Zaine

I dont know if I should be ashamed for saying this but, I heard about this style in an anime/manga. Although to be fair in the anime there is, judo,sambo,karate,jujitsu,boxing,muay thai,tae kwando and more irl styles... No shame there. At least not for me.

I used to love going to the arcade in cici's pizza and playing Tekken. I always played as Eddie. Never got it on a console though, too busy playing Legend of Zelda and the like. Soul Caliber 2 (not sure about the others) had video of all their characters doing weapons forms. Whether or not these were real forms I couldn't tell you as most were based off of Chinese weaponry but I always thought it was really cool as a starting Martial Artist.

I don't think that this is right. Decisions in the midst of a fight should be happen so fast that it borders on instinct, because it is instinct mostly. I don't think that a col would worry about which technique you used to defend yourself with.

I find that Scientist are wary of everything they don't say. It was Experimental Biology so they could still be doing research.

That, and I find that cords are better for binding appendages. Chains are uncomfortable, sure, but I feel that cords are more constricting and allow for better torque, if you take my meaning.

I've said it before and I say it again, I think kata should take a bigger precedence then that. There are a lot of very useful things to be learned in kata. That being said, I'm glad that you found a dojo that fits your training preferences and that you can be happy in. Congrats!

You're right, he does seem too proud over a feat that doesn't seem that big. The winners body language tells me that he wanted the fight. Also in the way that alerts the loser right before the knockout kick that the fight is back on. This suggests a timed bout in which there are some rudimentary rules governing it. Might be a fight club?

I find this particular paragraph fascinating.

I have issues backing this claim. I don't think that a style can embody a certain life style. I think that, at the most, a style can embody some sort of discipline but that is up to the teacher to impart and/or the student to internalize. However, no style inherently implies some sort of living standard.

I don't think this is a good fight. This is a fight where a karate guy thought he could take on a guy who trained differently without researching the other style and training against it. Apparently the karate guy did challenge the other to a rematch in which he won after training against the other's style. In my opinion this fight doesn't display either of the skills gained from their systems adequately. I imagine that either could do better.

I also doubt that this man was an instructor. It might be a challenge but those are getting much rarer in modern dojos. Not to say tht they don't happen, but they get written off more. I'm trying to wrap my head around why this fight even took place.

Very true, more and more studies are starting to suggest at athletes throw away static stretching all together.

Good to hear.

Harkon and Dobbersky are right. Especially about the fact that it is the McDojo that hurts us the most.

I warm up more than static stretching. Usually a 5 minute walk is better than static stretching. Although dynamic stretching is a fantastic way to warm up and, at least for me, it's more effective.

A lot less than I should. I tend to train my mind more than my body.

Welcome to KF!

I find that "character building" often happens as a secondary perk in Martial Arts. Most either get into it as a way to stay fit or as a way to learn how to defend theirselves. I think it is those intrinsic factors listed that make the warrior effective but I hesitate to ascribe this to what is generally thought of as character building. I think that the character building that comes from Martial Arts is two fold. One relates to the character as disciplined Martial Artist, as the book speaks of and the other as molding the practitioner into a Human Being who strives to be respectful and good to others both outside and in the dojo.

Congrats!

That looks awesome. Not only does it add someone to running experience but, by running, you earn things that add components an additional game!

C25k is a fantastic program that helps those who do not run acclimate in an attempt to make it more enjoyable because you're not just thrusting your body into regular physical activity.

What do you mean by this? Where are you getting this info? As soon as they get hit, they either close there eyes or look down on the ground and start brawling. Thanks for the clarification. This is more or less true. We go our whole live with the basic notion that getting hit sucks and it isn't something that we want to deal with so when we are hit in the early months of Martial Art training we do tend to freeze up. It is usually in my dojo as well, but there are a few exceptions who, without prior experience in Martial Arts, didn't do this. We had a student one time who was fine with getting hit, but felt awkward hitting.

Cool stuff. This video really exhibit how, as you get higher in the ranks of karate, blocks become strikes, the redirection and then counters. This, I think, shows a great use of a lot of blocking techniques on top of striking.

While I agree that a good instructor is a great thing to have, you have to remember that not every style may fit your interest or your budget, especially at your age and, whereas it would be reasonable for me as an adult to drive an hour and a half away for a good school, you don't have that luxury.So yes, look for a great instructor but make sure that the system is something that you're interested in. Just because, (random example) there is a fantastic Aikido instructor doesn't mean that Aikido is something that you want to do.

Welcome to KF!