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I think there is a brief analysis in one of Hee Ill Cho's books on the affect of wrist rotation and punching power. In the grand scheme of things, I don't think it adds a lot to the punch. Its become an aesthetics, technical thing more that anything, I think. The power of the punch comes from the ground, driving up through the hips and core, and is transferred through the arm, with the fist merely acting as the tool that distributes the power. If I think about it, I'll look into that book and see what I can find.

Looks like a great experience! Thanks for sharing this with us! I love getting photo ops like these!

I've been doing a lot of watching and listening to different power lifters talk about the stuff they do, and I've come to see board breaking a lot like an attempt at Olympic weightlifting or Powerlifting. You go out there onto the platform with the weight all set up and ready to go, and its just you and your technique, and the training you have done to prepare for that moment. One max effort.

If I find it, I'll share it here, for sure. Even if all I come across is a PDF, I'll post a link if I can.

7/7/2015 TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Basics, forms (helped some kids with Choong Moo, did Choong Jang), one-steps (low green and blue belt), and sparring (switched up to a side-on fighting style, to try to work some different things). 7/8/2015 Strength Training Squats: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 140x5, 185x5, 205x3, 225x1; work sets: 264x5, 264x5, 264x5. Press: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 65x5, 85x5; work sets: 110x5, 110x5, 110x5. Deadlifts: warm-ups: 135x5, 195x5, 225x5, 275x3; work set: 330x5. 7/10/2015 Strength Training Squats: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 140x5, 185x5, 205x3, 225x1; work sets: 266x5, 266x5, 266x5. Push Press: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 70x5, 90x5; work sets: 124x5, 124x5, 124x5. Power Cleans: 103x3, 103x3, 103x3, 103x3, 103x3. Power Snatches: 74x2, 74x2, 74x2, 74x2, 74x2. 7/13/2015 Defensive Tactics Club: 1:00 - 3:30 pm. 2 rounds of light, no-pad sparring that worked primarily kicks; spent time on the second round talking about working angles when defending kicks, especially straight-on kicks. Did a round of boxing with the gloves on, and our Wrestler also showed a few takedowns. Stretch. Strength Training Squats: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 140x5, 185x5, 205x3, 225x1; work sets: 268x5, 268x5, 268x5. Press: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 65x5, 85x5; work sets: 111x5, 111x5, 111x5. Power Cleans: 104x3, 104x3, 104x3, 104x3, 104x3. Starting with this week, we are going to be switching things up. On A workouts, we will do squats, presses, and then alternate deadlifts and power cleans; I will alternate the power clean day with power snatches, so I still get to work on the longer pulling movement. On B workouts, we will do squats, bench (I will keep doing push presses), and back extensions and alternating chin-ups and pull-ups. The chins/pulls will be an adventure, as I have never done a complete one, and they will be new for Kendall, too. To start, we are going to do jumping chins/pulls to get us stronger for the dead-hanging.

Maybe there will be; but who knows? With people, always comes drama and politics.

You make some very good points. Its important for the instructor to set culture of the school to lead students along in achieving rank, and to continue to practice to be a good representative of that rank.

Perhaps after your legal team looks into matters, it might be necessary to get all the testing judges together to collaborate as to what they saw and why they made the decisions that they did. If they are comfortable with their decisions, then they should be comfortable discussing them and backing them up. Perhaps there are some that shouldn't be on the testing panel, who knows?

Welcome to KF!

7/3/2015 Strength Training Squats: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 140x5, 180x5, 205x3, 225x1; work sets: 260x5, 260x5, 260x5. Press: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 65x5, 85x5; work sets: 109x5, 109x5, 109x5. Deadlifts: warm-ups: 135x5, 195x5, 225x5, 275x3; work set: 325x5. 7/6/2015 Strength Training Squats: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 140x5, 180x5, 205x3, 225x1; work sets: 262x5, 262x5, 262x5. Push Press: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 70x5, 90x5; work sets: 122x5, 122x5, 122x5. Power Cleans: 102x3, 102x3, 102x3, 102x3, 102x3. Power Snatches: 73x2, 73x2, 73x2, 73x2, 73x2. Played a scrimmage game of baseball this evening, kids against the parents, because the other team didn't show up for Kendall's last baseball game. I squatted to catch most of the game, and that really worked on my legs.

