KickChick

http://www.superlaugh.com/1/chowmein.htm Turn up the volume!!!! Sorry SaiFightsMS ... make sure shadow isn't listening!!!

... yes that usually happens when you don't drink plenty of water but as I mentioned .... especially when supplementing with creatine.

Okay here's a few from my 8 year old .... How do cattle defend themselves? they use cow-a-ti (karate) What tree is a karate champion? Spruce Lee What is small, round and green, and know karate? Bruce Pea How's that for "clean"???.... I said he was 8 right??? _________________ KarateForums Sensei 1st dan Tae Kwon Do (ITF) Cardio/Fitness Kickboxing Instr. [ This Message was edited by: KickChick on 2002-05-29 12:39 ]

Yes indeedy kids do the darnest things... my son when he was 2 did the same thing except with his peas. Seems he was trying to hide them rather than eat them! That same little boy got in his first car accident yesterday! (he's ok 'cept for his car!) There was no hiding that one!!! Sometimes I wish he were still 2 .... YIKES! did I say that!!! ..... I have the best of both worlds 2 teenagers and my baby who just turned 8 .... gotta love them! _________________ KarateForums Sensei 1st dan Tae Kwon Do (ITF) Cardio/Fitness Kickboxing Instr. [ This Message was edited by: KickChick on 2002-05-29 11:58 ] [ This Message was edited by: KickChick on 2002-05-29 11:59 ]

Canada is Canada ... and America is America .... they have their similarities and their differences which make each country truly exceptional in their own way and we should and must ... continue to be good neighbors!

I came across this style of combative MA that five martial artists created... a street-wise, highly effective combat system which derived its name from the first letters of the styles that comprised it. ... KA (from a Korean style of karate) JU (from judo and jujitsu) KEN (From kenpo) BO(from Chinese boxing, kung fu) --Kajukenbo "the perfected art of dirty streetfighting" . There are several tactics that kajukenbo teaches in order for the martial artist to win on the streets. ANYTHING GOES: The first thing to remember is to to do anything it takes to win. Even if you have to bite, scratch, and kick, there are no rules. You have to fight like an animal if necessary. The old phrase in the martial arts is "be humble," but be humble only to a point. Be a person because you choose to be, not because you're intimidated. FIGHT FAST, FIGHT HARD: If you find yourself in a position where you have no other choice but to fight, do it fast and get it over with. DON'T BE STUPID: Remember that a good streetfighter is as good as, or better, than a black belt in a street situation. Some of the streetfighters go out and fight every Friday night. They know how to take a punch. They know how to use a beer bottle. They know how to use a lot of things and they move like a cat when they fight. STRIKE WHILE HE ARGUES WITH YOU: If you can hit your opponent while he's in the middle of a sentence or a word, you have the element of surprise. He can't think of two things at the same time. SPIT IN HIS FACE AT THE EXACT MOMENT YOU STRIKE: Normally, a grown man will flinch because he doesn't like the idea of someone spitting in his face. USE UNEXPECTED DIVERSIONS AND DISTRACTIONS: An older person can fake a heart attack long enough for the opponent to hesitate and be caught off guard by a couterattack. Surprise is always an advantage. ATTACK THE MOST VULNERABLE TARGETS: Kajukenbo emphasizes attacking the most vulnerable targets including the eyes, the throat, the groin and the knees. DON'T STOP UNTIL THE PERSON IS FINISHED: One or two moves may or may not be enough to take a person out. The kajukenbo strategy is to stike or kick a person, get him down to the ground, and then continue until he stops.

What? That's unheard of! You may be Canadian but you still complain about your government, taxes and anything else that you may think is wrong with your country just like Americans. And when the need arises, Canadians like Americans are just as patriotic. Unfortunately it took a terrorist attack to resume an outgoing of patriotism from the American people. For the Canadians it took a beer commercial ... how ironic is that!

