marie curie

I think that if you teach at a university, that would be the assumption, but I think that definitions 3 and 4 at dictionary.com (though not most common) show that the term does not necessitate the degree. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=professor I was also just thinking back to when I first heard of my teacher's teacher (who generally goes by his first name but to other people, out of respect, we call him "professor"), and I don't think that I ever assumed that he had a PhD. Especially since we wouldn't be calling him professor in a dojo unless he was a professor of martial arts, and as another thread is currently discussing, the first BA program was just initiated so a martial arts PhD doesn't exist. I just assumed he was a teacher of Kajukenbo.

My best motivator is that my fiance and I train together, so cutting out on class makes me feel like I gave up "us" time.

Me Too! As a bioengineer, I'm always looking at what, specifically, is happening to the body, and it really helps me out. I know that at first I had trouble, comming from striking arts, but like anything else, if you give it time, you'll pick things up faster. I also try to write down techniques (and sometimes I end up drawing pictures) that I really don't understand.

Wow there are some great ideas on there! Thanks!

I don't think its a good idea to loose your temper- that implies that you are not in control- your emotions are. Of course this is different from feeling anger and using it to fuel yourself in a fight. IMHO, I think its just important to use your emotions and not let them use you.

Other- Kajukenbo

I know that two of the arts that I practice are not Japanese- one is Hawaiian and the other is Brazilian, so it would be kind of confusing to use Japanese terms.

Is your question what do we think about her wearing an XMA gi?

My favorite thing used to be the sparring, but now that my knees are kind of crappy (and I'm not as fast), I think that I like "kata" most

I'd say that generally, low kicks are better for self-defense, because high kicks can be more easily blocked and caught. Also, anything much higher than a typical step sacrifices balance. My best is a low side kick to the side of the opponent's knee. Thai kicks are also awesome, but I have really pansy shins and if someone looks to hard at them I have 5-inch bruises for a couple of weeks.

Thanks Well, the guy was only around for one day, so I guess he'll just see next time that I'm not quite as dangerous as I seemed hehe Thanks

I think that it is a worth while degree- it's a bachelors, not a PhD or anything. I'm getting a bachelors in bioengineering, and though bioe is really inclusive of imaging/monitoring equipment, biomechanics, and Tissue Engineering... I really am only proficient in tissue engineering, but have some knowledge of the others. I think it's a great idea, and I'd rather train under someone with this degree.

Also, you have to concider that when you put a bunch of kids together, and only a couple of adults, it will pretty much be like a kids' class, and they can get giggly. Good kids are still going to act like kids. If they are actually misbehaving and not just acting their age, then maybe you could say something to the sensei? Offer to help quiet them down so he/she can instruct?

I started karate when I was 11, and immediately fought adults. Yes, I took a few too-hard hits, but I eventually learned not to block with my head. Also, the people above are right, the best thing to do is spar kids more often. You'll get used to it, and may stun one or give one a bruise, but thats MA, and eventually it'll not seem like a huge deal, and you'll be able to jump to different levels of sparring when the situation demands it. That is a sign of an upper-level MArtist.

Congrats! Brown is a big step!

I have a bit of a similar annoying situation. In my club its all guys and two girls (me and the other one), so for sizes' sake we usually work together (We are both 5'5" and the guys are all over 6'). Every other week she comes in with another "broken" or "torn" something or other. One week her shoulder, then her ankle, then her wrist, etc. In fact, at our activities fair at school, I got back (after being out for a bit because my knee was catching and hurting) and said that my mri came back and I have a torn meniscus. Sooo.... of course when she was fighting someone to demo- she limps over... "Oh, I think I've torn my meniscus" And of course she goes to the dr, and he always takes films and always says she is fine, then a couple weeks later something else is wrong. The boys don't seem to notice and actually seem think she is hurt every time, which is kind of funny. Anyway, I didn't really care, until we had the guy above our instructor come up to test us (for the first time) and she's all "my shoulder... I don't know that I can stay too long" and then after about 5 mins later, she forgets and is fine, then an instructor walks by and she makes all pain faces like I'm hurting her, and they usually tell her that she doesn't have to continue- they'd understand... and then she looks all in pain, closes her eyes and says "it's ok, sir, I'll continue" Again, more obnoxious than anything else, but then I'm testing and she's making it look like I have no control and am damaging my partner (a mark of someone unexperienced and or unpracticed). Ugh. Thanks for listening to me vent- this seemed like the right place

I've had a kind of interesting situation- my club used to be pretty much all girls and my fiance, and now its pretty much all boys, me and another girl. I'd say that we are treated differently a little, but mostly because we are higher ranks than most of the guys and they are scared of us ..ok, maybe not.. but they do mostly just treat us how they treat others of our rank.

Judo will allow you to be more well-rounded, but a warning: your instincts will have to change a little because they are so different

When I was young, I took karate. We met for 3 hrs every Saturday, and I wanted to improve my skills by training at our local TKD school. I asked if it would be ok, and my sensei said that I really shouldn't. They had different goals than we did. Later on I found out that the TKD school was a total McDojo. I had a friend who's little sister got her shodan after 2 years of training and at the age of 9, which wasn't crazy uncommon. In the end I'm really glad that I listened to my sensei, and respect him for not bashing the school to me, but making a recommendation to not go.

My fiance and I constantly get asked why our relationship is so good... I always say most important is a good sense of humor and at least 4 hours a week to beat the crap out of each other Also sharing hobbies is fun and helps us have similar goals and values

Also, whoever is carrying a knife or gun, whoever doesn't fall off a curb when stepping, whoever is not backed near a corner... I think in a real fighting situation a lot has to do with chance and the individual circumstances (grappling in a bar in between tables, chairs and people, vs striking in that situation is different than out on someone's front lawn) (speaking to your all things are never equal)

different muscles? how so? with the fist vertical, the bicep is engaged more, but since you don't pull inward on the punch, the the bicep isn't really used any more than it is on a horizontal punch. The power from a hook punch comes from rotation at the shoulder. When impact is made, using the vertical fist, the stability of the shoulder is more dependant on the trapezius and supraspinatus (two muscles in the top-back of your shoulder), and isn't quite as dependant on the deltoideus as the horizontal fist punch. This doesn't make a significant difference in everyone, but it does in some. My delts aren't particularly strong, so my punch "gives" less upon impact (and thus translates more force) if I go for the vertical punch that utilizes those accesory muscles. ...and just as a note, I think I broke the internet, and I'm confused, so if this is posted at some weird place, I apologize.

Yeh, definately if you are hook punching with your palm towards yourself, all the angle has to come from your elbow and position compared with your opponent.

Yes, both work, but you are using different muscles for each, so one may be stronger for some people than others.

Yeh, there is a guy in my class who I've accidently kicked when he wasn't wearing a cup, and he is just one of those people that it doesn't usually bother. We practice doing a lot of techniques in succession, because of this. One of my favorite tricks includes an armbreak, and then a throw by that arm. Each of our tricks must be completed with "punnishment" beyond the trick. In fact, our motto is "It's not overkill, its overskill" This is also really important, I think, because the most trained martial artest can miss or not connect as hard as they would've liked to.