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Who will face the Yankees in the ALCS? Rays? Rangers? Well, we'll find out soon enough!! GO YANKEES!!

Absolutely!!

You join the NFL! Step a side...monster's in the house. Seriously...you learn to use them both responsible.

Yeah!!!!.....like posting...on a Martial Arts forum......Good point...you meany.

Yeah, I can see your point..."They all matter." Nobody, and I mean NOBODY should ever give up no matter what it is that they bring to the battlefield...something is better than nothing! If nothing is all one has; then at least bring some heart. Knowledge is a dangerious thing. Knowledge ISN'T the same thing as size. When I say size doesn't matter, it causes me to think about something I read once when I was a kid in a Judo book...SIZE DOESN'T MATTER! The small guy CAN defeat the larger guy. To me, that's KNOWLEDGE. Knowledge can still be obtained, even if techniques aren't.

Imho, techniques have no age barrier. From day one, we teach our students techniques that are effective, yet, it's not the techniques that we need to worry about. No. It's the practitioner who's weilding those said techniques. Yes, we instructors of the martial arts provide moral guidelines for these techniques, but, imho, it's the responsibility of the parents to put that necessary exclamation point on what we're teaching our students.

The Yankees dominated the Twins to advance to the ALCS against.....that's not been determined as of yet because the Rangers are leading their series with the Rays by 2-1 with a game 3 today. YANKEES WIN TO ADVANCE TO THE ALCS!! GO YANKEES!!

Let me just say this...good luck, relax, and before you know...the test will be over and you will have PASSED with flying colors. As corny as this might sound...believe in yourself and let the test take care of itself!! Let us know the results!

While flexibility is important in any martial arts, having the ability to perform the splits ISN'T necessary in the martial arts. One of the key things, imho, for anyone, beginners to advanced, is to NOT bounce while stretching. The reason for this is that bouncing can cause microtrauma in the muscle, which must heal itself with scar tissue. The scar tissue tightens the muscle, making you less flexible, and more prone to pain. This type of repetitive bouncing stretch is called ballistic stretching, and in that, it can strain your muscles and tendons because they aren't quite warmed up yet. One more small piece of stretching advise comes from Edward R. Laskowski M.D co-director of the Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center In Rochester, Minnesota, Says, "no pain, no pain" may be a better philosophy. Dr. Laskowski insists.... "Never hold a painful stretch. You should back off just to where it's not painful, and hold for the duration of the stretch. Stretching lengthens muscle tissue, making it less liable to trauma and tears. Stretching should be a relaxing part of your exercise session." No pain, no gain was redundant the day it was first used.

Welcome to KF!!!!!!

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!

Welcome to KF!!!!!!

Sleep on it. If when you wake up and you still feel the same way about it, and if that be that you'd rather not test him, then don't test him. I personally have never had this type of situation, therefore, I don't envy you for the decision that your facing. Speak with YOUR instructor for his/her advise and/or speak with your organizations governing body for their advise. Your organization might not approve the test if your student can't remember all of the required Hyungs. I'd also speak with an expert in the field of learning disabilities in order to get their advise as well. Learn about this disibility!! Bottom line is that it'll be your decision in the end. Aside from not remembering all of the required Hyung's; is this student black belt material in YOUR eyes? I'd seriously consider the learning disability, then, I'd come to my final decision off that. Good luck!

I'm not that bored out of my skull!! First, you have to know the Hombu as I do to truly understand why I feel as I do. The Hombu will ask one time politely, then after that, no matter how clear the response might be, they hound you and hound you and hound you until either your resolve or theirs gives in. Yes, I'm greatful and very thankful for the Hombu's continued support and believe in my abilities across the board. Nonetheless, I'm retired! More importantly to me than it is to the Hombu is this; Dai-Soke has just passed away and I'm mourning his passing harder than I thought I would. In that, I'm not ready, for now, and I'm not sure if I ever will be. Time heals all wounds. My services as Kaisho are still theirs without any reservation because it's the student body that's important. The Hombu doesn't want to hear that. NO! They want to act like a bill collector and hound me unceasingly. I've advised them as to what they should do...and that is...pick a name from the list of three names that I've submitted just recently as quailfied Chief Instructors...bingo...vote on the chosen candidate...and if the votes are unanimously...then there's the new Chief Instructor for the Hombu! As Kaisho, Senior Advisor, I've done my roll...I advised. If not, tell the current Kaicho to fullfill his dual duty as the Chief Instructor of the Hombu. Give me some grieving time, however long that may be! Is that to much to ask? No, I don't think it is.

