Ti-Kwon-Leap

Looking at things objectively will allow a person to see the solution to almost any problem.

C'mon Kensai, please explain how a 2nd degree blackbelt is going to get "confused" by learning a second discipline. Thats like saying that learning to snowboard would somehow "confuse" a veteran skier.

Yes, KC I believe the underlying reason we are supposed to retain our collective knowledge is because black belts are looked upon to teach/assist whenever necessary.

Greetings and salutations! I'm only guessing that is the proper way to address your highness.

Keanu vs. brown paper bag. My money's on the bag in the fourth.

Could it be they are the only ones you notice?

I buy strictly on an issue by issue basis. there is an awful lot of filler in there. I thumb through them at the bookstore and usually end up putting it back on the the shelf. Black belt is the top dog overall though...

I don't think there is one person on this board who would advise you not to take Kung Fu at this point in your training, unless you felt you were spreading yourself too thin and therefore not giving full attention to the discipline you are learning as opposed to the one you are perfecting. HOWEVER... There may be a few people on this board who will try to get you to take muay thai or some other useless crap like BJJ.... (Calm down guys, only kidding) Seriously though, learning different styles at this stage will do you nothing but good.

Speaking strictly for my dojang,when you test for 1st dan, you need to know every form, term, technique and rule/tenet from white belt on up or you fail. From what I've heard other schools' only criteria is paying the monthly fee...sad but true. Not many people make it past red belt in our school, which is fine by me. learning and performing a form in a sloppy manner then proceeding to forget it while working on your next belt renders the whole effort practically worthless. This of course is my opinion, but I'm not alone. I'm not saying that you do sloppy forms, but the fact that you forgot them suggests that they weren't properly assimilated... [ This Message was edited by: Ti-Kwon-Leap on 2002-07-17 02:51 ]

Quote: "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you"...Friedrich Nietzsche Yes YODA it reminds me of a quote by Patrick Overton which goes like this: Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

there are cheap sword-canes on Ebay and elsewere but the best place I've seen is at: http://server.sword-cane.com/sword/index.htm [ This Message was edited by: Ti-Kwon-Leap on 2002-07-16 05:55 ]

In the film A Clockwork Orange, Alex (the film's lead and humble narrator) had a walking stick that contained a hidden knife. I thought that was a very versatile weapon. I would like to see one of those which also incorporated stun-gun technology (like a cattle prod) Now THAT would be useful for a grumpy old man!

That was a great link, Taikudo-ka. I didn't see the garden weasel though... http://www.gardenweasel.com/ [ This Message was edited by: Ti-Kwon-Leap on 2002-07-16 04:24 ]

Fear is fear, period. The fact that you have fear of losing demonstrates your lack of resolve. In a mind filled with a winning spirit, there is no room for thoughts of losing. Negative thoughts feed upon negative thoughts, so it is also with positive thoughts. In other words, drown your doubt with an overwhelming flood of thoughts of victory. Eventually this will become habit, and then it will become part of your being.

Phase plasma rifle in 40-watt range. ....either that or a nice tazer. And to G95... the next time I see a guy with a mop I guess I'll know he means buisiness!

When I spar, I go for specific targets. A crisp snap is all it takes for my opponent to know that he/she was hit. Some guys will ask to be hit harder...and I do my best to acommodate When I spar with women I don't hold back in terms of speed of attacks. If my opponent is smaller or weaker, (which could be either gender) I know enough not to knock them around. It's just not necessary. To me sparring is about learning; not proving that you can beat up someone smaller.

People who say women shouldn't do this or that because they have a slighter build need to get a life. Self defense training is a worthwhile endeavor, even for the 98 lb man who may have to defend himself against a 250 lb woman!

All comedy is based on tragedy.

I believe that most "styles" by themselves are incomplete. It is up to the enlightened individual to seek out solutions for the myriad situations they are likely to encounter. That is not to say, however that one should disregard learning their respective art properly, I'm just stating the need or at least the benefits of seeking one's own path. I was under the impression that TKD was in an ongoing evolution, constantly being improved upon. Surely supplimental techniques that address coping with unusual circumstances should be part of any art that is to be used for self defense....right???

Regardless of which style you ultimately choose, learning to react in harmony with an opponent is (in my opinion) one of the most important things you can learn. You may not always face an opponent that can be dismantled by brute force attacks. learning how to use an opponents weight against him will come in real handy later, trust me. I do not know the specific differences between Shotokan and wado ryu. so any further advice from me would be pointless. Good luck.

The most important thing to aquire is a sense of your opponent's striking distance. Your first order of business should be to find the very edge of where he can reach you. Learn to move sympathetically at this distance. Try to draw your opponent into overextending so that you can attack when he/she is off balance. Control the fighting distance and you control your opponent. Stay balanced and elusive and you will not "look like an idiot" Also, since you are a drummer experiment with broken rhythms in your footwork and punches and kicks. lull your opponent with some sort of eighth note pattern then explode at him on a sixteenth. in a word, ASSUME CONTROL! Do not expect to be a master tactician at first; just listen to your instructor for pointers and keep a cool head. Check back and tell us how it went. We will make a warrior out of you yet! ps: look upon worn out phrases like "Just go for it" as highly suspect and possibly even communist. _________________ "It is not enough to aim, you must hit." -Italian Proverb [ This Message was edited by: Ti-Kwon-Leap on 2002-07-11 04:13 ]

And your point is what? I pull a gun and it really doesn't matter how fast you run towards me or away, that is unless you can dodge bullets like Kwai Chang. I don't know what kind of paintball you play but I'm talking about indoor close quarter dodge or die paintball with things to hide behind, not "Deliverance" paintball. My point is that a determined, unflinching, adept gunman is not easy to deter, that is unless you are a totally sweet Ninja with awesome blinding powder and smoke bomb escape. _________________ "It is not enough to aim, you must hit." -Italian Proverb [ This Message was edited by: Ti-Kwon-Leap on 2002-07-11 03:19 ]

A couple of fast games of paintball would change a few opinions on the efficacy of what a gun can do in the hands of a capable assailant. Also, if an officer pulling a gun just stands in one place while someone tackles him ...Well he's just stupid.

My stance usually reflects the type of attack I am trying to draw from my opponent. When I leave a big opening They go to exactly where I want them.

It's funny how people who are against kata have techniques that are closer in resemblence to "toughman" competitiors than to Bruce Lee. My last form took me 15 minutes to learn; I do it twice a day. The total time it takes me to do go through it twice? ...TWO MINUTES. Now I'm sorry if some of you think that hose two minutes are somehow going to make me less of a fighter, believe me they won't. Do I do my form with more conviction, power and seriousness than anyone in my school? answer: yes. If someone asks me to spar or attacks me suddenly do I break out into a form? answer: try me. People are always looking for shortcuts. Wisdom comes with age. One must learn the rules before one can break them. Even Bruce Lee knew that. Once he learned to do his basics he had the tools to express himself as a fighter. Without his classical background he would not have been who he was. It shaped him wothout him even knowing it. That is not saying that he should have continued doing classical forms all his life. Learn from past masters and take it to the next level. If all you want to do is "beat people up" then go take a kickboxing class and leave forms to people who can understand thier proper place and use. You would have better luck trying to convince a pianist that practicing scales is a waste of time. The kata must always be practiced correctly: real combat is another matter. -Gitchin Funakoshi _________________ [ This Message was edited by: Ti-Kwon-Leap on 2002-07-10 03:16 ]