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Congrats to him! Quite the resume there.

While I was at academy, the guy who would put us through our PT showed me a video of the "ball of the foot" running, and showed a graph of the impact difference on the knees between heel-to-toe running and vise versa. It made lots of sense, but is tough to get used to.

Don't worry, deckerdude. In time, you'll see how the differences pan out in the styles. Hopefully, you'll be able to keep the two seperate enough they won't interfere with each other in practice. If you can, then you'll be solid!

All valid points, tg, and one's I've had in mind, as well. The new head DT guy at our academy has some of the BJJ basics he shows, and he did a class for us a few years back in which the moves were introduced, and after drilling, we did some series rolling, doing different postions, reversals, locks, etc. Really simple stuff that could be good stuff to spend time on, and not terribly complex. Here is the video I was addressing with my DT partner. It was on PoliceOne.com. http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.policeone.com%2Fless-lethal%2Farticles%2F4480715-Video-Suspect-wrestles-cop-to-the-ground%2F&h=QAQEnBAnAAQEH7pOU2gDJIKj1fSwW-Wwih64mwwUfv4yBow

In some of the vidoes I've seen of Capeoira, I've noticed this way of moving. I can see the power, too. It'd be tough for me to get used to, I think, after doing it otherwise for so many years, but I see the merit in the way the movements are done.

I don't know about this. Head kicks are pretty popular in movies and that is what a "street fighter" is going to be thinking about. They might expect a head kick more than anything else because they are familiar with TKD as a popular system of martial arts as opposed to some other system that has little to no kicks to the head. I see your point here. I also have heard a lot the arguement that the kick could be caught, and then the kicker would be in a world of trouble. And this would be true. However, how many people that you might go up against, in a "self-defense scenario," will have trained to catch kicks like that? And it is said that "you don't rise to the occassion, you sink to the level of your training." Another example I would bring up is how often do you see kicks caught in MMA matches, performed by experience MAists with lots of training and practice against kickers and kicking. Not many, that I've seen, yet. So, I'll admit that it could happen, and I wouldn't want it to happen to me, so I don't think about kicking high in self-defense. But I don't think the "catch the kick" arguement holds a lot of water, either.

I think what needs to be kept in perspective is that bowing is just a cultural aspect of the east in showing respect; not unlike a handshake. That's how I look at it and explain it, and try to ease the minds of those who question it.

Ah, my bad. Sorry. Perhaps it is a training kata unique to that particular instructor.

In my current TKD style, the knife hand block tends to start with both arms crossed, the knife hand on the inside, for both blocking or striking, if I recall correctly. I like to consider the crossing of the arms as an initial "guarding" or "protecting" defensive position, similar to what Iain Abernethy demonstrates in his applications, prior to the striking hand either striking or doing some other application. When I was in the ATA, we always did "blocks on bottom, strikes on top." That is, the arms crossed parallel to each other, instead of crossing like an X, and to make things consistent for students and instructors, blocking arms were crossed on the bottom, and striking arms were crossed on the top. Less application there, in my mind, and more of a technical aspect.

All valid, excellent points, tallgeese. I've had a discussion with my DT partner just recently, and showed a different video to him, but one of a former high school state Wrestler taking an officer down on the street, striking him several times, before the officer fought away and used his Taser to bring the guy down. I told him it was "why we needed to learn ground fighting." He told me he wanted to focus more on staying off the ground, and one comment he made was that officers won't go to 3 classes a week, and he won't be able to teach a complete system. I told him that you don't need a whole system, but there are things that can be trained so when officers do end up on the ground, they will at least have some exposure and a plan to get heading in the right direction. I'm not sure he's buying it yet, but I will keep working on it.

That was pretty freakin' cool!

There is a fellow with a youtube channel I've checked out; calls himself Kwonkicker; and he is a TKD guy who has adapted his training and fought some Muay Thai. You might check out some of his stuff for some ideas.

One of the biggest things with gaining flexibility is being consistent with your stretching. Along with the advise given above, make it a part of your routine so it is done regularly.

