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I do think Patrick and DWx are making very good points. What the McDojos have figured out is how to market. That's what the smaller dojos and dojangs need to figure out how to do. If they want the same recognition. There are always going to be the one's out there that market the "we make you deadly" facet; that will never go away. The other tactic to take is to combat what those dojos advertise. But you can't do it by just calling them liars and such. You need to gather some facts, sort them out, and figure out how to use them to argue your points. That will give you more standing and credibility than otherwise pounding the table would. I can understand where your frustration comes from. Look into the award; it might be worth it. Or, be thankful for what you learn and where you learn it, and that it perhaps isn't as saturated as a McDojo might be. When people argue with you, just smile inwardly, and let them think what they want.

If that were the case, I think you'd see more gyms that produce fighters using them in their training. The combo of Muay Thai, Wrestling, and BJJ has pretty much won just about everyone over as far as MMA training goes. Not that it wouldn't be a good combo, and not that every fighter will fit into that mold. There are always a few outliers that will keep this conversation going.

I agree with Zaine on the difficulty of the two. I don't think one is more difficult than the other. The important thing is to work in good teaching concepts to make it simpler to pick them up.

All good comments. The youngest I've seen is 4, and that was usually in a "kids program" that tends to focus more on building some gross motor skills, familiarization with some techniques, and working a lot with building different traits like respect, courtesy, integrity, etc. But some kids are better at 4 than others. It depends on the child.

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I think Tannehill has been progressing nicely, really. I'm optimistic about the Chiefs picks. There was a lot of complaining in Chiefs Nation about not taking a WR earlier in the draft. I think WR talent can come from just about any spot, so I don't worry about it too much. The addition of De'Anthony Thomas to fill the role of Dexter McCluster is exciting, I think. I'm also curious to see what Aaron Murray can become in a few years under the tutelage of Andy Reid. And KC did draft a few OL towards the end, which will hopefully develop their needs there, as well. Overall, no complaints from me.

5/12/2014 TKD class: 6:00 - 7:15 pm. Taught class. I had more students today, so broke things up a bit after basics for forms. Had kids doing forms separate from adults to start out. At higher ranks, I had them out by ranks. Didn't get to review as many forms as I would have liked. Did get through one-steps, and some sparring.

We have this move in Do San hyung, and Stuart Anslow gives some applications he uses in his book. He shows using the spear hand as an entry move, getting in to grab the arm, then spin into a throw. He also lists some alternative applications, as a release from a grab, then spinning to a backfist, or an elbow strike if closer. Another interesting application he presents is the twisting of the fingers into the solar plexus as a distraction/pain compliance to gain space when grabbed, as in a front choke. I don't care for that application so much. A disclaimer here; I have not had the opportunity to practice these applications, so can't speak on their performance.

Thanks for the response, Credo Te. We also do most of our blocking motions with the blocking hand on the outside. The exceptions are the down block (chambers inside) and the high block (arms don't really cross, blocking hand starts low, arms cross in the process, but blocking arm does go outside). Just because one evades doesn't mean they can't counterattack. Think of a Boxer ducking a punch, and delivering a body blow as they duck. No block, no deflection; evasion and counter. Like unknownstyle mentions in regards to tai sabaki: You can do tai sabaki without the deflection at times. If you don't have to deflect the attack, counter strike becomes a good option, almost like an intercepting strike. In TKD, sometimes we will block a round kick and counter with a spin side kick. But, if the practitioner gets good at detecting the move, see the round kick coming, many will just spin and counter with the spin side kick, not blocking the round kick at all, just a countermove. Evade doesn't necessarily mean lack of attack.

The 2014 Draft has come and gone. How do you think your team did? I think KC did pretty well. Another pass rusher, with speed to burn, will be great. I'm interested in seeing how well Andy Reid can groom Aaron Murray for NFL duty. May be a good future set up there. Credo Te, how do you feel about the Browns drafting Johnny Manziel?

