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HI FANGSHI!

Sweetpea0525, I assume that you are a female? If so, tell me what are your future plans in the martial arts. Is having your own school a part of your plans?

Shucks, no luck here.........I ain't famous ...............none of my relatives are famous...............darn it all!.............

Wish you many more!......now pass me some cake!

I've often asked my friends this same question. I do see a lot of women training in martial arts but rarely do I see them continue to the upper levels. Most women that I know take martial arts as a hobby while many men commit themselves to martial arts as a way of life. I would like to hear responses from the women out there as I do train women and would like to know how to bring out the best in them.

I was once confronted by a prisoner swinging a metal rod at my head and it was a lot harder to time than a controlled swing in the dojo. I did manage to touch him a few times but backed off when the pipe came swinging back. ..........he was taken out by a table into the stomach.

Hi KungFuSith!

Hi Shimazu San

Hi Kiieran-Lilith Good luck on your test!

HI SVanderkolff

If a person is swinging wildly, he is probably untrained and will be subseptible to kicks. Your legs are longer than your arms so it should keep in you in a safer zone than exchanging punches with him so my response would be to keep out of punching range while sidestepping and throw leg kicks at him.

My advice to anyone with a handicap is to concentrate on what they can do and make it twice as good as the normal guy (like Bill Wallace) and knee kicks sounds like the perfect thing to do. Work on making it faster, stronger, and develop different combinations utilizing the knee kick. Perhaps you can also concentrate on thigh and calf kicks.

Hi Nikolai!

People call me, "M & M". They say that I'm hard on the outside but soft on the inside.

Hi Daniel

Howdy and welcome!

HI ACEkatana913 and welcome to the forum!

Good answer, ladyj Thanks!

I believe that the best weapons are practical weapons. The cane and the knife are good choices as you can carry these things with you. I don't think that I'll ever walk around with nunchakus or sais, etc, although I do train with them. Bo training would be good if you spend a lot of time in the pool halls. Any type of weapon training will benefit you in coordination and gripping strength, however I just prefer training with something that I might actually use one day.

If your primary interest is in weapons, then Ninjitsu would be a good choice provided that you can find a qualified instructor in your area.

The only way to have people respect your new style especially at your young age is to enter open tournaments and prove that your new style can dominate what's out there.

Squawman, let me clarify my question. I will teach anyone who wants to learn no matter how their progress is going, but I'm asking how much effort do you make to convince them not to quit when they want to quit.

Short, Chunky, Strong? Sounds like he's built for judo!

You asked this question in your introduction and I answered it there. I'll repeat my answer. I have trained children as young as four. At this age, they can learn a few basic techniques. I have found that children really begin to grasp the techniques starting from age ten. For a young child, I would look for a school that emphaphizes character development. One that instills discipline and respect which (for a very young student) is more important than the type of art. Some modern schools have taken the "toughest guy on the block" attitude which is great for adults who's only reason for training is to learn to fight, however I would keep young children away from such places. I once trained in a fighting school and there was a lot of cussing and disrespect going on. Look for a school where they have a lot of young children. There must be reason why the parents keep them there.

Yes, you won't learn anything that you can use after the first day, however if I learned that I have to move differently, then I know a little more about kung fu than prior to that lesson and in that sense, I know more kungfu after one lesson than before it. Drunken Monkey, In all respect, I believe that you just misunderstood what I meant. What I meant is that you'll learn something about kungfu after the first lesson but not that you'll have a technique that you can apply.