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5/29/2018 Taught TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Since it was the week after testing, we loosened things up a bit, and had a kicking class. After doing an abbreviated session of basics to warm up, I rolled out the Wavemasters and the kicking paddles, and we did a bunch of kicking. Good class and a nice change of pace. 5/30/2018 Taught TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00 pm. For the meat of this class, I had the kids doing a forms challenge, testing them on their lower ranked material. The did really well for the most part, but there were a few forms we spent some time reviewing with the class. We finished up with some more kicking on the paddles. 6/6/2018 Taught TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00 pm. After basics, we spent a lot of time on forms, learning new forms after getting testing results in.

It simply has to do with adaptation. The body adapts to the stresses that it is subjected to over time. If you do Martial Arts two times a week, your body becomes adapted to this. If you start throwing in other stuff at random, then the body had trouble adapting to the extra work load, especially if it doesn't stay consistent. Case in point, the foot race you had. Now, if you take up a running program and work it into what you do alongside your MA training, your body will begin to adapt to that as well, and when you do have to run spontaneously, you'll perform better at it.

Congrats!

The movie has started. I came to work. I do have a nice new HD TV with a soon to be hooked up 5.1 surround sound system. I do also have an Amazon account where I can get the DVD. That sounds like a winner to me!

I tend to do that, too, Bob. I especially do that with cop movies nowadays. But, I still find time to try to enjoy myself, and I surprise myself at times.

I agree. I don't get why? I have fiberoptics in my area, I have high-speed internet, get Roku, Netflix, etc. I don't understand why YouTubeTV isn't available here.

Chuck Norris was a game changer. The sheer bulk of movies he put out were great exposure for the Martial Arts, especially in the U.S. I remember watching Chuck Norris movies with my dad growing up. Lone Wolf McQuade is still one of my all-time favorite movies.

I have a few items. I have a coat with our Sun Yi's Academy logo on the back and my name on one of the chests on the front. I have another coat, a hoodie, and several T-shirts that depict our university defensive tactics club, a few Krav shirts from my DT courses through them, and a shirt I got from my training course with Royce. In my community, wearing these around doesn't pose much of a problem for me. I don't frequent drinking establishments all that often, so I don't typically worry about the places I am when I'm wearing these things. Quite often I wear them for training or workouts.

I have days when sparring rolls around that I dread it. Although I'm higher ranked, the guys I typically spar with are younger, faster, and much more athletic than me. I tend to hold my own fairly well against them, as I try not to play their overly athletic game, and do my best to hold my ground, block and counter, and then get inside where they don't like to be. But, its always such hard work to get there, and there's the sense I get that these kids will eventually start to overcome with their superior athletic ability. That's what I tend to dread.

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5/16/2018 Strength Training Press: warm-ups: 45x5x2, 65x5, 75x5, 95x3; work sets: 137.5x5, 137.5x5, 137.5x5, 137.5x3, 137.5x3. Lat Pull-downs: 135x12, 135x12, 135x12. TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Basics, stretch, forms, one-steps, and sparring. I also did about 20 minutes of pre-class warm-ups with our Do-Kangs. 5/19/2018 Defensive Tactics: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. Law enforcement DT training. It was a smaller session this time around, but we had a good crew that was willing to work hard. We covered some weapon retention standing and on the ground, some headlock and choke defenses (both standing, against a wall, and on the ground), and some ground work involving how to recover position from guard, how to get to guard from side mount. A good session. 5/21/2018 Taught TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Basics, forms, one-steps, sparring. In basics, I had the students do some drills to get them to concentrate on keeping their chamber legs up high when rechambering kicks and prior to setting them down, that way they were controlling their legs and not letting them drop or get pulled down. 5/24/2018 TKD Testing: 6:15 - 8:00 pm. We had two skunk-belts test for first dan, and they both did well. We also had a first dan test for second dan, and several colored belt ranks.

Sounds good, Bob. Just keep maintaining, and I think you'll find things going your way.

If you are looking for gym work to build leg strength, then you can't beat the squat. I'd recommend squatting three days per week. Deadlift, power cleans, and power snatches are also great weight training exercises to work in, once you've established some strength with the squat. The plyometrics will also be good supplemental training.

We don't do Sunsu Hyung, so I can't comment on that. The others, though, I see stylistic differences, but otherwise I think they look pretty decent. I see you don't use sine wave, so you're not an ITF affiliate. We don't use sine wave either, so that's not a deal-breaker in my opinion. Thanks for sharing.

I couldn't agree more! Congrats on hitting this great milestone, Patrick! And here's to 17 more!

Crazy.