Before I retired from the tournament scene, Wankan was my signature Kata to perform that last year. By signature I mean that Wankan was the only Kata I'd do.

Very nice story, one I enjoyed a lot. Isn't it amazing how easy it is to "see" through the forest when one removes all of the tree?! It had been staring at you all of these years, but in you being uncomfortable with your skill set, this caused you to not have neither Mizu No Kokoro and Tsuki No Kokoro all at the same time. Then, for no special reason, came your AHA moment as you started to just flow. "How did that feel to you?"..."Don't think, FEEL!" "It is like a finger pointing away to the moon!"..."Don't concentrate on the finger or you'll miss all of that heavenly glory!" Every martial artist experiences their AHA moment from time to time...it's all good! Congratulations to you on your personal triumph, and I agree with you...this will take you to the next level. I sincerely bow to you!!

Zen is not a religion, in the same sense that Christianity is a religion. Therefore, there is no reason why Christianity and Zen cannot co-exist. Christians are discovering that Zen meditation practices invigorate and deepen their prayer life and spiritual growth. Zen training is especially helpful to those seeking to integrate prayer with ministry or social action. The tensions which seem to exist between religious ideals and life "as it is" are dissolved by the practice of awareness both in sitting meditation and in daily life. If Zen was a religion, then mixing Christianity and Zen would be an oxymoron. Besides, I don't want religion at all, no, I want a personal relationship with Christ. So often do the laymen criticise the martial artist who is a Christian. The laymen thinks that martial arts teaches only how to kill/hurt/lame; that laymen knows nothing! The martial arts teaches peace. My grandma, on my moms side, always told us kids..."If you don't like it, then don't do it, but if you love it, then do it by all means!"

To much of a good thing can spoil good training. Therefore, take a break once in a while...do something other than the martial arts.

I don't think that the movie would attract any new students as the movements of Kung-Fu would!!

Isn't that what the martial arts is suppose to teach...survival of the fittest?! This should apply to each and every person whether their size. Nothing is guaranteed! Good point! In that, I concur! Again, solid points that I concur with. A smaller person with decent skills can keep up with a bigger person with no skills. But a smaller person with decent skills cannot keep up with a bigger person with likewise decent skills. But a smaller person with good skills can keep up with a bigger person with decent skills. But a smaller person with good skills cannot keep up with a bigger person with good skills. Martial arts knowledge and skills is an equalizer to size and all, but it can only take someone so far before a mistake is capitalized upon. After that, one better come up with something effective fast! Danielle; you've offered up some very nice arguements across the board!

Tonights MNF will be a good one, imho. Good luck to the Dolphins Patrick!! You know, you just gotta love the Jets...I do. They're playing for keeps this year. I was glad to see my Cowboys on a bye week because they need to regroup or at least....drop back ten and punt...something. They've got the Titans next and we need something...like a prayer or something. GO COWBOYS!! I, and I can't believe that I'm saying this, can't wait to see the Chiefs go for the 4th win and I hope that the Chiefs beat the Colts. Good luck to the Chiefs Brian!! I enjoyed a lot of Sundays games, none over another except the Jets, although the Chargers spanked the Cardinals. GO COWBOYS!!

ABSOLUTELY!!

Yankee lost the season's final game against the Red Sox: 8-4. This means that the Yankee's are in the wild card and their first playoff game will be against the Twins. I had hoped that the Yanks would've won the division so that they'd play the Rangers, but, oh well. BTW, I'm not overly fond of the Red Sox's in the least! GO YANKEES!!

ALI!!

Please define "training"! I've always trained young and old students.