Practice makes perfect! Keep doing the repeated kicking ... try hooking to a heavy back to build up your hip flexor strength and with that will come speed in the technique. For a change of pace..... (I do this with my class) Get on all 4's Do leg lift hydrants ...lifting bent leg up as far as you can (aim for shoulder height!) Abs tight and don't sway your back. Keep chin up! Slow and controlled leg movements up and down concentrating on the lift. (Add a weight to really work the muscle). After doing a few reps of those left and right.... throw some hooks kicks while in this position. Work on the flexing of that foot... drive that heel and hook that kick to where you are almost kicking yourself in the butt.

yup exactly! Sometimes it happens to me on a Saturday night (and no I'm not exercising!)

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Soreness is due to lactic acid build-up, muscle spasms or muscle damage. Soreness that lasts more than two or three days may indicate something more serious. By muscle damage I mean that overloading your muscles can cause micro tears, when the muscle heals it becomes stronger. This is why weight lifters lift every other day - to give the muscles time to heal. Movements that cause muscle soreness have been shown to produce localized damage to the muscle fibers. Chemical irritants such as histamine are released from damaged muscles and can irritate pain receptors in the muscle. Also, muscle damage often causes a slight swelling in the muscle tissue which creates enough pressure to stimulate these pain receptors. However, it has been shown that some swelling may persist even after the muscle soreness has disappeared. So, it is thought the pain receptors either gradually adapt to the swelling or to some other factors present. Obviously the person that made that comment to you overused his muscles or lacked consistent training.

*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.Happy Birthday James!!! (whew thanks for missing mine Patrick!)

Congrats to all you graduates! ::smileywithgraduationcap:: Patrick I am looking forward to some more fine work from you!

hmmmm.... I'm not a doctor, but I wouldn't take any chances (would you????) I mean I need every last brain cell that I've manged to hold on to over the years .... and as I get older my reflexes aren't getting any better so .... actually fat, smart and quick sounds better to me! (not that I'm fat mind you! )

Check out this thread http://www.karateforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=1657&forum=19&14 For (martial artists) it is quite common to have some sort of "cracking" either tendon or ligament related of the hip. The snapping sensation results from the movement of a muscle or tendon (the tough, fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone) over a bony structure. In the hip, the most common site is at the outer side where a band of connective tissue (the iliotibial band) passes over the broad, flat portion of the thighbone known as the greater trochanter (tro-KAN-ter). When the hip is straight, the band is behind the trochanter. When the hip bends, the band moves over the trochanter so that it is in front of it. The band is always tight, like a stretched rubber band. Because the trochanter juts out slightly, the movement of the band across it creates the snap you hear. Eventually, this could lead to hip bursitis. Bursitis is thickening and inflammation of the bursa, a fluid-filled sac that allows the muscle to move smoothly over bone. Another tendon that could cause a snapping hip runs from the inside of the thighbone up through the pelvis. As you bend the hip, the tendon shifts across the head of the thighbone; when you straighten the hip, the tendon moves back to the side of the thighbone. This back-and-forth motion across the head of the thighbone causes the snapping. Snapping hip is usually painless and harmless, although the sensation can be annoying. But.... A tear in the cartilage or some bone debris in the hip joint can also cause a snapping or clicking sensation. This type of snapping hip usually causes pain and may be disabling. A loose piece of cartilage can cause the hip to catch or lock up. Most people don’t bother seeing a doctor unless they’re feeling some pain. The doctor will first want to determine the exact cause of the snapping. Try the glucosamine supplement ... it has alleviated some of the "snapping" for some of us here. (see the post above) also: If your snapping hip is painless, no treatment is needed. If it bothers you, reduce your activity levels and apply ice. Stretching exercises prescribed by your physician or a physical therapist can help. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin or ibuprofen, may reduce discomfort. If you’ve developed hip bursitis, your physician may recommend an injection of a corticosteroid to reduce inflammation. Modify your sport or exercise activities to avoid repetitive movement of the hip. For martial arts this may be impossible! In the very rare cases that do not respond to conservative treatment, surgery may be recommended. The type of surgery will depend on the cause of the snapping hip. _________________ KarateForums Sensei 1st dan Tae Kwon Do (ITF) Cardio/Fitness Kickboxing Instr. [ This Message was edited by: KickChick on 2002-05-29 09:32 ]

