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Diplomatic. Respectful. Tori, you're a born mediator. When I was doing weight-training, there would always be an article coming out that either said the standard way was inadequate, or that it caused damage to the body. Then there'd be a training routine by a champion bodybuilder who incorporated this very same "inadequate" or "damaging" exercise in his routine--but emphasized proper form when doing it. If you want to get published in the health and fitness field (which is where I'm supposing this "major flaw" was found), come out with something "revolutionary" or expose a "danger" while replacing it with your improved way of doing things. Since we don't know what this "major flaw" is, I'm thinking it's just something innocuous presented as improper in a well-written article.

She trusts you. She has faith in you that you'll treat her with the dignity she did not receive at another dojo. It could be that the quip you made about the kick was the icebreaker for her to open up to you. Does she want you to keep this info just between the two of you?

Actually, this describes me in certain ways. I did do martial arts but without a commitment to any one of them two decades ago. (Although the immediate difference between her and me is that you describe her as a "young lady," so I'm picturing her in her twenties.) What I really learned to do was to fight, because of a friend who tutored me. I've been careful not to present myself as knowledgeable about anything other than that I'd done "some" of this-or-that, which is accurate, even though I did have an advancement in rank in TKD, where I was never good at any kicks other than front and back. I've had some slipping, too, but not to the extent that she's exhibited. It's nothing to count in Japanese; I still have to remember not to do it. As for the names of stances, well, there you've got me. She lost her temper, but expressed it in a martial arts manner. She "betrayed" herself as someone with knowledge--and skill--from the past. It's not necessarily so that she just came from another school, although it's possible; she could have studied when much younger, as I have a classroom student who's second dan and only fourteen; I don't know how many times a week she attends your school, so I don't know if she's going to two schools at the same time. You're not paranoid; you're looking at her position through your own eyes. You would want credit; she doesn't and may even scorn it. She wants to start all over, and for whatever reason, it's personal. I honestly believe it to be best to respect her wishes; she's an adult, not a child whose parents you would confer with about this. She's not disruptive; she's not pressing for a more privileged status, which others would; she may even be reliving when martial arts were new and exciting. Maybe she was pushed too hard when she was younger, so that it became a chore, a job instead of an activity. Whatever her personal reasons, they should be respected. Don't be surprised if she opens up to you one day, because she trusts you well enough that you won't tell others.

Why the vibrations for finger and palm strikes, Sil Lum Fighter? And do you continue the pressure while doing this?

Leg raises Leg stretches Ki Cho Hyungs (Il, E, Sam Bu) Pyung Ahn Cho Dan Chil Sung E Ro Hyung BOB: - jab, cross, uppercut, hook punches - other hand strikes - finger, elbow, and forearm strikes

There was a posting I'd read (out of many excellent postings; my apologies to the author that I can't give credit), with the opinion that, if someone wanted to learn self-defense, s/he is automatically directed to a school of martial arts. But, the author observed, MA takes a considerable amount of time, especially in that so much of it is art as well as self-defense. The author is right; MA is not a "fast-track" at all to self-defense, and some take much more time to master than others. Have any members of the forum taken up boxing? Not kickboxing; I mean Jack Dempsey/Muhammed Ali-style. I understand that boxers work out like madmen (and madwomen), and that they do an awful lot of contact sparring--the closest someone can come to an actual fight w/o being in one. I know there are rules in boxing, just as there are in MA tournaments, but it's not just a contact sport ("sport"? You can get KOed!), it's one in which you quite rapidly get introduced to what an actual fight situation is like. I wonder if someone who wants to learn self-defense more rapidly than in a "regular" MA school, but doesn't find a reality-based one, might find that boxing would be the next-best alternative. To the boxing purists, I do realize that boxing is "The Sweet Science," but I'm wondering if, for more immediate results for self-defense, that reality-based might come first, and then boxing. BTW, Arcelt, I'm of the opinion that Aikido and Taiji are martial arts that someone who has been in the roughest MA you can think of (Disclaimer: No style is better than any other style!), just might enjoy either or both of these martial arts very, very much.

A "shiner"! Saturday, November 22 Ki Cho Hyungs (Il, E, Sam Bu) Pyung Ahn Cho Dan Chil Sun E Ro Concentration was on steadier, somewhat lower, stances.

Thinking of white belt to orange belt . . . We had been drilled repeatedly in class, and I had "done my homework" by practicing with whatever free time I could grab while at home, so that it was less nervousness and more focus on getting everything right. I even enjoyed the part of testing in which we white belts had to perform our hyungs together. It was actualy the high point of the test, the way we performed together.

