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That's a pretty good policy BD. It always seems that someone in the classes I've been in has some sort of medical training. I used to be a trainer and EMT, some of the guys I train with now are paramedics. We've always been lucky that way. Still, for a commercial set up, I'd say requiring all instructors to be at least 1st aid/cpr certed is a good idea.

I don't know if it's the end, but between the controversy and the cuban kicking the ref, the competivive TKD community is taking a beating.

I think it's a simple reference to technique being simply the building blocks of winning combat. It is these movements, linked together in successive chains, and applied appropriatly through timing and openings that truly command the fight.

Ended up with a two-a-day today. I taught my daughters class and had some free time at the end. Worked 2 min rounds of stick work 1-basic strikes, single 2-combinations, single 3-combinations to simulated takedown, single 4-basic strieks, double 5-patters, ddouble 6-simulated drills, double

The key is being able to articulate what you saw, why you reacted in the manner you did, and why it was needed. You can't just throw out "he looked like he was going to hit me." It needs to be more like: "Officer, after he verbally told me he was going to kick my tail, I saw him raise his hands to his head and then ball them into fists. He drew back with his right and shifted his stance in a manner which indicated to me that he was ready to throw a strike at me. He growled a little and then started to shift his weight forward, further indicating that he was iniating a strike at me. At this time, fearing for injury from the strike that would make me unable to further defend myslef, I preempted his strike with one of my own. I then used x attack to defeat his with the minial amount of force needed to contorl the situation. Then I called you." Ok, it's only an example (don't take legal advice from me ) but it cover the bases. Anything that your attacker said to you, did in your presence, or anything that indicated him intent, needs to be remembered and passed on to the officers. The more detailed and professional you make it sound, the more likely that the cops will see your point of view. Of course, don't lie, this will always land you in more trouble. But make certain that you articulate everything that led to your decision to use preemptive action. Heck, do this anytime you're involved in a conflict and have to give an account. Always use the least amount of force needed to defend yourself. It dosn't mean you take weapons off the table, just that you use them all appropriatley, thats all.

No, too much trouble to be worth it.

I too enjoy the occassional Sammy. NOthing wrong there. If i'm the least bit concerned about the amount I've had, my wife drives though.

Ok, I love breaking down fight footage so here goes. First off, great job. It was your first time out and you did real well. Next, bushido man's right. You're hands are going down each time you commit with a kick. Keep 'em. I like the covering the head always, but alot will be determined by the ruleset of the tourney. I'd also get more comfortable throwing punches in combination. You get a few going in your second pt fight. That's good. Make that action almost automatic as you crash kicks. Jab, often and always. If you can't make head contact make them to the upper body. Just keep them out there, throw in the occassional back fist if you can hit to the side of the headgear. Jabs make the other guy think twice about closing too aggressivly. Now, when you tie up, keep the pressure on. Get used to exchanging flurries even if you're not winnning points for them. This will make the guy wonder about tying up too close anymore. Keep him worried about your hands so you can capatilze on your feet. By the way, for your rank your feet are working for you real well. Keep trying to capatialze on them. You can do this by making him think about your hands a bit more. Too keep him from getting to comfortable kicking your body, try to parry or block the incoimng mid-height kicks with your elbows. It lets you keep your hands up and can really hurt his shin. This means he's less likely to throw them with abandon. Lastly, circling can't be overstated. You do it in there a bit already, so try to optimize it. Try not to get causght going strait back, this makes it easier for him to chase you. Still, just my breakdown. Also, in fairness, the point game was never my strong suit so take it with a grain of salt. As for the full-contact. You did way better than you think you did. Practice circling, flurries and work on mindest and you can easily stand with that guy, seriously. Again, real nice job and keep at it.

Good place to start. I'd also check with some local Y's to see if anything is kind of going on, maybe the junior colleges and high school coaches in the area too. They'd probilby be able to sterr you in the right direction. Good Luck.

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I agree, that's where you really get the most out of training. A real, live, breathing and fighting adversary. That's why we did most all of out weapons work in 2- man drills. In fact, I can't think of any better way to train this type of skill with the nunchuku.

