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Bill Wallace's stuff is pretty cool. Really nice gut too. My school did a seminar with him a few years ago. The best part was hanging out at Burger King afterwards with him. lol. I've heard that guy likes his hamburgers. I think he would be fun to train with.

I think you'll see some familiarities in the forms, for sure. However, I'm not sure what you'll gain by doing both at once. But I won't tell you not to do it, because it would probably be fun. TSD may focus some more on kicks, and you may do higher kicking, as well. Keep us posted on what kind of differences you notice, and how they effect your training.

I agree with Ueshirokarate and Kuma. If you are only doing these high rep workouts because you are not in good shape, then there really is no need to do it that way. If too much weight is a concern, start with an empty barbell, and do the lifts Ueshirokarate mentions, 5 sets of 5 reps. Rest the next day, then add 5 pounds to each exercise the next session, and do 5x5 again. If the weight is too light, add 10 pounds until you start to feel it work on you, then back it off to 5 lbs. If 5 lbs is heavy, you can even by some 2" washers and microload. If you are still injured, then get therapy, and don't lift until you are cleared by the therapist to do so. Otherwise, I'd drop all those reps, and do more of a strength training regimen.

I think it was a course put together to prepare instructors to go out into the world spreading Karate, but I thought it came along sooner than the '70s. I'm not sure it really even happens now.

Thief: the major issue with requiring tournament competitions as a part of ranking is you put more of an emphasis on winning/losing during the performance, and not what is learned. It also starts up the whole sport/self-defense debate. And we still haven't dealt with the point-based tourney issue, or more of a knockdown style of tourney. You also end up with an age bias, as younger, more athletic participants are likely going to have an advantage over older participants of the same rank. It may be easy to look past these if you are younger and stronger, and already good at point competition, but for those that are older, have other comittments, and don't want to commit to a competition schedule, puts a damper on what they can attain as a Martial Artist.

No, I have never had that happen. It does not sound like something I'll add to my to-do list, either. I hope everything is ok for you.

Who is in charge of you? You or this sensei? Answer seems easy to me. If you don't want to compete, then don't.

If you're facing Roddy Piper in a falls count anywhere match, then yes. Ah, yes, Rowdy Roddy Piper. Loved that guy. Did you know he was born in Canada? Kind of ruins that whole thing, doesn't it? This is how I try to do mine. Short and loud, more like an audible exhalation. In defense of the drawn out screams, though, the Vikings were known for their war shouts as well. War yell followed by butt-kicking and plundering would probably work for intimidation purposes.

The main issue I have with kata/self-defense is that its more of a roundabout way of learning self-defense. You can learn self-defense without spending time on kata.

Katas themselves tend to not have much in the way of grappling, as far as being on the ground goes. More standing grappling/joint locking would be found there.

Congrats, tg. Nicely done!

This is why I really never liked the drill. I know it can be useful, but not being terribly athletic, and now that I'm getting to be the older guy in the class, the running around and all doesn't really work well for me. Like the others have mentioned, I think stacking is the best way to go, and that is what I try to do. However, we spar 2v1 with TKD rules only, which makes it tougher, in my opinion, because there is no clinching allowed. Nor am I allowed to knock anyone out. So I try not to get too caught up in whether I "win" or "lose," instead, I just try to use good tactics, expect to get hit once in a while, and evaluate myself as realistically as possible afterwards.

I know Wu-Shu has become quite popular, and it is supported by the state in China. I believe they were even pushing to establish it as an Olympic sport. Since it is state sponsored, everything else will have a tough time being recognized, and the state may have suppressed them.

Boy, that something else. At least you still completed the move! It would have been like a double loss, KO/Tapout.

Sounds like a great experience. You were a lucky one, for sure. So what will you take with you and try to practice and retain the most out of the session?

All good advise. Something you might consider doing is breaking the kick down into its component parts; the chamber, the kick, the re-chamber, and the return to the floor. After doing it piece by piece, using a wall or chair to balance if need be, try going from chamber to kick to rechamber, and just do lots of reps. See how it feels, and related what you see out of your leg to what you are feeling when you kick. Then try to isolate that spot, makes some changes if you need to, and work the reps again. It should get fixed in no time. I'm not sure if ps1 is describing a Muay Thai version of a shin kick as compared to a more "traditional" round kick, but it kind of sounds that way (please let me know if I'm off, ps1). If that's the case, does you shin kick only go belt level and under, or do you kick higher with it? If it is a difference in kicking height, then that could be the issue. I think its harder to do the Thai style shin kick higher, but that's from my experience, having short and stubby legs. That could be a spot to check out, too.

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http://www.usjf.com/public/rank_requirement.pdf I am sure they are pretty similar around the world. I view the world of judo as a completely different animal than that of karate. In the style of karate I practice, we don't really have tournaments/competitions, etc. The founder Shoshin Nagmine was vehemently opposed to them. Thanks for posting this. Very helpful. With all this in mind, using tournament performances as a guage of rank, it can put a hamper on the rank one is capable of attaining. Should an inability to be competitive be a standard regarded in rank promotions?

That sounds like a lot of fun training, Liver Punch. How did you get your family to go along with it?

I read in a Black Belt Magazine that he got to play the lead in the Broadway rendition of Road House. I'd go see that show.

I wouldn't worry about that too much, Bob. It may not be something your Dai-Soke would have wanted, but, things are different now that he's gone, too. So, changes may be in order, whether he would have approved them or not.

It would be nice to have a black belt focused class at out school, but we don't at this time. Mainly because we don't have a whole lot of black belts. Its nice to be able to get to spend class time focusing on black belt forms and the like, as opposed to colored belt curriculum.