bushido_man96

I'm glad it worked out for you. A little communication can help out a bit.

Tell him once more. Let him know that you don't like the contact level. If he continues, then I say let him have it in sparring. Its give and take, you know. In the end, you may have to talk with the instructor if none of it works. Most likely, by this time, the instructor should have seen something, and will know.

The thing is, that neither of you are wrong. The deal is, we all have different goals in the arts, and can achieve them in different ways. Whether our goal is depth and mastery, or the "bottom line," as long as it is our goal, and what we actively seek, then each of us can get the depth that we want out of it. I highlight the portion above, because I think it is important to understand that not all Martial Arts or Ways come from the Orient, and therefore, there will be different viewpoints on mastery across cultures.[/b]

I like the different perspectives and suggestions, but I wondered, Bushidoman, about the dojang rule not to punch to the head, only to kick. Is this for sparring only? TKD is well-known for its high kicks, but do you practice hand strikes to the head in separate self-defense techniques/drills? Yes, this is a sparring rule; competition sparring, for the most part. For self-defense and other drills, we will focus on strikes to the head.

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You may find something there. Are there any gyms in your area that are devoted to weight training?

Heh, nifty.

Wow! That's a bit rich for my blood!

Try the full scale gym. They may have some interns that are physical trainers in class, or something like that.

I think you could do it that way and be fine. It depends on how much work you think you need on a move. Are you saying that you do just a knife hand technique for an hour 1 day, and maybe a front kick the next day? Is this how you are working it? Or by technique, do you mean something more involved? At the end of the day, it will depend on how well you think you have a handle on what you are working on. I would change things up now and then, just to stay fresh. But it will really be a judgement call.

8-11-08 Chest/triceps Bench press: 185x10, 215x4, 225x3 Dips: 8, 6, 6 Legs Leg extension: 70x20, 20, 20 Leg curls: 115x20, 20, 20 Hip adduction: 100x15, 15 Hip abduction: 100x15, 15 Abs Decline crunches: 3x15 Side raises: 3x10x20 lbs. Stretched for about 10 minutes after lifting. Combat Hapkido: 10:15 - 11:00. Warmed up with mitts, then did heavy bag low kicks, 10 each of front leg and back leg front and side kicks, and 10 each leg of back kicks. On the breakaways, we spent some time working on sweeping and takedowns. We figured we could do a reap, or a round kick to the back of the legs to facilitate takedowns. It was a good session. After getting through all of the yellow belt curriculum, he was my uke for my red belt stuff. I still need some work on the red belt curriculum. Some of it is pretty frustrating for me.

I think looking into getting a trainer may be what you want. They are usually pretty good about assesing your goals and helping to reach them.

I think Pennington can bring some life to the Dolphins offense. We'll see. I was really suprised that the Chiefs didn't pick him up.

Thanks for elaborating above. Very good points. This is a good question. If you follow tallgeese's approach, then both would be warriors. One is just, should I say, fortunate enough?, to be in situations to use his skills. But, some would say that being placed in those circumstances is required to be a warrior. Its a tough one to call, I think.

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Its about time you showed back up! How are things? You going to be around for a while?

Haha! Good show, Baron! Let it begin! :D I hope that the Chiefs get a little recharge this season. They won their first preseason game, and the offense has a promising look to it, with Chan Gailey calling the shots now. The defense will be suspect again, because I don't think that they have found a suitable replacement for Allen. This could end up being the Vermiel years all over again. That is, if LJ is healthy.

Yeah, I just feel a bit goofy when other adults start showing up.....

I think if you look around on the net, you can find all kinds of exercise and conditioning programs that could help to keep you organized. You could also pick up a book on weight training; many usually have some very basic programs to follow. It will depend a lot on how many days a week you can get to the gym. If you can go everyday for a little while, then you may do something like chest/triceps on Monday, back/biceps on Tuesday, work shoulders on Wednesday, and throw legs in every other day, or on Thursday. If you only get 3 days a week, you may consolidate your routine a bit more. It just depends on your schedule.

That's pretty cool! What did it cost to attend that event?

You are on track with what I mean, 100%. If I was asked to do that, I don't know if I could. I just don't think that much of the MA training that I have had has really helped me to develop all that much mentally and spiritually. Perhaps driving myself to push through difficulties and barriers, but that may be about the extent of it. And I wouldn't want to just quote a bunch of former masters about their ideals and philosphies, put them on paper, and then submit things I don't really believe in so that I could meet test requirments. I just couldn't do that. Well, I study a "Do;" two of them, actually. However, I just don't feel that either field is benefiting me in mind and spirit. I think that I could achieve mastery of myself without improving all 3 elements in the same amount. What is important to me is that I know where I stand on each of them.

Thanks, Ed. My feeling on the fear of death is two-way: 1. You fear death, but you use that fear to drive you. You control it somewhat. 2. You have overcome your fear of death. I think that if someone is thrown into a situation in which they have to survive, like a suprise attack or something like that which they have never experienced before, they will most likely be afraid, especially that they may die. However, I do believe that this fear can be used as motivation to survive, which in the end, helps the warrior to complete his mission. I think when you break it down like this, there are so many different personalities out there that make us up; not all of us will learn to not fear being killed. Some of us may have conquered that fear already. However, I do feel that one can fear death, and still fulfill the traits of a warrior.

8-8-08 At the park, I did some hand crawling on the monkey bars. Then, I tried to do some pull-ups. I got close, on a total of 5 spaced out reps. 8-9-08 Walk-around 20 minutes. About a mile.

To answer the post question, I don't think that everyone can do the splits. My mom, for example, has locked hips, from birthing 3 rather healthy boys. She could never side kick or round kick much over belt level. So, she developed quicker hands and the abilty to move inside quick. Worked well for her, too.