bushido_man96

It is interesting to hear the reactions that different folks have to the unique injuries we may experience now and then. When I did my SCA fighting, I would come up with some very interesting injuries. Explaining them was always fun.

I think that developing speed is an important aspect in the fighting arts. "Speed kills" is a popular saying, and it is a very good point. I don't think it is the only thing that makes or breaks a Martial Artist, though. I think that if you can work good strategy and timing, then what speed you have can be maximized.

Congrats, guys.

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

7-9-09 Weights Seated row: 145x11 Seated chest: 120x12 Vertical butterfly: 130x7 Leg curl: 220x6 Leg extensions: 145x10 Barbell curl: 90x5 Triceps press: 215x10 Shoulder press: 95x10 Lat pull-down: 115x10 MA workout Combat Hapkido: 8:30 - 9:30 30 minutes of trapping, then 30 minutes on second half of red belt material.

It was going well, but right now it is on haiatus, until the next semester starts. I do have an Aikido training partner that I have been working with, though, so that we keep up on our material. I do enjoy it, and feel like I learn something every time I go.

You should be able to check with an association to find out where the various schools and clubs are located. That way, you can kind of get in mind wherever you may end up, what might be there for you.

Kuma: I was simply stating that there are some similarities in the two styles, not that they were the same. This was not my intent, and I am sorry if I made it sound that way. I have seen clips of each, and I know that the sparring styles are vastly different from each other. I do think, however, that a TKD sparrer could alter his game a bit to spar with a Kyokushin fighter using that ruleset, because many of the rules are similar. You are right about one thing, though, and that is the lack of interest in punching in WTF TKD. This bothers me, too. You are also right in stating that the protective gear of TKD does change the dynamics of the sparring. No questions there. I just felt that the two do share some things, even if the sparring is different.

Yes, that was it. Thanks!

If you find a Krav Maga school to train in, you'll find a very reality-based setting. Probably not a lot of formalities, either. The DT instructor at the college here has time in Krav Maga, and from what he's shown of it, I have liked.

Well stated, ps1. As sensei8 would say, "the proof is on the floor!"

Thanks for this layout, DWx. Very nice.

Congrats on the promotion.

If rank is your main concern, then I agree with finding an international organization to go with. The bigger it is, then the more likely it is to find a club wherever you go. Not guaranteed, though. You could check into an army team or some such thing. Maybe there is a TKD team there you could look into? That way, when you do transfer, you might find another team at the next station. Just a thought. Also, I second the thought about checking out the schools around. I'd go with knowledge gained over rank retained any day. Your rank may change, but knowledge is the more important aspect, in my opinion.

It looks somewhat like a Boxing style headgear, but not as thick. I think I'd second the mouthpiece, too. But, using both wouldn't hurt, and that headgear may help protect you from a knockout, as well. Quite pricey, though.

Mas Oyama was looking to popularize his own karate style, Kyokushin, so I'm pretty sure he refused as he didn't want any part of it. Mas Oyama wanted Kyokushin not to become like a lot of the other mainstream arts of the day and by going to TKD he would have to adopt their sparring style, which goes completely against his idea of jissen kumite and his reasoning for creating Kyokushin in the first place. When I look at TKD sparring (especially Olympic) and Kyokushin, I see several similarities, but most of them are as far as the rules go. Neither does head punching. Both can compete to knockout. I think the major difference is that Kyokushin allows lower kicks. If I am wrong, let me know. Granted, Choi wasn't promoting at that time what we now see as Olympic style, but I think that the two show some similarities in their sparring rules. The differences pop up in the stylistic points; TKDers obviously kick a lot more, and emphasize speed and set-up kicking to get the knockout, which usually ends up being some high, spinning or jump/spinning kick. Kyokushin perfers the knockdown or knockout, and will score punches, where Olympic TKD tends not to. Overall, though, I'd call Kyokushin the harder style. Just some thoughts to ponder....

There was a term for this, but it escapes me. I looked around, but didn't see it pop up. Do you recall it?

Congrats. I was hoping Roddick might pull it off, but Federer has always been tough for him.

My wife's family got together with us, and we had a good meal. The next night, we watched the community fire works display.

Pretty cool. But I don't think I would head up there. Heights are not my friend.

I always liked the Tekken series, and how they portrayed the different styles in a fairly accurate way, at least in physical performance. Street Fighter was also a great one, but not quite as good as Tekken, in my mind. Thanks for starting this thread; very nice!

7-7-09 I taught the adult class tonight, and the orientation. The adult class was a low ranked class, except for one 1st dan. So, I spent time breaking down some basics. I worked them on our cross-over side kick drill, making points so that it would not get rushed into looking like a round kick. We focused on the chamber here. I did some similar drills with the round kick, making sure that the big chamber came around, and not a shortcut chamber. At the end of class, I did a brief side-stepping movement drill for sparring. For the orientation, I tried to keep the students moving, and not getting too caught up in perfecting anything yet; we'll do that in class. We did work a bit on turning in stances, especially the front stance, which can be a tricky deal. I hadn't really done orientation in a while, and it was nice to get some students in that are kind of a "clean slate" when it comes to training. It energized me a bit.

Very nice, Bob. I like those drills. I'll have to keep them in mind.

7-7-09 TKD class: 6:00 - 7:30. I got to teach class tonight. Enjoyed it a lot. Orientation: 7:30 - 8:00. We had 7 white belts in for orientation tonight. We didn't get to technical, but mainly worked on keeping them moving, and not thinking too much about the movements.

Thanks for the reference, Alex. I agree with this exercise, as well. Height won't be important at first, but keeping everything level and consistent will. In time, you'll notice improvement.