karate_woman

Welcome

Welcome to the City of Barrie That's near downtown and on the waterfront; on "the strip" where the malls are it would be a zoo about now.

I still haven't seen a reference anywhere to what you consider a Street Fight, for someone who posts so often about them! I agree with the other posters; it depends.

http://www.city.barrie.on.ca/apps/camera/cam.cfm?L1M=38 Here are the Barrie webcams.

At what age would you allow the child to start adult classes? I believe I was 16 when I started into the adult classes myself (the youngest age that we could earn our black belts), but I could be smaller NOW, at 5'4" and 30 years old, than a 14 year old boy My Sensei allows the teenagers to train in the adult class, but the ones he has allowed in have been with few exceptions, larger than I am, even the girls! I only get frustrated when they are LAZY and obviously there to socialize and not train. THAT ticks me off at ANY age, though. Is he having more difficulty than other new students, or is he just new AND 14? Our slowest learners haven't been teenagers - they've been middle-aged people that have failed to keep their minds and bodies active, but that's just my observation. If he is struggling too much the Sensei will likely send him back down to the kids class.

I never saw it, myself.

Hmm. Is the dojo floor washed often?

That doesn't change the fact that law abiding citizens, where I live, can't carry handguns, rifles, etc - concealed or otherwise - down the street. Even if you are talking home protection, you can't even store them in your house without having them locked up separately from the ammo. My Dad is a member of a gun club, and he has a permit to transport some of his weapons, but the permit is VERY specific as to his route and everything - if he is caught outside of that area when he has one of the restricted weapons he can be charged. As for me, I've fired shotguns and rifles, but not handguns. I don't own one myself as I'm not a hunter like my father is and with all the restrictions on ownership there is really no practical "self protection" argument around here when the weapons are stored according to the restrictions; by the time you get to it, unlock it, unlock the ammo and load the weapon, you're screwed.

I went to a wedding that featured the Oto-wa Taiko drummers. Quite the experience.

What if the black belt was a completely different style - for example a judo black belt going into a karate club, or vice versa? I'm seriously thinking of exploring my judo beginnings again, but I only received an orange belt in judo and never got a certificate (the instructor that gave me the ranks was a brown belt and couldn't be a member of Judo Canada anyway). In any event it has been 15 years since I left judo, but with my more recent jj and bunkai experiences, I would think I could do most of the moves - if not all, though remembering what everything is called, and going back to using the gi to hold onto instead of the body would take some refreshing. Anyway, being a white belt would be a no pressure situation for me, so I guess it doesn't really matter....I'll have to talk to the Sensei and see what he suggests - I'm certain I won't be wearing my black belt, though - that was for karate. I'd actually rather not wear it - it would be cool to wear my orange belt again, but I'd certainly understand if I couldn't wear it, either; I have a lot of work to do to re-earn it - just checked the Univerity of Toronto's site, which lists the grading syllabus, and there is a LOT of stuff I haven't done in a long, long time, but I've done some of the higher belt stuff...oh well.

What if the black belt was a completely different style - for example a judo black belt going into a karate club, or vice versa? I'm seriously thinking of exploring my judo beginnings again, but I only received an orange belt in judo and never got a certificate (the instructor that gave me the ranks was a brown belt and couldn't be a member of Judo Canada anyway). In any event it has been 15 years since I left judo, but with my more recent jj and bunkai experiences, I would think I could do most of the moves - if not all, though remembering what everything is called, and going back to using the gi to hold onto instead of the body would take some refreshing. It will suck to go back to white again when I did actually have a rank in judo, but perhaps I can grade a little faster - I think they let you do that in exceptional circumstances. Anyway, being a white belt would be a no pressure situation for me, so I guess it doesn't really matter....I'll have to talk to the Sensei and see what he suggests - I'm certain I won't be wearing my black belt, though - that was for karate. I'd actually rather not wear it - it would be cool to wear my orange belt again, but I'd certainly understand if I couldn't wear it, either; I have a lot of work to do to re-earn it.

70-year old George went for his annual physical. All of his tests came back with normal results. Dr. Smith said, "George, everything looks great physically. How are you doing mentally and emotionally? Are you at peace with yourself, and do you have a good relationship with God?" George replied, "God and me are tight. He knows I have poor eyesight, so he's fixed it so that when I get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom *poof* the light goes on, when I'm done *poof* the light goes off." "Wow!" commented Dr. Smith, "That's incredible!" A little later in the day Dr. Smith called George's wife. Ethel, he said, "George is doing fine. Physically he's great. But, I had to call because I'm in awe of his relationship with God. Is it true that he gets up during the night and *poof* the light goes on in the bathroom, and then when he is through *poof* the light goes off?" Ethel exclaimed, "Oh, no! He's peeing in the refrigerator again.

