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I'm not sure how I feel about either. If/when I pass my next testing, I'll be conferred both; rank of 4th dan, and title of Junior Master. I'm not really sure how I feel about that. I don't really want students to start calling me Jr Master Walker, but our instructor is big on etiquette, and it won't really be an option. I will also wonder to myself, "am I really a Jr. Master?" So, its a bit tough for me to think about right now.
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It's here...almost
bushido_man96 replied to ShoriKid's topic in Share Your Testing, Grading, or Promotion
Good luck to you! 6 hours of testing sounds like quite a trial! -
Going for Yellow
bushido_man96 replied to Lupin1's topic in Share Your Testing, Grading, or Promotion
Good luck! -
Hitting a female in self-defense
bushido_man96 replied to hazeleyes202's topic in General Martial Arts Discussion
If it truly is an issue of self-defense, then it must be dealt with regardless of the gender of the attacker. However, JusticeZero does put some very good points out there. -
The Martial Artists' Training Log
bushido_man96 replied to bushido_man96's topic in Health and Fitness
3/19/2013 Inverted rows: 2x10 Bar stretch: front and side kick Tried to do some dips; my arms won't even let me start the motion. I've got a lot of rebuilding to do. Tried some jumping pull-ups and negatives; 3 of em. 3-step sparring: 1 and 2, 5 times each. Getting more comfortable with them, and moving quicker. 3/20/2013 10 minutes of Wrestling with Kendall: worked on switch and standing switch. Pre-class stretch. TKD class: 6 - 7. One-steps, low green and white belt, several times each. Forms were Do-Kang 1, Se Jong, and Yoo Sin. Then moved to kicking class. I was doing kicks on BOB, and decided to target the neck with as many kicks as I could. That was fun. Kicks we did were front leg side, back leg side, spin back, and switching away spin back kick. The spinning kicks were to the body. Then did front and back leg round kicks. 10 kicks on each leg. Good work out. -
Nicely done! Congrats!
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If I Could "Cheat", I'd...
bushido_man96 replied to sensei8's topic in BJJ, Judo, Jujitsu, Aikido, and Grappling Martial Arts
It's only cheating if I'm not winning sensei. ROFL I got cheated my entire TKD tournament career.... -
I'm a bit confused by what you mean here, Bob. Could you elaborate a bit more?
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I think character is very important, not just to Martial Artists, but to everyone. Good people are built on strong character.
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Partners in Seminars and Special Classes
bushido_man96 replied to Wastelander's topic in General Martial Arts Discussion
For me, it depends on the content. For grappling content, I'd want someone way ahead of me in skill and experience, so I could pick up more pointers on the way. For some joint manipulation or otherwise, someone right about my skill level. -
You could give it a try. I think staying very basic for the time being would be most beneficial to you. Perhaps stay with a drill for a few weeks at a time before moving on. But in the end, its up to you. If you think you are tracking the concepts well enough, then you might decide otherwise. Then again, waiting until August is really that far off, so that wouldn't be a bad idea, either. Then, after you start learning in class, use the videos to supplement what you've done in class.
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Wouldn't this be the same in weight classes in combat sports? When you put on bulk, you put on bulk, it doesn't matter how. If you have big arms because you do the ring event a lot, then how is that different than the guy who has big arms because he does a lot of triceps dips and barbell curls? Also, everyone has a "genetic potential," and there are articles out there that can relate it better than I can. The point is, you can't too much beyond that unless you add in some kind of performance enhancers. There is also, sans performance enhancers, a point at which it becomes difficult to add more weight to a one-rep max. Professional lifters have a very stringent workout protocol, and whereas a novice lifter may add 100 lbs to their squat max in a year, a guy who dead lifts 1000 lbs will work for a whole year to add between 2.5 to 5 lbs to that effort. Maybe they'll add 10 to it over the course of a year. So at that point, they are getting ever closer to that genetic potential. These little guys that do gymnastics are probably close to their genetic potential, as well, in regards to the bodyweight exercises they do. My point is, the bulk little gymnastics athletes put on isn't any different than getting stronger and bulking up by lifting weights for power. Nor those who only do bodyweight exercises over bench presses or power cleans. And just because a power lift is doing a heavy lift slowly, doesn't mean they are slow. Lifters do a lift as fast as they can. 135 lbs goes up a lot faster than 400 lbs. Obviously, heavier weight will be harder to move, so it takes longer. But it isn't necessarily slow, and it isn't encouraging or teaching the body to be slow. Hope all that helps.
