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I tend to agree with this - not because I think seminars etc are bad or useless - but because in my experience personally, seminars have been a method of further internalising techniques I already know. On occasion i will pick up a few new bits and pieces, but for the most part, there is only so much the human brain can take in within a few hours...

Ibuki is made specifically to asset in increasing depth of breath while under tension. It is worth looking up, and better yet, having someone show you how to do it properly.

6 Aug 2015. -Kettlebell cardio workout. Aimed for 5-6 rounds, but only made it to halfway through round 4, then had to switch from a 25kg bell to a 12kg bell for the last sets. NB: No rest between exercises, 90sec rest between sets. --Swing, 1min. --Snatch, 30 sec each arm. --Clean, squat and press, 30sec each arm. --One arm swing, 30sec each arm. --Alternating arm swing, 60sec. -Some kicking drills and light intensity kata to finish (focus on technique). 7 Aug 2014. -20min HIIT cardio and bodyweight circuit. -Kettlebell strength circuit, 5 rounds with 25kg bell, no rest between exercises 120sec rest between sets: --Turkish get up, 5 each side. --Renegade row, 10 each side. --Double bell front squat, 10. --Double military press, 10. --Lunge with under leg pass, 5 each side. 10 Aug 2015. -90min Kyokushin class. 11 Aug 2015 -Warm up, 5min. -Kicking drills, moving in stances, 15min. -Kata (high grade, med intensity for bunkai), 20min. -Cardio intervals, 10min (30sec on, 30sec off). -Conditioning: 30 knuckle pushups: 15 fingertip pushups: 50 squats: 50 crunches: 15 tuck jumps. -Strike and block/parry drills, 10min. -Kicking drill, 5min (back kicks). -Kettlebell circuit, 25kg bell: Press, Clean+Press, Goblet Squat, Swing, Alternating Swing.

6 July 2015. -10min high intensity cardio. -20min abs workout (with and without weights and kettlebells). -20min Kicking drills.

29 June 2015. -HIIT #1: Tabata, 20sec burpees, 10sec rest. 8x rounds no break. -HIIT #2: 15sec sprint, 45 sec jog. 10x rounds no break. -Weights session: Dumbell press, deadlift, hammer curl, preacher curl, fly. Sets 20/15/12/10/5/8/15. 30 June 2015. -60min kyokushin strength and conditioning class. Basically 20min intense cardio and bodyweight, 20min kettle bells and 20min cardio and dynamic stretching.

22 June 2015. -60min Kyokushin class. 23 June 2015. -90min enduance session, farmers walk, cardio, sled push, grip training and isometrics. 24 June 2015. -60min Kyokushin class. -30min weights session.

16 June 2015. -20min bodyweight circuits. -10min high intensity kicking drills. -20min weight circuit.

13 July 2015. -p90x beach body 35min workout with my partner. 14 July 2015. -20min HIIT cardio and bodyweight circuit. 15 July 2015. -Kyokushin class.

15-20min Cardio and Bodyweight circuits at high intensity. 10-15 min on techniques for power and speed, basically to fatigue and then to perform past that barrier.

4 June 2015 -60min Kyokushin class. -15min Anis double stick drills. -10min nunchaku freestyle.

1 June 2015. 60min Kyokushin fitness class: -5min warm up. -20min HIIT cardio circuit. -5min static stretching (whole body). -Free weight circuit: Do 1,2,3,4,5,6, rest 1min, 1,2,3,4,5,6, rest 1min, 1,7. 10x reps per set (or 10 each side depending upon set)= --1--Dumbbell squat. --2--Split romanian dumbbell deadlift. --3--Gym ball dumbbell chest press. --4--Dumbbell bent over row. --5--Alternating shoulder press. --6--Dumbbell woodchop. --7--Side plank. Finish with 1min plank, then 1min reverse plank. -Cool down. After dinner: Kobudo, 15min (Bo and Nunchaku).

