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I pay $8 per month (yes, eight dollars) for four training sessions per week, though I can only make two per week. These are two hour sessions.

My club trains officially for three days out of the week. Sundays count as our fourth day of the week, but class is lead by senior members instead of our sensei, and is generally relaxed with more sparring and other fun things. Since I am too busy during the week to make our training sessions, I usually train Saturday and Sunday.

Takes about 5 years where I train. Unfortunetly, I am only going to be in school for four years so I will make it to the Brown belt level by the time I graduate. I started training in September 04', and just received my Yellow belt. It's nice to have a belt other than the one that came with the gi!

Just to follow up with my topic, I thought I'd let all of you know that I passed and received my yellow belt today! For some reason I remember a person at my dojo telling me we were grading for the white belt -- oh well, it's nice to have a belt other than the one that came with the gi. Anyway, for the next five months I'll be working on getting a green tip. Thanks for the tips everyone!

This seems to be more of a rant than a legitimate topic...

If all you want to do is bulk up, you definitely need to train with Max-OT. You won't bulild muscle doing calisthenics. Instead you should do 4-6 reps of very heavy weight. Download this pdf and read the first 20 pages or so tonight. http://www.freedomfly.net/Documents/MAX-OT.pdf After the workout drink your protein shake and eat high quality protein sources (chicken, tuna, eggs, cottage cheese) This is true, however I can never find the time to fit that many meals into my day. If you can do it then great. YES. Your resting days are when your muscles grow. If they're not being fed enough protein your body will take it from your hard earned muscles, which can really mess up the bulking process. 1.5 to 2 times your body weight is optimal.

Yes, the first two katas in Goju Ryu we get graded on to get just a white belt. Our instructor is old school, very strict, and is very traditional in his teaching. A yellow belt isn't reached until over a year of training so I probably won't get a blackbelt during my time here at this university (3 and a half years left).

The time has come. After almost 6 months of training our sensei has told us that we will be graded for our white belt this Saturday. I have the first two katas down. In fact, I have most of the strikes, blocks, and kicks down pretty well too. My only problem is remembering the Japanese terms for each technique. Those of you that have done this before, I have a few questions for you: 1. Is there a standard way of grading, or does it depend on the sensei? 2. What history should I know, if any? 3. I have no documentation of techniques or their definitions -- what is the best way to remember them? 4. offer any advice Thanks!

Technically you shouldn't work the same muscle more than once a week if all you're looking for is gaining mass. If you follow that sort of routine, your muscles should not be sore a week after lifting. I've been on a workout routine for about four months now where I work each muscle two times per week, and I am now to the point where my muscles aren't very sore a few days after. I think in time your muscles will get to a point where you won't have to worry about being sore. But to get there you would have to stick to your routine, taking no days off.

Actually, my uni offers Capoeria MA training for $50 every 6 months. I may end up checking out one of their practices next semester since everyone here seems to think very highly of the art.

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Honestly, I just like the idea of being able to defend myself if I would ever need to. Not only that, but martial arts also provide a way of keeping in shape, plus I get training for a very very cheap price.

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In an attempt to optimize my own workout schedule, I thought it would be best to take a look at other martial artists weekly routines, and change mine accordingly. Include everything from body exercises, weight training, and of course MA training. Also include your height/weight, and if you have a specific diet post that too. I'll start things off 6'0, 177lbs Monday - Karate Tuesday – Shoulders/Biceps/Chest Wednesday – Karate Thursday – Chest/Triceps/Back Friday - Off Saturday – Karate Sunday – Biceps/Triceps/Legs Diet: consume lot's of protein and fruit. Creatine before and after every workout.

So I'm in this Goju Ryu club, and I've been training for almost three months now. This is my first martial art, and I seem to be getting the hang of the techniques/kata they teach us in class. Yesterday we were doing kicks (side kick to the stomach, snap kick to the stomach, and roundhouse) when this whitebelt told me she is a blackbelt in TKD. The only thing is, she had no idea how to do the what seemed to be simple kicks they were teaching us. Once she got the correct technique, she could hardly execute them (Hell, the yellow belts in our club were MUCH better than she was). This is confusing (Probably since I'm a beginner) but I thought TKD was cream of the crop for kicks, but after seeing this I don't know what to think of TKD "black belts." Don't skills you develop in one MA help you in other forms? someone explain please