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has to do with number of posts, not actual level of experience.

Welcome aboard As for helping your son out with his moves, the easiest is to join up and enjoy the jourrney, or pay attention as you observe his class, and then go over his material at home with him. Another easy method would be to bring your video camera along, and film his lesson. Good Luck

Yes, sometimes self defense=self awareness to avoid problems. Dosen't always have to be physical

Besides the echinacea, I also take another natural homeopathic supplement called Alpha CF. Like anything, you take it at the onset of your cold. Another supplement I use to assist with the cold/flu season is called Oscillococcinum. This is also another homepathic supplement. Seems to work well, as I've have not had a full blown cold this year

Depending on the size of your 10 year old, I believe that you can get by on the square focus mitts sold by many of the leading martial arts supply stores on-line. They can even be found on EBay for a better price. I use the century brand, and my adult students are able to pound away at it with no problems, and has held up well so far. As for the muay thai kick pads, you might also look into some that are made of vinyl. Again it may be easier on your pocket book, and provide enough absorbsion and protection for you and your son.

Grandmaster Kuoha, 10th Dan Kara-Ho Kempo Karate

JKD=Just kidding Dudes Several suggested readings, The Warrior Within by John Little and Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee himself

Clear your mind

I like to concentrate on my training personally

Probably a lil of both, but perhaps the idea is to display controlled striking techniques. I assume you are referring to the cloth knuckle pads

As for "looking fast" or sparkling...I look for control, speed, power, etc. Speed with bad technique is junk...and flash without substance might as well not show up. As my former instructor would refer to it..."flashy trash"

Well said. So from our thread, how many of you are breaking balance in your first move in your defensive sets? Is it something that is stressed at first or saved for advanced students? In my dojo this concept is constantly evolving with refinements of technique coming at each new level. Just when you think you know something, my sensei will add that little bit to make it better. In regards to oour self defense sets and the issue of breaking balance, I'd have to say that for the most part it comes as the second move, as well as the subsequent follow-up strikes. The first obviously is redirecting the initial attack.

As impractical as low stances may be in a "real" fighting situations, they are part of whatever art you are studying. The benefits can range from strength in the legs to proper balance. As you train, you must remember that the stance work is simply a transitional state that is always in motion

Don't a whole lot about San Soo, but a friend of mine who studies it isn't a thug Other than that seems to be a fairly comprehensive art, perhaps minus the grappling portion as it is a striking art.

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Funny....how you all got an e-mail from someone who your instructor did not e-mail to begin with, or at least that is how I'm reading this post.

True, but in a point sparring tourney, kicking to the inside or outside of the thighs does not constitute scoring areas. It makes for good set-up, but as someone pointed perhaps not allowed due to the potential knee injuries. Most tourneys try to limit their liability in this way by foreseeing preventable injuries. Also, not all styles are trained to attack the thighs like Kyokushin, or similiar arts.

Obviously the Deputies used SUPERIOR BRAIN TACTICS vs. the INFERIOR BRAIN TACTICS of a student seeking higher education

I don't think it is necessarily a bad thing, but why would you need to add it to an introductory level, unless there isn't many techniques to begin with at that level.

Thought you all would enjoy a somewhat humorous story The story came off the Nov. 4 blotter, not the 11th as the story indicates I Fought the Law, and the Law Maced Me Monday, Nov. 11, 5:54 a.m. - Two deputies responded to reports of intoxicated subjects fighting at an apartment on the 6500 block of Cervantes Dr. The officers arrived at the residence and observed two men grappling on the floor through the window of the apartment. As officers watched, the first subject, a 22-year-old man, placed his sparring partner in an "ankle lock," causing the man to scream and "tap out." After the bout ended, the first man, whose friend outweighed him by 60 to 80 pounds, said he could "* him up" because of his superior fighting skills. The two quickly resumed fighting, and officers watched the first man continue to employ what they described as several other techniques used by fighters trained in jujitsu, judo and various other martial arts disciplines to get the better of his opponent. Seeing that the man on the losing end of the fight had already suffered a black eye and was bleeding from the nose and mouth, one of the deputies slid open the unlocked window and instructed the men to stop fighting. The first man asked the officer who he was and if he wanted to fight, to which the deputy replied, "We are deputies with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept." Unfazed, the man informed the deputy, "I'll * you up." He then turned to his battered friend and told him, "You're a better fighter, but I'm going to * him up. Just let me pull my pants up." The deputy instructed both of them to settle down and get some sleep, but the man would have none of it. "Do you want to fight?" he repeated. "Yeah, just let me put my belt on." While the man was attempting to ready his pants for battle, the officer again ordered him to settle down. "No, I'm coming out there to fight. I'm going to * you up," he replied. Having observed the man's proficient fighting skills, the officers readied their canisters of Oleoresin Capsicum - better known as pepper spray. Trousers finally secure around his waist, the would-be street fighter opened the front door, looked at the deputies, assumed a fighting stance with closed fists, and received a two-second blast of pepper spray to the face. Unable to stand up to the spray's superior kung fu, the man staggered back into the house, where he was promptly taken into custody. His friend refused treatment for his injuries and insisted that they were just playing around. The man was taken to the Isla Vista Foot Patrol office for booking, where he was allowed to wash out his eyes, but his antics did not stop there. He asked the arresting deputy why he had been sprayed, saying, "I'm 120 pounds. What am I going to do?" The officer informed him that the man had threatened to injure them, and had confronted them in a fighting stance. "I'm 120 pounds," the man repeated. "What would you do if someone bigger than you wanted to fight?" While the logical answer would be to run away, the deputy told the man that they never challenged him to a fight, and had seen him using formal ground fighting techniques. The man then refused to provide information about his identity, so he was placed in a locked interrogation room as the officer used the man's driver license to complete the booking paperwork. As he was filling out the paperwork, another officer came outside and asked the deputy if he was aware that his arrestee was climbing into the office's rafters. According to police reports, the deputy rushed back to the detention room and discovered that the man had slipped his handcuffs to the front of his body. He had stacked the room's plastic chairs and trashcan on top of one another to form a makeshift ladder, which he used to climb up into the acoustic ceiling tiles. Unimpressed, the deputy pushed aside the chairs and trash can and assisted the man down from the ceiling. The man was re-handcuffed and placed in the back of a patrol car and transported to Santa Barbara County Jail, where he was booked for resisting arrest, escape from custody, and vandalism less than $400 for putting a hole in the ceiling of the IVFP station.

For a moment there, i was thinking it was a mixture of American and Tracy Kenpo systems

The oldest person in out system started at age 70 after retirement. He's now way past that and still going strong

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