mindsedgeblade

Sounds like a good practice drill - exactly what any basketball team does.

Fear... Maybe my first head instructor, just a bit. Not that the man himself gave any reason, as I knew he had perfect control and was perfectly friendly outside the studio. But to look at him, you knew he could squash you like a grape. He'd been through a lot of fights, and done a lot of damage- and survived just as much. I have a LOT of respect for him, and wish I had spoken to him more. Now. Haha, not a chance. At the new school, there's plenty of ego to go around, and the instructor has less control, but the only fear response I get is nearly being run over by a car or bus on the way in. I may not always feel they deserve my respect, but I always give it. That's nothing the school or people could ever hope to accomplish- that's ME.

That's how my old school worked. If a newly tested black belt was able to stay on they would teach all the new students through their first test. I think it worked really well, though it could get tiresome for a new black belt to teach white belt techniques until someone else took over. Usually about 2-3 years.

Anything but the Proforce... That 5 oz material is nearly transparent when it gets wet, and overall feels like a lightweight pajama set. I don't know about you, but I'd rather people not see what color shorts I have on under my uniform. Not sure how the Century lightweght student and 8 oz student compare for weight. I had the 8oz "contact" pants and 8oz "student" jacket, and finally tore the pants a month or two back- after 5 years. Even after the pants tore, they were better than the Proforce ultra-lightweight. I think the Century lightweight student may be 6ox, while the proforce is 4 or 5. Believe it or not, I've found heavier uniforms to be cooler. They don't cling like the ultra-lightweight, so you still get some airflow.

Friv.com has a lot of silly little games.

Start with a scouring pad. The green kitchen things should take off any light surface rust. Steel wool (Brillo or SOS pads) will take off deeper stuff. And some kind of oil is a must. Gun oil, or honing oil, or even a light machine/drill oil is better than nothing. Though I imagine there are specific oils out there for bladed weapons. What's the handle of that "Buster" sword made of? Lead is fairly easy to work with, but it could burn or melt whatever else is in there. Plus it won't look very nice and is extremely soft. Old timers worked with lead all the time- as body filler, shot, fishing weights, paint, etc., etc. Just don't eat it and you should be fine.

Sounds like egg drop soup to the extreme.

I'm with you there... He loves to do that, or while we're standing at attention to bow out. In my opinion, there's no place for kiddie philosophy in an adult class. Yet the instructor's views don't seem to go any deeper than a six year old could grasp. I'd love to hear the real history, use and application of a movement or form. Just sick of the same old party-line cliched crap that could get you killed.

I doubt you could tell the difference, or enough to attribute it to anything besides personal taste. It's little things like length of the arms compared to length of the torso.

Awesome!

Depends on the age LOL From gross motor skills to fine, and just as importantly, the knowledge not to EAT the small pieces. Building blocks for toddlers, then duplos (the big lego blocks), then lincoln logs, then tinker toys and legos and K'Nex and finally erector set. I still play with legos, but I've moved on to bigger erector sets LOL. Full size cars and ships and houses. Some of those Lego Technic and K'Nex connections were a royal pain, and not at all suitable for kids I think that will be the best part of having kids... finding the joy of simple wooden blocks again.

And from the SI article, he's already bought out Pride and K1.

I'm interested, but I bet it's way more than I could afford.

Run a good anti-virus program before you do anything else.

Meh. Just a studio looking to cash in on the 3D fad with another remake. I liked the cartoons, but doubt this will be much good.