bushido_man96

I don't know about that, Bob. Does it destroy the integrity of the tournament, or is it a chance to show integrity by not being biased when it comes to judging your own students? After all, isn't integrity one of those tenets that many MA instructors preach in their moral ethics portion of the classes?

Not that you created it, but you did suggest it, and I think it would be a good way to start classifying. Good suggestion.

It is isn't it?... I Have been bogged down with work the last few weeks so haven't been able to train, so I can tell you that I envy everyone that has. So yep, don't take it for for granted I say. WNM I've been bogged down with injury this last few weeks, and I don't like how that is slowing down my training time, either. Also the older I get, the busier I get with other things, so for all of those that get to train 4 or 5 days per week, don't take it for granted!

I'm not sure where I'd be without the Martial Arts. I met my wife in my TKD school, so that might have turned out differently. I've done it for so long that I can't imagine not doing it in some capacity. It has really changed the way I look at things, being aware, contemplating how I would approach different scenarios, and things like that. I try to think with an MA mindset all the time, geared toward the physical aspects, for the most part.

I think that WNM has a good suggestion here. I imagine just with these two classifications, you could get a lot of writing material for hand techniques. Applications, what and why, of each of these two types might be a good place to start.

That sounds great, tallgeese. I know that just the monthly grappling sessions that I have been involved with have helped my ground knowledge out a lot. Getting a regular class in should be great. Let us know how it goes for you.

Just to be able to train is a privilege, and one that all experiencing it should be thankful for.

Very interesting. I thought there would be more names on there that I would recognize, but its nice to know that hypes and busts have been around a long time.

A reunion would be kind of cool to see. I remember watching that show after I got home from school when I was younger.

I think that there are some ways to break this, but they are rather involved. You may be able to ask around for some ideas on how to break it. The idea revolved around doing things while he had a full bladder that makes you want to pee, but forces you to hold it until you finally do go to the bathroom; I just know the idea behind it, and not the actual method. You may want to try something like that, and see if it works for him.

Useful for SCA combat, eh? I may have to add him to my list then. During your SCA days, were a two-hand sword guy, or sword and shield guy?

Its good to see that she is improving. With time, she'll be up to full throttle.

No, you can't blame a student for wanting to find something that is familiar. I just kind of get a chuckle when they find something similar, but too different fot their liking, and then just find something that is completely different in the end. And that is not a bad thing at all. It is just kind of quirky to me in the way they get to the end result. I was in a similar setting when I moved to go to college. My only experience in the MAs to that point was in ATA TKD, and I was a 2nd dan, certified instructor, and taught students ranging from 4 year old kids to a 78 year old former pro Boxer. When I moved to go to college, I fell in with another TKD stylist for a time, before I finally fell in with my current TKD school. I actually got started in my current TKD school when a friend of mine and I were over playing racquetball in the Phys Ed department. There was a TKD class in the dance room, and they were just finishing up. I spoke with the instructor, and he mentioned that the class was available as a credit. So by the next semester, I was into it, and learning a whole new set of forms, one-steps, and class format. In the end, I am happy with the change that I have made, for the most part. And have worked my way back up the ranks, now as a 3rd dan, and again an instructor. So, for me, the experience has been a positive one.

I have looked back on some of my old posts, and I have seen that some of my standpoints on some subjects has changed, as well. Over the years, most of my changes in viewpoints have come from what many view as the spiritual aspects of the arts. I used to embrace romantization of some things, like the Samurai, for instance, but have since learned that romanticization can at times be close to exaggeration, or at the very least the culling of what you want to belive of something, and leaving the rest behind. Over the years, I have come to feel it isn't the job of the Martial Arts community as a whole to attempt to influence its practitioners in the aspects of spiritual development. Nor do I hold on to such precepts as "never hit first" or others like it. I feel that if I want to seek out things like spiritual enlightenment, I can do that on my own time, and not during a time when I want to be practicing techniques.

Congrats, Pittsburg.

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6-17-09 Martial Arts Combat Hapkido: 8:00 - 9:00. We really slowed things down today, and worked on some of the finer details of the techniques; for me, the grab and distraction sections. I really want the techniques to be tight, so I like to take some time on these things. We spent the last 15 minutes on some trapping. Weights Cable crossovers hi to lo: 40x12, 50x10, 10 Cable crossovers mid: 50x10, 10, 10 Cable crossovers lo to hi: 50x10, 40, 10, 10 Leg extensions: 130x15, 15, 12 Leg curls: 160x15, 15, 15 Stretched legs and arms.

I would agree with you there, Joe. However, I think that some instructors view it as a way of demonstrating the practice of basic technique, and if you have good basics, then you should have a good board break. I agree, but preparation should be a key, as well.

I'm not trying to point any fingers or make an example out of anyone, so please don't take this as a personal affront, DWx. It is far from that. But, quoting DWx's situation above, I think this kind of thing tends to happen quite a bit when searching out the next school of your style. What happens is that it isn't like the one that you had, and so instead of doing something similar, yet a bit different, you end up searching out something totally different, anyways. We had a gal show up that was on the Texas A&M TKD team who was on a few weeks break at our TKD school one night. I asked her a little about what her school consisted of, etc, when we had a break after doing basics. She wasn't very comfortable with our school's set-up, and although she was polite, and worked hard, she didn't come back to anymore classes. She was used to a lot more sparring-oriented classes.

I would recommend picking up a book or two of his. I have enjoyed reading them, and I do like some of the things that he does with his kata training. He also takes a well-rounded approach to self-defense training, by using the forms as his base.

That would have been my next question. From what I have read, I haven't seen any claims that he is doing Wado now, or that what he is doing is Wado Karate.

Congrats, Fran.

Hehe, it all adds to the fanfare, eh Bob! You'll do great, I'm sure.