... touched upon it in this thread http://www.karateforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=2931&forum=19&start=0 To understand how ketosis develops, you first need to understand how the liver converts the food you eat into fuels and how the body uses these fuels. The protein, complex carbohydrates, and fat that you eat ... and the protein, carbohydrate, and fat in your body ... can all be used to fuel your body functions. But first, the liver converts them into chemicals the body's tissues can use as fuel, as follows: The liver converts the carbohydrates into a simple sugar, glucose, which can fuel most body functions. It converts any excess protein you eat, over and above what you need to replace the proteins in your body, into glucose as well. It converts the fats into chemicals called ketone bodies. Once these conversions are made, the liver exports the glucose and ketone bodies into the blood stream for distribution to the tissues for use as fuel. The amount of ketone bodies you make depends on how much glucose is available to your system. If you starve yourself, or if you eat a low to no carbohydrate diet, you will make large amounts of ketone bodies to compensate for the lack of carbohydrates. As a result, you will start to accumulate these ketone bodies in your blood stream. This accumulation is called ketosis, and the diet that causes this accumulation is called a ketogenic diet. Ketosis will give a distinctive taste in your mouth, and a distinct (and not very pleasant) breath odor ... it smells like a cross between apples and nail polish remover (YUK!!!!) .... because some of these ketones can be exhaled from your lungs as a gas. Most tissues can use ketone bodies as fuel, so when little glucose is available, they switch to using ketone bodies. But there are several tissues of the body which don't do very well when you have ketosis. These include your brain, the muscles you use for rapid movement, and your red blood cells. Sorry Bon ... I disagree with you! (on ketones being the best fuel for brain). One tissue that cannot use ketone bodies very well as a fuel is the brain. The brain needs a certain amount of carbohydrate per day to function properly (about 150 grams a day). If you eat a low carbohydrate diet for a while, or if you starve, you brain can start to use ketones for about 50% of its fuel needs. But when your brain uses ketones, it cannot function at its best -- thinking and reaction times tend to slow down. People tend not to notice these changes when they are on a low to no carbohydrate diet, because the brain changes make them slower to react to any stimulus, including the stimuli that come from self-awareness. So you may not be aware of this slowing down, but it may make a difference if you use machinery, such as a car, which requires quick thinking and quick reflexes. Another tissue that cannot use ketones very well are the muscles that you need to use for fast movement. For example, the muscles in your hands cannot use ketone bodies very well, so on a low carbohydrate diet, your fast repeated hand movements (punching) will slow down and your hands' endurance will decrease -- for example you will become slower and more tired when you type for a long time. (like I'm doing now ) Furthermore, on a low to no carbohydrate diet, the protein you eat, and protein from muscles is converted to glucose to supply the brain's needs. So if you go on this diet, you may feel tired because you have lost muscle mass too. When you begin a low to no carbohydrate diet, you will experience water weight loss, even when you don't change the total anount of calories that you eat. This water weight loss is due to the changes in kidney function, including loss of body sodium, that accompany the need to excrete the excess ketone bodies. As a result you will reach a new, slightly dehydrated weight. You will also need to excrete the urea that is produced when you convert protein into fuels and into glucose. The urea is excreted along with water, so that you will continue to have higher than normal water loss. Because a low carbohydrate diet is unbalanced, it can cause ketosis with possible undesirable consequences. Please consult with a doctor! _________________ KarateForums Sensei 1st dan Tae Kwon Do (ITF) Cardio/Fitness Kickboxing Instr. [ This Message was edited by: KickChick on 2002-05-28 21:11 ] [ This Message was edited by: KickChick on 2002-05-28 21:14 ]

well put ckd! ... I'm right behind you on this one ... in fact if you need someone to catch your head I'll be sure to toss it back!

Hey I thought you were leaving McGee! J/K!!! ... yeah well I never said 1, 2 or 3 .... and yes MA is a business, and no I never get po'd teaching my kids ...