When it comes to this category, martial arts can be a humbling experience to us all, Arcelt. The bottom line.

I believe that the use of lethal or crippling force is more likely to be used by a defender if there is someone else there to be protected, such as a parent whose children are present, than to protect oneself. I wonder if, presented with winning the battle, likely after having suffered harm during the altercation, it is actually an impulsive act, heightened by emotion, that causes the final blows to be lethal. As the philosopher David Hume observed, "Reason is the slave of the emotions." The responses I gave to the two quotes, above, reflect, to me, the power of the situation that overrides all. I do not believe that I would truly be able to answer this unless I were in that situation; however, the reactions of others to my act will likely have a heavy impact on me.

I remembered this OP and some of the thread that followed. I came across a field manual online, but if you go to the page to access it scroll far down the page to get to the table of contents: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-25-150/ There are photos of soldiers in different MA positions to illustrate. Something for the curious at heart . . .

Home Leg stretches One-step sparring; self-defense techniques Ki Cho Hyungs (Il, E, Sam Bu) Pyung Ahn Cho Dan Chil Sung E Ro Hyung Class Block-Strike combos called out by instructor; kicking practice; intro to jump side kick; new joint-lock self-defense technique The jump side kick will be a challenge, but my teacher had me doing a basic intro move, not go right into the jump kick itself. When I tried to modify, she asked me to continue trying with the intro, as it didn't hurt my knees. I did.

KarateForums.com has been an excellent experience for me. I'm always either learning, sharing, or both. Happy Half-Birthday!

Thanks for the info, Tallgeese. Home Leg stretches One-step sparring; self-defense techniques Class Concentrated on self-defense techniques, including newly introduced ones. Pyung Ahn Cho Dan Chil Sung E Ro Hyung

That's interesting, White Owl. I spoke with a friend about taking karate, but she's afraid of hurting her (already has problems with it) back. I thought she should give it a go during the free trial period, but . . . That's great that he understands that it's important to you, not an "obsession"--a word bandied about too freely, like the way people toss around "OCD" without understanding it.

Althought I personally like the stand-up fighters, I think there's a special strategy involved when a stand-up fighter vs a grappler. They're both well-rounded in that they've trained in the different styles of combat for MMA, but there's the usual preference that matches the individual fighter's personalit--and talents. Each is working to play the game (some "game"!) his or her way, the strategy involved being to control the fight "your" way--the way that's your forte.

Treebranch: When I read your posting, I noticed the signature: "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience." It's perceptive. I put it into a search engine, and it came up as quoted from Julius Caesar. I don't know where you came across it, but it's a good one, especially for martial arts.

Home Ki Cho Hyungs (Il, E, Sam Bu) Pyung Ahn Cho Dan Chil Sung E Ro Hyung Class tonight with my sons. Worked with four of the five special needs students; newest student concentrated on by instructor.

I'm saving my dollars and cents for a fish bathtub. Then I can go simulated scuba diving in the comfort of my own home.

305 billion different combinations, a motion detector, motors spinning the wheel/knob . . . Imagine a thief entering a house, seeing the Lego safe, and going right by it, thinking it's a toy.

When it was in the theater, I took my boys three times. I've bought the DVD, which they've watched twice, and the Kung Fu animals/figures in McDonald's. Red Belt was okay; the fighting was what I liked. But Kung Fu Panda was a bigger hit to me; after all, animations aren't just for kids!

My instructor has advertised that the first two weeks are free, so the wary ones get acclimated. She'll also allow no contract as well as a break if taking a six-month or 12-month one. As always, there's the invitation to observe a class, but an adult beginner wouldn't even think of that unless it's offered.

Your body adapting to something new--and intense--is going to be taken "on a trip" until it acclimates. There is something to be said about the dizziness, especially if you haven't experienced it before. I remember going through this when I was in my twenties, and a blood test revealed something odd; I was low on potassium, meaning the side effect of dizziness. I added orange juice and a banana a day (I'm serious) to my diet--doctor's orders. It worked. BTW, John, when you are training, do you hold your breath a lot? That can contribute to bringing on dizziness and taxing the body.

Not a bad idea . . .

I've done forearm strikes against the side of BOB's neck, using the inner part of the forearm, like a baseball bat. I examined the illustration of the nerve in the Wikipedia. Am I hitting/shocking it, or do I have to strike more "forward," like at a diagonal between the throat and the side of the neck? BOB is going to love this.