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5/10/2012 Reported to the doc, on schedule. She said since I'm having improvement, then we probably likely won't be doing anything invasive for my shoulder. This is good. The bad news is it will likely take another few weeks to be completely healed. 5/11/2012 Texas Method - Intensity day Front squats: warmup: 45x5, 135x5, 155x2, 175x2, 185x2, 205x1; 210x5RM Lying triceps extensions: 40x3x10 Hamstring curls: 70x10, 90x2x10 Back extensions: BWx3x10 Stretch: quads, hams, shoulders.

That's a great post, JusticeZero. I don't understand what you mean when you talk about, "finding the spots where your techniques can be sliced at the joint, the breakpoints." I'd love to read more about how this works, and the interpretations of "breakpoints." I'll pick up where JusticeZero stopped with moving with a partner. You can have the partner start throwing attacks you typically see in class, one at a time for now. Block the attack. Then, move off the line as you block, and see where you end up. Evaluate and make sure you are off line, but stay within range to attack. Next, work on stepping off line and attacking, not just waiting to block. Also, moving around a heavy bag or standing bag and working attacks will help after you've put together that chair drill really well.

"Its like a switch...like a truck." Love it!

You shouldn't trouble yourself on what's going through your mind too much upon walking away like that. You had no need to fight this guy, and you didn't. Don't worry about it from there. If your concerned about what's going through your head afterwards, about how you fealt, maybe you should look into some books on cultivating your mindset to the way you want to think. As with anything, though, it takes training to get good at it. Use this experience to learn and train.

Hopefully he makes a full recovery.

This is very true, however, many people have a mental/moral block when it comes to being willing to actually cut someone. Those people would do well not to bring such a weapon into play, as their hesitancy could result in their own weapon being used against them. That's a solid point.

My wife has been called to jury duty about as much as you have, Bob. Drives her nuts. She uses the fact that I'm an LEO quite often to get out of it.

That's a tough blow for the Yanks, for sure. Meanwhile, watching the Royals is a roller coaster ride. Lots of young talent, mediocre pitching.

Well, I'm pretty sure he was aware that he was Boxing, and not point sparring. He would have been aware that someone was going to try to hit him hard and knock him out. I'd say that's full disclosure.

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Congrats to you, Ueshirokarate! You know, you're right. I hadn't thought about it in that sense. Probably one of the reasons I enjoy it so much right now. There is no pressure to perform up to your rank, no thinking of helping or correcting others, etc. It is just shut up and train. I found this to be true as well when I started up Aikido. Its nice to just set back and be a student again.

Thats a lot on your plate! When do you have time to study? Nor can I imagine what your class fees must run... Its great you have such an opportunity to train. The best thing you can do right now is read your body, and see how it reacts to all the training. If you find out you are overtraining, you may have to drop something. If you can handle it, then you should take advantage, because life might not always be this way with you. As far as lifting weights goes, I'm not sure what the other guys suggest, but with as much MA as you are taking classes for, you should probably only lift weights twice a week. And if I were you, I'd do barbell training, for strength and power. A 5x5 program or 5/3/1. At two days per week, and all that MA training, 5/3/1 would probably be your best option. When Wrestling season ends, you might be able to bump to 3 days per week. Have fun with all that training!

True - its very counter-productive.I think along with the "no one wins a fight" mindset, we see too much of worrying about not hurting someone too much. When you worry about not hurting someone too much, you can second guess your actions, and it can cost you time and position. I've had this happen to me not long ago, and I won't let it happen that way again. When it comes down to it, your safety is what is paramount.

I agree.

Maybe this is the sadist in me, but I'd like to see a picture like that with a roundhouse kick to the face.

Nice play, evergrey! I've never had this experience, but I deal with a lot of drunks. Sometimes, there is no convincing them, and they just have to be dealt with. Its also funny how many times they wake up the next morning, and are totally different people, and don't even remember that they bounced with you the night before.

I think that even though you didn't want to consider knives, that the mention of the simple pocket knife would have been a huge winner for you. Folding pocket knives with a blade no longer than 4" are legal in most areas, are inconspicuous to carry, and are readily available to purchase. Just a thought...

This is a very good point. I think Kane and Wilder made a point like that in The Little Black Book of Violence. I think it is seen commonly in bar fights where one guy is basically trying to establish his machoism, and the other guy is thinking live or die. Its also something to consider that may be churning in the other guys brain when things are going to get sticky. Tallgeese, I think you hit the nail on the head there. When it comes to talking self-defense, it isn't the time to think about idealism and what would happen in the perfect world. "Fight to win" is the perfect mentality for every Martial Arts instructor to teach. Avoidance is always good, too, and should be an important part of training. But once the battle has been joined, its time to talk about winning.

I disagree here. They may have been doing it a bit better than anyone else at the time, but they weren't the only ones. As long as there has been seperate civilizations, they have had the need to fight, and have trained armies thus.

One who can see that everyone learns a bit differently, and can adjust to teach differently. One who is not afraid to suggest other MAs to augment what I already know.

Who thinks he has nothing left to learn.

I agree. But, in order to start it all out, you have to start out by thinking about it. Evaluating why one response is better than another, how to recognize when such response should be initiated, etc. So yeah, letting "it" hit all by itself is important, but you have to start at square one.

Not unlike many of our kicks we learn. Also, as humans, we develop our gross motor skills early on (the hammerfist), and fine motor skills come on later (the punch). But, just because it isn't necessarily natural, doesn't mean it isn't good.

Like all things, it ebbs and flows. The nice thing about the MAs is it only takes a few of us to keep it alive.