bushido_man96

I didn't get to see the end of that game, but it turned into a good one. The Ravens look really good.

I think we could plan out some fun stuff and have a good time!

Congratulations!

"Gentlemen's Sweep." Congrats to the Dodgers.

Chiefs continue to roll, although it seems like just barely every week. The defense is still solid. D-Hop looked great last night in that win! I can't wait to see what another week of practice brings in. And I think it will help open up Kelce even more. They both had a great game, and Hunt continues to bring toughness and tenacity to the huddle.

It would probably be done early in Miyagi's life, so they'd recast someone to play a young Mr. Myagi.

Great news @KarateKen. I've missed a week of training, and am itching to get back into it.

I do think learning to spar with controlled contact without pads is very important to martial maturity. I enjoy sparring without pads. It also helps in conditioning, as the intensity will usually ramp up as time goes on and two good students start to get a feel for each other. Students can also give feedback about the contact level, whether to up it or dial it back. It's great for just training some toughness.

Boy, that would be a lot of fun, Bob!

Here's an example of what I was visualizing. https://www.google.com/search?q=question+mark+kick&rlz=1C1UEAD_enUS945US945&oq=question+mark+kick&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyDAgAEEUYORixAxiABDIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIHCAkQABiABNIBCTQ2MDlqMGoxNagCCLACAQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:9044369d,vid:6hPtOH1Z6O4,st:0 Here's one that doesn't have the curl at the end. He uses it with a feint as well instead of just as a one-off. I believe this is more like the technique you are describing:

Thanks for sharing that interview. Really cool experiences there.

That is very cool! Thanks for sharing it @aurik!

10/24/2024 Strength Training Leg Press: 135x10, 185x10, 225x5, 315x3, 335x2, 365x5, 365x5, 365x5. Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 95x3, 115x2, 140x5, 140x5, 140x5. Lat Pull-downs: 175x8, 175x8, 175x8, 175x8. Moving the pull-downs to 4 sets of 8. Sets of 10 just weren't finishing like I wanted them to. I'm also going to forego supersetting them with the upper body movement to better recover for each set. BJJ Class: 7:00 - 8:15 pm. 1. Top guy on knees, bottom guy sits on his butt in butterfly guard. Bottom guy's job was to elevate and sweep, trying to use a shoulder crunch to do so. The shoulder crunch was basically isolating one shoulder with a forearm across the top guy's face, and lifting the elbow to help facilitate the sweep like a lever (win). The top guy's job was to try to get a high body lock, apply pressure and pass by getting the legs clear of the hips by getting to them to the side (win). 5 min, x2 rounds. I really struggled on both ends of this drill. On bottom, I wasn't getting him pulled up high enough onto me to get him unbalanced and swept. When on top, I struggled getting the pressure and the body lock. I did pass a few times. When I was on bottom I was keeping my hooks in too high. I needed to keep them out more towards the knees, and I needed to keep them active. 2. Standing. One guy had a single-leg shelved on the outside, and try to move them and get a trip. The defender's job was to get an uchi-mata (win). 3 min. I got the uchi-mata a few times. I had trouble getting a good trip. 3. Same drill, but the person with the leg shelved was trying to get to the other leg for a takedown, or otherwise takedown with the single-leg. 3 min. This was very challenging against Kendall. Free rolling: 3 rounds, 3 min each, all with Kendall. In one round I managed to get a decent takedown, but I broke contact and didn't follow into it, so he recovered quickly. At one point I almost had an armbar; I just didn't get it set right. He did get me with an Americana in side control once. A common theme is that I tend to get taken down a lot and end up pulling guard. I was exhausted after that second round. My arms felt like lead.

That's a long time, Bob! I hope I can pull that off, too!

I heard some thoughts about that movie this past week; it should have been a different title, with the addendum of "A Halloween Story," or something like that. Then the expectations wouldn't have been so high for it, and it might have been better received.

I thought KC's offense was moving better this week, until they had a bad possession inside the 5 that almost ended in disaster. That defense made two goal-line stands that were just amazing. I really think the Chiefs should have held the Raiders to 13 points, but they played prevent on that last possession, which I think they did much too early. However, I think Spags knew with no timeouts left, they could let the Raiders drain the clock themselves, which is what they did. Still, I would have much rather seen them play better defense on that last drive. Deandre Hopkins looked good when he was on the field. I didn't expect to see him much, due to the complexity of the system Reid runs. After a full week of practice, he should be able to be more of a factor on Monday Night Football. The Buccaneers are going to be a tough out, so they better show up to play.

I agree. I've felt that way with TKD from time to time. But I love going to the Aikido classes. I use that energy from Aikido and bleed it over into my TKD training, looking for new things in the "same old stuff" that I've been doing for years.

That'd be interesting, too.

10/23/2024 TKD Class: Traditional Class: 5:30 - 6:30 pm. Basics: I took it easy on stepping and turning today; knees weren't feeling great. I really made sure I was pre-pivoting on kicks and when walking in stances. The mat was really chewing up my feet again. I did all the front kicks today as thrusting front kicks. The 3rd dan leading the class had a really good thought he got from a higher-up on doing back leg round kicks and then landing in front stance; really pull back on the rechamber so you pull the body back into a better position to set down quicker. It worked well. After basics I did a floor stretch. Forms: Choong Jang. It was feeling really good, but I was off-target, and have been several times, when punching my left hand into my right palm (reverse punch in a back stance). I don't have this issue on the other side. One-steps: Watched a blue belt and an orange belt work back and forth on white belt one-steps. I gave comments on the evasive motions, and how they needed to cut out the extra steps in order to make them smooth and better effect the evasion.

I used to do stuff like that, but don't do it anymore. I don't know that it helps all that much, and prefer to use my time in the gym to get stronger overall. It can be fun to try to make strength training look like that athletic endeavor we do, but in the grand scheme of things, I don't think they help that much over a long period of time.

I think the "question mark" kick you mention tries to curl back down on contact as well. I'm not sure if @Montana's variation finishes with a downward curve, or if it just travels straight across into the target like a round kick would.

I had Bob teach me Naifanchi years ago. I think it's a good idea to ask. You never know.

Happy Birthday, Bob! I'll always cherish the time we spent on the mat together. Keep fighting that good fight!

I thought the Bucs/Ravens game would be a lot closer. Ravens really took it to them. I hadn't heard about the possibility of trading Crosby. That'll be interesting to see play out. Chiefs players are dropping like flies; Juju will miss at least another week, and DB Jaylen Watson is out for the rest of the year with a fractured leg. Can Spags keep it going? I think so. I saw that the Rams are shopping Cooper Kupp. I think he'd be a good pickup for KC, but he's got an injury history, and the Chiefs don't need any more of that. That was a heck of a defensive game against the 49ers, and Mahomes was Mahomes exactly when he needed to be. The Raiders could be a tough out this weekend. Always tough to play the division rival.

It's fitting that this thread was revived. I'm preparing to test for my 5th dan coming up in December. I'll have to write a paper for it, too. I've been rolling over things in my mind to try to write about. Perhaps this thread will provide the inspiration.