bushido_man96

Its not that it can't be done this way. Its just harder to do it this way. But, I think it can be a real learning experience in the end. After learning this way, and then going in front of an instructor, let us know what kind of comments you get. They would be interesting to hear.

I think that all too often, many people will readily tie in "noble deeds and character" to the term "warrior." I think is a gross mistake. A warrior is someone who, quite simply, has made a career out of war, combat, battle, etc. And you have to remember, the bad guys are out there fighting for a cause they think is right, too. It would be tough to make a career as a warrior if those other warriors out there oposing them all of a sudden disappeared. And the key, I think, is the fact that a warrior knows that he/she may have to kill someone to do his/her job. A fighter, on the other hand, may not have to. I do think that fighters may be predisposed to being good warriors, though. You don't even have to be a good fighter to be a warrior, just like to fight.

Yes, all very good points. I think lots of people either forget or don't realize what he did prior to his WWE career.

I don't think that is something that one can assume every time. Not all people punch the same. Some are harder, and some softer. Some faster, some slower, and some will punch in different places. Harry Houdini thought he could take a punch, too. It just isn't worth the risk to "take a shot," when one can eliminate a threat forthright.

Absolutely. Too many bad things can happen in contrast to the positives (if any) that come out of awaiting an attack.

I don't think I could have said this better myself. No, I'm know that I could not have said it better. Especially after re-reading it. So, one thing I do know is that I don't know everything. Sometimes, my wife would wonder if I do know anything...at all... Thanks. The best way to get a visual on it is to make a pie graph and give a sliver of it to the things we know. Next give a slightly larger piece of the pie to what you know you don't know and then the rest of the pie goes to what you do not know, that you do not know. It just makes you aware of how little we know. Which in a sense makes us all beginners to the very end. I think I am just now getting a firm grasp on bjj after ten years. And there is a world of martial arts out there that I know I don't know. And I'm sure there's some I'm unaware of. It will take a very long time to master what I know, if ever. In the world of grappling there are at least four other grappling styles(that i'm aware of off the top of my head) that I could learn and probably will never have time to get to it all. The best I can ask for is to feel comfortable and confident. However I would love to master grappling as a whole. I'm just very passionate about it. Realistically I don't believe this is a practical goal. I will be spending as much time as I can learning the best information I can find and pass it on to the best of my ability. Thank you for your time and attention as this is kind of long for me. That is all. You are so very right about this. Your pie graph inference helps out with the saying you have. And if you are like me, who doesn't want to try to get the bigger piece of the pie?

My Wii Golf scores are much better than my actual golf scores. And the membership is cheaper, too.

That'd be cool. Let me know.

I'm not a fan of the long break, either. I'm not sure if they could do it much differently, with all the bowls they play now. But, they want those big bowls in prime time, so they wait for opportune time to air them. I can't fault the networks there.

Maybe the Steelers and Raiders of the late 70s early 80s.

Hey there, everyone. Our family bought a Wii this year, and I really enjoy playing Mario Kart, especially on-line (although I'm not that great at it). I was just curious as to whether or not anyone else here played, too, and how you've done on the game so far. I've done well on the 50cc, and got at least a one star rank in all cups there. I've done ok on 100cc, but haven't quite nailed them all in the A rank, yet. And I've only won 3 trophies in the 150cc circuit, so far. Anywho, if anyone is up for friend races, let me know. I have not done that yet, either.

Welcome to KF! It sounds like you're putting some good legwork into choosing a school. Good for you! Let us know what you settle on, and we look forward to hearing about the training.

Welcome back.

12-2-2010 Weights: push day: shoulder exercises before class. Back to class again this night, and I was excited, because we usually spar on Thursdays. But, I get there, and find out the instructor is not there, so I end up teaching. Bummer on the workout end, but it was nice to get back into the mix of teaching. 12-3-2010 Weights: Pull day: started off with hang clean, and did bicep curl exercises afterwards. 12-6-2010 Weights: Push day: flat, incline, decline bench, followed by 3 different triceps extension exercises. Arms are fried, and class tonight!

