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Just because they're human beings, it doesn't mean that they know how to act like a human being!!

Thanks for sharing that, Alan!! Hip flexor pain is no joke. One will get the message once one gets those sharp shooting painful jabs in that area. Strength and flexibility goes hand in hand; one without the other is an unbalanced act.

If said kata is NOT on the approved WKF Shitei Kata list, then that said kata can't be executed. However, seeing that it's a open tournament, and even though they're following WKF rules and regulations, then if it was be for clarification sake, I'd contact the powers that be of the local tournament beforehand, and ask them straight out if that said kata is allowed before I'd assume anything. I believe that that open tournament either amended the WKF Shitei Kata list, at their own discretion, to admit the kata in question. OR...that competitor received a big fat ZERO for a score for executing a kata that's not approved. OR...that open tournament arbitrator circumvented the WFK Rules applied for unknown reasons; arbitrator's have the final say. As far as one was wearing a Red, while the other was wearing a Blue belt are concerned, and seeing that the open tournament you're about to enter will be following WKF rules, these belt colors DO NOT REFLECT RANK of the competitor!! Which I'm not proposing that you're not aware of how the WKF addresses the approved wearing of the Obi, specifically with Red/Blue. And, in case you might not be aware of the reasoning behind the Blue/Red obi within the WKF, this might serve you... The Red/Blue are identifiers of whom is whom. Remember when at tournaments before venue's such as the WKF were held, and one of the competitors would have a red strip of cloth wrapped/tucked in the back of their belt? That cloth was the identifier of who is who. That simplification of identifier turned into being the invention of one competitor wearing a Red belt and the other competitor wearing a Blue belt as a means of identifying one competitor from another within the competition ring. Rika Usami, for example, who is a force to be reckoned within the WKF world, often wore either a Red or Blue belt while competing in any WKF event, and she's the furthest thing from being either a Red or Blue belt rank; if memories serve me, she's a Nidan under Inoue sensei.

Not much of a mystery considering hair pulling is against the rules, in at least UFC is concerned; Rule 15.A.v.

Thanks, Brian; I greatly appreciate that info!!

I'm sculpting my body right now, ever since October 2016. As I lose weight, 70+ pounds thus far, I've developed some loose flab, if that's the proper term for that which is happening with me. I've read that body builder have to continue lifting for the rest of their lives, or their body starts to, well, sag or droop or whatever. As I drop weight, I have to do things to counter the sag, but that doesn't happen over night. I have the ugly sag/droop, and it disgusts me to no end. I swim...I flip large truck tires...I use the medicine ball...I do a plethora of things to counter the sag/droop, BUT IT'S NOT WORKING the way I want it to or as fast as I want it to!! By the time I lose 111lbs, I'll sag and droop even worse so. Sculpting the body isn't as easy as I imagined it to be!! Just how in the world does a pregnant woman tone up her body after delivering a baby?? That's what I need to know. But, it's possible that the woman who's pregnant was already toned when she became pregnant, and she already had that within her. I was a fat body disgust...and now I sag/droop, even though I'm losing a lot of weight, thus far!!

It looks like the wife will be passing me up, this time. Bum hip. :-/ Sorry to hear that!! Don't fret much! Just continue to train as your hip will allow! Meanwhile, support your wife as she prepares, and then takes her testing cycle.

Welcome to KF, Jansenki; glad that you're here!!

Good luck on your testing cycle, the both of you!! I too, love Metallica!! Hopefully you'll be able to do both; testing and Metallica concert. What a way to celebrate a testing cycle...METALLICA!!

Yes, a very good opportunity to expand ones MA betterment!!

How much more deeper?? How deep are you right now?? Most Okinawan styles, as you know, have a much more upright stance than most Japanese styles; kind of akin to a natural default.

Pulling of ones hair might occur no matter if it's long or short, but of course, the shorter the hair, the least it'll be pulled. I always wear my hair very short. So, no worries there. I wear a long beard, but still, no worries there, either. You want to pull my hair, if I had any, as well as my beard?!? Then go for it, and I'll react accordingly to the situation appropriately. Hair is just one other thing to defend, and to be expected from time to time, and therefore, I'll not worry about it until the time to worry about it is here; not until there. To me, it's inconsequential to worry about my hair and/or my beard being grabbed, yanked, and/or pulled. I'll deal with it at that moment, and not until then. Besides, for me, escaping from those types of attacks are so very effortless!!

I suppose that I'm the silent one!! I've nothing to say to my opponent; it's just a distraction. One that I can do without. I allow my "work" to speak for itself. Imho, there's no good time to waste time by running my big fat mouth at the most inappropriate time(s). This to me is counterproductive to Mizu No Kokoro [Mind like the water] and Tsuki No Kokoro [Mind like the moon] whereas, distractions ebb against what these two principles speak towards. I've not the time, and/or the inclination to run my mouth while defending my family, friends, loved ones, and myself. It's just not my cup of tea!!

Body language and the understanding of it, speaks in volumes as to what's easily taken for granted. Many MAist forget the importance of body language. From recognizing those tale tale signs appropriately to those not so easily recognized signs that are often overlooked until it's to late. Reading the opponents body language effectively can save one from a myriad of situations. Intercepting ones proposed intentions can become quite tricky if one's not even a minimum of an idea as to what to look for. My understanding of body language is excellent, imho, and I suppose that that's what's to be expected after 5 decades of the MA.

