bushido_man96

We don't usually do anything special towards the end of the year.

There's some pretty fancy kicking in that one. Nice to watch.

Very nice! He is so quick. At the beginning of Tekken 3, during the intro, you can see that character doing the form that is his namesake. Pretty cool.

This is a good approach, and your reasoning does make sense. Very nice. These are good observations, too. TKDs emergence through the Korean military result in the type of discipline that translates to most TKD schools, like you mention about Shotokan. Gen. Choi, I am sure, had a lot to do with this. A relaxed atmosphere can still garner good training, as well. However, relaxed and disrespectful are not necessarily the same thing.

Practice balance-based activities, like kicking slow, hopping or standing on one leg, and things like that. Use a timer, and try to do 15 seconds on one leg, then work up to 30, and so on.

Thanks for the tips, and help, John. No disrespect perceived at all. I am always open and subject to learning. Its how I improve.

I did have to take a guy down at work this October, and I didn't think about what I needed to do when taking him down. I did notice an opportunity to block the guy's foot, to facilitate the takedown as we were going, and took the opportunity to do so - worked like a charm. I turned the guy to face the wall, and he then spun to face me; the throw was on from there.

Good arguement for the leg kick in point sparring, tallgeese. It could work.

Thanks for the review, John. That helps.

I don't know, I've never really stopped to think about that. I guess I just do.

I do agree that self-control should be adhered to, and I don't look at things like adrenaline rush, excitement, etc., as reasons to lose self-control. They can act their way, and I'll act my way. In the end, can I change them? I can try, but would I want that forced on me? I digress...

Hey now, what's wrong with being round???.....

I think the head kick/no hands rule is primarily designed to develop skill in kicking, and to keep a match from becoming a Boxing match or brawl. As far as what an "MA technique" is, I think any technique is an "MA technique," but that's another thread, I guess.

He'll probably work his way towards something more promising, if he's that good. It would be cool to see.

I have never done the sine wave in my TKD practice, and from what I have seen of it, I don't care for it. There are claims that it adds power, but I have never seen an ITF form performance that I regarded as powerful. Perhaps I have just not seen enough, but it appears to me that the sine wave is overused, and it kills the continuity of the performance of the hyung. I am reading a book right now called The Tae Guek Cipher, and I really liked the section it had on the history of the Kwans. You might look into it for a reference. TKD has influences from Karate and Chinese MAs, Chuan Fa being the most prominent, I believe.

That's great, Kez. I hope he really enjoys it, and carries on with you.

Is it a good book? Would you recommend it?

Another I would be willing to try is some Filipino style, like Arnis.

Hehe...maybe....

I have had some different ideas floating through my mind lately, and perhaps will add this in, and try to mess with it a bit.

Yeah, I'd say that sounds about right. JJ was the combat art of Japan; Karate has been cited as a civilian self-defense system.

No, I haven't tallgeese. Perhaps I'll mention it. Who knows, it might help to bring in new students. I know that I could take a block and give them some Combat Hapkido experience, and perhaps even work in some Aikido with one of the other students. We don't have a lot available around here, but I know we could work into something. We'll see if the instructor will be very willing to listen. Like I said, "if it were my school..."

Hey John. I'm not sure if you were referring to my post or not, but it applies, so here goes....I don't simply mean internalizing combinations. That is part of it, but not the end of it. Its important to internalize the proper ways of moving, and learning to apply similar concepts to varying situations. Not just jab, cross, hook all the time on mitts. Perhaps I over-simplified the concept, but that was not my intention. I hope that this helps clarify what I mean. It doesn't mean that I'm not still wrong, though... tallgeese: I have done a small sample of not randori in Aikido, but a more restricted, less random form of it. I do see the applications, and perhaps the better I get at it, the more I'll be able to work into my training elsewhere. Perhaps I can find a place for it in my Combat Hapkido curriculum.

Good strategy, Tiger1962, killing two birds with one stone, huh?

How does your Sensei handle this situation, Kez? Hopefully, he has done something to rectify these actions. To tori: I understood what you are getting at. Yeah, it is unfortunate to hear that kind of talk going on at tourneys, but when practitioners get serious about competing, especially at a high level, I think you end up seeing more of this. I think that some competitors will even try to do this gain a psychological edge in competition, but I could be wrong.