I talked to the girlfriend of our instructor today at the gym, and they were at the annual TTA seminar this last weekend. I guess the GM had them working on some different things, and I guess one of them was the old style 3-step sparring. This could change things up a bit in class, depending on how it is done, though. Also, there was talk about maybe bringing on a comitted sparring class, which we need very badly. A full class to work on drills, footwork, and sparring would help our school out so much, and help me, too. Its been talked about in the past, but never really has been done. I guess only time will tell.

Yes, and they spend a lot of time on footwork to get those kicks in. It turns into kind of a chess game. Too bad I've always sucked at chess. I need to learn to move my feet faster...

I didn't have a chance. I had my back turned, deescalating the first problem. What I should have done is stuffed my mouthy middle brother in a trunk and drove home.

Well, I saw the Yanks kept Jeter. I really can't see him being anything other than a Yankee, so good for them. Jayson Werth signed with the Nationals, for quite a sum, and 7 years. Crazy. Where did Dunn go? Where will Cliff Lee end up? The loser of the Cliff Lee sweepstakes may be the winner in the Zack Greinke sweepstakes, though, much to my chagrin. That organization is never going to be good again.

Badgers get TCU in the Rose Bowl, Richard. Predictions? The Chiefs came out on top again this week, despite their best efforts to do otherwise, it seemed. They need to start finishing again, and big time. But, a win is a win, and they don't mark the ugly ones with an asterics. Now, two road games, and then finishing out at home.

But, have you ever seen zombies with any skills? They just lumber around, mumbling "brains!" They don't kick, they don't punch, and they really don't do flips or sneaky stuff.

I think one of the main problems is that people want to be trained to take one attacker down, and then move on to eliminating the next attacker, and then the next, until all those guys who jumped you at once are down and you stand victorious. In reality, it usually isn't going to work that way. The important steps that need to be taught are how to make space and line the attackers up so they aren't all taking shots at you simultaneously, perhaps eliminating the initial attacker, and then using that opportunity to make the hasty retreat. Its all about setting the right goals, and then setting training objectives to meet those goals.

Yes, but he struck the bull in the spot on the front of the head where the skull is the weakest. Incedentally, that is the spot where butchers shoot the cows to put them down prior to butchering, and all that is used is a .22 round. More admirable a feat than killing the bull is just getting in front of it first. You only really get one chance to miss. I'm not saying I could do it, though, because I probably don't punch as hard as Oyama did. I know I can't do as many pushups as he did, either.

Yes, very true. I heard that once he started training with BJJers on a regular basis, within about 3 months (I think) of training, they were not able to make him tap anymore.

I actually deescalated a fight that my middle brother tried to start one time. I did a pretty good job of it, too, talking the other guy down and walking him back quite a ways from the situation, amid all the testosterone from football players high off a rival win that night. Oh, yeah, and copious amounts of alcohol contributed to the events. But, I convinced the guy it wasn't worth it, and he went away.... ...Then I turned around to see that all hell had broke lose. Someone else pushed my drunk middle brother from behind, sending him rolling to the ground (with no injuries, except maybe to his pride), but this had a profound effect on my little brother, who is not little, but more like 5'10" and 350 lbs. at the time. He had also consumed copious amounts of select alcoholic beverages, and when he saw my middle brother pushed to the ground, my "little" brother turned into the Incredible Hulk, walking through the large, offensive lineman types trying to hold him back from the little guy that pushed my other brother. Well now I see all my hard work to stop a fight had gone down the drain, and then plain-clothed cops were on scene, and they were able to deescalate things quite nicely after that. Man am I glad no one got in trouble that night. Well, that's about the most exciting one that I have.

Agreed. I don't think supplementing Call of Duty for actual firearms training is a good substitute, either.