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As an instructor of the Martial Arts, we're responsible for a myriad of things concerning our students across the board. We must provide quality instructions, and in that, it must be drenched with effectiveness in each and every technique within our curriculum. Day by day! That's how often our student should grow in their knowledge/techniques. Our students shouldn't be stagnate instruments stuck in the mud. If we do our job as instructors, our students should grow day by day, no matter the material. No, I don't think it's our students complete responsibility to ensure that they're growing in some way, shape, and/or form. We should be monitoring our students progress, and when we note that somethings amiss, we make our students accountable as to why, for example, they haven't been practicing. If were creating a challenging lesson plan to enable them to grow on a steady up-curve, and our instructions are quality across the board, then our students better be making an effort to improve their quality of growth within knowledge/techniques. Our Growth Responsibilities: >Growth thru patience >Growth thru quality instructions >Growth thru understandings >Growth thru mentoring Instructors...What other ways should we, as instructors, help our students GROWTH?? Students...What other ways should YOUR instructor be helping your GROWTH??

A "victim mindset" is a real living thing, and it must be recognized as well as respected across the board. Deniability is one of the ingredients in becoming a victim. There's truth in this saying..."It takes a thief to catch a thief!!"

Devils advocate here.... Many MAists will say much of what's been said in this thread, but doing it, whatever 'it' is, is another thing. Many MAists won't do anything beyond voicing ideas and/or opinions for one reason or another. Lack of realistic drills...lack of resistance drills...lack of never having used their MA skills in a real life situation; just to name a few. Faced with any of the OP's situations should be enough to force a pause and re-evaluate one self first, and then their MA skill sets secondly.

A very solid handbook...and I'm not of your style...still...I can recognize quality when I see/read it. Alex, your handbook would make a GREAT KF Article...hint...hint!! Thanks for sharing it!!

If a Shindokan student returns to their dojo or the Hombu after a long absence, they must test for their last recorded rank before permitted back onto the floor under that umbrella. Otherwise, they can wear a white belt and enjoy it. If that person held Godan and up in Shindokan, they must test at the Hombu, and only at the Hombu. The "rank isn't important" under the proper context can't be overstated enough. For me, RANK ISN'T IMPORTANT, not when it's being compared to knowledge. Knowledge, imho, trumps rank.

Fair enough!

Ev, You're probably already guessing what I'm about to say... The three K's cannot stand separate and away. There must be cohesiveness of all three...at all the time. Kihon can't survive on its own. Kata can't survive on its own. Kumite can't survive on its own. Each of the three K's are dependent on each of the others, otherwise, one area will suffer due to the lack of another, and when one of the three K's suffers due to lack of training equally, then the karateka/practitioner suffers in its whole. Imagine the stability of a three legged chair that's missing only one of its legs...unstable across the board!! Train equally in the three K's...it would be my advise to any fellow karateka.

First of all...Welcome to KarateForums.com. I'd like to encourage you to introduce yourself to the KF members in the "Introduction" forum section. Secondly...Solid post!!

Ev, That I remember...no...I didn't. Please remind me about the content of the e-mail. Green belt IS in your future. Continue to train hard and Green belt will take care of itself. Your instructors are solid across the board, and your knee will survive just as long as you take care of it!

As far as "Dojo Storming" may be concerned, I don't truly think that this would go over to well within the laws of today. Trespassing and the like, are just some of the laws that might be broken should one pursue any legal actions on those storming the dojo. I was never one to storm a dojo, and neither was my Soke and/or Dai-Soke. The failed attempt to storm my dojo was thwarted because I gave no opportunity to that individual other than to leave...in other words...I didn't feed into any of his negative actions. I gave him the door and that's all he was going to get from me.

Bill "Superfoot" Wallace, during his PKA days, executed some of the most difficult kicks, especially the roundhouse and hook kick, with ease as well as them being extremely fast, 60 mph, to the head level.

Sorry but I've no said favorite techniques because I don't want to be dependent on a limited set. Inasmuch, any technique(s) that are effective at any given situation(s); they'd be my favorite(s).

Same here, if I'm kicking it's usually to your legs. Same here as well. Because of my limited TKD experience, I've still got a wickedly fast change-up roundhouse. Not many expect that from me because of my Okinawan background. I can be sneaky at times!

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I would say this also if I didn't utilize elbow jams as blocks. The first fist that come in and meets my elbow straight on is going to re-coil with broken fingers, and that sudden pain will stop the other fist from following it...if not, it will also return with broken fingers. Every technique just about has an Achilles Heal...the elbow jam is the Achilles Heal for the "straight blast"... in my opinion. Absolutely!! The elbow jam is highly used within Shindokan...can't see me not ever using it.

After an intense session, I'm doing one thing first...breathe!!

Awesome Ev!! Btw, I'm so very proud of you...you've stuck out the training and now you're a blue belt...very solid! You look GREAT!! I miss our chats!

That was a very solid article...I enjoyed it quite a lot and even though I'm not a BJJ practitioner, what's written isn't just for BJJ practitioners. Thanks Alex!!

ROFL!!

SOLID POST Never a true phrase written. I always tell my students that their match maybe just around the next corner!!! Solid post as well!!

How I feel about roundhouse kicks? I love them...just as long as they're waist down...my styles Okinawan based.

Congrats!!

While Danielle and Brian make great arguments of support for the sine wave...I'm still opposed to its practice because I truly believe that the sine wave robs the practitioner of power. I'm not doubting body mechanics, but, a straight line is still the fastest way from one point to another.