Looks like a good white belt test. I thought the tried some rather advanced things in his sparring, with a few of the jumping techniques, and doubling up some kicks that I don't think he really was sure about stringing together. But, that shows some willingness to try different things. Overall, not bad at all.

I can come at this from both sides. I'm the parent of two boys that both play youth sports. My oldest is a three sport athlete right now: football, wrestling, and baseball, and they run in that order. My youngest does wrestling and baseball, but should get to start football this summer. I tend to be a bit grindy as a parent, because I don't want my kids to slack off in practice or goof off. I want them to know the value of working hard to become the best they can be. I tell them often that if they want to pout around about a poor performance, then they can't spend all their free time playing video games and not working on getting better. Far and away I'd have to say that the wrestling season is the biggest grind on them. Its an intense sport, and made more so by the individualistic aspect of it. Of all the things that wrestling teaches them, the most important of them is accountability. I think what helps the most to prevent burnout is the seasonal aspect of lots of sports, especially n the US. The problem with TKD is that it doesn't tend to be seasonal (although the competition season might be, I don't know for sure how it works on the national level). I think the best way to prevent burnout is to get two to three classes per week out of kids. Its enough to drive improvement, but also give them time to do other things besides TKD and homework. It also might be necessary to lay down some ground rules with parents in regards to training. Training a home is great, but probably not more that 20 minutes in an off day. Otherwise, they just as well be coming to class, which can lead to burnout. Keep track of the classes kids attend, and if you see someone there 6 times a week, them it might be a good idea to approach them about cutting back a few classes. This may sound contrary to what instructors actually want out of their students, but we want long-term students, not short-term students. When they get older, and want to focus more on their MA journey, then so be it. But as little tikes, its just not that necessary.

I'm really hoping to get to see this soon. I don't have YouTube Red, and we were hoping to get YouTubeTV, but it isn't available in our area yet.

I just finished watching this series on Netflix. It wasn't too bad. Its not a bad story, although I think it might tend to appeal more to a younger audience. Which is ok, because my youngest watched a few episodes with me and he rather enjoyed it. I liked the choreography in it, as it wasn't too wild, and not to traditional either. I was wondering if anyone else had checked it out yet, and what they thought about it? I'll watch season two if they make one.

That's a toughie. But if you can't make it, then just watch it at home on the digitally remastered DVD in HD....

I feel like if one is just their training, and they just wear their regular uniform and belt to have the complete uniform, and they aren't necessarily pursuing rank in that school, then I think I'd be ok with it. If they would happen to decide to start trying to attain rank in that school, then it might change the situation.

Good stuff. Being able to step back and analyze yourself this way is a positive step to a long training journey, and a productive one.

I had never heard that he did, but judging by the link, it sounds like it could be true. I knew that he trained in some kickboxing in order to prepare somewhat for the standup aspect of his fights.

4/27/2018 Strength Training Press: warm-ups: 45x5x2, 75x5, 95x5; work sets: 130x5, 130x5, 130x5. Lat Pull-downs: 135x12, 135x12, 135x12. 4/30/2018 Strength Training Press: warm-ups: 45x5x2, 75x5, 95x5; work sets: 132.5x5, 132.5x5, 132.5x5, 132.5x3, 132.5x3. Lat Pull-downs: 135x12, 135x12, 135x12. Taught TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Basics, forms, one-steps, sparring. 5/2/2018 TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Basics, stretch, forms (Choong Jang), one-steps, sparring. 5/7/2018 Taught TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Basics, forms, one-steps, sparring. I changed up basics somewhat by doubling up some kicks in the combinations. The students were having trouble with rechambering their kicks, so doubling them up made them keep their knees high on the rechambers. 5/8/2018 Strength Training Press: warm-ups: 45x5x2, 55x5, 65x5, 79x5, 79x5, 79x5. Lat Pull-downs: 135x12, 135x12, 135x12. 5/9/2018 TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Basics, stretch, forms (Choong Jang), one-steps, sparring. For the last sparring match, we did a round where the first person to get a head kick off ended the match. Fun times. I also did about 20 minutes of pre-class work on our black belt basics and some stretching. 5/10/2018 Strength Training Press: warm-ups: 45x5x2, 65x5, 75x5, 95x5; work sets: 132.5x5, 132.5x5, 132.5x5, 132.5x3, 132.5x3. Lat Pull-downs: 135x12, 135x12, 135x12. 5/14/2018 Strength Training Press: warm-ups: 45x5x2, 65x5, 75x5, 95x3; work sets: 135x5, 135x5, 135x5, 135x3, 135x3. Lat Pull-downs: 135x12, 135x12, 135x12. I really feel like the two extra work sets of 3 reps has been helping push my press up. I'm going to keep at it like this for a while. Taught TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Basics, forms, one-steps, and sparring.