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Congratulations on earning your Shodan-ho, Wayofaswede!! Well deserved and your journey is very inspiring and rewarding to the Nth degree!! I’m very proud of you!!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! 🎊🎉🎄🥳

I wholeheartedly agree with you!! Raiders might as well implode against the Jaguars this Sunday because it’s destined to be that way the way they’ve been playing this season!! I see a Jaguars win this Sunday!! My poor wife!!

That’s a good one!!

Are my Knights trying to play some hockey or what!!?? Maybe they can go back to the Stanley Cup again this year?!?! GO KNIGHTS!!

Nope!! Might appear that way for some but I don’t think boxing is dying at all!! It does seem that boxing needs a shot in the arm of excitement, like it recently had with the Logan VS Tyson fight, even though that fight didn’t live up to its hype. True blue boxing fans will still fill the seats while the others might not fill the seats. Boxing isn’t going anywhere!!

Not sure if that monitor can be worn during sparring because the darn thing will flop all around and the sensors might fall off you, if your heart monitor is anything like the ones I’ve worn. I guess you could wrap an ace bandage around your body to include the monitor and 3 sensors in order to keep everything securely to your body. Don’t know how the monitor would react to being hit during sparring. I suppose nothing ventured nothing gained. Perhaps some light sparring without the need for the intensity; concentrating on technique. Get your doctor to approve you sparring while wearing your heart monitor because the reasons for wearing the monitor might not allow vigorous activity. My doctor told me to not do any sparring at all and each time I wore a heart monitor I wore it for 24 hours, not so bad, but the 72 hours drove me crazy!! Just talk to your doctor first before you start doing any sparring!!

Welcome to KF, pandaGIRL; glad you’re here!! Great advice so far!! The MA was never supposed to be a walk in the park with roses and flowers. If the MA was easy, everyone would be doing. Sure, some students acclimate to MA training easier than others but all have one thing in common…TIME!! The fear of the unknown of the floor is a real thing. Take one day at a time!! You’re supposed to be terrible UNTIL you’re not. Everything and anything is overwhelming whenever it’s new!! Every CI will tell you “Practice makes perfect” and that’s no exasperation!! As already mentioned, the MA should be taken in baby steps. No exceptions!! Believe in yourself totally!! What are you real good at outside of the MA?? Think back to that time when you were terrible at that and thought you’d never get it. But now, in time, you worked through it all and now, you’re pretty darn good at it now. That same thing will happen again but only in time. In the MA, every technique, no matter how small, has to mature and that maturity takes time so be patient across the board. You got this!!

Thanks, Patrick for the trailer!! My wife and I know where and when we’ll be doing and tuning in on May 30, 2025…Watching Karate Kid: Legends on Nexflix.

Congrats to the winners of this year’s KF Awards; well deserved to all!! Until next year’s awards!!

Raiders having lost 10 straight games in a row, can now go for 11 straight in a row this Sunday at home against the Panthers. Their MNF at home game only had one nice element to it and that was the ZZ Top Halftime Show. The Raiders game play can be summed up in 2 words…NO EFFORT!!

Packers had no problem with the Seahawks!! They’ve the Vikings next! Their remaining schedule is tough, ending with the Rams. Playoffs for the Seahawks might not be happening. My friend, Dwight, who’s a big Seahawks fan was beside himself with how ineffective his Seahawks were tonight!! He hates my Cowboys and we’re constantly making fun of each others team’s misery!! GO COWBOYS!!

Me too, Ken

My prayers goes out to Randy, his family, and friends as he battles cancer!!

To my knowledge a lot of tailors and seamstresses do embroidery. Cost might depend on how detailed and if they can do Hang Gul lettering!! I hope you can find what you’re looking for!!

In that regards, being a Master Instructor is a more acceptable label as opposed to being labeled as a Master of the MA. What’s the difference of those two?? Plenty, I assure you. One is a fact and one is an assumption. Not all black belts can teach and no one is a Master of the MA; both are discovered once on the floor.

I must’ve been living under a rock to have never heard of CarJitsu let alone them having a Championship events. I saw CarJitsu Championship this morning while surfing on my TV on the Stadium Stream Channel. Here’s what I know about this unusual and unique sport… Carjitsu is a competitive grappling sport that takes place inside a vehicle. The sport was created by Vik Mikheev, a Russian graduate student at Kansas State University who is a black belt in Brazilian jiujitsu and judo. The goal of the sport is to submit your opponent by choking them or forcing them to extend a limb. If the match is too close, points are awarded for dominant positions, such as back control or top position. Combatants appear to be from varying grappling experiences and backgrounds. Matches are 3 minutes long and 1 round. The car they grapple in is a Toyota Sienna. Poor car takes a beating as well. Makes a lot of sense because one never knows when they’ll have to defend themselves inside of a car. The network seems to be PLN, Pro League Network. Has anyone been following this sport and if so perhaps can give us more information and details.

News on Wednesday, Bill Belichick has been hired as the next Head Coach of the UNC Tar Heels. Belichick agreed to a five-year deal, pending administration approval. Previous coach Mack Brown was paid $5 million per season. Per The Athletic, he’s signed to a $50 million contract. Can Belichick fix UNC tarnished history??

Well, my wife’s Raiders are now 2-11, 9 losses in a row. Misery loves company, Ken. My Cowboys suck too, not as bad as your Jets or my wife’s Raiders but they suck enough this year; they’ve lost every home game this year. GO … oh it doesn’t matter!!

Juan Soto of the Mets has just surpassed Dodgers Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million over 10 years by earning $764 million over 15 years. Staggers my mind!! That’s $51 million a year!! That’s $4.250 million a month!! That’s $1 million a week!! Just think, I lettered in high school baseball as a 3rd baseman but I decided to dedicate my life to learn and teach the MA instead!! Perhaps I should’ve took the other road that was mentioned in the Robert Frost poem.

Excellent posts, Ken!! Thank you for keeping us updated on what’s happening in the NHL this season!! My Knights are hanging in there. GO KNIGHTS!!

“Show me someone who is a Master, and I’ll show you someone who is not.” I’m sure I read that somewhere, but not sure where I read that or from whom but perhaps that says it all.

I busted a gut whenever I read…”I will fall asleep if I meditate that long.” As far as just how long one should meditate is left up to that person. Meditate as long as your heart leads you.

5th Dan!! Milestone!! CONGRATS; well deserved!! I greatly enjoyed reading your OP and I thank you for sharing it with us!! Made me think back to when I earned my 5th Dan; what a hard fought battle that Testing Cycle was, but well worth all of the blood, sweat, and tears. Earning one’s 5th Dan means many various things to many people. Opportunities abound for those who earn a 5th Dan of which have to be seriously considered while continuing on their MA journey. Is 5th Dan a Master of said art?? Maybe…Maybe not. That’s not what should be in the foremost thing in their mind. My Sensei’s Sensei always said that, “Only others can say that someone is a Master, and not the one that has earned a 5th Dan”. I know your integrity and I greatly respect you wholeheartedly. I know just how hard you’ve trained in TKD and I can’t be even more proud of what you’ve earned these many, many years. CONGRATULATIONS ON EARNING YOUR 5TH DAN!! What is the name of the new form?? I agree with you, Brian, don’t wait 11 years for your 6th Dan…maybe 5 or 6.

Congratulations, JazzKicker on earning your 4th Dan, especially after 30 years as a 3rd Dan; milestone, for sure!!