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Drake Maye got a taste of what Mahomes got from his two Super Bowl losses; poor offensive line performances and running for his life. I thought Darnold threw some questionable passes early on, but they didn't get picked so it didn't matter. But he made plays when he needed to, and KW3 played a great game. That Seattle defense showed up and showed out like they had all season.

Your martial knowledge and passing in down to other students.

Right now they are pretty regional, and are scheduled by the school, as it's the high school season. The Kid's Wrestling, or better put, USA Wrestling, is more wide open. If we wanted to, we could probably find tournaments year-round for USA Wrestling. With it being the high school season, the tournaments only cost us travel expenses right now.

1/28/2026 Heavy Bag Workout: Done just before Aikido class to warm up. Same workout I did on 1/26. Stretch in The Rack afterwards. Aikido: 6:15 - 7:15 pm. Traditional Class. After loosening up and doing aikitaisos and some ukemi, we worked lots of 2nd kyu variations of kotegashi. We had a hip throw we worked on last.

Congrats, @KarateKen!

I heard a voter on a podcast talk about the situation, and it sounds like one of the reasons is because there are people in front of Belichick that could end up being left out of the HOF if they would have voted Bill in instead this go around. It sounds like there is quite a bit of nuance to it. What it sounds like might be to blame is the restrictions that have been put on the HOF nomination and election system, aside from how some individual voters may have felt about Belichick personally.

I do hope you are able to preserve what you've learned, Bob, so that it can continue to trickle down to some select students and still stay alive.

Congrats on your promotion, and condolences for the loss of your friend. Thoughts and prayers for the family.

Thanks, @sensei8! I have worked them in in the past, but lately I've focused the work a little more. When I do work them back in, they probably won't be as true jumping kicks, but more like a switching kick that stays low to the ground and drives out fast. I like to use that as a counter when sparring, especially when someone is trying to jam me up. 1/27/2026 Taekwondo: 5:45 - 6:30 pm. Traditional Class. I taught this class again. I'm teaching them more and more often, which I really am enjoying, even though I don't get the same level of workout in myself. I did do most of the basics along with the class, even working alongside some of the white belts to help them out. White, low/high orange, low/high green, and middle brown belt forms were done tonight. One-steps for same. Sparring: 6:30 - 7:00 pm. After padding up, I started everyone on the six-star hit drill, then moved to some sparring drills: From a closed stance, attacker threw a front leg (#1) round kick and the defender blocked with the rear hand. Then I changed it up so the attacker would throw a repeat round kick with the front leg, and the defender would double block. The attacker got to pick where the kicks went (body or head), so the defender had to react accordingly. We finished with two rounds of sparring. I sparred the 3rd dan, and then one of the low orange belt kids. Stretched in The Rack.

Ok, still doing a bad job. A week ago Kenneth competed in the league tournament, and the league is a very strong wrestling league. He had a good run. He won his first match in the third period with a pin. His second match was a loss that put him on the backside of the bracket. His third match was a win with a pin in the 2nd period, and that one gave him 30 wins on the season, which was a great milestone. Winning that match put him in the medal round, and he went the distance in that match, winning 7-4 and earning a third place finish.

RIP.

1/26/2026 Heavy Bag Workout: 8 rounds, 1 min/45 sec rest. Alternated orthodox/southpaw. I used this workout to get more warmed up for Aikido. Rounds 1-4, punching only. Rounds 5-8, added in round kicks. I kept the punches to straight punching. Stretch. Aikido: 6:15 - 7:15 pm. Weapons Class, entire time spent on the jo. Warmed up with high-4, low-4, high-8 and low-8. The rest of the time was spent on kumi jo. We reviewed 4 and 5, then learned 3.

1/21/2026 Aikido: 6:15 - 7:15 pm. Traditional Class. Loosening, basic strikes, aikitaisos, then quite a bit of ukemi, and I did ok with it. The meat of the class was higher kyu material, working on several "pivot throws." They were 4th kyu and up material. Some of them I didn't mind, some of them I didn't really care for at all.

I have mixed feelings on this game. At first glance, the Seahawks look like the better team, with the game looking like an old fashioned NFC blowout of the AFC team. I think it's fair to say that New England arrived ahead of schedule; they played one of the easiest schedules in recent years during the regular season. But they beat two legit defenses in the playoffs. Mike Vrabel is an incredible coach, though, and he will get them prepared. I was surprised when the Titans let Vrabel go, and I think that was an organizational misstep, much like I think the Bills letting McDermott go. Analyzing the team strengths is interesting: QB: Darnold vs Maye. Honestly, it's a pick-'em. I think Maye gets the edge in talent, but Darnold's experience might be the edge here (and he's pretty physically talented, too). RB: Stevenson vs Walker III. Walker is hands-down the better back. WR: JSN and Cooper Kupp are much better than anything New England has in the WR department. Defense: Seattle has the better defense, but I think New England has the better coaching. I think the edge goes to Seattle. I think Seattle has the better offense overall, and the better play-caller. Weather will not be a factor in the Super Bow. To me, it all looks to favor Seattle. But that's why they play the game. Anything can happen.

