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Excellent tutorial, Alex; as always. Thanks!! I see quite a lot of Tuite mechanics throughout this entire sequence; excellent!! This is the strength's I see right off the bat. The weakness I saw right off the bat was the "walking" to get your legs in proper position, and with anyone savvy in grappling, will see what you're up to, and if possible, they'll counter the "walking" at any available means in their arsenal. One will win and one will not; this is true of anything! This is what I see/saw!!

Another outstanding tutorial, Alex!! Thank you for sharing it. We use the mounted triangle!! To us, it's another choke, and chokes are our bread and butter, so to speak. If done without ambiguity, there are NO cons, only pros!! It's fast in its application(s), and any attempt to thwart it, can only be meet with other tactics that will allow the mounted triangle to succeed. If there were any cons, it's not in the technique but only in the practitioner; this technique has too many transitional variants that can't be deflected; trying to defend oneself against the mounted triangle is, imho, more short lived than the one applying it. Possibly, I'll express some cons later on, but not now!! We can discuss pros and cons until the cows fly, but, like Bunkai, they're subjective to the practitioner; we might or might not agree on the pro or the con discussed. If I'm understanding your question, I can, after locking in the triangle, I can roll to my right, putting me on my back, and then, I can still execute the triangle choke. If I'm still on top, and my opponent has more fight in trying to end my attempt at the triangle, I can grab my opponents right hand, and thusly, if only for a moment, and all I need is that moment, I manipulate a over wrist hold with my left hand, and as the fight is slowed, I can now put my right foot over my opponents left arm/bicep, and then continue to the end. First thing comes to my mind, is the Rear Naked Stand Up Choke executed from behind my opponent while I'm standing behind him/her. The one arm choke allows me to control one arm behind the back while choking with the free hand.

A GREAT one across the board, Patrick, a GREAT ONE!!

Here are Al Pacino's thoughts on it: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/al-pacino-talks-scarface-remake-783079 Very nice, Patrick, thanks for the links!! I suppose, imho, that what Al Pacino's thought on it are to be taken seriously, after all, the mold, imho, was broken after him!! What's said??...Imitation is flattery...OR...Often imitated but never duplicated!!

Solid post!!

Great topic!! I've four children, from two marriages; two boys and two girls. I've taught to one of my girls and one of my boys. Neither of them reached BB; respectively, one to nikyu and one to gokyu. Other interests won their attentions, and I'm fine with that because I've never insisted to them in any shape, way, and/or form to follow my MA intents; they've their own MA paths, as I've mine. I've thought onto myself from time to time, if I would've wanted any of them to reach Senior Dan ranks? NO! Their MA journey is theirs through and through, and for the two that had interests at one time for the MA, I'm deeply proud of them, as I am with the two that never once considered the MA. I support them all wholeheartedly no matter their chosen interests!! Two tips that I'd like to share!! I never approached them, their interests were of their own design. In that, I never treated them different than any other student; I didn't favor them nor did I pressure them more. To me, a student is a student, and neither of my children received special treatments either way. Also, don't "old school" them because that, imho, will drive them to hate you and/or the MA; either way is a no-win scenario.

Very nice!! Thanks for sharing that!!

Solid post!! Per my doctor, I'm supposed to drink about 200 ounces of water, without physical exertions. In that, my doctor says that if you're thirsty, it's to late; you're already dehydrated. In addition, a little test to see if you're hydrated enough is... The color of your urine. If you're properly hydrated, you're urine will be the color of lemonade, and the darker the urine, the more dehydrated one is.

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

You sir are living the dream! Thank you! I've been quite fortunate these many, many years.

Solid post!!

How much, on an average, do you pay the JKA Shotokan club per class you attend?? I like how that's working for you when you're traveling; interesting concept!! 10 dollars per class during regular class time and 20 dollars per hour for private classes. Cool...not a bad price at all!!

Solid post!! That's an excellent point, and one that I hadn't spoke towards in my OP! Thank you for bringing that up.

Forgive me, but, I had to cheat to think of anything about Houston, TX. After all, I just moved here February 2015. So... http://www.10-facts-about.com/Houston/id/153 I lived in Owasso, OK, part of Tulsa, since January 2000; until we moved to Houston, TX... *Owasso is now over 100 years old! 1904-present *Owasso is an Osage Indian word meaning "Turn Around" or "End of the Trail." The "End of the Trail" painting is our official symbol or logo, which is found all over town, from police badges to a large mural on the side of the Historical Museum building on Main Street. *Owasso officially became a town under Indian Territory laws in 1906, then was later chartered as a city on September 28, 1972. *The Owasso 74055 zip code area has an estimated population of 38,412 (2010); but, serves a retail trade of approximately 700,000. *The City's primary source of income is sales tax.

*Kaicho [President] of the SKKA *I've owned and operated my own dojo since 1977; Kyuodan Dojo (3 different locations in 3 different states; fixing to be 4 different locations). My last dojo was also a MA supply store.

Can you pick out a Kyoshi...Renshi...Hanshi if they're NOT wearing their signified obi??

What to move...When to move...Where to move... also support the How to move; hard to have one without the others, imho.

The MA helps to build and increase ones confidence; it's rooted in its core. However, like anything in the MA, it'll take time to acquire. One of the key elements in acquiring confidence in the MA is having an instructor that's honest, and supports their student body. Sure, mistakes occur, but every successful thing that a student achieves on the floor, big or small, celebrate it with the student(s). And when those mistakes do occur on the floor, support them with encouraging words and counseling. Imho, an instructor that has great listening skills is above the curve.

How much, on an average, do you pay the JKA Shotokan club per class you attend?? I like how that's working for you when you're traveling; interesting concept!!

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, ::SING WITH ME::, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday, Noah, Happy Birthday to you...and many more!!

Just my penny worth, but, "we" already know how to move; it's the refining of the act, that still needs to be learnt, and then re-learnt for ones eternal MA journey.

Very nice there, Noah; indeed!!

Here's what we do... http://www.karateforums.com/returning-to-the-ways-of-old-vt37058.html?highlight=returning+ways I only wear certain obi's per the formality required per the occasion!! Informally, I can be found practically wearing any variety of obi per my mood. I do kowtow to what the Hombu dictates in this regards. Funny thing, I helped write the new rules and regulations that we're subscribed to through the SKKA. Soke, therefore, Dai-Soke, were staunchly strict about the formalities across the board!!

Yes, thanks, Noah; and it was very interesting.

Very interesting; I like the idea. Might work in the USA, maybe, but it would probably work regionally instead of nationwide, maybe. Thanks for the info, Wasp!!