bushido_man96

Another half-year ticked off. Still going strong! Good job, Patrick!

11/14/2011 Deffley 5x5 Squats: warmup: 45x5x2, 135x5, 205x3, 225x2; work: 290x3x5 Bench press: warmup: 45x5x2, 135x5, 155x3, 175x2; work: 245x5,5,4,4,2 Barbell rows: 75x5x2, 95x3, 105x2; work: 155x5x5 Seated good mornings: 105x3x12 Hip thrusts: 3x8 Stretch: standing/kneeling quads, seiza, rev. hurdler, butterfly and glutes, seated knee hugs and back twists, toe touches, chest/tris/bis.

You may not want to do anything like this, but you have to remember that there is another guy in the fight, too, and he might want to. So it would be a good thing to learn a bit about it, like MasterPain mentions in his post.

I think you make a good point here. At some point, it needs to be addressed, and I think most people don't either assume others address it to themselves in some brief way, just by accepting their own mortality, or don't know how, or want, to address it in their classes. I think once an instructor starts talking about self-defense, he/she needs to discuss why we defend ourselves. Most likely, its because someone wants to hurt us, maybe bad enough to kill us. Then start the addressing from there. I've heard and seen written many times from Martial Artists the thoughts or ideas that they would kill if they had to. I think to myself, "Really?" I want to break that discussion down with them at times. Say to them, "Imagine yourself killing someone in self-defense. Don't just say it. See that scenario play out in you head. See yourself crushing someone's throat, and imagine the sound it makes. Grab some fruit and squish it with your two hands, and imagine that is your hand on someone's throat, because they were trying to kill you. Now flip it, and imagine those things happening to you. Because that is what a killer wants to do to you, either with his hands, or a weapon." Now at that point, we've got a much more interesting conversation going on. Maybe I got a bit off track there, but I think it meshes with the overall concept of the thread here. I think to maximize training effiency, we have to get to this point. Now, once you get to training, you don't want your students to "lose" in training. We have to have them keep fighting until the criteria of the scenario is met in which they "win," which would equate to "living." But that's another thread, I guess.

I agree with the others here as well. It is bullying, and it doesn't just go away. Action should be taken.

Experience, to me, would be what is gained when applying the knowledge you learn. The nice thing about experience is that it comes from successes and failure. It can come from within or without the training halls, as well. Knowledge is what you gain through learning, I guess. More or less, what you are taught by peers and teachers. I think it would usually come from a structured learning setting, but I suppose could come otherwise, like the "school of hard knocks." Rank is simply a denotation of seniority amongst peers, whether that is decided by tests that display a knowledge level achieved, or through something like an election process, or simply through the veneration of age, as some cultures place high value on. I think knowledge and experience really kind of integrate with each other. You use your knowledge when you encounter tasks to perform, and your experience builds from what you learn via the results. Then, you evaluate your experience, and gain knowledge from it. Rank can be more of a visual decoration, and is not always indicative of one's experiences or knowledge. Does that all make sense?

Yeah, you are right, Bob. I guess things could be worse for me!

Hehe, swordchucks...

I agree that everyone will learn at a different pace. There are naturally athletes out there that will pick things up quick, and there are those who are much more raw, and will require more time to ingrain things into muscle memory. Reps, reps, and more reps will be the call of the day, but, they have to be proper reps, and add speed and little things here and there as time goes by, when they feel they are gaining levels of comfort. That's my take, anyways. Hope that answers the question well enough.

First off, we don't WANT you to change your style, or are we telling you to do so. We are merely offering suggestions that might help you see your training differenly, and expose you to different things. Barring that stuff, if you want to train for those practical combat applications, then there are some things you can do. Like tallgeese mentioned, get some like-minded individuals together and help you out. They don't even have to be a member of a club or school; they just have to be willing to work with you and help you out. Next, take the kind of things that happen when you are actually in a fight, and work scenarios to train how to realistically deal with those things. You will see what works, what doesn't work so well, and you can drill things from there. It will be interactive, and involve a partner who is actively resisting what you do, which adds realism, and hence some of that pressure to test things out. And you'll get more used to working under that pressure.

Snow will make running the bleachers more challenging. It will prepare your legs better for that heavy feeling they will get as you wear down towards the top.

11/9/2011 Deffley 5x5 Dead lift: warmup: 135x5, 175x5, 210x5; work: 365x5x3. Not as many reps per set, but more sets overall, so volume increase. I love it! Push press: warmup: 45x5x2; work: 95x5x5, 115x3x5. I added the push press to Wednesday's workouts, to get more shoulder work in. Stretch: standing quads, front/twist/side kick bar stretch, toe touches, chest/tris/bis. 11/11/2011 Deffley 5x5 Squats: warmup: 45x5x2, 135x5, 205x3, 225x2; work: 285x3x5, 320x1 Overhead press: warmup: 45x5x2, 70x5, 90x3, 100x2; work: 145x5x5 Seated good mornings: 100x3x12 Hip thrusts: 3x8 Stretch: standing/kneeling quads, seiza, front/twist/side bar stretch, toe touches, reverse hurdler, butterfly and glutes, seated knee hugs and back twists, chest/tris/bis. The seated good mornings and hip thrusts are posterior chain accessory exercises, hopefully to help get my back stronger so I can stay more upright for squatting heavy, and to help with my dead lift lockouts. So far so good. I've noticed that my weight lifting has helped me feel stronger in TKD classes, too.

