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Brian, Are these stripes awarded in the order that you've described here? If, not, how do all of the instructors know who knows what? Typically, Bob, yes, the stripes were earned "in order," mainly because of the natural flow of things in the class. Basics, then forms were learned, and one-steps followed. However, if there was some deviation, say, one-steps were learned first, then I would put that stripe higher up on the belt, and leave room for the other stripes below it. That usually worked out well for me.

I don't quite follow what you mean by "do not turn their back foot all the way. Could you elaborate please? i believe he means the standing foot does not pivot all the way. so i'm assuming he means the TKD practioner is constantly torquing the knee whenever he throws a kick because of its limited/locked position. If that is the case, it has more to do with the instructor, and not the style itself. I have always been taught to pivot my base leg, and I still stress it to everyone I teach how to kick.

I don't know if I would refer to them as "vanity" stripes. Rank is rank, whether you identify the colored belts accordingly, or begin identifying your black belt ranks. If one is considered a vanity, then in my opinion, I think most of the system has a problem with vanity. Or, you could just wear your rank, find your spot in line, and just go with it. After all is said and done, where you stand in line shouldn't bother one to much; you still get to train.

I know at my gym, for those that sign up for both, they get a bit of a break on the costs. It works out nicely.

8-31-09 Evening TKD class: 6:00 - 7:00. Basics, stretch, form, then one-steps, including some high ranked ones.

Hello, This event has come to a close. Here are the results of the matches: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Randy Couture Thiago Silva defeated Keith Jardine Jake Rosholt defeated Chris Leben Nate Marquardt defeated Demian Maia Brandon Vera defeated Krzysztof Soszynski Gabriel Gonzaga defeated Chris Tuchscherer Aaron Simpson defeated Ed Herman Michael Russow defeated Justin McCully Todd Duffee defeated Tim Hague Mark Munoz defeated Nick Catone Evan Dunham defeated Marcus Aurelio With these results in mind, here are the final standings: 1. bushido_man96 – 6-5 3. Luvshak – 5-6 3. tallgeese – 5-6 4. ShoriKid – 4-7 6. Ace2021 – 3-8 6. pittbullJudoka – 3-8 Congratulations to me! Full standings: KarateForums.com MMA Picks Standings 2009 (Second Half) Thank you to everyone who participated. For the next event, please stay tuned to the Karateforums.com MMA Picks forum.

The UFC does not field any kind of female competitions that I know of, yet. StrikeForce has been including a female fight or 2 on a few of its cards, and they have been successful. However, I don't think it would go on its own as well. I think people want to talk about it, and don't mind that females want to fight, but I don't think many are really interested in watching it as much as they do the males.

Depends on if you get 100% cotton or not. Cotton will shrink, so you might get it a size bigger. If isn't all cotton, then you should be fine.

I imagine a size 5 in about any brank would work for you.

I agree with WNM here, as well. But to me, it sounds like if there are issues with one part of a rank system, then just ditching the entire rank system would be the way to go. Kind of like Pat Nakata's way of doing things...training in gi pants and a white t-shirt.

My instructor owns a gym, and has his dojang in the gym. That's the way to go.

Ok, everyone, its time to resurrect this old thread for yet again another season of NFL football! I hope you all have your fantasy teams drafted, and are ready to chat about some weekly recaps, because the time has arrived! Yeah footaball! Well, the preseason for the Chiefs has been an interesting one. Bowe started the preseason on the second team in the first game, but quickly made an impression, and is back to the #1 slot at WR. Unfortunately, there is no clear cut #2 yet, and we have yet to see Toomer in a game. Lelie has done a few things, but I'm not overly impressed yet. The addition of Cassell should be fun to watch, but he'll be sidelined for 2-4 weeks now with a strained MCL: http://www.chiefswarpath.com/news/2009/08/30/cassel-to-miss-2-to-4-weeks/ Arrggh!!! This makes the decision of who the backup will be more intense, as the it will boil down to Croyle or Thigpen that stay or go. Croyle has looked good, but is prone to injury. Thigpen can scramble, but isn't a "conventional" QB just yet. The O-line looks to be more of the same; since Roaf and Shields left, the place has been a shambles. They needed O-line help bad, and I don't feel it was addressed in the draft. The defense hopefully improves. Rookie DE Tyson Jackson got a sack in the 3rd preseason game, and hopefully he gets around 15 more during the regular season. The secondary is stellar, but without a rush presence up front, it won't be enough to win games. The Chiefs only had 10 sacks as a team last year, whereas the traded Jared Allen had 14.5 all on his own for the Vikes last year. This just in: Chan Gailey out as offensive coordinator: http://www.chiefswarpath.com/news/2009/08/31/gailey-out-as-offensive-coordinator/ I'm not sure where that leaves us now. Perhaps Haley will call the plays. Who knows? Don't you just love football season?

