monkeygirl

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That's some scary stuff, Withers!!!

That would be insanely awesome.

They need to start filming some local tournaments lol

Did anybody actually see this show??? I was out of town and missed the pilot episode.

Kyle-San, have you submitted that into the Articles section? You should The more articles we have in the database, the better! That goes for everyone!

The first Kicknastics tape from the Century Video Library teaches you how to do a kip-up. There's one of two ways: with hands or without hands. I find it easiest with hands. Once you get the feel of it, be careful not to over-rotate! My one friend keeps doing that and smashing his face: Kip-up, land on feet, keep....on...tipping...*SPLAT* ouch.

Thanks everyone! Andrew Green, some of those ideas will really help me. In a sense, I knew a lot of them already just from my training, but since I haven't tried to "raise" fighters, I haven't had to use those drills. At this point I don't have many advanced belts, so we're just working the basics of footwork, getting used to throwing techniques, getting used to being hit, etc. But I do have some fighters who are beginning to blossom, so I need to help them along with that. Like I said, right now I can have my brother help me a lot, but I need to develop these teaching skills NOW. It's also strange because right now I'm going through a major turning point in my fighting: I'm discovering what kind of fighter I really am. So I'm really noticing a lot of things about fighting. Question: Should I: a. jump in and spar my students? or b. walk around and cruise from match to match, critiquing the fights? I usually have an assistant instructor black belt fighting in there with them. What are the benefits/consequences to each? (Sheesh I sound like my Health textbook )

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Welcome to the forums, monkey! Always good to have another primate on board Stop by the introductions board and introduce yourself By the way, the felt-tip marker thing is very effective! We did that at my black belt test last September, on white t-shirts. It was cool, I had a couple stabs on me...but underneath those marks were bruises from the hard stabs *Ouch*. Plus, I actually had real blood on my shirt, since I cut my hand on the marker handle while I was the attacker. I wiped the blood off on my shirt and freaked out my friend's mom later

Yeah, me too! Although I'm pretty sure on some of the others ... yes...no... maybe..?

Welcome to the forums! A good sense of humor is always appreciated

WOOOOOO I got a hamster reward!!! I'm gonna cherish that Thankies

I'm a kata practitioner. That's my specialty. I'm also a fairly good fighter, but when it comes to teaching...I don't know where to begin. I'm almost entirely responsible for a family class that is taught on Mondays & Wendesdays...my brother helps me out sometimes, and he's a very good sparring instructor. Mostly though, I teach the class. Because of this, the students tend to be more artistic and good with katas and such, but rather lacking in the sparring department. I know I can't rely on my brother to teach sparring all the time, so I need to learn how to do this myself. So here's my question: how do I develop my students into good fighters? What do I need to focus on in class, besides just giving them plenty of opportunities to fight? What kinds of sparring drills do you do in class? What do you look for when improving individual fighters? I know there's times when I can see what a student is doing "wrong" in sparring, but I just can't articulate it. It's very frustrating for both me and the student. Any help would be appreciated!!

I do have a question that has been bugging me for the longest time... don't even really know if it's Korean but here goes: What on earth does "Ossu" mean????? That's one that we don't use around the dojo. As far as the culture, I'm interested in hearing this, too

Those are hilarious! Sometimes a bit, well...gory, but still funny. I love the one where one stickman is doing tons of flying kicks and fancy moves about 5 feet away from the other stickman. Then the second stickman pulls out a gun and shoots the first one. Like I said, gross but funny

good point, fungku. Remember to keep the discussion on the topic, which is about animal styles...not gun control!

Well, there is that whole French Canadian thing... :lol: Oh my I'm just TERRIBLY original ...

I keep bowing to people when I thank them for something. I think I almost bowed to my grandmother once. Other than that, I haven't had too many bowing incidents, certainly not at locations. I'm more prone to FORGETTING to bow.. I guess 3 years isn't quite long enough to instill those habits into my brain just yet. My dojo used to have a 2nd dan who worked in the local grocery store. His boss told him to go home early one night (forget the reason), so the 2nd dan thanked his boss....while bowing. He caught himself, but it was too late. Needless to say, his boss was pretty freaked out...especially since he didn't know the kid was a martial artist, let alone a black belt!

I'm straining VERY HARD not to say anything about the ducks....

1. a- I've been involved in MA for just over 3 years. 2. b- I study Tae Kwon Do, and the specific style is something I call Modern-American TKD. I say this because it's very different from the traditional or olympic styles. The foundation style is TKD, and from there, my instructor just added bunches of things he liked from different styles. As a result, we do ground fighting, pretty effective self-defense, submissions, joint locks, and don't throw jump-spinning kicks while sparring. We have elements of kung fu, krav maga, and probably others. 3. I am currently a 1st dan. 4. Of course, I love and am loyal to my art. However, Wu Shu has always intrigued me for its beauty and sense of flow. Also, I love ground fighting, so I'd love to try BJJ to improve my skills. As far as a favorite however...until I've tried them all, I won't be able to say

It's possible that your tastes have just changed. It happens. Maybe this means you should try something new. However, this could just be a slump. We all get burned out sometimes...believe me! Competition can get boring after awhile, especially if you win all the time, which is what it sounds like. Warm yourself up with some training, and seek out some competition! All it takes is getting the snot kicked out of you ONCE to get inspired to train again

Good luck! Remember, your comfort all depends on the guys who are there! If they're gonna be creepy and stay in your guard just a liiiiittle too long, that can make for an uncomfortable experience. This can be prevented by good leadership from the instructors, and good morals from the students. If it does happen anyway, that's when you let them have it and show 'em who's boss I am one of very few girls who comes to the TKD advanced class. We have upwards of 30 students in my class sometimes, and 5 girls. Only two of us attend every night. I am the only female black belt who takes class, and am one of 3 female black belts in the entire school (currently attending). My position isn't difficult. In fact, it helps me prepare better...let's face it: if I'm going to be attacked, my agressor is probably going to be a man. By working with men and teenage guys all the time, I learn what works and what doesn't. I hope your experience works out as well as mine has!

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