bushido_man96

Congrats! That's awesome!

Everyone has to start somewhere, and every school has to start somewhere, and with someone in charge, even if it is the only person of authority present. We've used the terms Chief Instructor or Head Instructor. Typically, the instructor that founds the school is the Chief Instructor, whether or not they have any subordinate instructors. Now, if it was me, and I was the only black belt instructor at my school, I'd probably just refer to myself as "the instructor," until I got some more instructor help.

12/5/2018 Wrestling: I worked with Kenneth on some wrestling stuff. Worked fundamental stuff, like double leg and single leg takedowns using wrist control. Worked the takedown and the cover to score the points, and then working to the half-Nelson by shoving the head down and running it over. After that, we worked on standups, which he is doing much better with. Trained about 30 minutes. TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Since its the week after testing and results aren't back yet, we had a forms review class. We hit every colored belt form except Hwa Rang. My right knee hurt really, really bad. Like really bad. 12/7/2018 Wrestling: Worked with Kenneth again on fundamental wrestling skills. Takedowns for as long as my knee would take it, then standups and switches. Also worked on stance and defending guys grabbing his head and trying to stuff him. 30 minutes.

Everyone has already given some great feedback. My question is in regards to your "black belt hubby." Does he still train? If so, are you training at the same place he trains at? If not, what better time to convince him to get back into training, with you?

11/28/2018 -- Back to class! TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Basics, stretch, forms (Choong Jang), one-steps (low orange belt). 11/29/2018 TKD Testing: 6:30 - 8:00 pm. We had a good crew for testing, and being out of commission for as long as I was allowed to me see how much everyone had really improved. It was very refreshing, and a good testing group. 12/3/2018 Forms: all colored belt forms.

Congratulations, Alex, on this great milestone! You've always been a great contributor, and became an even greater moderator. Keep knockin' it out of the park, Alex!

That's great news! Best of luck with your upcoming test! You'll do great!

....And, where off! The 2018-2019 season got underway tonight, with the first practices. They will both practice two nights per week for the time being, unless some open nights get implemented. Kendall will get to wrestle in at least two tournaments before his middle school season gets started, with one of them being our club tournament in our hometown. I'll keep everyone posted as we go. First tournament is 12/15.

MatsuShinshi, I do see what you are saying, and I do think you make a good point. I also think I've got a feel for what the OP is asking about, as well. Here's my thoughts: Its better to teach first, and then if the student gets bumped and bruised along the way, that counts for the experience of learning why it happened. Its like getting scored on in sparring. It happens to all of us, and the younger we were in our training, the more it happened, until we got higher ranked and tightened things up. Its important that our weaknesses get exposed at some point, that way we know what we need to focus on and can then adjust our training to fix it. I know that in my MA history I've learned a lot more from the folks who were willing to work with me in the course of getting better, instead of just throttling me to demonstrate how much better than me they were.

We don't have a lot of open call time with instructors around, but if a student wants to come in and train on their own when the room is open, then they don't have to wear a full do-bak. Usually, the do-bak pants and a t-shirt is the norm; everyone likes the way they kick in a do-bak, and the t-shirt option is nice. But, if someone works out in sweats or shorts and a t-shirt, then that's ok too, as long as it isn't class time. We've done kicking classes in the past where we've worn the do-bak pants and a t-shirt, as well. It's not a "traditional" class, but is still pretty structured.

Sounds like an ego attack for sure. Sorry you endured that.

Hello, KF contributors! I'd like to take a moment to wish Patrick a very happy birthday today! Patrick, may you have a wonderful day! And thank you for all the time and effort you put in to making KarateForums. com what it is. Enjoy your day, Patrick!

Alex, well said! Happy Half-Birthday, KF! It truly is the best place to hang out on the internet.

11/12, got a half hour of cardio work in. On Friday, 11/16, I did some forms work. Chon Ji up through Yul Gok, which is seven forms.

I find a couple of things to take away from this thread: You're basically talking about reaching the point of diminishing returns. We see skill sets and abilities increase quickly in beginners, and as they become more establish in their activity, its more and more difficult to see significant gains. Strength training works the same way. The flip side to it is that once you've worked so hard to get to that point, its necessary to keep working at it to maintain what you've got. But at the same time, at some point it might be better to look into developing a different skill set that is much weaker or inferior. Something else I take away is something that I believe Napoleon said: "quantity has a quality all its own," or something to that affect. Now, he was probably speaking about bulk troop numbers and the like, but I think its still applicable across the board. The will to put in a high volume of work to become good at something has its merits, too. Myself, personally, I don't really have any particular technique or combination that I practice like that anymore, and I have trouble remembering if I did that in my early days.

11/5, 11/7, and 11/10 were three more cardio days (M/W/F). On Wed and Fri, I got a full 30 minutes, uninterrupted, on the elliptical and bike, respectively. I'm not sure if its helping yet, but it can't be hurting. Soon, I should be able to start making it back to class.

I truly agree, to me the art is the personal expression beyond merely learning to perform a technique. To learn a new kata or kihon is to me - comparing it to music - to practice a new scale. This practice turns into art once I feel confident enough to start writing new songs using the new scale or confident enough to improvise - eventually even with my eyes closed - using that new scale. When the physical expression of internalised technical knowledge is so refined - or "pure" - that it has the ability to effect another human being on a deeper, emotional level, that is when form has become art to me. I understand the thoughts behind expression in Martial Arts, and I think it truly is the basis of "art," and when most practitioners talk about their "expression" of the art, the most common form of expression tends to be the use of forms or katas. I would add, however, to look even deeper than that, into the expression one can find in something like sparring, or rolling, or bag work, or breaking, or any of the myriad facets of training. There is so much to explore.

Running intervals can be helpful, if its done right. I'd recommend running stairs, if you can find a nice stadium to do it in. Otherwise, as JazzKicker mentioned, rounds on the bag is probably one of the better ways to do things. You can even do katas different ways to help with stamina. You can do it once through really slowly and with tension, then you can do it be really blasting the moves out as fast and hard as you can. Technique will dip, but you can work on that in a later set. Now, with all that aside, I'm really sorry to hear about the state of your current school. That really sucks. I think you've got a good plan, though, with a goal to reach, so see it through. What do you plan to do after you quit the school?

Congrats!

Interesting article. Its no secret that I'm a parent with kids in various sports. I'm very supportive of my kids, and I expect them to practice hard in order to perform to the best of their abilities. I also try to be supportive of coaches, and let them do their jobs. If I have questions, I ask them. Now, in my experience, I haven't seen the extreme of a parent going onto a field and attacking a ref, and for the most part, the parents are pretty laid back in the crowds. I see some parents get aggravated over a ref's call at times, but I've never seen it get too out of hand. I have been guilty of calling out an opinion on what I thought was an obviously missed call, and have since done my best to temper myself from doing that. By and large, in my neck of the woods, parents tend to keep themselves under control. The last sentence of the article bothered me somewhat, though... As a parent, I want to be involved in what my kids are doing. I want to watch their progress and make sure they pay attention to the coaches, work hard, etc. I don't like it when I have to drop my kid off and not watch their practices.

I got some more cardio in on 10/31 and 11/2, Wednesday and Friday. The elliptical seems to give me the most workout, but the bike is a nice change of pace.

This is interesting, and sounds promising. They've laid out some goals in their agreement, so it doesn't just look like a bunch of platitudes. There's still a lot of ground for them to cover, but this look like a good first step.

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?