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[–] 17647973? ago 

Is there any way I can learn how to fight without a partner?

There is no martial art clubs or anything in my area, the closest I can find is so far away and don't have the time or money to go there and practice. I don't have any friends who are interested either.

I have a punching bag I practice punching and kicking with and I try to learn some through youtube but it can only teach me so much.

I'd also like to learn HEMA but it's the same situation.

If I could become an expert at something like that I would love to setup a club or school here and teach it to others

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[–] 17699140? ago 

Yeah. Become quick, fast, and tough as fuck. Strong hands, wrists and forearms will allow you to hit the bag up to the ceiling, and wield a weapon much much better. Work the shoulders and grip by holding the weapon out in front of you level to the ground, or laterally, going for an hour+. Switch arms and overhand/underhand when your strength fails, alternating.

Check out the Steve Justa book, and the gymnastics would be good too: >>13022999

He talks about being stronger than his friend in everything except the wrists▬his friend could wrist curl 285 lbs for 10 to 15 reps; when they tested who could hit the hanging punching bag further back and up, his friend won. A lot of good stuff in his book. Included:

Walking with hundreds of lbs on.

Running with sub-hundred to hundreds of lbs on.

Speaking of, if we extend the bit of knowledge about wrists to ankles, then developing extremely strong ankles = devastating kicks.

Ultra strong co-workers.

Lifting heavy ass weights.

Taking a bar with 100 lbs+ on the end and swinging it around like it's an awkward shovel for reps.

Wearing 100lbs (120?) in chains and throwing hay bales all day for a month.

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[–] 17684702? ago 

No. If you dont live spar its fake.

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[–] 17684705? ago 

You don't spar in traditional HEMA. The hand to hand is all open palm and grappling. It's pointless to punch somebody wearing padded leather and chainmail.

That's literally asking to have your hand broken.

Don't be a retard.

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[–] 17652512? ago 

If you've never picked up a sword, don't try to teach HEMA. If you can't use a staff, you don't really know HEMA, or the Panzer Arts. Squires start with the staff. The hand to hand comes after you've mastered the staff.

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[–] 17684736? ago 

Is there a cure for chronic sinusis?

I've had this for 6 years now and it's to the point where I'm contemplating suicide some nights. It's constant but it gets worse and more noticeable when I lay down. Everytime I go to bed one or both or my sinuses just blocks up, it happens gradually but after about 5 minutes it's just like someone put a cork in my nose.

I struggle so hard to sleep and I can't remember the last time I woke up and felt refreshed and that I had a good nights sleep, every single time I wake up I feel like someone has filled my sinuses with concrete and kicked me in the nose. I couldn't finish my exams back when I studied and my grades were so bad I'm surprise I didn't fail, I can't keep up with having a normal job and a social life is just out of the question. I'm so fucking tired all the time because of this and it's really starting to get to me.

I'm losing my sense of smell and I'm scared my sense of taste will soon follow if it hasn't already

I've been to 4 different doctors and I heard the same shit, I've even been to a nose specialist and he says he doesn't "see" anything but he gave me an allergy tests and found out I had minor dust allergies. After that I've tried 2 different allergy medications and 3 different nasal spray but surprise, surprise they either don't work or just makes it worse. The one I was on last just dried my nose up to the point where it hurt to breathe. It doesn't seem to matter how much I dust, clean or air out my bedroom either.

The only thing that works is local steroid spray but I don't want to use that because it's addicting and will just make it worse in the long run, and even if I use it when I go to bed I'm still all blocked up when I wake up.

I just want to wake up not feeling like shit for once

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[–] 17684695? ago 

If you've never picked up a sword, don't try to teach HEMA

If I could become an expert at something like that