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I came from the infamous "tai bo" background, and I seem to be doing well in MT....Please see my "got my yellowbelt" post.

My instructor is know as "little Chinese man that block many low kicks" said to use your foot before they throw it. Your "Chi" should enable you to "feel" this moment.

Great news from my dojo.....I finally got my yellow belt.....my coach did his "dance of victory" for me, and the class threw flowers....Coolest most knarley day of my life. I can't wait to get my blue belt, I just might crap right there on the mat!!!

Always look eye, as my sensai says. Also, you can strengthen your head by getting a brick and hitting yourself, but keep in mind to slowly progress from "soft" hits to harder hits. Then to condition your shins, you can throw yourself in front of a moving car, making sure to let it hit your legs first.

Give me a call....I am a single, white male looking for companionship in the kickboxing ring.

I like the ancient art of Tai Bo kickboxing....it is fast, quick, and fun. My sensai says "nothing better than sweaty women in tight shorts".

My sensai says "too much advantage my dojo", meaning that if you try to spread out too much you may loose your belts. He is a tenth don black belt.

Our sensai does an exerise called a "reach around" where he gets on all 4's and reaches back toward his buttocks to stretch his hips. Please remember to loosen up your belt on your gee to perform this exercise.

Yeah, I agree with XpOisonFReex----man, kickboxing is like way neater than boxing. I boxed before and you could only wear shorts/shirt, but in KB you can wear your gee, and if you are feeling extra froggy, then you can wear your belt also. My sensai is known around the land as "one who wears gee into ring to fight".

My sensai once only used a snap kick to ward off 3 potential thugs in a street fight one time. He is known around our land as "one with vicous kick to head". He can jump from 2 tree stumps doing front kicks to display his awesome balance. BTW, I am trying for my brown belt tonight, so wish me luck.

First off, do not attempt to go "kick for kick" with a better kicker. I find myself trying to do this, and it takes me outta my game. If you hands are better, land them first then end with a kick or immediately side-step. Never stand and admire your work. Just as myself and Havoc have discussed, start with punches, and guage how they are guarding them. I find that most heavy kickers do not have very good techniques for blocking punches, therefore when the head goes down, or they block their whole face with their gloves, that gives you an opportunity to try to break their leg with kick. Throw at least 2-3 punch combo's, and I am sure they will go on the defensive. Do what you do best, and the rest will come a lot easier.

Havoc, I never knew Dan was a world champ, is this true? I am very impressed with his skill already, but to know that he's a world champ is impressive.

Not bad...At least I lost some weight!! LOL. Its time to get going for the New Year, so lets get back on schedule.

Always told to move forward to crowd the kick like you would a heavy puncher. Keep the hands high in case you miss a kick though.

Good Lord, thats alot of rice!!!