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I don't know, but I sure did!! Especially when it concerns the Yankees!!

One test is just another test; the test will take care of itself. Just train, relax, and focus...you'll be fine. You've done this before, not for Sandan, but the testing itself, so don't make a mountain over an ant hill. It's a big deal but don't make it a bigger deal than what it truly is. Nerves will be your ally, and in that, you might make a mistake, but you're allowed to, and if you do, don't dwell on it. Good luck!!

An attack is an attack, imho. Therefore, if a women attacks me, well, I'm going to defend myself no matter what and I'm not going to water it down. Sorry!

...he'd be much older. Sorry...couldn't resist...I know...go back to my corner...ok.

I'll have to take you at your word because I've not even the minimum idea about anything electrical except I need it and it can kill you if your dumb like me.

Solid post!!

Very nice!! That's what happens when you're feed your opponents head...KO!! I was expecting the KO to come from your first punch. I mean, if one's going to hold their hands in the manner that your opponent was, one better know how to duck, slip, and/or block; otherwise, good night Irene.

It's only cheating if I'm not winning sensei. ROFL

It's not the question that one should fear, it's the manner of how one asks. So, ask away.

I love it!! Seriously, I started when I was 7 yrs old because I was bullied at elementary school everyday. Now, I train because I love it!!

Rank identifiers on my left. I know, boring! The right side has changed twice thru the many decades, but that side's blank for now.

I used the word "cheat" in the title of this topic to attract KF members, to draw them in, and not to subscribe to the act of cheating, as in breaking the rules and the like. Great responses thus far!!

What do YOU call it when a "MAists" knowledge is voided of experience? Your thoughts.

If the MA has a lesson, it's that character reigns preeminent in determining potential. Your thoughts.

Sometimes other things in ones life is much more important than karate/MA. You shouldn't ever feel guilty for doing things that are important to you. Karate/MA will be there waiting for you with open arms when the time is right. If you never return to Karate/MA, then there are worse things to worry about. Hang in there!!

For those who are practitioners of a grappling art, I'd like to pose a direct question... If you could eliminate all of the rules that govern the UFC, for example, what technique(s) would you use if you found yourself in??... 1>Guard 2>Half Guard 3>Mount 4>Rear Mount Rules exist to protect the practitioners, and not to destroy the effectiveness of said grappling art. Having said that, if, for once, we could be honest with ourselves, many different/"forbidden" techniques would and could bring a different light onto the venues and into the "street".

Call the police!!

Could you please extrapolate a little. I practice/train the Pinan's primarily, with the Heian's secondarily, but I've always gotten a personal kick out of the vast similarities there are between the Heian's and the Pinan's.

Attack the problem TOGETHER and never attack the person because to do so, starts the downward spiral that there is no return from.

I'm with everyone else...wear the white belt, then follow the leading's of your sensei.

Congrats on your tourney success!! Pretty soon, with your training and all, you'll get that Grand Championship trophy. Way to go!!

I wouldn't worry about it at all because when you start worrying about that, then you start imagining things that aren't correct and helpful. At our yearly testing cycle held every June/July at the Hombu, all testing results are posted at the entrance of the Hombu's main dojo on the very last day, always a Sunday. Our testing cycle's duration lasts 2 weeks, and all testing is completed by the last Friday. Then, at noon Sunday, all testing candidates that have passed are gathered in the Hombu's main dojo for our quite simple Promotions Ceremony. It is then they receive their new rank and/or certificate; not everyone receives a certificate because the Hombu doesn't award certificates to students earning 9th kyu thru 6th kyu. Sunday night, we hold a banquet for everyone, and that's when, if any, special promotions are conducted for those who are receiving any Shogo title and the like. So, patience is a virtue. Even though waiting patiently isn't good for ones nerves and/or fingernails.

Solid post!!

By whose definition are we? Being held to some measure is plausible in how one is gauged. To be knowledgeable or to be experienced or whatever other type is a barometer to some degree waits for one to garner one way or another. Each day, no each second, one gains some type of experience in whatever they're involved with/in. It's the quality over the quantity and it must be achieved where one gains substance all the time. We slip and we trip and we sometimes fall. It's how we learn and what we learn that differs one from another. Your thoughts please.

In the hopes of jump starting this topic... Is the school you own/teach at/learn from offer you substance or fluff? If so, either way, how so?