27 May 2015. -90 min Kyokushin class.

25 May 2015. -5min warm up. -5min woodchopping. -20min HIIT cardio and bodyweight circuit. -Kettlebell circuit: Shoulder press; Clean and jerk; Swings; Alternating swings; Squats will bell racked at shoulder; leg pass, back pass. -Arm fatigue circuit (no rest until finish): 10 knuckle pushups; 50 Chudan Tsuki; 10 knuckle pushups; 50 Jodan Uke; 10 knuckle pushups; 50 Uchi Uke; 10 knuckle pushups; 50 Gedan Barai; 10 knuckle pushups; 100 Jodan Tsuki; 10 knuckle pushups; hold arms in head guard until fatigued. -Drilled Sanchin and Tensho kata. -Spent about 30min on Seipai kata, drilling the nuances of the kicks and stability. -10min freestyle kicking. -5min stretch to warm down.

Georges St Pierre is a Yudansha in Kyokushin, and once while doing a demonstration at an MMA event, performed Pinan Sono Yon instead of the usual expected grappling/striking techniques.

19 May 2015. -5min dynamic stretching. -10min woodchopping. -5min plyometric box jumps for max height. -5min dynamic leg stretching. -20min cardio and bodyweight HIIT circuit. -100 Mae Geri for time. -Pushups on knuckles to exhaustion. -5min stretch down.

Congrat's and thank you

17 May 2015. Outdoor strength training, 120min. -Sled push/pull. -Farmers walk. -Log lifts. -Sledgehammers. 18 May 2015. -5min warmup. -10min interval running, 60sec on, 30sec off. -5min dynamic leg stretching. -10min kicking drills. -2x sets pushups on knuckles to exhaustion.

In addition to pull-ups, I am a big advocate for pushups on fingertips, as well as kettle bells. I find that the non-centred weight of the kettle bell assists greatly in training grip, in addition to the fact that you are seining a hefty weight you don't want to drop on yourself, or, send flying into someone else!

I'm completely unaware of any specific requirements. One doesn't even have to know the MA!! Huh? Sure, a person can MANAGE the dojo and know nothing about the MA at all. For the instructor, one can have a Kyu rank and still teach...there's no law against that. Who comes into a school of the MA? The CONSUMER!! The consumer might require that the instructor be a BB!! The consumer might want that the school is affiliated with a well known governing body!! The consumer DECIDES what they're looking for, and it'll be up to the school to meet a general requirement per the consumer(s) that darken the door. To me, "requirements" are wide open for interpretation(s), and these interpretations will surely vary!! The only license one needs is a BUSINESS LICENSE...a TAX LICENSE...both are not always needed. Check with your local, state, and federal rules/regulations/laws. Remember, state trumps local, and federal trumps state AND local!! You don't even HAVE to hang up your MA Certificates and the like!! These are something a consumer might want to see. Pay rent/utilities...hang a shingle...TAH DAH...you're in business!! This ^^^

Nice one! The furthest I got was teaching my better half to kick to the balls, and some wrist grab escapes. No formal training though!

14 May 2015. -5min warm up. -20min Heavybag work, bare knuckle. -20min kicking drills (switch knees, switch front kicks etc). -2x sets pushups to exhaustion.

12 May 2015. Just a quick workout in the evening. Light cardio and some sets of pushups and pull-ups. 13 May 2015. -Woodchopping, 15min. -Light stretch, 5min. -Cardio and bodyweight intervals, 20min. -Bo kata and drills, 10min.

Chest (well clavicle) definitely. Gives the best peripheral of the shoulders and hips to see where movements are coming from. EDIT: Also, it tends to keep the chin down, minimising the "opportunity" to take a hit to the throat.

And then there is the business side of things: -Attendance Lists. -Book keeping for tax time. -Business registration and listings. -Advertising. Etc etc etc. A lot of the book keeping and attendance can be done on simple spread sheets for a single dojo, but once things get more complex, a better system will probably be required.

I have both, and each have their own advantages. Rattan is the best material for practicing applications, and striking bo against bo. It will last longer and won't crack like oak (though after a long time it may frat, which can be fixed with electrical tape). Oak is great for solo kata and is generally more hefty, so it good for practicing strength and speed with a solid weapon.