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Formally: Chambered hand at my hip and my lead hand center mid-high. Informally: Lead hand center mid-high and my rear hand in front of my solar plexus.

In this thread, "top" as in the most popular/requested for.

Doh! Sorry! Yes I did! I fixed them all...again...sorry!

Personally, I don't like re-breakable boards because I don't believe in them. I believe in boards however. Yes, re-breakable boards do save one a lot of money over one's martial arts life, but I'd rather not save on what a real board(s) will provide for me, and that is my satisfaction. Do re-breakable boards have the same resisting effect as a real board(s)? No, I don't buy that for one second because boards, one from another, don't act the same because they are products of mother-nature.

Absolutely. Anything takes patience, and in that, patience rewards results. Bodybuilding takes a lot of time to develop, as in anything, rushing it can do some damage to oneself. Makiwara training is no exception. Makiwara training should only be conducted under close supervision of ones Sensei. However, I don't allow children to train in the Makiwara because their bones are still growing. I'd strongly encourage you to NOT train in the Makiwara until you're an adult. Nonetheless, I'd encourage you to continue working with a Wavemaster/Hanging Heavy-Bag/etc so that you're developing wrist strength and hip power through proper kihon principles. When you're an adult and you're ready to train in the Makiwara, your Sensei will let you know when that time is at hand.

Effective means I go home alive and well. Absolutely!

Hopefully, you will enjoy Enpi as performed here by Sensei Paul Walker... As slow as this kata is being performed: what Bunkai did you see?

Hopefully, you here will enjoy Unsu as done here by Sensei Paul Walker... As slow as this kata is being performed: what Bunkai did you see?

Hopefully, many of you here will enjoy Jion as done here by Sensei Paul Walker... As slow as this kata is being performed; what Bunkai did you see?

Hopefully, many of you here will enjoy Meikyo as done here by Sensei Paul Walker.... As slow as this kata is being performed; what Bunkai did you see?

Hopefully, many of you here will enjoy Bassai dai in this video as done by Sensei Paul Walker. As slow as he's doing this kata; what Bunkai did you see?

Hopefully, many will enjoy this commentary video of Gankaku sho as done by Sensei Paul Walker... As slow as he's doing this kata; what Bunkai did YOU see?

What are the top 5 or 10 martial arts seminars today?

That was a very informative session and I enjoyed it myself!! Thanks for the link Patrick! Do you have any video when Brian helped you out? :::I'm crossing my fingers:::

Btw...You're both wearing NAME BADGES in the photo...ROFL :lol: Sorry, I just couldn't resist. BBM...for example?!

Welcome to KF!!!!!!

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Welcome to KF!!!!!

I knew that when I started this thread that there would be some difference from one style to another and from one practitioner to another. Whether one would agree with your definition or not wasn't important to this thread. No. What was important to this thread was to know what "YOUR" definition of EFFECTIVE was, and that alone.

Welcome to KF!!!!! Could you tell us a little about yourself?

How about them Jets?!! How about them Jets?!! How about them Jets?!! HOW ABOUT THEM JETS?!! Jets VS Colts...17-16...JETS WIN...this was sweet revenge for when the Colts beat the Jets in 2009 AFC Championship...30-17. Jets VS Patriots...28-21...JETS WIN...this was sweet revenge for when the Patriots beat the Jets in 2006 Wild Card...37-16. Just one more...the Steelers....Jets, just keep doing what you're doing and you'll be back in the Super Bowl...and it's been a long, long, long, long wait...41 years....when Broadway Joe took them to victory against the Baltimore Colts...16-7. Here I'm a big Cowboy fan and what am I doing cheering for a AFC team in the first place? Because my Cowboys aren't in the run for the fun, so, I've got to get behind someone, so I got on the Jet bandwagon just after the Jets were highlighted in HBO's Hard Knocks before this season began. GO JETS!!

Happy belated Birthday to both of you...and many more!!

Now that is COOL all the way around!!

Obviously. So, what would be an example of your response? Sorry, but I thought I had already answered this in my first post.

Everyday!!