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Hehehehehehe..... Congrats, JusticeZero!

Well, well; I say, go Magic!

RIP

Cool. I think that is the only time I have seen Chewbacca look small...

Well done, Kez! Way to keep pushing through.

Well done!

Best of luck, Dobbersky!

Congrats, Alex! Do you think you'll hit another one in the near future?

Sounds like you had a good time, and did well, tg! Congrats!

Aye aye, stay on the ground, for now. In my school, the spin heel kick and the spin hook kick are two different kicks, the spin heel version being a straight-legged kick. Its important to not let the kick have to much arc, though, or you just drag it around. Its still a fairly tight kick. Try this: set up 2 folding chairs, back to back, maybe 2 feet apart. Now, lean on a wall for balance, and hold your leg out in a side kick position over one of the chairs. The difference here is that the base leg foot isn't at a 180 degree angle (point back at the wall); it should be at 90 degrees. Now, with your leg over the first chair, keep it straight and pull it over the second chair. Keep going back and forth, holding the body in that side kick position, and building that leg muscle.

Ah, yes. Very nice. Bringing the target up like that does look good. Some bag work may be in line for some exploration of that technique. Thanks for sharing, Kuma.

So there you go. It isn't gone, it just lives in a different realm, it appears.

Would you consider BJJ to be a Western Martial Art? Just a thought to put out and generate some discussion. The floor is yours!!

Basically, its a Japanese organization handing out certs of "authentic" Japanese learning in these arts, and won't include arts outside of Japan. Not a surprise to me that TKD isn't listed there, or Hapkido, or Muay Thai, etc. However, we can teach someone what we know, as opposed to 2 levels below what we know.....

Others have mentioned "forceful exhalations" in place of kiai/kihap. I think that if you can get the student to start out with doing just forceful exhalations, then you might be on the road to gaining a full yell. After all, its the same thing, one is just more audible.

That is the way that I would look at the quote, furry_Homeboy; metaphoric, at the very least. Good explanation as well, Joe.

So, they are the same...thanks.

Unless you want to. Yes, there is that! I agree. Nothing bad happens if you wash the belt. You don't lose anything as far as experience or knowlege. Neither is there enough accurate information out there that states that "you don't wash your belt because it is tradition."

True, we all do. But.. if you have to fight out in the real world to defend yourself or a loved one, and if you are lucky enough to have a chance take a stance - your favorite side will come out quickly and there would be nothing you could do to change that. It's hard wired from your survival training in the dojo. Your body knows. One - No, not all of us practice symmetrical arts. These include Capoeira, Kali, and probably some others; Boxing, Karate, Gungfu, TKD are not at all symmetrical no matter how much people talk about 'training both sides'. Two, because I do practice a symmetrical art, if I do default to a side under stress, it will only be for a second; I cannot -not- switch sides and such. My 'on guard SD ready stance' is a 50/50 straight on position with my weight lightly shifting back and forth. I understand what you are stating here, JusticeZero. But, is it likely that once self-defense mode kicks in, would your body move into position to do a technique with your dominant side first?

Congrats, Kuma!

yeah that would be cool Here is what I found. In The Taegeuk Cipher, the author describes the influence of Quan Fa (which translates to Korean as Kwon Bop). Yoon Pyung In grew up in the area of Changchun in Manchuria. He was said to have trained under a Mongolian instructor in an art referred to as "Joo An Pa" (Quan Fa), which was a Northern Chinese style. When Yoon returned to Korea, he called his style "Kwon Bop" and the schools of his lineage, which included the YMCA Kwon Bop Bu, the Chang Moo Kwan, the Kang Duk Won, all featured some Quan Fa forms, including Long and Short Fist forms, a staff form, and some "sticky hands" drills and sweeping and grabbing methods. So, my question is, is Quan Fa/Chuan Fa similar, just different ways to say the same thing, or two very different things?

That's awesome. Legos just keep getting better and better.

Thanks for the confirmation, tg. I thought Blair was the name, too, but wasn't as sure on that one.

Some kids are shy, so it just takes time for them to come out of their shell. We spend most of our adult lives trying to get our kids to keep quiet whenever we are inside, to use the "inside voice," and then we take them to Karate class, and try to convince them that it is ok to yell inside. So, it can be a chore convincing some of the shyer ones.

I think the SPEAR system works off of developing this kind of flinch response, and using it in defense. Can anyone clarify this for me?