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This video went through my Facebook feed the other day, and I thought it was an interesting commentary from Iain Abernethy in regards to the difference in Karate and Judo throwing, specifically, the difference in throwing for competition or self-defense. What do you think? I know not everyone gets on board with Abernethy's approach to bunkai, but I think this discussion is less about deriving applications from kata, and more about the environment these throws are applied in.

Here is a link to a story about a junior high wrestler in McCook, Nebraska, about his first loss of the season. Its a pretty heartwarming story, I think: http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/2259069.html

12/14/2015 Strength Training Squats: warm-ups: 45x5x2, 135x5, 165x5, 195x5; work sets: 228x5, 258.5x3, 289x5. These sets were tough today. 12/15/2015 Strength Training Front squats: warm-ups: 45x5, 95x5, 115x5; work sets: 140x5, 140x5, 140x5. Power cleans: warm-ups: 95x3, 115x3; work sets: 132x3, 132x3, 132x3, 132x3, 132x3.

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My line of thinking here is that there is more than one way to teach TKD. A purely sport approach might not be very effective for someone that isn't naturally gifted as an athlete. So, that training might not be effective for everyone.

I've done forms in TKD for a lot of years that didn't have any applications for them. The ATA forms weren't designed with applications in mind like those seen from Karate kata. I've seen some application ideas for the ITF forms I do now, and have seen ideas for the Tae Guek and Pal Gwe forms. But these are rather recent innovations. My concern with the whole thing is, why should I have to learn a form, then learn its applications, to learn self-defense? I'm a big proponent of getting into applications work as early as possible in training.

The point of training in the Martial Arts it learning to apply techniques. You can't do that without having some equal rules when it comes to partner training. It sounds to me like these "rules of etiquette" are being used to cover the inadequacies of their instructors. I think this is also brought on by how they use their instructor program. If I was training there, and heard those excuses, I wouldn't train there anymore.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! I get to work both of those holidays.

Its well deserved, Patrick. Well deserved.

I've never heard this told to me. Maybe I'm just lucky that way, but its not anything I've heard.

Man, that sounds really grueling. When do you find out results?

12/9/2015 Defensive Tactics Club: 1:30 - 3:00 pm. We had some new members in today, so I worked with them on some basic striking technique, we worked with them on some of our basic grappling drills from guard (Kimura, armbar), and I got to work on some stand-up sparring, and some drilling with one of the guys who wanted to work on checking leg kicks. 12/10/2015 Strength Training Press: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 65x5, 80x5; work sets: 94.5x3, 108x3, 121.5x5. Assisted chin-ups: 135x10x3 (supersetted with press). Lying triceps ext: 54x10x3. 12/11/2015 Strength Training Deadlifts: warm-ups: 135x5, 165x5, 195x5; work sets: 217x3, 248x3, 279x7. Power snatches: 102x2, 102x2, 102x2, 102x2, 102x2.

I am not a head instructor currently, so I don't get to make any decisions on how the classes are really run, or what the curriculum is. But, if I did have a choice in it right now, I would really try to focus more on digging into self-defense applications, either from the forms themselves, or just through technique application and principles in general. Aside from that, I like to really work on the technical aspects of TKD, making techniques better, breaking them down to teach them, and then advancing them through the basics behind each of them. I always appreciated the technical and physical challenge behind TKD.

I can't believe I missed seeing this! I saw the FB post, but missed it here. Congrats, Patrick, on being a great administrator, and providing us a great medium to meet and converse with so many great people. The longevity this site has experienced is a testament to the quality and upkeep you strive for here. I've seen and experienced other sites, and I mean this: you've set the standard, Patrick. Congratulations!

I think this is pretty typical for how the UFC has been doing things. People may complain that its just a money grab for the UFC, but that's what they do, they entertain people and make money off it. Rousey is a huge draw, whether you love her or hate her, and with Holm's success, the rematch just seems the logical way to go. I believe the fight is scheduled for July. I know Holm stated she wanted to fight Tate, but I'm not sure if that would be a good fight to do before the rematch. The rematch should be a title defense, and I really think Rousey would rather have a rematch against a reigning champion Holm, and not a Holm who might have lost to Tate somewhere in between.

Great info from everyone here. Our school doesn't have one yet, as far as I know, but I think it is something that we should invest in. So many people are using FB for so many things, from updates to searches, it just makes good sense do it.

12/7/2015 Strength Training Squats: warm-ups: 45x5x2, 135x5, 165x5, 195x5; work sets: 213x3, 243.5x3, 273.5x6. 12/8/2015 Strength Training Front squats: warm-ups: 45x5, 95x5, 115x5; work sets: 135x5, 135x5, 135x5. Power cleans: warm-ups: 95x3, 115x3; work sets: 130x3, 130x3, 130x3, 130x3, 130x3. Assisted chins: 120x7x3

The glare is uncalled for, for certain. If I was a competitor, I would be interested in asking what it was that got me that score. Not in a disrespectful way, but asking in a way to get better.

I think the best thing to do then is to dive right in, as soon as you feel comfortable enough knowing your kata, and get into competition. The first time is always an experience, because you take in so much in regards to how the tournaments are set up, how they run, and what you should do and are responsible for. Experience is a great teacher.

If you are just going to do a sparring atmosphere, it might not strike the cord you are looking for. Something more realistically based in self-defense might be a better attention grabber, but it needs to be based in effective self-defense, and not stylistic one-steps just to gain some oohs and aahs from the observers.

I've always been better at forms than I have at sparring. I never had much natural ability as an athlete, so sparring has never really been my strong suit. I always enjoyed the technical aspects of forms, so it was always more fun for me. Now days, if I have to choose one or the other, I would choose neither, and go straight for application based training.

I've had those days before. I'm not much for signing myself up for something like that, if I know its coming. I like to learn, but not to be so sore the next day that I can't get out of bed.

You're right, we can't change the past. But we can learn from it. I know I've made bad decisions like that, too. We learn, and we grow, and hopefully, we can spare someone else from the "could haves" that might not go their way in the same situation. Again, thanks for sharing that here with us. Very big of you to share it.

I tend to agree with tallgeese's approach here. He and I come from an LEO background, so we aren't speaking from a "mutual combat" point of view. I'm sure tallgeese would agree with me, that we aren't in the business of training those around us to prolong an attack any longer than necessary, and we need to exert our level of control on the aggressor as soon as possible.