bushido_man96

We look forward to hearing more from you, still kicking. I can understand about getting busy...it happens to us all from time to time.

Congrats!

I'm waiting on the final Song of Ice and Fire book to come out. I also enjoy William Dietrich's Ethan Gage novels, Matthew Reilley, Clive Cussler, Jame Rollins, Ted Bell, and David Goleman.

How I Met Your Mother is a popular one at my house. I also enjoy Justified when I get to catch it. May have to DVD that one.

I've never had a PS3, but played the PS and PS2 in the past. Loved the Dynasty Warriors games. Now, I play a Wii, and I thoroughly enjoy it.

I remeber some of his songs from years past, like the late 80s and early 90s. He was always fun to listen to.

6/23/2011 TKD class: 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Basics, stretch (splits, left and right, frog stretch, knee hug glute stretch), Form (did ok, botched the hand slap section; worked on that section afterwards). 6/24/2011 SL 5x5A Squats: warmup: 45x5x2, 115x5, 135x5, 155x3, 180x2 work: 240x5x5 Bench press: warmup: 45x5x2, 115x5, 135x2 work: 180x5x53 Barbell rows: warmup: 65x5x2, 85x3, 95x2 work: 120x5x5 Power clean: work: 65x5 I've decided to add the power clean at the end of the A sessions. I've always liked it as a lift, and it fits the StrongLifts philosophy of complex barbell exercises. Stretch: standing straddle, left and right, toe touches, trunk twists, standing quads; seated straddle, left and right, butterfly, glutes, reverse hurdler, back stretch.

Yes, choices and options are nice to have. Good luck when competition time rolls around, and keep us posted on all that.

Yes, I do. And I hate it. It affects the way I move all the time. It messes with my kicking, especially my spin kicks. It also affects how I hold my arms up. The bulkyness tends to cause my elbows to flare out more, and this can mess with my blocking.I think it also puts me at a disadvantage, because I like to punch, and when I punch while someone is wearing one, they don't really care. I don't mind the WTF rules the way they are layed out. I do have a problem with the way they are enforced. I'm not incredibly fast, nor have incredible timing, so I'm not a counter fighter at all. I block a lot, so I can get inside and work people over. This is within the rules, which is great, but, punches don't get scored, and no one ever blocks, so when you get close, you just get seperated. I love to spar in class without gear. People respect my punches a lot more, and I do better with kicks. Did I mention that I hate hogus?

I don't think there is anything wrong with padding up and throwing down with other like minded individuals in a controlled setting. Some people like this kind of contact, and some not so much. I've got a brother who used to be like that. He probably still is, but just can't do it as much now. I think its healthy and normal.

After working the bag some more, I've found that beermug down feels better for my wrist. I also do think its a bit better when the range is a bit farther. I'll keep working with it.

So have you put the Boxing on hold then? I think it would be great to experience training in a Boxing gym; the bag work, the mitt work, and the conditioning would probably kill me, for sure. But, I think it would be a blast!

I've heard of these rules referred to as "Western" Kickboxing in the past. I'm not sure if that terminology has set sail or not, but thats how I remembered it when I was younger.

This isn't always feasible. I'm in law enforcement, but I can't just carry my gun in my hand all the time "just in case." That's why you have to work on things like deploying your weapon, making space to do so, working on the speed of getting it out there.

I've had a few seminars and classes with the head of our organization. They are pretty much just classes, but with the head guy. He'll give a chat after testings and such, and I always listen closely. Other than that, just another class.

...(or that) I'd agree with this. Nothing worth while comes easy. That's tough for some.

Hello, Renee. Welcome to KF. I did a Google search of the area. Check this link out, and see if anything in particular catches your eye: http://www.google.com/search?q=Martial+Arts+schools+in+Warren%2C+OH&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7_____en#q=Martial+Arts+schools+in+Warren%2C+OH&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7_____en&prmd=ivnscm&source=univ&tbm=plcs&tbo=u&ei=drsDTs3kKOu20AG1yfC6Cw&sa=X&oi=local_group&ct=more-results&resnum=1&ved=0CDAQtQMwAA&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=5da5b133da3412bd&biw=1024&bih=497

I've heard the negatives, as well. I don't think they have any contact sparring, either, but am unsure. Let us know if you check it out.

