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Christmas is here once again. It's a joyful time for many reasons, but it can be a stressful one as well. How so? Well, with more than one gifts at ones foot, deciding which one to open first isn't always that easy of a choice. Don't want to seem greedy. Don't want to hurt someone because theirs wasn't opened first. What to do? So, I've a few questions to ask of you... *Do you open the smallest first? *Do you open the largest first? *Do you open the middle size first? *Do you open the prettiest first? *Do you open the oddest shaped first? *Does someone beg/ask you to open a specific one first/last? What's one to do??

I would love to join a kick boxer in a few rounds of sparring to show what my traditional karate is all about. Let the floor be the judge. YES!!

Thank you so very much, Zaine!! I will have more question, I'm sure, after I read the link you've provided. Again...THANK YOU!!

In the business sense...How would you define Good Will? How would you increase your Good Will? Is the obtainment of Good Will important? Do you find value in your Good Will? Every business, and I include a MA school as a business IF it has any overhead, especially overhead that must be maintained, begins to increase their Good Will each and everyday. Business goodwill is a key intangible asset that represents the portion of the business value that cannot be attributed to other business assets. Put differently, business goodwill reflects the synergy among the various assets used by the business to produce income: in a well-run business the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Intangible accruements go beyond the net worth of your MA school. There's the building [if owned], the accounts receivable, its inventory, and the number of students. What else is there? It's not tangible! It can't be purchased! But, without it, the only thing you can sell is within that said box. Nothing else, and nothing is quite a lot!! Your Good Will isn't a simple thing to acquire. No. It takes a lot of wining and dinning. To begin to even figure what your Good Will is worth, one has to first agree that Good Will isn't tangible and it's not a guarantee. Whatever your community thinks about you, that's the core of your Good Will. Here's a small, and I mean it's a start, list to think about... 1) Time in business 2) Benevolence 3) Integrity These, imho, are things that are at the cutting edge of deciding ones Good Will. However, these elements are only valued if ones even interested in selling own business. Albeit, one should know what ones Good Will value is worth every quarter end. It's better to know now because it truly matters. Your thoughts, please!!

Ooohhhh...I like it...I'm getting goose bumps...I LOVE IT...I WANT TO DO IT...YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!! I love contact so much so that I often look for excessive contact!! I could be sick, but I know what I like!! Thanks for the link, I need that! My wife says that she thinks that she's seen what your video showed on some current TV contest, do you know what she's referring to?? Thanks for the video!!

Solid post!!

First of all...Welcome to KF!! Secondly, the foam Nunchaku that's shown at the site link is fine, especially for beginners. As a gift, the picture of the dragon does add some class to it, imho. Is your dad learning the Nunchaku form his instructor?? I ask this because... I don't allow any of my student to practice with the Nunchaku unless they're being taught it. Why? Inexperience breeds improper muscle memory into said student. Students should practice, but they should only practice what it is that they've already been instructed on, and that's important if ones to excel at said Kobudo weapon. It's not innocent play in your home per what I've just mentioned. Increase what ones been taught but don't experiment with techniques that ones not familiar with. Have fun with any Kobudo weapon, but respect it first and foremost!! One rung at a time!!

Congrats, and well done, and well deserved!!

Your hesitation is understandable and from what I can infer from what you say I don't think that he would refund you. Sit on it for a time and think about it and make sure to keep us updated.Yeah, I don't think you'll get a refund, and if you're under some type of a law binding contract, I'm sure that the contract spells it out concerning refunds and the like.

I understand what you're saying!! Thanks!!

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This... K. Yeah...well...the opening segment alone, of the video you've provided, would be enough for me to say...thanks, but no thanks. A picture, in this case a video, is worth a thousand "words". What was it you didn't like about it? K. The overall impression of ineffectiveness!!

Solid post!!

I concur!! Also,visit the school many, many times. Watch many different classes, like, the kids, the adults, then watch classes of differing ranks. You need an overview beyond one visit. Even after a free trial lesson, I'd still visit it as many times as it might take. Good luck in your search!!

This... K. Yeah...well...the opening segment alone, of the video you've provided, would be enough for me to say...thanks, but no thanks. A picture, in this case a video, is worth a thousand "words".

Great posts on the subject so far!! Kyokushinkai is known as a "hard" style. By that I mean, it's in your face. MA styles are either "soft" or "hard", and by and by, the aggressiveness of the style does cause a high student turnover rate for said reason...it's in your face. Let your fingers roam thru the web to learn more about the style, and in that, if you've a school nearby to where you live, I'd encourage you to visit it, not once, but many, many times to get a complete understanding. And if even possible, take a free trail lesson because nothing from the seats does the same as when ones on the floor!! It's a great style, imho, but it's not for everyone, as I've already mentioned. Good luck in your search!!

I would have to whole heartedly agree with this. Learning about any physical activity by reading is difficult. My favorite analogy is swimming. Let's say that I could not swim at all. If I read a book...can I now swim? If I read a book AND watch swimming on tv...can I now swim? No. I have to get in the pool. The more time in the pool? The stronger at swimming I will become. AFTER I am a STRONG swimmer...then and only then will a book from a GREAT swimmer even make a lick of sense. Solid post!! While there are a plethora of books that address the subject of sparring, I'd caution said practitioner to back up and/or support what one learns in a MA school under the supervision of a qualified instructor. I've read, and still have many said books, but I only read said books to get me to understand how other styles and/or noted practitioners addressed the subject of sparring. However, I never replaced what my Dai-Soke was teaching me; I only just supplemented his teaching with what I absorbed from the context of said books. It's like cross-training/exchanges, they don't replace our instructors teachings, but they add a different dimension to what we've already learnt and/or are currently learning.

What your Sensei has and is doing concerning rank is spot on, imho. Your Sensei is not worrying about rank because rank, imho, is mute when one compares it to the value of applied effective knowledge and experience.

Your Sensei's dojo, of course!! Fumio Demura refused rank advancements for many years. It wasn't until his Sensei reminded him that his students will pass him in rank, he therefore, with great tribulation, finally agreed.

If the person has done the time and pass the physical / theoretical exam legitimately then why don't they deserve your respect? Some people live and breathe the martial arts from an early age and can be both knowledgeable and physically competent enough to do it. Somewhat more common when the godan's parents or other family member is high ranked also and has been training them hard since day 1. Respect for a Godan under 30 years old, based on my example above? YES...wholeheartedly!! Respect for a Judan at mid-30's, no, never!!

Unfortunately not to full shodan. Everyone at my schools (including a couple of schools I train at because I am a good friend of the head instructors) get a shodan-ho before being promoted to shodan. That includes our adults. But he was told if he wishes to teach and work on his karate he is welcome to and may be promoted as a teacher. So my sensei would create another pathway for him. Still, Shodan-ho deserves my respect, and for what he's endured, and for what he's about to endure in his life, he's got it wholeheartedly from me. The pathway is just waiting for him to accept.

I think that's very admirable! I concur!!

The thing about this is that you run the possibility of overdoing it, and in that, you also run the risk of leaving a nice ugly discolored shine.