DarthPenguin

it does crop up in BJJ discussions - it is one reason why people often put their lineage to avoid any issues. People pass around comments on schools that are known to be McDojos and just hand out belts - there is one in my city that is pretty well known and tbh it is a laughing stock in every other academy nearby. You do feel sorry for the students though as it was part of a well known affiliation and the head coach comes across as being legit but then folk would turn up at other schools with advanced belts and be properly humbled. A lot then end up leaving and moving to the other academies What i meant was in the USA martial arts academies are more likely to be someones job/livelihood than they are over here. Here it is typically a hobby or a way to make extra cash. For someone who makes their living from teaching martial arts then McDojos that make martial arts look bad may mean less interested students > less income or they may feel pressure to do the same to be competitive / make a living. Either thing being an overall negative

Monday 4 May Karate Session Another good double session. First session we worked through the Heian kata and also some kihon, lots of good details. For the second session it was dedicated to Jiyu Ippon kumite and again it was good - lots of useful pointers for everyone

Sunday 3 May Lifting Session Squat 20kg x 5 40kg x 3 60kg x 2 83kg x 5 83kg x 5 83kg x 5 Bench press 20kg x 5 40kg x 3 60kg x 2 69kg x 5 69kg x 5 69kg x 5 Assisted Pullups -40kg x 6 -40kg x 6 -40kg x 6 -40kg x 6 -40kg x 6

Thursday 30 April Lifting Session Squat 20kg x 5 40kg x 3 60kg x 2 83kg x 5 83kg x 5 83kg x 5 Bench press 20kg x 5 40kg x 3 60kg x 2 69kg x 5 69kg x 5 69kg x 5 Assisted Pullups -40kg x 6 -40kg x 6 -40kg x 6 -40kg x 6 -40kg x 6

Tuesday 28 April Lifting Session Squat 20kg x 5 40kg x 3 60kg x 2 80kg x 1 99kg x 3 99kg x 3 99kg x 3 Bench press 20kg x 5 40kg x 3 60kg x 2 83kg x 3 83kg x 3 83kg x 3 Deadlift (conventional) 60kg x 3 80kg x 2 108kg x 3 108kg x 3 108kg x 3

Monday 27 April Karate Session Really good double session. In the first session we worked a lot on bunkai from Heian Yondan which was useful and got some really good pointers on minute adjustments to stances / which leg muscles to tense more etc. Second class we worked a bit more kihon which was also good. Lots of details and was really useful

Saturday 23 April Lifting Session Squat 20kg x 5 40kg x 3 60kg x 2 80kg x 1 99kg x 3 99kg x 3 99kg x 3 Bench press 20kg x 5 40kg x 3 60kg x 2 83kg x 3 83kg x 3 83kg x 3 Assisted Pullups -32.5kg x 3 -32.5kg x 3 -32.5kg x 3 -32.5kg x 3 -32.5kg x 3

Thursday 23 April Lifting Session Squat 20kg x 5 40kg x 3 60kg x 2 80kg x 1 99kg x 3 99kg x 3 99kg x 3 Bench press 20kg x 5 40kg x 3 60kg x 2 83kg x 3 83kg x 3 83kg x 3 Assisted Pullups -32.5kg x 3 -32.5kg x 3 -32.5kg x 3 -32.5kg x 3 -32.5kg x 3

I must admit i reread it and i have some more questions! I work using AI a lot in my work life and it is standard to be checked but that isn't what raises the questions: I can understand that the individual may have matched an AI visual image, which i assume is similar to what would occur with an image generated by a sketch artist? If so i assume there is some kind of physical identification required too? This might be overly swayed by watching tv shows but wouldn't there then be some kind of line up performed? I also doubt that Uber Eats receipts would be sufficient unless there is evidence of location on the device ordering it etc. For example is it not possible for me to order something in a location where i am not currently present, pay for it and get the receipt but i was never there? Thats not saying there may not have been some improper actions from the police force, i don't know enough to comment on that but it does raise some questions. As an outsider it does always appear that there are two distinct sides in the USA: one side who criticises the police no matter what they have done and the other who supports them no matter what they have done! I won't ask which side you lean towards since i don't think that is appropriate for this forum, nor will i share my thoughts on the underlying systemic things i believe are different in the USA and contribute to these issues that i don't think we (currently) have in Scotland / the UK!

depends if i get my head taken off sparring though lol!

tbh i am not sure what the outrigger position is so no idea!

To my mind it is because people see these mcdojo's and then they lower their opinion of the traditional arts accordingly. This then has a knock on impact of lower numbers of people showing interest and declining student numbers. In the UK this is less relevant as most clubs are run in the evenings as more of a hobby so the instructor is not using it to make a living, as long as they cover their costs then it is fine. For somewhere like the USA where there are more people who make it their livelihood then that has a massive impact.

Yeah, i assume that every dept. will be different. Plus i assume in such an apparently egregious case she has room to sue? As an outsider the USA does always appear to be a very litigious society so if she is not sueing then it does raise some red flags tbh

It is a position that is useful for passing guard. As a quick description opponent is on their back, i am 'sitting' on their right leg with it folded up (kinda like a chambered mae geri position. Balanced weight so dont get shifted forwards or backwards and have plenty of passing options from there. Probably not the best description but i hope it makes sense!

Monday 20 April Karate Session Warm ups then we split out and did some kihon. Lots of focus on both the hip rotation from angled to square for certain combinations, plus on remaining rooted in your stance. We then worked a little on kicks, focusing on the 'snap back' and also on making sure everyones toes were properly retracted for mae geri. After this we worked on kata : running through Heian Yondan, Heian Godan, Tekki Shodan and then Bassai Dai