bushido_man96

I remember Joe and Mac, and the BattleToads. That's it.

Funny! And the split at the end was awesome, too! Poof! Gone....Ninja cat disappears...

9-11-08 TKD class: 6:00 - 7:00. Tonights class, unfortunately, was the last official class of one of my good friends, and a 2nd dan, before he moves for a new job. He'll still be around, and I'll be able to keep in touch with him, but he is really one of the guys that I like to go to when it comes to training help. He is also a great training partner. The school that he is heading to is going to be getting a really great student, who will be a really good teacher some day. That said, since is was his last official class here, after sparring him 1 to 1, I got to be in on the 3 on 1 match against him, as well. That match consisted of a lot of me turning into Vulture_man96, making sure that most of my shots on him came from behind him, where he couldn't see me...

Thanks, tallgeese. It has been a good way to rehash some things that I haven't been over in a while. Its also a nice shakeup, because at times, my creativity is a bit nil.

Um, a ton....I don't know what the count is right now. Especially if you count my library of fiction titles, which has grown exponentially in the last year as well. I got the books in today. I started reading the facsimilie book, and I will read Wagner and Hand's book second. Awesome!!

I think that you will enjoy the class. In the end, the participants will be very appreciative of your participation, as well. I am sure all of you will learn something.

They're not??? Then you should be training harder I guess that will be an area of my training that I will never excell in. I like it that way, too!

I take it you've seen the videos of the Shaolin monks conditioning their testicals? Part of me wants to be able to do that. Part of me wants to never see that video again Trust your feelings here....go with the latter!!!!

In the JKD sense, I think the trapping concepts come from chi sao and lop sao techniques. It has to do with removing and obstruction (arm or hand) from a line of attack, along with possibly pinning it and keeping it out of the line of attack.

That's a good lesson. Something about "it hits all by itself..."

Yes, American Taekwondo Association. My brother and I had both judged in tournaments for the ATA, so we knew how the form should look. The ATA keeps there poomsae a lot more uniform, with lots less interpretation than other form sets. The forms are also copyrighted, so they can't be taken and used by other organization. It allows the ATA to keep things fairly standarized.

I look at it this way: if you have to stand and take a shot, he will have to stand there eventually too....

Okinawan? Wouldn't that make it Naihanchi??? Ah, its semantics, isn't it?? For my TKD style, I think Choong Moo.

I don't know if you really have a choice here. You may not subscribe to the whole "spirituality" aspect that some do, but that's not the only place where the mind-body-spirit connection comes in. I explain to my students that when you are training hard and your body doesn't want to go on and your mind is having trouble focusing, it's your spirit that pushes you forward. Well, that could be, too.

That is exactly what I was thinking. As a board holder, I absolutely hate standing there, holding boards, and waiting for a breaker to do there 14 practice attempts before they then MISS and have to set up 14 more times before trying again.

Yet another way to recycle your Nintendo Entertainment System!! Pretty cool.

No kidding. That team just got drummed the whole tournament, it looked like.

That's cool.

I tend to agree with tallgeese on the size matter. One other thing is that I would never assume that my opponent is unskilled. There is a difference between a big guy who never fights and a big, strong, football player who knows how to move a guy off a line, or can run through a tackler coming at him full speed. I would say that knees should be a primary target for you. You also have to watch if he is wanting to charge you or not. If he appears to be a charger, lunging at you, then work your angles, and maybe try to trip him up; then get away.

Well, if thats what you want to do, then great. I just no that I wouldn't take a shot to the groin, full blast, by a female that you are trying to get into the mindset that she is being sexually assaulted. And that is just one of the females. In the end, they all get to take a shot. The jewels just aren't that durable...

Thanks, tallgeese. I have the Talhoffer title as well. I like it, too. I have been hard pressed to find one that I don't like, yet. John Clements also has a new title out, on polearm combat. I will be purchasing that one shortly, as well. As for these titles, I usually do a review of the books that I have and read in the Martial Arts Research Library thread, if you want to check them out. I know, I don't have a life...

I agree. Everything starts with the core.

9-10-09 Push-ups: 2x20 Crunches: 2x20 Stretched: seated splits, leaning left and right, and reverse hurdler and butterfly. 3 sets of each, except the hurdler. From Tae Kwon Do: Skipping step: advance & retreat, 20 each side. Change cover and down block: retreating, 20 each side for 40 total. That was it tonight. Not much time.

CPR training is required, but not basic first aid. All of our instructors are CPR-certified (per ATA requirements). I have taken the Red Cross first aid course, and one of my instructors is a trauma nurse. We have had a few accidents over the years, so it is nice to be prepared. Thanks for clearing that up. It has been a while...

So much politics involved. It is what sucks about the Martial Arts world. But, in the end, we are still human.