bushido_man96

Thanks for sharing this. That is some very interesting information, and important to keep in consideration as an instructor. I hope it goes well for you in fixing it.

I'm for Wrestling being in every year, as well. I don't enjoy the political jockeying that takes place in the IOC.

Not happened yet. I think we have a bit of time before this happens, but you never know what can happen. Hard to say. There are several high ranking individuals, but there is also some family members that might try to have a say, although they aren't ranked as high as some of the other current instructors. There is a chance it could splinter quite a bit. There is a group of instructors in it that have some high standards, and do a lot of chatting back and forth and corroborating. They are also the higher ranks in the organization. I will likely continue under my current instructor, because I know he has good standards and teaches well, regardless of what would happen within the organization. I respect the GM of our org, but I only see him twice a year maybe, but see my current instructor everyday.

I was pretty apprehensive when I first stated sparring. I wasn't terribly athletic, nor was I very aggressive, so it was tough with me at first.

I agree, finding a good coach and gym where you can train to put it all together will be your best bet.

Just getting through days like that are a win. 5/27/2013 DT/GRACIE review: 11:30-12:30 pm. Did some shrimping drills, which are great for the tummy I've found out. Also worked on take downs and take down defense, doing a guillotine with and without an arm. The take down is done with the head up on the side of the body, blocking the calves with the hands. Not quite like a blast double leg in Wrestling, but I did that a few times. I was also shown a Greco-style high-crotch take down done against a wall, showed to him by Couture. 5/28/2013 Shrimping, and stretching.

Welcome aboard!

Welcome aboard!

Welcome to KF, Mark!

They have a website though: http://www.sunyis.com K. Yep, but not everyone does.

5/22/2013 Did some review for upcoming testing with some of the higher ranked adolescents and adults. Focused on getting more hip twist with some, and some bits and pieces on forms. Also reviewed one-steps, and work on breaking with two of the students that are brown belts. Some of the others did some focus bag work with kicks.

You need to have a rule about talking, and stand by it; when you talk, they listen. They raise hands and ask questions then. Really, its the best way to keep it going. Now, once they get into training, and are asking each other questions back and forth, that's ok. But if you need to address the class as a whole, then come up with some kind of "hey, shut up!" signal, like clapping twice, whistling, or something like that, to get everyone's attention.

I would teach the forms in order, front to back. But teach in segments. Three or four move segments are easiest, and they'll put them together after steady reps.

Alex, great video. Thanks for sharing that. I've added it to my youtube videos for future reference. Let me know when and where I can train with Mr. Harris, as well, please! Really, some good stuff, and I like all the reps, too. I can see some great training ideas with some transitions to blue guns, as well. 5/21/2013 GRACIE Combative review: 11:30-1:00 pm. Drilled body lock takedown to mount, and "airplane" to gain control. From there, we drilled an Americana arm lock, and also a straight arm bar. We moved to punch block defenses, that were in 4 stages, and at the end, where bad guy comes to side control, bring the shin across the body, and work to an elevator sweep. 5/22/2013 Taught TKD: 6-7pm. Assisted teach tonight, working with higher ranks on forms review, one-steps review, and board breaking for upcoming testing. Also had some of the students working kicks on the bags. 5/23/2013 Range: 8-11:30 am. Did our department day qualification shoot with the pistol. I shot my duty pistol, and then my personal pistol. Shot 49 out of 50 with my duty pistol, which I was pleased as punch with, and shot 47 out of 50 with my off-duty weapon, which was still good. Afterwards, we shot at targets with T-shirts and hats on, with water balloons in the heads and body. We advanced to cover and shot from there (we had the option to shoot on the advance, but I was too bouncy). We had two targets to shoot, and two people shot at a time, 3 mags of 4 rounds each. Did ok, didn't get to my last mag, but shot more than I would have liked at the 1st target. After that, we played poker. I lost, but it was a fun try.

Big numbers, for sure. I'm willing to bet not all those students are active, though.

Good advise. Check into both, and see which you like better.

I agree. It appears you seem very determined to root out the McDojos in the world. I would worry less about that, and more about your own training. Its apparent there is some form of rivalry between your school and this one. Don't let it be a distraction from your training.

I'd rather work a skill than that many reps. Rep training is good, but if you don't put equal amounts to skill into it, then it won't translate other than being able to throw an immense amount of techniques. Conditioning is a good thing, and so is developing muscle memory, but I think developing the skills is a little bit more important.

I think its a good thing he's done for you. Your instructor is forcing you to change what you do, making you better. As for the self-defense aspect, you don't really want to be retreating that much. Backing up makes it likely that you will trip and fall, which could be onto a side walk, onto glass, into mud, or into traffic, all of which are varying degrees of bad. Remember that sparring in class to a set of rules can allow for a false sense of security to set in. You don't want to give up too much ground. Take ground, and make it your own. Think of your sparring like colonization; conquer land and keep it.

Without having to move, I'd arrange my schedule to get my DT practice in twice a week with the Defensive Tactics club through our college here. The instructor there does lots of DT stuff mixed in with BJJ and Gracie Combatives. I'd also maintain my TKD schedule, and try to work in Aikido again. I'd also get back to Combat Hapkido.

I don't know if there are 10,000 members in the TTA or not. As far as I know, I'm the only Sun Yi's Academy student active on these forums right now.

I couldn't agree more. Kudos, Patrick!

5/15/2013 Used class time to focus on side kicks some more. Did just line drills really, breaking the kick into its component parts. First drill was from sitting stance, our "side kick position" for basics. First, stepped over, chambered, and put foot back down. Then moved to adding in the pivot on the base leg and swiveling of the hips to get the "drive" into the kick. Next, added in the kick. Then I did the same set of drills from a back stance, using the back leg as the kicking leg. This forced the students to really pivot on the base leg to get the chamber into position to be a side kick and not a round kick.

I think a lot of people just aren't that aggressive, and don't want to push others like that; it makes them feel uncomfortable. So its tough to get through that mindset.

Sounds like it was a fun time. I've seen adds up for these things, but don't think I would be in any kind of shape to run one.