bushido_man96

Ok, after spending some more time with the sempai on Ikkyo, I had a bad spot in it, where I was taking that extra step to push the arm up, and then slide over; I should have been doing it more like in the video, with one smooth motion. So, I have that fixed better.

I think awareness is a good thing. But, taking free shots at your students everytime they turn around is not a good way to teach it. They'll become paranoid as opposed to aware, I think. I think it falls under the abuse of power.

I don't buy that at all. Does that mean that everytime a student turns around in class, then it is ok to take a shot at them? There are better, more constructive ways to teach this skill, I think.

I think it depends. Being calm is kind of an emotion, too, but why is it necessarily a better emotion than anger? Its like night and day; you don't have one without the other, and if there was only day, but no night, then things would start to get out of balance. Something like that. As I mentioned, I think that we can control our anger. I think that sometimes, people like to use anger as a crutch, or an excuse. People will claim that they did something because they got angry; I don't buy into that. You do something because you want to, because you choose to; not because "the anger made you do it." We are in control of our actions, always. Anger doesn't change that. We are the ones that change it, in my view.

Joe - I think that your reactions were not inappropriate at all. I think that many of us have been in the escalating contact level sparring situation before. It sounds to me like being angry did not cause a problem for you there.

Along with this advise, as you pull the hip back, un-pivot (if that makes sense) with the base leg foot at the same time. You will have to really engage your foot and ankle when doing this, but it should help you to get it back to your position.

It comes down to each side presenting their case, with each side bringing an attorney to argue for them. If this man is a man of honor, then I don't think he would actually lie about what happened in the school. There is a lot of talk in this thread about what is or isn't traditional. I don't think that instructors taking shots at students to prove a point is a part of "traditional" training. Things like discipline and self-control usually fall under the character traits of "traditional" styles. Kicking a student while bent over to "teach" them not to drop their belt does not pertain to any of these traits, in my view. It looks more like abuse of power to me.

A waiver can only do so much. Even with a waiver signed, lawsuits can still ensue, and can still be won. Especially in cases of negligence, and in a case like this, where the incident is cleary not an accident in training.

Miguel Torres vs. Takeya Mizugaki…………………………Torres…………..Sub Jeff Curran vs. Joseph Benavidez…………………………..Curran………….Dec Benson Henderson vs. Shane Roller……………………….Henderson…..Dec Rafael Assuncao vs. Jameel Massouh…………………….Massouh……….Sub Anthony Njokuani vs. Anthony Pettis……………………..Njokuani………KO Dominick Cruz vs. Ivan Lopez………………………………..Cruz…………….KO Wagnney Fabiano vs. Fredson Paixao…………………….Fabiano……….Sub Eddie Wineland vs. Rani Yahya……………………………….Yahya………….Sub Manny Tapia vs. Akitoshi Tamura……………………………Tapia…………..Sub Rafael Dias vs. Cole Province…………………………………..Dias……………Sub

The Swanson/Nunes fight is cancelled, I believe. It was not on the updated card. Edited above and here: Miguel Torres vs. Takeya Mizugaki Jeff Curran vs. Joseph Benavidez Benson Henderson vs. Shane Roller Rafael Assuncao vs. Jameel Massouh Anthony Njokuani vs. Anthony Pettis Dominick Cruz vs. Ivan Lopez Wagnney Fabiano vs. Fredson Paixao Eddie Wineland vs. Rani Yahya Manny Tapia vs. Akitoshi Tamura Rafael Dias vs. Cole Province

I hear ya. When I drink it, I take it black. When the wife and I got married, we took a trip to Jamaica, and I really liked their Blue Mountain coffee. It wasn't to spiffed up; just a really good roast.

Awesome! I can't wait for the Ghostbusters movie.

The Hobbit House was cool.

That's pretty cool. The guy is pretty unmistakable. He was in incredible shape, too. He also Kickboxed for a while, I think.

I'll keep my conversations with the instructor up to date here. Man, Alex, I envy your department so much, you guys get to do a ton of firearms work. So nice, because it is a skill that really needs to be practiced, just like any other Martial Art.

I think one of the practitioners here has stated that Kyokushin tends to be a mix of Goju and Shotokan, but I am not 100% clear.

I think that Funakoshi studied Tekki for 7 years before moving on to another kata, didn't he?

In my view, it is controlling my anger. I make the choice of whether to stand up for myself or not, the anger does not. The anger is the initial emotional response to being jumped, whether in the dojo/dojang or on the street. I wouldn’t care what style he studies, or that he might be able to whip me; like Kenny Rogers sang, “sometimes you have to fight when you’re a man.” I don’t care what rank or title someone holds, no one has the right to take a shot at another like that, regardless of what “lessons” he may be trying to teach. What he did is little short of an outright physical attack, and in many states, such an act can get one arrested for disorderly conduct at the least, and possibly battery.

Congrats, Kez. A long time coming!

Congrats. That's quite an honor, I think.

I think it would be a fun awareness drill to try.

Was that first ice breaker Dolph Lundgren?

Ouch, didn't quite stick the landing.

You don't have to be fake to the kids when teaching, but try to have some fun with them. If MA training is fun for you, and you can show that, then it will be more fun for them. With that said, remember that kids learn through play, so having focused games that improve on various skills will go a long way to making the classes easier on yourself and the kids. Kids won't get it right the first time, and maybe not the second time, and maybe not by the end of class. But, they should get better, and show signs that they are understanding and trying. Those are some simple things that can help you with the kids. Don't worry; it gets easier with time.

Sounds good. Thanks, tallgeese. 4-2-09 TKD class: 6:15 - 7:15. Class started late because there was a Little Lions testing before. Class was huge tonight; I think we had 20 or 21 students in there. If this keeps up, we might be able to go back to a kids class, which would be kind of nice. Class went well. Basics were brief, and then the black belts spent time working with colored belts on upcoming tournament stuff and new one-steps. I think I am going to have an issue coming up with the head instructor. He asked for a show of hands of who was going to the upcoming tournament, which is our organization's yearly tournament. My hand did not go up, and neither did the 4th dan's. He mentioned something about talking with us later on about it, because we know it comes around about the same time every year, and that we should be planning for it. We should be supporting it, going to help judge, etc. Well, I don't care for tournaments any more, and don't feel like taking the time off of work to go. My wife isn't crazy about going, either. I also don't like going down to put up with those who don't know what's going on in the tournament, but get picked to judge anyways. He didn't catch me after class on it, but I'm sure he will soon. I'll just tell him flat out that I don't want to go, and will not be going. Likely not for a while.