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Depends on what you are talking about. If you are talking street effective, just step on the outside of the leg and kick out the supporting leg, problem solved. If you are talking dojo, that will depend a little more on the style...

Hmmm, not a bad idea. Pitty we don't really celebrate halloween in Oz

All around, doing anything like this under the influence of alcahol or drugs is just a really bad idea!

Second Hand Smoke is the most toxic because there is no filter at that end of the cigarette. For most of us, that poses minimal risk because of the distance, but in your case, you are working inside and in close proximity of possibly mutliple smokers, and for long periods of time. I wish I could give you better news, but the fact is, you are participating in the worst form of tobacco smoking there is. There are ways you can make yourself feel better, but the lung damage is not reversable. My only advise.... find a new job!!

Definately go and see your GP. Although it might be nothing, that is a considerable weight loss. That kind of loss with no apparent explanation is a concern.

Oh, my gosh, I have the exact same problem. I eat when I'm bored or stressed or just to have something to do. Not good. We could just drink water to keep full, but we both know that just wouldn't be enough, eh? I must admit, that is my problem too. I'm very active-minded so I eat to keep my hands busy. I work in an office, so I need to be very careful that I don't eat too much during the day. I did that and over time put on about 9 kilos. I have since taken about 7 of that back off, but it wasn't easy!

Sorry, I should have mentioned that. You should walk gently for 60-120 seconds (or equivellant activity) to reduce this effect and the lactic acid in the body. Preferably, don't leave it more than about 10 minutes though because the muscles will start to go into recovery mode and will loose that suppleness.

Remember that over time, the cravings will get further apart and won't last as long. You just gotta stick it out. You're doing well, keep it up.

Don't forget, although the temperature may vary by 20-30 degress celcius, our body temperate won't normally vary by more than about half a degree. Therefore, the internal temperature has little relation to the external.

I guess it's a bit like groin guards. No-one likes wearing them, but you have to, so the best thing you can do is just get used to it.

Yep, exactly the same as me. It's because you are a nice person and don't want to hurt someone. I guess the key is to try and foget that. Have the mentality that if they face up to you, they are the enemy. Then you can go and have a drink together once it's over.

It looks quite authentic for what they are doing. The dojo looks good and the site contains some simple but useful information. Definately worth checking them out I think.

Have a look on https://www.youtube.com or something. If you can find a Kata with it in, just tell us where in the Kata it is and then maybe we can help a little better.

Best place to look is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goju-Ryu

We don't currently have this courses, but they sound like a great idea!!

MWAHAHAHA, "Laying the smack down". I love it. He's right though. 90% of grappling is position. If you can get to a position that allows you to strike or lock, then you are most the way there.

statistics, great! 1. statistically, very few of ALL adults, trained or not, will EVER be in a violent altercation in their adult lives. 2. it helps plenty, if you do it right. No person in their right mind would tell you that hard contact sparring will not help in a fight. It teaches you to deal with the stresses of a fight in a way that other training will not. I will even go further to say that ring competition helps even more, because there is the added stress of fighting hard contact against somebody you don't know. 3. I was once a jkd guy - I learned a lot about defanging the snake, simultaneous blocking and attacking, etc. when you have rapid fire punches coming in, it's safer to simply evade. since we're talking statistics, let's take boxing. what percentage of boxers parry single strikes to the head on a regular basis? What percentage of those same boxers parry fluuries of strikes to the head? What percentage evades said flurry? Why? Also, not everyone you fight will be drunk. Heck, I know plenty of guys at the club who don't drink. 4. you don't HAVE to feint when you fight full contact. I rarely feint. I don't recall tyson feinting much. I don't think vanderlei feints either. tactics you use rely on your fighting style and have nothing to do with commitment. Feint or not, when you throw your strike, you commit to it. Where did you get your 99% haymaker statistic? that's not what I see every day. I see more sloppy, yet rapid straight punches, speedbag style, and windmilling overhands. either way, blocking can and does still fail and evading would be more efficient - AND help you to get behind them, where you have complete advantage. Watch several pros who strike rapid fire and / or with arcing punches, like liddell and vanderlei - can you block EVERYTHING they throw? not likely. you couldn't evade everything they throw either, but your chances would be better. Also, why are you assuming that you will be fighting someone untrained? statistically, you will be on the street, but in the club, I run into trained fighters quite a bit. I've met several NFL and pro boxers in there. Zab judah (boxer) was in there last month. these are guys you don't want to underestimate. they don't always fight, but sometimes they do. I've almost gotten into it with an ex NFL lineman (he'll remain nameless). Luckily, we were able to talk it down. Jerome Bettis has been in there before...can you imagine fighting him? trained or not, he would be a monster. I guess statistically, a streetfight will be with an untrained person, but why limit yourself to such a low level - I prefer to train for the person that is just as good or better than me. You raise some really good points there. The reality is that we should train for the worst and hope for the best. Not the other way around.

Exactly right. It's just a case of entertainment with a hint of fact. If it sparks a discussion like this one, then I guess it has done a good thing.

HAHAHA. I dunno about you though, but training with someone who smells is not fun. I have done so many times and have also been the one who smells (it's ebarrassing when you know it).

You just did.... thank you.

Isn't it interesting how the times have changed. Years ago, the trend was for school to define their teachings in order to get into governing organisations and reap the benefits such as unity of school, structure etc. Now, people are going more to what you described in an effort to eliminate a lot of the politics and problems that come hand in hand with the above benefits.

A plateu is a normal part of your training. I sometimes have those days (like yesterday) when i think that I really should be doing better. And then I check out a whole load of new schools in the area and then it goes away. You just need to find what keeps you going and concentrate on that. Remember, you are always heading towards your goals as long as you are trying. If you cannot see this, then you are trying to strive too far. Set some short term goals. One step seems to make no progress on a thousand miles, but one step makes a big difference when the journey is only 10 steps away.

When you look deep into it, Music and Martial Arts have many many similarities.

Most dojos will almost never take a colored belt rank away from a child. It means more to a child than an adult and would possibly have them lose their desire to train. The usual protocall is they keep the belt and then work up to the rank and can not test for higher rank until they are ready. I agree completely with what you are saying. You should never take a belt away from a child. Having said that, there is no usual protocol. It just depends on the individual school.

I agree!!! Ego is the one thing that spoils the Martial Arts the most!!