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Thought this clip may be of interest for those who are curious about the Kenpo arts. This is a self defense clip from American Kenpo/Ed Parker system. https://www.modestomerchants.com/kenpo/yellow_delayed_sword/delayed_sword.htm

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Logically I would see that wearing your gi would be proper when conducting business after all it is a martial arts dojo. Perhaps the only time where you would'nt be would be if you had an assistant instructor to take over teaching while you conduct business in civies, and knowing you won't have to teach any classes.

I'll try to be there at 9pm EST/6pm WST

If the Meijin came in black, I'd wear that gi too. It's a well designed gi!!!

Perhaps a Sho-dan in another art Or maybe she is re-certifing

I had a problem with shin splints when I ran, now I don't But when I did, I started to tape my shins on my runs, and this helped for bit. The taping of the shin was in the form of a cris/cross. Now, I'm no expert but I was told to do this by someone either in or familiar with sports medicine, or sports training. I ended up having to take anti-infammatory pills, but that too only worked for so long. Eventually I found that rest was the best recovery.

Chh, I've had a Satori gi for about 3 months now, and I think it is one of the best gi's I've ever owned. It is costume tailored to me so it fits nice. I have the 12oz. version of the American, I believe, and it's plenty heavy, but not too heavy. The jacket has the 3/4 sleeves, but the pants are at ankle length. After several washings, the length of the pants shrank to where it was suppose to, which was to my ankles. The jacket has extra material in the arm pit area so that there is no binding during your movements, and the jacket dosen't pull up when you raise your arms above your head. Well that's my review on the Satori Gi.

I don't know anything about this person or his claim. However, if you are to dedicate yourself to the martial arts, then my advice is to do so and absorb all there is to learn. Martial arts is a way of life and in order to be successful you must start by building your foundation, and that starts with the basics. Remember that these individuals who proclaim to have the solutions to winning a street fight or near solutions all had previous training in the traditional martial arts themselves, or are making false representations. There are many variables to a street environment. There are also many variables to a person in the street, ie. high on drugs or simply impervious to pain. So not all techniques will work martial arts or otherwise. Ask your self what it is you want out of your training and go achieve it.

Are you able to stretch properly before working out? If so then try to get a stretch in after your done with your workout. Also check on your hip alignment when practicing your kicks, sometimes you can feel if your hips are aligned when kicking. Otherwise, consult with your instuctor or doctor to make sure it isn't something wrong with your hip joints

Hello Mark, Welcome aboard or back Looking forward to hearing about some of your experiences back in Japan By the way, I took a look at your web site and so far it looks good!!! Keep up the good work

Wasn't this more of an organizational type question? At least I thought so. Although I've trained in Shotokan, the school I was training at was under the JKA umbrella via Nishiyama Sensei. I actually never had any direct dealings in respects to the organization and it's policies and what not. I went strictly for the training and try not to get caught up in the politics.

Monkeygirl, Congrats and Great Job

Try to stick to your basics. Pick 2-3 techniques and drill on them. Some basics to think about is a reverse punch, front kick, and side kick.

Oblique Kick: Somewhat like the TKD twist kick perhaps. Or a kick that is thrown at an off angle and contouring the opponents body. For example: a kick to the groin by angling the kick so that it runs up the inner portion of the opponent's thigh and strikes the groin.

The nice thing about joint locks or manipulations is to get compliance from someone. However, the locks or manipulations would work only if the person was caught off guard, at least in my opinion. As Kenisai and KSN Doug related, you would more than likely have to distract the person with another strike in order to place them in a lock and break their center(one point). When you see styles like Hapkido, Aikido, Akijujitsu, or any other art with joint locks and manipulations, work on technique you see the Uki's being thrown around like rag dolls. That is because as the Uki, you want to escape the pain being placed on the joint, and you also want to escape the possibility of breaking the joint. Also once the person practicing the technique achieves the pain compliance and does the throw, they will lightenup on the lock/hold so as to not cause any damage to their Uki. But when you apply the technique in a street self defense situation, you probably will not be lightening up on the lock/hold, as a result bones may fracture and tendons tear. The attacker may not even be thrown through the air like you practice it, but simply crumble down to the ground.

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On the contrary Hapkido hand strikes are perhaps better than those taught or emphasized in TKD. The kicks will be just as good as TKD. Hapkido utilizes hand/foot strikes along with joint manipulations and takedowns. From my understanding Hapkido does not have any katas in it's system.

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Welcome aboard, I'm sure you'll enjoy this forum

When I spar or teach sparring to my students, I allow head shots, so long as it is controlled. If they get wild, then they get "tapped" just as hard as they give it.

That's the gamble you take when you compete in open tournaments. You have such a great mixture of martial artists and judges that you literally have to be on top of your game. But you can either be the type of person that is there strictly for the competion and winning, or the type of person that is there to challenge themselves. Traditionalist say that they dislike open tounaments and Non-traditonalist say they dislike the tradtional tournaments. It's all a matter of preference. When I competed in one tournament several years ago, I did Gojushiho-sho and actually won first place. The panel of judges to my knowledge were not all traditionalist martial artist, in fact I believe many had Kenpo backgrounds. Another year, I competed at the same tournament and did Nijushiho, and took 4th place. The judging panel was a mix of tradtional and non-traditional martial artist. So who knows how it's gonna turn out. In any event, I had one of the judges come up to me afterwards and say that he liked the way I performed Nijushiho. In the end after being told that by one of the judges to me was most gratifying than placing whether 1st or 4th place.

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Ok, If you mean by "seriously threatened", I would take that to mean bodily injury which may result in me being DRT(dead right there). In return I defend myself, and in the process I injure the attacker then I would want the cops called first and then the medics, if I even have the forthought to be thinking about the attacker's well being.

Power, fluidity, and well timed slow breathing. Be careful about too much slapping of the legs for sound effects. Sometimes that can be looked upon as being sloppy. I've seen that happen before, especially if the judges don't understand the concept behind it. Also don't assume too much that the judges won't know what you are doing, they are martial artists in their own right and do know more than you may think. So in the end, just do the best form you can emphasis the power and the grace of Kung-fu and have fun.