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Toughest job and most dangerous are slightly different in my opinion. One of the more dangerous jobs is catching Alaskan king crabs. They say it take a second or two to freeze if you fall in the water and the probability is high due to the very agressive waves in that part of Alaska. One of the most difficult jobs or toughest jobs is being a brain surgeon. Most people can do a dangerous job, it comes down to courage mostly, but not many people have the level of concentration and dedication it takes to operate on a persons brain.

Well, first let me say that it has been a privilege and an honor to be able to help out in a time of need, on behalf of every Houstonian I know including myself. We find it unfortunate that your newfound home is now under a threat of its own and you may have to move to a safer place once again. As for me, well, I will remain and protect what little I have and plan to be here to aid those in need after the storm. I am a strong believer in the power of the human mind, so please keep Houston in mind, in a positive light so that we may overcome anything headed our way this weekend. I'm off to board up. Thank you!

You have hit the proverbial nail right on the head! I always wonder how he flips and lands with the loudest sound even if I half * the technique. He knows how its gonna end and therefore lessens the possibility of injury by staying one step ahead of me at all times. Excellent!

ooohhh...myy..god!

Yeah, just a little amazed. I've heard stories of instructors coming from behind you and pushing you down but I've never personally seen it. My instructor walks around and helps the ones that clearly aren't putting any effort into the stretch but never puts their health in jeopardy.

Good point. I never question his authority so I always comply but I am amazed and interested in how he can handle the pain so effortlessly. If he wishes it be so, perhaps I will learn in time. Thanks for the input.

I had Hawaii in mind as well but most people associate the state with vacationing activities, surfing, rock climbing etc. I would have never guessed that there is so much going on there as far as martial arts go, but if I had to pick one place to train anything it would definitely be Hawaii. Who could ask for a better backdrop?

Thanks for the responses everyone. I guess if i had to say that there is one American city associated with martial arts it would probably be L.A. Only because of the Hollywood influence and the fact that every well known martial artist out there somehow makes his way to L.A. to be in a movie. What do you think? At the risk of sounding a bit stereotypical, maybe San Francisco do to the large Asian American population?

Which cities do you think have the most activity in the Martial Arts, be it Tournaments or Education? Why do you think that would be? Is there any U.S. city that could be synonymous with Martial Arts, i.e. a Mecca for MAs?

dont have japanese music so get my bro to play the flute instead...when im not twisting him into a pretzel that is.

i think this deserves at leas a hehe very clever! p.s. if you go down on the color setting on your monitor it kinda looks faded

We do use verbal tap outs per say, but my concern is about the speed of some of these takedowns. the other day he took me down and I honestly didnt see him grab me until I was on the ground, it was so quick. it was my turn to try and he was telling me that it was not necessary to do it with such speed but he didnt want me to pause through the maneuver. Now, he knows how to fall, of course, and so do I but nonetheless, I feel I should know something he isnt telling me yet so that I can be more confident about putting some pain on him and not injuring him because of a careless mistake. I guess what im trying to see is if I can get any advice from Hapkido or even Aikido instructors on the level of precaution we must have or is it negligible... I wouldnt think so. How wide is the margin between pain and injury? Is there a margin, or is it very easy to go too far?

mortal kombat deception!

anyone know what the deal with van damme doin' k1 is now. rumor got started about a year ago but i havent heard anything yet. he apparently made some friends at k1 filming a movie and somehow got connected so now he wants to fight. anyone?

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When my instructor explains a joint lock and does it on me he gets me to the point right before i freak out then he stops. every single time. when he instructs me to perform the technique on him i dont know how much is too much so i hold back. he tells me that its ok, let it rip, he can take it but i dont want to break his arm or anything. how easy is it to break someones arm or dislocate? how can he gauge when he does it? i would ask him but our dojang is super traditional...no unnecessary questions.

in all seriousness, the best instructors from Korea, China, and Japan are more than likely teaching here in the states. not to try and put off someone going abroad and studying the culture, but if youre going to Korea to search for the best Tae Kwon Do training available its probably a fifty/fifty chance you left the best schools behind over here in the states. oh! forgot u said youre from the UK. well the same applies.

i'd like to say people call me "blade" or "grim reaper" but...no my nickname is "scooby" cause of an old hat i wear to the gym all the time with a picture of scooby doo on it .

i was only 12 when boxing so i would not use me at that age as an example as my lack of punching power at that age protected me in a certain way. we did mostly 20 rep sets of jabs with each arm, then crosses with each arm. the hanging bag was a great way to learn how to move around your opponent but i dont doubt you can do the same with a standing bag. our coach would then let us throw haymakers at the bag (again taking into account that we could not generate enough arm speed to hurt ourselves) at the end of the session just for fun. now, for adults i would estimate bag time to be around half an hour if you consider the average fight is 10 rounds at 3 minutes a piece. to be honest i dont feel you should be that worried about the long term effects on your joints unless youre pounding hard all day and ignore your pain or fatigue, remember pain is your bodys way of telling you it needs to rest. p.s. to strengthen your wrists try forearm curls, with medium to light weight use a weight lifting bench to place your forearm parallel to the ground, let your hand hang off the edge with the palm facing up, let the dumbell rest on your fingers and roll it toward you at the same time bending your wrist up. remember your palm is facing up and the dumbell is parallel to the ground. this is a conditioning excersize more so than strength building so be careful no to go too heavy. we did this for baseball in highschool and it helped us generate more bat speed. good luck!

glad to know that there is room for the less limber to excel in the art of their choice.

from what i remember when i was young and taking golden glove boxing classes at the Y, our instructors would emphasize the fact that bag work was the most taxing and rigorous to your joints and muscles. we would estimate how long a particular fight would last in reality and work out for no longer than that amount of time. for example, if your on the bag for an hour straight , sure it will build up stamina but at what expense. your joints will deteriorate faster, and your life in the ring (if you were a career boxer) would be shortened greatly. so bag work is good but limit yourself and be very careful to avoid uppercutting the lower more packed in portion of the bag, this is where most wrist fractures happen.

excellent question and a perfect analogy. the shark in this case would represent the faster and sharper samurai while the crock with its tough skin and powerful jaw would represent the knight. that said, the shark would tear the crock apart in a matter of seconds ( a great white that is) but one false move from the shark and all the crock would need to do is chomp down on the sharks nose and finish him off! i would pay good money to see that fight.

thanks for the info. just wanted to make sure it wasnt a bad idea to get a video or book on it, i had looked into that my self. as i looked at the other threads on this subject i really didnt get an idea of how many practicing martial artists such as yourselves actually could do a split. with the poll ill get an idea, thanks for ur vote!

just curious to see how long it took some of you to do a full side and front split after you started training. can the process be sped up a little bit? will it compromise your progress if you cant by a certain point? 'preciate it!