Kind of wonder how your Tai Chi Sifu would receive this, if at all!? Not many, if any, instructors like being told, directly or indirectly, along the lines of your quote above.

Biting works too!! I believe that biting could be under the heading of a submission. Or a kindly knee to the groin could be under the same heading. Let's call it an option that's dependent on how good a position one is in. It can be done but it's effectiveness depends on how good your position is. I wholeheartedly concur!! Like in anything, position is everything.

Singularity6 wrote: Biting works too!! I believe that biting could be under the heading of a submission. Or a kindly knee to the groin could be under the same heading.

No one can expect more than that!!

Thanks for the support, everyone; means everything to me!! Gym workouts are going pretty great. Average's this week/6 days a week: StairMaster 45 minutes Levels 7-10 Heart Rate: 130 Calorie Burn: 450 Floors: 105 TreadMill 30 minutes Inclines: Start>2.0 for 6 minutes...then 8.0 for 6 minutes...then 15.0 for 6 minutes...then 8.0 for 6 minutes...then 2.0 for 6 minutes...then 5 minute Cool-Down for 5 minutes at 2.0...Speed at 3.5 at start...then 3.0 for the duration...then at Cool-Down at 3.5. Calorie Burn: 300 Heart Rate:120 Rowing 5000KM 30 Minutes Calorie Burn: 315 Tension: NONE [Rowing machine's at this new gym don't offer tension dials ] Biking 20 minutes 5 miles [Varying hills and such] Calorie Burn: 275 Free Weights/Weight Machines Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 1.5 hours Various Machines Various Free Weights Calorie Burn: 2000 Swimming NONE [This gym isn't equipped with a pool. Closest one is 30 minutes away ] Maintaining my strict diet still!! Today was a great day. From beside my gym workouts, I ran in my first organized run today, on the Fourth of July, before hitting the gym afterwards!! It was a 5K/10K run; which is approximately 3.1/6.2 miles. I completed the 5K run in just over 30 minutes...31:56 was my official time. Start time: 0730. There was quite a lot of runners, of all ages and experience!! The camaraderie was fantastic between the runners, sponsors, and spectators all around. Each 5K/10K finisher received a specially designed commemorative medal. My race number was: 1061...I don't know if that's an indication of how many runners participated, but there was a lot of them; a literal sea of runners!! I'm entered in 4 more organized runs this year. 2 in August, and 2 in September. I'll weigh myself at the end of July. Last weigh in June was 251.

Solid posts, Alex and Brian; I wholeheartedly concur with both of you!!

In the cop world, we call this Verbal Judo, trying to de-escalate a situation if at all possible. Brian and/or Alex, Is Verbal Judo taught in many, if all, Police Academies, and/or while on training patrol with an experienced training officer?? How's Verbal Judo taught?? If one can't be effective with Verbal Judo, does the cadet fail out of the academy?? Or is Verbal Judo something that one either has or doesn't have??

I don't have a spiritual bone in my body. The "keep living" moto is easy when nothing serious is happening. The choices you make when something bad happens will shape you as an individual, however. It's in these times that you learn the most about life, and about yourself. Solid post!! Akin to 7 times down...8 times up, I suppose. As it possibly might be in concert with the bold type above.

It just might turn out to be a very sound judgemental decision in the long run. Nothing ventured, is nothing gained...so...why not?! At least the offering of even the most modicum of MA lessons for its tourists might give them some sort of comfort, both law enforcement as well as the tourists. It's said that it is better to have learned something, than to have learned nothing. A applaud the efforts endlessly. The naysayers might speak about a many of negative things that would come out of this type of arrangement. Nonetheless, anything of a possibility doesn't come without some sort of difficulties. Then I say to the Japanese Police...teach on...and teach them well.

To the bold type above... Now...that's funny as all get out!!

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." ~ Robert Frost Why? It's better to have chosen, than to have not chosen at all. Personal choices? Yes!! Professional choices? Yes!! To many choices to speak about here, one not more profound than another, yet mostly assured, they were each important to my family and I. Most personal... When I was diagnosed with Afib October 4, 2016. Afib now gone, ever since my Cardio Inversion in January 2017. I made the choice to make the necessary changes in my life style; to have a much better and healthy life style. Bringing the bad to an end!! Birthing the new!! Watching my diet strictly, exercising, going to the gym, portions and not binging, and so on and so forth. I was a disaster...WAS!! NO MORE!! I've lost 70lbs thus far in my goal to lose 111lbs by October 2017!! Most professional... To accept, and resume, my previous duties and responsibilities. But to do that, I had to make some serious personal, as well as professional choices; not, for me, an easy task. Mainly because I'm, well, STUPID to the Nth degree. I've someone here at KF to thank for providing me with that doze of reality and truth. A truth that I refused to accept, at first, but quickly realized that this person at KF was absolutely correct in his assumptions. I was the proponent of propaganda towards a certain individual within our governing body, and towards that governing body itself. Bitterness, anger, hurt, resentfulness, and so on and so forth; these are ugly things to carry for as long as I carried them. NO MORE!! NO MORE!! NO MORE!!