bushido_man96

You're killing me here, Bob! We have a family friend who was the last to get the paddle at my home town high school. He apparently got it a lot, so the principle gave it to him to keep as a momento.

Yes, I agree. It would be beneficial if details were available. If not, oh well.

I don't think that Bruce's lack of skills would have been the problem. The lack of skill sets in ground fighting would have been, but I think that Lee would have went out and fixed that with ground fighting training.

I think that foot position does have an effect on hip placement in most kicks, and in most kickers. Of course, like tufrthanu said, everyone's body is different. Even though, some foot position is probably the right position for getting the hips into place. The actions of the base foot should both preserve the knee of the base leg, and get the hips into proper position.

I thought that rape did warrant a deadly force situation? It would be an interesting story to read up on, as it would provide an idea of using Martial Arts, use of force, and area laws/statutes.

Although I am not a Karate stylist, I do have this book, and I rather enjoyed it. As a practitioner of the actual form, you would probably gain 10-fold what I gained from reading the book. Kane and Wilder are pretty good authors. Despite having known Sanchin for probably 4-5 years, I felt my grasp on it was only decent enough to perform it, get a "pass" from my instructor, and move on. I've also heard about what it has to offer for Okinawan stylists and off-and-on have thought about what it means. That's one of the great things about forms training. Learn it first, but then, take it apart and explore it, or do it faster, slower, or with different emphasis in different areas. Remember how you learned it, and how to "do" it correctly, but then go beyond, and do what you want with it, and learn what you can.

That's great news, Joe. I'm sure you did well, and regardless, if you feel well about your performance, then I'd say that's a win, no matter what. Let us know how it turns out.

I didn't know Texas schools still allowed spanking. Interesting....I think in some ways, it could be a good thing.

Thanks for sharing this with us, tallgeese. There are some great training ideas in presented here.

Hello, This event has come to a close. Here are the results of the matches: Lyoto Machida def. Mauricio Rua, unanimous decision Cain Velasquez def. Ben Rothwell, TKO Gleison Tibau def. Josh Neer, unanimous decision Joe Stevenson def. Spencer Fisher, submission Anthony Johnson def. Yoshiyuki Yoshida, KO, TKO Ryan Bader def. Eric Schafer, unanimous decision Pat Barry def. Antoni Hardonk, TKO Chael Sonnen def. Yuhsin Okami, unanimous decision Jorge Rivera def. Rob Kimmons, TKO Kyle Kingsbury def. Razak Al-Hassan, split decision Stefan Struve def. Chase Gormley, submission With these results in mind, here are the final standings: 1. pittbullJudoka – 6-5 2. Ace2021 – 4-7 3. bushido_man96 – 3-8 Congratulations to pittbullJudoka (Rusty)! Full standings: KF MMA Picks 2009 Second Half Thank you to everyone who participated. For the next event, please stay tuned to the KarateForums.com MMA Picks forum.

First of all, you have to understand that there are so many different styles of sparring because different teachers/founders advocated different things. Second of all, these are all used in competition form, so look at it from that perspective, as well. Football and basketball aren't the same, nor do they have the same goals. Its like wanting to play basketball, but wanting to be able to tackle like you can in football. That just changes the sport into something entirely different. Now, there are some types of sparring that are more conducive to self-defense training. There always ends up being some give and take. Even the pinnacle of sparring as it relates to street defense, MMA, still has a few rules. Its just the way it is, so different people with different ideas on how and what to teach, find the medium that they want to teach it in, and go from there.

The connection exercises were just different; hadn't done them at all before. They were ok. If anything, they helped me with movement ideas. He seemed to be a bit more stiff, I guess, with his movements. I kind of view the movements of our dojo with relaxed tension, where he seemed to move more stiffly. I liked some of his movements, as he tended to drive from the hips and extend well. Our movements are that way, as well, but he used more what I would call a "gathering" motion from the hips with hands, and then out, bringing the hips in with it. A new way of looking at it, I guess. Clicked with me.

Ah, look, the drama continues...:http://www.chiefswarpath.com/news/2009/10/26/lj-drama-continues/ sigh.....time to trade.

We'll see who's cheering for the runner-up soon enough!

Hey Bob, I didn't know you were a NASCAR fan, too. We can talk shop there as well.

10-26-09 Warm-up: 5 min. jog, then stretch. Bench press: 175x10, 10, 165x10, 155x10, 10 Leg sled: 180x20x5 Evening... Aikdio class: 7:30 - 9:30. We did some different warm-ups and stretches tonight, as we had a student from Europe that did some things differently. We also did some different sensitivity/connection exercises. From there, ukemi practice, and I focused on my breakfalls for the most part. Technique work was spent on things that are going to be done for a demo coming up, and that was ok. I learned some things, and helped some newer students with some things, too.

It usually doesn't become too much of a problem in our school. I have used push-ups in the past, though.

Go Phillies!!!!!

Yeah, the Chiefs really stunk it up again. To compound matters more, the starting center, Naiswanger, sustained injury. The line is a mess, and can't run block or pass protect; no matter how you slice it, that will make for a very loooooooong season. I just stumbled across this little tidbit, too: LJ Questions Haley’s Credentials So nice to hear....I just don't think LJ can say anything positive about anyone. It may be time to see this guy go.

No, you may not have won, but it beats the alternative of being inside and worrying about an exchange as opposed to being outside, where you should be able to nullify exchanges. If this was the case, I'd take my chances with re-engagement (if necessary) and getting to the outside again. From there, you might try to hook an arm or something to keep them from retreating.

I agree with JZ here. There are some clusters that can be hit and can produce results. The carotid strike and the common peronial strike are two good ones. Other than those, I don't see a whole lot more that are useful on drunk/drugged up perpetrators that are dead set on hurting someone, or doing worse to them.

I think if I had to pick of the books that I have read this far, for my outlook on TKD, I would have to go with Stuart Anslow's Ch'ang Hon Taekwon-do Hae Sul. I think that his approach to TKD makes a more well-rounded TKD exponent, especially in presenting the self-defense aspects of the TKD as a whole, and the forms in particular.

Welcome to KF, SenseiJ.

Welcome to the Forums, and welcome to the Martial Arts! Enjoy your journey.