Some forms of Hapkido emphasize the TKD way of kicking, but also focus on the joint manipulations. Depending on the type of school you attend, it may incorporate both.

It just depends on the methods being used. It also depends on the school's focus; competiton or otherwise. Our school uses pretty much the basics, forms, one-steps, sparring format for training. We cover a lot of techniques, but it rarely varies much. So, I'm always up for something that might be more modern or different.

If I understand how the electronic scorers work, they require a certain amount of pressure applied to get the point. Whether a punch could do it or not would be interesting to see. I don't like the hands down, either, and although we spar WTF rules, we rarely let our guard hang down like that. I always try to keep my hands up. I notice when they kick, WTF stylists will use their arms to create momentum, like runners do, especially with their fast round kicks. I think that tends to lead to the hands down as well. I think they don't score punches much because they don't want their tourneys to end up like Karate tourneys. They want to emphasize the kicking in every aspect; attacking, countering, etc. Footwork becomes a huge part of it, too. Its not all good, but it isn't all bad, either.

I agree. Good technique should transfer from one style to another. There will be some subtle differences from style to style, though; hand on hip as opposed to at the ribs, or even not at all, considering Boxing. But I wouldn't think its something so major it couldn't be addressed in training. Good thoughts, here, too. Whenever I do a different style, I will let them know my rank if they like, but don't expect any special treatment or recognition. I just want to come to class and train.

Glad to hear your new school is a better choice!

6/15/2011 SL 5x5A Squats: warmup: 45x5x2, 115x5, 135x5, 155x3, 175x2 work: 220x5x5 Bench press: warmup: 45x5x2, 95x5, 125x3, 135x2 work: 170x5x5 Barbell rows: warmup: 65x5x2, 85x3 work: 110x5x5 Stretch: standing quads, toe touches, front kick bar stretch Evening: mile walk. The squats were heavy this day! 6/17/2011 SL 5x5B Squats: warmup: 45x5x2, 115x5, 135x5, 155x3, 180x2 work: 225x5x5 Overhead press: warmup: 45x5x2, 55x3, 65x2 work: 90x5x5 Dead lift: warmup: 65x5x2, 115x3, 135x2 work: 220x5 It was cool to hit the point on squats where I have two plates on each side of the bar. Also checked body fat today: Weight: 254 lbs Body fat: 31.3% BMI: 38.6 6/19/2011 mile walkStretch: seated straddle, left and right, butterfly, glutes, sit and reach. 6/20/2011 SL 5x5A Squats: warmup: 45x5x2, 115x5, 135x5, 155x3, 180x2 work: 230x5x5 Bench press: warmup: 45x5x2, 95x5, 125x3, 135x2 work: 175x5x5 Barbell rows: warmup: 65x5x2, 85x3, 95x2 work: 115x5x5 Stretch: standing quads, toe touches, trunk twists, front kick bar stretch. 6/21/2011 TKD Pre-class: Do-Kang 1&2, Gae Baek, Se Jong, stretch: standing straddle, left and right, toe touches, frog stretch, butterfly, glutes. Class: 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Basics, with lots of breakdown, form (getting a bit better), stretch (splits, left and right, seated straddle, left and right, butterfly, glutes..left leg is really tight), sparring (3 rounds, one with a kid blue belt, two with middle school and high school black belts...it was ok, worked on my movement and setting up techniques) Mile walk 6/22/2011 SL 5x5B Squats: warmup: 45x5x2, 115x5, 135x5, 155x3, 180x2 work: 235x5x5 Overhead press: warmup: 45x5x2, 55x3, 65x2 work: 95x5x5 Dead lift: warmup: 65x5x2, 115x3, 135x2 work: 245x5 Everything was tougher today. My shoulders even felt really good after the overhead press; it was harder. Next session should be awesome!

I just take it as a form of acknowledgement. Teacher asks something. Answer yes sir. Teacher knows you understood. Saying "yeah, ok," would do as well, but, it isn't as structured. Many Karate students refer to their teacher as Sensei all the time. This isn't much different. Neither is the use of the word "Osu" for Kyokushin styles.