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I broke a rib in a tournament. I heard a "osu" for point and put my hands up... and the guy evidently did not hear and punched me under my arm. Ouch. I won that match... but couldn't do the final match and settled for 2nd.

My son will be taking his driving classes, leaving me doing nothing but waiting. I'm looking for a Tuesday and Thursday Night class from about 6:30 to 8:30 in or near Redlands, CA.

Happy New Year from the beautiful snow capped mountains in Southern California!

Anyone bigger than me could easily kill me without trying. I would do whatever it took to avoid a physical confrontation and get as much distance between him and me as I possibly could.

Eyes are good targets. Hit him with a car or a big stick. Anything heavy and then get distance. Hey it's combat. Screams... high pitched screams could give you an opportunity. Or a loud kiai. Throw something... do something unexpected. You can't control size, but you can control distance and timing. Use your surroundings to minimize his advantage and maximize your advantage. I once told I guy that I didn't want to fight. I looked him straight in the eye. I said he'd probably kill me. That eventually, he would win. But that I would make it my life's purpose to tear out his left eye before he killed me. That stopped the fight right away. He shook my hand and walked away.

Pick up a chair and hit them with it.

I'm about 250 pounds... and about 6'2"... If you kick my kneecap hard enough, I'm not getting up quickly. But a strong side kick to the side of the knee takes a lot less skill and percision. Even if you miss... I am likely to go down. The top of the foot is another good target. If you have a little speed and power... I'd do one of those with three to five techniques and then put a lot of distance between me and the slightly injured, very large and angry man.

Repeated concussions are associated with serious and lasting damage, including memory loss, cognitive disibilities, sleep and attention problems, pain, loss of movement and what many old boxers and football players have- boxer's parkinsons. The follow up may speed your short term recovery, but the damage adds up over time. If you get stunned, or knocked out more than a few times, it is time to hang it up while you can still walk and feed yourself.

Isn't this all about control? You are responsible for every technique your throw. You should be able to throw a technique with full speed and power and pull it before it touches more than cloth. I don't think there is any excuse for hurting your sparring partner. Focus. Control.

Move when you hear the crack of the gun?

I think the difficulty is due to my own dorkiness. Slight differences in stances, particularly the use of layout stances, new kata, thrust kicks, slight differences in prep positions... It seems easy to learn something new than to have to relearn stuff in a slightly different way. To compound the problems I still go to my Okinawa-te class on Thursdays.

I have been training in Okinawan Shuri Ryu for a few years, but my new job takes me to a place far away and I have joined a Shotokan Dojo... it has been a rough transition.

I have recently taken a job in the San Gabriel Valley. I have been practicing Shotokan in Temple City, twice a week, for a few months along with the Shuri Ryu up in the mountains once a week. The adjustment hasn't been easy. Is anyone else here from the San Gabriel Valley? Where and what do you practice?

I wish the instructors at my schools had followed their own code of ethics. Not only did they date their students, they broke up marriages. I quit.

Domo arigato gozaimashita!