Kicks

... rank belts are sold in a vending machine in the lobby.

senna_trem: "Only something that has negligible weight can be accelerated to the speed of light." Yea, that's what I would have said. isshinryu5toforever: "nothing really happen if you turn on your lights. The speed of the photons would be the same speed you are traveling, thus negating their movement. That is unless you ponder whether or not the speed of light is constant, which is currently under questioning. However, if you were to effectively prove that the speed of light is not constant, then all of E=MC^2 would be effectively null and void, thus turning the idea of modern physics upside down." That's what I meant to say.

OK, I went to tkdtutor.com and the author of that page gives a link to a Judo website and he says to watch this idiots techniques. Why does it conside the judo person an idiot? I don't do judo so I don't know what is so bad about the videos. The judo link can be found on the 'Information' , 'Read First' links.

...your dojang has a “happy hour.” ...your tri-colored MA shoes have numbers on the heels. ...you punish your junior students by taking away their chewing tobacco. ...your dojang's mailing address includes the word “holler.” ...there are antlers nailed to the outside of your dojang. ...your MA trophies were made by the local taxidermist. ...giving “wedgies” is legal in competition.

Yes, I think they've got it running just about as good as any other version of Windows.

Tuesday is Mardi Gras. The parades and parties have been going on for just over a week now. This is a photo of where I was just an hour ago. http://www.livaudaisnet.com/mardigras/mg2004/Bourbon27.jpg Lot's a happy people, and more "girls gone wild" then I've ever seen before! Wish you were here!

Have y'all tried The new WindowsRG operating system? Take a test run at : http://www.kub.kz/downloads/WinRG.htm It's in Beta, so if you get an error box just check the message and click OK. Go ahead and check out the desktop icons. Don't forget to click on the START button and test the options there. Enter your reviews in this thread.

"HeeeeeeHaaaaaw!!!!!!"

You just might be a Redneck if... ...your school's logo is declared offensive in at least 13 states. ...you’ve ever gotten into a fist fight over a bowling score. ...you wear a sleeveless gi top and double-knit pants. ...your dojang keeps the Christmas lights up all year round. ...you use Armor-All on your Macho pads. ...your sparring techniques include spitting tobacco in your opponent's eyes. ...your head gear includes a John Deer or Nascar baseball cap. ...you use old auto parts in your weight room. ...you call your instructor “dude.” ...your favorite energy drink is Yoo-Hoo.

Red J... you're a riot. You are seriously hurting my sides from laughing so hard!

... if that billboard in the lobby of your dojang that says, “Say No To Crack” reminds you to pull up your pants. ...if your child’s first words were, “cha ryuht, y'all”. ...if you vacuum your gi instead of washing it. ...if you break wind in class and blame it on your kid. ...if you’ve ever paid your tuition with pennies. ...if you ask the instructor “How’s it hanging?” ...if you can’t go to class without getting mud on your tires. ...if the most common phrase you hear at your belt test is “What the hell are you doing, Diphead?” ...if you think Tiger Balm is a miracle drug. ...if the sofa in your dojang's lobby came out of a Chevrolet.

... if you think a side kick is that little guy that follows you where ever you go. ... if you think a knife hand is the hand you use to skin a buck. ...if you think a high punch is an alcoholic beverage.

Do you know how to resize your image? Do you have Photoshop or any art or image program? If not, email me your photo and I'll resize it for you.

This is just for fun and not to offend anyone. You just might be a Redneck Martial Artist... ...if after you put your belt on your name shows on the back of your belt, and its Bubba. ...if you have an oversized, brass rodeo belt buckle on your belt. ...if your dojang has spitoons in every corner. ...if during ground fighting practice you can't tell the girls from the boys. ...if footwork drills include avoiding cow patties. ...if your dojang has hay or saw dust covered floors. Added: ...if your dojang sells shotguns shells next to the Nunchaku ...if you practice your throwing stars on a poster of a white tailed deer. That's all I can think of for now. Can you add any?

Expect Delays

ditto

I manage a computer department for a small company, and I am also the only programmer on staff. Back in 1997 I told the CEO that I needed to start working on out Y2K conversion; modifying our files and programs holding a 2 digit year to a 4 digit year. After the turn of the century the CEO congratulated me on a job well done; we had no Y2K issues. I told him that I had actually made our systems Y10K complainent (for the year 10,000) because I didn't want to have to do all this again!

In our Hapkido training there are no attacks, just defensive techniques...however, rather agressive defensive techniques.

