bushido_man96

Congrats to Kathy! Way to go!

Honestly, Danielle, and I don't mean this to be rude, but I think the main reason is that women's fighting just isn't as exciting as men's fighting. I think the same wrap has fallen to the WNBA in comparison to the NBA. I know some girls who would rather watch men's basketball than women's, and I imagine that some of that translates to the fighting world, as well. Personally, I would not be concerned whether women's fighting is considered "un-ladylike" or not, but moreso, if there are enough good fighters out there for the fights to be interesting. I did watch Carano fight, and the fight was ok. But, she's a top notch fighter, as well; perhaps the best female fighter out there right now. But, her fights have been showcased along with men's cards, so she's had good exposure. Now, lots of people say they would love to see a women's fight card, but when it comes down to it, how many will actually go out and buy tickets to go? I don't think the same number that say they would like to see them, would end up going. But, I could be wrong, too. The best thing right now is that Carano has had some publicity. Hopefully, it catches on, and in a few years, this will all be a moot point, and we'll be adding the "Women's UFC 1" to our KarateForums.com MMA Picks.

9-2-09 I have finally got a class scheduled to teach again. Its a basics/forms class, so no sparring, but I do get to take the time to break down and focus on techniques. Tonight, I did review the first 4 forms of our syllabus. In doing basics, I took the time to breakdown footwork from back stance, moving both forward and backward while striking/blocking, focusing on keeping the weight over the feet, and not swinging the legs out when moving, but "walking" naturally from stance to stance. I also broke down the cross-over side kick, focusing on getting the chamber position, and not bending over as a precursor to kick high. Instead, the body will tilt back naturally as the kick gets higher. A few of the students where leaning at the chamber, and after getting past this, there were noticible improvements in the kicking technique.

I've been on both ends of this one, as a student and an instructor. A very good drill for chambering and re-chambering.

9-1-09 Warm-up: bike 5 minutes, stretch 10 minutes. Crunches: 30, 20, 15, 15, 10, 10 = 100...called for 150. Lightweight shoulder workout: Lateral raise (palm down): 10 Lateral raise (palm up): 10 Lateral raise (palm up, then down): 10 Front raise: 10 Cross-over jacks: 10 Military press: 10.... Repeated all of this 3 times with 5 lbs, then 3 lbs, then 0 lbs, nonstop. YIKES!!! Assisted pull-ups: 12, max Crunches: 50 Assisted pull-ups: 10 Dumbell biceps curls, 15, 10, 5 superset: 8, 10, 15 lbs (go up...) Reverse crunches: 50 Assisted pull-ups: 8 DB bi curls 15, 10, 5 superset: 10, 12, 15 lbs (go up...) Reverse crunches: 50

Good to see you've made your decision. Best of luck in your journey.

Follow directions on the tag, but usually, cold wash, air dry, if cotton. If not cotton, tumble dry on low heat.

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.