LLLEARNER

I was reading up just recently about a style called Bartitsu. It was created a couple of hundred years ago by an English gentleman that spent some time in Japan, learned some jujitsu, and decided to adapt it to more quintessential English gentleman style self defence using walking canes and umbrellas and such as improvised weapons. The art never made it big apparently. It was all but lost to time. But a few records remain, in newspaper articles and such. And modern day enthusiasts are trying to recreate the style by pulling together magazine articles, old photographs, anecdotal evidence etc. There are now practical enthusiasts that run demos of it, all dressed in victoriana style attire of course. The point I'm trying to make is, yes I think people can become self taught in martial arts, if they are determined enough, and willing to experiment. I thought Bartitsu was a fictional martial art used in the Sherlock Holmes stories. I didn't know it was based on any real martial art, than again, I never got much into Sherlock Holmes. Yes. It is real. http://www.bartitsu.org/

Welcome! I like your screen name.

Is there a way you could up your protein a bit and time your meal to an hour before training? I tend to lose my appetite in hot weather too. I try to have a small salad with protein for lunch and a small dinner, grilled lean meat and veggies. I rarely eat breakfast.

We are the same except we don't Oss.

Happy Treason Day!

Johnny was just a perfectly ordinary hormonal young man. Daniel was the bully. There was an older one that didn't go viral which was a three parter called "crimes of Daniel larusso" But good to know cobra kai supporters are here! Assaaaaa! Cobra kai.... Say it. Cobra kai, never dies! That's right! Yeah, I even like the cheesy third one. Terry silver is a goldmine of catch phrases and colorful quotes. "Waaaah wuuuh wuuuh, common little man lets see how good you really are" Barnes: who are you his mother? Silver: maybe. "Plutonium was a preferred waste you could dump it anywhere but now everybody is a detective" " I turn wimps in to winners not the other way around" " if your looking to be a bad boy in l.a snake is the boy to be bad with" Sorry I am a huge Terry silver fan and get carried away. Aaaaaaaasssssssssssaaaaah I get the love. I have read that the actor has retired and does not want to act anymore. I wonder if they will bring back Hilary Swank from KK IV. They have acknowledged that it is part of cannon.

Were you a trouble maker?

There have even been cases of an older business using a name or trademark suing and winning the right to ownership over a newer business.

I have seen what amounts to cut off gi sleeves advertised for Judo and BJJ players for grip strength. They have a strap on them that can be hooked to bungee cords or wrapped around kettlebells or pull-up bars.

Sorry.. Then perhaps the other fella says "No you hang on a minute" as he pulls out his false teeth dentures and puts them in his pocket. The ultimate fight, Martial Artist vs. Hockey player. I lived with a hockey player in college. He used to leave his dentures at home when we went out drinking because he didn’t want to lose them in a drunken stupor. He wasn’t the only one on that team with dentures. Needless to say, they weren’t very good. I grew up in Northern Maine. I am familiar with the effect that hockey players with missing teeth have on the Canadian girls.

Sorry.. Then perhaps the other fella says "No you hang on a minute" as he pulls out his false teeth dentures and puts them in his pocket. The ultimate fight, Martial Artist vs. Hockey player.

I can pretty much everything you said common sense. But my question becomes more apparent every day, unfortunately - why is it called “common sense” when it’s just not very common? It seems common sense becomes less common everyday. Maybe it’s just me. It is not just you.

I hope we don't get Barnes back. I think it would be to much rehashing the past. I think the story needs to develop on its own from this point with a new challenger/bad guy. We have a lot of nostalgia already packed into the series, it needs to break new ground. The "redemption" of Johnny by confronting Kreese and changing Cobra Kai while still keeping it hardcore. He needs to keep the dojo from going the way of the old Cobra Kai. He can still provide hard core training, but maybe not using the junkyard dogs. We already started seeing Johnny turning around, he wrote off his step father, realized Miguel is starting down the path he was on, and is not drinking as much. His business will do well income wise. Daniel is starting his dojo, presumably with his Daughter and Robby as the core. We might see Miguel's father. They did a quick mention of him. I did like in the beginning when he rescued Miguel that the first kick he did hurt him a bit, like his muscles were not used to kicking so high. Now that the secrets are out, Samantha's hit and run as a passenger, Robby's paternity and Daniel's acceptance of it, and the return of Kreese (who was supposed to be dead) I think season 2 can really move the story along. They should keep the rivalry between Miyagi-do and Cobra Kai. The actor who played Silver is retired, and not interested in acting from what I understand.

Styles of the MA have different methodologies and ideologies. As I've mentioned before, we, in Shindokan pivot on our heels when it's necessary; primarily in our close range and Tuite. We've many techniques that the heel MUST be in contact with the ground; for the most, at the very end of said technique. Who walks only on their ball and/or heel?? I don't. I use the entire bottom of my foot whenever I go from point 'A' to point 'B', like whenever I'm walking to the store or to the inside of the store or when I'm walking around inside the store. I like to those moves you refer to if possible, are there any clips on YouTube you can direct me to? Check out Mr. Rick Hotten's video's; he's Shotokan and solid!! He has a short one that is about the connection to the floor.

