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Ooooo...you're going to hate me...who's Sr?

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!!!

I've no thoughts at this time because I'm still laughing to hard...ROFL!!

My thoughts exactly!!

This is a problem that many people run into. They are so used to depending on strength and speed in their grappling that their "skills" suffer as they age. That's why BJJ practitioners spend so much time on being fluid and training the very basics of the techniques. The "connection" I'm speaking of will put you in a position of leverage over your opponent no matter what the size or position. Most of the original Gracie children are now over 50, yet none have a problem handling younger grapplers because of their perfection in the basics. It's good you recognize your weaknesses and address them now. I understand what you're saying, and I fear that I've painted an unfavorable picture of my current grappling abilities. I've no problem with handling younger grapplers either; my basics are solid across the board. I don't depend on strength and/or speed; my Tuite skills do require me to grab/grip my opponents limb, and in that, I must control them, even if it's for just a split second, and most opponents are not to keen to being controlled through Tuite grabs/grips. Leverage is important in the MA, therefore I don't suffer in that area either. My questions were more of a curious ponder than one of reality. I've not reached an advanced age yet, so I've no experience in the possibilities that might lie before me.

Even though he might've found the R.O.S.S. to be to his liking across the board, a 2 month devotion isn't a long time and not a waste of time either. Seeing that he's not having much luck in finding a R.O.S.S. instructor in San Diego, I dare to suggest, but I feel that I must, find another style of the MA in the San Diego area, that might fit him, to devote his time in that might be more long lasting across the board.

Dead: GNR (By this I mean, the GNR at their highest point, not the current GNR, so to me, the GNR of the past is dead.} Alive: Rush

Yes...congrats on your brown belt and welcome to KF!!!!!!

Thanks for sharing this video with us Danielle!! WOW...and that's all I can say about that!! If that young man doesn't succeed...than nobody else will. That detemination is evident in that young man and I believe that he'll go far. Imagine his drive in the body of a martial artist...WOW...again!!

Imho, what's mainly looked at by the judges is not the manner of creating a ippon kumite wow factor, no, it's the effectiveness of what's being displayed on the floor. Flash is not for Ippon Kumite!!

I've been grappling for over 4 decades, and if there's anything that I'm working on now is 'Grappling For Those Over 50', not a real title, that I know of. Being over 50 gives me a reason to take a honest pause as to possibly adapt a methodology/ideology that can "FIT ME" on the floor. Do I need to be more concerned with a lessened strength in my grips/holds? Do I need to be more concerned with my not blowing-up? Do I need to be more concerned with my bones possibly becoming more brittle? I feel quite solid in my grappling skills STILL!! But to avoid/ignore my age and the problems that I might be facing as a practitioner of the martial arts is...well...for me, STUPID to do so.

There is a big difference between training and competing. I've seen several older teenagers come through our buddy's gym. Not to a mom who's totally in the dark about the art/style. Mom's will always be protective over their children no matter their age(s), imho.

Yeah...I'm with Brian on this one. One's demise is not a demise for the Art, imho!! Unless he/she is the only practitioner of said system, imho. I can only hope that his instructor has a serious heart to heart talk with him, even if it's for his future in Judo and Judo alone.

How much time have you devoted already in R.O.S.S.??

Well deserved and Congrats!!

Interesting topic...and a good one, imho. Throughout my MA journey, many of my thoughts and feelings worked independently without intent. I thought that 'it' must me great, however, most of the time my feelings towards 'it' was not in agreement with my thought(s). Many times I've never acted upon either because neither of them were really that important to me. To act upon either of them was not in alignment with what I considered 'it' to be. 'It' wasn't from the code of bushido, as I understand it to be so. My thoughts might've been birthed from what I'm not, yet, my thoughts wanted 'it' so. Then, my feelings would bring me back to a sense of reality that 'it' is not a part of bushido. The many things that I've achieved in the MA are things that I've never truly wanted. I just wanted to train with all of my heart and soul, and I still do. The things I've achieved came to me by not my intent and/or actions, but by others who believed that I was always seeking to improve the betterment of the MA for others before myself. My thoughts and my feelings about things I don't outwardly/inwardly seek are as thin and unsubstantial as the wind. If I'm awarded 'it', my thoughts and my feelings about that are, I try to remain very humble about anything in the MA that I've achieved. In that, I don't allow the praise of others go to my head. In closing, I've always kept my thoughts and my feelings in an even keel across the board concerning things of the MA; not to control me, for it is I who controls those things. Thoughts and feelings can betray oneself in such a way that's harmful across the board. It's taken me many years to control my thoughts and feelings so that I don't betray anybody, including myself. When we understand ourselves we make better decisions, have healthier relationships, and can lead more effective and fulfilling lives. Understanding how our thoughts and feelings interact with each other can help us overcome problems with whatever it might and/or might not be.

