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I think that that will work too.

But you asked if you can fly a plane being awesome on a flight simulator. You didn't specify that parameter as being the only training. I assumed that you already had the needed training to fly said plane per the wording of your question.

I was just thinking to myself... I outrank Greg, however, we're both Hachidans, with that, I therefore outrank the other remaining Hachidans as well, so, having said that... Is it my right/obligation, in the context of any formal training session, to issue push-ups for "punishment" to the other Hachidans?? Just asking for discussion... Oh, how do I outrank the other Hachidans? Tenure.

You will, maybe not today, but you will. After all, I don't consider push-ups as a punishment; their an attitude adjusters plus they keep students in great shape.

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Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!

I've Dan bars, and I'm tired of defending what our Soke made law, as well as being ridiculed, directly/indirectly, for having them.

Old gi=OK Wear old obi=Not OK [w/o approval]

Yeah...I'm a guy...I still don't see anything wrong with the collar...what do I know?!!

Can't sleep...please see your doctor...that's my advice to you. Good luck!!

Rank will take care of itself when it's required of it to do so...not sooner and not later, but at the exact moment. No matter the rank, time isn't your enemy. No, It's your allied; the seeking of perfection takes no set time, it's forever. While we've tenure in our Dan ranks, those tenure's are minimums only!! Level of skill is only a part of ones rank; there's a plethora of elements that go into any rank.

It's only been a year for you...you've just started to scratch the surface. How often are you sparring in your dojo? If you're not sparring that much in your dojo, then you're swimming up a waterfall. Spar often, until the wheels fall off and then some!! Spar, Spar, Spar, Spar, Spar, Spar, Spar, Spar, Spar, Spar, Spar, Spar... However, spar under the watchful eye of your Sensei!!

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How do you think pilots train? In a flight simulator!! So, to answer your question...yes!!

It doesn't BOTHER me...it was a HYPOTHETICAL for discussion purposes.

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While I've crossed trained in a wide variety of MA, I'm still a Shindokanist because it's my core style.

I fully concur with both MasterPain and JusticeZero.

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii31/sensei8_2008/089.jpg Btw, I'm the handsome one on the left. Yeah...Brian's handsome too. I've 6 patches on my Gi top, no patches on my Gi pants. Patch on my right shoulder is a America/Japan crossed at their poles Patch on my right chest is an oval Okinawan Karate; for our Kobudo Patch on my right bottom is our Karate-do patch Patch on my left chest is our style patch; Shindokan Patch on my left shoulder top is a Okinawa Country patch Patch on my left shoulder lower is a Okinawan shield For the longest, only the style patch was approved. One by one, our Soke would approve the remaining patches as you see in the photo above. I kind of got a kick out of when our patches made it into our By-Laws, down to the exact placement/location and the like, but I suppose that it meant something to our Soke to have [it] included so formally. PS...I forgot how to place the pic w/o the link for easier reference, sorry.

Congrats and well done!!

No, you've not lost any of your internet credibility. While the UFC doesn't specifically prohibit the side kick, the UFC does prohibit kicks to certain targets and situations, I can only assume that the side kick isn't used as much in any MMA venue because the leg becomes a target for an easy grab if delivered in a lackadaisical manner. Again, the side kick in the right hands can be a quite damaging kick. Besides, not every MMA practitioner can deliver a side kick as great as Joe Lewis did in his heydays.

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That's why I love how our Soke conducted any and all testing cycles...NO PREPARATION of any type. Come testing day, and you've been granted permission to test, you better know your syllabus and you better know it very well. Students, no matter rank, had to submit a request for testing, then, you were either denied or granted to attend the testing cycle. If you were a Hombu student, then Soke or Dai-Soke would grant/deny requests. If you were a student of a Shindokan dojo, your Sensei had to forward your request with your Sensei's recommendations attached to it for the Hombu to deny/request. No testing allowed without the expressive consent of the Hombu, no matter the rank!! That was then...and that is still how it's done.