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Thanks for all the advice.. Yeah man, i said "Orange", Shidoshi doesn't mess around, he makes us work! I'm not sure what the black belt test will entail.. but i know it's 6.5 hours (1.5 hours written, and 5 on the floor). So for the next few weeks i have to: Not panic, Meditate, Know my fears, Practice, meat and potatoes, but not change my diet too drastically, Can't get lucozade here, (small town, 3 stores) but i can get redbull and gatorade.. but i think i'll skip the redbull.. it makes me crash after a couple hours.. I'll be going to the gym, doing the bike and weights.. i do horse stance for 5 mins every morning, and a low doko for 5 before bed.. I think i'll up it to 6 or 7 though.. (with stretching of course) I don't have access to a heavy bag, but i'll try some shadow boxing.. What are wind sprints? Anything i missed? Thanks again, PxSx

Don't feel bad. It's important to know how, for 2 reasons off the top of my head: 1) To recognize if someone is about to do it to you (this goes for any move). That is, to practice it, and have it practiced on you, so that you can see it coming a mile away. 2) To see (and feel it done to you) how easy it is. It's important to understand just how delicate you are.

I s'pose you could also press the phone up to his groin and hope the RF renders him infertile.. I dunno.. for me, the last people i want coming if i'm about to be attacked is the cops.

Purpose? Do i need a purpose?

Hooligans: Yo, I'm gonna rip you apart. You: Can you hold on a sec, I need to call the police. Hooligans: Oh, yeah ok, sure man, take your time.

That'll get me my orange belt, that's for sure.. Around my neck and securely fastened to the ceiling..

Hey everyone, I've got my from-yellow-to-orange belt testing coming up in 3 weeks, kinda nervous.. Ok, actually very nervous.. It's going to be a one hour written exam on centerline theory, ki channels, pressure points (and their names), history, combat psych, herbal medicine (various tree barks, leaves and fungi for healing and harming), anatomy, meditation techniques.. and a bunch of other stuff i'm sure.. and then, 3 hours on the floor! Every (white & yellow) kick (7), block (5), knife hand(s) (4), punch (7) from every stance (6, I think) with each arm and leg (5 times each).. I'm a math major, and i calculate that that is alot! That of course means roundhouses from backstances, front push kicks from horse stances, and every awkward combo you can think of.. Then of course there's kata, sparring, breaking, grappling, knife defence, break falls, rolls, throws, pivots, and probably some surprises.. And of course, timingwise it falls right in the middle of midterms. I admit, I'm scared. I'm freaking out. Any idea how I should prepare for something like this? My endurance isn't so great, and I know after the inital do-everything-from-everything thing, i won't have the strength left to do my katas right, nor spar, or actually anything.. i think i'll probably have a heart attack. Any ideas?

Get a massage. A good one, by a pro. I recommend the chinese kind, where the girl walks on your back. If you're brave, try accupuncture. It works. Quite well. If you do the accupuncture, go to a real place. Some physiotherapists know how to do it, but they can't compare to the traditional way. A good accupuncturist (think old chinese man with a kill-bill beard) will spin the needles with their hands, directing chi, stuff like that. Physiotherapists will hook the needles up to a battery powered pulsing electrode thing and run electricity through you.. It works too, but a real master will know accupuncture for all kinds of stuff.. Such as addiction, depression, stress, as well as pain and sickness..

OOOhhhhh... Man.. My lampshade style iMac would be an awesome flail! Hmm.. does insurance cover that? I can't believe i didn't think of that! That's awesome! I've definately practiced swinging a mouse around... just never the whole computer..

I've heard that was a good movie. HUH? I thought it was a good movie. Probably one of the better paradies that I have seen. i assume you're talking about kung fu hustle.. i don't know, it was ok.. but it was too much.. a chinese version of kung pow..

The key to breaking it is geting something behind it to pivot it on. I like to use my wrist, just under my thumb. Get it behind, hold on tight, and strike (hard) the chin up and towards your pivot. It'll break. Poke his eyes out first so he doesn't see what you're doing.

Biting is a really bad idea. It is probably one of the easiest ways to contract some rather horrible diseases. Or deliver them..

Number 1: Zatoichi Runners up: Twins Effect 1 (called Vampire Effect in North Amer.), Samurai Jack, Ping Pong (not a fighting movie, but more like a striving for the perfection of character movie) Crouching Hero Flying Daggers Obviously Ong Bak Ninja Turtles (I'm not ashamed) Shaolin Soccer (but not kung fu hustle.. it was lame)

Hmm.. a dry shirt, tiger balm, notebook & pens, shozoku top (i wear the pants), mini-mag lite, numchucks, and some toy guns.. and of course a water bottle.. my belt's wrapped around the 37 mats i lug back and forth with my other arm. (We train at a university, and we can't store our stuff there)

Conditioning builds up the bone, slowly adds layer upon layer of bone material. Probably kills nerves too, but I'm told that even after 20 years of conditioning, it still hurts..