bushido_man96

Nice. It appears simple, but I like it. Simple is often the best, too.

Do you have a TrackWrestling account? You can get some access to great wrestling there. My folks have been able to watch my son's state matches the last few years with that site. Its a really good one. RW, you might look into some of the different streaming channel services that are out there, like Pluto. I've only glanced at it, but it has some streaming fights, I think, and some channel like that may give you access to some Muay Thai competitions, which might be what you are looking for.

The beginning of your thread here is a most unfortunate story, Bob, and I'm glad things eventually turned around for your mother. What you talk about here shows how easy it can be to begin to become de-sensitized to something if one is exposed to it often and repeatedly. At some point, no matter what it is, it becomes like the boy who cried wolf, it seems.

And much wiser!! Once you get back on the horse, slowly but surely, you'll hit the ground with your feet running, almost as though you never slowed down. Boy, I hope your right, Bob. One things for sure, though; I won't be running nearly as fast as I used to. And that wasn't fast to begin with....

GK Lee with the ATA. This 17 minutes is not all of the test. I think aspects of it take place over the course of a week or maybe more, and I believe he had to fast for some time as part of it leading up to these physical aspects of it, which is not an easy feat. The form didn't look physically challenging, but I think there is something to be said for simplicity, and he is not a young man, either. I've seen several of the Lee brothers when I was in the ATA, and they were all quite skilled and proficient Martial Artists.

This is the first I've heard of it. I'd be interested to see what these look like, and how they differentiate from the poomsae they do now. I will keep an eye out for a video, for sure. What are your thoughts on this, Danielle? I'm not sure what to think. On one hand, I'd like to think that what they have should be sufficient to meet the needs of training their students, but on the other hand, change can be good; it just needs to be with purpose. If they truly do help in training the types of movement patterns that they state in that description, then that's great. But what were the older forms lacking? Will these be required for testings along with the Tae Guek poomsae for adults? One would hope they wouldn't be saturating with too much material for a testing, but maybe it isn't. This is not the first time the WTF has done this, though. They had the Pal Gwe poomsae first, then abandoned them for the Tae Guek, and now they have this new set. Its interesting, and worth a discussion, for sure. What would you think if the ITF rolled out whole new set of Tul?

I know it can be tough when you hear the negative all the time. But its perhaps your instructor's way of telling you to never settle, to never be satisfied, to always strive for even just a little bit of improvement. The key for an instructor, in my opinion, is the delivery, though. I think its important that the students here the positive along with the negative, but some instructors don't do it that way. Its just the way some are. Its important to just keep driving yourself from within. Keep your head up. Some time when you are at a tournament or some other event performing, you'll probably hear some compliments from some other instructor, someone who doesn't see you everyday. That'll feel really good.

Ah yes, the dual of honor. To some extent, its still around, but not nearly as publicly acceptable as it used to be.

If one is looking for a combination of styles to be more well-rounded, then I'd say its a great opportunity. And if one would then choose to delve deeper into one of the singular arts at its core, then it gives a nice foundation to start with.

Its hard to beat that 1-to-1 teacher/student ratio. Hold on to it for as long as you can!

Not a branch I've heard of, but check it out, watch a few classes, and let us know what you learn. It may be unique to your area. And welcome to KF!

All true, MastuShinsii. I had quite a bit of time invested when I was younger, so I take solace in that, and hope to hold on to what I have for as long as I can. Eventually, more time will free up, but then I'll be older...

Mine are pretty easy to see, at least the outside ones. Short, slow, not naturally talented. Getting older, not as flexible as I used to be. I know I'm not going to win with athleticism, so I try to be smarter and conserve my energy against the younger crew.

This is a cool explanation of a concept I had not heard of. What do you consider Kime to be, then? Is that merely focus?

I wholeheartedly concur!! And third. It great to hear things are coming along for you.

11/17/2017 Strength Training Incline Bench Press: warm-ups: 45x5x2, 65x5, 75x5; work sets: 105x5, 105x5, 105x5. So far, my shoulder isn't protesting too much. I'll keep at it. Dumbell Shoulder Press: 25x10, 25x10, 25x10. 11/20/2017 Strength Training Press: warm-ups: 45x5x2, 65x5; work sets: 100x5, 100x5, 100x5. Lat Pull-downs: 130x10, 130x10, 130x10.

Agreed.

I've met some college wrestlers with biscuit ear, but I think by and large its starting to go by the wayside, as headgear is required for wrestling in most areas now, at least at the kid level. I did take my boy to a tourney in Nebraska, though, and some of the age groups weren't required to wear headgear. For the most part, though, they did, which I think speaks to the awareness that's been put out there about it. That's on the wrestling side of it. I'm not sure how prone BJJ grapplers are to getting it, if they are at the same percentage as wrestlers.

Spartacus, that's a good reply, well informed. I think honor as we see it today is something that isn't taken as seriously as it used to be, although I don't think it should have ever been to that extent.

I don't think you are wrong here, Bob, but a lot of it comes down to what the CI has actually been taught originally, and what they have the knowledge to pass on.You and I had that great opportunity to train together, and show me how to work on applications involved with forms/hyungs/katas in ways that I had only read about. Without having regular exposure to training like that, its tough for me to try to pass it along to students that I teach, especially being in the position of not being a CI, and needing to follow the protocol for our classes and curriculum as they are laid out by my instructor, and his instructor, our GM. I've tried to help myself out with this by picking up various books on applications, and learning the various ways to train them, but with not really any valid training partners to focus them on, its tough. I guess what I'm getting at is that a bunch of us are limited by what our schools teach and how they teach it, or how our style has evolved over time. I think a lot of good things have come out of the evolution of TKD, but a lot of good things got set aside in the process.

Matsushinshii, that's an excellent post, and that's the way that applications should be trained, on an escalating scale to improve reactions to stimuli, essentially. How do you make it work in the full contact mode without anyone getting hurt?

This has been the hardest part for me over the course of the past few years, arranging some training time outside of class.

Good to see you, italian_guy! Have fun on the new endeavor! I think Wing Chun would be fun to learn, so keep us posted on your training!

Well said, Danielle, well said. Happy Anny, KF!

I view discipline as the wherewithal of applying acquired skill in the proper time and place. I think this comes mostly through experience.