bushido_man96

Cool, let us know how that goes.

I imagine some could tell better than others, and some had probably been burned by taking on the wrong student and learned from their mistakes. I think if you have a long enough conversation with someone, you can start to discern what their motivations are. They'll eventually reveal what their about, and that will answer the question for itself.

12/31/2024 Did some solo work on the new TKD form, Choi Yong, for about a half hour. Aikido Winter Camp Session: 3:00 - 6:00 pm. The camp had been going all week, but as I had been working afternoons and then switching to night shift, I wasn't able to make many sessions. Not feeling good most of the time doesn't help, either. But I made this session, and had a good time. There was a focus on tai-sabaki. We were doing a technique where the attacker would run to you and grab one wrist and circle around to grab the other, as if to apply a double chicken-wing from behind. We'd use the body movement and it set up a sankyo lock quite nicely, and that's the one I went to most of the time when we were doing it dynamically. We slowed it down and did it from stationary, and, worked it to a kotegashi application. This one took some work, and some feeling around to get into the right position, but it started to come together pretty well. We finished with some drills designed to get students ready for randori.

Making changes is always difficult. You really have to work at keeping the routine.

Love it, @Luther unleashed!

It's an interesting article, and the insight into the language is helpful. As has already been mentioned, people study their style for many different reasons. Some lean more martial, and some lean more art; and some have done more one way that the other based on where they were in their lives at the time of their study. Approaches to training and outlooks on aspects of life ebb and flow; I see this article as a picture of that. We all may have a different outlook on what we are doing and why 10 years from now, and 20, and 30.

This is a very interesting topic, and lots of good points have been made already. I kind of feel the same way you do about this, @Wastelander, but for TKD. I know TKD isn't as old as some Karate styles, but it has a rich history, which I feel has been mostly lost through the unification of the original kwans. Most of the styles taught in these kwans were originally styles of Karate, Chinese styles, or Judo that were picked up by the practitioners during the Japanese occupation of Korea. There are also the rumors that those that had studied (or played) Taekkyon when young in Korea also added that flavor to what they learned and taught. I've spent some time researching these kwans, and information is hard to find. It saddens me to think of what material and methods from those original kwans are no longer taught in modern dojangs. Karate is luckier than Taekwondo in a way; at least there isn't one driving force trying to unify and codify everything under one umbrella. I think the plight of rarer styles is like @sensei8 mentioned; they are born and die without much transition taking place, whether this is by hook or by crook. Those, like you, @Wastelander, that are the gatekeepers of these rare styles, I think have to decide how it is preserved and how it moves forward. Personally, I love to have written material to refer to, but not everyone is going to write a book. Perhaps people aren't as interested or simply don't have the time and resources to seek these things out. Where would I have to go meet up with you and seek out KishimotoDi? Illinois? That's quite a trip for me, and probably for most, except those who are local. Hitting up a weekend seminar would be a great option, but how much can you pour into someone over the course of 8-15 hours of training? Not enough to pass on a style. Some concepts and technical aspects would be retained, for sure. Hopefully you have a handful of good students that will be able to continue on the style, and perhaps it will grow more in time and therefore become a little more widespread and accessible to others. If people aren't seeking out those styles anymore, perhaps the answer is for them to seek out others. But I don't think that is in the nature for these rare styles to do. I could be wrong; that happens all the time. I hope this doesn't come across as a "pointing fingers" type of response; that's not my intention. I'm just trying to put forth points to generate more discussion on the matter. Something we don't see happen as much anymore is the uchi-deshi, the student who lives with a master for a length of time. That seems like it would be harder to do nowadays. I'm not sure if it would help out in this instance or not, but we just don't see that kind of commitment from those seeking to train with skilled and knowledgeable instructors.

Congratulations!

Now I'm reading Wado-Ryu Karate, The Complete Art Uncovered, by Frank Johnson.

Chiefs have locked up the #1 seed in the AFC, and will be resting key starters on week 18 against the Broncos. Carson Wentz will start at QB, and I imagine lots of WRs and RBs will rest. Chris Jones is going to rest as well. This definitely helps the Broncos, as they need to win to get into the playoffs. Not sure how I feel about that.

I enjoy this one, too. I enjoy David Harbour.

My son has played it quite a bit. I'm more into the retro Mortal Kombat games right now.

I've been seeing quite a few ads for it, but have not pulled the trigger on it. Maybe down the road.

12/26/2024 TKD: I went to the gym with the kids and spent some time in the dojang trying to learn my new hyung from a video sent to us by one of our seniors. I got about half of it down I would say. I was working it off and on, and going into the gym to help the kids with their strength training. 12/27/2024 TKD: Went back to the gym and did some more work on the new hyung. I got through it all once, and worked on sections of it, too. Feeling better about it. There's a few trick balance parts that are tripping me up. I may try some visualization work with these sections. New form is Choi Yong.

This is an interesting discovery. I haven't been able to consume caffeine or alcohol for some time now, but I don't know that it has helped my eating habits. I never really was an energy drink guy, but I did like my coffee. Not had any in some time now. Thanks for sharing this with us, @KorroddyDude.