bushido_man96

Welcome to KF! Looking forward to keeping up with your training progression! It's great that you have decided to come back to the journey!

2/21/2022 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 155x5, 205x3, 250x1, 285x5, 285x5, 285x5. Press: 45x5x2, 80x5, 125x3, 145x1, 166x4, 166x4, 166x4, 166x3. Deadlifts: 225x4, 295x2, 330x5. 2/22/2022 Strength Training Bench Press: 45x5x2, 120x5, 180x3, 215x1, 245x5, 245x5, 245x5. Power Snatch: 95x2, 105x2, 115x2, 112.5x2, 112.5x2, 112.5x2, 112.5x2. Bench press went well. Last few reps get tough, but otherwise, things are going well. First work set of snatch was not good; ended with a press, which isn't good. Dropped 2.5 lbs back, and it went a little better, but I feel like I'm tapping it out already.

Good suggestions above so far. You want to keep changing things up about every 6-7 minutes or so. As Bob mentioned, they have a short attention span, so moving through the drills quickly and efficiently is key. Anything that is going to take a whole lot of demonstration and explanation is probably going to lose them. This case you have here sounds like that of a kid who just doesn't want to listen, and wants run over you. Sit the kid out until he's ready to behave properly and do as he's asked. Make him clean up his own messes. If the parents don't like it, and won't back you up, then it's time for them to find a different activity. Usually, I find parents to be most helpful in reinforcing the behavior you are trying for, so I'd start with that, first. Wastelander's idea of making the game and incentive, and sitting someone out of it if necessary, is a good one. Another approach to this is to start your class off as normal, but have some games in mind to play in the spur of the moment. If a particularly problematic student chooses to act out during your drilling sessions, sit him/her out, and then proceed with one of your quick games directly after that. He/she misses that game, and realizes quickly that acting out is costly. Best of luck moving forward here! Kids can be a challenge, but once you get them to fall in line with your program, it is very rewarding.

I shall have to look into it. I love a good history book.

2/18/2022 Strength Training Bench Press: 45x5x2, 120x5, 180x3, 215x1, 242.5x5, 242.5x5, 242.5x5. Power Clean & Jerk: 95x2, 105x2, 115x1, 130x2, 130x2, 130x2, 130x2, 130x2.

That seems like it would be an interesting book. What's the price tag on it? Is it new, or has it been around a while?

I am looking forward to it. Prime has done some quality work in the past. I have not read the Wheel of Time series, but I did watch the Prime series, and it was pretty well done. I expect the same out of this series.

2/17/2022 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 155x5, 205x3, 250x1, 280x5, 280x5, 280x5. Press: 45x5x2, 80x5, 125x3, 145x1, 164x5, 164x4, 164x4, 164x2. Deadlifts: 225x5, 295x2, 325x5. Stretch: quads, hams, glutes. I refigured the warmup sets to my current work sets. Press bar path was much better today. Hadn't done deadlifts in 10 days, so needed to get that done.

Well said, BoothJ9!

I can't really say that I've "combined" TKD and Karate training; I've never had enough Karate training to actually be able to claim to combine the two. With that said, I have researched all kinds of different things, and have sought to find where I can add certain things into my TKD training. I've studied the way Boxer's punch, and have adapted some of that into my striking. My kids have Wrestled quite a bit, and I find it highly valuable for any Martial Artist. I have researched into various sources of Karate applications training, like those of Iain Abernethy, and have found valuable information in sources from Kane and Wilder (who's books I absolutely love). Those, along with some TKD authors who have delved into the ideas of digging applications out of TKD forms have led me to opening up my training more. Stuart Anslow has done some work in this area, and although I don't agree with all of his ideas, his approach to training is a good one. I've strived to introduce some more of these aspects into my TKD school.

2/14/2022 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 155x5, 225x3, 275x5, 275x5, 275x5. Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 115x3, 135x1, 162x4, 162x4, 162x3, 162x3, 162x2. 2/15/2022 Strength Training Bench Press: 45x5x2, 115x5, 155x3, 205x2, 240x5, 240x5, 240x5. Power Snatch: 95x2, 105x2, 110x2, 110x2, 110x2, 110x2, 110x2. Stretch: quads, glutes, hams, shoulders, tris, chest.

I do think it looks interesting, and am looking forward to it. At first, I was wondering if it was tied to The Simarillion, but I don't think it is.