Well what are you looking for, something different or similar? I have a feeling BJJ would be rather similar to the judo you've taken - especially since you've already received your black belt in judo and have been exposed to most of the techniques judo has to offer - including striking, from what I recall. The TKD, karate and kungfu would offer more striking and kicking techniques for you (though BJJ should too, a lot of its focus would probably be on moves you already know). Keep your eyes open; a lot of moves in the kata can be throws and locks as well. They often aren't taught that way, though, and if they are it is usually to the higher ranks, so you'll have an edge when it comes to that. I'm speaking primarily from my karate background (I've taken both Okinawan and Japanese Goju), but I'd imagine the same would apply to kung fu and TKD when it comes to locks and throws. The training I received in both judo and jiu jitsu helped me, that's for sure, and I never received a black belt in either of those arts. I wouldn't judge a school primarily on its style - it is best to go, see some classes, try one, talk to the instructor, and then decide.

How do you define "street fight?". Determining the outcome in a "street fight" isn't really something that can be done in my opinion. For one thing, there are too many variables: training/experience of the street fighter, training/experience of the MA, mental/physical states of all parties involved, whether the "street fighter" wants to kill the MA or "just" rob them, not to mention weapons, number of attackers, etc. Also, are you clear on your definition of a street fighter? For example: what if the street fighter is also a MA? I know of at least one person you'd automatically categorize as a street fighter that also happens to be a highly ranked TMA. I'd rather not get into why you'd automatically categorize him as a street fighter, but let's just say it wouldn't be disputed. Even assuming the street fighter isn't trained in a MA, they might have PLENTY of fighting experience, in life or death situations - and guess who won? That's right - they did! If you are simply meaning the ability of a MA to respond if attacked, well - I think they are generally better off with some training than no training, but the more training they have done that has a focus on self defense, the better off they will be. There are good schools that will do that across the realm of the MA, so I couldn't begin to say which ones could possibly succeed and which ones wouldn't. For one thing, there are loads of UNTRAINED people out there that successfully defend themselves every day just by instinct alone!

This just came in my email. It is an Urban Legend, but rather funny anyway THE VALUE OF UNDIES: Always wear clean underwear in public, especially when working under your vehicle... From the NORTHWEST FLORIDA Daily News comes this story of a Crestview couple who drove their car to Wal-Mart, only to have their car break down in the parking lot. The man told his wife to carry on with the shopping while he fixed the car in the lot. The wife returned later to see a small group of people near the car. On closer inspection, she saw a pair of male legs protruding from under the chassis. Although the man was in shorts, his lack of underpants turned private parts into glaringly public ones. Unable to stand the embarrassment, she dutifully stepped forward, quickly put her hand UP his shorts, and tucked everything back into place. On regaining her feet, she looked across the hood and found herself staring at her husband who was standing idly by. The mechanic, however, had to have three stitches in his forehead.

12 Mike's Hard (vodka coolers) last me about three weeks.

I'd recommend having someone teach you.

I agree 100% However he Makes it a habit to tell everyone how easily he could Knock me out with a kick to the head, im too slow, I wouldent be a ble to hit him, etc... Just trying to psyche you out; no need to respond to comments like that.

If they are standing there with their firearm drawn, it is probably too late to draw yours, unless they really weren't planning on using it anyway, don't you think?

If there is more than 1 attacker, there is even more of a chance of someone disarming you.

I think it depends on the policy of the Sensei. There are reasons for both methods, though if the styles aren't similar, then the crossover really isn't appropriate in my opinion. We had a nidan in Wado Ryu come in and train with us for a couple of years and earn his shodan in Goju. He was allowed to wear his black belt the entire time, as - he had no problem with the basics, he just needed to learn our kata. Sensei did that out of respect for his knowledge in Wado, and I felt it was much fairer to him than charging him $35 for each belt from yellow to brown.

Great - better to be picked on BEFORE the grading than during

I'm not sure why you need to do a backflip either, but perhaps you should take a tumbling class or something?

Well, if you happen to punch him in the head, at least you'll be ready for the high kick

Fight. I don't know about where you live, but where I live, law abiding citizens CAN'T carry a gun down the street. Even if you could, what if they have a knife? Trained officers need 25 ft of room to effectively deal with an knife attacker by using their handgun (it has to do with the fact that a person can still stab you after they've been shot), according to several studies; how much space would you need? Officers also take a significant amount of training involving keeping their sidearm out of the reach of the person they are arresting - anything you bring to a fight can just as easily be used AGAINST you.