1/13/2012 Deffley C Squats: warmup: 45x5, 135x5, 225x3, 245x2; work: 280x3x5 Overhead press: warmup: 45x5, 75x5, 95x3, 115x2; work: 120x3x5 Incline bench press: warmup: 45x5, 65x5, 85x3, 95x2; work: 120x3x5 Seated good-mornings: 120x3x12 Hip thrusts: 3x10 Glute-ham raises: 3x5 Front squat: 120x3x5 Stretch: standing/kneeling quads, front/twist/side kick bar stretches, toe touches, chest/tris/bis. 1/15/2012 The Aikido club I was attending several months back has just opened up a dojo off-campus, and are now offering more class times, along with some different philosophical and meditation offerings. I attended the demo they had on 1/15 to watch and check things out. They had a good turnout of students, and the demo was fun to watch. I hope the school pans out for him, and I hope to find some time to get in there. 1/16/2012 Deffley A Squats: warmup: 45x5, 135x5, 225x3, 245x2; work: 285x3x5 Bench press: warmup: 45x5, 135x5, 185x3, 205x2; work: 240x4,5,5 Barbell rows: warmup: 95x5, 115x3, 135x2; work: 175x3x5 Hip thrusts: 3x10 Glute-ham raises: 3x5 Seated good-mornings: 125x3x12 Stretch: standing/kneeling quads, front/twist/side kick bar stretches, toe touches, chest/tris/bis.

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Welcome to KF, Dave!

I thought there was a form called Empi that had a lot of elbow strikes in it. Is that it?

I think it just boils down to the preferences of those who put their rank systems together. I know TKD styles have tried to liken what the colors mean to the growth of a tree, or the hours in a day that the sky colors with, etc. In the end, though, I think they serve the purpose as mainly indicators of knowledge in a class setting, and makes it easier for instructors to focus on what each rank needs to work on.

First off, FANTASTIC book here. And Silver was practically a European contemporary of Musashi. His righting is great stuff. As to your initial question, I think it is basically linked to the idea of people latching onto a strange, mysterious idea, and latching onto it, studying it, and they begin to like it, and adhere to it. I don't have a problem with this, either. Different strokes for different folks. What I do take issue with is when those who have become accustomed to some of these eastern ways try to tout them as being better methods or ideologies than our western ways. Then I tend to take issue with it. The simplest example I can provide of this is when I hear those who study eastern MA styles argue that styles such as Boxing and Wrestling are not MA styles at all. Its that idea that MAs only come from the east, and what everyone else is doing is just "sport" or "fighting." This is a subject that I will usually say my piece on, and be glad to argue the points with whomever wishes to debate it.

Thanks for sharing these, Liver Punch. Definitely some good ones in there I may have to look into. My wife will be so pleased

Remember: slow and smooth; smooth is faster. 1/9/2012 Deffley A Squats: warmup: 45x5, 135x5, 225x3, 245x2; work: 275x3x5 Bench press: warmup: 45x5, 135x5, 155x3, 185x2; work: 235x3x5 Barbell rows: warmup: 95x5, 115x3, 135x2; work: 170x3x5 Hip thrusts: 3x10 Seated good-mornings: 115x3x12 Glute-ham raises: 3x5 Front squat: warmup: 45x5; work: 115x3x5 Stretch: standing/kneeling quads, front/twist/side kick bar stretches, toe touches, chest/tris/bis. I've really been concentrating on hitting bottom on my squats, and its starting to show. The problem is I'm hitting that weight where I do good-mornings coming out of the hole. Still working on that. Front squat was a nice touch, though, and it felt good to squat weight and keep my body upright. 1/11/2012 Deffley B Dead lift: warmup: 135x5, 225x5, 315x3; work: 325x5x3 Push press: warmup: 45x5, 65x5, 85x3, 115x2; work: 150x5x5 Rack pulls: 370x3x5 I'm really nailing these weights on dead lifts now. I'm getting good lockout at the top, good glute squeezes. The rack pulls are excellent, too. The day after dead lifts, my back feels so good.

Chiefs pulled out one last win against the Broncos, and at 7-3 no less! In the day of spread offenses and defenses that can't keep up, its kind of nice to see a game like this once in a while. But the Broncos turn around and beat the Steelers in their wild card playoff game, and now go to face the Patriots. It looked to me like Rothlesberger's foot was still bothering him, and his lack of mobiliy really hurt the team. And the Giants win convincingly over the Falcons. Could this be Eli's year again?

Thanks, guys!

As an instructor, I think I can help growth by changing a class up from time to time, to explore different things. I think one way to do this is to step outside the comfort level I have for TKD, and allow students to experience something else, like ground fighting or some different striking style, by bringing in instructors of such styles to give explanations and examples of what else is out there. As a student, its important to keep up with the knowledge already gained, and to bring a good work ethic to class, and be ready to give 100%.