joesteph

Congratulations on your decision. Best of luck on your new martial arts journey.

It's not grappling, tkdo, but you might enjoy these jumping videos: Jumping front kick: http://www.expertvillage.com/video/90385_soo-bahk-do-kicks-jump.htm Jumping side kick: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=9goULN3sNRg http://www.expertvillage.com/video/90395_soo-bahk-do-kicks-flying.htm Jumping roundhouse kick: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=OXYiqWGV6EA&feature=related http://www.expertvillage.com/video/94536_tae-kwon-do-strikes-kicks-jump-back-round-kick.htm http://www.expertvillage.com/video/90390_soo-bahk-do-kicks-three-sixty.htm Jumping spinning back kick: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=VVZ1Dc_Yh6Y&feature=related Jumping spinning hook kick: http://www.expertvillage.com/video/2019_tang-soo-do-jump-hook.htm

I realize you said a great deal, Shoto, explaining the situation as fully as possible, but I'm focusing on this particular sentence. It's not the same as being told you must go through another six months of training as preparation for the re-test. You have a one month wait, and that's something that you know you can handle. I hope you stick with it. Good luck to you.

Discussions like these, the "primary" focus considered, reminds me of a conversation I had with a DARE officer who had been assigned to my school for a couple of years. He had been in the Coast Guard prior to joining the police force, and though the Coast Guard is under the Department of the Navy, that its ships are armed, and that it protects our shores, he discovered that the main emphasis of the work he was assigned to was really rescue operations. It's like asking if the Coast Guard is "really" a military entitity because it's so heavily involved in what might be described as humanitarian work. We can say "both," but then the question would be raised as to which of the two has the greater emphasis. _ _ _ _ _ _ As beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so the martial aspect of a martial art may be in the mind's eye rather than in its application.

At home: 70 Leg raises Ki Cho Hyung Il Bu Ki Cho Hyung E Bu Ki Cho Hyung Sam Bu Pyung Ahn Cho Dan In the dojang: Class with my boys; aiding the chief instructor with a special needs teenage student _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

In the Iain Abernethy newsletter - http://www.ianabernethy.com - for October, a link was included of a very special photo: http://www.waseda-karatebu.org/waseda/history/images/history004_l.jpg "The link is to a picture on the servers of the karate club of Waseda University that shows Funakoshi teaching in 1935 (dressed in darker clothing on the far left of the picture)." It looks like the central figure performing the throw under the guidance of Funakoshi might be in the middle of the throw that the woman is performing in that video clip, but showing his lower body during execution. I feel sorry for the guy who's "flying"!

Thank you! I'm really surprised--and very happy! _ _

Backfists, reverse punches, roundhouse kicks against the WaveMaster with my boys. Practiced Pyung Ahn Cho Dan (first 2/3rds) with them as well.

It looks like if it's hard work, but there's a positive atmosphere, a real camaraderie, then no matter what mountain you have to climb, you're going to do well in Muay Thai. One caveat . . . These nice guys are still going to be hammering away at you in the ring, and they expect you to hammer right back! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Makes the most sense, especially considering the height difference. I remember a guy who had started in Judo, but changed to Tae Kwon Do, which he did well in. He explained to me that his height was his Judo problem, that being tall, he was "lifting" his opponents all-too-often, while they could toss him all around. He found an advantage of being tall in TKD; i.e., longer legs for firing out kicks at a safe distance from his opponent.

Insight and focus; thinking on your feet. Good points, unknownstyle.

My psychology students loved this test, DWx! One of the computer labs was open during psychology class, so each student could be tested to her heart's content. They all started off needing to do a few to get the idea, and we were surprised that a couple of athletes did no better than anyone else (mostly in the .4 range, some in .3), but there was one girl who was often in the .2 range. I guess being a teenager has its speed advantages. We talked about neurons, speed of informing the brain, processing, and speed of the reaction. I was glad to see them learning and enjoying themselves at the same time. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Hi Iceman, It wasn't that my Soo Bahk Do instructor taught about these, but when her teacher visits, we get hit with things to think about regarding the martial arts, and that causes people like me to poke around the Internet. Thanks for the info about the side kick and the backfist. Last night, I was helping my instructor with my children, to have my six-year-olds to a backfist, reverse punch, and then roundhouse. It was a good session.