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Is there proof to these claims? You lose range of motion by not stretching. Guys with big, strong legs can still kick high; Van Damme comes to mind. Wesley Snipes and Michael Jai White are big guys, too, but they kick well. I'm sure there are many more I am missing, but you can see big guys compete in the old K-1s, and they had some big, strong legs, too. Still kick high and kick well. I assume that you are referring to me saying "there might be a point where you get too bulky to move quickly"? If so, I can tell you that I don't have proof, which is why I said "might"--I have known a couple people who bulked up and got slower, but that's all. Just an anecdotal observation and musing on my part . I definitely agree that being muscular doesn't make you slow, I was merely thinking out loud that there may be a point of diminishing returns. Sorry about the misconception here, Wastelander. My comments were mainly directed towards GreatestDisciple's comments.
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If I Could "Cheat", I'd...
bushido_man96 replied to sensei8's topic in BJJ, Judo, Jujitsu, Aikido, and Grappling Martial Arts
For the record, I like this a lot. It does go back to my previous post as well. I love the sequence, it starts with sweep. A fundamental grappling skill. The cheating isn't on the end of beating the grappling, it's in the final control phase AFTER grappling skill has countered poor position. I like this as well. From what I've seen in the LEO grappling training, this is what the goal is. Not spending any more time on the ground than needed. I've also seen some positions worked that allow the LEO to draw and fire at the bad guy from the ground, but a good position is the key. -
Takes a lot of muscle to "not use muscle"!
bushido_man96 replied to JusticeZero's topic in General Martial Arts Discussion
Quite the conundrum there. That's why, as you know, good basic strength is important. I was dabbling with some of the body positions you tend to use, Justice, and found that it requires a strength that I don't have right now. Its also like bringing guys in to TKD that have strong legs, but don't know how to kick properly yet, and have to learn how to do that activity properly. My question is, what kind of drilling will you do to improve the necessary strength? -
Some styles require sparring in some form or another for certain ranks. Once our students are above orange belt, they spar at every testing. Sometimes, it isn't an option.
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I have some teaching experience, and some learning experience. Fight experience, I'm short on. My tournament experiences, especially sparring, are by and large not good. I do have some work experience, but not to the extent that tallgeese would have. I do think I can teach my current system, and I do think that given the chance, I could put together a good system that would help out the students that would come to learn. I also have experience enough to tell them what I don't know, and where to find that stuff out, too.
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Is there proof to these claims? You lose range of motion by not stretching. Guys with big, strong legs can still kick high; Van Damme comes to mind. Wesley Snipes and Michael Jai White are big guys, too, but they kick well. I'm sure there are many more I am missing, but you can see big guys compete in the old K-1s, and they had some big, strong legs, too. Still kick high and kick well.
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I'm talking about movements that don't slow you down with extra bulk. Exactly. This is the biggest misunderstanding about weight training out there, and especially misunderstood by Martial Artists who are scared of becoming "slow." That, and the idea of "bulking up." One will not bulk up significantly without altering caloric intake. I put this in bold, because its the part of the equation that really has to change in order to add bulk. Now, it is true that lifting weights for strength will add some muscle mass. But the "bulk up" that most Martial Artists fear happening won't happen unless there is a change in caloric intake, i.e., caloric increase. There is a saying in weight lifting circles; "eat big to get big." Its true, and works, too. Now, as a practicing Martial Artist, if one does not adjust their diet to reflect their training, then that significant bulk won't be added, like is commonly feared.
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The Martial Artists' Training Log
bushido_man96 replied to bushido_man96's topic in Health and Fitness
3/13/2013 Solo Workout: Front leg kicking Front kick x5 each leg Round kick x5 each leg Side kick x5 each leg Outside crescent kick x5 each leg Inside crescent kick x5 each leg Hook kick x5 each leg TKD Forms class: 6-7 Bo Chung, Jung Gun, Gae Baek, Se Jong, and Yoo Sin. Then did some new 3-step sparring, while lower ranks did the kicking class routine. We did 3-steps 1-4, and there are 10, from what I'm told. 3/14/2013 3-steps 1-4, x5 each. Front leg kicks: Front kick x5 each leg Round kick x5 each leg Side kick x5 each leg Outside crescent kick x5 each leg Inside crescent kick x5 each leg Hook kick x5 each leg 3/17/2013 Push-ups: 3x5 Stretch Sit-ups: 20, 15 3-steps, 1-4 x5 each I really had trouble with the push-ups, and was a bit dismayed with how week my arm still is. The bicep tendonitis doesn't seem to have gone away, either. 3/18/2013 Taught TKD class: 6-7. Smaller class tonight, but its spring break here. Got through everything to get to some sparring, too. -
That's great! Love it!
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I think of pressure points as bonus points. If you get to them, and get the desired result, then great. But I won't plan an entire set of techniques or a strategy around nailing a pressure point. They are too easy to miss most times, and yield too little results.