1/20/2026 Taekwondo: 5:45 - 6:30 pm. Traditional Class. Taught this class. I tried to get the students to focus on proper walking and posture in stances. I mentioned this in basics and in forms. I had two other black belts in class for one-steps, so while they worked with students I focused on white and orange belt students doing their one-steps. Sparring: 6:30 - 7:00 pm. I sparred an opening round with the 3rd dan, which kind of sucked. After that, I led few more rounds of sparring, then I had the students line up for footwork drills. A good chunk of the time was spent on moving. Finished with blocking drills to include the six-star hit and lining them back up and swinging the blocker at them. After class I had a brief stretch in The Rack.

Well if you go dark again, I'll try to pop in here and ask where you at.

I've been very remiss in updating this thread. Kenneth is in his sophomore high school season. He started the season at heavyweight, and wrestled one tournament at that weight, taking first. Then he dropped to the 215 lb weight class, and has been experiencing success there. His first few meets were rough, but he's placed 3rd in 4 tournaments so far at 215. We just had a really tough tournament here in town this weekend where Kenneth went 5-4 over the two-day meet. He's edging closer to 30 wins on the season.

1/16/2026 BJJ: 6:45 - 8:15 pm. Some 2 minute warm-up rounds, then we went to work. We worked from the outrigger position into side control. After quite a bit of positional work there, we progressed to working on finishing with a gift wrap, Kimura, and armbar. I felt behind all the time while drilling and rolling, but I also felt like I was doing some good things. Bottom side control still sucks. I finished with 2 live rounds, 2 minutes each. Stretched after.

1/13/2026 Taekwondo: 5:45 - 6:30 pm. Traditional Class. During basics, I tried to be faster. When kicking, I varied between speed and lockout. Had a good stretch after basics. For one-steps, I worked with white belts and low and high green belts, so good review. Sparring: 6:30 - 7:00 pm. Several rounds of free sparring, with the kids. The older kids are being fast, aggressive, and are athletic. It's pushing me, which is what I need. I was never fast or athletic. I had kids work on their offense and "moving the defense" by attacking a certain zone to get the hands to move there and open up another zone.

Good to see your updates. I've been having trouble posting lately, too. Here's to making it regular again!

So true, and I agree that falling properly will probably be more utilized than actually defending oneself.

Good to see the update! Best of luck on your upcoming test. I'm sure you'll knock it out of the park!

I've seen the ads, but haven't watched a match yet. I wonder if it's a pro league styled after Freestyle wrestling, which is spring wrestling here in the states, along with Greco. We have tournaments that are combined Freestyle/Greco, with Freestyle usually going first. Much different style of wrestling than folk.

The switching of head coaches always means there's a chance for even more instability for the team moving forward. I don't think a lot of fans truly understand or appreciate how hard it is to get to the playoffs in the NFL, let alone just assume they should win a Super Bowl with a good QB. Dan Marino had one shot a Super Bowl title in his career and never saw another one. Poor Jim Kelly lost 4 in a row. You just never know. On the flip side of the coaching carousel, I got my wish and the Chiefs brought back Eric Bienemy as OC, who helped produce some of Mahome's best seasons. Looking forward to next year. Seahawks beat the Rams for the NFC title, and the Patriots are back after winning the AFC title. I think Seattle will be the Super Bowl champs.

1/12/2026 Aikido: 6:15 - 7:15 pm. Weapons Class. Jo warmups, 4-hi, 4-low, then 4-hi x2 followed directly by 4-low x2, then starting it over again. Kumi jo again, reviewed #6 and then did #5. Kumi tachi, #4 review (at least I think it was #4). Virtual Class: 7:30 - 8:30 pm. After a nice stretch, this class started up. The sensei holds this virtual class for former students of his that have moved away. I was the only in-person attendee, other than sensei, so I got some one-on-one work. After loosening up and doing some aikitaisos, we reviewed some 5th kyu technique: Katatatori sankyo, omote and ura, with pin. Once again, hikite is showing up. Then worked the nage waza from the same. Shomenuchi ikkyo. Focused on getting the blend right and getting my arms to do the right stuff.