That's pretty cool!

Very nice shirts, guys.

Have you been able to use your sai in a self-defense situation?

I would just type in "bo kata," and I think you'll come up with LOTS of stuff to watch.

This one is even tough for me at times, and I don't have any physical limitations, really, other than being a touch heavier than I'd like. I just get frustrated at times, because it seems advances don't happen as often.

I don't mind the term "variation" at all. I think that what it boils down to is having an effective concept that can adapt to a myriad of situations: thus, the variations.

8-28-09 Leg press: 250x20x3 Assisted pull-ups: 11, 7, max sets Dead lift: 215x5x3 Lat pull-downs: 108x15x3 Lunges: 3x10 Dumbell rows: 35x10x3 Dumbell curls: 25x10x3 Straight bar curls: 70x10, 65x10x2 8-31-09 Run 1/4 mile Lunges: 20 each leg Squats: 20 (body weight) 1/2 squats: 20 (body weight) Repeated 3 times...workout calls for 4, but legs were dying. Its a start...Stretched legs for 5 minutes. Chest/abs superset Bench press: 205x5 Push-ups: 18, then 7 more to get to 25 Crunches: 50 Reverse crunches: 20 Double crunches: 10 Bench press: 205x5 Push-ups: 20 Crunches: 25 Reverse crunches: 15 Double crunches: 10 Bench press: 205x5 Push-ups: 15 Crunches: 25 Reverse crunches: 15 Double crunches: 20 Bench press: 205x5 Push-ups: 10 Crunches: 25 Reverse crunches: 15 Double crunches: 15 Push-ups: 20, max Stretch arms for 5 minutes. My numbers on the ab exercises went down from what the workout calls for, but I did what I could. Should be sore after this one. Class tonight should be fun.

I ran a school that used a stripe system with colored belt ranks, but we only gave out 3 stripes; one for the required techniques of the rank, one for the form, and one for the one-steps. They were nice, because you could just glance at the students belts, and know what they had down, and what they would need to work on. Only 2 stripes? Sorry, test next time.

I don't quite follow what you mean by "do not turn their back foot all the way. Could you elaborate please?

This is just me speculating, and I could very well be wrong, but my guess is that the early UFCs were the Gracie's way of getting BJJ out into American public view to demonstrate how good it was when used in "full contact, no rules" fighting. When the Gracies arrived in the UFCs, BBJ took off like a rocket in the USA, which is probably what they wanted; to hit the American market. True, they probably don't like the rules changes, but the fact of the matter is that the sport probably wouldn't have had much of a future if they hadn't changed. Even with the rules changes in effect now, I'd be willing to bet that their are better athletes in the game now than were when it first started.

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Nice breakdown. Its great that you have such a positive attitude toward improving. Excellent stuff.

I think that there are some practitioners out there that can compete in both point and full-contact fighting. I also think that these practitioners tailor their training so that the strategies and tactics that they use are good for both. There are some strategies and techniques that can be good for both. But, I've seen some point fighters that like to use a lot of repeat kicking in point fights, and I have not ever seen kicks like that work well in full-contact. So, someone training for both probably won't use that kind of technique. Now, referencing a medium-contact, continuous fight. I think that this kind of fight is like a bridge between the two extremes. A good fighter in this category can probably work his strategies into either, because he'll be aclimated to some levels of contact, and will also be used to going without stopping. I think that fighting is about timing, and speed, both to an extent. But, I think other things, like a fighter's toughness, is something that is more apparent in full-contact, rather than point.