bushido_man96

Hehe, that's a great trick. You can never escape the Konami code!

Fantastic! I need one of those!

Congrats! And don't worry about the nerves; it happens to the best of us.

When I type in my amounts, I put reps and sets. The goal of the 100 push-up routine that you see floating around is to get to the point that one can do 100 consecutive push-ups. As for testing requirements, I think it depends on the school. But, when someone writes out 80 push-ups, I take it as 80 consecutive.

Hot dogs, did someone say hot dogs???....oh, sorry, back on track here... I would add that it might depend on what the grab is accomplishing. If one is breaking balance with it, then I think at that point, a degree of control is achieved.

I haven't seen this topic woke up in a while. Thanks for the contributions, guys.

You've hit on here what is known in MA parlance as the "10% stat." Basically, when you start out in MA training, you can look around you and count the students in your rank. About 10% of those will stick around to make it to black belt. After that, you can continue to see a 10% drop off in those that keep attaining ranks/experience beyond that. I can remember it happening to me when I was in the ATA. I started with around 8 or 9 in my group, and as we went up and tested higher and higher, the numbers around me dropped off. Even the guy who got me started quit before we got to black belt. 10% may not be exact, but you can see my point. I remember testing as a 2nd dan, and not having anyone from my school to test with me. I like JusticeZero's analogy of the process here. I haven't heard it put that way before, but I think it is a good way to look at it. Also, when it appears that there is no one teaching the teacher, he/she may be seeking out peers to work out with, to pick up on different things. I do this now, with DT partners and my Aikido and Hapkido practice. It is quite helpful in picking up new things, and you learn from each other, as opposed to being just the teacher.

These are very good points. I am waiting to start my youngest until we get started in some other activities, to see how he does.

I agree with sperki on the jump training. Find you some good plyometric exercises, and set up a program for yourself. Also, I would keep up the weight training, but I would train with high weight and low reps to build strength. The more weight you press, the more muscle fiber you recruit. I think this, in conjunction with the plyometrics, will help your gains. When you do start plyometrics, make sure to give yourself around 72 hours rest between sessions, for full recovery.

4/27/09 Session 2 100 Push-ups Week 5, Day 1: 17, 19, 15, 15, 25 = 91. Felt good, and my arms are sore! Ladder work Inside thigh stretch I: 3 sets, holding 3 reps each for about 3 seconds, each leg. 3rd rung, then 4th rung, then 3rd rung. Inside thigh stretch II: 2 sets of 10 on each leg, 2nd rung, then 1st rung. These are also one-leg squatting exercises. Inside thigh stretch III: 2 sets of 10, raising and lowering the leg in side kick position. DWx's book review on Cho's The Complete Martial Artist, vol. 2, got me to thinking about my copies of the books, and so I went sifting through vol. 1, and found some exercises Cho was doing with a step ladder. These are a few of them, and I think I may put something together to do from time to time at home.

I agree that you should ask your instructor. Also, ask him if he recommends any reference material for you to pick up and read; I did that with my Aikido instructor. He pointed me in the right direction, and now I am off and running. Also, lots of practice will make it clear in no time.

Cool. I'll contact them this week.

Its cool that you are experimenting with it. I think that using Cho's kicking method can definitely help in developing some of the more difficult kicks in TKD, like the two-direction kick, and other two-legged kicks, if that is something that one wants to do. One thing is for sure, I think that guy is one of the greatest kickers around.

I agree on both accounts here. Your first poing, being comfortable with it, is important. If it is a tactic that one would consider, then it would be important to train for it, at least periodically. I like this approach, too. Its a good way to seperate the mind from the body, so to speak; get the aggressor distracted, and also draw more attention to yourself and the situation. I don't know if I would try it all the time, but I am sure that there would be times that would warrant its usage.

I think you nailed it here. Perhaps this was what he was searching for. I'm glad that he had the opportunity to find it, too.

Well, it doesn't have so much to do with how fast the kick comes back; every kick should come back as fast as it goes out. It has more to do with the impact that the striking surface allows, and how deeply the kick penetrates. Hope that helps.

RIP.

If it didn't have running water and electricity, I couldn't live there. Gotta have my computer running!

Well, the jump spin side kick is the only one I try it with, and I don't think I jump much higher. However, I don't try to fling that back leg out there if I am just doing a really quick reverse side kick, which is more like a switching kick than a jumping kick. I haven't attempted it on a flying side kick like in Choong Moo hyung. Have you tried the method out there? How did it work for you? Did you have to jump a lot higher?

You bring out some good points there, Bob. But, I tend to be a bit simpler of a man...I feel that the person grabbing has a degree of control of whatever it is they have grabbed. Now, that doesn't mean that the person being grabbed doesn't have options. Like you said, the person that has been grabbed may have a free hand or two, or two free feet. However, is said person grabbing me is a skilled Wrestler, Judoka, Aikidoka, or BJJer, I may very well be screwed, regardless of having a free hand or two. Just playing a bit of devil's advocate...

Well, it was the only school in town when I started TKD. I have liked it since, and have stuck with it. I got into the Combat Hapkido when my current TKD instructor introduced it as a supplement to what we were doing in TKD. I have stuck with it. I had heard about the Aikido club, and the highest rank student at our TKD school had gotten into it. When they had a free weekend seminar roll around, and went to check it out. I had a good time, and thought I would give it a serious look.

Thanks, tg. 4-27-09 (geez, is April almost over???) Weights Bench press: 225x8, 9 fail; time to go up maybe. Row: 190x7, 8 fail Military press: 125x5, 6 fail Lat pull-down: 160x9, 10 fail; time to go up. Leg extension: 160x9, 10 fail; go up. Leg curl: 205x10, 11 fail; up. Machine curl: 60x6, 7 fail Triceps push-down: 180x4, 5 fail Ab wheel: 2x10 Cardio Bike: 5 minutes at 90 rpm; 5 minutes at 100 rpm; 5 @ 90; 5 @ 100; 20 minutes total. Stretch. Martial Arts workout Combat Hapkido: 9:10 - 9:50. Since we tested in Aikdio last week, we let it go for this morning and took some time to focus on Combat Hapkido. We did a review of the yellow and orange belt material, and then I worked on my red belt material. I am a bit rusty, and I will be spending some time focusing on the siezes and entries, so I can make my transitons smoother.

Yes, I agree, tallgeese. Those mats work really well for our TKD and even our Combat Hapkido stuff, but I have found that rolling around on them without full-leg gi pants on can really rough up the knees. The MMA guys that use our gym to roll around some have brought in a few of their own Wrestling mats for that purpose. I don't blame them at all!

I usually tuck it in, but at times, I fail at that, too. I like the way that Cho does his non-kicking leg, but a serious range of flexibility is required to do it that way, I have found. So, I don't always get it when I do it his way. I have found that by doing it the way that GM Cho does it on the reverse/spinning side kicks, it is easier to keep from over-rotating the kick and missing the target, because it tends to snap your body to a stop at the appropriate time.