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That would be a good skill to work on. Seeing and calculating faster would be very beneficial. Definitely a book worth getting now.

I think belt system does its job well. I think students need to take on more responsibility in creating their own goals and objectives once they reach the black belt levels, since time in rank usually gets longer. By the time a student reaches first dan, they should be able to start to take their training on their own individualized path, and really make the style their "own" for lack of a better analogy. I think thats why we see a drop off after black belt is achieved; they want to be spoon fed continually, and don't try to search for it on their own.

9/26/2011 SL 5x5B Squats: warmup: 45x5x2, 135x5, 205x3, 225x2; work: 300x3x5 Overhead press: warmup; 45x5x2, 70x5, 90x3, 100x2; work: 140x3,4,4,4,4 Dead lift: warmup: 135x5, 175x5, 210x5; work: 335x5 Power snatch: 75x3x5 Pull-ups: 2 partials Assisted pull-ups: 3x12 Stretch: standing/kneeling quads, front/twist/side kick bar stretch (progressive), toe touches, seated knee hugs and back twists, chest/tris/bis. Time to deload on Overhead press again. 145 appears to be a sticking point for me. 9/28/2011 SL 5x5A Squats: warmup: 45x5x2, 135x5, 205x3, 225x2; work: 305x3x5 Bench press: warmup: 45x5x2, 135x5, 155x3, 175x2; work: 225x5x5 Barbell rows: warmup: 75x5x2, 95x3, 105x2; work: 150x5x5 Power clean and jerk: 150x3x5 Dips: 5x5 Stretch: standing/kneeling quads, progressive front/twist/side kick bar stretches, toe touches, seated knee hugs and back twists, chest/tris/bis. It felt good to get two plates on each side for bench press.

Have you tried icing it? If it is a bruise, then icing should help to reduce the swelling. If that has no effect, then definitely see a doctor. Seeing a doctor might just be the way to go, anyways.

You might check to see if it is the kind of injury that physical therapy might help out with. I can't offer much advise on the topic, but I hope it gets better for you soon.

Well deserved, Master Pain. Congrats!

When you go check out other schools, whether its for a place to train, or just to see what else is in your area, or you are travelling through, and thought you'd check out area MA schools just for grins, what do you look for? What do you evaluate? Do you go in with or without biases? I'm curious, because I am willing to bet that most of us do this; we want to see what others are doing, and compare it what we do; its human nature. So, I thought we could discuss it here. I tend to look at technique first, from the higher ranks. I check to see what age groups are running around, and how full the class might be, and if its mixed or seperated. I would also kind of watch the curriculum, see where the class focus might be, and compare it to how I've done things in the past. Other things I'll note are the age of black belts, adult/child ratio, and things like that. How about you?

Welcome to KF.com!

What a season wrap-up. Heartbreak for Boston and Atlanta, who had 8 1/2 and 9 1/2 game leads at one time, and elation for St. Louis and Tampa Bay. This should be fun to watch!

It surprises me to say the Chiefs could have won against the Chargers last Sunday, but they were in it till the end. I don't look for KC to play that many close ones throughout the year, though. That could have been our chance to get into the W collumn.

Thanks for sharing that, Patrick. Its too bad we can't meet up there again this year, but maybe down the road.

9/20/2011 Forms Poe Eun x3 Se Jong x2 Yoo Sin x3 Naifanchi x3 9/21/2011 SL 5x5B Squats: warmup: 45x5x2, 135x5, 205x3, 225x2; work: 290x3x5 Overhead press: warmup: 45x5x2, 70x5, 90x3, 100x2; work: 140x3,3,3,3,3 Dead lift: warmup: 135x5, 175x5, 210x5; work: 330x5 Power snatch: 70x3x5 Pull-ups: 2 partials Assisted pull-ups: 3x11 Stretch: standing/kneeling quads, front/twist/side kick bar stretch (progressing each time), toe touches, seated knee hugs and back twists, chest/bis/tris. 9/23/2011 SL 5x5A Squats: warmup: 45x5x2, 135x5, 205x3, 225x2; work: 295x3x5 Bench press: warmup: 45x5x2, 135x5, 155x3, 175x2; work: 220x5x5 Barbell rows: warmup: 75x5x2, 95x3, 105x2; work: 145x5x5 Power clean and jerk: 145x3x5 Dips: 7,6,6 Stretch: standing/kneeling quads, front/twist/side kick bar stretch, toe touches, seated knee hugs and back twists, chest/bis/tris.

I don't think you are betraying your sensei in any way. People are different from each other, and we all want different things. And what we want now may change down the road. This is natural. I understand that you are partial to your current sensei, but if the MMA training is providing more of what you want, and is presenting it in a format that you feel is better suited to your goals, then it might be a good idea to change venues for the time being. Unless you can make it work at both places, but time constraints could become a factor. Remember, this Martial Arts journey is your journey, not your current sensei's, or anyone else's. You have to make decisions based on what you think is right for you. Best of luck in your continuing journey. Please keep us posted. And welcome to the Forums.