This is great, Bob! Glad to hear this!

Erik Paulson's Combat Submission Wrestling Ah, cool. Thank you.

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In my current organization, the rank of instructor is 3rd dan. At that point, you can branch out under your current instructor.

I absolutely see your point. I see your point as an extension of mine, however. "Brown belt is close enough (I don't need to, don't want to....go farther)." Thanks for that insight! I've seen this happen, and I've also seen some quit at recommended black belt level, and some that quit after earning their full first dan. Like they've "made it," or something like that. Its disappointing, because what they could have done if they stayed with it. But, its their choice. I see this a lot, too. Many don't realize that its a lifelong committment to most of us. I think a lot of this comes from the Western view of sports, how most people are done with sports after high school. Some go on to college, and even fewer make it to the pro ranks. I think it gets thought of like that, like there is an end to it. I think that is a common perception, anyway.

I think that the Martial Artists of today are better than those of the past, like Itosu, Funakoshi, Kano, etc. People are getting bigger and faster and stronger than ever before. We also have evolved in learning methodologies and the like, so not only are athletes bigger and faster, they are smarter, and train smarter, too. And this is true with all sports and athletic endeavors.

That does sound like a full day.

I think its a good idea, if you do WTF forms, to include it. The book provides pretty easy to follow instructions for learning it. There is also a companion DVD you can get that inlcudes some applications for the forms, too. I especially enjoyed the history of the Kwans in the beginning of the book. That was worth the price, to me.

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You can also do a google search, see if there is some Muay Thai channels that you could subscribe to. There are some good sources on YouTube.

The other thing we aren't really talking about in regards to MMA is the transition that is taught between each of the arts studied, so that they all phase together. My son has a pretty good base started in Wrestling. I can start teaching him TKD too, but even if I do that, I'm not really making him into a Mixed Martial Artist. He would need to learn how to make these two styles transition together; being able to use TKD to set up his takedowns and Wrestling tactics, and vise versa. Then, I would start to lean towards calling him a Mixed Martial Artist.

No problem For us, the concept behind the execution of an Uke goes like this: 1. Shime - this is both closing (turtle shelling) and covering your body; the "X" wind up of an Uke begins here. 2. Barai/harai - the off-hand in the "X" wind up of the Uke parries the opponent's attack to provide assured protection and control (if need be) 3. Tenshin - body movement & positioning; this includes moving off your opponent's line of attack. 4. Uke - strikes the opponent in vulnerable target areas. Students learn these concepts like this: > 1 & 4 for beginners for the first few months or more until movements are understood effectively > 1, 3, & 4 for intermediate to advanced students until movements are understood effectively > 1, 2, 3, & 4 for advanced, and must be able to show effective, cohesive movements to attain black belt For #4 above, fill in the Uke with any of the three basic Ukes below: Jodan Uke ("high block") is essentially an elbow strike. Chudan Uke ("chest/middle block") is a closed-fist strike that uses the first two knuckles like a back fist; it's not a back fist, per se, but uses the first two knuckles in a similar manner. Gedan Uke ("low block") is essentially a hammer fist. You may have seen this referred to as a Gedan barai ("low sweep/parry"); the movements are almost the same as Gedan Uke, but is used as a sweep/parry redirect instead of a hammer fist. Once these are understood effectively, you can fill in #4 above with any simultaneous defensive/offensive movements. I think I understand all your methodology here. I would love to see it in action, though. On a different note, which hand goes inside and which crosses outside when you do the blocks, and do you feel it is important in how it affects the execution of the technique you do? Secondly, how long until you teach a student the full meaning and potential behind this system of blocking?

Yeah, that's what I would go with. He knew he had a job to do, as well. Get close to Han, which was the assignment early on. Han had too much ego to be willing to just have him killed, so finally got enough guys together to make him realize he had to stop fighting for the moment. And, its a movie, and that was the way the script was written.