bushido_man96

My wife told me about this today. Very sad. RIP

9-8-08 Chest/triceps Dumbell bench press: 30x10, 40x10, 50x10, 65x10...I had some trouble figuring what weight to work with here. Been a while since I did these. Triceps push down: 105x10, 120x6, 6 Abs Decline crunches: 3x15 Legs Leg extension: 70x15, 15, 15 Leg curls: 130x15, 15, 15 Hip abduction: 100x10, 10, 10 Hip adduction: 100x10, 10, 10 Combat Hapkido: 10-15 - 12:00. Worked on some more red belt curriculum. Getting better each time; but that's all it takes is time, right? 9-9-08 TKD class: 6:00 - 7:00. Tonight was a fairly decent class, although I did feel really stiff. After basics, I had a pretty good stretch. For forms, I got to review some lower rank forms. Review is always good. I didn't get to spar any of the black belts, but sparring with the lower ranks, I did work on a few things. One was punching from a straight-arm distance, as opposed to being in close and hooking and uppercutting all the time. It worked pretty well. I also worked on countering with my spin back kick, trying to improve my timing. My Um/Yang "duality" moment for the week: seeing my daughter sitting on the couch in her Sunday's best after church, and letting out one of those super belches that you hear at a belching contest....

I do believe Kuk Sool is the closest thing to that though. Is there some literature that explains this? I would be interested in looking into it.

Wow. That is something else. Quite the deal. Hopefully, the ITF doesn't suffer terribly at the release of this news.

I agree. Even at tournaments that were TKD tournaments, I have seen forms from three different systems in the same ring. I saw a 3rd degree from that ATA doing a 1st degree form. My brother judged in the ring, and new the form. The guy had changed a few things to make it a bit flashier, and my brother noticed the changes. The other judges weren't familiar with it, and they were impressed by just his technical ability. When my brother gave him the lowest score that he got (by a few digits), the student asked him about it after the competition. When it was done, he had learned that my brother was familiar with the form.

I checked the OP. Here is his question: I don't see any limitations to strictly Oriental Martial Arts styles. Any system, as far as I can tell. So, including the Boxing standard would fit into the discussion just as well.

The Aikido club at our local college is sponsoring an Aikido seminar this weekend, and the best part of is that its going to be free! I couldn't get to it last year, but I am looking forward to getting to it this year. It spans 3 days, and am really excited about seeing things in a different outlook.

I watched the first vid, with the fundamentals. I'll get to the others when I have more time. Good stuff, so far. Your instructor does a really solid job of explaining things, ps1. Thanks for sharing these again.

I agree with your assessment here, tallgeese. I don't have a problem with taking a lifetime to master a system, but at the same time I feel that the system should make you a competent fighter relatively quickly. And then what...? Exactly. I never said that one should seek competent self-defense skills within 6 months, and then quit. However, I do know that many people have time constraints that just don't allow them to train full time. Therefore, if they can take several courses over a period of time to get better at defending themselves, then I see no reason to frown upon it.

I like these, Zanshin. Thanks for sharing them. Good notes on common sense, too, guys.

That is an aspect that hadn't occured to me, Zanshin. Initiating such a "policy," so to speak, is a good idea for controlling the actions of others.

I agree, mastering the depth of a system can take years, or a lifetime, or however you want to say it. I have been sticking with it for 14 years now, so I am not a "one and done" seminar kind of guy. However, I believe that you can make the study of Martial Arts as deep or as shallow as you like. You can get spiritual, or you can stay within the physical aspects. Placing a focus on either one doesn't make one any less or any more of a Martial Artist, in my opinion. One's spiritual expedition is another's focus on survival.

I have known of instructors that have had this problem, too. I think it is just an issue that many people have with someone who appears to be an authority figure to them. Many times, the more tenured colored belt ranks, and even some of the lower dan black belts, will be approached more often than the head instructor. It can be good and bad. As that person, it is important to let the other students know that they should approach the head instructor with some of their questions from time to time.

Hey, wasn't there a singing group called Mister Mister???

Cool. Different, too.

Man that's cool. The detail is amazing. I would almost feel bad eating a cake like that.... ....almost....

I love it. Only in baseball, baby!

I would worry a bit, because if the training is done right, the instructor(s) are going to be putting a bit of fear into the hearts of the ladies, so that when they do attack it will be "with meaning...." So, just be ready to protect the ole jewels! I think it is a great thing, and it should be fun for you.

Congrats to Evans. That was a good punch. ESPN even highlighted it.

I can only control what a student does in class. What he does outside of class, as far as research and learning, is his/her own deal. If I see something that concerns me as far as technique, I would mention something and try to help correct it. Otherwise, its their own road to hoe. Let 'em go!

I would agree that Kuk Sool Won probably does have Japanese and probably other influences, like Chinese. Most Korean MAs do. There really just isn't any "original" Korean MAs out there from their "ancient" past.

Perhaps using a merger is the WTF's way of trying to snuff out a bit of competition? Just thinking out loud...

Boxing may be practiced as a sport today, but at one time, it was a more inclusive form of Martial Art. And never, to my knowledge, in that art were the hands held at the hip or ribs. They were always up to guard. The Boxing guard is still a viable "basic" position, and the body can still generate power in punches from this position.

I think you can take what you learn in Karate and apply it to a Kickboxing ruleset. The contact will be a good teacher I think. It only offers the standup aspect of the fight, but it is a place to look at for some feedback.

It isn't really jumping any processes. Like tallgeese mentioned, it is a basic form of training, but just different from the basic training of Karate.