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This is true, but only in the context of who can teach and who can't teach; there's no middle ground whatsoever. The mark of an outstanding instructor is one who can teach both verbally and physically effectively seamlessly to that students AHA moments. No matter the subject, the instructor should be able to convey the subjects material in such a way that it touches the very soul of the students understanding, and then apply that which the instructor is teaching, whether or not the mode was verbal and/or physical. Imho!!

Congrats to Zach across the board for earning his 4th Kyu; a milestone achieved in his MA journey!!

Yeah, I was hoping for a repeat for Gonzaga!! The clock was on Texas Tech's side as the game reached its final minutes!!

Ouch!! This might be difficult for me because as everyone here knows, I can tend to be long winded, oh I meant, a lot of points to make. Well, change is inevitable, and I embrace change!!

Japan is fun and exciting, but it can be quite overwhelming one way or another. Several members here at KF, including myself, have been to Japan quite often. So, here are some link found here at KF that might interest you... https://www.karateforums.com/okinawa-for-christmas-vt51318.html?highlight=japan+visit https://www.karateforums.com/trip-to-tokyo-vt50418.html?highlight=japan+visit https://www.karateforums.com/going-to-okinawa-vt50220.html?highlight=japan+visit https://www.karateforums.com/japan-living-and-training-as-a-westerner-vt27674.html?highlight=japan+visit https://www.karateforums.com/i-ll-be-in-japan-for-8-months-vt25476.html?highlight=japan+visit Hope you find the info in these links. If not, please ask.

Let us not forget that with all of the advertisement marketing and the like, that will be for naught if the school itself doesn't send a positive vibe to that prospective student. Actions speak louder than words. How the school looks inside and outside...is there order or chaos within the school...That one impression can work for or against anyone's advertisement budget; make it a good one. After all, all of the money in the world will not make a disgruntled student, prospective or current, stay.

WOW...Brought make some memories visually. The RTD, Rapid Transit District, buses really did it for me. I can't remember how many times I rode them in my youth through the San Fernando Valley, as well as many other communities serviced my RTD. The cars, store signage, Fire Department Boxes, and the telephone booths brought me make to a time of my youth in Southern California. Great find, Patrick; thanks for sharing it with us all.

I just don't see the value, especially from the video, due to the patty cake that's taking place. Add a resistant opponent, then those turn outs would surely have a far different outcome. Imho!!

There's a maxim that states...If you don't use it, you will lose it!! Speaks volums to me. If one wants to flexible then one will have to do what's required to achieve, and then maintain it. What one does to earn that flexibility will be a hit and miss for THAT practitioner. Key: STRETCH but correctly!! Hang in there, and remember, Rome wasn't built in one day.

Happy Birthday to you....Happy Birthday to you....SING IT WITH ME...Happy Birthday, Liam...Happy Birthday to you...and many more!!

Well, that's it!! Just how much can one afford to spend monthly on advertising?!?!? One has to stay within THEIR BUDGET, and not in another's. What my monthly budget for advertising is, has nothing to do with what someone else considers both effective and economical. The very best advertisement is WORD OF MOUTH!! Decide on it quickly!! First decide ones monthly budget for advertising, and work within that budget. How much?? That depends on the market target and which to precede first. HOMEWORK!! Do a ton of it before you set your plans in motion. Be prepared to many fails and fewer successes along the trail and tribulations of figuring out the magical formula of advertising. If you have champagne dreams on a beer budget for your advertisement expenses, one best figure it out quickly!!

JR I do believe that you're on the right path, JR; keep it up!!

Surely looks like the training equipment to have!! Yeah, just might get some for the dojo and at home. Although, the price can cause one to take a pause before reaching for the credit card.

Having Afib, Atrial Fibrillation, it is strongly insisted by my cardiologist and PCP, to always be wearing some type of monitor, which is mainly to help me keep an eye on by HBPM, Heart Beats Per Minute. Anything over 180 is a big no-no especially if that type of HBPM are maintained. Ever since 2016 I usually bought whatever WalMart had, but then finally I did purchase the Polar H-10 chest strap monitor, and as JR says, you forget you're wearing the thing.

Kata and Hojo Undo for the most part of my solo training!! Other than that, whatever seems to be appropriate for that very moment, whether it be bag training or weights or cardio.

Sorry Melau: I am in my 60's that has to take it easy on the younger guys and not the other way around.I wholeheartedly agree with the bold type above.

Once again, as I always state.....To each their own!! If the tool they use helps improve one MA betterment, then who care because if a inner tube can help me with my MA betterment, then I'll kiss an inner tube for the rest of my life.

A hammer is just a tool too, but it's not used by everyone all of the time. There are many other ways to drive a nail, for example, than with a hammer. The tool is only as good and dependable as its user. Not everyone knows how to use a hammer properly; choice always belongs to the user. Imho!!

My students!! Nothing like sharing in their MA journey, with all of their ups and downs. To see their wide smile whenever they have a Aha moment, and they think I'm not watching.

Congrats, Bulltahr; well deserved, once again!!

Welcome to KF, E-Thad; glad that you're here!! I did a plethora search for any Kyokushin dojo's in Akron, Ohio with not much success. Closest Kyokushin dojo is 2 and a half hours away to the west in Lima, Ohio. Sorry!! Might have to contact the Kyokushin Headquarters.

Solid post!!

They both do very well. Sure, they don't win all of the time, but who does!?! Each season they both improve, and that is the real victory. Having followed them both here at KF and FB, has been a complete pleasure through and through. They both do what the Karate maxim speaks...7 times down, 8 times up!! COME ON DISTRICTS!!!! They'll both do fine!! They're both very luck to have the support base of family and friends, and Bran, you've done a fantastic job coaching them on the side. GO KENNETH AND KENDALL!!!!!

I use weights all of the time, and even more so as I age. We were introduced to train with when I was a JBB at 13 years of age. Before long, training with weights became a staple in my training, which meant that I introduced weight training to my students ever since day one at my own dojo in 1977.

You know, imho, it's the individual that versus an individual, and not the style. The style is the vehicle in which the individual arrives in; how the individual drives said vehicle is based on that individual, and not the style.