We don't, although there are some departments, usually bigger ones in bigger cities, that do frequent fitness requirements tests. Its not a bad thing, really. It would make me stay in better shape, that's for sure. Training to the test tends to be popular when those test scores are all that's evaluated. To me, it can make training a bummer, because instead of training what and how you want, you end up only training what you need per the test. This is a negative, I think, especially when improvement is a necessity every time. For example, if a mile run in 15 minutes is the requirement, I'm sure I could eventually hit that. But to be required to put forth a better time each evaluation, would be tough for me, because I despise running, and will do it as little as possible. Training would not be fun for me.

It sounds like you might have been having an anxiety attack, but I'm not sure. If this persists, go back to your doctor. Get well soon.

I can see your point here. But, I don't think that just because one spends times in multiple styles means that their overall skill level is being diluted. Yes, it does become tougher to devote more time to one of the styles, but, like tallgeese has mentioned, one's goals have to be kept in mind when doing things like this. As to answer the OP, when I do TKD, its easy to just do TKD in class. The curriculum, and the adherence to it, makes this pretty easy. But, there are times when I'm working on something, and I can see a place where something I've learned in DT, Hapkido, or Aikido, might be good in a transition, or in facilitating a technique or finish. I think as one continues to grow and learn, its only natural for one to become his own style, and to apply things thus.

I think that would be a really good time. I'd love to be able to learn some stick fighting. I really like how inclusive they tend to be, and basically do trial by fire. Good stuff.

Like usual, tallgeese is spot on here. What I was going to mention was introducing some adrenale-stress into your training. Instead of the nice, clean, partner training setups seen in most schools, have your partner start by shoving you, and getting in your face and calling you nasty things. Once you get pushed, that adrenaline makes EVERYTHING feel different. The key, like tallgeese makes mention of, is being able to apply your tactics when you feel this way. And on a side note, don't get too would up in everything Bruce Lee said. He did some great things, and said some very memorable things, but don't hold to it all just because Bruce said it. Read it, study it, then grow and learn, and you will see how thing relate to you as you come along.

Yeah, KC could get back into it, but its the AFC Worst, so I won't get my hopes up too high. Unfortunately, it sounds like we've lost Cassel for a time now, if not for the rest of the season. Which might be a blessing, judging by how poorly the line has blocked the past few weeks. We lost a game in which the opposing QB threw only 2 passes. That's just the epitome of bad. I hope KC cycles out of this funk soon.

I believe Chuck Norris had a drill he called the Redline drill. He did it with forms, but it could be done with techniques. Basically, he did a form 12 times, I think. First 3 were at normal speed. Next, you did the form 3 times, but at a much slower speed, even tensing the muscles for resistance when moving them through the motions. Really concentrate on technique, stance, etc. Next, you do the form 3 times, just blitzing them out as fast as you can. Technique isn't focused on as much; max speed is. Once done there, you do the form again, at normal pace, oh let's say, 3 times. The idea is that the slow technique is worked to refine it, then you blitz to add to your top end. The next time you do the form at a normal pace, your techniques should be a bit faster, but still with good technique. I've never done it, but it sounded like something worth trying.

If at all possible, go run the course itself a few times. I'm guessing endurance is going to be the big thing, so working it up is what you will likely want to focus on. Good luck with it!

11/4/2011 New weight training setup; referring to it as Deffley 5x5 now Squats: warmup: 45x5x2, 135x5, 205x3, 225x2; work: 280x3x5 Overhead press: warmup: 45x5x2, 70x5, 90x3, 100x2; work: 140x5x5 Hip thrusts: 3x5 Stretch: standing/kneeling quads, front/twist/side kick bar stretch, toe touches, seiza, butterfly and glutes, reverse hurdler, seated knee hugs and back twists, chest/tris/bis. 11/7/2011 Deffley 5x5 Squats: warmup: 45x5x2, 135x5, 205x3, 225x2; work: 280x5, 315x2 Bench press: warmup: 45x5x2, 135x5, 155x3, 175x2; work: 245x4,3,3,4,3 Barbell rows: warmup: 75x5x2, 95x3, 105x2; work: 175x3,4,4,3,1 Time to deload. Seated good mornings: 95x12x3 Hip thrusts: 8x3 Stretch: standing/kneeling quads, seiza, front/twist/side kick bar stretch, butterfly and glutes, rev. hurdler, seated knee hugs and back twists, chest/tris/bis. 11/8/2011 Morning TKD: did white belt material both for my ATA and TTA curriculum, forms and one-steps, for review. TKD class: 6:00 - 7:00. Finally back to class, and I was sore afterwards! Did basics, stretched, forms (Gwang Gae hyung), one-steps, and I kind of sparred.

I think it is important to realize that this can happen. By knowing this can happen, its make us realize that once a fight is on, we must drive through all the pain and agony of what is happening to us in order to survive and go on. Its not good to think to yourself, "I could die here, I could die here," but its important to realize you could, and therefore think, "I'm going to get through this, I'm going to live through this, I'm going to survive." In essence, you can't really have one thought without the other. More to come on this, to be sure. I'm not quite finished here, so I apologize if my thoughts seem a bit incomplete. A great idea for a topic.

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Yep, just like I thought could happen. Win a big game on Monday night, tie for first place, then winless Miami comes in, and KC lays an egg. Your welcome, Patrick.

High kicks can be very succeptible to counters. No arguement there. That's why high kicks have to be timed right, and thrown at the right time. Look at the high kicks seen in MMA competitions from time to time. They are not very frequent, and when they land, they usually get results. Also, of the high kicks I've seen in MMA fights, I haven't seen anyone get taken down while standing on one leg. The high kick is not the end all, be all of techniques. Its just another technique that, if trained properly, and used accordingly, can be another useful tool in the tool box.