Nidan Melbourne

An Exercise Physiologist is pretty much the best person to speak to in terms of exercise. Doctors who do Martial Arts is good yes, but they don't really understand the ins and outs of exercise prescription for different people. Physiotherapists have a pretty good idea of what happens and how to prescribe exercise to patients (on an individual basis). But since you said that your a PT, you do realize that even though you prescribe exercise to individuals that there is a big group of people that you can't technically work with? Like you can work with people who are low risk of any complications and some people who are at moderate risk. But shouldn't be working with high risk patients. when i say high risk i mean if they have cardiovascular, metabolic, respiratory diseases. Thats why as an EP we do a risk stratification for patients first time they see us. the main reason why we have metabolic under the banner of high risk is because of the complications that could occur during exercise. But yes if anything did happen, he can indeed sue purely because the doctor didn't take appropriate actions in ensuring the safety of their patients. That is why they should refer any patient to an EP if they want their patient to exercise and safely. But even then if the doctor didn't inform the EP of anything wrong with the patient (and there was) they can still file the lawsuit What's an EP and a PT? An EP is an Exercise Physiologist and PT is personal trainer

11/12/2013 7:00-9:00 Karate - first class: all kumite + pre-arranged sparring - 2nd class: kata - Saifa, Seiunchin and Kururunfa. Practical applications for Kururunfa (I was the guinea pig for this), throws, takedowns, locks & holds. during the day; gym for 4 hours - bike (rode 10 km for High Intensity Interval Training) - Treadmill 25 minutes - weights - different machines @ different weights - free weights - bicep & tricep curls

Welcome to the forum Scott

as much as i am bias because i study Goju-Ryu but it is an excellent style to study. But you have to have a look at the sensei who runs the classes. As you need a good one that can teach you what you need and also still follow traditions. At my dojo we hold gradings every few months, but it depends on the number of people who are eligible to grade. But what we generally do is hold it in class time to have extra students come do the grading. But this is only for the adults (as this is more relevant for you than the juniors grading). Just remember that Shotokan and Goju-Ryu are very different styles.

That is saddening to hear that the honbu has to move. but hey you never know the dojo might be bigger than before. and is also very saddening to hear that your soke passed away.

I'm a Nidan in Goju-Ryu karate and we do condition ourselves often. But is mostly outside class that we do it. But most of us senior grades do it in class as well so we can perform our techniques properly (without getting hurt) and our body gets stronger from it. Our juniors don't condition as much as the adults, but they do a fair bit of cardio (both aerobic and anaerobic) and muscular conditioning.

Depends on the situation. In class we generally do toes pointed if we don't want to hurt our partners. but we primarily kick toes pulled back and end up striking with the ball of the foot.

An Exercise Physiologist is pretty much the best person to speak to in terms of exercise. Doctors who do Martial Arts is good yes, but they don't really understand the ins and outs of exercise prescription for different people. Physiotherapists have a pretty good idea of what happens and how to prescribe exercise to patients (on an individual basis). But since you said that your a PT, you do realize that even though you prescribe exercise to individuals that there is a big group of people that you can't technically work with? Like you can work with people who are low risk of any complications and some people who are at moderate risk. But shouldn't be working with high risk patients. when i say high risk i mean if they have cardiovascular, metabolic, respiratory diseases. Thats why as an EP we do a risk stratification for patients first time they see us. the main reason why we have metabolic under the banner of high risk is because of the complications that could occur during exercise. But yes if anything did happen, he can indeed sue purely because the doctor didn't take appropriate actions in ensuring the safety of their patients. That is why they should refer any patient to an EP if they want their patient to exercise and safely. But even then if the doctor didn't inform the EP of anything wrong with the patient (and there was) they can still file the lawsuit

This Saturday, I have to run a junior grading for all our kyu grades (up to purple belt) on my own. As my Sensei and his 2IC (who is a 2nd Dan) are away and that means I am left in charge of the grading. Even though this is my first time taking a junior grading (obviously i was a junior in those gradings years ago, but never was an instructor for one) I get my sensei trusts me enough to do it (considering i am a Nidan) but it is weird to think that he trusts me more to run his school all day. I have 2 Shodan's and 3 Shodan-Ho's helping with the grading which i am grateful for! Any words of wisdom for me? Before the Grading i have 3 classes to run (yay?) before the grading, the grading itself which runs for 2 hours (when really it always goes overtime), then 2 adults classes.