I will have to see if I can find it, Bob. I believe its 99 moves long, and is a hodgepodge of all the ATA forms.

This happens quite a bit, especially with larger organizations, it seems. Its basically just a recognition. I don't worry about things like this too much.

We were told the "there were only white belts to begin with, and it turned black over time by the sweat, dirt, blood, etc that the belt accumulated over the years of training, eventually turned it black." So if you washed it, it was like starting over. Likewise, we were told to keep it off the floor for the same reason; on the floor, its "earning dirt" for not doing anything.

7/1/2015 Strength Training Squats: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 140x5, 180x5, 205x3, 225x1; work sets: 260x5, 260x5, 260x5. Press: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 65x5, 85x5; work sets: 109x5, 109x5,109x5. Deadlifts: warm-ups: 135x5, 195x5, 225x5, 275x3; work set: 325x5.

Sorry, sorry! Been so busy with work and stuff! Will try to get one soon!

Thanks for the kind words, Danielle.I will try to find a link the folkstyle wrestling rules for you. Here's a very basic rundown: Takedowns are worth 2 points. The goal is to get the opponent on his back and pin, or win by points. When the attacking wrestler on top puts the opponent into a pinning combination, which basically means the opponent is "in danger" of getting pinned, and the shoulders break the 90 degree plane with the mat, the ref starts counting off back points, which you can get 3 of at a time. If the attacking wrestler gets the opponent to his shoulders and can hold both shoulders to the mat, he gets a pin. A wrestler on the bottom can score points with a reversal, in which he gets out of the bottom position and gains control of the top position, which is usually by gaining control at the hips. An escape, which is standing up and getting away from the bottom, is worth 1 point. Hope that helps. I'll try to find some rules that don't read like a phone book and post a link.

...and catching bullets with your teeth....

7/2/2015 TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Basics, forms, one-steps, and sparring. I have to protect my left knee more and more now in basics, so some things are getting changed. I'm not doing right leg jumping front kicks, because landing on my left leg is killing my knee. Pivoting with footwork is hurting, too. My form went well, Choong Jang, but there is a point where I have to do a front kick, then rechamber, pivot and face the opposite direction on the right leg, and then set down the leg to the rear, with some reaction arms stuff going on in there, too. Its the biggest pain in the form right now. Sparring went well. I got tagged by a few of the young guys a time or two, but got my shots in.

Love it! Still one of my favorite MA movies!

DWx is spot on with her analysis. You really have to take an angle to attack the board. You can work on the toes a bit, by pulling them back and using the floor to work the flexibility into them some, but I really think the gains you could make doing this is pretty limited. Some people have the ability to pull their toes back farther than others, as well. My instructor can pull his toes back freakishly far. I can't do that. In the end, the key is finding the proper angle.

Congrats!

I agree, Luther. I think that was part of the reason that the belt system came about, was for the use of setting short term goals and objectives. If you can present a plan to students, and they can see where they are going on this journey, and how they can get there, it is really helpful for prospective students. What's important, though, is that the system isn't cheapened by making the road too easy.

Sounds like a good experience! Congrats!

Most English speaking Karate dojo will also refer to Kihon as "basics". The word Kihon however is more accurately translated as "foundation". When you think of it that way, it makes a lot more sense. K. Yes, it does. Thank you.

I've seen this happen before, and as an instructor, its important to really monitor this. If you get two guys or gals that just like to bang, something like this can escalate out of control in no time. In my time coming up the ranks, I never had an issue matching levels with someone, but it almost never ended up being a productive learning session.