bushido_man96

I do think MMA is about as close you can get to real fighting without having a real fight, with friends to jump in and all that. BJJ used to be done with the gi on, but it has adapted to use without a gi. Perhaps Judokas who are serious about taking on MMA competition should look for ways to do the same.

Well, your style likely has a curriculum, so go with that for your class formats, and work in some sparring classes for competition and the like. Check with other area schools to see if they host tournaments and things like that.

Nice signing for the Phills.

Left handed and right handed should use the same concepts. Lefties will see things differently, and have different targets open to them against righties.

Good luck!

Good job!

I disagree. This is a good way to get hurt really bad. Waiting to counter is a bad idea, as you are basing your defense off their action. Action is faster than reaction. There are some people out there that seem like they can always anticipate what someone is going to do, but they are the exception rather than the rule, and probably have many, many more years of training than the average Martial Artist out there. Telling someone they have to wait for an attack before defending is a good way to get a lot of students hurt. Giving someone the opportunity to attack first is like letting them hit first. You may not always be fast enough to counter that first blow, and then you spend the rest of the fight trying to play catch-up, that is, if you haven't fallen down and fallen asleep.

It sounds like with the changing situations, that it will be necessary for changes to come to your by-laws. Its easy to understand why there has only ever been one Hombu, with only schools in the US. But in moving to Okinawa, it appears now necessary to ensure streamline business practices to make ammendments to establish some form of control and representation in the US as well as the Hombu being in Okinawa. Hopefully, those on the board see this.

Seeing as this thread is taking on an all-encompassing nature of instructor introduction, I have decided to move it to Instructor Central. Thanks.

This may be the case. But do we really want to see? A street fight, or a competition where these guys can come away and compete again in 3 to 6 months? For real. We could take away the Dog Brothers' headgear and kempo gloves and replace their sissy shock knives with butcher knives, too. Everyone involved dies, but it's real. Yep, good points. I was also thinking that Judo competitors don't compete on concrete, so why would MMAers need to compete on concrete to make Judo more viable in the UFC?

12-13-2010 Afternoon DT club: 2:00 - 3:30pm. Reviewed some Academy cuffing techniques, and also played around with some rigid cuffs and quick cuffing techniques for them. Very nice, and I need to talk to the Sheriff about using some of them. We also did some grappling for just a short while, reviewing getting into a Kimura, I believe, from the bottom. Some of the newer police officers in one of the smaller towns in our county also showed up, and demonstrated a bit of what they called Koga (??). It was, different, I guess, and wasn't too sure what to think of it. Some of the guys pointed out, and I noticed as well, that if you are going to be searching someone like that, then its probably just as well to have them in cuffs first, and forget the chances you'd have to take doing it the way they showed. Any other LEO's have experience with Koga? Evening TKD class: 6:00 - 7:00pm. Good class, basics still kicking my butt. Got to do some forms review, which is what Monday's are slated for, and its helping me out quite a bit. Its also building my leg strength back up. I need to start doing some bag drills, too. 12-14-2010 Weights: pull day: Lat pull-down: 130x10, 140x8, 150x6 Seated row: 120x10, 130x8, 140x7 Iso pull-down: 45x8, 55x10, 65x10 Lat pull-over: 70x10, 80x10, 90x8 Bent-over rows: 45x10, 70x10, 80x8 Upright rows: 70x10, 75x8, 80x6 One-arm dumbell rows: 45x10, 50x8, 55x6 Abs Dumbell side bends: 30x10, 35x10, 40x10 Ab coaster: 20x10, 10, 10[/b]

I agree. Check the rules of the tournaments and see if they have certain gear requirements. Check the tournament list if you can, and buy gear that will get you into the most tournaments.

huh? Woops sorry. Someone else posted a video to some karate movie and I was commenting on the previews. This should teach you a fine lessson. Do not break boards with your head when you're young because it'll eventually catch up to you! Sorry. That one made me laugh out loud!

Demonstrations in your quad or student union might help give you a boost. You might also consider finding out what it takes for your club to offer course credits for PE or health or something like that. Our TKD school has done this in the past, and the Aikido club has just begun offering credit hours as a class.

Steven Lopez has been a great WTF fighter for the last several years. I don't think he fared as well in the last Olympics, but he's still been on top for quite some time.

This may be the case. But do we really want to see? A street fight, or a competition where these guys can come away and compete again in 3 to 6 months?

I saw the tail end of the movie, and I didn't really know what to think about the way the kids were really beating the crap out of each other. I know it was just a movie and all that, but I don't know if I'd want my 5 year old to watch it. I'm not sure what audience they were shooting for, either. Maybe I need to watch the whole movie, too.

Now that is cool. And its not something that is universally accepted. My instructor got onto our senior student, a 5th Degree Master, for taking an Aikido class from a then brown belt teaching it, mentioning that it really didn't look good for a Master Instructor to be taking another MA class from a high brown belt student (who I believe recently received his black belt). Even being a brown belt, I think he must have had 8 years of experience in; it can take a while to rank up in Aikido. Anywho, that's my rant for now.

Not every school is going to be for everyone. Some schools know this, and they tailor their goals to fit a specific participant. Its like not everyone in the Army is cut out for special forces. Just like MMA competition isn't for every Martial Artist out there, either. There are schools out there that do cater to a wider variety of participants. They are the ones that one should seek out if the desires that you mentioned are what are being sought.

This is very much the case. As a white belt (0 to 2 years of training), the guard is usually used simply to keep a person from getting around you. They fight hard to keep the feet locked and rarely attack efficiently from the position. Blue belts (1 to 3 years of training) usually do a better job of attacking from the closed guard, but get lost once the guard is open and lose focus. They tend to see different guards as separate. Purple belts (3 to 6 years of training) begin to start seeing the bigger picture. They realize that they can open up, get the grip they need and go back to guard. This understanding causes them to become much more efficient at attacking from the position. Brown Belts (6 to 10 years of training) start to apply the bigger picture. The various guard positions flow into one another, setting up techniques and applying defenses with good timing. Black Belts (9 + years of training) are even more smooth in their transitions and finish their submissions/sweeps/escape attempts at a higher percentage. In addition, they begin to solve more problems on their own, without the need of someone to guide them through every technique variation. Excellent! Well, it sounds like I really need to get the ball rolling in my ground game, so that I can start figuring this stuff out.

Just take life as it comes, enjoy it, and make the most of it. Having a loved one alongside helps the quality of this all, too.

I particularly liked the line Maximus threw back at Commodus in Gladiator: "Death smiles at us all. All a man can do, is smile back."

In a word - "Yes."

To echo that thought, I'd also say that the "one hit wonder" is the exception that proves the rule.

Couldn't agree more Interesting topic sensei8. Think for me it kinda works the other way too. When I think I'm awesome I generally perform better Having the self belief that I can do it and can do it reasonably well makes me do it better. There is nothing wrong with self-confidence, that is for sure. Overcoming that doubt surely helps to build that up. Kudos to you, DWx!