bushido_man96

I see things differently from my instructor, as well. Its one of those things that actually keeps me going. I do what we do at class, but also try to make things my own way, too.

One thing that we do agree on, the training should be difficult. I think that one should get stronger doing the MAs.

It is interesting. The difficult part for me would be learning to counter and punch with my hands from that position.

It appears that we tend to view the terminology differently. For example, TKD is known for its kicking, especially high kicking, spin kicking, jump kicking, etc. Olympic TKD competition has allowed some of the fancier kicks to thrive in a competition-based environment. However, I don't believe them all to be practical in self-defense scenarios. There is a difference between efficient and effective. Something can be effective (jump 360 degree roundhouse kick to head, that makes contact), and something can be efficient (right cross to the jaw). But just because something is effective, doesn't mean that it is efficient.

That's a good one, too.

It looks like it has some nice choreography. It won't be short on cinematic embellishment, either.

I'm not saying that a black belt shouldn't be a very dedicated individual, or that he/she should be soft. I do think that they should be fairly fit, and be able to hold their own. I just think that there is a difference between training to fight, and training to survive. We also have to have an idea of what we are. Are we teaching fighting/self-defense techniques, or are we personal trainers? Should every Martial Arts school be doing the 300 training regimen? Some things, a person has to do in their own, I think.

1-17-09 15 mintues of stick work in the morning. 10 minutes with double, and 5 minutes on the single. The muscles were feeling pretty good from the week's workout.

Couldn't the soreness just be the result of the micro-tears in the muscle fibers? Tearing that stuff could just, you know, hurt.

Take it to a tailor, and see if they can repair it for you. Where I live, the dry cleaners also do tailoring and hemming, etc. I would try somewhere like that. Welcome to KF!

Fitness is very important, no matter who you are and what you do. Like you say, being at 100% of both would be preferable, but if I had to choose one if I had neither, I would probably want to start with the fitness.

I agree that great skill is developed. I have never disagreed with that idea. No, you really can't train every technique you know in each training session. But, you shouldn't have to, either. But, it is important to cover more than just one technique per session, in my mind. I think that it is important to work a technique, build the technique, and then work with applications with the technique. All the while, you work in those reps. You might not hit 10,000 within 3 months, but you will have a good idea of how to do it, and how to apply it.

I saw that. When I saw the time stamps, I didn't know if you saw mine yet or not. But yeah, we're pretty much on the same page there. The bottom line is, we all tend to see things differently, and we tend to have a preference for the way we see things. When others start to agree with us, they come along with us. Thus divisions, and thus, politics.

As long as we as humans decide to gather in groups, we always have these political types of rifts, no matter what. It is human nature to be different, and to want to do things our way. These types of splits and politics will happen.

In regards to the first statement here, training one skill for 3 months, and not training/maintaining you other skills while doing this, can hurt your training, in my opinion. The saying “use it or lose it” comes to mind. When it comes to treating Martial Arts as a race…..there are two ways that I look at it. One, is the life-long MAist, the person who has signed up for class, and goes 2, 3, or 5 times a week, and plans on doing it forever. I think that many of us here are this kind of person. The MAs are a part of who we are, and can’t imagine not doing any. In this case, I don’t think MA training is a race. However, I don’t think stating this is an excuse to say that one might not be able to effectively defend oneself while training with me within a fairly brief period of time because I think that they should have to spend years mastering the art/s that I have. I may not be making someone into a professional fighter, or a hardened black belt, but I think that if someone is going to come to class, then I should be able to teach them to effectively defend themselves within a much shorter period of time that it takes to master an art, which the second point of view.

I'm not so sure I agree here. I think that training someone who is strong from the beginning would not be terribly disadvantageous. Many times, a bigger and stronger individual may be so because they already contain a degree of athleticism. That athleticism can go a long way in learning new physical movements and techniques.

I had heard this before. Black Belt Magazine actually had a small article on him towards the back page of an issue in 2008. Pretty cool deal.

