granmasterchen

When ever i hear that age issue come up i think of dan severn, the beast, this guy is like 53 yrs old or in that general vicinity and he is STILL fighting and Winning.....if he can do it then there should be no excuses for anyone else, it is all up to that individual and how bad they want it. Yes, as we get older we break down especially in a contact sport like mma and full contact events, but we can still attain our goals with the mindset of hard work pays off. If we can no longer fight at a competent level then we need to make the decision of going into retirement regardless of pride issues because when you aren't able to conciously defend yourself there is a reason to why the referee jumps in. Keep yourselves alive by training and continuing intelligently and have the wisdom to admit it's your time and that you were defeated fairly.

I don't think it would be a good idea to give in to primal/feral/savage purposes....for one I believe that you must have a clear calm head to fight effectively which only comes from experience and confidence which usually comes with experience in itself. By clouding your mind with anger you develope tunnel vision and no control of your body, it is a powerful alternative and very effective at destroying things, when you do this you give up a piece of your sanity and eventually it will become easier to perform these actions as you continue them until you start making insane action against the civil society that we have that demands order instead of chaos. I don't think the risk is worth the payoff unless it is a very dire situation...but even then you risk losing yourself

are they all current students?

if your only options are judo or mt i would definitely go with judo like everyone else has said. Look at your current trainin in karate and ask yourself what areas you would like to improve in. If you need work on throws pick up judo, if you feel that your cardio and striking are lacking then pick up muay thai. But genereally muay thai and karate are both considered hard art forms and striking forms. If this is the case pick up judo. Also if you are a bigger guy with lots of raw power or strength then you will definitely appreciate judo. If you rely on speed and cardio then you may like muay thai, but it all depends on the instructors at each school and how they teach, some are more traditional then others and some incorporate newer training methods and aspects from different arts to appear more like a mixed martial arts school....i would suggest that you sit in on a few classes at each school and see what they have to offer while critiquing yourself to see what you would like to work on.

are those all of your forms? if so i find it very interesting that you perform heian yondan but not the other 4 heian forms.....very interesting

i would suggest focusing on techniques that aren't fist related....kicks, elbows, knees, ridge hands, hand knives, palm strikes, tiger claws, eagle claw, and such. you may or may not be able to do a hammer fist, but from what you have said i think you would be able to execute the leopard paw strike very effectively.

another option may be to say that you have studied tangsoodo and have a black belt, since your forms may be the exact same forms as a shotokan school down the road then you may be observed as a black belt equivalent in that school since you've never trained there but your training in your style is very similar to another?

there is definitely a lot of politics involved on the issue of jr black belts. I think that it is up to the individual instructor, if he/she believes that the student is physically and mentally skilled and mature enough for the rank then test them and grant them the rank if they pass the set criteria. I only disagree with those that don't deserve it, which is the main issue i believe. The only reason we discuss this is because we all have seen the typical jr black belt that is undeserving of the belt and rank....but we never critisize those jr black belts that deserve it. The issue shouldn't be solely limited to jr black belts but to all ranks, whether you are a yellow belt or an adult black belt, i feel that you should earn that rank, earn the belt and if at any time your attitude changes in a negative way then you should be stripped of the title like everyone else in society whether it be ms america or the president, we all represent our chosen art form and martial arts in general and we should all act in a professional manner that earns the respect from others that we crave. But in order to get that respect you must show that you deserve it....that should pretty much sums up my rant...thanks for listening....or reading.

feint a low strike to get the opponent's defense down then strike them in the head. Simple.

as everyone else has said, the one piece of advice that i have to give is to make sure that you have a wide open base with your legs and feet....that makes a big difference.

where are you located, just curious as I trained under chuck and have worked years with many of his students that now teach

i do it for free

he has several nice videos, thanks lordtariel

what aruder says is very true you will definitely be surprised on how many different versions of a single kata there are

nope but i did work out with marc a year ago