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Short day: 1.5 mile run 8:40 max pushups 2 minutes: 80 max pullups: 17 deadlift: 5 sets 5 reps (5x5) 315 cleans: 5x5 175

^ this, do this. If you don't let it rest and you injure it again, you could do permanent damage. As bad as the itch is, would you rather be out of martial arts for a month or out for a lifetime?

Your instructor likely knows about tournaments going on. Southern California is a hotbed for MA. It's got pretty much everything. Your school might not concentrate on competition. That would definitely be something to ask about.

All katas I know. Kyokushin Pinan 1-5 Gekisai sho and dai all Isshinryu weapons and empty hand kata Taegeuk 1-8, Koryo, and Keumgang

Bring a doctor's note attesting to the fact that you can't move or you'll hurt yourself further. If that doesn't work, go to the head of the English department to see what they say. Your prof shouldn't be that hard on you. It's not your fault you got hurt.

Yeah, I've heard that echoed elsewhere. Apparently, you can use their DVDs to train, but need to be viewed by an actual Gracie black belt to get your blue belt. Although, that's been contested before as well. Either way, you still won't be as good as someone who earned it on the mat with a variety of different partners. They'll be competition tested as well, which puts them worlds above someone who learned it in their livingroom.

Yup, which is why I said 99% of all other TMAs have the same issue. I've been working on fireballs, but I might have to just stick with a flame thrower.

I still vote for the Chuck Norris action jeans.

Do you have a friend that can drop it off? Seriously though, what kind of university do you go to if a prof won't let you send something in because you have a severely sprained ankle?

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7 mile run 49:22 4 x 50 pushups 10 x 5 weighted pullups 50 x 4 flutter kick 4 counts all katas

Just do what your doctor tells you to and you'll heal quicker. If you try to push it, you'll have to stay out longer. As far as your paper, let your prof know and see if you can email it to him/her. If you can type on this forum, you can shoot your prof an email and send the document.

This is not true. Tai Chi is just like every other martial art. Trained in the proper manner, it can be used effectively. In fact, a quick glance at youtube will show more Tai Chi people trying out their stuff full speed (yeah it's kinda ugly) than most other CMAers. One problem with Tai Chi is that it is marketed as an old person martial art. The other huge problem with Tai Chi is that like 99% of all other TMAs, it's trained improperly for any sort of self defense. We both know what a problem that can be.

I think they got you on that one. There's no way they would change from red and blue. They're the colors of the um yang (yin and yang) in Korea. And a principle part of the um-yang-in, which is um and yang inside of a person.

That's why I said almost. They also throw an entire portion of the kata out in Kusanku sai. Like I said, it's a great sai kata to start with. It's quick and easy. In that way, I would say it's important.

Take the advice of your doctor, don't let him spar. Nothing fully protects from impact during sparring. Your body still takes the impact, it is simply lessened by the protective equipment. There is nothing I can think of that will allow him to keep freedom of movement and prevent him from getting hurt. Maybe JohnASE can think of something, because he actually sells equipment, but in my 20 years doing martial arts, I have yet to run into something like what you're talking about. Also hard plastic would just hurt the other person unless they hit hard enough, which means that it would do your child zero good.

Good heavens, thats beyond me at this point. Something to build up to, I guess. The only problem is that if I spend that much time running, it will cut down on my time with the weights...but that isn't even that consistent at this point, so I guess just getting into better shape would be the better option. Yeah, time is a difficult thing to work with. I feel like I'm running around until night time. I go to work, leave work, run, go to the gym, then go home to cook. I get to relax after that. Any kind of running will be helpful until you build up to longer distances. I started as a sprinter in high school, so the farthest I ran was 2 miles and that was an easy jog. I started concentrating on running about two years ago, and now I'm down to 18 minutes in the 3 mile and around 49 minutes on a 7 mile run. So, it just takes a lot of dedication. I agree here, too. I like to train technique wise and learn Martial Arts in general; that's what I pay for. I pay for my gym membership for the other training. That makes a lot of sense, but some people are using martial arts as their only means of getting into shape, because paying the dojo/dojang fee is expensive, so they can't pay for a gym membership on top of that. It also depends on how many days you go and how many days the school is open. At the Kyokushin dojo I went to in Korea, they were open 5 days a week. Most people made it all 5 days. One whole day was set aside for conditioning. That kind of schedule is fine. If you're only going two days a week though, then I can understand wanting to condition on your own time and just do martial arts while you're at the school.

