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I think tallgeese covered that pretty well. One thing to consider should you have to go the physical route is what you say during the encounter. If you continually shout things like "Leave me alone!" and "Stop hitting me!" it will help your cause, showing you are not the instigator, but are defending yourself. Food for thought. I hope this goes away soon for you.

I don't think I've ever felt anything like that before. If it continues, let a doctor know.

10/18/2011 Naifanchi kata: 3 times. 10/19/2011 SL 5x5B Squat: warmup: 45x5x2, 135x5, 205x3, 225x2; work: 335x4,3, then fell forward. Fail. Time to reduce weight and work on form. Overhead press: warmup: 45x5x2, 70x5, 90x3, 100x2; work: 135x5x5 Dead lift: warmup: 135x5, 175x5, 210x5; work: 350x5 Stretch: standing quads, toe touches, seiza, seated straddle, butterfly and glutes, chest/tris/bis. 330 on squat the time before didn't feel that bad. 335 felt like I had a house on my back! Dropping the weight to work on form, because I get a bit of a good-morning type forward lean going with the heavier weight. Going to try to work that form up. 10/21/2011 SL 5x5A Squats: warmup: 45x5x2, 135x5, 205x5, 225x3; work: 265x3x5, 315x1 Bench press: warmup: 45x5x2, 135x5, 155x3, 175x2; work: 235x5,5,5,4,5 Barbell rows: warmup: 75x5x2, 95x3, 105x2; work: 170x5x5 Stretch: standing/kneeling quads, seiza, front/twist/side bar, toe touches, reverse hurdler, butterfly and glutes, sit-and-reach, seated knee hugs, seated back twists, chest/bis/tris. Really focused on keeping my chest up and back arched on my squats, and I notice a difference. Also, on my heavy 1 rep, I made sure to focus on the same things. Felt good. 10/25/2011 Missed the Monday session, but still wanted to get some work in before Wednesday, so tried something a bit different. Front squats: 45x5x2, 135x2, 5, 155x5 Overhead press: 45x5x2, 70x5, 90x5, 100x2; work: 140x3x5 Dead lift: warmup: 135x5, 175x5, 210x5; work: 355x5 Power snatch: 90x3x5 Stretch: standing quads, toe touches, chest/tris/bis. The front squats were...interesting. They were tough on my wrists, so I tried the crossed-arm hold, which was hard to balance. May need to explore it more. Doing dead lifts without doing the heavy squat sets before made a HUGE difference in how it felt! It felt like it was easier just to hold the bar, and the set was easier than prior. 10/26/2011 SL 5x5B Squats: warmup: 45x5x2, 135x5, 205x3, 225x2; work: 270x3x5, 315x2 Bench press: warmup: 45x5x2, 135x5, 155x3, 175x2; work: 240x5,5,5,5,3 Barbell rows: warmup: 75x5x2, 95x3, 105x2; work: 175x3,4,3,3,3 Stretch: standing/kneeling quads, seiza, reverse hurdler, butterfly and glutes, seated knee hugs and back twists, toe touches, front/twist/side kick bar, chest/tris/bis. The rest of my workout week was shot due to sleeping wrong, and waking up unable to turn my neck. That really sucks.

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Happy birthday. You Rock! Thanks MP!

Yes, quite a move aquiring Palmer. The game KC played against the Raiders last week was incredible. It was great to see the defense play that good. After the miserable start, Haley has started to pull some things together. This week, KC is playing for a share of first place in the division.

Game 6 was a pretty good game to watch. And now, Game 7!

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I agree with MP here. What I've seen in my own TKD experience, is the perceived need to really drill and perfect techniques early and often. This is not a bad thing, but it isn't usually done in a way that is beneficial to learning self-defense. I think that from the first class, a student can be shown a technique, work some reps with it, and then be shown ways to apply it, with a partner, with some resistance, to begin learning good self-defense. Sure, some things will be rudimentary, and it may not be smooth, but at least you get started in the right direction.

I wasn't trying to point out your experiences in particular, Lupin1. You just happened to use the words that got my attention, and I wanted to focus on them. And then there are the assumptions, like you mention, that are made through hearsay. Just some things that jumped out at me.

brickshooter: yes, it is competitive out there. And the fact that there are so many more involved in it now, we are going to see more mediocre level practitioners out there against all the really good ones. I'd consider myself rather mediocre, to be honest. I think we are beyond the point of calling MMA a fad now. Its well established, and it has been around for 20 plus years now, and really isn't fading. I wouldn't call it a fad anymore.

Sounds like you are having fun! Keep it up!

I like your Survival purpose. Not likely one of the favorites to do, but important, none the less. Another good one is a "Secret Mission" sparring. Each participant is given a specific technique they need to work and land, and the winner is declared when such person completes their "mission." This could also be extended to include certain strategies or tactics for each person to use, as opposed to a single technique. Combinations could be another variation.

This extra day off due to the weather is really going to play into the Card's favor, I think. If they can win on Thursday, then they come back with Carpenter on one more day's rest, and he maybe sharper that way. I hope it goes 7 games, either way.

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Welcome to KF!

I see this a lot. "So many of them" equals how many of the ones you know of in your area, though? You admit you've seen one. Have you been to or checked all of the TKD schools in your area? What about Karate schools practicing XMA forms and weapons? Would they fall under that category, as well?

Keeping this in mind, do you think it is possible for Shotokan schools to adapt to do some of the things that someone like Lyota Machida has done over the course of his training to keep with the spirit of Shotokan, as well as adapt to MMA?

I have to throw in my 2 cents here. This is an especially irksome issue for me. It appears that eveyone likes to "point west" when it comes to the watering down of styles. I don't think this is the case. Many westerners that brought an MA back, or start their own schools, are doing so under the premises taught to them by their eastern counterparts. They use ideas given to them by their eastern counterparts. If one wants to begin pointing to the watering down of arts like Karate, then I would have to say it has just as much to do with ideas from the east as it does from the west. It is true that western business models are a bit differnet than those in the east. You can't expect too many students to enroll in a class where they can expect to be beaten on for over an hour and a half per class, three nights per week. Not good business. Sure, you will probably end up with some good MAists there, physically, but likely not too many. Things have changed since the 50s and 60s, but overall, I think training has advanced and gotten better since that time. Likewise, the more people who get into something, get exposed to it, and go on to do their own thing with, you end up with some that aren't focusing on the same things the others are; it is possible to get less than stellar quality of instruction. And this is sad. But, all too often, the bad ones draw our focus, and then we assume there is more bad than good out there, when its just the bad that sticks out more.

Since you'll have a good base in a stand up style, I'd recommend getting into a grappling style of some kind, to help round out that area. It would be a good balance.

Its great to hear things are going well for you!

There are some books on agility you could look into that might give some ideas on training. Then, you can adapt the exercises to a Martial theme, and there you go. I've got a few on agility, but haven't been through them in a while. Like others have said, agility is about controlling your body position and movement while in motion, especially when interacting with outside forces. For example, football players when they are trying to fend off tackles. That's the kind of thing you want to think about.

Sitting down to watch a class or two is never a bad idea. You'll get a gist of what is expected, and what you can expect to do. You might even get to see some beginners in there, too. Or, it might appear to be something you don't want to be a part of, and go on your way, as well.

Pankration developed for a long time in ancient times, we've had 20 years. i'll bet they were more refined then than you imagine. You are probably right. I may have misled; I wasn't trying to make ancient Pankration appear to be a rudimentary style or anything like that. I just think that with today's training methods for both fighting and supplemental health, such as cardio and strength, that it is likely more refined as a style now. Just my thoughts, though.