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Only 38 games left in the 2010 regular season and I've got to say that it's going to be a nail bitter all the way to the end. Patrick and my Yankee's are hanging in there, but, they've had a rough month or so. It'll not be the commanding lead they had in the end during 2009. But guess what, they still became WORLD CHAMPIONS!! GGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YANKEES!!!!!!!!! Batter up! PS>GO COWBOYS!!

I know, but, I'd feel like a was disrespecting the Yankees if I didn't send out a shout of support. Isn't that right Patrick?

Thanks for letting me vent my boredom....sheech...I need a hobby or something.

Thanks Brian. How different is yours from ours? Thanks in advance! The blocking hand starts up by the ear, palm towards the ear, and the reactionary hand is up high as well, crossed on the outside of the blocking hand. This is basically a protection for the head...the outside hand stops the movement, the inside arm reinforces this, and then the inside arm can move down to strike, intercept, or whatever.Aha, and thans Brian!

Similar to what Cung Le does with Sanshou?!

You're right, bouncing isn't bad as long as its controlled. A target in motion isn't that easy to hit as a stationary target. CONTROL THE BOUNCE! EDIT: I meant to say "A target..." not, "I target. Sorry!

In addition to what I've just posted, let me just say this. Isn't all of the many different discussions with fellow martial artists just might be no more than semantics. If I'm walking differently than someone else, but, what they do is similar to what I'm doing, yet, it's still walking, we're both walking, just done differently. But the ends of the means are still being made.

That's about the most absolute SOLID post I've ever read!! Right on the head of the nail! Let me say it again...SOLID!!

Whose fault is it, if fault is an appropriate word, that students are so impatient in reaching black belt? Is it the students? Is it the parents? Is it the instructor? Is it the headquarters? If not any of the above, whom then?

OK!?? I tried this on our laptop, but, NOTHING happened. Tried it on our main computer and it worked. Why the diff? I've no idea! If it doesn't work...it's my daughters fault!!

Check this out.... >Go to Google >In the search bar, type in "google gravity" >Click on the "I'm feeling lucky" button Watch and see what happens. You can be the master of Gravity while you play with Gravity. My daughter showed this to me today when she got home from school. Pretty cool! But, I've a feeling that most, if not all, of you already knew about this. I'm so bored and behind some of the times....yikes!

That was pretty cool. I liked the texting because it kept up the suspense and forced me, happily, to wait in great expectation for more. At first, I was thinking when the screen went black, that my year, 1957, was TOO FAR BACK and dismal. I entered different years from the years of birth of my wife, my kids, all of my relatives, my Dai-Soke, and my Soke, as well as other well noted martial artists. Cool! Thanks for sharing it with us!

Very nice. I'd always wondered if one could jump over the flagpole, and now that I know that it can be done and what happens if one actually did/does that. Thanks Patrick!

Just for fun, grins, and giggles... I've seen, you've seen, and we've seen proof that our Earth is round. Pictures from space confirm that. I understand what a circle looks like! This = O That's a circle, that's a genuine representative of what Earth looks like...Round/Circle! I'm in no way a math genius. I'm by and far away from that, but, a circle is still a circle and something round is still round. That brings me to my question... If the Earth is round, how can something be level? Yes, it's true, since I've retired from the Hombu, I've really got just to much time on my hand these days. Still my question stands/remains.

Although this is SKIF based, it might help you... http://japanways.com/Articles/Kyu%20Rank%20Requirements.pdf

I'm not excited at all about my Cowboys. Pre-season means absolutely nothing to me, it's a waste of time, for me, not for the players and the coaches. The W or the L don't even count. We've got two more pre-season games left before they count...for good. Romo is STILL there....darn it! I wish he'd go somewhere else! Romo stated that the mistakes by the Cowboys can be corrected. Well, then do it! The Cowboys will host the Saints on turkey day and I've a feeling that the Saints are going to manhandle the Cowboys. We've got the Vikings in week #6 in their house, and we've a chance to beat them, but, it'll be a hard fought game. Our schedule looks quite challenging for the Cowboys. I really see no easy game for the Cowboys, but, the Cowboys will only see two teams twice during the regular season...Redskins and the Eagles. Both have abilities and both make mistakes...who doesn't in the NFL?! My prediction for the Cowboys....10-6 in the regular season and will lose their first and only game in the playoffs. WHY? PRESSURE!! GO COWBOYS!! PS>>>>GO YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Any straight blast that could come close to Bruce Lee's straight blast...then by all means....USE IT!! All someone can do with it is...well...fall down...and stay down...and not get up for awhile.

I'm with you on the bouncing. It drives me crazy...it reminds me of what someone would look like after having drank a gallon of coffee. Bouncing to me is an unstable movement and offers up so many opportunities to offset and penetrate...unless they can stand/walk in the air...but they can't and I love to show them that gravity is real...and so is the sudden THUD that follows.

That's a very valid and solid soapbox!!

Thanks Brian. How different is yours from ours? Thanks in advance!

Yes, you're absolutely correct. I used "Downward Block" for the laymen of the martial arts so that it [block] would be more easier understood. Btw, your post was solid!

I could only imagine that if the new Karate Kid movie is the reason for someone joining a martial arts school, that they'd be to embarrassed to say to a potential instructor that that was [Karate Kid movie] why they wanted to join in the first place...MAYBE...stranger things have been known to have happened before!

Speaking of semantics, we could call 'it' a karate-chop. I've only known 'it' as a Shuto (Knifehand) of its plethoria of its kind. To me, it's just another waza that's rarely used, if at all, outside of any martial arts school. To be honest, in all of my years, I've more than likely only used a Shuto when performing tameshiwara (Breaking).

ps1, How's the video testing performed at the Gracie University? Is it performed by a live video link? Or, is a tape/disc recording sent in for them to review? Thanks in advance!

I'm with Brian and ps1 on this one!