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Yeah, just to keep from getting stagnant. I like a variety to working out, myself. About how long does this workout take you?

4/17/2017 Defensive Tactics Club: 1:30 - 3:00 pm. Went through the itinerary for the LEO DT course for the next two days. 4/18/2017 LEO DT Training Seminar, Day 1: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. We broke this day into a morning and afternoon session, and it was done in the mat room in comfortable training attire. Morning session consisted of first talking about rules for training, LEO mindset, and goals for the seminar, which consisted of training a series of techniques in a safe training environment and then taking them outside in a more natural environment and performing the techniques in full duty gear and vests. Morning session: weapon retention in the holster, stand-up defenses against chokes, side chokes unsupported and supported against a wall. Afternoon session: Ground defense; recovering from full mount, reversing position, weapon retention in the holster when mounted, and disengaging to have the option to get to your feet and apply department SOP; recovering from full-guard, recovering full-guard from side-control, disengaging and going to SOP. This was a good day of training, and we had a really good crew of trainees that took their DT seriously. 4/19/2017 LEO DT Training Seminar, Day 2: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. Training moved from the fluffy mat room to the indoor practice facility, where we trained on a turf practice field in full gear: duty belt, vest, boots, BDUs, etc. The goal of the training seminar was to provide some proven, reliable techniques to the trainees, and then prove to them that they could be performed in full gear, but to show them how much different it feels when it comes to that. We started off the morning by reviewing all the techniques from the day before, and then finished it off with a "testing" of sorts. We explained the nature of doing the techniques at what we call "level 2," which is applying the techniques with a level of resistance. We circled everyone up, and they started going through the techniques, and when we saw everyone finishing with an acceptable level of proficiency, we moved on to the next technique. The trainees all did very well, and it was a great two days of training.

Looks like you'll get a good workout in, for sure. Is this an everyday thing, or a few times a week thing? Have you thought of doing the workouts with a different focus on each? Forms for one, sparring drills for others?

Well, I will say this. For those of their practitioners that are wanting to do the more athletic type of competition, they are providing those outlets for them. I think this is a good thing, so long as it doesn't take over focus on the other aspects.

Never had a broken wrist or broken one, not yet anyways. I'm sure when the adrenaline is coursing through the veins, it would be quite easy to break another's wrist with two hands, given the technique is applied properly.

Sounds like you're putting in a ton of work, Alex. Best of luck! We'll be pulling for you!

No, Bob, that doesn't mean that one isn't elite. There are different thoughts there. If I think of an elite athlete, I think of the great pros out there that get paid to play every day.But those are the players. There are other versions of elite, as well, like the coaches. There are a lot of coaches out there that weren't championship caliber players, but they have a different ability, to teach/coach, so where they aren't elite physically, they are elite in other avenues of the profession.

I agree. Kind of a within, without approach to training, I guess. Pushing yourself is important, but at times, someone else can push you harder than you allow yourself to push yourself (if that makes any sense).

I've been on the floor with you, Brian, and in that, you're solid across the board as a MAist, without a doubt!! I'm glad that you eventually began your MA journey, and I've your dad to thank for that!! Thank you, Bob. Your words mean a lot! Although now, if we shared the floor, it might be pretty ugly, the state I'm in right now. But in time, I'll be back. I remember as a kid watching Chuck Norris movies with my dad, talking about the different stuff he did, and my dad had a lot of general knowledge about other styles, where they came from and what their ideas and philosophies were. I was quite curious about it, and he really fueled my desire to learn it.

I guess it would be good idea as long as you teach him the right basics & techniques. Only risk is if you teach him bad technique, he will take too long to get it right later on ! It can be beneficial, if the child seems amenable to it. Being only 4, you'll have to see what he can do, and if he's willing to do it for any period of time. Some kids will run with it early on, and some have to warm up to it. Just play it by ear, and make it a game as opposed to a lesson.

Conditioning is an important aspect of training, but like has been mentioned, it should be a boon to your training, not hinder it. In just about any aspect of physical training, recovery is just as important. Adaptive training happens in a very simple cycle: apply a stressor to the body, the body recovers and adapts to the stressor, and then you apply the next stressor, which is just a bit more than previously. This stress-recovery-adaptation cycle is important, and if you stress to the point that recovery cannot occur before the next session, then you don't progress efficiently, and may start de-training as a result. Conditioning is important, but it has to be done the right way.

Congrats!

A belated happy birthday to you, Noah!

I'm currently starting with Daredevil Season 1 and working through them all again, preparing for The Defenders.

I'm a deputy sheriff.

Happy Easter to everyone!

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When Boxing was bare-knuckle, the body blow was used a lot more than the head shot. The advent of the boxing gloves brought about more head shots, and hence the sport developing the way it has. I agree with TJ's points. If one plans to punch on a bag without gloves, then its important to use control so as to get the hands used to the impact, and the wrists. Doing a bit of both would be optimal, I think.

Different things. Athletic ability is one thing, and a good work ethic to go along with it is another. Talent, training, and experience are the big three, I think.

I was really young, maybe 5 or 6 or 7 when I went early on. It was with my dad, who assisted with the class. I was so young, and really just kind of tagged along. I didn't even have a uniform. I did that for a little while, but I didn't seriously start up until I was in the 8th grade. I was nervous about it, and I was short and chubby kid, so a bit self-conscious, too. Over 20 years ago, now.

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I enjoyed Iron Fist quite a bit. And I've really enjoyed most of the Marvel Netflix series' and am looking forward to The Defenders and The Punisher. I did hear some negativity from some friends of mine about Iron Fist, and how they felt like the series didn't match with the comic much at all. They made it sound like the Iron Fist was much more powerful and such a better character than portrayed in the series. Personally, I don't know, but I do think that in The Defenders Danny will be developed even more, and become more powerful. Of the series, I think Daredevil has been my favorite, as well. I like the character, I like the fighting in it, and I enjoyed the extra characters with Electra, Kingpin, Punisher, and even Stick. I've really enjoyed the way they've developed The Hand as the bad guys, and we got to see more of what Madame Gao is capable of in Iron Fist. I'm really looking forward to seeing how they all get brought together.

4/4/2017 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 135x5, 155x5, 155x5, 155x5. 4/5/2017 Defensive Tactics Club: 1:30 - 2:45 pm. Worked on various headlock defenses that we will be covering in our upcoming LEO DT training. 4/7/2017 Strength Training Press: 61x10, 61x10, 63x10. Deadlift: 95x5, 115x5, 135x5.

I see this so much in Wrestling. And it isn't just within the club here in town. At various tournaments, we will see folks that my kids have wreslted in the past, like when Kendall was 6, and they will stop and chat, ask how things are going, and we talk to them about how their kids are doing as well. And we congratulate each other on victories, and console each other in defeats. Its truly a great thing.

That's a good point you make, Alan. There are lots of different points of view on Martial Arts, different philosophies and ideals, etc. Each person, I believe, ends up making the art they study their own just based on their own set of ideals. It may be splitting hairs, but after enough people do this, we see the differences we have today.