SaiFightsMS

There are times, when due to physical limitations, some techniques just don't work for us. Believe me I know what I am talking about. I am over 40 and have had ms for over 20 years. Kickchick gave you some excellant tips. Kickchick is allways a great source of information. In addition you may find it helpful to have a talk with your instructor and explain the situation. Make sure you warm up thouroughly before class. And do a cool down after class as well.

I know the feeling Joe. My favorite kick is the back leg round house kick. Well, it is the kick I am able to execute most effectively. My favorite kick to practice is currently the spinning back kick.

I looked around for information on those katas. I did not find anything to add to what Jiggy allready shared. Jiggy did a good research job. It is really fun though to research a kata. And interesting to see how other people do the same kata with different variations.

What we do is not just something we do for fun. There is a very serious side to it, and it can be misused with fatal results. I really think one of the most overlooked areas of our training is in the area of when to use it and when not too. One hit one kill is related to total commitment of the technique. Before we do the technique there has to be a mental process involved in deciding the appropriateness of the technique involved. It can be dangerous to others to use a techinique in a situation like the one mentioned to the kid in the base of the skull. It can also be dangerous to us to use a technique in a real life or death situation without total commitment.

Yes Bluedragon, and the older you get the truer that is. Shotochem I have to agree that many of our martial arts related injuries are related to mental lapses. I think the type of thing that gets me into the most trouble is over training. Going too hard for too long without adequate recovery time.

Happy birthday Eru:bdaybiggrin: You know I don't know what a group of girls talk about in the same situation either. I lived in rather odd situations when I was a young adult and was just one of the guys because there were not very many girls. Does anyone know what a bunch of warm blooded females talk about? Well, except for rating the rear view of every guy that walks by.

Well there is a kata I have not learned yet which as a shotokan stylist I should allready know, but don't having a bit of an odd club background. We did Rohai as our black belt kata. I know jutte, jiin, jion as well but have not learned bassai dai. My goal for the year is to learn bassai dai. It is a rather odd feeling to be a black belt in shotokan and not know bassai.

I like the phrase "advanced beginner". I have to agree with Kickchick in that when I but my belt on now I feel like I have to do the absolute best I can. That doing anything less would be a "dishonor" to my belt. I have pretty much almost allways trained to the best of my abilities but now I really feel an obligation to do my best. To do my best or not put the belt on.

Kajukenpo is an american art. It originated in Hawaii as a mixture of karate, judo, and kenpo. Well, it may be based on oriental arts but the founders proclaimed it american. The american art that the rest of the world sees to our disadvantage is the gunfight.

Wow Joe, that's some admission as busy as you have been.

I think most gains in karate (after the first year or so) are made gradually. You move up the hill and set yourself against the wall and push. And keep on pushing. Some days the wall moves a fraction of an inch. Some days it moves farther. Some days no matter how hard you push on the wall it will not move. The rewards of making the wall move cannot be described. They are known only to the person doing the work. The satisfaction of doing the absolute best you can at class is known to many. How odd it is to share an experience with so many people yet be unable to describe it.

I found a list of katas for the nuntibo on a search through a bunch of web sites. Matayoshi No Nuntibo Uhugushiku No Nuntibo Tsuken No Nuntibo No details just a list.

Well then, to you Dreamer I offer my congratulations. :nod: Sai

The first thing is to evaluate the situation. I the pain from a new injury? If so it is best to stop. There are times when to keep going is a bad choice and can cause a serious problem. If it is not a new injury and only the approach of your physical limits I think it is best to visualize the wall and keep going until you are as close to the wall as you can get without smacking into it too hard. I see the limit of physical ability as wall on a hill. The wall can be moved by pushing it forward and further up the hill. But if not done gradually the wall falls on you and you have to start over again only the wall is closer to the bottem of the hill. You can run up the hill and dance on the wall but you have to run back down the hill quickly or the wall collapses and rolls down the hill with you tangled up in the rubble. If you get up again the wall is at the bottem of the hill and you have to start completely over. Not a good thing. If you smack the wall hard and head on sometimes you can make a hole in the wall. But usually smacking into the wall makes it fall on you. Just some of my odd ideas.

An often debated topic. From here I train to the best of my ability as long as I can. And the things I think I have done so many times allready begin to show things to me I have never seen before. I continue to see more things that I could be doing better. And I begin to see how to get there.

Hello and welcome. :nod:I hope I never stop learning. Sai

And do they ever. Yes, I think most of them disappear after varying amounts of time. Certainly most are gone within 2 months. One way to avoid the resolutioners is to go in early in the morning. Usually only the serious regulars can be bothered to show up at 6 am.

In addition to the above there is a humor site that is of the opinion that women do not fart. It seems they cannot keep their mouths closed long enough to build up any pressure. Yeah right, what planet to they live on?

Musashi washed his mawashi while practicing mawashigeris.

There are other odd remedies I have heard of for muscle cramping. One for cramps in the foot or lower leg is to stand on a wet towel. Runners stitches in the side- raise the arms while running. Actually I find that staying sufficiently hydrated during very cold weather is a bit difficult. I have had to drink much more water than normal recently (it has been very cold out) to stay hydrated. Levels of water comparable to 90+ summer weather. It has been in the teens outside here. I find hydration levels have a great effect on muscle cramping also.

Found a new addition to this thread. And maybe there are some who haven't enjoyed it yet? What Kind Of Farter Are You - Eeeewww VAIN A person who loves the smell of his own farts AMIABLE A person who loves the smell of other people's farts PROUD A person who thinks his farts are exceptionally fine SHY A person who releases silent farts and then blushes IMPUDENT A person who boldly farts out loud and then laughs UNFORTUNATE A person who tries awfully hard to fart but poops instead SCIENTIFIC A person who farts regularly but is only concerned about pollution NERVOUS A person who stops in the middle of his fart HONEST A person who admits he farted but offers good medical reasons DISHONEST A person who farts and then blames the dog FOOLISH A person who suppresses a fart for hours and hours THRIFTY A person who has several good farts in reserve ANTI-SOCIAL A person who excuses himself and farts in complete privacy STRATEGIC A person who conceals his farts with loud coughing SADISTIC A person who farts in bed and then fluffs the cover over his bedmate INTELLECTUAL A person who can determine from the smell of his neighbor's fart precisely the latest food item consumed ATHLETIC A person who farts at the slightest exertion MISERABLE A person who would truly love to, but can't fart at all SENSITIVE A person who farts and then starts crying

I think what we are thinking about at bedtime influences the quality of our sleep. Maybe meditating at bedtime produces a better mental state than just trying to sleep with the hodgepodge thoughts of the day going through our heads.

At one time in my life I was afraid to live. I had a very poor quality to my life. Martial arts was one of the most important factors in restoring quality to my life. I may not be afraid to die but I am afraid of returning to an existance with a poor quality of life.

When the odd few injuries do happen in your dojo are they treated as object lessons of what not to do or as badges of honor?

Ideals and realities seldom match.