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I believe that this video link would appeal to, and be enjoyed by all MAists, not just Karateka's, and not just Goju-ryu Karateka's...

How limited was his mobility during any practice and drill? I'd be afraid to do anything until full clear by the doctor because with my dumb luck, I'd end up doing something to ruin what the doctor fixed.

I agree with this. ... I think that the perception is that MMA means UFC now and while that isn't wrong, it's just one side of the coin.I wholeheartedly disagree... ps1, You disagreeing with Zaine and/or myself? As a TMA, I never shunned MMA as barbaric! No! I love the UFC format, past and present. To test ones mettle in that type of venue, well, it's appealing to the senses, well, it appeals to me.

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As opposed to not generating power in ones punches by any other means away from hip rotation. The arm alone is just that, alone.

When I was 7 years old, I use to get bullied, and have my lunch money taken from me everyday at school. Well, long story short, when my mom found out, she enrolled me in one of the local dojo's. Besides, my mom figured that it was cheaper to enroll me in karate classes before I hate her out of house and home. Fate brought me to Shindokan Saitou-ryu!!

Solid post!! I'm the same way, and so is our Hombu. What you speak about is almost word by word what our Hombu and I have been doing forever and a day. Students ALREADY have an instructor, and while some parents mean well, parents AREN'T the instructor. Testing cycles are for students and not for the parents!! Parents tend to voice their unwanted opinions whenever I've failed said student. "WHY?" None of your business; that's between student and instructor. Want to talk to me about it, then make an appointment so that we can discuss said concerns behind closed doors. However, my mind won't be changed, and I will control the conversation, and I will point out area's that the parents can help them with, but only if the parent will not undermine what it is that I'm teaching them; and that is Shindokan!! Our Hombu has a room that parents and the like can watch said testing cycle on closed circuit television, as well as an elevated viewing room, and that room has a very thick piece of glass in order to muffle any conversations emanating from that room. Parents want to watch, that's fine, but some parents can't help themselves, they try, but you can see it on their face before they speak. So, go to the other room until we're done. We'll let the parents be in the room for the salutations and the closing comments, other than that, watch from a safe and comfortable distance. During normal classes, we welcome them, until their conversations warrants them to leave!! Even if the parents a MAist, they're not an authority on Shindokan. Thanks, but no thanks!! Your instructor's settling the nerves of said student was excellent across the board!!

I believe that the pros and cons are not with the style or the methodology or ideology, but more with the practitioner, imho.

If he's the one you want to learn the MA from, then do what's necessary to learn from him. If he's not consistently on the floor to teach you, practice what he's taught you until he's more able to be on the floor. Is that frustrating? Sure, but it's minor to be taught by him!! Sure, you both should meet in the middle, but then again, you should meet him all the way. Now, if he finally walks away due to personal issue's, then seeking out another instructor might be a last resort. Good luck, train hard, hang in there, and if there's an ear to hear, we're hear for you.

Respectfully, I don't think it is the punching higher that would be the issues but learning to take the punch itself. I think you're right in that to deliver it you simply aim higher but defending it if you're not used to doing so might be another story. For fast hard legs and hands to both body and head look at pro kickboxing and to a lesser extent international ITF Taekwondo. Some wicked fast legs and punches. Avoiding and taking the face punches takes some specific and different movements than taking a punch to the body. Bobbing, weaving, even the parrying is different to how you'd defend against body punches and kicks to the head. Solid post!!

Imho, sexism can be found in pretty much any sport in any capacity where men dominate said sport; UFC and the like is no exception.

Chuck, Joe, and Bill are solid MAists, imho, in that, they'd do just fine in the UFC. As a matter of fact, and imho, any MAist that's solid on the floor would do just fine in the UFC.

To me, MMA means just what the title implies...Mixed Martial Arts.

Thanks for the video; very informative!! I think that what's happened is that the training methodologies/ideologies have become so much improved across the board. Approaches on how to train and get much more from ones training; more refined. The machines that one can be attached to is Frankenstein-like while ones training so that they can better understand the possibilities. We train, but if we're not training to improve, than there's no use to train at all, imho. Yes! We have to be! Change; the mother of evolution has to be embraced for it to begin. All instructors of the MA want to have their students and the like to improve, and become better MAists across the board. I do! I want my students, as well as the entire student body of Shindokan to improve and be much better than those of use who are reaching the end of their MA journey. To teach them to take what they've been given to higher platitudes. If the answer to the quote above is no!! Then we shame their legacies, imho!!

Torque!! Rotation of hips, relaxation of elbow joints to accentuate the technique, transforming rotational momentum into linear momentum...this amplifies impact!!

Both physical and mental can only take one so far!! Being honest with oneself is so very important; students deserve that!!

Rotational dynamics speak a lot to most karateka's. However, it's an often misunderstood principle while on the floor. I've seen karateka's overdo/over reaching, the dynamics thinking that is how said dynamic should be trained; and it's not. Frustration tends to push karateka's down the path of not making rotational dynamics all that important; the apex of the power curve is treated more as a numbing thing than as a helpful thing. Bad muscle memory takes over and it's a hard thing to erase, but not impossible. Does your style of karate teach rotational dynamics? OR... Have they turned their back from rotational dynamics? Your thoughts, please.

What would the seminar subject(s) be?

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!!

Why Sandan? Generally speaking, Sandan can promote students to Shodan without the governing bodiy being directly involved. As the CI/Owner, it's a feeling of independence that has to be experienced to be understood. Promoting students to Shodan on ones own; nothing compares, imho!!

Those here who've created a style of the MA, congrats, it's a bold step to take, but a important step, so... Is you're style under the umbrella of any governing body? If not... Did you also find your own governing body? Having your own style, what challenges, if any, have you faced in general as well as with obtaining students? I ask because a lot of customers/students tend to migrate to more "solid" styles of the MA. A hurdle, no matter how small or large, is still a hurdle, nonetheless.

Solid post; I wholeheartedly concur!!

Ok...I'm not good with fractions...but... I'm 56 years old; 57 years old this October, and I'll have been training in Shindokan for 50 years this October consistently. I trained in TKD for 1 year, during my high school days. I've been cross training for 37 years. edit: 37 years cross training and NOT 27, as I originally posted; typo

That's not always the case, imho!! Physical reason(s) might force one off the floor. Emotional reason(s) might force one off the floor. And these two considerations might not allow one to train ever again.

Can we see it?