Training while fatigued can be beneficial, but it has to be done carefully. I am more of the same opinion that tallgeese is on this subject. Although I agree that the intensity level should be high (you should strike "in earnest"), at some point, the learning curve will level off and plateau. Once you start reaching that point, I think you can better spend your time focusing on different things, so as to increase your knowledge base. In the end, I don't think that you are learning something different at the cost of something else. I can see the benefit in training one technique a thousand times a day, for months on end. I am sure that it will develop a technique quite well. However, I think that you need to develop that technique in conjuction with other techniques, as well, and at the same time. I do think that it is important to gain a fundamental understanding of each single technique that we do. Basics training, so to speak. At the same time, it is important to move onwards and upwards, too.

I think that it is fun to see the cross over of techniques and applications from different sources. If you can find a couple of different sources, then it probably has some merit.

If you spend three months working nothing but the jab, then what suffers in the process? By singling out one part, the whole can suffer because you are not working other aspects. Sure, you can jab 1000 times per class for 3 months, and I am sure you will develop a very good jab. However, I think that a technique can be honed very well in less time. At some point, it could become overkill. After how many reps does it become just more of the same? The learning curve starts out slow, then really takes off, and eventually the curve slows as it reaches its peak. The thing you have to consider is, how much practice is necessary to reach the peak, and at what point does it top out, and you maintain rather than improve? I know that as Martial Artists, the concept of continual improvement is always tossed about, and I am not against it. I just believe that there comes a point in time where your jab becomes what it is, and then you can better spend your time learning to incorporate your jab with other techniques, and then learn the strategies to employ it. In the end, I think we can get to the same point, what differs is how much time we spend. Time management is something to consider. As far as going to seminars goes, I think that they are a valuable tool to expose us to other ideas and concepts. However, you have to be careful about what you take away from a seminar. I don't have a problem with teaching something that I may have picked up at a seminar, but what is important to consider is that I take the time to work on the concept or technique with a partner, break it down, tear it apart, put it back together, and work it over and over in applications and scenarios so that I can be sure that I am confident enough that it can work, and feel confident enough to be able to relate the knowledge to someone in a safe and applicable way. You could say it is much like learning a tournament strategy, working it over in class, and then applying it in sparring and competitons.

Does this tend to tip off people that you spar frequently? Does it become predictable at times, or are you able to work around it?

I have two forms with a similar segment in them; Do San and Won Hyo hyungs. My concern is that I don't think I would ever try to strike someone in the solar plexus with a spear hand. It just isn't a very reliable strike, in my opinion, especially if someone has a strong core. 1-16-09 Midnight Aikitaisos: Tenkan: 3x10 each side. Shomen: 3x10 each side. FL Front kick: 2x10 each side. Not Aikitaisos, but they were part of my night-shift workout. Gym Bench press: 185x6, could go up. Seated cable row: 150x7, could go up. Military press: 105x9, 9 was failure. Lat pull down: 140x10, should go up. Triceps press: 216x10, should go up. Barbell curls: 90x6, maybe go up. I did the military press and the bench press on the safety squat machine, and I don't think that the weight of the bar on the safety squat equals that of the regular bar. When I do regular bench press, I can push up 185 10 times with ease. The 6 reps I did above were rather tough. So, I'm not sure what the difference is between the two. It doesn't matter too much, because I'm worried about gains more than the numbers themselves. I would just like to know so that I could get an idea of where I would be on the flat bench when I do it. Cardio: Rode the bike for 15 minutes. Then stretched.

Wow thats harsh !! I like it!!! I like to refer to things like this as an OTI...an Opportunity To Improve....

I was aware of his Wrestling pedigree, but not of his Abu Dhabi experience. Thank you for clarifying this, and I apologize for the lack of information that I had.

So what did you find out of this movement, Joe? 1-15-09 Pre-class warm-up: FL Front kicks: 3x10 each side (some of these were done earlier in the day). FL Side kicks: 3x5 each side. Cross-over side kicks: 10 each side, from sitting stance. I focused on getting the knee up and the hips turned over; this tends to knock off my balance. TKD class: 6:00 - 7:00. We actually got started a bit late, because our school had Little Lions testing prior to our class. I used the time to work on the above, and get a stretch in. Basics were a touch abbreviated, but we did some different things: -From fighting stance, we did a front leg knee up, followed by a front snap kick, followed by an outside drop kick. -From fighting stance, we did a step forward, then back leg round kick moving down the floor. -From fighting stance, we did a shuffle step back, then back leg round kick, moving down the floor backwards. The change ups were nice drills. Something different.