That low section would be a killer! Thanks for sharing that, Kuma.

The leverage you can get on someone changes a bit when on your back, too, I've found. I think that was one of the things I've found has been hard to adapt to.

That sounds like the way to go. Like tallgeese mentions, getting some of the better students would be a good way to keep injuries down, by bringing in those with enough experience to control what they do, and have some ability to relay their techiques to others. Avoid the hotdogs who want to come in and just try to grab and throw someone with no falling experience, or kick someone in the head because they've never seen it before. So, to sum up, bringing in students who are excited about learning from others and have a positive attitude = good. Brining in students with ego problems and just want to drum up good "beatdown" stories to share with their school at the pub = bad. And you'll probably find that you'll have to tell a few people from time to time not to come back due to this, as well. But in the end, the potential benefits outweigh the detractors. Good luck with it, and let us know how it goes.

The belt ranking systems actually help students to create goals by setting acheivable objectives. To many new students, the black belt becomes the goal. The colored belt system provides a system of visually recognizable objectives that help keep students on track to achieve their goals. That, in my opinion, is the value of the belt system; it provides the track for the train to run on.

You've done a fantastic job through all this, Patrick. Just think to yourself, now, how much worse could it ever get, right? I respect your hard work and dedication to keep your communities running as they do. Keep up the good work, Patrick.

I don't think the Chiefs will better their win-loss totals over last year. They had a pretty favorable schedule last year, and this year KC has a tough one. Getting shellacked by two teams that have been subpar the last several years doesn't bode well when the tough ones roll around. And it has been confirmed that KC has lost Charles for the year to an ACL injury. Oh, drat. Andrew Luck, here we come!

The Yankees have really poured it on. Boston and Tampa are still dangerous, though. My pick this year goes to the Phillies, though. Awesome performances so far this year. Its been kind of nice to listen to the Royals this year, with all the young talent they brought up. Next year it will be interesting to see what numbers those young guys put up with a full year under them. Now, just get the pitching decent.

9/19/2011 Yoo Sin hyung x2 Se Jong hyung x2 Naifanchi x2

Well, we are two weeks into the 2011 season now, so what's up with your team, everyone!? As I'm sure everyone has noticed so far, the Chiefs look ABISMALL. I think its going to be a long season. Who knows, maybe they'll win the Mark Luck lottery? But, I wonder, if they would draft him and send Cassel on his way, or stick with Cassel. I would hope the new GM, Pioli, would make the right decision and draft the best player available. But, that's getting ahead of things a bit. Who knows, they may still be able to win 3 or 4 games, likely taking them out of the running for Luck. We'll see. In other bad news, along with losing Eric Berry and Tony Moeaki for the season, reports from this last Sunday state Jamaal Charles likely has an ACL injury, which could translate to gone for the season, as well. Things just keep getting better and better. Also, allowing 40+ points two weeks in a row....where's the defense? Man, I haven't seen beatings that bad in quite some time, and not back to back. I hope everyone else is having a good year!

The Olympic snatch does include the squat. But, do you mean completing the snatch movement, and then doing a complete, down-then-up, overhead squat? Crazy, I say! Actually, the guy that was working with me showed me the power and Olympic snatch, the main difference being getting into the full squat on the Olympic snatch. I think I'm opting for the power snatch, as I won't likely do an Olympic lifting competitions, but, you never know, I may try more of the Olympic way, just to get more squat work in.

Thank you both for such a quick reply. With kicking pad work, is your response (that no footwear is worn) the same everywhere or might some TKD schools wear footwear for this? Also, if someone did wear footwear when practising kicks against a pad (held by a partner) would this be dangerous? Many thanks again. I'd say, on the whole, no footwear is worn. If they're wearing the TKD shoes, not that dangerous as they are very light (compared to a running shoe for example) and are pretty soft all round. So if you get caught with a kick by someone wearing them, its not that much worse than if they'd kicked you bare foot. I'd be more worried about tearing up the pad tbh. I agree here. But, if you have some kind of condition that it would behoove you to wear some foot protection when kicking anything, then make sure to check this out with the head instructor. If you can also provide a doctor's note, this can be helpful. Usually in situations like this, an insturctor would be willing to allow it.

I don't think anyone claimed TKD had an influence on Kyokushin. I'm not sure when Kyokushin came on the scene exactly, but it must not have been too long after TKD became formally established, as Gen. Choi had an interest in trying to get Oyama involved with TKD. Mainly, I think he was trying to capitalize on Oyama's popularity and student base.