I have already picked up on a few things that I am trying to incorporate.

That is kind of the crux of the problem, isn't it? If I take the initiative of attacking, it doesn't work because of what you say about the ranges, i.e. before I can complete anything I am giving them a chance to attack me first. So generally speaking so far I've been mostly trying to stay slightly out of their range and wait for them to attack me first, and try to counter. But then, I still have to figure out how/what I am going to do for that counter, because I am still very far away at this point. So usually this ends up with me looking like I am merely trying to avoid the fight, and that is kind of a let-down in a belt test. Also note that while I am one of the fastest guy in the dojo when it comes to striking, the speed of movement around the floor is another matter. It's a fact that with their long legs it takes them one step to close up to me, while it takes me two steps at least to go from slightly out of their range to my own range. So I may be faster, but I always have a longer distance to cover. Good suggestions from all anyway, thanks a lot! I definitely think that working on diagonal movements is something to really try harder. Fakes are generally discouraged in our dojo, while we are still at such low level, but not completely forbidden. Otherwise, while my speed is generally good, my reaction times are not. Or perhaps it's not even the reaction times, but rather the ability to understand quickly what the opponent is about to do, and react accordingly. This has always been my biggest weakness in every sport, think about the proverbial guy who is fine with the ball everywhere until he's in front of the goalkeeper, then everything goes blank... This is a bigger, and much more general flaw of mine however, not specific to the case in this thread. Be mindful of telegraphing. My sensei says that he is not that fast, just good at reading people. I say bull pucky. The dude is fast. But he is also good at reading telegraphing.

I read somewhere that he is in his 60's. I have never moved like that. According to his bio he started karate in 1969.

I do too. I can't wait for season 2.

I was watching some kata instructional videos and happened upon Rick Hotten. This guy seems like he is on another level. Is he legit? I got some insight on how to move that hopefully makes me less wooden.

Yeah, that's a good point because not many utilize the spear hand as a go-to technique as one would use a punch; comfort and all. Shindokan teaches the spear hand, but in my 53 years of training in Shindokan, I admit freely, that the spear hand isn't my go-to technique; situation, space permitted, would have me go-to the spear hand. It could also be use as a pre-emptive strike. Thinking how it is used in Heian Nidan, the support hand can grab a sleeve and push it away (twisting the body away) while the strike hand either strikes or grabs.

I will own that.

Be mindful of your telegraphing. This lets them counter easily. Stay close. If you are inside their kick, they have a hard time kicking. They may not be too close for a kick of your own. Tai sabaki. Move. Angle. Get close and to their 45 then strike. Keep in mind Mugsy Bogues and Spud Web. They not only competed but succeeded. Get fast. Work on speed.

Daniel always had a temper issue. I see kicking the cup at totally in character if we consider how unbalanced he is. He has not been training for some time as evidenced by his dojo/storage room. His daughter is getting into boys, and abandoning her lifelong friend. His daughter is not training with him anymore. His son has no interest in karate. Miyagi, his father figure, has long since passed. Instead of getting the wife approved midlife crisis sports car (a red Miata) his temper is surfacing against the major changes in his life. I like Johnny better right now because he is more relatable. He has the better struggle, improving himself. What I do not understand is the lifelong obsession with high school triumphs and losses. I guess I don't consider my teenage years as the end all and be all of life. So what, your high school girl moves on to someone else and a different life. So what, your rival opened a dojo with the same name (I think the old signage was much cooler). So what, the guy who beat you has a successful business. Johnny never moved on from that defeat. He has the same tv, same car, same movie collection, same Atari, same magazines. I kept waiting for the red jacket. Even the tournament committee seemed to put a bigger fuss over the winner from 30 YEARS ago than was necessary. I know Daniel has stayed local, been involved with the tournament, and is somewhat of a local celebrity. It just seemed they were trying a little too hard. Maybe martial arts tournaments are like that, I have not been around them enough to notice. What growth did Daniel display after 30 years? He immediately throws a temper tantrum when he learns his attentive, solid, high performing student is Johnny's son. Up to that point, when has his student and employee ever displayed anything other than an eagerness to learn and respect to him, karate and his business except when they were Daniel's fault. He gave much more flack to Miyagi.

I primarily look at the spear hand as a reach and grab.

I have had a few sessions that torched my legs so bad I walked funny for 3-4 days or so. I attribute it at least partially to being out of shape. We were holding deep stances a lot those classes. The worst one was the day after I started running. Stubborn me did not ease into the running. I did about 2 miles and half that at a sprint. If there was one thing I could have from my younger days, it would be my recovery.