General fitness is a big part of getting better at martial arts. Your aim doesn't have to be to become a world class athlete to do calisthenics and run. Being a better athlete will make you less prone to injuries and it will allow you to get more out of your martial arts workout. If you're extremely tired by the end of a non-conditioning class, then you're not getting everything you can out of the class. If your general fitness is better it's easier to focus and maintain intensity for the entirety of a class. That is linked to general fitness. As far as road work, I generally run between 3 and 7 miles a day, 5 days a week.

A lot of other styles have similar versions of the kata. It all depends on who is teaching and who taught them. A lot of Isshinryu schools have it, a lot don't. I learned it, and this is kind of ironic, I ended up teaching it to my instructor who barely knew it existed. It's a great learning sai kata. That said, the reason most deem it unimportant is because it's tacked on almost technique for technique to the end of Kusanku sai.

I would say it depends on the focus of the school. If you're competing a lot, and using a rule system with rounds then general fitness should be part of your classes. You need conditioning like that to be in shape for 2-3 minute rounds. That means you should also have assigned road work to do on your own. It will help you cut down on injuries as well. If you're at a school that sometimes competes, but doesn't most of the time, then I think the approach your school takes is just fine. They should probably throw in general conditioning once a week or so though, for the aforementioned injury thing.

You skip steps, taking two or three at a time, for power, but you hit every step if you want quicker feet.

Yeah, but did you do them with your hands resting on top of knife blades?

He hasn't competed alot, he's been to 5 tournaments over the 1 1/2 yrs he has taken. 3 of those have been local low-key tourneys. I do tell him that no matter how it turns out, as long as he does his best that is all anyone can ask and all he can ask of himself. I believe he puts alot of pressure on himself, because we tell him to just go out and have fun and learn. He is a picky eater, and we don't allow junk food, and do allow an occasional soda(but not very often) By clean, do you mean fruits & veggies - eggs, nuts? Is Gatorade bad or is the sugar amount in it too high? What would you suggest he drink? Only water? Thank you so much for your reply. He wants to continue to compete and I want him to enjoy the experience as much as possible. Yes, that's what I mean by clean. Nothing processed, mostly fruits and veggies with some meat. As far as Gatorade, it's got a lot of sodium and sugar. It was designed for high performance athletes. That's not your average person. They make a half calorie version that's more suitable. A regular Gatorade however, is way too full of sugar and sodium to be suitable for a regular person that isn't an endurance athlete.

A lot of places I've been to don't take water breaks. Conversely, a lot of places I've been to do take water breaks. It all boils down to what their instructor did before them, or if they've got a heavy background in another sport. Age might play some consideration as well. Not sure when it ended, but for a long time giving water was considered weak even during football practices in the US. They sought to build mental toughness by making you push through the fatigue. That's fallen by the wayside now thanks to sports science, but a lot of martial artists don't pay attention to sports science.

Unless he has competed quite a lot and he still has these problems, I'd say he's a pretty normal kid. He should get better with nerves the more he competes. You don't need to go to a sports psychologist or anything, just get him to take a few deep breaths and try to get rid of his nervousness. He has to realize that losing doesn't change anything, and every athlete fails at some point. Usually many, many times. You could even ask him what makes him so nervous. Usually it has to do with failure of some sort. As far as food, he should be eating clean food before a tournament just like he should be eating clean food any other time. No junk food, no soda, he doesn't even need Gatorade.