bushido_man96

I agree. It sounds like you don't have much to hold you at your current dojo that is in accordance with what your goals are. Make the switch. If you are looking at competing seriously over the course of the next few years, then do so.One never knows the course that their journey will take over time. Perhaps you'll go on to compete a lot, and then, when competition fades, you'll move back to wanting to do something more along the lines of kata and self-defense. Or, perhaps you'll want to mentor the next generation of young competitors, and end up taking on more of a coaching aspect. Either way, its your journey to take. Go compete. Have fun. Learn and grow. You'll eventually come to another fork in the road of this journey of yours. When that happens, come back and tell us about it again. And be amazed at the difference in discussion we might have.

The Chiefs managed to get everything to go there way in week 17. Pulling out the division title is a big plus, especially in the hopes of getting Justin Houston healthy. Hopefully, with an extra week to prepare, Andy Reid can make something magical happen.

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Welcome to KF! And thank you for your service.

Danielle brings up a good point. Instead of being soley stuck on the idea of losing "weight," think more along the lines of changing your body composition. If your overall body fat percentage is decreasing, but the weight isn't coming off quite as fast as you'd like, that isn't necessarily a bad thing. And it will take a lot of time, too, just like any other journey. But keep at it, and you'll get there!

Welcome to KF! It sounds like you've got some great experiences to draw from, and you should find it very enjoyable here.

I'd be willing to guess that you are seeing a difference in the talent level. With the WKF being the body one needs to work with should Karate go Olympic, those athletes that aspire to that goal are probably already gravitating towards it. I could be wrong, but I think the same thing has kind of been seen in AAU Judo and AAU TKD.

They do look a lot more difficult. It appears that they were designed for skill development or demonstration purposes. Perhaps for Olympic level poomsae competitions.

Or be Royce Gracie. Yeah, I guess. But since I'm not....

I think the Gracies did it to prove their point. They got into a better position, gained control, and then proved they had the control. I got to see Royce Gracie do this in person at one of the training sessions I had with him. It was rather fun to watch.

I like how you seem to stay "connected" the whole time, using your body position to keep distance, but still retain that contact with the opponent.

Very well put, Tempest.

Breaking is about technique and focus, not about being tough. Its a skill, like many others.

People will sign contracts for so many things, but not for an MA membership. I don't get it sometimes.

I second that! Here's to hanging in there!

Kendo will be primarily a weapon art, so I don't think it would conflict with anything else you are doing. So long as you have the time to do both, I can't see any issues.

If you can find a Tai Chi school that teaches the self-defense aspects, then you are looking at something with potential. If its just physical exercise approach they take, then you have to ask if that is what you want out of it.

That's fantastic news, Bob! Awesome!

I believe its a Martial Art, although with a mainly military focus.

Yes, there are some ITF forms that have some difficult kicking in them. But other than those, most of them contain fairly basic kicking.

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Different from both WTF and ITF? That's interesting. Do you have an example? down block = han dan makihigh block = san dan maki knife hand strike = sudo tiergi knife hand guarding blocks = sudo maki upset (reverse) knife hand strike = han sudo This is just a few. We don't name off any stance by Korean, though. Spellings here are likely off, too.

I got this done. Completed a recertification in Police Krav Maga. I got only one written. I made it a ways, but work and family schedules headed me off course. I ended up becoming more of a strength coach for my son than for myself; I still get to the gym, but its to get my son through his strength training session.