bushido_man96

Great support, Pred! My training is pretty consistent right now. How is yours going?

That's great to hear, Danielle!

Ah, those are some names! I've still got some of my TKD Times magazines, too. I can't bring myself to get rid of any of them, either!Yeah, to get rid of them is like getting rid of your MA soul. Perhaps that's about the only thing that might label me a hoarder of MA magazines. I agree!

One thing that I thought the American Taekwondo Association did right, regardless of how other stylists feel about the organization as a whole, is copyright their materials.

These are all great points. Something I've considered for some time, should I ever run my own school again, is providing new white belts with a notebook to start out with, and tell them to write something down in it every night after class. Mark the date, and then just make notes....what was hard, what you found interesting, what you hated, etc...and then I'd have them bring it back periodically just to see things from their perspective. I think they would be quite revealing, and help instructors out in teaching their students. And, to see the adventure through their thoughts, and not how I see them progress.

In a way, you've already been doing that, Brian. Like here... https://www.karateforums.com/the-martial-artists-training-log-vt30246.html Well, you make a good point here, Bob!

Well, I wouldn't have to worry about paying for testing, so that would help out a lot. It'd probably open up some more time for me to train, too.

Three times! The Triple-Threat! Congrats, Wado Heretic!

Welcome to KF, Baka, and to the Martial Arts journey!

Welcome aboard, Joe! Feel free to dive in and ask questions all you want! We're a pretty friendly bunch here!

I guess I really need to watch the Ip Man movies...

7/15/2020 TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Did some early bag work, lots of side kick variations. From there, we worked on some spinning crescent kicks with some of the high colored belt ranks, and finished class with some sparring. 7/17/2020 Strength Training Deadlifts: 135x5, 155x5, 185x3, 220x5. Lat Pull-downs: 135x10, 135x10, 135x10, 135x10. 7/22/2020 Strength Training Deadlifts: 135x5, 155x5, 195x3, 225x5. Lat Pull-downs: 140x10, 140x10, 140x10, 140x10. I'm starting to feel the pressure in my ear build up again, and when I Valsalva, I'm starting to notice some light-headedness. My Meniere's is kicking up again, it seems. MA Training TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Worked the bag early, mainly punching combinations. Lots of jabs, jab/cross, and other combinations with hooks and uppercuts. Then we got to working on some spinning kicks and jumping/spinning kicks. We worked on some 360 degree round kicking variants, some spin hook kicks, spin heel kicks, and I did some jump spinning hook kicks. Spent a good amount of time breaking technique down for the students in the class. Finished with two rounds of sparring each, and a stretch.

Ah, those are some names! I've still got some of my TKD Times magazines, too. I can't bring myself to get rid of any of them, either!

I've got a hard-bound, three-ring binder that I keep a lot of stuff in. Some of it is stuff I've printed off that struck a cord with me. Some of it is my own writings like I've published here. Some of it is reflections of what I've done over the years. I've also got a bunch of class planners that I put together early on in my teaching career that I would go back and reference for class ideas. I haven't added much to it in a long time, but I may need to start doing that again.

I like ALL of that immensely; great new across the board!! I second that! Congrats on your accomplishments thus far!

7/13/2020 Strength Training Squats: 45x5, 135x5, 185x3, 215x5, 215x5, 215x5. Press: 45x5x2, 65x5, 85x3, 120x5, 120x5, 120x5. Lat Pull-downs: 125x10, 125x10, 125x10, 125x10. 7/14/2020 Deadlifts: 135x5, 155x5, 185x3, 215x5. Lat Pull-downs: 130x10, 130x10, 130x10, 130x10. Triceps Push-downs: 115x10, 115x10, 115x10, 115x10.

As sensei8 would say, "the proof is on the floor." It will always reveal itself.

Man, that's cool. I'd love to find some stuff like that! I've got some old copies of Black Belt Magazine, but most of my stuff is from the mid 2000s, I think.

7/8/2020 MA Training TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. The newly labeled "T-shirt day." It used to be our kicking class, but the instructors have decided to keep the structure of the class more open than to just bag kicking. We warmed up with some stations kicking the bags and the targets, doing various side kicks, round kicks, and axe kicks. We spent the last 20 minutes of class sparring. I think I got 4 or 5 rounds in, rotating and getting new partners each time. It was a small class, but it was a class of black belts and high-ranked colored belts, so it was good sparring. Finished with a stretch. 7/9/2020 Strength Training Squats: 45x5, 135x5, 185x3, 210x5, 210x5, 210x5. Press: 45x5x2, 65x5, 85x3, 115x5, 115x5, 115x5. Triceps Push-downs: 110x10, 110x10, 110x10, 110x10. Lat Pull-downs: 120x10, 120x10, 120x10, 120x10.

Interesting take, Bob. I really like the Bosch character, and he grows on me more each season. I've also enjoyed Chief Irving, too.

I don't know if this would be a style related thing, or more of an instructor related philosophy on teaching bunkai. Instead of thinking in terms of styles, think on the type of instructors within the styles and schools you seek.

Wrestling's takedowns, from Folk, Freestyle, and Greco. All very valuable tools, and the delivery systems can be modified to fit needs. Also, the defenses to such takedowns.

That's an awesome accomplishment! The full contact training sounds like it would be a fun time! Glad to have you here at KF, and glad you made the plunge to stop lurking and dive into the discussions!

6/22/2020 Strength Training Squats: 45x5, 135x5, 185x3, 205x5, 205x5, 205x5. Press: 45x5x2, 65x5, 85x3, 105x5, 105x5, 105x5. TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Black belt class. Do-Kangs 1-4, Choong Jang hyng practice, and three-step sparring. 6/24/2020 TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. I hopped in to do basics in this class, so got a good sweat going. Helped instruct forms and one-steps. 6/29/2020 Strength Training Squats: 45x5, 135x5, 185x3, 205x5, 205x5, 205x5. Press: 45x5x2, 65x5, 85x3, 105x5, 105x5, 105x5. TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Black belt class. Do-Kangs 1-4, Choong Jang hyung practice, and three-step sparring. Stretch after class. 7/1/2020 Strength Training Deadlifts: 135x5, 155x5, 185x3, 210x5. Press: 45x5x2, 65x5, 85x3, 110x5, 110x5, 110x5. TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Did all my black belt forms (except for the skunk belt form): Kwang Gae, Poe Eun, Gae Baek, Se Jong, Yoo Sin, and Choong Jang. Still hate Yoo Sin, but I've made some adjustments to help myself out, I think. Finished with some three-step sparring and then stretched. 7/6/2020 TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Do-Kangs 1-4, Kwang Gae hyung, Choong Jang hyung twice, then three-steps. I feel good with 1-6, but need to keep working on memorization. Finished with a little bit of discussion on gun defenses. 7/7/2020 Strength Training Squats: 45x5, 135x5, 185x3, 205x5, 205x5, 205x5. Press: 45x5x2, 65x5, 85x3, 110x5, 110x5, 110x5. It's time to get some consistency back at the gym.

Sang H. Kim has a book that covers lots of stretching called Ultimate Flexibility. It's a good reference. I usually do light stretch before class starts up, and then after basics I stretch really hard (if I'm in the traditional class), or I stretch out after class. I do static stretching for the most part, but every now and then I'll do some static stretching. I've done some PNF stretching in the past, and it's great, too, but you usually need a partner for the best results.