SBN Doug

Sorry, not I. But it does look Japanese, so I'll move this over to the Karate forum, where you might get more assistance.

Hey, thanks for the info. He'll be over here on July 9th (a Friday ). I'll make it to the seminar, but I'm trying to decide if I should take a day of vacation to make it to the 1:00pm testing, or just wait until I get back to Houston.

That's definitely one of the thigs I love about KSW. You're always welcome to stop in and train at any dojang when you're visiting the area.

We look forward to it. But, how are you going to write it up if you're not participating? Anyway, good luck on Monday.

I don't believe she meant a single technique. I'm pretty sure she meant it would take a couple years to be proficient enough at the art (meaning all the necessary techniques) to use it. In our case all the basics kicks, hand stirkes, defenses, and a decent number of grappling techniques. I will agree that MT is one of the ones that you should be able to use well after a single year.

Flame? I think not. Our guidelines prohibit flaming here. A little teasing, maybe. But absolutely NO flaming. On this particular subject, I like to think about it sometimes. But it's a little too deep for me at this point in my training.

Well, I'm not sure how to take that one. I'm closing this one since you've got the other intro thread running as well. Welcome again, for however long you decide to stay.

You might want to double-check the schedule. Usually when he stops for 2 days, it's to have the Black Belt testing on one, and the seminar on the next. Or, if there are a lot of students attending, to break them up into 2 groups. You can expect a long lecture, so prepare yourself for a long kneel or sit when it starts. Some people bring notebooks their first time to copy the diagrams he draws. It's hard to tell what he'll cover, because he changes the focus every year. It really depends on what he feels needs more focus in the coming year, based on the students he's observed. It looks like the schedule has him going through MO, IL, and MI before NY, so maybe they can give us a heads up after he's left. Sometimes he brings out the short sticks, and works on those, or just the 4 directional blocking. He sometimes breaks down forms into their individual moves, and explains them as you move through them. He never ceases to amaze me though. He only sees me once a year since I moved up here. And he remembers I used to be with (and will be again soon) Master Harmon, and that I live in CT, not NY where I go to see him. It will be well worth it no matter what he covers.

And contaminate the water??!!!!

Welcome to KF.

That's what I was thinking. Welcome.

Welcome to KF.

Welcome.

Yes, I love that saying. And, basic physics supports it. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. If the board doesn't break, all the force you put into it is projected back into your hand or foot. I really hate that part.

Did we already address the question of how "heavy contact" is defined for grappling? My issue with the majority of our schools is not that they enforce light contact (for all the safety reasons previously stated), it's that we are only using strikes. The majority of our arsenal is joint manipulation and throws, yet we can't use them even in the light contact mode. How on earth would we be able to safely use them in a heavy contact atmosphere? Fortunately, I've been able to practice for a few years at a club where we did allow trows and take-downs, but only those of us at higher levels, with the acceptable amount of experience and control.

Not only the guy that fights a lot, you also have those that are just natually good fighters. Just like a naturally good hitter in baseball.

If you have a bad knee, my first advice would be not to do them. They can build up a lot of torque on your knee, and do some real damage if it's already injured or weak.

Make sure you get full extention on your leg going up. Don't try and break if you're only getting your foot up to your waist or chest. Keep your toes pulled back. You should be striking with the bone, not the meat. The meat will cushion the board. Speed and accuracy, not power, IS the key to breaking. Honestly, a single board you split easily if you get you foot high enough and you speed and accuracy are even moderate.

Agreed.

Speaking as a non-bias reader, I haven't seen any comments over the last couple pages that I would deem insulting. Otherwise, the guidelines would have been enforced. So, please do not read more into another member's post than is really there. And everyone try to make sure you're not wording a comment in a way that someone could mis-read as insulting. Thanks.

And if you want to get technical, bare chested and bare-footed or ring shoes (on a level surface) are not real life a large percentage of the time either.

Oops, sorry.

I've been practicing one art for over 10 years. On the material I've been taught thus far, I'd rank myself around a 5-6. But when looking at what I believe to be a 10 overall, I would rate myself down around a 2-3, and actually proud that I've made it that far.

Just to clear up the miscommunication between White Warlock and DLopez: WW, KSW does not use the same philosophy as the Dillman system. We do not train to strike a specific series of points in order to incapacitate an opponent. We use them to assist in positioning a part of the opponent's body for a lock, break, or throw. However, I can only speak for the training to 5th degree. Everything above that is not pubilcized.

My daughter joined at six because I was in it. Now she's a teenager and couldn't care less. My son is still going, but just started a year or so ago.