Belasko

Two of my favorites are to step to the side and fire a sidekick to the midsection or occasionally the head if it is open. The other is when you and your opponent are chest to chest stances use a lead arm jab followed immediately by a reverse punch (both to the face). Do them almost as one move, they don't have to connect, just occupy your opponent. Without drawing back the reverse punch continue that movement w/ the rest of your body into a roundhouse kick to the back of your oponent. When done correctly it works great. I even got it in on my master once before he learned to watch out for it from me. Just make sure attacks to the back are allowed in your style.

there are definate openings created depending how you and your opponent are faced off. when chest to chest there are certain techniques or counters that I can use that are either not available or as easy to use if we both face the same direction. I think the best option you have is to have a lot of tools that you can use from both spots and learn more.

As for being upset I think you have a right to be more disappointed than really miffed. Sounds like one of those curve balls life throws at you. Like I often say... "Reality is interfering with my life." As for the asthma thing it sounds like you've got an unusually severe case. I would recomend seeing a specialist in either astma or a pulmonologist if you aren't already. If an inhaler doesn't help at all then it's a bit worse than something a GP should be handling.

??????

I thought that it was pretty good all around. Yeah there were some parts that were made overly dramatic, but at the same time it's made for T.V. and also being hit hard enough to maim or kill is a bit dramatic anyway.

I've only encountered a few MA's w/ knee issues (that I'm aware of) and even fewer that recieved them from doing MA training. On the other hand I have dealt w/ MANY people that have experiences knee injuries from sports like skiing and snowboarding. One thing that seems to keep coming up is that the knee rarely seems to return fully to the level it was before, and is usually more susceptible to future re-injury.

My mother in law would have a fit! What about the Cornhuskers? For me.... Idaho Stealhead fishing Lewis & Clark Trail Yellowstone Cutthroat Site of Americas first nuclear disaster The SE portion is in a portion on the Yellowstone Caldera Hope that's a few things.

What's a flying armbar? Sounds fishy to me. All the armbars I know you had better be solidly on the ground.

I think the other side of the opinion could be that you should be prepared to deal w/ a situation where anothers social and moral thoughts conflict with your own. On the other hand though, if your social and moral beliefs don't allow for you to use a weapon in self defense, don't carry one for that purpose. All it's likely to do is escalate the issue and get you hurt.

Based on your last post I think the majority of people have the right idea. Move on. At least he had the decency to sit you down and admit he was guilty. On the other hand, then asking for payment while he was in jail is like a slap in the face after that. I would just move on, if for no other reason he is not going to be focused on the student's training, and then it does no good for you to be there.

For clarification on my part anyway. I voted for carrying a weapon. Not necesarilly "should" carry but more along the lines of why not?

I think if you tell a person before what happens what they should experience then there can be some psychological influence. However, I feel this influence is relatively minimal. My own experiences w/ pp (though limited) is that if applied properly and in the correct location it will work rather well. The question I would consider is based on the anatomy (which I do have extensive experience with). Do everyones pp's always end up in the exact same spot? I know in nursing school they would say "you have a vein, nerve, artery, etc. right here..." what I have found since then is that it may be off slightly, like a mm or two. Or in rare cases be completely out of place. This can make a major difference in how you do something. Same thing w/ pp techniques. If not applied precisely it won't work.

I'm in complete agreement. If you are not trained in how to use a knife or not ready to use it to kill, don't. As for that being the only reason for carrying a knife you're being short sited. I have carried a knife on a daily basis since around 7th grade. Primarily as a utility tool. My current knife is even an automatic, which most people have a hard time thinking of as anything but a weapon. It's amazing how often you want to just hold onto something, draw your pocket knife and cut w/o letting go. As for the later debate about carrying a knife to a gun fight, I would almost always choose to face a person w/ a gun over a knife, if they are inside about 10-15 feet distance. If you get in close and have some control on their arm the side of the barrel cant cut you where the edge of the blade easily will.

Glad to hear that I'm not the only one that feels that way about raising kids. Thanks for the support and stuff. BTW, named him Michael, and no, not even close to being named after someone in the family

My wife an I had our first baby last Monday! Boy, 7lbs 5 oz. Can hardly wait to start him on MA. Guess I'll wait until he can at least stand though.