Jack

I think.. Muay Thai - Simple, effective, easy to learn - very direct and powerful with simple tools to use in a fight. Wing Chun - Many theories in WC, like Centreline theory. Alongside with the sensitivity training, very complementary. And then a groundfighting art, BJJ is as good as any.

I found this quite amusing. Oh yes Jade, if you would like to include that quote at the end of your messages to your signature so it will automatically display, just select the Profile option from the menu at the top! _________________ Jack Waspe 5th Kyu Taekwondo Karateforums.com Sensei 'What the mind can believe, the body can achieve.' [ This Message was edited by: Jack on 2002-05-12 11:53 ]

Training is practice to persue your goals. You can train by physical practice and by spiritual practice (if thats in your goals). Training will more commonly refer to the physical aspect.

Well done! As YODA said, don't be ashamed of the puking it just shows you gave it your all!

You did well Ti, considering. Just be glad you didn't have the runny nose + spinning kick combination

http://www.betterbodz.com/ http://www.exrx.net/ http://testosterone.net/html/100back.html Check them all out. A word of advice though - you will want to start out light so you can get the form correct and allow your muscles to adapt. Form is far more important than the amount of weight you're lifting. Some Compound exercises would be best to start off with: Shoulder Press DB Bench Press Chin ups Squats Dead Lifts good luck!

"Living the Martial Way" by Forrest E. Morgan... simply amazing! A must read for any martial artist, I highly recomend it to all of you.

Good luck, monkeygirl! Concentrate all of those years of training into getting that belt and give it your all, I'm sure you'll do fine. I'm going for my next belt on the 18th... and for the first time in 6 months the underside of my big toe has decided to have some flappy dead skin. It better grow back by grading time!

46? That's brilliant, well done! I'm aiming for 40 by the end of 2003, got a way to go yet.

Yep, it would make sense that size could affect heart rate. Don't worry, but see if you can get it down to 70-75 by the end of the years. Setting yourself goals like that is always a good way to improve.

Warm up thoroughly, cool down meticulously, make sure you get the correct nutrition - you'll need protein to heal your muscles, if you don't get enough then the soreness may last longer. Also, drink plenty of water since this will help with muscle hydration, and try to eat a combination of carbs and protein right after your workout. Oh yes, and a banana always helps with soreness, don't ask how.

Bud, basically its a sign of cardiovascular fitness, although it can be varied by other things not just fitness. To lower it, requires cardio. I suggest you make a search in these forums (use the Search feature at top right) and look into different forms of cardio exercise. Good luck!

Welcome. Care to tell us a little about yourself - what art(s) you study, how long have you been in them, etc.?

Short Term (By end of this year) Bring sitting heart rate down to 50 BPM # of Chinups # of Pullups Certain weight/reps on Benchpress Gain weight - 67kg is the target (59-60 at the moment) Long term would take too long to write out. By the way a thread on this was posted not long ago, - http://www.karateforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=2453&forum=2&22

Heh, eating many small meals is also used when gaining weight or bulking to help absorb nutrients throughout the day, and as someone else mentioned to stop the "starvation" mode. Its not only how often you eat, its also what you eat. Sumo wrestlers probably eat tons of protein alongside tons of fat stuff.

I have heard that story before when I was a kid, but never thought of its analogy to the Martial Arts. Very interesting, I'd have to agree with the poster of this, and you.

Welcome to Karateforums.com! Is your fiance a member here, or simply a guest? If he's a member who is he? And if he isn't a member yet, why not?!

Psh.

YODA, would you care about sending me some of the contents of these archives of yours? They'd make great reading material.

"It takes 100 repititions to learn the kick, 1000 repititions to be proficient in the kick, and 10,000 repitions to master the kick." My Sabumnin said something similar to that a year ago, I can't remember it exactly.

HIT, I've tried this before. Effective and hard, very intense(you would have guessed from the name) I found myself cheating to use momentum sometimes. Just bought myself a chinup bar, no cheating yourself now Jack.

Nothing in there I havn't read already, but interesting nonetheless.

Good to hear. Chi is no mystical force or magic skill, its a way we can coordinate our spiritual and physical efforts in the martial arts to perform well. First you have to become of your itten, or one point. 2-3 inches below the navel and in the middle of the body. A good exercise for this, if you have a partner, is to stand opposite your partner and get a stick, put it so that either end will touch yours and his/her itten. Now move forward or backwards in fighting stance, keeping the distance. The pressure on your itten should help to develope awareness there! There are lots of other exercises, including forms of meditation etc. etc. Let me know if you want more information.

Congrats to your mother Joanne Sidalle! And welcome back.

Its a shame to see you go, but life is all about change. I wish you the very best in your life and training. No offence taken. Take care, have fun and kick some butt.