Your posting was so precise that it gave me the appearance that you had studied the language. You mentioned that your Sensei is Japanese, so you've got a great source available. My art, Soo Bahk Do, is Korean, and I'd sent in a special email that involved the language. There was a response by a high-ranking dan member, who's not only studied Korean, but has a Korean wife. He speaks it and writes it; a very knowledgeable man.

I couldn't find Chris Bliss listed in the forums using Search, so I'm assuming his site hasn't been listed. If you go to: http://www.sonnyradio.com/chrisbliss.htm and turn up the volume. You'll really be amazed at how good this guy is.

If you click on this Wikipedia link, Saxon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_Li you'll become more familiar with him in films and the martial arts. _____ _____

Hi Saxon, I practice it against BOB, going for the temple and throat areas. This I hadn't thought of. Good tip for the next sparring session I have with BOB. Another posting said it could be used against the ribs, if you want a body shot. I practice a Korean style, Soo Bahk Do. They call this area the In Choong, and it's supposed to have a lot of nerve endings there. I hear you. I made that mistake when doing heavy strikes against BOB, and I discovered I had to have that same slight bend at the elbow as in delivering a punch, or else I'd be hyperextending.

He was an actor I always liked. It's true, as is said in the article, that though he said he had retired from acting, he was the voice of "Doc Hudson," the Hudson Hornet character in the animation Cars, a movie my boys and I enjoy on DVD.

In training, would a heavy emphasis on chaining the attack, whether by hand, foot, or both, be dynamic? As for chaotic, I'm not an instructor, but wouldn't an instructor, particularly a creative one, have different scenarios--if not surprises--in his/her bag of tricks for the martial arts student, particularly the more advanced ones? I believe there was a posting about practicing knife defenses in low-light conditions--not the usual practice session.

A friend in the past had a brother who started martial arts in Aikido. I don't know how far he progressed, but when he decided to become a police officer, he took up Isshinryu. The crew he was with was a tough one, doing a lot of bare-knuckle sparring with supposed control, and he felt that his Aikido experience gave him an edge in the dojo. He did moves like redirects that surprised his opponents. I'd have expected someone to have started with Isshinryu and later decided to investigate Aikido, but he did the opposite and it worked out well for him. The Aikido video lessons I've seen on Expert Village are really very interesting.

Welcome to the Karate Forums! _____ _____

Probably why the lower part of the body isn't within the camera shot, just the upper part. I still wonder, though, even if the guy thrown went along with the throw, what she would have done to perform that move. Hollywood . . . Bah! Humbug!

BB of C . . . I don't know what kind of writing you do, fiction or non-fiction, but there are women who are definitely attracted to creative men. And as for the martial arts, well, who's to say there isn't a lovely lady out there who's into fitness, open to the martial arts, and appreciates an intelligent man? I remember a female high school student who was very happy with her boyfriend because he was involved in martial arts, as she was. No offense meant to sports-minded guys, but she was often bored when the males she knew went on about different sports that she had no interest in, but listened politely to. _____ _____

Question for AJ and Wa-No-Michi: You must have studied Japanese. Did you do so only in the US, or did you visit Japan? I met a high school senior several years ago whose school offered Japanese. He hasn't got a drop of Asian blood in him, but he was a natural with the language. It wound up that he visited Japan, living with a Japanese family for a summer. I remember observing him helping his father, an attorney, with a Japanese-American client, as the client could sometimes only express himself clearly in Japanese.

Your posting was on September 20th, unknownstyle. Have you found feedback from the forum helpful? Have you made your decision yet? If you have decided to leave, the longer you wait, the harder it will be, especially since your Sensei has declared his intentions. _____ _____