bushido_man96

Best of luck to you! I'm sure you will do great!

Way to go!

Lots of great info in this thread. I will look into this "box drill." Alex, thanks for the insight here.

Here's the story: http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/news/440288/GSP-taking-break-from-MMA-vacating-title/ What do you think? Do you think he'll come back, or is he done for good? I am personally in the camp of folks that think he lost that last fight, and I feel this move hurts Hendricks a bit more than anyone else. What happens now?

Anderson Silva says he would fight for someone else if Dana White tried to force his retirment: http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/news/440302/Silva-Ill-fight-for-someone-else-if-White-tries-to-force-my-retirement/ This is an interesting situation. Being a professional fighter is going to take its toll on the body. There is the data out there that shows that MMA appears to be easier on the head than Boxing is, but there are a lot of other concerns to keep in mind, as well. It appears that White is trying to avoid any kind of future litigation by keeping fighters from staying in the game too long, but I can also see where fighters that are proud and have some ego would not want to go out accept on their own terms. Another angle to consider is the big ordeal that the NFL just went through in regards to dealing with concussions, and the rule changes they have made to prevent them in the future. What do you think? Is White doing the right thing? Is Silva being too stubborn? I look forward to your thoughts.

There probably are Judoka out there that feel that way. Yet still, they have weight classes set up for competition. Its not that it should be the dominant thing to consider, but it should be one of the factors considered when facing someone.

Agreed. In the ATA, one of the 10 class management skills is to "Give Positive Correction Rather than Criticism." Most students will respond better, and give you a better effort, if you can find something they are doing well, key on it, and then ask for a little more.

Sometimes, this is a good way for someone to learn something...especially for someone who doesn't want to listen to begin with. By and large, however, doing it the other way around is better for the student, and makes for a better instructor, I think. But at times, the reverse is necessary.

Well, progress is progress! Glad to hear that something is working for you.

Congrats to you and your students! Keep up the good work!

We don't do any kind of body conditioning, nor do we "doctor" the boards we break. We do various hand and foot techniques, ranging from punches, knife hand strikes, elbow strikes, ridgehand strikes, or palm heel strikes, side kicks, round kicks, front kicks, and any in between. The key to breaking for our testings is technique, not body callousing. Now, we don't advocate breaking large stacks of bricks, and usually not more than 3 boards on any one technique. So, body conditioning isn't as important as technique is. I think body conditioning is a good thing, but not a necessary thing, unless one is looking into doing more competive styles of breaking, or doing large amounts of boards and bricks for breaking.

Welcome to KarateForums, gamble! Glad to have your here!

Great information, Bob! Great points!

Really, I think the main thing in finding a school for a 5 year old is looking into the kind of curriculum they teach, if it is structured for the way kids learn, and if they have fun. It really shouldn't be about rank, but about learning different movement principles, coordination, respect, courtesy, and things like that. If the instructors are sound, and the classes fun, just about any style would fit. I started my 6 year old in Wrestling, and I don't regret it.

Yes, thanks for sharing this one with us! I really liked his comment in regards to the fact that if cease growing, you die. Rings very true for the Martial Arts.

Where's the video?? Or is the OP video the same one? As far as the OP video I still can't see, it might be that the 'puter I'm using has a block on the video so no one can watch it at the library. Sorry. Sorry, Bob. Here's the link:

I'm sorry to hear that, Bob. Its unfortunate.

Yes, very good points. Combat Hapkido has some trapping methods that are applied, but the head of the organization, GM Pelligrini, makes it clear that we inlcude just enough to use as a useful tool, and not "overtrapping," like Alex mentions.

I agree. There was a lot of "trading" that went on in that area, and not just in commerce.

Ok, accountability time: Check and check! Just barely made it. Not checked. Mostly due to my training partner spending the year recovering from back surgery. Hopefully, we get to start it back up, and at least test once. Not checked. After recovering from shoulder surgery, I just couldn't work back into the groove of lifting. I'm going to leave it on the side for now, and perhaps something will let me get back into it.

Some people call it an "oblique kick." Conveniently, I made a quick-and-dirty, not-thought-out-in-advance video explaining it here: Of course, as sensei8 said, it is just one of many applications . And yes, all techniques really are only implied until you use them--that's a good way of looking at it! That clarifies things, thank you. In Yoo Sin hyung, and in Naifanchi Shodan that I have done, we do the kick from what I call a sitting stance, looking forward, and the hand motions would resemble those that would pull the attacker to one side, as the leg comes up to sweep them. The approach you show here, coming from the side, changes things a bit, but the kick is very close.

My goals this year: 1. I'd like to get back into Combat Hapkido, and make at least one testing happen. I'm still waiting to see if I'll have a partner for this. 2. Continue to play a larger role in the Defensive Tactics class and club through the college here. This allows me to take time to learn knew things, and keep polished on my GRACIE skills. 3. Attain certification in further defensive tactics training. 4. Hold at least two more training sessions for my department or other departments.

Just go out there and do your thing. You know what is right and wrong, good or bad, what needs fixed and what doesn't. You are probably also acquainted with each of the junior grades, their skill levels and abilities, etc. Just have faith in yourself, and you are going to be just fine. Have fun, and enjoy this next step in the MA journey!

If a parent asks, answer them honestly. That's all an instructor can do. If the parent doesn't like it, then they have a choice to make. Is their child in it for belts, or to learn? That is one nice thing about Wrestling; no belts; you go practice, learn, then show it out on the mat. Congrats on making the testing list!

Welcome to KF!