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I'm glad you enjoyed it again. If one reads the comments that accompanied said video, you can see that many didn't like the Uke's willingness to go with everything. I, too, have no use for a Uke just going with me, unless, I'm teaching something brand new to them. After some time of practicing, I want the Uke to resist, to fight back, at every cost, without any reservation. It either works or it doesn't. I believe, and it's my own opinion, the instructor in this video could control his attacker effectively, and that's because his transitional movements are compact, and in sync with his entire body.

The ronin path that you're interested will be a very lonely journey. No feedback might lead to developing incorrect, thus bad, muscle memory. Memory that will take quite some time to correct, if and when, you seek out a credible, thus qualified instructor. One can take kihon, however one decides to learn it from whatever source, and within the ronin path, practicing it over and over and over, and then some, thus, if learnt correctly some how, will be a force to be reckoned with. Someone once said... "I fear not the one who can do 10,000 kicks, but I fear the one who has done one kick 10,000 times." Forgive me if I've not quoted this exactly as it should be. The most difficult thing about the ronin path is that no matter what knowledge, skills, experience, and the like, it will be quite void without sparring. No sparring equals no effectiveness and the like without that aspect in the ronin path. One can shadow box and the like all one wants to, but I've never been attacked by my shadow. I appreciate the training aspect of shadow boxing and the like, but it's limited drastically compared to engaging another person. A person that will challenge you in every way possible. I wish you the best, but it will be a lonely path, imho. Good luck on your MA journey!!

This is an informal invitation to whomever just wants to get together via Skype. No formal date, it's just for whenever we want to Skype one another. We can talk about anything, and it doesn't have to be surrounded by anything the MA. Again, it's an informal and unofficial invitation to talk within Skype's venue with one another, but, we can see one another while talking informally. Want to discuss some aspect of the MA, I'm willing for that as well. Thanks!! Bob

Your thoughts, please...

It might seem incomplete, but what you're doing is training your embusen muscle memory, even though the darn walls are getting in the way; you'll get to train the order of your steps, so to speak. Find one kihon a day, and train that one kihon, and only THAT kihon. That could be a punch or a kick or a block or a turn/transition, no matter the kihon, concentrate on that one kihon for the entire day. Get to know said kihon!! Do said kihon slowly, paying attention to your posture, your stance, your everything that's involved in doing that said kihon. Build up your speed, but, for now, proper execution of said kihon is paramount. Make sure your hips drive said kihon. Pay close attention to your particular kihon so that it's as exact as it's suppose to be. Be mindful of your kihon at all times!! Take your breaks in your training because too much of something can be quite taxing on ones mind, body, and soul. Stay hydrated at all times. Pay close attention to your body; when it's hurting, stop. Train hard!!

It's happening now. I mean, Skype, for me, is like receiving a phone call. Phone rings, alerts Skype of incoming call, and I see that, then I accept said call...then we talk our heads off. I look forward to see/talk you via Skype.

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

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

Happy New Year! Be safe!!

Shindokan is Karate-do and Kobudo!!

I don't think that the sport will suffer because our drive-by media write about what they write about in the way that they write it, and the way that they write it is to sell. Grab the attention of the reader, and that makes them money!!

Learning curves of said students can be challenging, to say the least. Albeit, an instructor have to teach the individual and not the group.

One will need Benevolence if an interested buyer of said business expects you to have it. That thin line, blurs often!!

One's perception!! That, imho, makes it tradition.

YES!!

Solid post!!

YES!!

Hands down my favorite quote from the whole video. It really says it all for me.What Mr. LeBell speaks about is solid, however, not all MAists are willing to not criticize, for whatever the reason(s). Sad, but true. As a teacher I had likes to say "They're still on the journey to be a Martial Artist, just like you and me. We're just a little further down the road."I like that.I like that, too!!

As caveman-like that it might be, Brian, my solution, at the time, was to put it on a large cutting board' this might work for you. However, Hobby Lobby, and stores like them, might have the frame you need for a fair price. I'm too stupid and/or too unwilling to change my caveman-like ways. But, change is inevitable, and it's time to join the modern world. Maybe.

They don't have to be past their physical prime. It's just that, all in a nutshell, opinions of the MA, therefore, the opinions of MAists for a certain "frame" to be held up to, and if one's not meeting the expectations of those that view said "frame", then they are cast aside as either good or bad. Stereotyping in the MA happens way to often, and in that, it's that stereotyping that makes it quite difficult to see the forest because of the trees. It's easier to tear down someone, then building them up properly!!

Well of course I would hope the 8 year old could prove himself both in knowledge and in skillset irrespective of his age. Otherwise he shouldn't really have the belt should he? I'm of the opinion anyone, regardless of age, should be awarded a rank if they check all the boxes and meet all criteria. Out of interest, at what dan rank do you say someone becomes a master? In my style it's at 7th dan however in some styles a master title is given at 4th dan. Our's is at 5th dan. I'm not crazy about it, but it is what it is. Our's is as well, 5th Dan, I too, aren't so crazy about it either because, like most things in the MA, Master, well, imho, it's subjective, to say the least.

Well, possibly the problem in Dallas isn't Romo. Tonight's Dallas QB, and it wasn't Romo, threw 2 INTERCEPTIONS. Can't win a game of the magnitude by throwing 2 interceptions. The problem, imho, is that the Cowboys are cursed to never return to the Super Bowl in my life time. Good win Eagles; you deserved it!!

I think this could be a part of the issue if anyone can achieve 1st dan in such a short time and young age. I know a young man that is a black belt after 3 years of training and only 8 years on this earth. So what will this say about his 2nd, and 3rd degree promotion and so on? At some point he will be another young master. I agree that the proof is on the floor, but at what point is the line drawn. Can an 8 year old defend himself if attacked by a untrained 11 year old? Can he demonstrate kata or basics at the proper level? If so great, if not start a junior ranking system. Of course this varies from one org to another. I'll respect it either way. Just asking for your valued opinions. On the floor; there is no line to draw, nor is there any drawn line!!

Like I've said, it's not the technique that's ineffective, but, imho, it's the practitioner that's ineffective in its execution. Imho!!

Recently I was scanning through Iain Abernethy's latest stream. And I found this... http://iainabernethy.co.uk/content/kata-movie While it's being filmed, it touts an opening date of October 2014. I think it would be worth a look at, if the needed financials are meet for production and the like. Seems an interesting movie. Once released, if released, I'll be checking it out.