bushido_man96

Congrats, Patrick. You're dedication is what has made this community the great one that it is. Black Belt Magazine couldn't even put up a forum to rival this one. And it is because you have strived to do it right. Well done, Patrick! And I am still trying to catch you. Those damned 14 weeks at academy really set me back!

Great post, ps1, with many good points. I'd say you nailed it.

Its more of a generational thing. You bring everything up to speed with who and what the current audience knows about right now, and do it again.

I think Jeffey has a good idea. I'd consider that, and see if it helps in any way.

9-29-10 Weights: pull day: assisted pull-ups, seated rows, lat pull-downs, and some curls. I don't feel I am getting anywhere with the pull-ups, and it is frustrating. Did do a half mile jog for warm-up, too.

Interestingly enough, I think the actual conversation quoted is taken out of context. Bruce: When you use your leg it is much better - to kick at the phone pad or whatever - watch out with the side kick on air kicking - not air kicking too much. If you snap it too much without contact at the end you can get hurt." It seems Bruce is advocating padwork with a partner more than kicking a heavy bag, and discourages his students from too much air kicking. Another quote of Bruce's explains the main reason why he doesn't like kicking the heavy bag is because it doesn't react and isn't very dynamic. In this case I would wholeheartedly agree with him. This makes much more sense.

I've never really had a preference, but I would like to get measured and have one done personally. Because of the size of my legs, I have to get size 7 or something like that, and then get it hemmed. So, I pay higher dollar of a gi that I don't use half of.

Bill Wallace had a side-on fighting strategy, and was a huge success in full-contact Kickboxing with that strategy.

I agree with isshinryu5toforever. Look at how many athletes come into their prime. They start at lower levels...high school football players move onto college (usually a D1 if they hope to play pro), then they get drafted, and some make the team and others do not. Some play in semi-pro leagues, like Kurt Warner did. Look at baseball, too. The minor league system is used to develop and evaluate talent for the big clubs. And many other sports have AAU opportunities for athletes to get out and play and get exposure. Remeber, the longest journey does begin with a single step.

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

I agree. I think that a big part of this is the need for self-preservation, and one form of self-preservation is in saving face. And people will do this without any thought as to how it will affect others. That's why its so important to get this across early on in life, and that maintaining integrity is much more important, as you really only get one shot at that. Yes we did!

That just sounds crazy to me.

Hooray to the Chiefs! That was the most complete game I have seen in quite some time by KC. The defense hasn't let up since week one, and the offense finally kicked it in gear. They used McCluster more, which is great; that guy is explosive. And the two-headed attack of Charles and Jones is working out well. I would still like to see improvements on the offensive line, but they've got some time yet.

I completely agree. Going home at night is a win. Some peoples fight response is stronger than their flight response. Which can be a problem as well. lol Hehe, I saw that happen to my brother at state Wrestling his senior year. A guy ended up tripping and rolling him out of the circle. He got up, mad, charged the guy, they locked up, and he got tossed and pinned. Sad, but funny to see. The coach told him he had too much testosterone!

AGREED! To me, a black belt symbolizes the skill level of the person wearing it, and that person should be able to handle themselves against the majority of people they should encounter on the street This includes ADULTS! Under that definition (MY definition), a 6-15 year old kid wouldn't qualify except under an extremely rare circumstance. And I don't see anything wrong with your viewpoint. I think that when one makes this decision, one needs to be on one side of the fence or the other. Playing a middle ground doesn't really help out anyone.

Sounds good. You have to use what you've got. Its also known that Lee changed his training ideas many times throughout his career. Aside from that, what is stated there is Lee's opinion, and not something that I think is derived from any kind of research study. Nor does it mean he is right about it. If you don't want to kick a heavy bag, that's cool. But its one of the best ways to build the strenth in the kicking muscles through resistance training.

9-24-10 Another day of Hapkido training...finished orange belt and started on blue belt. I forgot how fun some of that stuff is. Weights: push day: shoulder presses on machine and with dumbells. 9-27-10 Weights: push day: bench press, incline bench, triceps push-downs and overhead push-downs. DT club session at the college. We worked on 4 punch defenses on the ground, 1 from the guard, 2 from the closed guard, 3 from the opponent standing and keeping them at bay with the feet in the hips, and 4 was from the opponent disengaged, and me lying on the ground with a leg up matching the opponent's lead leg, and then defending from them coming to side control by getting the leg up across the hips and getting back to guard. From there, we added an elevator sweep from half butterfly guard or full guard. Lots of fun, and I learned a lot. I felt like I had a lot of good reps in, but wanted more!

Good luck! You're a better man than me!

Gosh that is refreshing to hear. Accountability seems to be one of the things becoming lost in the world.

Good to hear you got it figured out. Hopefully soon, you'll be back at it.

I agree here, too. Many people will instictually protect their face; it may be with a flinch, but they still try to protect it. Then, if you get someone with a movement skill set, it gets harder to get to. I think its a common misconception that it is easy to hit to the head. Its natural to try to do, but it may not always be that easy.

That's why its always better to just use your native language to describe things. I wish we sparred this way. The only head shots we see from hand techniques are in one-steps. And defending in one-steps and defending in sparring are two different things.

I wouldn't know about the sources, but I suppose something like this could be true. As mentioned, its probably not a likely thing to happen. But, with most things, especially physical activities, there are risks involved.

Very nice, Bob. JJN, I like the quote!

Some will stick around, and realize that they are getting so much more than the movie offered.