bushido_man96

Just doing it more is good advise. Try to limit yourself in sparring, to work on things that you might not be as good at. Try to find drills to do away from sparring that allows you to develop your kicking, and then take it to sparring with you.

Hehe, well, I don't know all. I just don't mind looking around to find out. Or asking...

How big is your group?

This is a good idea. I may have to revisit the rope. Fu Man: the book looks like a good deal, too. Thanks for sharing it.

12-8-08 Defensive Tactics: 8:45 - 10:30. It was good to get back into this. We worked on outside armwraps for the most part, which is going to be what we cover a lot of in the next session he is teaching to the PD this week. I really liked what we went over, and I think that it would be good stuff for our jail staff to learn as well. Chest/triceps Bench press: 155x10, 185x10, 205x5 Triceps push-downs: 105x10, 120x8, 6 Legs Leg press: 320x15x3 Leg extensions: 95x15x3 Leg curls: 160x15x3 Abs Cable crunches: 90x15, 105x15, 15 Cable trunk twists: 70x10x3 12-9-08 Floor side kicks: 3x10 each side Doggy side kicks: 2x10 each side

Well, there's nothing wrong with bruises, now is there?

I agree with you here, and the more I read about Abernthey's approach to training, the more I wouldn't mind spending more time focusing on a single hyung.

With my first few exposures, I really liked the irimi-nage movements and motions, so I tried to work off of them for a time. I think when it picks back up, I'll ask for a few pointers there, and then work with it on my own to get them down.

This is a good observation, ps1. I would not have pieced this together, but it makes good sense.

Our org had some age limits, too. But they changed when the GMs kids got to where they had the time in to test, but not the age yet. Nepotism.

Never tried it either. I don't think I would, though.

Burpees are a great exercise to try.

Thanks for the review, tallgeese. It sounds like if it allows the attacker to simulate actual attacks and responses, then how can you go wrong with it?

I know what you mean there, Ozpunker. It sucks when you go to a tourney, and your division isn't that big. I like having bigger divisions.

"Sijak" is the Korean term for begin.

It would depend on which style of Karate you are referring to. Can you give us some specifics? Maybe then we could help better.

Thanks for the tips, John. I have noticed that the Aikido classes tend to be a bit more helter-skelter in what they teach. It just seems to go on a whim of the class teacher. When we did the seminar, however, it was a bit different. We started with a technique, and we did it from one particular instance, like the same side grab. Then, we moved to doing it from a punch. Then, from maybe a grab and punch. I liked this approach, and I would like to see more of it in a class.

I would love to have a go at some BJJ. I have no ground game, so that or Wrestling would be great to do.

This is a great topic. I like this. For TKD, I would change the sparring approach, first and foremost. I'd still probably do some tournament type of training for those wanting to compete, but it wouldn't be my focus. I think that basics/kihon are good to keep, because they teach good movements for developing power. Although tallgeese doesn't like the chamber motions of strikes and blocks, if trained properly, it can be useful as a flinch-style cover, prior to technique execution. I would find applications for forms training that would lend itself to self-defense more. Reading books and experimenting with the moves, and with scenarios. I did one with the simple knife hand strike in class last week, and I thought it went really well. Introducing some combatives from some of the RBSD stuff that I do from time to time comes to mind, as well. I'm sure I can think of a better way to line this out, given some time. I really think that this is something that can be done by just about any style.

I agree. I remember the first time I taught a warm-up...I was quite nervous. Then, I started taking over kids classes, and I wasn't taken as seriously as the head instructor was. Its a process where you have to build some rapport with the students, and the sooner you can start, then the better.

Well, congrats then, Ozpunker! It sounds like this testing was especially good for you. And in the end, it all did work out.

Wow! That is crazy!

Classic Fighting Arts is a good magazine, although a bit more narrow in its coverage. What I like about it is that it is based on scholary research. Black Belt Magazine is the one I read the most. It usually has a wide range of material, and I enjoy seeing other viewpoints of MAs. I also read TKDTimes magazine. I like it, and it has expaned the content it takes on from mainly Korean MAs to other arts as well, including some MMA. Although I think its columnists tend to be a bit narrowminded, the content of the mag is ok.

Ok, since you ask, I'll answer in two parts.1. My school really is not much more than a curriculum-based school. What I mean by that is that we do basics, forms, one-steps, and sparring in class, and testing is based on if you know your forms and one-steps well enough to be allowed to test. Other than this, we don't delve much into other things (much to my chagrin, but that's another topic entirely...). So, for the purpose of what rank is in our school, I see no need for it. 2. If material tends to become more combative in nature, with more emphasis put on when and how you use what you learn, and based on things like laws, the use-of-force ladder, etc, then I do think that it would be an asset to have a junior ranking system. I'll admit that I kind of ride the fence on the junior black belt thing. I don't know that it is a necessity or not. However, the more arguements I see about the junior rank, the more I think I begin to prefer it.

Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida…Koscheck KO Mike Swick vs. Jonathan Goulet…………Swick KO Steve Cantwell vs. Razak Al-Hassan….Cantwell Sub Tim Credeur vs. Nate Loughran………….Loughran Dec Luigi Fioravanti vs. Brodie Farber……….Faber Dec Steve Bruno vs. Johnny Rees………………Bruno KO Ben Saunders vs. Brandon Wolff…………Wolff Dec Corey Hill vs. Dale Hartt………………………Hartt Sub Eddie Sanchez vs. Justin McCully………..Sanchez Sub Jim Miller vs. Matt Wiman……………………Miller KO