bushido_man96

In the TKD I have done, we chamber pretty tight to the ribs, as opposed to lower on the hips. The rational for the pull-back of the non-striking hand has always been Newton's law of equal and opposite reaction; one arm out, one comes in. This helps to develop the power from the hip, as well, and trains more muscles. As students develop better body mechanics, they can produce the same power without the pull-back, because of the good hip involvement. At least that is how it is taught. In sparring, I never return my hands to this position. Only on forms and one-steps do I do this.

You're killing me, man! That's great!

Btw...You're both wearing NAME BADGES in the photo...ROFL :lol: Sorry, I just couldn't resist. BBM...for example?! Yeah, I know, I noticed the name tags, too. I forgot we had them on. But, it helps eliminate confusion here, eh? And yep again, BBM would be one I was thinking of.

This is the exact problem with my school, and I hate it. The instructor is always teaching to the test, and the test material is always the focus. I don't like it because it takes flexibility away from class material, and like you said, the true understanding tends to go down.

I'm always confused. And around here, it's worse because my Japanese mostly comes from anime. :lol: Good stuff!

I must be lucky. I pay around $40 a month for TKD and gym membership.

I wear my seatbelt a lot more than I used to, and I have no excuse for the few times I don't wear it. I've only been working the road as a Deputy for close to a year now, and have already seen two fatality accidents, both of which were not wearing seatbelts, and those are just the ones I've worked. I've been on scene with similar accidents, but the results were different, because the driver had a seatbelt on. It seems that whenever ejections happen, that out-of-control vehicle always finds a way of rolling over the ejected person. Not cool, folks.

What was the difference between his Thai kick and wheel kick? Targets, or technique? I'd say front and round would be primary. Side kick is a good one, too, but I find it to be much harder for beginners to grasp well, and it takes more time to really develop (especially if they learn the round kick first). But, I'd keep it low, which makes proper execution easier, too. I'd also add a back kick, but can't think of what I'd add as a 5th for a basic self-defense kick the others don't cover.

I'm sure any Gracie seminar would rank high on the list. I believe Bill Wallace still teaches seminars, so I'd have to put him up there, too. I imagine Blauer seminars are pretty popular, too.

Let us know how it goes. $20 per lesson seems a bit steep to me.

Is it "redirect," or "receive?" I thought it might have been receive.

No, I didn't misread. Just agreeing, basically. Sorry about that confusion.

How long? Which style?

I've been to the gym twice already this week, and plan to get in tomorrow. Thursday I should make class. Steady workout regimine is the start.

I'm unsure of how lucrative XMA competition is, to be honest. I've never been into it. A local Karate school that holds an annual tournament does have open divisions for weapons forms that are XMA type, and I don't believe there is any money to be won. As far as leaning away from traditional to something more flashy, I don't know if that's the case or not. Everyone has different goals, and many schools want to provide as many aspects as they can to bring in as many students as they can.

If you don't train until your knuckles bust open, it shouldn't cause any permanent, long-term damage. Focus on those three things he mentioned at the beginning, and just keep your reps down, like 10 on each side for starters, and leave a day between training periods. Over time, you'll be able to punch it more before reaching that point of breaking the skin. Just remember, that if conditioning the knuckles is a goal, along with the other three principles, that it happens over an extended period of time, and injury creates downtime that won't contribute to training. Be methodical, and listen to your body. You'll be fine.

This is very common in many competitive endeavors, including Boxing, Wrestling, even sports like football and baseball. In many cases, the coaches didn't even have the physical talent that the players they end up coaching have, but do have another gift entirely.

Wednesdays and Thursdays are my days off right now, so if you want to work something at odd hours, those would be good days for me.

Not if you live in Chicago! Now, I just watch and see, and enjoy. I think it will be Packers/Steelers in the Super Bowl. Steelers win.

Thanks for the kind words, Patrick. It was a fun time. In case anyone is confused, I'm the short round guy on the left. It was pretty cool to get to stand up and talk about what we do here at KF to those that were interested in moderating forums. I've seen places that have done a bad job moderating, and they didn't last very long. The fact that KF has been around for 9 1/2 years is a testament to a process that works. It was pretty cool to be able to address a room full of people that are probably a lot smarter than I will ever be. Thanks for that oppurtunity, Patrick.

Now that's awesome, and so practical. More likely to have something like those as opposed to that nice piece of rattan when you need it. Good to be comfortable with the adjustments. Which kicks? I read an article years ago from Black Belt Magazine titled "500 Kick Club" or something similar. It had a nice idea for working several different basic kicks. I printed it off, and still have it. Used to do it more often. This sparks me to start it back up. 1/18/2011 Weights: Pull day: 45 degree arm curl: 25x10x5 sets. This machine has different arms to load the weight on, and I did one set, moved the weight, next, etc, no breaks. Burns. Barbell curls: 65x10, 75x8, 80x6 Shoulder shrugs: 220x10, 240x8, 260x8 Dumbell curls: 25x10, 30x8, 35x6 Overhead cable curls: 70x10x3 sets. Abs Ab coaster: 20x10x3 Smith crunch: 30x10x3 Forearms Barbell wrist curls: 45x15x3 Reverse barbell wrist curls: 45x10x3 Forearm machine: 45x3

I think that's a matter of perpective there. Tallgeese: I like your breakdown of the stance and guard. I actually try to do something like that in TKD sparring. I have noticed that when I take body hand technique shots, I tend to just kind of crunch up and absorb, as opposed to really "blocking" anything. Now side kicks to the body are a different story, I try to block and sweep them out of the way, and cut an angle to the 45 degrees, so I can be close for a counter. This doesn't always work well for me, though, as my angle tends to naturally go backwards or sideways more than angled forward, and part of that kick still snags on me. After a time, I just get frustrated and start bringing my elbows down on those damn side kicks. Take that, ankles! Hahahaha......sorry, got carried away there. I tend to when I get frustrated.

And Elbows in!!! And your butt off the canvas!

Yeah, I have no illusions about catching any punches.

I agree with MasterPain. It sounds to me like the instructor wanted to show off some knowledge that you didn't have, or just plain to try to make you look the fool. If they wanted you to do something a certain way, then they should tell like MasterPain said, just that they do it differently, and would like for you to do it that way in the curriculum. Now, if you would stick it out until you get to sparring, then you could do some of your Isshin Ryu stuff, and see how it works out. Sparring is always more freestyle, and bad technique will show up, and good technique will, too. That said, with the amount of disrespect you've been given, I wouldn't blame you if you quit. But, not all TKD instructors are that way. I know I appreciate someone's else's ideas and knowledge, and always like to learn. Unfortunately, egos abound, and it appears you've found one. I'm sorry to hear that.