Good point. I think you do actually see the higher kicks get caught quite a bit. You saw more of it early on when there were less skilled pratitioners throwing them. Nowdays, the only guys willing to put them up there are the ones very capable of utizing that tool. On the other hand, you will also usually see that same pratitioner complimenting that training with good scrambling skills so he is not as afraid of moving to the ground after this kind of contact initiation. My beef has never been with an "uneffective" high kick. It has more to do with the time needed to develop the kick to a proficient level to use in a full-on confrontation. We all know there is more to successfully utilizing a head high kick than just the ability to get the foot high. There is also timing and distance to consider. To actually develop this skill far enough along to make it work under duress takes quite a bit of time. That's time that I can use to work a more well-rounded set of skills if I'm happy with leg, groin, and maybe low body kicks. It also eliminates the need for me to worry about what will happen if it gets caught. It all boils down, for me, to time management. The time needed to master a skill to combat readiness vs. the amount of time that I have to train overall. My only other worry with high kicks are the environmental factors that might affect it's use. Uneven ground, slick surfaces, ect. can all less the effectiveness of any movement, add the factor of balancing on one leg while the other is well off the ground can certainly add another variable to the encounter which may not work well in your favor. For those that use and specilize in high kicking, more power to you. There is a beauty in the shin to temple moment. The problem I have seen in the past with these specialites is that too often, probilbly for the very real worry of injury, these movements are practiced with very little contact. This leads students to learn to throw these kicks with less than optimal power. Sometimes due to the fact that they are putting everything into just reaching the target and not delivering power behind it. Again, it's the realm of very skilled individuals to be throwing these things effectively. And yes, it can be done. Probibly by lots of people here on the boards. I think there are just some signifigant concerns to be aware of while preparing to use these kinds of movements.

You could add that project to your plate as well . Hook up with some wrestlers and get them interested in continueing to train. Learn some stuff from them in the process, get a big enough club going and the sky is the limit.

Tiger, you're certrainly right about schools that mandate that sort of thing from day one. And I have no problem with that, I'm sorry if I came off that I did. Again, it has more to do with the enviornment of training and protocols at a school than anything else. That dosen't mean I think it's wrong, it's just not the way I do things. I do train from time to time with guys who insist in wearing a gi all the time and occassionally (usually for tests and the like) I'll even wear mine. Funny story, I was testing for my black belt and, as a more senior student, hadn't been wearing my gi much for working out. Come time for the test, I tied on my belt and walked out of the dressing room only to have my instructor laugh at me. He then told me that the least I could do was tie my belt right for a black belt test. Turns out I did have a pretty funky configuration going on. It took me about two more tries to actually get it right. Much to the amusement of everyone else present.

Yeah, I see his name come up quite a bit around here. I even checked out some stuff on amazon in regards to another thread. I guess it's time to get that ordered and check it out.

Just as an aside, I don't prefer to use a snapping motion with this particular movement. When I say stomp, I mean it. I want penetration the same as I would if I were targeting the body. A snap my do damage, but it's less likely to create the motion I talk about above. Penetrate and create that body shift. It's very helpful.

Glad you can use it. The a side kick that stomps to the outside of the knee joint is a favorite of mine. Not only can it inflict some signifigant damage, it will usually turn the attackers weapons away from you as a natural reaction to having one's center affected from the outside of the knee in. Generally, as the knee is struck from the outside with force, as from this kick, it will bend and rotate into or across the center line of the body to portect itself. This rotation takes everything that was just pointed at you and rotates it away from you as well. This makes it harder to coordinate an effective striking counter.

Agreed. Again, escape.

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I ofen "cheat" my lower leg in the direction that I'm prepping to throw the kick, espically for low line attacks (which is pretty much all I do). So if I cant the lower leg out a bit, it puts my striking surface a tad closer to the target (say a knee) than brining it straight up. For my part, I'm way more concerned with a proper piviot on the supporting foot than anything else when in comes to sidekick delevery.

Very nice!

Yeah, maybe a bit harsh on the rules. Still, the kick to the head's a bit much. Glad he got some sort of punishment.

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I've never even actually talked to anyone who even remotley knew what I was talking about on this. It does seem that they are rarely taught that way. For this purpose, a short cord is best. It increases the amount of force you can exert on a target . The cheap octagonal work well for this once y ou shortent the cord. And boy do the little edges hurt.

Maybe it's just the root systems that I come out of, but the minimal (and I do stress minimal) training I had with the 'chucks actually focused on their use as a tool for joint poition work. Think in terms of a giant nut cracker. This was a much more controlled use than wheeling them around.