bushido_man96

Hehe, we watched The Grinch with Jim Carrey tonight, so I heard that one, too.

Another head-scratching performance by KC. And now we've got to hope Mahomes's ankle is ok to go on Saturday. That game with Houston is an important one.

I will heed that advice! Currently, I'm finishing up Life Lessons from a Martial Arts Master. It's written by Mastery Corey Lewis, who is a master in the organization I'm in. He was a judge at our recent testing.

I love Magic the Gathering.

It's going to be interesting to see this project at UNC going forward. Bill presented a plan on how to run the football team like an organization, with the how the NIL stuff affects things now. I think he's basically going to run it like a pro team. If it goes right, this will set the precedent for how college football teams are ran going forward.

I look it at more as being a 'master instructor,' like how one might earn a master's degree in a field at college. I don't truly feel that I'm a "master" of the martial arts, but I do feel that I can competently teach another person at a high level.

Thank you again, everyone! It was a long time coming. @sensei8, my next form is Choi Yong, I believe. I look forward to learning it.

Congratulations @JazzKicker! That's awesome!

Personally, I just wouldn't do that exercise. I'd stick with a regular squat, low bar preferably, as it emphasizes the drive of the hips and isn't as stressful on the knees as a high bar or front squat. But that's just my preference and experience.

That's cool of you to say, @DarthPenguin. I tend to do that at times, but I always like to have an instructor or practitioner's input on the matter. And visiting other schools and instructors is just always fun to do.

That sounds interesting, for sure. Makes me think of the scene in Deadpool & Wolverine where they fight in a Honda Odyssey.

To echo this somewhat, I remember when I first started TKD and was testing, there was a pretty good group of us that were training and testing together. I remember the kid that convinced me to start coming to class with him; he eventually fell away from it and I stayed. I remember when I finally tested for my 1st degree, there were two other guys that tested with me; three of us from the large group that was going through the ranks together made it to the black belt testing. Now, as far as I know, I'm the only one of us that is still active in the martial arts. I've heard it said that of the people who start the martial arts journey, 10% maybe make it to black belt. Then, it's another 10% die-off that make it to 2nd dan, and so on. I don't know if the 10% number is accurate, but the fact that the ratio keeps decreasing is true; I've seen it, as I'm sure everyone else here has. It's kind of saddening, to know those colleagues I had fell away, and they were way more talented than I ever was. But on the flip side, I'm proud to have persevered.

Thank you everyone! I do look forward to learning the new form. It has some interesting kicking aspects in it.

Thank you for clarifying, Bob.

I did pass, Bob.