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Maybe, maybe not

Hi Sohan, My thoughts and best wishes go to your friend. Please remind him that a positive mind is a more effective medicine than any drug.

It sounds to me like you are looking for people to confirm what you already think, and my in opinion, you are right. Classes should start on time. I always turn up early. Sometimes, I have started a few minutes late due to not being able to get their earlier, and I hate it. It shouldn't be happening on a regular basis. Warmups do not need to go for more than about 12-15 minutes. The idea of a warm up is to get the blood circulating, the lungs working, the mood right and of course, to stretch the muscles, tendons and ligaments to prevent injury. It should not be a workout in itself, and therefore does not need to drag out. Using a high grade student is not a problem, in fact, this is quite beneficial. It means it leavs the student to demonstrate and the instructor to explain. In a 90 minute class (which is what I'm guessing you have), the students should be getting at a minimum a good 65-70 minutes of training. This allows for bow ins/outs as well as warmup. Sure there will be instruction during the class, that is what they are there for, but practice should be the primary activity. Hope this helps.

Best advice I could give you.... speak to your doctor. Partly because he/she knows best and partly because with that sort of surgery, your dojo of choice my request approval from your doctor anyway.

That's a great way of looking at it. Kinda like saying "base your principles upon those of the predators, but your actual technique upon your body"

I too would like to know your reasoning.

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I think in some ways that a class environment is beneficial... but that's not the argument in question here. As for the topic, I think that this would be normal. Concentrated/Private training can be much more productive as far as technique. Unfortunately, I believe it does little to speed the students ability to comprehend and fully understand the art and can therefore create a frustration when the physical abilities progress faster than the theoretical understanding and comprehension.

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Just like anything else, you can do well. You will do better if you loose some weight, but the weight most likely won't stop you completely.

Definately not an issue unless there is an injury there.

I agree. It's never too early to walk, just don't expect to run.

That's one I haven't come across before. What's the principle of this idea?

Do you mean you kick past the target a little or as Zorbasan though, you kick an angled target? If you are already kicking a side on target, but are taught to kick past the target (as I interpreted what you said), then yes, this should be normal. We should always aim to hit through a target, not on it.

As mentioned ^^ speak to your instructor. They will have a fair idea of what competitions are available in the area.

Quite easily. Fear is an emotion. If it's not an emotion you experience in relation to death, then you are not afraid of death. Seems simple to me.

Cross, you summed it up beautifully!!!

I really don't think it makes that much of a difference. I prefer it a little higer than the belt, but in the scheme of things, I really don't think it matters.

Just a different interpretation on the Kata to what I'm used to. Each to their own. All Kata are subjective.

As mentioned. It has been known to stop the heart, but the chance of using it in a real fight, on purpose, is slim.

Yep, in a nutshell, that's basically it!!!

Unfortunately not!!!

True, but what I'm getting that is that the style is irrelevant. Put it this way then... if the same person was to spend the same amount of time on flashy and basic techniques, and they become equally as good at both. In the street, in the heat of the moment, they will have more chance exectuting the basic movements they have learned then they will executing the flashy/complicated movements that they know just as well. Stress breaks down your mental capacity to process complex physical movements. Simple as that.

Definately give it your all and let nature take it's course. "Worrying is like a rocking chair. It will give you something to do, but won't get you anywhere." - Van Wilder

More or less, yeah.