bushido_man96

The way you describe it, I don't know that I would ever try to rotate my fist over that much. I don't know how practical it would end up being.

The inside crescent is very good for sparring when in close. You can sneek it up their side and put it on their shoulder or to their cheek.

You can also do really good multi-joint and muscle exercises with one dumbell, like cleans and jerks, one-arm bench presses and dead lifts.

I like this kind of drilling. It really forces people to train a weakness, instead of ignoring it. What are "out" matches? I wish I could do 50 in a row. Push-ups are kind of bane to me. I keep trying, though. 10-20-08 Chest/triceps Chest press: 110x10, 118x8, 125x6 Triceps press: 167x10, 177x10, 186x10 Shoulder/back/biceps Lat pull-down: 122x10, 128x10, 135x10 Low row: 132x10, 137x10, 141x10 Shoulder press: 89x10, 95x10, 100x8 Legs Leg extensions: 70x15x3 Leg curls: 130x15x3 Abs Decline crunches: 3x15 Hanging knee raises: 3x10 I didn't get to the gym as early as I wanted to, so I worked on the machines, and did a little circuit. Thats why the numbers are funky. Combat Hapkido: 10:15 - 11:30. Worked on the mitts, doing punches, mainly jabs, crosses, and lead hooks. Also backfists and hammerfists. We did 10 of each on each hand, except for the hooks, which we spent some time on mitts and bags doing. We did yellow and orange belt material, and it was a good review for me. I'll keep at it. We used the last 15 minutes working on some of the Aikido techniques that we learned last week.

Not often, really. I kind of like having bigger classes. Smaller classes are nice, but big classes can be fun. When you start to run out of floor space for drills, though, then it gets to be a problem. Do you have a problem with this at your school?

If you don't like the demographic make up of the school, then you should look around to see if another school fits the bill. Classes with kids can be tough. As far as the high ranks go, I think you should ask them to spend some time with you prior to class on various things you need help with. This may help you to get in with them better. As for the weight thing, I'd tell you to just try not to let it affect you. If you don't train, then you won't help yourself in that department. So, don't worry so much about what everyone else might think, and do worry about what you want to do. The finances, I can understand as well. Times are a bit tough, and budgeting can be a factor. But in th end, don't use it as an excuse to justify your will to quit.

In TKD, we have what we call upset punches, where the fist is palm-up upon completing the strike. It is likened to an uppercut. However, the arm isn't straight upon completion of the strike. Its usually held at an angle, and the punch travels up and in.

It sounds like a loop hole in the rules has allowed this to be possible, and there is the chance that it may get the rules altered. Perhaps not. It is an interesting offense, for sure. But, I don't see it taking at the college and pro levels, because of the rules differences. I would also think that the offense would be terribly susecptible to blitzing, if a defense is willing to take that chance.

Cool. I just love the Hulk. I'm heading out to pick up the DVD when it comes out on Tuesday. I even made a note of it in my cell phone calender!

Thanks for the vids. He really gets into those forms, with the monkey chatter and all.

Never heard of Boats Styles. What does it consist of?

You may have a bone spur or something like that. My instructor just had something like that removed from his elbow, and is rehabing it now. I'd go with the ortho doc, like tallgeese suggested.

Hey! Nice! Happy Birthday to him. How old is your son, Bushido Man? Shows what I know about Aidido . . . I didn't even think of a punch in association with this art. I always think of redirects and joint locks. Would the "downward strike" be a knife hand? Hey Joe. Thanks. My son turned 3. In Aikido, there is not a lot of formal training put into the strikes (at least I haven't seen it in this dojo yet). I am reading a book called Total Aikido, and it does a pretty good job of explaining the various strikes, and gives tips on maximizing them. Many of them are kind of a mimic of sword strikes, as the art has many similarities to movements in Japanese swordsmanship. Yes, the downward strike is a knife hand strike.

I think if you wanted to use the frontal headbutt, then you would want to make sure that you have some control over the opponent's head movement, just to be safe from him cramming his crown into yours.

Also, if you look into the RBSD realm, an additional transition would be that from standing or clinching to clearing away to upgrade to weapon deployment (I threw that in just for you, tallgeese ).

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There are mixed feelings on the callousing of body parts. Some approve, and some don't. You can have a strong fist without the callouses, but you have to train properly, like joesteph discusses. You could try doing knuckle push-ups as well to toughen your fists.

If you want to Judo, then do it. If you still want to train Karate, then stick with it, too. What you think you body is built for, and what you can actually perform well at, are two different things. In the end, the choice is yours. But going back was a good move.

Cardio is good for your endurance, so you should keep doing some of it. But, sprinting will help your short burst ability, which is what you will have when fighting and training; short bursts of combinations and maneuvering. So, I think if you add some sprint work in with the cardio, you will see improvements. As for being tense, that could be causing you to tire sooner. Let the technique have its power, as opposed to forcing it. Put speed and proper technique together, and the power will come. Don't be too loose, but visualize yourself as a coiled spring, ready at any moment. When its time to pounce, you pounce; the spring is sprung, and then it returns to its ready position, before being reloaded. I guess what I am trying to say is to be ready, but not overly taught so that you slow yourself down. I hope that helps some. I'm not sure if I am being very clear. Try to read my mind...

10-18-08 Aikido class: 10:00 - 11:00. I was only able to attend the first hour of the class today, because my folks were in town to celebrate my son's birthday. It was ok, because the first hour of class is usually working on the Aikitaisos, breakfalling, and a bit of pair work. So, it was good review for me. What little bit of technique work I did was with doing a 4-direction throw (shio nage) as a defense to an upset knife hand strike to the throat area (yokomen uchi). We also practiced the strike and blocking method prior to the technique. I will continue to practice the motions for the defense we did throughout the week. I also took home another Aikitaiso to work on. 10-18-08 Evening Aikitaisos Irimi: 20 each side Tenkan: 20 each side Shomen: 20 each side Irimi to step behind and "buddy drop": 10 each side. Irimi is "side entering." Basically, with a straigh punch or downward strike, we step off line of the attack, 45 degrees to the outside of the attack. Its a simple motion, and one that I think I'll spend a lot of time working on. Maybe I'll make it my thing.

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Truestar: "Hard" is used to define the kind of moves and lines that the style tends to follow. TKD and Karate or considered "hard" styles because of the straight line and straight forward and crispness, and snap and strength in technique. Tai Chi and Aikido, in contrast, would be considered "soft" or "gentle" styles. Hard isn't defining difficulty here. unknownstyle: I think you might be on target there.

Our one-step does this as well, leads into the continuous side kick. In my form, Yoo Sin hyung, there is a segment where these same moves are done. But, I don't think that they apply the same way.

This has floated around before, and I don't buy into it. What I don't understand is why it wouldn't work on athletes.