their 40's have stopped doing. As long as my body can keep up, I'm sure that I will continue to keep peaking.
I've encountered a number of people with monstrously strong grips that are very, very hard to break. I've encountered people with very powerful headlocks. None of them could inflict real damage or cause me to give up just by squeezing my skull.
It is possible to get a legit tap from a headlock in other ways:
Using the head as a lever to crank the neck.
Using lateral or twisting force to dislocate the jaw.
Using the head as a lever in conjunction with weight on the ribs to cause a chest compression which can prevent breathing and possibly break ribs.
Squeezing the face against your body to suffocate the opponent and possibly crush his nose.
Grinding the forearm or shoulder into the face to cause pain, crush the nose, or attack the eye socket.
Squeezing the neck rather than the skull, causing a choke.
If the opponent tucks his chin to block the choke, apply sufficient pressure through the jaw to finish the choke anyway or possibly break/dislocate the jar.
Are you sure that the taps you got via headlock weren't actually one of these effects rather than just directly squeezing the head? If not, I'm inclined to think your opponents must not have had enough submission grappling experience to know the difference between discomfort and the threat of real damage.
If you have a chance, maybe post some video of how you would apply the head squeeze if you were looking for a tap?
I will try to record it in my next Sunday class and then share it here.
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That sucks
My asthma got worse also, the balance of trying to improve cardio with asthma is an uphill struggle; I feel your pain
I have just recorded 4 clip for this in my today's class. I asked my students only to tap when they can't take the pain any more. I have recorded both for "stand up head squeeze" and "ground game head squeeze" (by using 2 students as my testing opponent). I'll share it when my student forward that final clips to me. As far as the technique, there isn't much to show. As for the squeezing power, it's also hard to tell whether it's real or fake. People may say they just tap because I'm their teacher.
It's easy to show punching/kicking power on a heavy bag. It's difficult (or impossible) to show squeezing power on a live human being. People may say the partner's tapping is fake.
Here are some simple test for the arm squeezing power. Try to
- use your arm squeeze to crash a small watermelon (not big watermelon).
- hang on a street sign and see how long you can hold yourself up without dropping your foot down.
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I feel the more you train, the less improvement you get year to year. The changes and improvements become less noticeable, but more meaningful. You will improve more during year 1 to year 2 than you will from year 2 to year 3. And more year 2 to year 3 than year 3 to year 4. Eventually you will be focusing on maintaining your skill and making minor corrections and improvements to concepts, techniques, and drills.
Here are some "head squeeze" clips (took in my last Sunday class) that I have promised to share here.
Stand up head squeeze.
Ground game head squeeze.
Thanks. The lighting wasn’t great, so I have some difficulty telling the exact placement of your arm. Are you applying pressure to their face? Where exactly are they feeling pain?
You can apply on the
1. neck,
2. jaw area,
3. temple area.
In all 3 clips, it was applied on the temple area. The feeling should be something like this.
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Yeah. Wrist compression in the temple
The wrist lock the squeeze. The wrist doesn't touch the temple. It's the sharp edge inside of the forearm cut into the temple.
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