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Thanks for sharing that difference, Iceman. It was really subtle, but after a few watches, I notice it. Something I don't think I mentioned originally, was the way they complete the twin high blocks at the beginning, and then hitch the elbows down, in a sort of strike or release motion. What are the thoughts on that motion?

That is AWESOME! Nice work to both! Cool that they are doing freestyle and Greco as well. There is some major cross training applications there. I agree, Alex. I've seen some very interesting stuff from it, as well.Bob, thanks so much for the kind words!

Look into it, and go speak with the instructors at the school. They could be a branch, or they could be a school with their own specializations and used the term Kempo to define what they do. Either way, I think it would be worth your time to go introduce yourself and see how they present their school.

Welcome aboard!

Welcome to KF!

We had our awards banquet tonight for the Wrestling club. Kendall and Kenneth both received their certificates for being members of the club this year, and Kendall was recognized in a couple of spots. The coaches said mentioned that all the placers at the Gunsmoke Nationals tournament are recognized as All-Amercians, so that was pretty cool. He also received an award for the most pins in the 8 and under class. It was a pretty good night! Freestyle/Greco practice is going pretty well, too. After the first night, he was pretty down because he felt like he wasn't any good, but after talking him through it, and staying consistent with practices, he's really showing some improvement, and I think he is really liking it a lot more. He's learned some things that I think he can really use to help him in Folk Style, so long as he keeps practicing and remembers them.

Amen to that!

I agree, this is the short answer. Take the time to break the kick down into its component parts, like sensei8 mentioned. To me, it sounds like your main frustration comes from the initial pivot and chamber, so I'd take the time to focus on that aspect of the kick.

This happens to me a lot when I am really tired. I go to class anyway, and feel so much better after I get to working out, and after class, I'm always glad I went.

I would be willing to bet that it is due to the lack of training. I get that way when I have long layoffs, too. Sometimes, you just have to make yourself do some work on your own when you can't get to class, and that can help you out some. But there really is no substitute to being in great class environment with fellow students and a great instructor.

You should ask around at the schools that you want to train at, and ask if its ok if you just join their classes to work out, as opposed to train and test for rank there. Try to work out a deal to pay by the month or class when you can show up, and keep your membership at the more permanent location. You might just have to eat the month that you are gone, but if that's the only way you can work it out, then you may have to go with hit.

I'm going to go a bit of a different route than some others here, but if you've got an opinion, I don't see any reason why you don't express it in a thoughtful manner conducive to generating a dialogue on the subject. Some may get defensive, but if they are honest with themselves, then perhaps they'd be willing to listen to reason.

4/11/2015 Seminar: DT Club-sponsored Personal Defense Seminar, 9:00 am - noon. This is the first one of these seminars that I've been able to be a part of, but the DT club does them about twice a year here, and its usually a women's focused seminar. The head of the DT club opened up with some basic situational awareness talk along with some stats behind sexual assaults. From there, the group was divided into two, and we had two mat rooms set up for the classes. There were some basic wrist escapes taught, some choke defenses, and then some ground work, from a bully choke on the ground, to a shrimping escape from a sexual assault position with various options on finishing depending on what the bad guy did, and a full mount reversal. It was a lot of fun!

Taekwondo Poomsae: The Fighting Scrolls, by Kingsley Umoh, is a new book I've found with some different takes on the applications of the Taegeuk and Palgwe forms. Its a different approach than O'Neil's book. I was the same way. I knew nothing of bunkai until I heard of it hear on KF. I do like the idea behind it, though, even if it just presents a different way of looking at the same thing, which is a good way to stimulate the thought process. I haven't gotten to where I teach bunkai (or Hae Sul as a Korean concept) of entire forms, but I do present different applications of individual movements that our class does in basics from time to time. I haven't had the opportunity to break down entire forms up to this point.

Thanks for the rundown. It sounds like you've got an opportunity to learn some good stuff there. Please keep us posted as to your progress, and what you find works with your other style.

Thanks for sharing that explanation. I really like what you said about family, and representing your Jiu-Jitsu, and the like. That really made sense.

"Taekwondo is a 5000 year old Korean Martial Art..."

Thank you, CredoTe!

I've never heard of it, but if that's the rundown of it, it doesn't sound like it would be an effective style to get into. I can understand why they try to stay "women only," to perhaps prevent men from seeing their tactics, but even still, they won't be doing anything knew under the sun. I'd advise her to beware.

4/8/2015 Defensive Tactics Club: 2:00 - 3:00 pm. Did some work on Kimura and hip bump sweep, and also spent quite a bit of time working on the triangle choke. All the reps are helping out! Gym: Squats: warm-up 45x5x2, 105x5, 110x5, 110x5 Bench: warm-up 45x5x2, 95x5, 100x5, 100x5. A bit wider grip, and lower on the sternum helped my shoulder a lot. Deads: 135x5, 135x5, 135x5 Stretched out later at home.

Nope, didn't see it that way, until now...Chrissy, in regards to your plans, are you set up under some kind of association or governing body that would help you with this tournament? The heavy contact level is a concern to me, especially if you are just a random style wanting to throw out a Kyokushin style tournament without any kind of insurance, etc, and wearing very little padding. You might struggle to get insured. Injuries will happen at a tournament like this. Injuries happen at light-contact tournaments. I'd be leery on this, and make sure to research it as much as possible.

Thanks for the questions, Bob, they're good ones, and applicable here.Its important to remember how young a style the ATA is, and how and why the forms were created. By and large, the ATA forms were created to help students develop TKD techniques as the student advances in rank. They were not laid down with bunkai-style applications in mind. They were designed to challenge the practitioner at that rank with the techniques of that rank. I hope that makes sense, and answers your question.

I don't think so. Moving with a purpose is the key.

Nice.