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Unworthy or undesirable students
bushido_man96 replied to Spartacus Maximus's topic in Instructors and School Owners
I think the major factor is that the person has to be willing to change. In my experience, far and away, most individuals aren't willing to make the change, or make the sacrifices necessary to facilitate those changes. I love to see the success stories, because they are so few and far between. -
Kids martial arts class ideas!
bushido_man96 replied to Luther unleashed's topic in Instructors and School Owners
That looks like a fun drill, and they really seemed to be enjoying it. Kids love to play, and they learn though play, so the best mode of teaching is to teach through play. But its a fine line to walk in getting the kids to play in a controlled, constructive manner, or collapsing into a goof-off session. This week, I worked with our 4-7 year olds on balance, and I used it as an opportunity to teach a jump front snap kick. One drill I would have them step their back leg up to the front, then chamber the front leg and hold it, before kicking. Then I worked up to them standing with one leg knee up for chamber, then have them jump and switch their feet. From there, it was simple to add in the kick with the jump switch portion of the drill. -
Question on the title Soke
bushido_man96 replied to The Pred's topic in Instructors and School Owners
I don't think that the term "soke" is necessarily synonymous with a specific rank, like 10th dan, but it does appear to denote stature or position in a hierarchy. -
The Martial Artists' Training Log
bushido_man96 replied to bushido_man96's topic in Health and Fitness
6/25/2015 Department DT Training: 2:00 - 3:00 pm. Worked on choke defenses again for review and just getting more reps, and also pistol disarm from the front. TKD: Palgwe 1 and 2, and Choong Jang x2, then a good stretch. My left knee really didn't enjoy Choong Jang. Taught Little Lions Class: 5:10 - 5:40 pm. Finished week on balance, and also reviewing control, working a lot of jumping front kicks, from one leg up, then switching and kicking. We did this with and without pads for targeting. Taught TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Basics, forms, and one-steps. 6/26/2015 Strength Training Squats: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 140x5, 185x5, 205x3; work sets: 254x5, 252.5x5, 254x5. Kendall and I were switching out some of the fractionals for our sets, and I forgot to put them back on mine for my 2nd set. Push Press: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 70x5, 90x5; work sets: 117x5, 117x5, 117x5. Power Cleans: 99x3, 99x3, 99x3, 99x3, 99x3. Power Snatches: 70x2, 70x2, 70x2, 70x2, 70x2. -
New Parent Question: Must purchase dojo's sparring gear?
bushido_man96 replied to Rochambeau's topic in Equipment and Gear
You could ask to look at the insurance plan. But that aside, look around online at companies like Century or AWMA to see how the same gear stacks up in price. If its TKD, a chest protector and the headgear tend to be the more expensive pieces. It could be that the insurance policy has approved the gear that he sells, and therefore covers sparring with his gear, as opposed to whatever anyone else would walk in with. But that's just me spitballing. -
All good points, Bob. Thanks for the reply. The groups that we become part of really mesh us together as units. You mention the LEO's, which I agree with. An army unit also comes to mind.
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An update here. Kendall just completed our local FHSU Tiger Wrestling Camp this past week, on Wednesday finishing with a takedown tournament. He went 1-1 in matches, against bigger and older kids. He was pretty passive in his first match, though, and hopefully we can work on it. He said he had a pretty decent time at the camp, and talked to me and showed me some of the stuff he learned, which is what I am always looking for with a camp like that. It was the 2nd year he attended the camp, and I think he will go back next year, too.
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Very nice video, especially the focus on the transitions. Thanks for sharing it!
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What do you practice martial arts for?
bushido_man96 replied to Luther unleashed's topic in General Martial Arts Discussion
Initially, I got into the Martial Arts for the self-defense aspects. As I continued to train, though, it grew to become the physical challenge of performing more and more challenging techniques, especially kicking techniques. I'm a lot like tallgeese, though, in that with my line of work, I always keep the idea of the combative aspects of the Martial Arts in mind when training. -
Congrats, Iceman! Way to hang in there!
