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I'm old enough to remember when in 1968-1970, Jhoon Rhee's Safe-T-Punch and Safe-T-Kick hit the MA markets. They were a big hit all of the way for every MA because a lot of MA students back then were afraid to spar, which pretty much helped increase the interest in the MA for prospective new students. PKA started using Jhoon Rhee's invention back in the mid and late 1970's in all of their Full-Contact matches. Those were the good old days!!

Yankees took the 'W' in the ALDS game 1 against the Royals with a final score of 6-5. That fame saw 5 lead changes, which is the most in the MLB postseason history. Game 2 is tomorrow at Yankee Stadium. Ragan will be on the hill for the Royals and Rodon will be the starter for the Yankees. GO YANKEES!!

Took the Cowboys their last play of their last drive with the Cowboy facing a goal and 4th down situation with 26 seconds remaining to play from the Steelers 4th-yard line as Prescott found Tolbert in the endzone for the go-ahead score. After the extra point by Aubrey, the score changed again with the Cowboys 20 and the Steelers 17, which places both teams to 3-2 in the standings, after the nail-biting back and forth SNF for the Cowboys much needed 'W'. Next week, the Cowboys host the 3-1 Lions. That should prove to be a great game because the Lions will be coming off a win against the Seahawks. My wife's Raiders suffered another loss to the hosting Broncos by the score of 34-18, which provided the Broncos a 3-2 in the AFC Standings. The poor unfortunate Raiders now sit in the AFC Standings at 2-3. GO COWBOYS!!

Excellent post, Brian!! Thank you for sharing it. TBH, I prefer a small Testing Cycle versus a sea of candidates because both the intimacy and effectiveness of the Testing Cycle can wain a tad away which things can be missed by those on the testing panel...quite unacceptable, imho!! Nice that there were black belts executing a number of things which helps the more advanced students, like yourself, and calms down those testing candidates. Ridge hands are fun to break things with especially if the break fails. One of the most telling techniques whenever the ridge hand doesn't succeed...you'll know immediately because your hand won't feel good at all. However, the ridge hand is one of the most powerful hand techniques from pretty much any angle. In the days of the PKA, many knockouts were courtesy of a ridge hand. Your Testing Cycle runs a great flow without any long pauses between one segment to another. Why? Your Dojang has their stuff together!! Sounds like your Testing Cycle was a great success all around. As long as the candidates demonstrated some noted improvements, then the Testing Cycle was a success. But of course, fine tuning them is the job of the CI and its instructors.

I prefer the black ones because the digits are free for grasping and such. The other two, for me, are too confining and limited..again, for me.

Both aurik and Brain are really getting the benefits of both their core training as well as their cross-training as well as n their Kobudo training. Words haven't been better spoken than when someone say/s the Okinawan practitioners disrupt our opponents through and through. In Shindokan our main goal is to get behind our opponent t and what better way to achieve that goal is to disrupt our opponent as often as possible. For Shindokanists, disrupting our opponents base is key by constantly attacking ever/y inch of our opponents legs/base. these constant attacks to the base...imagine what starts to happen with these unrelentless attacks to the legs/base is that the opponents body starts to falter in keeping a well-balanced profile, and when that becomes quite apparent, well, my opponents profile tilts to one side or another, and with that, getting behind my opponent becomes much easier to achieve. If I can't directly get behind at that moment, then, I can force my opponent onto the ground, which is the next best thing for a Shindokanist. Keep training and train well!!

Well, well, well...the ALDS is all set up. The Tigers swept the Astros and the Royals swept the Orioles in their Wild Card. Of which, I'm tickled pink because I didn't want to have to meet the Astros in the ALCS because lately the Astros seem to have the Yankees figured out and I also didn't want to battle with the Orioles in the ALDS because they can be really hot as they were all regular season which was no real surprise that they ended in the standings right behind my Yankees. Padres swept the Braves in the Wild Card and find themselves now in the unenviable position of squaring up to the Dodgers in the NLDS. Brewers and Mets play tomorrow in a win takes it all in their Wild Card game: winner between these two teams will meet the Phillies in the NLDS. Brian's Royals and my Yankees will play ALDS best of 5 game 1 this Saturday, October 5th in Yankee Stadium. Should be a great series. Yankees are 9-8 against the Royals during the postseason, and the Yankees went 5-2 against the Royals in the regular season. Yankees are starving to reach the WS again since they've been denied 15 years in a row. While the Royals are biting at the bit themselves to return to the WS after a 9-year hiatus. GO YANKEES!!

Kiai's, for a lot of differences, are cultural differences. For example, the over-the-top kiai's that are seen at many tournaments are based on their individual culture, therefore aren't frowned upon by both the tournament and the competitors. MA school cultures regarding kiai, for the most, don't approve the over-the-top kiai for whatever their reason(s) might be. Cultures should be respected because it does help us understand the different perspectives and banish negative patterns. Imho!!

Very sad for the passing of Pete Rose. Sorry he never earned his place in the MLB Hall Of Fame. Yes, I'm cheering on the Royals for the win over the Orioles in the WC because the Orioles make me nervous whenever they play my Yankees. I'd rather play the Royals, not that the Royals are an easy win, not in the least at all, but between the Royals and the Orioles, I'd rather play against the Royals for the ALDS. That's just me. Glad to see that the Tigers beat the Astros, so, I'm cheering for the Tigers to win that WC series because the Astros seem to have the Yankees number whenever they battle against one another in the playoffs. GO YANKEES!!

Vikings and Chiefs are the only undefeated teams in the NFL after the Seahawks lost to the aforementioned Lions on MNF. It drove my friend, Dwight, crazy when his Seahawks lost...I just laughed at his misfortune. Cowboys edged past the hosting Giants on TNF 20-15. Had it been Eli Manning, the end would've been way different, imho. Cowboys travel to the hosting Steelers this Sunday/ in what I assume the 2-2 Cowboys will struggle to get back-to-back "Ws" against the 3-1 Steelers. GO COWBOYS!!

Interesting mindset. One I'm not a practitioner of for my own personal reasons, however, I do see how what you're speaking towards, Brian, does have its positive across the board. Whatever it takes to motivate and that slight edge to one's training.

I'm in awe of your serious efforts across the board, Brian!! I've nothing but TONS of respect for you, my friend!! Keep up the great work!!

Great point. Strongman and Crossfit competitors, for example, will "kiai" at certain parts of their routine. I suppose that nearly everyone at one time or another of their lives, whether it be deliberate or accidental, will "kiai" whenever they feel necessary to exert themselves in both body and vocally. A release, so to speak.

That's exciting to hear the PJ has the Yankee twinkle in his eye. GO YANKEES!!

Well, the Pirates in the first 2 games of their 3-game series to end the regular season won against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Not a great way to end the regular season especially at home. Yankees lost the first 2 games against the Orioles in their 3-game series at home (5-3 and 9-7) but at least the Yankees won the last game (10-1). Then come the Pirates winning games 1 and 2 (4-2 and 9-4). Pirates and the Yankees end the season with a game tomorrow. Seems to me that since the Yankees clinched Division and Best Record in League and that the Orioles have no chance of overtaking 1st place that the Yankees are lackadaisical about the last 6 games of the regular season. I know I'm wrong...just frustrating to see the Yankees stumble over themselves. Hopefully the Yankees win tomorrow to put a cap over the regular season. GO YANKEES!! C