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In Uechi-Ryu our first rank kata, Kanshiwa is required for kukyu (9th kyu). Once a student has tested for and demonstrated a fundamental proficiency with that kata, their next 2 ranks require them to demonstrate the defending (for 8th kyu), and attacking (for 7th kyu) sides of the bunkai. The same applies to our next 2 rank kata, Kanshu and Seichin. At the ikkyu level, before students can actually test for shodan, they are required to re-demonstrate their Kanshiwa bunkai (which they first were tested on at 8th and 7th kyu), but demonstrate a black belt level of proficiency. At the shodan level, the student (among other things) must demonstrate the kata Seisan, and its associated bunkai. Furthermore, for every rank grading from 1st dan to 5th dan, the student is still tested on the seisan bunkai. We do this specifically for Seisan and Kanshiwa because among all the Uechi-Ryu organizations, they all have the same (or nearly the same) bunkai for those two kata. Other kata's bunkai is typically established by the organization or individual dojo. Every so often, we will also do self-defense appications derived from our kata. Some of these applications are directly out of the bunkai, some are variants of the bunkai, and others are based on principles in aikido. In each case though, we always start with the sequence from the kata before showing the application. IMO, learning a kata without its applications is only learning half of the story.

Sidney Crosby is expected to miss at least a month due to a lower body injury, so bad news for the Penguins. The Penguins also made a trade for Sam Girard and a 2028 2nd round pick while the Avalanche received Brett Kulak. Eight games on the schedule today as the regular season resumes. We will start to see how the long Olympic break impacts teams. Sometimes a break like this helps teams get healthy and regroup and other times teams come out flat and struggle.

In addition… Neither of us have to like the way any of us CI’s address a testing cycles because we have to do ‘you’, not ‘me’ or anyone else…just do ‘you’!! In the same chord, not one CI have to tolerate how any CI approaches how testing cycles are conducted because ‘I’ do ‘me’ and ‘I’ don’t do ‘you’ nor do ‘I’ ever want to do ‘you’ and ‘I’ surely don’t want ‘you’ to do ‘me’. We CI’s should be complete in our totality whenever it comes to how testing cycles are implemented across the board. If ‘I’ do ‘You’ long enough, ‘I’ will no longer be ‘me’, but ‘I’ will become ’you’ which ‘I’ have no interest in that whatsoever, and neither should ’you’. I don’t ever want to become a worse valueless shoddy imitational version of myself by losing sight of my integrity. Imho!!

My understanding of HOAs is that they can make things miserable. Many are not well managed and the people who run them are often unpaid volunteers who create petty rules and are selective about enforcing them. The goal behind the HOA is to make sure that people are taking good care of the outside of their homes to make sure they go up in value, but sometimes the board members abuse their authority, and it can be challenging for the homeowners the fight back.

Is there at least a syllabus, so that the students can practice on their own at home? I think a problem that can arise from this is the material they need not being covered on the day they show up Well, that’s the responsibility of the student to come to class. IMO, the very existence of tests already does that. The last BJJ school I trained at did belt promotions every quarter, but there were no tests. You were simply promoted based on how you were evaluated on regular training days To each MA school to their own. Testing Cycles were held once every 3 months, and once a year at the Hombu’s Annual Testing Cycle. However, Testing Cycle Candidates must petition to the Hombu, of which, not every candidate is eligible for said Testing Cycle. Unannounced or short notice? Because “unannounced” creates a “right place at the right time” scenario that leaves out guy that did movie night with wife and kids because he was unable to schedule that around the test Perhaps I misquoted myself. The Student Body knows the Testing Cycle schedule and that it’s held once every 3 months…March, June, September, and December; the Hombu’s Annual Testing Cycle was held every June/July. Exact date and time are posted 1 week before said Testing Cycle schedule. This is why I think the list of testable items need to be kept short. If the list is too long, there’ll be little to no time to do things that are not on the test Wells, our Testing Cycles have an exacting detail to them. Lower the rank being tested, the shorter the Testing Cycle. Higher the rank being tested, the longer the Testing.

Last Words by George Carlin

The NHL resumes on Feb. 25 with eight games.

I appreciate you saying that. Patrick, if my memory serves me correctly, took over my team, or for the most of the season, because I was struggling to keep up and such.

I don't recall you ruining it for anyone! I haven't played it since we last played either: plus i have the additional detriment of being in a country where baseball is barely ever mentioned so don't have the same exposure to information you all do (if this helps to persuade you!)