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Finishing a black belt
bushido_man96 replied to frankunderwood's topic in Share Your Testing, Grading, or Promotion
Good questions. If the style you did is a part of a nationwide organization, like the JKA or something like that, then your rank should be recognized by another school within that organization. If this is not the case, then you need to start trying to find out if there are any instructors that your instructor was associated with, and see if they would be willing to allow you some leeway in attaining some if not all of your rank, and moving upward. -
a weird pet peeve I have about martial arts
bushido_man96 replied to chrissyp's topic in General Martial Arts Discussion
Personally, I try to avoid the titles myself, Mr. is just fine with me. I also try to avoid the title of Mr. even outside of the class setting. -
Ernie Reyes Jr
bushido_man96 replied to skullsplitter's topic in Martial Arts Gaming, Movies, TV, and Entertainment
Hopefully he recovers well! -
I agree with this. Most people can get away with carrying a pocket folding knife, and if hunting, fishing, etc, a good fixed blade knife can always be handy. Sticks are readily available in many forms (as an LEO, the collapsible baton or ASP comes to mind), and I understand that many of the Filipino stick/knife arts transition pretty seamlessly from their stick, to knife, to their open-hand system. A cane is also legal to have on you at all times, and would be worth while to train, if you can find instruction on it. I would also proffer this idea: why not train with a handgun? Many states offer conceal-carry courses, and if you do some digging in regards to local ordinances, open-carry is a very viable option, as well. All food for thought.
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I think he also has books on Sai, Bo, and Tonfa. You might check into them, too.
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Belt tests...too often.
bushido_man96 replied to FangPwnsAll7's topic in Share Your Testing, Grading, or Promotion
I agree with your post here. $45 a month for classes is a good deal these days. Our school charges more than that, and testings get more expensive than you've mentioned for yours, especially at the higher black belt ranks, but those are controlled by the HQ school, not ours. I also agree with you that if you believe you are providing a quality program, that there is no reason that a school owner should not allow himself to be compensated for the work put in to run things. An MA instructor shouldn't have to work another full time job just to run a dojo for no profit another 20 to 40 hours per week. -
Why not? Just curious. Do you have a desire to teach? Sounds like you have the experience in martial arts for sure. Is there no program in place for you to make this more accessible? Well, there are a couple of reasons. For one, I'm not the chief instructor at the school. Not my school, so I don't get to make the decisions on the curriculum. Another factor is that by and large, forms applications aren't taught a lot in TKD, except for a handful of instructors out there that really dig in and find applications on them. What I've gleaned from them is what I've researched in books by Iain Abernethy and Stuart Anslow, from which I'd start to experiment and study, if I could go that route.
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The Martial Artists' Training Log
bushido_man96 replied to bushido_man96's topic in Health and Fitness
6/18/2015 Range Training: 8:00 - 10:30 am. Simunitions training, doing building search scenarios, domestic disturbance calls, and suicidal subject scenarios. Good times, and some of our DT club kids got to help out being role players. Great training! Taught Little Lions Class: 5:10 - 5:40 pm. Finished up working on drills for the control stripe. Worked with doing the jump front snap kick, as well as some target pad punching with partners. Taught TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Basics, forms, one-steps, spending time on forms review with the students. 6/19/2015 Strength Training Squats: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 140x5, 175x5, 205x3; work sets: 252x5, 252x5, 252x5. Press: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 65x5, 85x5; work sets: 108x5, 108x5, 108x5. Deadlifts: warm-ups: 135x5, 175x5, 225x5, 275x3; work set: 325x5. 6/22/2015 Defensive Tactics Club: 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Did some single-stick drills, and then spent time free-rolling. When I don't go with the collegiate Wrestling stud, I do a little better. Strength Training Squats: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 135x5, 185x5, 205x3; work sets: 254x5, 254x5, 254x5. Push Press: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 70x5, 90x5; work sets: 117x5, 117x5, 117x5. Power Cleans: warm-up: 65x3; work sets: 98x3, 98x3, 98x3, 98x3, 98x3. Power Snatches: 69x2, 69x2, 69x2, 69x2, 69x2. 6/23/2015 Department Defensive Tactics Training: 2:00 - 4:00 pm. Worked on choke defenses: front, rear, side, front with push, front against wall, rear against all, rear with push. -
It's Not An Exacting Science!!
bushido_man96 replied to sensei8's topic in General Martial Arts Discussion
I agree, this is a huge consideration, one that isn't in play when experienced practitioners are conducting a demo with a cooperative uke who isn't actively trying to fight their instructor. I really like this approach, and in my time with Combat Hapkido and what I do with my defensive tactics training, is taking the opportunity to soften someone up with more reliable targets in order to facilitate our control tactics. -
Dojo turns 20 this year
bushido_man96 replied to vantheman's topic in General Martial Arts Discussion
First off, congrats on the long run! That is great to see. I haven't been part of any anniversary celebration like this, but I do think its a great idea. -
Why Do Students Come To YOU??
bushido_man96 replied to sensei8's topic in Instructors and School Owners
Well, I'm not the CI of our school, but I'm honestly not sure what draws the students in. I think a big draw is our kids program, and we get a few kids out of each group to stay involved as they get older. Some adults like the aspect of pushing themselves, and not having to compete or fight all the time with others.