Even though age is a number, it is a risk factor in both men and women over the age of 45 (women) and 50 (men). so it is an IMPORTANT number in a persons overall health. and in this case it is a risk factor. But will depend on the rest of his health. so currently he is a low risk patient and he can do exercise without medical supervision or supervised by those who are trained to deal with such patients. If any medical professional excludes age when risk stratifying any patient, they are at risk of injury. But Sensei8's doctor who has recommnended only 30 minutes a day. It is insufficient exercise to maintain health. that time is done just walking around the house, office or walking anywhere you want to get done. he should be doing a lot more than that and to have a healthy older life. any exercise done that is above the bare minimum that is recommended by ESSA (Exercise Sport Science Australia), ACSM (American College Sports Medicine) and other national associations that set standards on what people should be doing for exercise. and unfortunately doctors don't always look at such recommendations.

Do you have any medical conditions? The only reason why I can think of is that he doesn't want the risk of any major health problems. The fact that he is saying you can only do 30 mins is odd. mainly because the more exercise you do the better your overall health is. just as long as your recovery is also adequate. Speak to another doctor. but for best results speak to an exercise physiologist because they know what levels of exercise you should be doing and also they can help prescribe exercise for you so you can either do it in a gym or at home (or even in the dojo, park etc). Honestly I don't think your doctor should be saying doing limited exercise for you. unless he thinks that there is an issue for you and if he has actually had done tests on you.

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Excellent work there Brian

Congrats!!

Congratulations AdamKralic!!!

Good luck for that my friend

Good luck. You deserve it!

I spar with girls in my karate classes all the time. one or two of them always make a fuss when punched in their breasts. but when they arc up about it, my sensei always tells them that they should expect it. Especially in a real self defence situation the attacker will want to go for any part of their body. The rest of the girls in my classes are cool with being hit anywhere on their body. Its like when a female kicks us in the gonads. and we arc up I wonder what your instructor would have said.

Don't ignore your upper body. Do stretches for your arms, trunk (chest). Also don't forget when you stretch the muscles in your trunk (includes front, side and back) to do all sides.

Yes, they should. Why? It's part of a karateka's training, and in that, it's not age restrictive, imho. No, imho, a 10 year old shouldn't be a BB, but training in Jiyu Kumite ISN'T the same thing. Train in it, and trian hard UNDER the supervision of said instructor. Exactly this. Very little of Karate should be withheld because of age (and what is should be at the instructors discretion). The key is certainly to always supervise to ensure that it is being done safely and correctly. Just because they are young doesn't make them oblivious and if they think that you're holding something back from them it will cause frustration and it could turn them away. I can agree totally with that. Anything you do with anyone in MA you should always be supervising them at it. Especially with Kumite where they could potentially injure somebody (mainly in light and jiyu kumite). When we are teaching our students how to spar, we tell them to an appropriate level but if you are hit a bit too hard they should say "OOSU" or tell them that it was a bit too hard. but some students don't understand to pull the power off a bit because they are obviously hitting too hard. As you don't want to injure your partner. As you won't learn anything if you injure everyone you spar and they (your partner) won't learn anything nor will they want to learn how to spar

Definitely!

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WMA? EMA? SCA? Can someone please fill me in. I'm in Australia, and i have never heard those acronyms in my life before. Unless I have heard their actual names

My girlfriend who attended my last grading was bored stupid as it went for 5-6 hours. But she persisted in staying there and watching me. And giving support when i needed it. At any point if she was getting bored (i told her at the start) that she could sneak off an watch the basketball opposite (my basketball association plays opposite my dojo) for a little bit or you are free to head off and do something for a couple of hours. But she stayed the entire time.

Still, our numbers aren't the Hombu's concern as to the versus ratio of whom can or whom can't test at the Hombu and the like. Our annual testing cycle at the Hombu is usually over 200+ students; all who've been approved by the Hombu. Without explaining and/or revealing proprietary conclusions; our Student Master Files generally contain: >Full name, current address, and phone contact(s) >Birthdate >Sensei(s) name(s) >Rank(s)/Shogo Title(s) earned >Pass/Fail Ratio >Date of last testing cycle >Whom administrated said testing cycle(s) >Tenure Information >Signature(s) of Authority >Etc [Proprietary conclusions] I can respect you for wanting to withhold certain information for legal reasons. If I wanted to use that kind of formatting i would get permission from you first. All my old school had on file was: Name D.O.B Address Parent(s) Account details for direct debit (N/A if paid in cash or via cheque) Grading history and who graded them Start date (when they commenced training from the very beginning) How many lessons that they are at (at) their current rank. and any other notes for the student (ie if there is any outstanding fees owed)