bushido_man96

No advise, other than have a fun time! Sounds like a fun trip!

KC keeps rolling, and that offense is something else. Unfortunately, so is the defense. That will be what holds them back.

Congrats to the Boston Red Sox. I did see that the Yankees signed up CC for another season. You like the signing, Bob?

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I got the same message, using Explorer.

We do allow parents to watch the classes. The caveat is that the parents are informed that our MA class isn't like other sports, where parents tend to interject their own expertise into what their kids are doing from the sidelines, i.e., the back of the room. There's no cheering and yelling during sparring, either. If the parents have questions, I'm always available after class to talk, and if they want things to work on, I'll send a few points of focus home with them to help their child work on. Its a pretty good system, and has served us well so far. As a parent myself, I love to see parents invested in what their kids are doing.

More cardio....10/24, 10/26, and on 10/29. I'm usually hopping on the elliptical right now, which tends to work my legs more, but doesn't mess with my knees much. Right now, I'm averaging four days per week. I'm happy with that.

And so is the Instructor who will remind!! Yes indeed!

The journey changes as we go along, and making those changes helps me to learn more about myself and what I can and can't do, and how to learn how to do what I can't do, again.

This is a tough one. When I was a beginner, I looked to higher ranks, especially the black belts, as being proficient. They made things look so easy. When I got to that rank myself, I liked to view myself as proficient, but still with a lot to learn (I still feel that way). As an instructor, being proficient means being able to hold your own at the front of a class, demonstrating, teaching, and helping the students learn the things that they probably assume I make look easy. I think the quote Bob had from Bruce Lee sums things up quite nicely.

Thanks, Bob, that's kind of you to say!

Ok, so I've been off a while. Its that point in the year where my schedule rotates me to afternoon and early evening shifts, which interfere with just about everything a normal person wants to do with his life. But now, I've got time to get to the gym, and priority one is to drop some weight. So I've made a deal with the devil, I mean Cardio, and have spent the past three sessions doing some elliptical and bike work at the gym. On 10/20 and 10/22/2018, I spent around 20 minutes on ellipticals. Today, 10/23/2018, I spent about 35 minutes on bike, and then did a light stretch.

Pre-pivot. What I mean is, instead of twisting the support foot as you kick, turn your support foot to the position you want it to be in prior to executing the kick. For example, if I do a right leg side kick, then I point my left foot with the heel towards the target before chambering the leg and kicking. This helps to ensure I'm in the proper position, and saves the knee a little bit of stress.

Great you've made it back. I've been on hiatus as of late, too, due to work and life schedules. I hope to be back on that MA horse soon, too. That first class back is rough. The first week back is rough. But, muscle memory is a wonderful thing.

I like that idea, Patrick...a lot!! I hope that they do someday. Who knows, maybe they'll both be future members....As for the season, it has not started yet. Kendall finished up his first season of middle school football just a few weeks ago, and Kenneth will finish up his first year of football this coming weekend. I think the middle school season starts in January or something like that. The Kid's Wrestling program should kick up towards the end of November, early December.

He may very well be a male chauvinist. If that’s the case, keep pairing up with someone else. It’s his issue to deal with, you don’t have to change anyone. You made a great point - we all need to adjust what we’re doing depending on who we’re partnered with. While I don’t spar with the younger ones very often, I have to go easier with them. There are a few women who I go easier with. There are also adult men who I go easier with. Then there are people with injuries and/or medical issues. To go all out with everyone doesn’t do anyone any good. Sparring partners are exactly that - partners. You should push your partner to work hard and keep him/her out of their comfort zone. Completely dominating and overwhelming them doesn’t do them any good, and it doesn’t do you much good either. I typically spar with two 3rd dans and a 4th dan on Tuesday nights. I’m a 1st kyu. They go at me, and I go right back at them. But I know they’re not going as hard as they possibly can. They’re pushing me hard enough to improve. When I get stupid and think I can keep up with everything they’ve got, I’m reminded of how far off I am during stuff like promotional tests. I just tested for 1st kyu last Monday night. They came at me far harder that night than they consistently do on Tuesday nights, that’s for sure. And I know they have more than they gave me that night. You go as hard as your partner can handle and walk away learning and improving. Some people can’t handle my 50%, and I wouldn’t be able to handle others’ 50%. The point is for everyone to work together and improve, not to walk in and dominate everyone in sight. Male, female, child, adult, injured, in perfect health; everyone should be reasonably pushed to their own individual limits. Just because I’m a man doesn’t mean every woman’s limits are significantly lower than mine. In fact, my limits are significantly lower than several women I train alongside. I think you might be going a bit rough by claiming he's a chauvinist. He was probably just raised that way, and he sticks to it. I don't think that's a bad thing at all. If he's been raised to never raise a hand to a woman, no matter the circumstance, then it probably translates to anything he does. He may just never feel comfortable with a high level of contact with a female, for fear of causing injury by accident. But who knows... What you could consider is speaking to you instructor about it, and maybe the three of you sitting down and hashing things out. It might help, or it might not. In the end, you should probably respect his wishes as much as he respects yours.

Like others mentioned, you should make a an arrangement to sit down and talk with the instructor about the changes. Also, bring up your concerns about not getting to train as much as you would like. Based on what you have said, if the school continues as you have mentioned, it doesn't sound like you'll be happy if you stay there. If that's the case, then its time to move on.

Welcome back!

Congrats!

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Welcome to KF, 7haponi!

I was starting to think that game was going to end in a tie. These 10 minute OTs is not the way to go, in my opinion. KC's game against the Bengals got flexed to the Sunday night slot, so over the course of the next two weeks, "Showtime Mahommes" will get the chance to prove himself again, first with the Patriots, and then against the Bengals. KC will stumble somewhere soon, and these are two tough challenges.

That's a rough go, Bob, especially with the recent acquisitions the Yankees have made in bats and pitching. Who's your pick for the WS? Going to root for them Red Sox???

Like I mentioned earlier, this is not the full test. This is a small part of what had to be done.