Bon

Failing students is a good thing in my opinion.. I'd been training in kickboxing a month, then I graded in a short time 'cause I had prior experience in karate.. I wanted my orange belt, that was my goal, I got my yellow belt and orange tip, I was happy I double graded, but still dissapointed I fell short of what I wanted. That motivated me to train REALLY hard, but after a while I didn't care so much about my belt and missed another 2 gradings (not by choice though, went away both times) and now I take pride in my belt that's lost it's colour and looks horrible. =)

Cool, man =) Good luck.. let us know how you get on. Good to see you're not letting your disability interfere with your learning like a lot of other hearing impaired/deaf people do. I don't think you risk your hearing with MA unless you go full contact with head shots. I've never sparred full contact head shots in the dojo, and you probably wouldn't have to participate in it if you didn't want to.. I don't think twice about my hearing, but I probably should be more considerate of it.

Besides, my point wasn't about programming. I was making a point, which involved my software design class..

You're using these forums because of software engineering.. Just because you find programming difficult doesn't mean you should bag it out. Not everyone likes programming, fair enough. But, it's hypocritical to say it's a sadistic act because you're using a browser and posting on a forum that was made through software engineering.

Hmm, I love to help people.. But, very few people appreciate it. An example, I took the time to ring up a kung fu dojo and find out some information for my friends. From what I found out, it seems to be a good dojo, training 6 times a week, cheap prices, no belt/grading systems, with an introductory lesson of 2 hours, then you can join in the 'normal' classes.. I found out all the info and passed it on to them.. They didn't go and won't go.. How far do I have to go ? Organise to pick them up and take them to the dojo and go in with them, join in too ? Another example, I do SDD (software design & development) which a lot of people are struggling with.. They do general mathematics though, so that could be part of their problem too since they can't even do basic algebra.. There's this guy who ignores me and my friend when his group is around, but when they go to class and we go to SDD he's our best friend. He EXPECTS and DEMANDS help from us, we explain the same thing to him a million times, a simple concept like arrays, he doesn't care, he just wants us to do his work, so he can hand the assignment in and get good marks! Packs the ****s with us 'cause we wouldn't do it for him, only 5 people out of the class of 16 or so managed to get their program fully working.. When he expects help, he just comes straight up to us, otherwise he doesn't want to associate with us, and he doesn't even greet us, or ask us how we are. I was busy fixing a bug up in my program and he was constantly trying to tell me his problem.. Fair go! the moral of this story, people wait to be acted on and don't want to help themselves win.. People who are prepared to put the effort in to win, I'm more than happy to help.. But, they are very few and far between.

I have a hearing impairment in my left ear and a profound hearing loss in my right ear. The Doctors told my parents I'd never be able to catch a ball, but I can.. they also basically said I was gonna die, and if I did live I'd be blind and deaf.. It doesn't really seem to effect my sense of balance and I haven't really noticed it affecting too many other deaf/hearing impaired people.. Can you explain why it affects you ? I think akido is impractical for self defense, it takes far too long to be able to apply it. I have dabbled in akido, but the only thing it did for me was make me realise how poor my grappling was and to get a REAL grappling art. I would say any art you're interested in would be good.. I'd personally go with muay thai or some form of freestyle kickboxing. I think most karate is based towards kata, with the emphasis being a lot heavier on kata than sparring. The training isn't really suited to self defense like other arts such as muay thai or kickboxing. I think it comes down to more what you have available in your area, and the way they train.. Check out a few schools and see what you like the look of, talk to the instructors.. When you first start sparring, I doubt it's very likely you'll go full contact, let alone have head shots. You'll probably start off with light contact and gradually progress to medium, and then to full in the heat of the moment. I'd reccomend learning a striking art and getting proficient in that first before looking for a grappling art.. I think the stand up skills really compliment the take downs in grappling arts such as BJJ (brazilian jiu jitsu), which I think you NEED before you can effectively take someone down on the streets. A lot of guys can grapple real well on the ground, but their take downs aren't too good, they look like a fish out of water, which they are really, since they have no stand up skills. Do you mind if I ask how old you are ? Why you want to learn martial arts ? And, how you got your hearing loss ?

I use AND, NOT, +, _ and all... Ditto ;p

google of course.. you ?

I worked it out.. Let u = orginal velocity Rx = u²sin2(theta)/g 85 = u²sin2(31.5)/9.8 85*9.8 = u²sin63 u² = 833/sin63 u² = 13.22 u = +/- sqrt(13.22) Btw, they are good sites YODA.. The first one practically covers everything on projectile motion we need to know. How did you find them ? Whenever I search for physics related stuff on the 'net, I never find anything good.

No, I don't practice at home.. There's a few drills you can drill, or you can go through the motions imagining you're doing it on an opponent. If you have 350$ US, you can buy Buddy the grappling dummy.. The guys from my dojo are pretty keen to spar, and grapple twice a week informally, maybe even 3 soon.

Definately.. it all depends on the situation what you use and do... I think it is the basic principle of cross training, learning to be prepared for all situations that MAY occur in a fight.

lol, thanks =)

Glad you joined.. =) Do you practice MA yourself ? What about your fiance ?

