bushido_man96

Welcome to the Forums. Whereabouts in Kansas are you from? I'm in Hays.

A Karate school that teaches Tuite, or a TKD school with a Hapkido supplement, or just Hapkido in general, spend a lot of time on standing joint manipulation. JJJ does as well, although they might spend more time on the ground, as well. Or, if you're just looking for striking, any of the stand-up styles should be good for you.

Sounds like a good time, tallgeese. I look forward to getting to the range more in the future. I want to start shooting more, but I'm at a point where I could buy a gun, or wait and see if I'll get issued one.

I like the combination sword and shield. My shield of preference is a heater, one that is pretty good size. After that, I would want to spend time on the quarterstaff.

I used to feint a bit when sparring, but haven't much lately...of course, I haven't sparred much lately, either. When working with my brother, I used to feint a jab at him quite a bit, and he would bite on it, hard. I may have to give it a go when I do get to spar again. In SD, I don't feint much. The problem comes down to if someone is inebriated in some way, a feint just might not work on them, as their reaction time and level of perception would be shot, anyway.

I have never tried it, and I don't know if I would want to. If I break my arm, I don't go to work, and therefore, don't get paid. So, I think I'll stick with the regular boards for now. I have seen it done with shin kicks, but not with the forearm. It look cool when you do it, though.

Finally got to see it. Wow, it made me feel warm and fuzzy all over again from my Nintendo days. They even re-did the old music title. They made the star uppercut look really sweet, too. It looks like it should be a good time. I need to talk my wife into letting us get a Wii.

Best of luck on your recovery, and welcome to the Forums.

I had not heard of the wobble board. It sounds interesting, though.

I agree with tallgeese, in that you should go visit each, and watch the classes. Talk to the instructors, tell them you goals, and ask them how they can help you achieve them. Some Karate styles will spar a lot, and some may not. TKD styles may spar alot, but some won't. It just depends on the instructor. Good luck in your search.

I used to do the bounce, but not anymore. I prefer to keep my base. I agree with the jumping rope comments; stay with it, and it will help your footwork. Doing the shadowboxing and the work tallgeese explained will add to it, as well. Also, after a workout, when you are tired, do some of these footwork drills. By doing them when you are tired, it makes you push through to keep moving, even when you don't want to. I wouldn't do any technique work, but just work on the footwork.

Seeing as the topic of anger has become its own beast, I have started a thead on anger here: http://www.karateforums.com/anger-is-the-enemy-or-is-it-vt36024.html Please direct all posts on anger over there. Thanks.

Yes, but that is why controlling the anger is important. Anger isn't the only emotion that gets out of control; believe me, I see enough crying, wimpering people to know. I don't think that anger has a direct link to adrenaline. I can be angry, and not have an adrenaline dump. However, if I get pushed over the edge, I can get an adrenaline dump, and then get angry. They can happen together, but they don't have too.

Well said, tallgeese. I agree.

I think that if you look into how the armor was put together, though, I would be willing to be that it offered a modicum of protection.

At any rate, if they felt that it offered some protection from blades, I don't think they were too worried about being punched through it.

I'd agree here. I remember seeing a spot on The Human Weapon on the Pankration episode where it was being claimed that the practitioners would train their front thrusting kicks to break the shields of the soldiers they would face......I didn't really buy into that, either.

The trouble is finding out exactly what the original concept truly was.

Ooh, cheap games are always a pull.....I was playing on GameTap for a while, but haven't had time lately.

It sounds like fun, but easier said then done.

Uhmm, how about them Red Sox???

A very nice interpretation, sensei8.

That was pretty creative. Stop motion at its finest!

Congrats, and keep the good posts coming.

Congratulations.