Welcome back Brian!! KF just wasn't the same without you and I'm glad to see that things for you are looking quite promising!!

I don't quite agree with that statement because I'm a very competent karateka whose equally competent in kobudo, so with that being said... I'd not have a lot of "difficulty defeating a reasonably competent swordsman", of course each of ours skill sets would denote the most probable outcome. Am I boasting? No, I'm just very competent in both karate and kobudo.

Karate seems to have an awful lot of improvised weapon forms in it for one, and for another, in my admittedly limited experience, the kind of people who like to stir up trouble are most commonly the same kind of people who can't be bothered to spend time practicing and training. Solid post!!

No..no he wasn't. I concur. To say he was trained by Fusei Kise is to imply that he was on the floor at the same time, as a student, with Fusei Kise. If I'm correct...Mr. Pinder is a direct Shodan of Sensei Al Gagne...Sensei Al Gagne is a direct student of Sensei Vince Weigand first...then later under Sensei James Coffman. That's like saying every JKD student was trained by Bruce Lee, and of course, they weren't.

Yeah, and you left your gear in my locker. You should probably come get it cause I can't fit my nunchucks in there. I love your humor MP. I'm voting for you in the "Funniest Member" category in the next KF Awards. I've never laughed so hard, because you make your point so exacting with your humor!!

You've been giving some pretty good advise already, and I'd just reiterate that sometimes, rest would be at the top of my list. I hope you get better!! Btw, how often does one see the "Gift Wrap" in MMA/UFC and the like??

You're more than welcome Patrick. Pssssst...:::whispering::: Btw, I'm the balding, yet handsome one on the left...sshhhhhh...it'll be our little secret.

Imho, there might be a day in the far future, if it's not amongst us already, where whichever validations are authentic or not because the "masters" from the 'old days' will no longer be around or of any concern. This is done and then that is done, and in the end, the martial arts will have been so subverted from one cause or another. It sure doesn't help our cause when we're already seeing the tremendous influx of so many "false" masters and their home made type certificates, the pureness of certificates has died, or is dying at our own hands. Already, noted organizations within the martial arts are not being accepted by one noted organization(s) or another. Why? POLITICS!! The "My little red wagon is better than your little red wagon, and in that, I don't recognize your little red wagon as legitimate and the like" syndrome is slowly but surely destroying the original intent of any said certificate of the martial arts. Within each of ours own organizations, we're all legitimate, it's outside of each of ours organizations, that might be the true test of one's legitimacy. Is it our knowledge/experience that bears legitimacy's true fruit? OR...is it our paid money to any outside organization(s) that makes us legitimate? The answer to these questions might vary across the board, imho. If you're not on the good ship lollipop...then you're not legitimate. If you don't have Okinawa/Japanese backing...then you're not legitimate If you don't have a Gracie, for example, stamp of approval...then you're not legitimate. This, to me, is a bunch of hogwash to say the least. Possibly it's time that we quit putting these organizations/masters on a pedestal. Imho, the proof of ones own legitimacy isn't found on a piece of paper, nor does it dwell within some master, nor is it found in any organization, nor is it found around your waist...NO...the proof is on the floor!! If an inner-tube floated by, and saved my life from drowning; I would worship an inner-tube for the rest of my life.

Brian, Please pass onto your instructor, Master Scott Biskie, my sincerest thanks for allowing you and I to train in his dojang/gym that Saturday and Sunday.