2/11/2022 Strength Training Bench Press: 45x5x2, 115x5, 155x3, 205x2, 237.5x5, 237.5x5, 237.5x5. Power Clean & Jerk: 95x2, 105x2 115x1, 125x2, 125x2, 125x2, 125x2, 125x2.

Ours is pretty straightforward. Some new puzzle mats, mirrors on a few of the walls, flags hanging at the front. Otherwise, just some standing bags along one wall, and a speed bag. Stretching machine in the back as well.

2/10/2022 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 155x5, 225x3, 270x5, 270x5, 270x5. Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 115x3, 135x1, 160x5, 160x4, 160x2, 160x4. Press was all over the place today. Getting heavy, and I got out of the groove a few times.

I believe each student's progress in the Martial Arts is not tied to anyone else's accomplishments, but their own. I feel there are technical standards that should be met, but by and large, I don't let a student's lack of natural ability hold them back from rank advancement. There are multiple facets to consider with a student, as well. Someone may not be as aesthetically pleasing to watch perform a hyung/kata as others, but what if that student has a job in which he constantly puts his skills to work, and successfully? Like as an LEO, security, or some other field. I think that is something that plays into a student's advancement, as well.

2/9/2022 TKD Class: T-Shirt Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Did my form, along with 1st dan and 2nd dan form, then spent the remainder of class going over Do-Kang 5 a few times. Then stretched.

2/8/2022 Strength Training Bench Press: 45x5x2, 115x5, 155x3, 205x1, 235x5, 235x5, 235x5. Power Snatch: 75x2, 95x2, 107.5x2, 107.5x2, 107.5x2, 107.5x2, 107.5x2. Stretch: hams, quads, glutes. So, I think I want to run some totals every so often, just because I think it will be fun, and give me something to work on driving up. Totals will be based on my current numbers, and not any past PRs. Powerlifting: 265 squat + 235 bench + 320 deadlift = 820 lbs. Not great. Strengthlifting: 265 squat + 157.5 press + 320 deadlift = 742.5 lbs. Weightlifting: 107.5 snatch + 120 C&J = 227.5 lbs. Overall: 1205 lbs. For six total lifts, that's not a great number. So, accountability has been checked, now the work must be done. I'll check it again in a few weeks.

I think you will be ok posting about it here. You won't be hijacking anything; threads have an ebb and flow to them, and that's what makes them great!

is your son also a martial artist? if not this may be a good time to introduce him to this side of the arts, and it will keep him in shape for a return to the mat if he so chooses after a time off. good on you for not pushing him and letting him decide. guidance and support but at the same time respecting his decision can be a tough one sometimes, good luck to your son on whatever endeavor he chooses to pursue. I would say that he is a Martial Artist, because he did practice and compete in Wrestling for so long. I've never really tried to drag them into TKD with me. They've been exposed to it, and I figure if they are interested, then they will join up at some point. It would almost be better for them to do so under someone else's instruction...the whole parent thing. My two boys are also heavily involved in other sports, with baseball starting up soon. The since he has not been wrestling, he has focused on going to the gym and getting stronger, and I run the programming for his strength training. I would like to see them someday find something enjoyable to do for more Martial Arts, but we'll see where that goes.

2/7/2022 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 155x5, 225x3, 265x5, 265x5, 265x5. Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 115x3, 135x1, 157.5x4, 157.5x5, 157.5x4, 157.5x2. Deadlifts: 225x4, 295x2, 320x5. TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Black Belt Class: Do-Kangs 1-4, and then worked on Ho Sin Sul again, bear hug defenses. This time we worked on a side body lock as well as a rear bear hug.

It's not something I've done much in-depth studying on. I may have read some history at some point, but anything out there now isn't really anything I'm interested in.

I've had to deal with something in a similar vein with my oldest son this year. For the first time since he was 8, he isn't wrestling this season. He said he just wasn't getting enjoyment from it anymore. I didn't see a need to force him into doing it, because that doesn't do anyone any good. I let him make the decision, and it is his to live with.

Although I can't offer up the expertise offered in the other responses, I would ask what the others have referred to; are you practicing any applications with the technique? If so, that should reveal some answers. If not, then it can be tough to see what something is done the way it is done.

I've finally got to see this, and have watched it a couple of times. I sat and watched the trilogy the other night! I loved everything about this movie. It harkened back to the original, developed a very believable story line to tie the families and characters together, and I believe it did a great homage to Harold Ramis, who wrote the originals along with Dan Aykroyd. I'll end up watching this one as much as I've watched the first two. They got this one right.