Rockuman, You first have to tell us what Organazation's nationals you are going to. Are you in the US? Do you belong to USA Taekwondo? AAU? ATA? ITA? etc... Are you going to their juniors or adults tournament? Some are held at different times, others hold them at the same time. The ATA has three national tournaments a year. You could also look up theor website or their events. I have been active in both USTU and AAU local, state and national tournaments since 1997 (see http://www.livaudaisnet.com/mafit/mafit3.htm USTU (the governing body of the US Olympic team) has reorganized and is now called USA Taekwondo (see http://www.ustu.org/. They have: 1. 30th U.S. National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships, April 15-16, 2005, Berkeley, California 2. 2005 U.S. Junior Olympic Taekwondo Championships, JUNE 21-25, 2005, San Antonio, TX 3. 2005 National Qualifiers: 2005 National Qualifier #1: March 19-20 - San Jose, Calif. 2005 National Qualifier #2: April 9-10 - Providence, R.I. 2005 National Qualifier #3: April 23-24 - Houston, Texas 2005 National Qualifier #4: May 7-8 - Anaheim, Calif. 2005 National Qualifier #5: May 14-15 - Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 2005 National Qualifier #6: May 28-29 - Rochester, Minn. 4. 31st Annual U.S. National Taekwondo Championships, October 27-30, 2005, San Jose, California 5. 14TH Annual U.S. Open Taekwondo Championships, March 3 – 6, 2005, Atlanta, Georgia AAU is the Amateur Athletic Union (see http://www.aautaekwondo.org/. It has: 1. The National AAU Youth and Adult Taekwondo Championships: July 4 - 9, 2005 Greensboro, NC July 3 - 8, 2006 Knoxville, TN 2. AAU Junior Olympic Games July 30 - August 2, 2005 New Orleans, LA August 2 - August 5, 2006 Hampton Roads, VA Norfolk State University July 25 - August 4, 2007 Knoxville, TN ATA is the American Taekwondo Association(see http://www.ataonline.com/. It lists: 1. 2005 SONGAHM TAEKWONDO SPRING NATIONALS event is set for February 2-5, 2005 near Las Vegas, Nevada. 2. World Championships in Little Rock , June 13-19, 2005 ITF is the INTERNATIONAL TAEKWON-DO FEDERATION (see http://www.tkd-itf.org/home.shtml 1. Open competition Viking Cup International 2005, March 19th -20th, 2005, Skovde, Sweden - ARENA Sport Centre 2. 11th Junior and 20th Senior European Taekwon-Do ITF Championships, April 22nd -24th, 2005, Terracina, Italy ...and there's more.

I had to say 'Equal mixture of both' because of the nature of my sport. I compete under WTF (Olympic style) rules. While I like to counter attack I know that the judges give the advantage in a tie breaker to the aggressor. So I have to launch attacks so I can have that edge if it's a tie. Another reason to be aggressive is that the judges will be watching you. It's human nature to watch where the action is. If they are watching me then there's a better chance they'll see my scores and miss my opponent's. Also, by being aggressive you can easily set up traps. There are many people who just want to sit back and counter. I like messing with their heads and set up a trap. I'll get them to think I'm going to launch a certain attack, or I'll see how they counter a certain attack, and then I'll fake it and I'll counter their counter. Works like a charm!

My advice is to clear it with your instructor first. Some instructors don't want students to compete until they are ready and it's safe. They also don't want you representing them if you're not prepared and you do poorly. It reflects poorly on the school.

It looks like the promoter of that tournament is. But in general I'd have to say "No". It depends on the promoter, weather it be a local tournament or a national organization. I've seen disrespectful things happen at USTU nationals that AAU or ATA would never stand for. It snowballs. If one person is allowed to get away with unsportmenship, then others will try also. Here's an example. I was one the center ref at a local tournament sponsored by another school. One of my students was in my ring for sparring. I'm good friend with his parents. His dad stepped into the ring to give his son some advice. I asked him to step out. During the match he shouted instructions, to which I had to ask him not to. At the break he started to step in the ring again and I then had to issue a warning to his son (half point deduction) and warn him that I would have him escorted out the gym. He was shocked that a friend and instructor for his son would do such a thing. But hey, you gotta be fair to everybody no matter what school they are from. If I had allowed him to do all that, then other parents would have wanted to do the same.

This is cool. Watch as it changes time. http://www.lares.dti.ne.jp/%7Eyugo/storage/monocrafts_ver3/03/index.html

karatekid1975: OK Laurie, I made this one for you. It's from a video of a knockout at the 2004 Olympics: http://www.livaudaisnet.com/mafit/videos/OlympicKnockOut.gif

Nope, not the dojang we go to. You can see some snapshops of our dojang by visiting the photos page of our belt test at: http://www.livaudaisnet.com/mafit/test/mafit4dan.htm