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I suppose that I'm just going to have to live with the fact that I'll never know, not that I was suppose to know in the first place, what might've else been said/taught instead.

Solid post!!

Never bothers me at all!! Things are said, and when things like this are said, that person has not even a minimum of an idea of what they're talking about. It's their opinions, and they're allowed to have them; right or wrong!! Just have to smile and shake my head and breath a deep sigh and carry on!!

*cough* Now THAT'S FUNNY!!

I'm still here, quite a lot!!

This is probably the best I've heard it said. And its so true. Good advise! I disagree! Imho, in which I've stood behind for so many years... The style's effective, yet the practitioner isn't effective. Who's fault is that? Not the style, but the practitioner!! The practitioner isn't perfect, neither is the style. However, the methodology as well as the ideology IS effective. For example, the front kick is effective...the reverse punch is effective...the block/deflection is effective...HOWEVER, the practitioner makes the technique(s) ineffective by the practitioners designed interpretation of HOW said technique(s) must and should be executed effectively. Saying the Sun isn't effective, for a crude and bad example, isn't the fault of the Sun, but the people who live on Earth as to how the Sun must be and should be used effectively; misinterpretations are abound. Shindokan, biased plug here, sorry, is effective. Soke has create an effective style of the MA based on his knowledge. He's solid methodologies and ideologies, in which he's crafted a solid curriculum/syllabus. Now, mix in some students, and there we go, INTERPRETATIONS of Soke's creation, Shindokan Saitou-ryu, can, and has run awry on its own because of those interpretations. And when that happens, misinterpretations, it's of no wonder why so many of us have failed at Testing Cycles right in front of him!! Again, imho!!

I wholeheartedly concur with what Brian has advised. In addition, I'd just ignore it, and remove yourself from the incident completely as well as with this negative individual. Nothing good can really come from this...one will get hurt and one will go to jail...or worse!!

Welcome to KF; glad that you're here!! I suppose that you're going to have to force yourself the first time back. Usually, taking a break makes things all fresh, but, you've been away, so there goes the small break. Once you get back on the floor, I can only assume that you'll be back on a more regular basis. Call your Sensei and just talk...say hello, things like that, small talk, if you will. Just break the ice, and before you know it, at the end of the phone call, you'll have already made that decision to return to the floor that night. Shoulders up...chest out...march right into the dojo and TRAIN!! Suck it up~~Shugyo. YOU WILL HAVE TO MAKE THAT FIRST MOVE!! You have to GO TO THE DOJO because the DOJO WON'T COME TO YOU!! You have to WANT TO, and until you want to, you'll not return!! At least go visit the dojo, the Sensei, and fellow classmates...to at least say "Hi"!!

I've no preference! I've my share of grand championships in both, although, it's been 25 years since I've entered a tournament.

Solid post!!

Sure there is...White belt/beginner!!

Solid and powerful post!! That center line, imho, is moving constantly, and with that, to give and to take help control that center line. Also, imho, an over emphasis on the center line can be blinding to students. That center line is important, not to be mistaken, however, that center line is not the end of all things; just one element amongst many others.

Great story, mazzybear, absolutely great story!! There's a saying... "Out of the mouth of babes!", and I feel that this girl spoke not as a child, but more as a seasoned adult without any reservations. Her words would've floored most adults, and me just reading it, was floored as well. Yet, of all the times that I've been on the floor, I've been fortunate enough to have had those type of kids as my students. It causes me to tear up with pride to have known them, and to have the honor to be their Sensei. While a lot of adults seem to have an agenda as well as a front, kids seem to not entertain those type of things. Kids are, imho, the most honest across the board with what they say, and again, if I may, kids do say the darnest things; they've no preconceived notions as to what to say, and they don't wear their feelings on their sleeves as adults tend to do. You should be proud of her, as well as in yourself. But for her to share the honor with you is immeasurable beyond contestation. She looks up to you, and she wants to be like you when she grows up, and that can be a deep responsibility to carry, but I believe that you'll rise to the occasion without fault. For those instructors that refuse to teach kids, I respect that, yet, if they could experience what you and I've experienced with kids, like what your OP speaks towards, they might reconsider their stand. I bow to the both of you!!

Congrats, neoravencroft; well deserved!!

Neither!! As others have already said, the style becomes mute without great instructors; dormant to the nth degree.

YES...Congrats to Devin's cousin, Kris Bryant; an award of great magnitude for any rookie in MLB.

OUCH!! Some eye opening stats, imho, quite depressing, or it seems that way for wary fans of those teams. I love how you described the Dolphins season, Patrick, and I can now say the same for the Cowboys.

Great news, for both of you!! The one thing that you share with serious students is this...TIME!! Time on the floor: learning!! Time off the floor: practice!! And if it's allowed, time will address everything and improve everything, like kicks. When the AHA moments happen, and they will, both of you will be locked in and drawn in those moments, and this takes...guess what...yes... TIME!! One class at a time...one practice at a time!! Watching the upper belts is a good thing, and if you do, don't ever dwell on..."I have to learn to do that?" because guess what...you and your daughter are learning things already or have learnt things already that you said that very same thing to yourself while in class...but...you did it, and you're learning it and refining it. If I might suggest...read up about Shu Ha Ri!!

Solid post!! Even though, and I'm sure this applies, LEO's regularly have to qualify with said tool/weapon, but I too, doubt that even that doesn't allow for further education of the nunchaku's. I don't want LEO's to be MAist's of the nunchaku because it's not required for LEO's. But I'd like to see LEO's learn more than nunchaku 101. How can a LEO use the nunchaku for control, when the LEO lacks the proper training to control the hunchaku, let alone both, the suspect and the nunchaku, at the same time. Some might say..."Having the nunchaku is better than not having it at all; better to be save than sorry." That, to me, would be quite irresponsible of the department, imho.

Solid post!!

I agree. Seems that the landscape has been altered over quick results, no matter the quality of those results, it's for the quantity instead. Imho!!

For all who celebrate Thanksgiving....HAPPY THANKSGIVING to everyone and their families. Now, it's time to gear up for Christmas!! [pretend this is a pilgrim hat...I thought that what it was, but it says it's a "cowboy" hat]

Cowboys lost to the STILL undefeated Panthers; I wasn't surprised!! ROMO's OUT AGAIN. ..for the rest of the season with same injury, that put him out for 7 weeks. I still believe that he should've waited until nest year to return, but that's me!! So, hopes all dashed again...yes...I've little faith for the back-up QB's...they've not shown any promises when Romo was out the first time, and I hate being a doubter, but, gee whiz!! GO COWBOYS!!

The nunchaku speaks about destruction; it just has that type of look, and it can surely be wielded in that manner by choice, and by intent!! Get angry and hit with a police tonfa/baton, and that will certainly injure, but get angry and hit with a nunchaku, and that will certainly cause death. Yes, both can kill, but just one angry strike with the nunchaku, and death is more likely to happen. It can happen with the tonfa/baton as well, but, in my experience, it might take more than one strike with the baton to cause immediate death. After all, this might be true for all MA weapons. While they're beautiful, they're still weapons, and not toys!!

It's been my experience that... Your governing body, I'm sure, have their By-Laws set already, and usually, under their umbrella, said school has to obey standard standards as determined by the governing body!! If the school isn't under any governing bodies umbrella/brand/flag, then said school can do as they please.