I'm just wondering how many kicks I do know and can perform compared to the different kicks there are out there. I know of : inner & outer thigh.. front kick, lead & back round house, lead & back side kick head height kick spinning back kick crescent(sp?) kick 360 spin and crescent kick some kind of 360 kick called a 'helicopter' or 'aerial' I guess if I know 360, a 180 .. kick before moving onto 360, where you jump up, doing a twisting roundhouse sort of thing. run up and back leg for front kick run up, front kick to get height, then powerful front kick with back leg. step up side kick back kick pivot on one foot and twist to put a heel into something behind/on the side of you.. jumping spinning back kick jumping back kick This is all I can think of, and I've done them all in kickboxing.. Can anyone else add kicks which I haven't listed here ? Wanna get an idea of what I didn't learn, because I learnt knees, elbows and all the punches. I can think of a flying side kick, which I might have done once ..

Heh. Jiu jitsu is no worse than any other art, it could even possibly be advantageous.. Multiple attacker situation, grab one guy, put him in some form of choke, or choke him out to scare the other guys; or threaten to kill him if they come any closer.. Got a guy on the ground, arm-bar him, and threaten to break his arm if his mates come closer, if they come closer apply more pressure and if they come close enough, break his arm. Knee on stomach, can easily jump to feet.. Horse mount, excellent for hammering the crap out of an aggressive opponent, as soon as he bucks, you jump to your feet & let him have a punch, he'll automatically go back down.. When you take a guy down and put him in your guard, that's stupid. A lot of people can trade blow for blow on the street, especially with adrenalin and all flowing. But, resisiting JJ is futile! JJ is based on the principle of using a stonger part(s) of your body against your opponent's weaker part. The arm bar is a classic example of this, you've got your 2 legs, back, hips, two arms all on your opponents one arm. Don't raise the eye gouging, biting, etc argument.. The person doing JJ has a SUPERIOR position to do all this and more without effective retaliation.

A stone is thrown a distance of 85m at an elevation of 31.5(degrees) to the horizontal. What was its original speed ? Anyone know ? The distance is horizontal, as far as I know... _________________ It takes sacrifice to be the best. There are always two choices, two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy. [ This Message was edited by: Bon on 2002-05-04 20:54 ]

budhists ??

budhists ??

Sure, I'll grapple with you in a singlet =d)

LMAOROFL!!!!

I doubt you'll spar for a few months, let alone in your first class..

Ah, no! Do not make up a story for his lie. In school, nothing justifies hitting someone no matter what they've done. Get your friends that you were talking to to tell the principal the story.. Think about it dude, who the hell is going to hit someone with a dislocated shoulder unless they're really angry ? You got that angry because he pushed your shoulder..

ROFL.. That site contradicts itself.. "KSD's black belt test is the hardest and toughest test in the world! Just imagine going on a shooting range and have to shoot 52 separate targets. A shooting target is made up of different circles narrowing to the 'bull's eye'. It's simple enough just to hit the target but can you hit the 'bull's eye' with at least 42 'bull's eye' out of 52, after you have been physically worn down by some of the harshest KSD drills. The 4 boards 'awesome power' test is the toughest of them all!" The black belt test, which sounds impressive until you see a clip of a first dan (ignoring the 5 year old black belt, download the clip of the first dan from the bottom of the page here http://members.tripod.com/morganksd/index.html ) and read this : "This is why Koo Karate beginners are taught techniques considered by most martial arts organizations to be for advanced students only. The round punch (hook) for instance, which is the same punch most street attackers would use, is taught from day one, allowing the student to cultivate this technique from the beginning rather than withholding it until he or she has reached the so called advanced level. Stationary targets are simple drills to maximize power, but moving targets are harder to hit and require more training. Anyone can train themselves to shoot a pistol and be accurate hitting a bull's eye on a stationary target. Yet to do the same thing with a moving target is a very difficult task. " lsdgjksdhfklshklsdfhsd <-- frustration

How lame is this ? "Adults Waiting Period Requirements: Black - 6 months to 1st. Degree - 2 years to 2nd Degree - 3 years to 3rd. Degree - 4 years to 4th Degree - 5 years to 5th Degree - Master Level. For a person from the age of 18 onwards, it would take 16.5 years from beginner to Master Level. Children Waiting Period Requirements: Black - 1 year to 1st. Degree - 4 years to 2nd. Degree - 8 years to 3rd. Degree. The time requirements is double that of the adults, until they reach the age of 18 years when the adult time takes effect. The potential for a child who join us at the age of 3. By the age of 5 reach Black Belt, age 6 reach 1st. Degree, age 10 reach 2nd. Degree, age 18 reach 3rd. Degree, age 22 reach 4th Degree and finally at age 27 reaches 5th Degree - Master Level" That frustrates me beyond belief..

I saw a clip of a guy throwing punches from Koo self defense who's a first dan black belt and has been training for 8 years. It looks so poor, he starts off with his hands at chest height, then is running forward practically, drops both hands to throw some kind of left hook and throws a massive haymaker I'm guessing. Looks like a true McDojo to me..