Honestly that just sounds to me as if you didn't eat anything before working out. You should have some complex carbs before your workout to give you some energy. I felt that way when I went on an extremely low carb diet. I was dizzy light headed and not to mention lethargic. There is a good chance that it could be an insufficient intake of quality carbohydrates. The endurance that all martial artists strive for is correlated directly with your intake of carbohydrates. You should choose quality sources of carbs. Complex carbohydrates should form the bulk of your carb intake. Complex carbs take longer to digest and the gradual release of glucose into your bloodstream is important to sustain energy levels over a longer period of time. This is especially important for those endurance-critical activities such as martial arts training. Examples of complex carbs are sweet potatoes, yams, oats, brown rice, fresh pasta, and vegetables. Carbs are your preferred source for energy to fuel your workouts which allows your body to remain in an anabolic state (i.e. more protein available for muscle repair and growth than required for fuel). Should your body not have protein to spare for muscle maintenance and repair and, instead, look to your protein intake for fuel, you are in a catabolic state. Don't forget, the muscles in your body are also a source of protein-rich fuel and if given reason to, the body will break down your muscle tissue for energy. _________________ KarateForums Sensei 1st dan Tae Kwon Do (ITF) Cardio/Fitness Kickboxing Instr. [ This Message was edited by: KickChick on 2002-05-28 15:42 ]

... you can add that one to my list!

agreed tsdstud ... but you fail to realize many of our members may not be "traditional" (as we are) .... and so may be more pragmatic than tolerant. I think the arguement here is that yes, it should take longer for children and beginners to "learn the stuff". In the dojang, there is no age, gender, cultural, or racial barriers (ideally!)and all students begin their training at the lowest skill level, usually being at white belt. Belts are 'awarded' to students based on improvement of their own personal skills. For this reason, belts are only just a rough estimate of a student's skill. Since rank is awarded based on number of lessons, performing certain minimum skills, and on making substantial personal improvement, it is more of a social and psychological status than an indicator of fighting ability. One must remember that a higher rank many times indicates the person has higher tenure in the school, not necessarily that the person has a higher skill level than the lower ranks. We fail to realize this fact here ...that skill level does not always equate to what color belt you are wearing. _________________ KarateForums Sensei 1st dan Tae Kwon Do (ITF) Cardio/Fitness Kickboxing Instr. [ This Message was edited by: KickChick on 2002-05-28 10:42 ]

Quote:" I don't know about you, but I don't train for that pretty belt that goes around my waist. Inside you, the belt means nothing if you haven't earnt it, and if you don't know how much you do have to learn and what 'reality' (reality is whatever we define it as) is for you, then I really do not know what to say. " ) Yeah, I like you train in the MA for the same reasons ... I'm not out to impress anyone but myself. Because I am over 40 I do tend to get down on my abilities at times measuring myself up with others that are 1/2 my age. I am taking my 2nd degree training very slowly and everyone is asking me "Deb, when are you gonna test? .... don't you haver enough lessons yet???... so on and so forth..... I personally feel I am not yet ready .... I don't want to be "given" the rank because of my "time put in" or even because of my attitude. I want my technique to be perfect .... well, at least perfect by my own standards. When I can achieve this .... I will test and get that 2nd degree!

I never gave this much thought or knew what was actually happening to me when 'this' happens so when I looked into further I thought I would share this. Everyone knows the term "getting your second wind" but do you know what is actually happening to your body when this happens and do you know how to have it kick in sooner? (would be awesome for those long sparring matches or competitions!) That feeling of the afterburn igniting comes about 15 -30 min. after aerobic activity when you have burned available carbs and your body starts to use fat for energy. Fat delivers twice as many units of energy per gram as compared to carbs or proteins creating that euphoric feeling of a "second wind". Fat burns slower and longer which is why the second wind drives you to carry on. There are actually two easy ways to achieve your second wind sooner! Get your carbs to start burning earlier with a vigorous warm up 10 -15 min. prior to workout or activity. This is great for sports too like a game of basketball. In this way you will be minutes away from using your fat for energy. Also, you can get your second wind quicker and maintain it longer by drinking 16-24 ounces of water or sports drink 2 hours before workout/sport and then another 8-16 ounces about halfway through your activity.

Welcome to KF!!

I'd like to focus a bit on this .... Is it so important??? What if an "older" person cannot do a jump spin kick or even throw a round waist high .... does he pass .... or because he has a great attitude ... does that make up for it?