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First thing I noticed in the article is that Taekyon was listed as a "TRADITIONAL"...this caused me to pause there for sometime... What's an UNTRADITIONAL Korean art?

Danielle, That was about the funniest thing I've ever seen...I'm still laughing and laughing. Thanks for that...I needed a good laugh!! Btw, the techniques were SOLID!

Didn't Nolan Ryan also do things like stick his hand into a bucket of sand as far as he could, and other things like that? The guy was an animal! ROFL!!

As a karateka forever, I understand the importance of the seiza position, but as the OP wonders about Oyama's seiza... Did anybody think that Oyama was just plainly sitting without any concern of anybody reading anything into it? I'm just saying...

For a fancy technique...I'd do the backflip-kick Bruce Lee did when he battled O'hara in Enter The Dragon...that was sweet.

I still don't make any resolutions...haven't for years. However, if I was to make one, it'd be something like this... >Continue to improve the betterment of every Shindokan student.

How about them Chiefs!! I have to be honest, I don't think any NFL team had a chance to beat the once unbeaten Packers. They were destined for a perfect season. Until they met up with the Chiefs on 12/18/2011!! Again...How about them Chiefs!!

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Successful execution of any Karate technique, punch in this thread, requires that the entire technique, from ones head to their sole, must be in concert with one another; everything starting and ending at the same time. Shindokan teaches that any Karate technique shouldn't move akin to a domino effect; one after the other, but in harmony with conception, through crescendo, and climaxing, and in that, each piece of any Karate technique must have an exclamation to it. Otherwise, only a push is being performed instead of any said Karate technique(s). This is Shindokan methodology as well as theorem.

You know Brian, I do concur with your post. Having said that, I can only speak with authority where Shindokan is concerned. We start Kobudo training at Green belt...reason: The Hombu wants our students to first have more than a minimum knowledge of the three K's before they begin to wield any Kobudo weapon. Our Soke was fond of saying often during Kodudo training..."What empty hands do is one thing, but when the hand is occupied with a weapon is another; they must be one."

Wow...wow...wow...how sad. Tempers seemed to boil during the course of this game, to only boil over when one Xavier player came to the aide of a team mate, but shoving the opposing player was not the thing to do. No, if he had only pulled his team mate away from the ensuing argument, the brawl might've not ever started. One push leads to an avalanche of fists and an bench clearing brawl. Tempers weren't tempered at all, and this might happen in any competition of pent-up compassion to win. I suppose I'm only willing to see this type of brawl during a hockey game where a fight or two is expected and wished for as a crash is at a NASCAR event. Those, who are at fault, will be dealt with by the universities, and rightfully so, by suspensions and sanctions, imho, it's another black eye for the NCCA. Fight and/or instigate a fight; you'll be ceremoniously dealt with without any ambiguity.

I wouldn't have this type of person near my family and I because of the unknown possibilities. Does this person need help? Yes, but I'm not that type of needed professional and I wouldn't want to assume a position that I'm unqualified for. Best wishes and good luck.

Solid post!!

Not many and if they were abundant, they [any MA degree from a university] would be of no more value than any MA rank. They'd be under the same magnifying glass as any MA rank; a MA degree from this university isn't the same from that university. The most noted MAists around the world have only had their MA ranks and no university degrees to back them up, not that a university degree would've added to their knowledge/rank. "I've a Masters in [Fill in the blank] with a minor in [Fill in the blank], along with a Godan in [Fill in the blank]." I would respectfully inform this person that while you're platitudes are impressive, and it's obvious that you can be taught, but...CAN YOU TEACH?

What it means to me is that not everyone can win every time no matter the knowledge, experience, and/or rank. We're martial artists, not supermen/woman, and in that, we're all beatable for whatever the reason(s) may or might not be at that moment.

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Brain, do you think that the firing of Haley, and the promotion of Crennel will help the Chiefs? And, do you think that this was ill-timed by the Chiefs? How do you think your Chiefs will do against the super-hot Packers? Patrick, do you think that the firing of Sparano, with no successor waiting in the wings, will help the 4-9 Dolphins turn around, this late in the season?

As a Cowboy fan, I'm quite perplexed over their loss to the Giants. Cowboys made the field-goal that would've sent that game into overtime, but Coughlin called a timeout, so the field-goal didn't count. Then the do-over was blocked by the Giants...Manning rallied. OUCH!!

I wholeheartedly concur!!

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But...not all cattle have horns that you can whack at.

One viewing kata can draw many different point of views, both pros and cons of kata. I can see how someone would view kata as a strange "dance", and this is from just watching any kata from the surface. Digging deeper in kata, one can hopefully see the value of kata within its "applications"/Bunkai. One can be a proponent for or against kata for many reasons, but I think if one would give kata more than a chance, they might see things that they might've not imagined, yet effective.