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Is there an update on who Lauzon will fight yet?

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I just received Taekwondo: A Killing Art in the mail. I'm looking forward to checking out the history in it. It sounds like it gets away from the "ancient history" that is propogated as TKD.

What makes the Hindu push-up better than the regular push-up? If you're really into tough stuff, you can do knuckle push-ups on the floor where you twist the wrists at the end, like the perfect push-up does. If you really want that twist....

What does that membership entail?

What stances are those, in English?

Ouch! That's crazy! I don't know if I could justify the cost there....

We use one-steps in our training, but I don't like anything about it. We have around 7 one-steps to learn per belt level, counting the high and low ranks together (lo orange, hi orange). However, they are all done against the straight punch with the right hand. The one-steps we do as higher ranks also tend to get a bit flashy, and wouldn't be very practical for SD purposes. I don't think that learning tons of one-steps is the best route to take in learning effective SD. If you have over 1000 sequences to choose from, when the time comes, your mind has to rifle through all those files to find the one that fits. I would rather train response strategies, like tallgees mentions, as opposed to learning tons of "if this, do that" defenses. I have an article pending on how I think one-step training should progress in a curriculum, but it doesn't happen at my school. I think that they can be a good tool, but they have to be used correctly.

I have heard that a blow to the top of the head could cause some serious damage, but I don't know for sure. I have seen the Fight Science show. I was excited to see it, but when I did see it, was very disappointed in it. There still isn't much to go on to prove the worth of the "dim mak" techniques.

Nice story, Shorikid. Thanks for sharing that.

Although we, as practicing Martial Artists, might not see the difference, the general public does. Not many would know, or care, that it is traditional Japanese garb. It looks out of place to most, and thus, can be a cause for attention. Some good, and some bad.

Yeah, I’m not sure I would yell, either. If they do get startled, it could send that knife into you, as opposed to away from you. Yelling as you gain control might be a better idea. I wouldn’t want to grab the blade, either. If your hand gets cut deep enough, then you can forget about grabbing anything else with it for a while. Then you take away one of your own tools to defend yourself with.

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I like the Steelers for the Super Bowl.

Right now, I'm on Cussler's Golden Buddha.

I'm taking the Steelers.

With a situation like this, I think that you just have to let him come to you. If he comes out to do one thing this week, then make sure to praise the heck out of him, thank him, but don't push for much more. Let him get adjusted. Another tactic is to use as many games as you can to facilitate the learning. If he sees others playing a game he wants to play, invite him out for it. See how that goes.

Isn't it nice when our co-workers sympathize with us? I have found that if people you work with or such know that you are a Martial Artist, any injury that you come in with is going to be instantly related to some kind of MA or fighting injury. "So, who popped you in the mouth?" becomes a question when you have a coldsore....

What's the "statue drill," Brian? The statue drill is a partner drill where one partner stands still, feet in a natural stance, and holds his arms straight out in front, locked, hands in fists, and at about a shoulder distance apart. Its like a human Wing Chun dummy. Its a good way to get acustomed to moving around an object, work on checks and strikes, and use of footwork. Change of plans for training, though; we are going to use forearms instead. 1-26-09 100 push-ups log Week 4, Day 1: 18, 22, 16, 16, 25 = 97. This day sucked; these were tough. Defensive Tactics: 8:00 - 10:45. My partner brought in the lineup/outline of our class for the jail, and we began going over it. I think it is going to be a good class, and we are going to cover use-of-force, the +1 usage, along with force reports. We also discussed doing some more focused classes in the future, dealing with things like searching/uncuffing, and fingerprint scenarios for when people get froggy. Weights Cable crunches: 105x20, 16, 16 Cable trunk twists: 80x10x3 Bench press: 195x6, 7 fail Seated cable row: 170x6, 7 fail Military press: 115x5, 6 fail Lat pull-down: 150x6, 7 not full rep Triceps push-down: 135x6, 7 fail Machine curls: 45x7 Cardio: Bike for 20 minutes. Then stretched legs and arms. Forearm curls: 10x10x3 Reverse forearm curls: 10x10x3

I see this happen a lot, too. It is really quite sad. Some people just don't see what comes next, though.

The Aikido class that I have been attending doesn't preach the metaphysical stuff. However, some of the striking in the class is a bit lacking. It is as if the strikes are viewed as the "prelude to the technique," and thats it. I think that applying the techniques at varying speeds and intensities are the best ways to learn how they work under pressure. It sounds like you have a good school there. Enjoy your time with it.