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Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!

I guarantee you that both the axe kick and ridge hands are controllable techniques. The knockouts aren't as accidental as you think. I agree with you on the ridge hand, never said it was not controllable, however I disagree with you on the axe kick. You bring your leg up as high as you can and drop it...well you can pick your target but that kick is going to land and it is not going to be friendly. Show me how you are going to stop it a half inch or abouts from the target to show control...you are going to hit someone....and if your target is the shoulder but you nail the back of the head on a bent over partner...well it aint going to be nice. I suggest that you either talk to or train with the TKD people where the axe kick is a staple technique. They land axe kicks on each other all the time in a friendly way without hurting each other. How? They don't drive their hips into their kicks when they don't want to hurt someone and hey make contact with the area between their calf and heel, rather than their heel. There is still some contact, but to those on the receiving end it feels like a slap. Sometimes the make contact then drive their hips in and push you to the ground just to make a point. But it's an intentional push intended to not harm you. Solid post brickshooter!!

Exactly, I have told parents that try and "Teach at home" what we do at the club...and make a mess of it or try to "add to it" is "you send your kid to me to learn and you pay good money, please leave that to me"...and try to get them to join as well. I love it when parent(s) help their child/children practice at home, but please...practice what we've been teaching and don't change it because a parent(s) shouldn't assume a position that they don't possess. And while the parent(s) intents is to help, it's actually not helping, because now I've got a totally confused student trying to please parent(s) and the Sensei...poor kid(s).

Yeah, but imho, that side kick looked more like a push and not a kick, but nonetheless, the poor guy was horizontal and unmoving. He did look like he was preparing himself for the knock out though, he just didn't know when. For a street fighter he didn't do much fighting at all I was thinking the very same thing. The street fighter was posing more than attacking instead of driving in to engage the one in the sweats. "He who hesitates, meditates horizontal"~~Ed Parker

Yeah, but imho, that side kick looked more like a push and not a kick, but nonetheless, the poor guy was horizontal and unmoving.

Solid post!! The parent dynamic must, imho, be respected by every MA instructor because the parent(s) are just that...the parent(s) and I'm/we're not! For me, what will get the student dismissed from my dojo or the Hombu faster than grease lighting is the parent changing what I'm teaching per the curriculum and the like. The parent is the parent, but I'm the Sensei and I don't share that responsibility with ANY parent, spouse, friend, and the like.

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Happy birthday to you both, happy birthday to you both, happy...everyone join me...birthday to you both, and many moooorrrreeeeeeeee!! Happy Birthday Heidi and Brain!!

Very solid post!!

If your knees are up for it, I'd like to suggest...Swimming. I love it and it's a great cardio workout.

Control is paramount, but knowing how to avoid/block/etc, whenever possible, is also equally paramount, no matter the venue, imho.

Imho, Goshin Jitsu, to me, is just another methodology/ideology "+" of Judo and the like. It's like...how many methodologies/ideologies can Karate have? Quite a lot because we're inventive across the board. If "it" works, I'm all for it myself. If we weren't so inventive, than we would've only had one this or/and that within the MA.

You say that you've trained in some forms of the MA...so... If at all possible, ask your instructor(s) help and/or to evaluate the prospective instructor's teaching abilities and the like. Remember this...not all black belts can teach and that's for a great reason. Good luck and please keep us informed.

You're worthy!! Your sensei wouldn't allowing you to test for Shodan unless you were ready. You're worthy...and let the test take care of its self. Good luck and just train and relax. Please let us know how it goes once the test is over.

During the heydays of the PKA [Professional Karate Association], the technique used the most to earn a knockout was... The Ridge Hand...very damaging across the board. So, if any technique(s) are banned at any MA tournament, it's because it can cause quite a lot of "damage".

Just think....your first class has just set you on your MA journey. Good luck and please let us know if there's anything that we can help you with.

Congrats and well deserved!!

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!! BTW I live in owasso ok.

I completely understand your frustration concerning the lack of sparring, however, he is the Sensei and you'll have to follow his directions. As a suggestion, seek out another school to satisfy your need for full contact. Otherwise, you will have to be content with the amount of sparring now.

Many lawyers will tell you that what Mr. Villari did was NOT against the law...self promotion and all...but it's against my law!!

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Hey, I've had swimming parties at my house many times with students from our junior classes, BUT, a student had to bring a parent with them...NO EXCEPTIONS...no parent(s)...no attending, and the parents had to stay with their kid(s) at all times; no dropping them off!!