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6/10/2014 Aikido: 8:45 - 9:45 am. Did their "300" workout: Shikko: 10 laps of their hombu = 31 laps of the floor at the local dojo. Push-ups: 25 total, sets of 10, 10, 5. Sit-ups: 50 total, sets of 10. Jo strikes: downwards with squat, 50. Forward rolls: 50 Backward rolls: 50 Breakfalls: 50 Finished with a good stretch. TKD class: 6:00 - 7:10 pm. Taught again. Added in some extra basics; I had the class doing step behind, front leg hook kicks (similar to the way we do side kicks in basics), added a front stance, reverse punch, back leg side kick combo, and a combo doing punch, BL front kick, reverse punch, BL side kick. I had black belts to assist with forms, so we got through all new forms with the students, and then all new one-steps.

Welcome to KF! There are plenty of stretching routines out there that would probably help you out. Sang H. Kim has a book on stretching, as does Thomas Kurz. If you google them or search them on Amazon, you'll find the info. Your instructor may also have a stretching routine to help you out. Look into dynamic stretching, as well, for some good ideas. In general, work on some side splits and front split stretches anytime you are warm from a workout; after class is over is a great time to stretch. Hope this helps out. Welcome aboard!

Very interesting video. I can really see how sensitivity comes into play there, and your analogy of creeping up the bridge is a very good one. Your explanations really help to see the concepts at work in chi sao. Thanks for sharing this!

I think you are spot on. I have a bit of a different experience with my Combat Hapkido training. When we did it in our school, we did it after our TKD classes, for about 30 minutes, and we would change out of our doboks and take our belts off, and just wear our dobok pants and a black ICHF t-shirt. I have a uniform for the style, but I have never received a belt for a promotion, just a certificate. But, we never really trained it outside of our school, and we all just treated each other in regards to what our TKD rank was. But, should I decide to practice some of those techniques in our TKD class, or work on some of the GRACIE techniques I've learned, I wouldn't take off my belt in class to teach it. I would, however, disclose that I don't hold any rank in BJJ of any kind, and that what my knowledge consists of is a skill set primarily limited to defensive tactics. If I was going to dedicate a class hour to each of these things, for Combat Hapkido, I'd probably get a belt signifying my rank and wear it. For DT related stuff, I'd probably just wear either my normal uniform, or go shorts/t-shirt workout attire. As for going to work out in another gym, I'm with you on the wearing a white belt rank, unless the instructor informed me to do otherwise. I'd speak with the instructor prior to going to workout there, and provide full disclosure. Let him know I am ranked in other styles, and fill him in further if he wants to know. But, I'd tell him my plan for his school is to show up and learn, and not pitch in my .02 cents as to how I would do things. Then, I'd tell him that I would just wear whatever their attire is, and a white belt, unless he tells me to do otherwise.

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It sounds like he isn't just your student, if he is seeking classes elsewhere, as well. You could go speak with him. I wouldn't worry about the fact that he outranks you. You could go ask him about the incident, if he meant to kick him that hard, or what his intentions were. But I'm not sure what it will gain you, unless it will just make you feel a bit better. What do you know about this instructor? Is he a good one, bad one, or have a dubious reputation? Is this an out-of-character action for him? If this is his standard way of teaching, it might not take long to filter students out of his school.

Here is the article: http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/news/444886/Sexual-harassment-case-stopping-MMA-in-NY Amateur MMA is pretty popular in NY. Why can't pro MMA catch a break? Is it really as insignificant as party politics? If this is the case, it is very sad, and NY is really missing out.

Admittedly I struggle after a while. That makes me feel a little better. I did the 300 today at Aikido, and it takes me about an hour to get through it. I've been told at the Hombu, they aim to do it in 15 minutes, as a warm-up. So, I need a lot of work.

I don't like running. Never have. So, I don't really do it much. In the past, I have run stairs, and found that I would rather do that than just run otherwise. I hate running, yet I have a daughter who runs half marathons. She doesn't get it from me...

As suggested, look up hip flexor stretches, and there should be plenty that come up. The "warrior lunge" stretch is a good one. You can also stand and hold your ankle with your hand from behind, and stretch it that way. With that said, the hip flexor was never the issue for me and kicking higher. I did more split stretching than anything else, and that helped get my kicks higher. Look up a book called Stretching Scientifically, by Thomas Kurz. I've heard lots of good things about it, and might be helpful to you.

6/9/2014 (evening) TKD class: 6:00 - 7:30 pm. Taught class, and we had promotions come in, so new belts and certificates were handed out. Did basics, adding a few combinations at the end of it, and then taught new forms and new one-steps.

I have trained while sick in the past. I always found a good sweat really helped cleanse out a cold. But, I've gotten to where I am more likely to skip out of training at the gym, so I don't make others sick.

It was a very brief article. I was looking for the rest of it upon finishing it.... But, I think the author makes some valid points on making the form your own, but not altering it so much that it becomes something else. This is another point of interest in my style of TKD. We do ITF forms, but some of them have different moves swapped out for others. The form stays pretty much the same, but some of them have noticeable differences from the ITF standard, aside from the lack of sine wave. But, I stay true to the way I have been taught.

Congrats!

I've heard of use do the big toe like that, but I have never wanted to try it. I don't want to have an arthritic toe when I get older. Besides, they make steel-toed boots now.

I tend to agree with you. We don't ever hear it, being in a TKD school. I see it at the end of posts all the time, and it kind has the same, overbearing affect.

Congrats to you and your dojo on the good showing!

I think its just the nature of how things evolve and change. With time, perhaps a different crowd will take up the interest, and keep it alive. I think what is unfortunate is that it sounds like the government has been as much to blame for the delcine as anything else.

Is it flawed, or just different? And it doesn't have to be baggage. Its experience, and it should count for something. I would also deter you from trying to "think like a novice." Don't discount what you've learned, and assume it has no place with what you are doing now. Just go to class, learn, practice, and let it come to you.

Never seen it. I may have to see if it is on Netflix, as well.

Sounds like an interesting movie. I will have to look into it.

Very good read. Thanks for sharing this.

I had a bit of a different experience. I was in one style of TKD, and started over in another. I was learning new forms and one-steps, but the techniques were by and large the same, with a few chambering differences. I enjoyed my time going back through the ranks, and feel that it helped me a lot.