That’s quite sad because the WNBA players play their hearts out every game. There are some players that are beasts and could hang with the men with no problem. The Las Vegas Aces are quite a good team, having won 2 WNBA Championships. Unfortunately the WNBA, like Brian says, are barely viable. Crying shame!!

Sign me up, Brian!!

I'll suck, too. But it should be fun. We can play in the Toilet Bowl together, Bob!

Yeah, they will still be in the Kansas City metro area proper. Coach Andy Reid also quashed any rumors that Tyreek Hill might return to KC. He said "nothing's happening there" at this time. Things can always change, though. Hill would have to come in on a really cheap "prove it" deal to get back to KC.

I don't think so. I think they just have collegiate hockey and national teams. I'm not sure how financially viable a women's professional hockey league would be. My understanding is that the WNBA is barely viable.

2/22/2026 Strength Training Bench Press: 45x5x2, 95x5, 115x3, 135x5, 145x3, 155x5. I need wrist wraps for this lift. My left wrist especially hurts on lift-off. Once it's out of the rack, it seems to be ok. I ordered a new pair as my oldest son has inherited my old pair. I'll play with my tolerance with the rep/set scheme as I move forward the next few weeks.

Regionals did not go well. Kenneth had his worst meet of the year. He had a bye first round, and then his first match up was against a very tall opponent he wrestled and lost to earlier in the year. Kenneth did well, though; he stayed tied up with him and got him to the mat a few times, but the kid was so tall he was able to leverage his way through and turn Kenneth. He ended up getting pinned in the third period. His first match on the backside was against a kid he had wrestled and beat 6 times this season. Well, the other kid won this time, in the first OT period. Kenneth had a great path on the backside ahead of him; all three opponents he had wrestled and beaten. He just didn't get it done this time, and the kid that did beat him in OT ended up qualifying for state. I've been sick to my stomach since then. It does sound like he plans on doing the Kid's season.

Is there a WNHL hockey like the WNBA is for the women’s basketball?!?

Just like in the women's division, the men's gold medal game was between the USA and Canada. Again, the final was 2-1, again, in overtime, and, yes, again, the USA wins it. Jack Hughes put in the game winner about three minutes into OT and the USA has won the gold for the first time since 1980, 46 years to the day after defeating the USSR. What a story!

One thing that always seemed odd as a non-practicing observer of grappling/throwing systems; is the way almost nobody(including those practicing these) ever brings the question of how and what happens before and leading up to the moment the throw/lock is applied. The only part shown/taught are the actual throws/locks. Unsurprisingly, the more focus there is on competition/sporting grappling, the less there is on set-ups that have a key role in how effective the throws/locks will be. Little things like striking to momentarily stun or unbalance an attacker.

That’s right because there’s Kansas City, MO and Kansas City, KS.

Yes. That comes about from not having matured in techniques yet, as well as being afraid. Imho!!

Good question. My guess is yes, they will because the 49ers play in Santa Clara, which is closer to San Jose than San Francisco, yet kept the city in the name. The Jets and Giants have been playing in New Jersey for decades but are called New York. So for those reasons I am guessing they will, but I don't know.

Forgetting the importance of setups from locks or throws is more common than one might expect. So much consideration and attention is given to setting up striking techniques and the very ideas of setting up a technique is often more frequently associated with martial arts focussed on striking. In grappling/throwing/joint locking systems such as classical jujutsu or aikido, the set-up is much less obvious in training. A common criticism is that many of the techniques would do poorly on a genuine attack situation. It may not be explicit or obvious in the way these systems approach training, but the truth is that most if not, all grappling/throwing or locking techniques are only possible and greatly enhanced when preceded by some kind of strike to decrease the attacker’s ability to resist being thrown or having a lock applied. Judo for instance, used to be taught with strikes in its early stages. Nowadays one would be hard pressed to find a judo dojo where these ´lost techniques ´ are still taught. Even in Japan’s official Kodokan dojos it is no longer a norm and quite rare.

I’ve never bought a condo/honeycomb; I’ve always been a renter. Many of my relatives have bought new homes; my dad built 2 house; one for his mom and one for himself. My understanding about buying a home is that one should NOT buy a home in a HOA community because the HOA can be a nightmare; they can end up taking your home away. Good luck in your search!! Please keep us updated.

Wonder if the Chiefs owner will build another apartment for him inside the new stadium like he did at Arrowhead Stadium?!? Dumb question…after the Chiefs move across the border, will they still be the KANSAS CITY Chiefs?!?