bushido_man96

Congratulations!

Now I'm reading Wado-Ryu Karate, The Complete Art Uncovered, by Frank Johnson.

Chiefs have locked up the #1 seed in the AFC, and will be resting key starters on week 18 against the Broncos. Carson Wentz will start at QB, and I imagine lots of WRs and RBs will rest. Chris Jones is going to rest as well. This definitely helps the Broncos, as they need to win to get into the playoffs. Not sure how I feel about that.

I enjoy this one, too. I enjoy David Harbour.

My son has played it quite a bit. I'm more into the retro Mortal Kombat games right now.

I've been seeing quite a few ads for it, but have not pulled the trigger on it. Maybe down the road.

12/26/2024 TKD: I went to the gym with the kids and spent some time in the dojang trying to learn my new hyung from a video sent to us by one of our seniors. I got about half of it down I would say. I was working it off and on, and going into the gym to help the kids with their strength training. 12/27/2024 TKD: Went back to the gym and did some more work on the new hyung. I got through it all once, and worked on sections of it, too. Feeling better about it. There's a few trick balance parts that are tripping me up. I may try some visualization work with these sections. New form is Choi Yong.

This is an interesting discovery. I haven't been able to consume caffeine or alcohol for some time now, but I don't know that it has helped my eating habits. I never really was an energy drink guy, but I did like my coffee. Not had any in some time now. Thanks for sharing this with us, @KorroddyDude.

Lots of great advice has been put forth already. As martial artists, we've all been there in that beginning phase. The truth is, it just takes time, and you have to tell yourself that you're looking years down the road, not days. It's easy for me to say, "don't be so hard on yourself," but the fact of the matter is everyone is different and this is tough for some to accept. I started Aikido back up very recently, and I get frustrated with myself in class at times because I just can't seem to make some things work. The sensei is good about telling me to not worry about trying to be as proficient at Aikido as I am with Taekwondo, so I try to take it all in stride. You need to do this for you; it's got to be your journey. You'll have lots of help on the way, but only you can put the work in. Try to take one positive thing out of every class. Just one. And focus on that. Keep a journal, and have an entry for every date that you go to class or practice something on your own. Write down little notes you remember. These could be feelings you had about a certain topic in class, or they could be tidbits you recall the instructor telling you to improve one aspect or another of a technique. Jot these things down, and you can look back on them for reference, and it's also a log of your progress. It also keeps you accountable. I've found it to be a very handy tool. Then, come back here to KarateForums and talk to us about it. Heck, start a thread that's a log of your training like several of us have done here. I've found this community to be very supportive, and coming here to discuss my thoughts on classes and testings really is a motivating factor in going back to class. I think you will find it to be true, as well. Go back to class. Believe in yourself. We do.

Congratulations to you and your daughter on your promotions!

Merry Christmas to everyone!

Wado-Ryu Karate Fighting Techniques Uncovered, by Frank Johnson.

I just saw this and wasn't surprised either. Sounds like he had three full practices. He's too much of a competitor to sit these games out. If KC can win all three of these games, that'll be a monumental task. Playing 3 games in 11 days is a bit crazy. I believe Pittsburg is still first in the AFC North, and Houston is first in the South, and Denver, although just losing to the Chargers, have turned into world beaters and will be a tough out. Bo Nix has worked himself into the OROY conversation. In other good news, Hollywood Brown will make his season debut against Houston on Saturday. Things may be coming together at just the right time for KC.

I don't know that it's dying necessarily, but it's popularity has declined, but appears to have levelled out. I think the heavyweight title fights still tend to be the most popular, but that's just my perception; it may not be true. Does anyone know what the pull was from the last big boxing PPV?

That does look pretty good. I guess I need to get Cobra Kai all finished up yet. Cool to see Jackie Chan again.