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8-9-10 Weights: push day: chest. Flat, incline, decline bench, and vertical butterfly, 5x5s. 8-10-10 Jogged mile in 10:36, then stretched. TTA high green belt form and one-steps. ATA green belt forms and one-steps. Need a bit more work on these. I forgot how much that ATA pushed in technique advancement as the levels got higher. I need to work advanced kicking more. Weights: pull day: back and biceps, 5x5s. 8-11-10 Jogged mile in 10:29 today. Tired, though. Man I hate running. Stretched out. Weights: push day: shoulders and triceps. Did 5x5s.

One's just gotta love that, and I do!! Yes, I agree. At times, there won't be much momentum to utilize from an attacker, and that can get one into trouble. Take a Boxer, for instance. If he uses good technique, and sits back and jabs at you, there isn't a lot of momentum coming from that jab, but it will have enough power to start wearing you down. So at times, its important to be able to go on the offensive and end up creating some energy on your own to work with.

I think this is a pretty good breakdown. The style I am in doesn't perform many strikes, which is something that I tend want to do a lot of. I have 3 of Shioda's books. I have enjoyed them, and when I need a technical reference, they are quite helpful.

Agreed.

It has more to do with what different schools and instructors prefer in their technique, and what they feel is the standard for the style they do. Just because they call it "bad," doesn't mean it is. Its just that they don't like it, or never learned it, or have never put it to use. That's ok, but its not a good idea to discount it like that as "bad" because it isn't what some would call the "proper" TKD kick.

Good, sound mechanics, will transfer across the board, no matter the system involved. It has more to do with body mechanics than stylistic preferences when it comes to sound technique.

Awesome spin hook kick. Love Bruce Lee footage.

I'd call it a hybrid. Kind of a 45 degree angle kick. It tends to be the most popular kick that I've seen in Olympic TKD sparring. Its not bad technique. Its just a different technique. It tends to be quicker, and takes more of a straight line path to the target. But, it does tend to lack in power generation from the hip and from a lack of pivot.

I agree here as well. Hard work is just as important as being athletically gifted. Time has to be put in on both to get good at both.

I tend to agree with your point of view. I wouldn't go as far as to say that excelling forms is more like dance, but more of a focus on the technical skills involved in the Martial Arts in an individual format. I think that sparring is very technical, too, but its different than forms.

I think it has more to do with overall athleticism lending itself to better levels of performance in both. I've not seen any form segments of mine that translate to sparring well at all. And usually, if you check at most schools, one would see that the sparring training and the forms training differ quite a bit.

That's what I really liked about it. It wasn't that they just showed up and did what they were good at. They had to adapt to using different weapons. It is obvious, however, that those competitors have a very good talent, and a good eye for targeting. Even on new things, they picked up fast.

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8-6-10 One of the 2nd degrees in the school has been allowed to conduct a sparring class on Fridays, and I went on this Friday. We started with what he called the "5 20s," where we did 20 front leg side kicks, 20 front leg front kicks, 20 front leg round kicks (exaggerated chambering, without setting the foot down), 20 back leg outer crescents, and 20 front leg outside axe kicks. 20 minutes to get done. Next was 20 minutes to get in 4 "stations" on powerlines. I don't think I got all 4 stations in, but I was kind of doing it more informally, as I had to leave early. Last, which I didn't get to, was 20 minutes of some sparring drills, consisting of some blaster drills for offense/defense, and some more precision based kicking on paddles. I liked the class idea, but a few things that bother me about it: 1. a sparring class, lacking sparring. There are sparring ideas here, but I don't think its as helpful as actually getting some sparring in. 2. the burnout at the beginning isn't very conducive to good technique work at the end. It should be the other way around, or seperate classes. Conditioning is good, but not before working technique, in most cases. I think the lack of sparring comes from the master instructor. For some reason, he doesn't like sparring when one of the other instructors isn't around, or maybe when he's not around. It frustrates the total hell out of me that we don't spend more time sparring at our school. With all that said, I did have a nice burn in my hips the day after. There were some good ideas in that class.

Good call, Jay. You need levels of both.

I believe it is a deep-seated fear that comes directly from many of the Korean masters. I've seen a lot of this, too. Its too bad that a school like that has to miss out.

isshinryu5toforever is spot on. TKD can be just as reliable as any other style. I know in my school we train to kick and punch hard, and when we spar at tourneys, some of them can be for KO. I've nearly KOed another classmate in class one night sparring. Any style can be good. Any stylist can be bad.

MAist, first and foremost. He lived and breathed it.

We chamber our round kicks with the knee/leg basically horizontal, and as parallel to the ground as possible. I'm having trouble viewing any videos, but I imagine it is similar to what Tonydee does. I agree that it delivers more power, and allows for more options to kicking high or low. The body is back a bit more, but its harder to elude the kick with a simple side step, as the pivot allows it to be carried through farther, allowing for adjustment.

I'm a bit confused by your post here. I don't think there is a difference between the two names here. I always thought mawahi-geri was "round kick" translated. That said, it sounds like you are describing a round kick that I have seen in some Karate styles (through books, youtube, etc), and what I have learned in TKD as a round kick. Personally, I prefer the TKD round kick, for a few reasons. 1. The pivot allows the hip to open up more, allowing for more range to targets, and more follow through; thus, I feel, a more powerful kick. 2. The pivot also spares the knee, I think. If you are kicking lower, I don't think as much pivot is required. However, the higher you go, the more you need to pivot to get power and range, and to save stress on the knee. Just my thoughts.

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I caught a bit of Top Shot tonight, and I really kind of enjoyed it. I'm not much of a "reality TV" fan (mainly, because none of it is real), but I really liked the competition set ups they had, and watching these guys adapt to different things. Really a good show, if you get a chance to catch it.

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