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Welcome to KF!!!!!!!

isshinryu5toforever has a very solid grasp on the who, what, where, when, why, and how across the board. You want a successful gym/business? Then the only thing that's viable in todays market, imho, is the use of CONTRACTS!! They help you to ensure that you've positive revenue flowing in. Most, if not all, gyms use contracts, and they use them without question/reservations. Me, myself, and I, personally, can't stand contracts because they are so binding, and one has little chance of getting out of the contract. Remember, a binding contract is written by a lawyer, and in that, once you've signed on the dotted line, you're there for the duration of that contract. Whenever the contract is up for renewal and you've not opted out exactly as required, guess what? Your contract's renewed whether you wanted to or not, and you've got another year or so of payments. Having said that. In todays roller coaster economy, contracts might not be an option as to if one should or should not have contracts for your customers because the bottom line of any P&L statement is PROFIT OR LOSS! You want to ensure positive revenue flow, therefore, contracts might become a vital necessity!

A very solid post; I thank you for it!

An excellent article through and through! The following ending sentence to that article speaks in volumes... "Tang Soo Do has managed to transform my son, and regardless of tournaments, regardless of belt classifications, and regardless of anything else, that is the reason that Tang Soo Do (and his incredible instructors) will always have my gratitude." Thanks for sharing the article Joe!

Is it realistic? Well, I'd rather to have trained for multiple attackers in many, many live "drills", than to not have trained at all. To train for multiple attackers, imho, one better train their whole entire body because it might take just that to defeat multilple attackers.

Karate is nothing without Kihon, Kata, and Kumite, imho. These three are dependant with each other, and in that, all three must be in agreement with one another. Kata and Kihon. Kihon and Kumite. Kumite and Kata. Kata. Kumite. Kihon. These are as effective as a two or one legged chair; unstable! Bear them together: Kata, Kihon, and Kumite; that fruit will nourish, but only if used together. It's called the three K's, not the two K's or the one K, for a good reason!

Neither style is bad; just the individual karateka's!

I'm hoping for a 2nd season of this show! I've only shot a .22 rifle, and that's because I'm afraid of guns, but, when I did shoot the few times; I hit everything except the barn! These are the "masters" at their craft, imho!

What concerns me, Bob, is that trailers used to start off with: The following preview has been approved for General Audiences but now they say: The following preview has been approved for Appropriate Audiences And that's something I don't like! If I'm bringing my children to a movie, I expect the trailers to be along a softer line. If I'm going to a movie for teens and adults, then the trailer can refer to other movies that adults are expected to be interested in with no complaint by me. I don't like a trailer "for Appropriate Audiences" that my children are present for, but would be what they'd call "a big people's movie," b/c there's some content they shouldn't be hit with. I've actually "asked" the boys if they'd like to see a certain movie (which I'd never bring them to, but the trailer just played), and they've told me "No!" That way, they feel we all decided together. Having read your solid post, I concur with you wholeheartedly.

Second One? If you mean by second one...Ip Man 2...I concur, although I've not seen it. Having seen Ip Man, I'm juiced up about Ip Man 2.

Absolutely SOLID!!

I've no magical cure and/or advise to ease/lessen the pain one feels while enduring kiba-dachi except for one... Deal with it...work through it...suck-it-up. "This kind of advice would have you ignore the signals that your body is sending to you, and this can be damaging." Yes, this might be true, but, I'm not saying to ignore what your body is tellling you. What I'm saying is...deal with the pain for just a litte and even a little more the next time. Work through it, otherwise, you'll never reach a crescendo. Suck-it-up and find that 'it' within you so that you can reach the next rung on the ladder. Are you standing properly? Is your posture correct? Have you stretched? Have you done your strengthening exercises? Are your 't' crossed and your 'i' dotted? Kiba-dachi isn't an easy and enjoyable stance at first, but before you know it, the first will pass, and so will the discomfort. Work the stance and don't let the stance work you.

One's just gotta love that, and I do!! Yes, I agree. At times, there won't be much momentum to utilize from an attacker, and that can get one into trouble. Take a Boxer, for instance. If he uses good technique, and sits back and jabs at you, there isn't a lot of momentum coming from that jab, but it will have enough power to start wearing you down. So at times, its important to be able to go on the offensive and end up creating some energy on your own to work with. It's like a well played out game of chess where both sides engage via for an opening so as to gain the advantage, and then, there it is...the hidden checkmate! Not expected, and not prepared for because it was indeed a hidden checkmate.

I was reading an article by Jason Stanley, entitled Raising The Concentration Level, and in that, I would like to present it to our KF members so that we can start an interesting and meaningful discussion. http://karateteaching.blogspot.com/2010/08/raising-concentration-level.html Balls in your court.

Nice video. At 0:32, that guy deserved what he got...keep your hands up and don't stick your head/chin out as though you're not going to get hit...sheech!

Nowadays, it's not the length of a trailer, but, it's about how many trailers are shown before the movie. Drives me wacky.

I'm sure one could, but why would one want to?

ROFL!!

Shindokan teaches the "traditional" as viewed in the aforementioned posts, therefore, it's the only method we use in the execution of the roundhouse kick. I selected the "traditional"!!

I thought I read somewhere that cats will turn the rear-ends towards ones face as a sign of affection, or was it to say hi...I don't remember.

If I can remember, and that's a big IF, to grab a small bottle of Gatorade before I go out the front door, but, I grab the water because my pea brain says..."Get the water, you'll be thirsty, and water is for when you're thirsty." Funny thing is that, the water and the gatorade are right NEXT to each other in the frig. Yeah, my brains a dork! I really appreciate all of the sound and solid advice...THANKS!!

That's a great idea, one I hadn't thought of!! Thanks!! Does it matter what size the glass/cup is for the chocolate milk? I'd say a small carton or one 8 oz serving would probably be fine. You could drink more if you wanted to as long as it's not a whole 1 gallon jug haha. Aha. I'll stay with the 8 oz, even though I could do a gallon EASILY...hehehheeheheheeheeeeee

Isn't the potato a high starch food? If so, how would that benefit a pre/post run?

Oh yes I can; control is the key, in this hypothetical, ESPECIALLY if your an advanced student. Can't demonstrate control when it's required...well...then the essense of the drill/test is being missed, imho.

Some say that Bruce Lee was an actor, while others say that Bruce Lee was a martial artist. What do you say? *Purposefully, I've left out the option of "Both" because, per this poll/discussion, Bruce Lee was either one OR the other...please!