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Welcome! And yes it's true..some of us are getting on in years but denial is a beautiful thing!!

A whole week! What are you going to do when you are a 3rd dan and learn only one new technique or form a year?

I got my start in the martial arts under Chuck Norris and the UFAF. It is what ignited the passion I still have today. It wasn't as much about the style as it was about the people and the philosophy.

Excellent article WW!!!

Red headgear, red side out on the hogu!

Congratulations to all!!

If you want to know if an instructor is good, look at his students.

I started TKD, after having reached the dan ranks in karate, for the same reasons you are considering. I wanted to kick faster and higher to make my karate better and TKD seemed to be the answer. To make a long (very long) story short it was the best move I ever made for myself and I never returned to karate at all! The high kicks and explosiveness of their sparring styles sucked me right in big time! And....my TKD is enhanced by the concepts of movement and power I learned in karate. It was a win-win situation for me and I do not regret the decision I made to switch. Now this may not be the path that you will take but it is worth toying with.

Sorry about the knee. Lunges can be hard on your knees-especially if you have problems with a misaligned knee cap. Ditto for going down stairs! Hopefully you just strained it and it will get better with rest (yes, I am actually suggesting something that seems totally foreign to a martial artist but....I have first hand knowledge with doing stupid things to your body!). Good luck!

This is exactly what has been on my mind this past week... Can you convince your students that you are sincere about what you are teaching them when you can't pass the same physical test you require them to? Age or disability considered or not considered? Hmm....where is that original thread anyway?

Thanks for the relpy-I'll check the site out. I tore a meniscus and partial ACL this spring and had surgery to repair it but....there was damage to the surface above the tear and I am having significant pain and swelling during training. This procedure was given as an option but my surgeon has never encountered a martial artist so he doesn't really grasp the amount of stressess we put on our poor knees. I am doing research on outcomes of the procedure and am hoping to find other martial artists who have had it and continue to do stupid things to their bodies.

Has anyone out there ever heard of or had a mosaiplasty of their knee?? I am specifically interested in outcomes as they relate to the martial arts, i.e., recovery periods, training restrictions, do you still have pain, etc. I would also be interested if you were given any other options or tried any other procedures first. Thanks!!

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Good point but may I add that it is very important that you wait an hour after working out before eating so you get maximum fat burning, however you need to eat after that one hour or your body will stop burning fat and start burning muscle. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn so keep your muscle at all cost! To build muscle you need PROTEIN so increase your intake to at least 1.5 gm per pound of body weight per day-divided into 6 meals. For example I weigh 113 pounds and each meal I eat consists of 20 gms protein and 20 grams carbs (about 120gms of each per day). Your metabolism will step up as long as you are doing the cardio. Also drink a lot of water to flush the by products of metabolism out.

Let me clarify: They do Brazilian JuJitsu-Gracie Style, not traditional such as Dan Zan Ryu. It is incorporated into the curriculum starting at the intermediate levels. Some take downs and wrist locks are from more traditional sources. As far as doing more...sometimes I think you can add too much stuff however, with the skills they teach it will take anyone many years to become proficient in one much less all. There seems to be a "give me more" mentality out there today and many have forgotten the essence of simplicity that makes a martial art relevant. Think about your own jujitsu system...

You need to feed your metabolism to get it burning faster. Try eating every 3 hours throughout the day-meals that consist of protien and carbs 50/50. In addition you should do a minumum of 20 minutes of cardio at least 3 times a week. If you start losing too much fat-increase your carbs not your protein. I ususally take in 20-25 grams of carbs and protein with each of my six meals and I weigh 113 lbs (and am quite lean).

Having been a student of WCTKD since 1991 (and instructor since 1993), I can say that it never really was just TKD. It always has been a mixture of several different martial art styles ( TKD, kali, JuJitsu, boxing and muay tai, etc.) and their philosophy has always been one of evolving and changing.That's what drew me to it in the first place! It's not all the flash and bright lights that you see at tournaments or on TV-it has real sustance if you are looking for it. KJN Ernie has a vision and to my knowledge has always been true to it. In my years there I have seen many changes and I myself have grown with those changes-both as a person and as a martial artist. Change can be difficult for some people no matter how disciplined and can lead to dissatisfaction in many ways-hence grumblings and rumors,personnel can change, talented students move on to other things, students leave to seek what they think they are not getting at home, schools spend time in transition, emphasis changes. No matter how it evolves there will be those students (and instructors) who embrace it's core and keep it alive.

I train every day. Weights, cardio , practice....and classes at least 4 times a week. It is a lifestyle for me not a hobby.

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