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Happy Birthday Danielle...and many more!!

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!

Solid across the board...and yes...this should be an Olympic event!! Thanks for sharing the video with us.

Thanks for providing the links.

I thank you for providing the links.

Solid post!!

Oh yeah...Bill Wallace developed their core program. Frank Silverman, Frank Metzger, and Cody Pepper are the owners of this concept. Are their prices guaranteed to be low just like Wal-Mart? Here's the link... http://thecentermixedmartialarts.com/

That was my exact thought as well.

I've never skipped a rank, however, I went from Nidan to Sandan in one year. Reason, I'd been a JBB for just over 5 years, and during that time, my Dai-Soke trained me to Sandan level. So, when I turned 18, I tested for my Shodan, then a year later I tested for my Nidan and because I was more than ready my Sandan, per my Dai-Soke, I tested for my Sandan one year after my Nidan instead of waiting the tenure of 2 years minimum. After that, tenure had to be achieved per our Soke.

This is just me, but, don't you have access to some patch of grass?

Ditto!!

OK...I've seen it all now. While they don't have many locations...they do exist. Dojo's inside of a Wal-Mart Supercenter. This company even offers franchises. I saw this ad in the latest MASuccess magazine.

McDojo's aren't the only ones who teach ineffective MA...they're all over.

JustLuke, I'm thankful for your very kind words...I've not the words right now to properly convey to you what your words mean to me, other than...THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!! I bow to you in respect!!

Congrats and well deserved!!

Children shouldn't train with a makiwara pad for reasons already stated. I don't allow my adults student to train in the makiwara until 6th Kyu [Green]. Reason is that I want my student to have a more solid understanding and foundation with their Kihon. Incorrect techniques can do profound injuries when training with the makiwara. Also, training in the makiwara should only be done under the watchful eye of a qualified instructor.

"I love it" and "I'll never give up"....these two sentences alone will carry you through the trials and tribulations of training in the MA. I bow to you!!

Yeah...I'd wear a cup no matter the rules..."No Groin Strikes Permitted"...great on paper, but no piece of paper is going to save my groin.

I completely agree with this. For arguement sake, if a Chief Instructor, an 8th Dan say, in a particular style thinks that someone shoud start at a specific level, what qualifies, say, a junior Kyu to challenge that decision. No rank, especially a junior Kyu, is qualified to challenge that type of decision once it's made by the Chief Instructor. Again, no student should assume a position that they don't rightfully possess.

For fun and grins...Could the concept of Hell's Kitchen with Gordan Ramsey work with a similar like theme, and then call it....Hell's Dojo?? Let our imagination run free...but please be nice.

You'll hear many differing opinions concerning this. The authority, imho, to grant this practice rests entirely with the Chief Instructor of any said school of the MA and/or with any said MA governing body. I don't condone and/or encourage this practice personally and/or privately. It is what it is for each to decide within themselves, imho. If a dojo mate has this bestowed upon them, accept it and don't dwell on it because the granted authority has that right, and a student should never question and/or assume a position that they don't rightfully possess.